Podcasts: SLUG Mag Soundwaves
Episode #50 – Velo Weekend, Top Dead Celebrity, DØNE, Dr....
This week, SLUG junior editor Alex Ortega interviews Nathan and Debbie Larsen of Velo City Bags about their upcoming event, Velo Weekend; our host JP chats with Jeff Anderson and Andy Patterson of Top Dead Celebrity and DØNE about their upcoming performances at Crucial Fest and we play tracks from both bands; and SLUG writer Amanda Nurre sits down with Maggie Zuko about the SLC chapter of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School. What are your thoughts about E3 this year? Do you have a favorite game on the way or something you absolutely hate from the expo? Call our automated voicemail line at 858-233-9324 and tell us your thoughts on the event. You may get played on the show! … read more
Episode #66 – Iceburn, Yelp, The Folka Dots, Theta Naught
On this week's episode, Gentry Densley and Chubba from legendary SLC band Iceburn drop by the studio to chat with JP before the Revelation Records 25th anniversary show; Jeffrey Steadman from Yelp also pops in to talk all things pizza in SLC; and SLUG writer Jory Carroll sits down with Ryan Stanfield and Darren Corey of Theta Naught to talk about the band's 10th anniversary. Plus, we preview this month's SLUG Localized with a track from SLC folk band The Folka Dots. What metal songs or albums to you rock out to during All Hallow’s Eve? We’ve got another metal roundtable episode coming up just in time for Halloween and we want to hear your thoughts on scary and haunting metal. Call our automated voicemail line at 858-233-9324 and tell us your thoughts. You may get played on the show! … read more
Episode #82 – Slamdance Recap, Pat Maine, Yelp, Johnny Utah,...
On this week's episode we take a last look at the film festival season, first with a review of Slamdance from SLUG writers John Ford and Jory Carroll; Then we'll recap Sundance with SLUG writer Cody Kirkland, SLUG's Managing Editor Esther Meroño and SLUG's film critic Jimmy Martin. We also get a visit from Yelp's Jeffrey Steadman who will talk with us about the best Indian food in the valley. Plus, brand new music from hip hop artists Pat Maine and Johnny Utah. Are you currently looking for a band but aren’t finding the right people? Let us know and we’ll do our best to get the word out on an upcoming episode. Call our automated voicemail line at 858-233-9324 and tell us your thoughts. You may get played on the show! … read more
Episode #98 – Problem Daughter, Projekt 801, Light/Black, Mike Brown...
On this week's episode, SLUG writer Alex Cragun sits down with Problem Daughter before they head to Las Vegas to play Punk Rock Bowling; SLUG writer Steve Goemaat chats with the men behind the skateboarding program Projekt 801; and then our host Dan Nailen and SLUG columnist Mike Brown talk about the wayward season that the Utah Jazz had and their thoughts going into the offseason. Plus, brand new music from doomy rock band Light/Black. Jeffrey Steadman from Yelp will be back in a few episodes to talk about the best new places that have popped up in SLC over the past few months, and we'd like to hear what new places you've been digging! Call our automated voicemail line at 858-233-9324 and tell us your thoughts. You may get played on the show! … read more
Episode #114 – KWCR 88.1 Weber FM, The North Valley,...
On this week’s episode we look at college radio in Utah. First up, our fearless host Dan Nailen sits down in the studio with Austin Hatch, the Program Director of KWCR 88.1 Weber FM at Weber State University; then we break from the airwaves as SLUG writer Amanda Rock chats with Mama Africa founder Cathy Tshilombo-Lokemba about her business as well as the upcoming Kanda Bongo Man concert; then we’re back on the air as SLUG writer Cody Hudson interviews Will Hatton of KUTE, the internal radio station for the University of Utah. Plus, we preview this month’s Localized showcase with music from The North Valley and The Weekenders. Jeffrey Steadman from Yelp will be returning to the podcast next week to talk about the best spots in the River District, and we want to hear your thoughts on the subject. Call our automated voicemail line at 858-233-9324 and tell us your thoughts. You may get played on the show! … read more
Episode #130 – SLUG Staff’s 2013 Local Music Picks
Dan invites five of our rad SLUG staffers into the studio to find out what local bands they have been listening to this year in Salt Lake City’s music scene with a Local Music Roundtable on Episode 130 of SLUG Soundwaves.
