Max Pain and the Groovies have used Salt Lake City as a platform to catapult themselves into a realm of success that they had never envisioned for the band—they’re headed east, to the Big Apple, this fall after their release of new album, “Ancient Grease,” on Oct. 28 at Urban Lounge. … read more
Mike Brown thought that he’d go ghost hunting, but Badass Spirit Outlaws showed that spirits are actually a diverse bunch. Read more about SLUG’s haunted office and building here. … read more
Rex Carroll – Gap to Wallride – SLC, Utah … read more
What I found was not beastly, but was in fact a miraculous blending of malt and hops. When I found out that this beer was making its way south to Utah, I had to snag a fresh can and write it up for y’all. … read more
Dakoda Osusky – Backside Disaster – Utah County … read more
Eric U. Norris enjoys contributing to SLUG and the local music scene by writing features, interviews and coverage for our local punk and hardcore bands. … read more
The original Blair Witch felt like it could be found footage, but, in this venture, there are so many cameras, Go-Pros and drones that it feels just like a low-budget Hollywood movie. Read more about the review here. … read more
In April 2010, the largest oil disaster in the history of the United States occurred 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. In “Deepwater Horizon,” you’ll witness the catastrophic event of this massive explosion which killed 11 and duped more than 250 million gallons of oil into the waters. … read more
On Jan. 15, 2009, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) made the decision to land his aircraft on the Hudson River after a massive bird strike took out both engines only 2,000 feet above New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Witness his heroic feat, which saved 155 lives, turn into an intense interrogation. Read our review on “Sully” here. … read more
Local Music Reviews for Soft Touch, Red Sleeves, Erasole James, Max Pain & the Groovies, Meldrum House, E.L.84 and more. … read more
SLUG reviews Jenny Hval, Marching Church, Danny Brown, TOY and more. … read more
There’s always been an extra edge to Garbage live, an element of chaos that doesn’t typically come through on the records, and tonight, there’s a particularly aggressive undercurrent as Shirley Manson stalks the stage. … read more
