SLUG Mag’s 37th Anniversary Party: Get to Know the Bands
Anniversary Party
For 37 years, SLUG Magazine has been amplifying Salt Lake City’s thriving alternative and underrepresented music, arts, events and community subcultures with thoughtful media coverage and event curation.
To mark this incredible anniversary, SLUG will be holding a one-of-a-kind night of live music where 37 local artists will perform one song each on Saturday, Feb. 21 at Metro Music Hall. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the party starts at 8 p.m. — purchase your tickets today for just $15!
In anticipation of our biggest event of the year, SLUG asked each performing band or artist a few questions about their music, plus some just for shits and giggles!
Who is your favorite Utah celebrity or local legend?
Wicked Temple: Corky from KBER’s Salt Lake Soundcheck.
IMAG!NARY FRIENDZ: Sammy Brue.
Emily Hicks: Heather Gay, Whitney Rose and Angie K from The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
TREESON: The Used.
Red Bennies: Jeremy Devine.
UltraVatic: The Sinclair dinosaur.
VAL/IN/TIME: Ken Sanders! He’s been selling important books to the community for 50 years!
Secondhand Sun: Dan the PC man from PC Laptops! Or Tony Johns, the most drop-dead gorgeous guy in this state of Utah. Or Philip Seymour Hoffman — he did his own stunts.
CHAC XOL: Lara Jones and the wizard of Liberty Park.
Describe your music style as if it were a cocktail.
Raj and Will: An old fashioned mixed with PVC shavings and social engineering.
The Glitter Bombs: A pop rock-dusted snow cone flavored with absinthe and tiger’s blood.
Flat Rat: Survival water.
Wasatch Valley Drifters: You can drink any kind of booze to our music.
The Painted Roses: An Irish coffee in a gas station to-go cup at the ski resort parking lot.
Number One Babe Team: Mezcal-infused Zelda Heart Potion.
Purr Bats: Black Lotus: three opposite flavors with a red wine float. Long-lasting on the battlefield.
T.A.O. Ensemble: Fizzy Lifting Drink, ayahuasca and Egyptian embalming liquid.
Shecock: A double shot, bottled in bond Rye Manhattan with a luxardo cherry.
SAEMORE: A Velvet Lantern: aged gin, elderflower, a twist of blood orange, a dash of lavender and sparkling rosé.
If you had a time machine that could only be used for heists, what object would you steal from the past?
Eyes of Eva: The Ark of the Covenant.
Star Carmen: The Voynich Manuscript, a mysterious text with weird language and drawings.
crimcore: Frank Zappa’s journal.
Seasonless: Joseph Smith’s Golden Plates.
Demons: Another beer mug from Ya’ Buts.
Tempting: The light cycle from Tron: Legacy — we’d love to get drunk and drive that baby around.
BANSHEE TWIN: Scully and Mulder’s wardrobes.
The X’d: The Holy Grail.
CLUB MUNGO: The ear Mike Tyson bit off.
You just pulled a bad fortune from a fortune cookie. What does it say?
Lab Animals: “Catastrophic failure; meltdown imminent.”
Graveyard Violet: “We’ve been trying to reach you regarding your car’s extended warranty.”
Vicious Souls: “Unfortunately, you will be hungry again in one hour.”
Midnight Jaguarz: “The SAIM, after emerging, has decided that you are extra. Report for disposal.”
Cathode from the SLC Synth Alliance: “Gaze long enough into an abyss, and the abyss will gaze back into you.”
Runestomper: “Please don’t eat the paper again.”
Sylke: “Your parents secretly hate you.”
Gage Brigance: “The road you’re on will work — just not how you planned.”
Sean Baker’s Recycled Stardust: “I shit your pants.”
Make sure to secure your tickets for our 37th Anniversary Party for your chance to see BANSHEE TWIN, Cathode (SLC Synth Alliance), CHAC XOL, CLUB MUNGO, crimcore, Emily Hicks, Eyes of Eva, Flat Rat, Gage Brigance, Graveyard Violet, IMAG!NARY FRIENDZ, Lab Animals, Midnight Jaguarz, Number One Babe Team, Purr Bats, Raj and Will, Red Bennies, Runestomper, Saemore, Sean Baker’s Recycled Stardust, Seasonless, Secondhand Sun, Shecock, SLC Demons, Star Carmen, Sylke, TAO Ensemble, Tempting, The Glitter Bombs, The Painted Roses, The X’d, TREESON, UltraVatic, Vicious Souls, Wasatch Valley Drifters, Wicked Temple, VAL/IN/TIME
Read about past SLUG Anniversary Parties here:
SLUG Mag’s 36th Anniversary Party: 36 Years, 36 Bands, One Hell of a Time
SLUG Mag’s 36th Anniversary Party: Get to Know the Bands
