Townie’s CD release show in July said a lot about who they are, because the show also doubled as a benefit for Utah’s Local First organization, supporting local and independently owned businesses. Townie started humbly and has managed to remain so to this day with music that is, quite simply, rock and roll with few frills or flash, but in the best way possible. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Alex Vermillion
Vermillion has taken zir enthusiasm, passion and expertise to write countless pieces for SLUG that celebrate Utah’s creative community, from spirited reviews of Utah theatre to local artist-activist interviews. … read more
Local Music Reviews June 2017
Utah-local reviews of Peach Dream, Joshua James, Charles Ellsworth and more. … read more
National Music Reviews June 2017
June reviews of Beach Fossils, Cemetery Urn, Kite Base and more on the way. … read more
very vary @ Eccles Regent Theater 05.12
very vary is a book with 14 chapters written by Molly Heller, which is a captivating display of her research that views performance as a healing practice. … read more
Review: KONUS Redan Button Up (Black) and Stern Button Up (Black)
Like most of KONUS’ designs, their new shirts maintain the brand’s emphasis on sleek, street-savvy functionality. … read more
Local Reviews: Adam and Darcie
Adam and Darcie Sanders are a serenading couple from Provo. In their beautifully simple (but not without accoutrement) Valley CD, the indie acoustic duo’s voices melt over one another in smooth layers superimposed upon acoustic guitars and banjos. … read more
Local Reviews: Chelsea Grin
Chelsea Grin, like most of their deathcore contemporaries, employ super low guitar tunings, plenty of breakdowns and brutal lyrics that put Hostel or Saw to shame. The handful of tracks on their self-titled EP display walls of chunky guitars that, while slightly monotonous with heaving dissonance, sound pristine. … read more
Local Reviews: Codi Jordan
Codi Jordan knows how to drop some flow. On Vacation, he lets it all loose with his amazing lyrical abilities. It’s fascinating how a kid from Eden, Utah can have such a rich, amazing perspective on life and such a fantastic interpretation of rap reggae. … read more
Local Reviews: Gorlock
Gorlock’s debut EP consists of six songs and unfortunately only lasts 16 and a half minutes. Luckily, those minutes seem like hours. This is a trip into a psychotic wonderland of demons and pure abstruseness. There are elements of basically every extreme metal sub-genre within, but the end result could only be defined as experimental. … read more
Local Reviews: Lexi Sayok
This music is engineered to hit right on the money for all people born in the 90s. The fact that the songs longer than three minutes were shoved to the end of the album makes me think that the average Lexi Sayok fan has a gnat’s attention span (what’s new with music written for those under 21 these days though?). … read more
Local Reviews: Mana Poly All-Stars
Mana Poly All-Stars are some cool, smooth cats. I can’t believe how pimp this reggae is. If I smoked tweeds, I would totally want to roll a big ol’ thang and chill out to the calming relaxed vibes of these eight fine musicians. … read more
