You know that proud feeling all parents get watching their kids grow up to be successful functioning adults? That’s how long-term Larusso fans will be feeling once they get their hands on the newest release. While the band has always done well at their live shows, their previous recordings never seemed to capture them adequately. … read more
Local Reviews: Dead Yeti
Out of the four Red Light Sound releases that have recently come out, this is the best. Harsh and perverse from the very moment you step into it, it’s like fucking an exquisite corpse. … read more
Local Reviews: Dreadnought
Nothing Sacred features seven blazing tracks of dark-textured alternative heavy rock. The opening track, “Walk Away”, is harsh sounding tight rock. Vocalist Dave Olsen sounds like an early version of Maynard James Keenan. … read more
Local Reviews: Drop Dead Julio
Drop Dead Julio’s premier album feels strangely familiar: the band knows the audience they’re playing to, adding enough of their own personality to stand out from the crowd, enough for you to take notice. … read more
Local Reviews: Gene Swift Band
When I first plugged this disk into my deck just outside of SLUG HQ I was really stoked. “Way Back Home,” the opening track, was crying out for me to roll down the window and jam down 300 West with a grin on my face and an arm out the window. … read more
Local Reviews: Gudgeguh
Like its labelmate, Night Terror, Gudgeguh rocks in at just under 12 minutes. Unlike Night Terror, its a sad disappointment that it ends so soon and abruptly. What is immensely interesting about this nugget of noise are the anomalies that catch the ear. … read more
Binary: CLC DIY Engineer
Binary (binaryslc.com) is a 3D-printing company that is currently exploring robotic-fabrication techniques in the field of additive manufacturing. What they have to offer applies to the architectural and design markets, which Binary is in itself. … read more
Gold Ridge Design: CLC Vintage Vendor
Through innovation and hard work, Will Simmons of Gold Ridge Design can upholster any item—from modernized couches to transformed, ’60s-diner RV interiors. … read more
Film Review: Eighth Grade
Like eighth grade, Bo Burnham’s feature-film debut will have you wincing in secondhand (and firsthand) embarrassment and laughing through heart-pangs. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Karli Duisen
Since June of 2017, SLUG graphic designer Karli Duisen has imparted her craft and skill to layouts in print issues of the magazine. Duisen was first drawn to SLUG’s content because of our community focus—especially our monthly Localized double-feature of local bands. … read more
Retro Futura Tour 2018: ABC, Belinda Carlisle, Modern English @ Red Butte 7.20
The first cassette tape that I ever bought all on my own was Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth,” and while my taste in music has strayed considerably away from mainstream pop, Carlisle was the act I was looking forward to the most. … read more
Local Music Reviews August 2018
August reviews of local artists including zonekidd, Suburban Hell-Kill, Black Jupiter and more as the month goes on. … read more
