Local Music
SLUG Picnic: Peachy Fingernail
Polly Llewellyn’s stirring music under the name Peachy Fingernail comes from the guttural realm of impulse and the subconscious. … read more
Local Review: Angie Petty – Timing
Angie Petty = Gretchen Parlato + Raveena … read more
Local Review: Sculpture Club – Worth
There’s simultaneously a youthful curiosity and a dour bewilderment entwined in the narrative of Sculpture Club’s Worth. … read more
Local Review: Gabino Grhymes – Darvey Hent
The combination of grimey rap styles with a more laid-back, westcoast flow makes Gabino Grhymes’ Darvey Hent a perfect springtime listen. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: April 2021
Spring is just around the corner, so start it off by bumping along with your local-music community and shake off that winter slump. … read more
A Communal Cure: Peasantries + Pleasantries
More than just musical enjoyment, Parker Yates finds that the sounds stocked at his Peasantries + Pleasantries shop serve a special purpose. … read more
Local Review: Willows – Coldfront
Willows = Hatebreed + Code Orange … read more
Localized: Beachmen
It’s been five years since Beachmen released their second and last album, now they are making a comeback for SLUG’s Localized Showcase. … read more
Localized: Tayler Lacey
Folk musician Tayler Lacey is a 100% independent artist who will be performing at SLUG’s localized showcase in early December. … read more
John “Blake” Donner 1980-2005
Blake was not who I had intended on singing for Parallax. Branden Kennedy, Rick Brimhall and I had been jamming for a few weeks, and we had gotten a song or two. We had an offer to open a show for Onekingdown and Diecast if we got a band rolling. I remember calling Blake to
Ariel Singer 1987-2005
For those who never met Ariel Singer, I will attempt to sum up her life as I knew her. She was beautiful, intelligent and full of life. She never let her hardships get her down and always put others before herself. She had a passion for reading, being in the outdoors, music and cooking. She
Vowel Movement: An all too brief talk with Johnette Napolitano
The reason for the quote, besides its deep meaning to the lyrics, is that Johnette Napolitano has tied two ends of time nicely, and is stringing up for more. … read more