– Light/Black are a four-piece alternative rock band that formed in April of 2012 and have had our Editor in Chief, Angela Brown swooning ever since. Ethereal vocals and heavy guitar mixed with slow, pounding drums create a humble, spiraling, doom-laden sound that dares to rival the tones of stoner-metal bands from the 90s.
– The Pentagraham Crackers are a group of seasoned Salt Lake music scene veterans and their years of combined experience would explain why they have been able to capture such a wonderful sound with their music. These gentlemen put forth sounds like they are from parallel universe where summer never ends and the beer never dries up and that is exactly the kind of place you could find our Digital Content Coordinator, Cody Kirkland.
– With so many bands and groups popping up, it’s hard to find music that actually comes from the soul. SLUG’s Managing Editor Esther Merono has fallen in love with The Circulars because they have captured a slowly disappearing romanticism in their music. Their songs bring up wells of emotion not only because it is beautiful, but because you can hear these artist’s passion for their music in every strum, lyric and pounding of the drum.
– Cornered By Zombies technical prowess over a guitar and a drum set make them a force to be reckoned with in Salt Lake City’s metal scene. Alexander Ortega, Editorial Assistant at SLUG HQ glorifies this duo because they produce some of the loudest, fastest and technically superb metal in the Valley and they do it without a vocalist or bassist.
– Blissfully surreal, Mideau is a pairing of talented musicians who have used their project as a means to produce some of the most incredible indie-pop that has come out of Utah County. Every nuance and word and its presentation is meticulously planned and because of that dedication their final product is a magic that our very own Office Coordinator, Gavin Sheehan can attest to.
– The Hollering Pines album Long Nights, Short Lives and Spilled Chances is full of lessons and musings on love and the hardships we all face day to day within ourselves and with those we know and love. Our Soundwaves host, Dan Nailen is privy to the raw, untethered emotion that The Hollering Pines possess with their breathtaking interpretation of the Americana genre.
Episode #144 – Awkward Fest 2014, Get Stakerized!, Magic Mint,...
Things get a little weird when Brian Staker stops by the Soundwaves studio, and Jeffrey Steadman from Yelp checks in to give us the scoop on “awkward” restaurants in the Salt Lake area. We also listen to music from Staker’s band, Get Stakerized! and new local, solo artist Magic Mint.
– SLUG writer and host of podcast The Awkward Hour, Brian Staker, speaks with host Dan Nailen about the upcoming Awkward Fest. A celebration of the Awkward Hour’s 6th anniversary and all things socially inept, the event will bring together a collection of Salt Lake City’s art, performance and entertainment personalities.
– Brian Staker is not only a master of the ungainly he also performs bluesy, 1990s rock under the moniker, Get Stakerized! Listen in as we check out “Dying By Degrees.”
– Local musician Andrew Shaw, who you may know from such local groups as The Platte and Color Animal, has most recently pursued a solo music project as Magic Mint. His debut release, Grand America, is a lackadaisical trip through slow, and sometimes dark, indie rock. On this episode we listen to the track “Sheep” off the six-track EP.
– Jeffrey from Yelp stops in for a chat with our host, Dan, to give us a heads up on the delicious restaurants around SLC that have an interesting dynamic. Whether it be a strange layout or an interesting theme, Jeffrey has the knowledge and we are eager to get in the know about these local eateries.
Episode #160 – SLC Food Trucks, Mary Brown Malouf
Delve into the local food scene with our own Alex Springer’s food truck report and Salt Lake Magazine’s food critic Mary Brown Malouf.
Episode #176 – Ririe-Woodbury and Repertory Dance Theatre
We get a look into Utah’s dance community with Jena Woodbury from Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, and Stephanie Perkins from Repertory Dance Theatre.
Episode #192 – Natural History Museum of Utah
We explore all that the Natural History Museum of Utah has to offer, as we preview Speed Dating an Extreme Expert and Extreme Animals exhibitions, as well as what they museum has in store for 2015.
Episode #208 – Granary Row, The Sugar House Art Walk
In this week’s episode, SLUG’s Senior Staff Writer, Mariah Mellus, explores two free summer events you should be checking out: Granary Row and the Sugar House Art Walk.
Episode #224 – Chris Corry of Magic Circle
This episode of SLUG Mag Soundwaves features Chris Corry of Magic Circle. Corry talks about the history of the band, their new album, Journey Blind, and the doom bands that inspire their music. Magic Circle have been ripping up the stereos of metalheads across the nation since the release of their 2012 demo, and they don’t
