Fear Factory @ In The Venue with Soilwork, Omnikage, Crisis in Consciousness

Fear Factory @ In The Venue with Soilwork, Omnikage, Crisis...
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Tuesday night, old-school industrial metalers Fear Factory descended on In The Venue to give a wild crowd a once-in-a-lifetime performance: the entirety of their Demanufacture album, celebrating its 20th anniversary. The band was joined by the astounding Swedes in Soilwork, and a few young gun acts, including OmniKage from Italy, and Spades and Blades from California. Opening for the tour was local thrash/metalcore outfit Crisis in Consciousness. … read more

Slam-Tastic!: Dirty Rotten Imbeciles @ Club X 04.27 with X-Method, The Politician, CVPITVLS

Slam-Tastic!: Dirty Rotten Imbeciles @ Club X 04.27 with X-Method,...
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The last time I saw DRI, I was a pissed-off 18-year-old fresh out of high school who had only been faithfully listening to these guys for five months, after my former vice principal introduced me to the album Thrash Zone. I had been hooked ever since. Now, for a band that’s been around consecutively for about 35 years, they put on a 2016 show that probably would’ve been as rowdy as it would have been in 1986. … read more

Ra Ra Riot @ Urban Lounge 04.03 with PWR BTTM, And the Kids

Ra Ra Riot @ Urban Lounge 04.03 with PWR BTTM,...
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Ra Ra Riot comes to SLC at the well known downtown venue Urban Lounge. Being a Sunday in Utah during a Conference weekend, concert goers and musicians alike were meant to come together for some angry rock, break-up ballads and some great indie hits from a grand ensemble. … read more

Ty Segall and The Muggers @ Urban Lounge 03.12

Ty Segall and The Muggers @ Urban Lounge 03.12
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Ty Segall hit Salt Lake’s Urban Lounge with some weirdness with his band The Muggers. … read more

Problem Daughter Album Release @ The Underground with Pop Warner, Wicked Bears and Wearing Thin 02.27

Problem Daughter Album Release @ The Underground with Pop Warner,...
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Problem Daughter had their album release show for their newest release, Fits of Disorganized Boredom, at The Underground with Pop Warner, Wicked Bears and Wearing Thin. This was one of their first shows since they started recording their album last year. Locals have been waiting for their new release which is also being distributed through

Blackalicious @ Urban Lounge

Blackalicious @ Urban Lounge
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Blackalicious came on stage with a full crew for the show. Gift of Gab, Chief Xcel, Lateef the Truthspeaker, and Dr.ama of the Livesavas all came out full of energy for the packed house. … read more

Scarling @ The Curiosa Festival 2004

Scarling @ The Curiosa Festival 2004
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  Back in 2004 The Cure’s Curiosa Festival landed in Salt Lake City at The USANA Amphitheater. The Cure was the headliner with bands such as Mogwai, Interpol, Melissa Auf Der Maur, The Rapture and pictured here—Scarling. SLUG Magazine brings this flashback Friday photo gallery to get Utah ready for The Cure’s return in 2016

Silversun Pickups Ensorcell Salt Lake City

Silversun Pickups Ensorcell Salt Lake City
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Three years after their last studio album: 2012’s Neck of the Woods, Silversun Pickups are on tour promoting Better Nature. They took to the stage with beaming smiles and kicked straight into their first song with explosive energy. The crowd bounced with the beat and sang along. … read more

Candy’s River House CD Release Show @ Urban Lounge

Candy’s River House CD Release Show @ Urban Lounge
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Candy’s River House had their first full length CD release show on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at The Urban Lounge. Their band is a mix between Bad Company, ZZ Top and Free. This new CD is taking Candy’s River House back to the South. … read more

Little Hurricane @ Urban Lounge with Wildcat Strike, Kyle Henderson

Little Hurricane @ Urban Lounge with Wildcat Strike, Kyle Henderson
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Blues duo Little Hurricane made a one time stop again and visits the “good people” of Salt Lake City on their way back from their east coast tour stops. Calling San Diego home from and last playing in New York, this group played a set at local venue The Urban Lounge with opening guests Kyle Henderson and Wildcat Strike. … read more