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Local Music Singles Roundup: January 2026

We’ve got punk-ish punches to lay you out, even vein-injected industrial for your withdrawal. Come find your high on this edition of SLUG’s Local Music Singles Roundup! … read more

By Kyle Forbush

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Unclouded
Melody's Echo Chamber

Melody's Echo Chamber = Air + Beach House + Tame Impala

Melody's Echo Chamber is the musical project of French musician Melody Prochet. Her latest album Unclouded is a shock to the senses. … read more

By Russ Holsten

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An Ode to Self-Sabotage
Lounge Monkey

Lounge Monkey = Sonic Youth + Pixies + Thornhill

Lounge Monkey can finally be a confident, born-again, five-piece rock band with clear direction and purpose, unleashed from their insecurities and inhibitions. … read more

By Kyle Forbush

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Nighttime at Gardner Hall
Port Ross

Port Ross = Mac Demarco + Bonnie "Prince" Billy

With Nighttime At Gardner Hall, Port Ross gives us a record about death, loneliness, loss and being alive in a world that is a constant shipwreck. … read more

By Russ Holsten

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Interview: The Apathetics

Kick off the night with Hangxiety, laugh your ass off with Punks & Punchlines and top it all off moshing to The Apathetics! Catch SLUG Localized at Kilby Court. … read more

By Cam Elliott

Interview: Punks & Punchlines

When you think of punk rock, the first thing you think of probably isn’t stand-up comedy. Unless you’re Antonio Iacobellis, the founder of Punks & Punchlines. … read more

By Cam Elliott

Interview: Matthew Fit

Matthew Fit has been a pillar of the local scene for over a decade now: he describes the scene breaking away from the homogeneity of the early days. … read more

By Jude Perno

Interview: A Really Really Cool Band

Armed with an entourage and a dream to record an entire album in 24 hours, A Really Really Cool Band is altering the music making formula. … read more

By Jamie Christensen