Black Lips Talk Touring and New Releases - SLUG Magazine

Reading Through the Refraction: Black Lips Talk Touring and New Releases

Posted on March 27, 2014 (March 31, 2023) by Asha Pruitt

Black Lips band members pose against a white backdrop.

Raising hell since the late ’90s, the foursome of the Black Lips has always made music-making look effortless. They’ve pushed the boundaries of production and sound with their seventh studio album release, Underneath the Rainbow—a melodic mixture of gritty rock n’ roll, tangy lyrical wit and a dash of sticky-sweet Southern soul that drips off the tongue like molasses. SLUG was able to hash things out with bassist Jared Swilley to discuss life on the road, battle plans and bucket lists. … read more

Bellator 114 in Salt Lake City 03.28

Posted on March 27, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Thousands of MMA fans will enter the Maverick Center Friday, March 28 to see MMA icon Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, the middleweight title fight with Alexander Shlemenko versus Brennan Ward and Rad Martinez’s final professional fight against Edson Berto, along with several other promising match-ups. … read more

Ellie Goulding @ BUKU Music & Art Project 03.21

Posted on March 28, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Ellie’s stage presence was wild and almost theatrical as she bounced in between belting out high notes to the few thousand people on the ground and pounding on the drums with equal passion. Whether you’re listening to Ellie from a pair of headphones trying to get lost in a beautiful place or in a live setting, you’ll have the same feeling of isolated bliss. … read more

Treefort Music Festival 03.20-23

Posted on March 28, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Just five hours to the north, through the enchanted land of highway juniper, roadside rivers, and abounding Perkins restaurants, a little festival was born. … read more

SLUG Mag Gets Too BUKU

Posted on March 28, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

There’s just something about New Orleans. I think it might be the Cajun spice in the Gumbo, but the city just exuberates this attitude that I can’t explain. In a conversation with a local cab driver on my way to the BUKU Music & Arts Project, I mentioned that the city almost feels like a separate country. … read more

The Glitch Mob @ BUKU Music & Arts Project 03.22

Posted on March 28, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Following the release of their latest album, Love Death Immortality, just last month, the Los Angeles-based group took their tour to BUKU for a performance that left everyone in awe. … read more

Cult Leader – Nothing For Us Here

Posted on March 31, 2014 (August 25, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Salt Lake City’s own Cult Leader have been signed to Deathwish Inc. Nothing For Us Here is their debut EP, and it’s streaming from SLUGMag.com exclusively, until Friday, April 4! Tell all your friends that if they want Cult Leader, SLUG Mag is the place to look, and check out our April cover story on Cult Leader. Physical copies of the magazine can by found anyplace cool in Utah on Friday, April 4, and be sure to catch Cult Leader’s EP-release show at The Shred Shed on the same day. … read more

The Sounds @ In The Venue 03.29 with Blondfire, Strange Talk

Posted on April 1, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

There are a lot of “rock” bands around these days but, to be honest, rock and roll bands—groups that live, eat, drink and breathe the very meaning of rock and roll—they are an endangered species. Enter stage right, all the way from Sweden, The Sounds and their brash, loud, rowdy lead singer Maja Ivarsson. Clad in a short black cocktail dress, with a cigarette in her mouth and a pint in her hand, Ivarsson was an absolute wrecking ball from the moment she stepped on stage. … read more

Neil deGrasse Tyson @ Kingsbury Hall 03.26

Posted on April 1, 2014 (September 2, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Over the years, Tyson has taught me to never stand still, to never stop learning, To fight for what you believe in. Don’t wait for someone else to do something—get up and do it. Don’t ever stop dreaming. … read more

Marching To Their Own Beat: An Interview with Temples

Posted on April 1, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Audiences long for something fresh and wonderful. They long for the goosebumps of a genuine song and the thrill of not knowing what’s next. Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce Temples. This brave English foursome has created one of the most entertaining and unique albums to cross the pond in some time … read more

Toadies @ Park City Live 03.28 with Battleme, The Supersuckers

Posted on April 1, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

The mid-‘90s was an odd time for rock music. The grunge scene was fading out and rock–n-roll’s sound was all over the place. In the middle of this eclectic fog came Texas rockers Toadies. Toadies were a perfect fit for the disheveled musical climate and the, now platinum, album Rubberneck gave rockers something to jump around to once again. Now, almost two decades later, Toadies are on a Rubberneck tribute tour, and on March 28 they decided to grace Park City with their presence. … read more

St. Vincent @ The Depot 03.28 with Noveller

Posted on April 1, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

I remember seeing her frail body bouncing on the floor in front of green flashing lights. Being shocked again, I asked myself, “Who’s brave enough to close their set with a cover of the rowdiest punk song?” St. Vincent was—she does what she wants. … read more