The Heavy Metal Shop was having a preshow of sorts on July 3, where Michael Dean Damron was to be playing a stripped down set prior to performing at Burt’s Tiki Lounge later on in the night. … read more
Kegans DuBois Versus The Lord #7
Kegans and that wacky Lord discuss the arts of dashingness, stupidity, and vulgar misuses of power in the sixth installment of our web-exclusive comic. … read more
Cage @ The Urban Lounge
Despite my unfamiliarity with much of his material, Cage has always intrigued me due to his traumatic life experiences, D.I.Y. attitude and generally anti-hip hop approach to things. When I saw he was coming to town, I knew it was a show I didn’t want to miss. … read more
Kegans DuBois Versus The Lord #8
In this installment of Kegans’ misadventures with everyone’s favorite deity, The Lord’s hunger is finally satsified. Ba-Zing! … read more
Doomtree @ Kilby Court
Way before even getting to the venue, people were warning me that Doomtree, the Minneapolis DIY hip hop collective, would be playing without their most famous member. I wasn’t worried. … read more
Blazed and Confused @ Usana
During a bored Internet perusing session, the words “Blazed and Confused” caught my eye. I nudged my friend and jokingly suggested that we go. It was upon further inspection that I saw who was headlining, and suddenly this became no laughing matter. … read more
Kegans DuBois Versus The Lord #9
Kegans and The Lord are back! In this installment, The Lord steals intellectual property and Kegans is offered the role of a lifetime. … read more
Giant Squid @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge
Music that is heavily riff-based and creates an atmosphere of oceanic depth weaved with elusive, yet interesting lyrics is a genre that is not exactly tapped out. After having the pleasure of seeing Giant Squid open up for Agalloch up in Portland, Oregon in 2006, I sure as hell wasn’t going to miss seeing them play their new material here in Salt Lake City. … read more
Kegans DuBois Versus The Lord #10
That ever-wise fount of knowledge The Lord gives Kegans ever-wise dating advice in this week’s installment. … read more
August 2009 Cinemagraph
SLUG and Jimmy Martin have the lowdown on August’s big theatrical and DVD releases. … read more
Kegans DuBois Versus The Lord #11
Orange you glad there’s a new installment of Kegans DuBois vs. The Lord? That shit never gets old! … read more
The Valley Arena @ Murray Theater
The announcement of The Valley Arena’s return to Utah after three years called for my excited dance (which includes a hop, yell, and a bit of shake), with a preview listen of their recent release We Died. … read more
