Saddle Creek band, Land of Talk and Suuns, both from Montreal, stopped by Kilby Court to play to a somewhat small, but devoted crowd. There was no local opener, so Suuns went on around 8:00.
Matador @21: Day Two
Matador Records celebrates 21 years with three nights of band showcases at the Palms in Las Vegas. … read more
Great American Beer Festival 2010
It was the time of the year your most loyal brewpub patrons are out of town. That picky guy at the liquor store has vanished. And the who’s who of brewers and bartenders around the state have seemingly fallen of the face of the earth. No, they were actually at the most grown-up playground you can imagine, The Great American Beer Fest in Denver, Colorado. And with my laptop by my side, and a drifting allocation of sobriety, SLUG sent me off to cover the brew mecca of Denver. … read more
Mountain Throwdown on 10.02
Saturday Oct. 2 was Utah’s first annual roller derby tournament, Mountain Throwdown. This is pretty big stuff. Utah is stepping up its roller derby game. The tournament was comprised of three of Utah’s four all girl roller derby leagues: Salt Lake’s Salt City Derby Girls, Ogden’s Junction City Roller Dolls and O-Town Derby Dames.
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Matador @21: Day Three
Matador Records celebrates 21 years with three nights of band showcases at the Palms in Las Vegas. … read more
RDT’s H20
Just one week after Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company launched its 2010/2011 season with Configurations at the Jeané Wagner Theater, another season-opener took place in the same location – H2O, by Repertory Dance Theater.
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Chubby Release Party
As if the Utah craft beer scene was not giving you a boner as it is, the crew over at the Utah Brewers Cooperative are willing to give you one of theirs: The Chubby. … read more
Cobra Skulls @ Kilby Court
To put it bluntly, Cobra Skulls—their name, logo, music and everything they entail—are completely bad ass. Hints of psychobilly, reggae, country, ska and good old rock n’ roll all influence their music, but Cobra Skulls play pure punk rock that is smart enough not to take itself too seriously. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Double Bill
Get your rundown of two fantastic shows that happened in the last week with reviews of the Rob Zombie/Alice Cooper tour as well as the Thrones and Christian Mistress tour, complete with pictures from both events. As usual, read on for a rundown of just about everything metallic that going down concert wise for the upcoming week. Also on tap are some CD reviews that didn’t make the print issue of the October SLUG. … read more
The Richard Thompson Band: The State Room: October 4, 2010
If you haven’t heard of Richard Thompson, it’s not your fault. The man has a storied musical career, but people don’t always pay attention to history—not even when they should. … read more
Dead Prez @ Urban Lounge
On recorded tracks, Dead Prez sound like they are going to stick me up and tie me to a stop sign. You can imagine how I felt when one of these nice gents shook my hand—I was star struck. Nice guys. Their set was filled with bangers, knowledge dropping and the latest dance craze: the honky. … read more
Devil’s Brigade: Halfway to Hell
Matt Freeman has been the man to beat on bass for years. Since the late eighties he has put his signature driving bass lines to work in Operation Ivy, Rancid and various other bands, and has been happy to fill the role of side man. Now with over 20 years of career to look back on Freeman is looking forward by taking his side project, Devil’s Brigade, out on the road to support their self-titled debut release. … read more
