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Band Interview: The Cult

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Asha Pruitt

The Cult finally, finally, finally played in Salt Lake on Monday, February 27; almost 10 years after the now legendary Love was released. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: Local Music Archives, Local music reviews, Music Review, SLUG Archived, slug archives

Band Interview: Smile

Posted on April 1, 1995 (April 19, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

Scott Reeder attacks his drums, Aaron Sonnenberg pummels his bass and Mike Rosas sings and manipulates his guitar to sound like a tortured soul. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: Concert Review, Local Music Archives, local music review, Music Review, SLUG Archived, slug archives

New Band Reviews: March 1995

Posted on April 1, 1995 (April 17, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

James does acoustic originals on guitar and banjo that are sweet and scary, deep and sometimes dark and funny. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: #SLUGArchived, Big Tree, James Stewart, Power Tools For Girls

Low Pop Suicide

Posted on March 1, 1995 (April 19, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

Low Pop Suicide made it to the Cinema Bar on February 18th. Before the show, Rick Boston was kind enough to sit down and share his insight with SLUG. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: Local Music, Local Music Archives, Local music reviews, low pop suicide, Music Review, SLUG Archived, slug archives

Bold & Beautiful: Nancy Raygun

Posted on April 19, 2024 (May 21, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Nancy Raygun twirls a pigtail while wearing a spiked black choker with a painted cityscape in the background.

Standing out in the scene can be tricky, yet Nancy Raygun has accomplished that in spades, not merely for their cheeky and rather topical moniker. … read more

Posted in: Bold & Beautiful, Performance & TheatreTagged: Bold & Beautiful, drag, Drag Race, Miss City Weekly, Nancy Raygun, Utah Pride

Mike Brown: My First Legal Beer!

Posted on April 17, 2024 (April 28, 2025) by Asha Pruitt
An illustration of three teen boys sitting in a pine tree, they watch the a sunset.

I can’t remember what brand—surely something cheap. Then I went to some girl’s house and drank my first legal beer! The end.  … read more

Posted in: Beer & Spirits, CommunityTagged: Beer, Beer and Spirits, Bud Light, Budweiser, community, East Salt Lake, Illegal, Legal, mike brown

Film Review: Challengers

Posted on April 16, 2024 (April 16, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
A young blonde man sits across a table from a young girl with long dark hair. Over the table of hard boiled eggs and Gatorade, she points a fork while in conversation with the young man.

It scores enough points to be called a winner, and it’s got style to spare, but it lacks the heart of a true champion. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: Atticus Ross, Challengers, Josh O'Connor, Justin Kurtizkes, Luca Guadagnino, Metro Golden Mayer, Mike Faist, Pascal Pictures, Patrick Gibbs, Trent Reznor, Zendaya

Straight Freak Ticket Interview w/ Love Battery

Posted on March 1, 1995 (April 19, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

Love Battery has been one of my favorite bands for quite a while. They just barely released their new album, Straight Freak Ticket and they’re coming to SLC! … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: #SLUGArchived, #SLUGinterview, Love Battery, Straight Freak Ticket

Latimer: March 1995

Posted on March 1, 1995 (April 15, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

Latimer equals sound. Latimer is a big sound that is manipulated and layered. Four guys from Philadelphia that happen to be loud as hell. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: #SLUGArchived, #SLUGinterview, Latimer

Concert Review: Bush and Simple Minds

Posted on March 1, 1995 (April 15, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

Anyone who has heard their CD Sixteen Stone has to admit that at first listen, these guys sound like another “Seattle Band” that we all know so well. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: #concertreview, #SLUGArchived, Bush, Simple mInds

Rape Recovery Center: Celebrating 50 Years of Healing and Community

Posted on April 15, 2024 (April 17, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Two people stand at a podium while one person presents an award to another.

In just the last year, the Rape Recovery Center has provided service to over 2,000 survivors and victims, 575 hotline callers and 1.6 million people via outreach.  … read more

Posted in: CommunityTagged: 50 years, public health, Rape Recovery Center, Recovery, Stephany Murguia-Vega, Victoria Holmes

Concert Review: February 1995

Posted on February 1, 1995 (April 11, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

The never-ending series of Jon Shuman reunion gigs continued with an appearance of the Dollymops opening for Sinister Dane. At most, 100 people saw the show. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: Dollymops, Jon Shuman, Sinister Dane
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