Iceburn was active from the late 80s into the early 2000s, with band members and influences changing almost as often as the seasons. … read more
Localized: Iceburn
Localized: Clear
The date of the SLUG 18th Anniversary show is almost 11 years to the day from when CLEAR played their first show in February 1996. … read more
Localized: Calico
Calico Andrew: Coronet, and other things. Tyler: Drumz, with a “Z”. Brady: Guitar and vocals. Liam: Bass. Sean: Wurlitzer and bells. Calico is a hard band to get a hold of. After many games of phone and e-mail tag, I finally had the pleasure of talking to them over a cup of coffee at Nobrow.
Random News from the Skate World – February 2007
I’ve never met a skater who didn’t like free stuff. … read more
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City of Dreams
Early on, even before the new year, Denver started getting dumped on, and its been a weekly event since … read more
The Wardens of Darwin
Do science and philosophy belong in SLUG? What could be less UG? Well, some of the most exciting (and perhaps dangerous) action in SL is going down in public, funded by government bucks. … read more
Recollections of an Innocent Bystander
My first taste of the Salt Lake music scene was back in the summer of 1987, when I was just 14 years old. It was at the old Alice’s Cafe, a place whose name had graced many flyers around town advertising punk bands, both local and beyond. … read more
The Virtue of Abandonment: An Interview With Shedding
Shedding started when Bell’s electro-pop group Paden slowly dissolved due to busy schedules and social lives; he realized that the band was becoming more about getting ready for shows, than creating something new and interesting. … read more
Snow Patrol: Still Chasing Stars
The Snow Patrol caravan returns to Utah on March 5th at the Salt Air Pavilion, maybe this time we can leave them more to remember than a bunch of kids moshing to their mid-tempo hit “Chocolate.” … read more
Officer Jenny: Offering a Voice to the Voiceless
Stephen Cope’s Officer Jenny project sheds light into the darkest corners, zooming in on the most repulsive details in one of 2015’s best records, ~*queen of cups*~. The album’s opening track, “Father Doted Over Me,” pulls no punches and aims straight at the heart of the matter, and the matter of the heart is broken, shattered. … read more
Creature Feature: Lex Miller
Once introduced to The Bad Kids, Lex couldn’t help but identify with their teachings that encourage people to embrace their personal preferences regardless of gender. ““I feel like [they] are one of the things going on right now that’s teaching people to mess with gender a bit more,” he says. … read more
