Exes
By Eric U. Norris [Posted November 30, 2017]
With a fully vitalized lineup, EXES released their ferocity in their self-titled EP, which consisted of the three remaining tracks from full-length. … read more
Localized: Winter Grain
By Lizz Corrigan [Posted November 2, 2017]
Winter Grain are in its infancy. They formed in January and, one month later, recorded their first EP, which won a 2017 City Weekly Best of Utah Award. … read more
Localized: The Hollering Pines
By Lizz Corrigan [Posted November 2, 2017]
The Hollering Pines’ Marie Bradshaw, Kiki Jane Sieger and Daniel Young merged their lifelong passion to create and connect with other artists. … read more
Localized: Sarah Anne DeGraw
By Lizz Corrigan [Posted November 3, 2016]
Sarah Anne DeGraw’s slow strums and simple progressions start and stop perfectly to frame the impressive rises and falls of her strong and graceful voice. Hear DeGraw’s powerful musical fervor at Urban Lounge on Nov. 16 for our SLUG Localized event, along with folk-rocker Johanna Johanna. … read more
Localized: Johanna Johanna
By Lizz Corrigan [Posted November 3, 2016]
Johanna Johanna are a local Americana sensation that will hit Urban Lounge, Nov. 16, for a night of atmospheric rapport. Alongside Johanna Johanna’s nuanced folk-rock will be the blues from Sarah Anne DeGraw and hearty folk from opener Michelle Moonshine. Localized is 21-plus, free of charge and generously sponsored by Uinta Brewing Co., High West Distillery, KRCL 90.9FM and Spilt Ink SLC. … read more
Localized: Soft Limbs
By Kristin Porter [Posted June 2, 2016]
Local trio Soft Limbs doesn’t want to be known for a Salt Lake sound—on the contrary, the psych-rock punk group aims to redefine their place in the local scene. Soft Limbs fuse together instrumentation lifted from garage rock groups of the late ’90s with dynamic, unpredictable psych melodies and art-punk catchiness—but that’s just scratching the surface. … read more
Localized: Magic Mint
By Kristin Porter [Posted June 2, 2016]
Magic Mint, the solo-project brainchild of local musician Andrew Shaw, might seem like an axiomatic extension of Shaw’s four-piece band, Color Animal, but it’s not. Self-described as “the marriage of looping and pop music,” Magic Mint presents a psych-pop sound with a few intentional nuances that give Magic Mint its euphorically retroactive sound. … read more
Localized: The Nods
By By Nick Kuzmack [Posted May 5, 2016]
The Nods’ sound invokes the raw sensibilities heard on a Back From The Grave compilation that is mixed with a touch of psychedelia and topped with the raw power of ’70s Detroit punk. … read more
Localized: Jail City Rockers
By Nick Kuzmack [Posted May 5, 2016]
The sincerity of Jail City Rockers stands out because they are approachable and always humble—traits one should expect from true punk rock n’ rollers. Jail City Rockers are the brothers Andrew and Gabe Bonilla, Aron Mikkelsen and the newly joined Gabey Spent, formerly of Duane Peters Gunfight. … read more
Localized: New Shack
By Christian Schultz [Posted February 4, 2016]
Industrious and resilient, Provo-based synthpop duo New Shack have burst into a bright existence in the last year and a half. … read more