Episode #179 – Mike Riedel & Ogden’s Own Distillery

Episode #179 – Mike Riedel & Ogden’s Own Distillery

 

We dabble in new brews with SLUG’s Beer Writer, Mike Riedel, as he runs down all the new beers and breweries, as well as chats with Ogden’s Own Distillery.

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Episode #195 – VCR5

Episode #195 – VCR5

SLUG Senior Staff Writer, Justin Gallegos, goes over the finer points of 8-bit music with Joe Greathouse, the mind behind SLC cyberpunk project VCR5. Plus, we listen to two tracks from his brand new EP.

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Episode #211 – Great Salt Lake Fringe, 6th Annual Beehive Brew-Off

Episode #211 – Great Salt Lake Fringe, 6th Annual Beehive...

The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival is a multi-day performing arts festival taking place in Sugar House. Over the course of four days, 50 different artists will take over eight venues throughout the area to perform a total of 250 shows. … read more

Episode #227 – Villain

Episode #227 – Villain

Villain formed over the summer of 2015 and immediately jumped into the studio with SLC producer Dave Evanoff of Sound Designs to record their self-titled EP. … read more

Episode #243 – Jamesthemormon and Poet

Episode #243 – Jamesthemormon and Poet

Jamesthemormon and Poet are two of Salt Lake City’s best rap and hip-hop artists. Two very different sounds with different goals, Jamesthemormon and Poet come together to share their mutual hope to create change in the community. … read more

Episode #259 – Conquer Monster

Episode #259 – Conquer Monster

Joshua Faulkner and Daniel Romero are the talents behind the geeky, electronic sci-fi duo, Conquer Monster. Created with modified computers, 8-bit synthesizers and 1950s radio samples, Conquer Monster truly are the music go-to for dystopian sci-fi vibes. “We actually met at a party and instantly started geeking out,” says Faulkner. “We’re just two nerds who like

Episode #275 – Debra Fotheringham

Episode #275 – Debra Fotheringham

With her third studio album, The Darkness and the Sun, Debra Fotheringham discusses the things that inspire her interest in music, her writing hiatus and serendipitous surprises while recording the album. … read more

Episode #291 – Herban Empire

Episode #291 – Herban Empire

Herban Empire’s Andrew Cole discusses the band’s growth as artists as they prepare for their set at this year’s Reggae Rise Up Music Festival, which goes Aug. 24–26. … read more

Episode #307 – Picnics At Soap Rock

Episode #307 – Picnics At Soap Rock

Picnics At Soap Rock is the brainchild of Chazz Pitts. In this episode, he discusses his organic aesthetic growth into Picnics At Soap Rock. … read more

Episode #323 – The Cold Year

Episode #323 – The Cold Year

The Cold Year’s newest album Prey for Me isn’t a critique of religion so much as it is a conversation about it, one that lyricist and guitarist Matthew Skaggs finds therapeutic. … read more

Episode #339 – Commander Salamander

Episode #339 – Commander Salamander

On Commander Salamander’s debut album, Confidential Crocodile, the band spins an epic yarn about a brave Salamander who journeys ancient Egypt to restore balance to the world. … read more

Episode #355 – Spirit Machines

Episode #355 – Spirit Machines

“We play classic rock brought into the modern age,” says Michael Collins, the drummer of the Salt Lake City–based Spirit Machines. … read more