Matt & Kim – Code Name: Butta Milk Pancake

Matt & Kim – Code Name: Butta Milk Pancake
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Matt & Kim weren’t always this big mass of awesomeness you see today dominating YouTube, airwaves and the cheeky hearts of their fans—they did, in fact, start out somewhere a bit lower on the totem pole.  … read more

Vaadat Charigim – Hummus and Heidegger

Vaadat Charigim – Hummus and Heidegger
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On their 2013 debut, The World Is Well Lost, Israeli shoegazers Vaadat Charigim took listeners beyond the shroud of Levantine politics and shattered perceptions of their home with a universal-sounding and instantly classic shoegaze album. … read more

Castle’s Crucialfest 5 Conquest

Castle’s Crucialfest 5 Conquest
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Castle’s eerie aesthetic lures you into a blackened moor, your only comfort, a cloak pulled tightly around your body. The bravery in your heart gradually diminishes as the candlelight of your lantern fades into the night. The moon glides from behind a cloud revealing a looming castle in the distance.

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Moving on Up: an Interview with Speedy Ortiz

Moving on Up: an Interview with Speedy Ortiz
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As their name may suggest, Speedy Ortiz are cruising right along. They’re young, screamingly talented, touring the world, playing festivals like SXSW alongside their personal heroes, recording and releasing a new album—all while maintaining an effortless aura of unpretentious coolness.

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The Wanderer’s Tradition: An Interview with Bombino

The Wanderer’s Tradition: An Interview with Bombino
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Omara Moctar, known internationally as the Nigerien psych-rock hero Bombino, is the local and living legend of a small tribe in the country of Niger. While on his international tour, Salt Lake will have the good fortune of seeing him at no charge at The Salt Lake County Building on May 15–17 for The 30th Annual Living Traditions Festival this summer. Recently, SLUG was able to interview Moctar about his music and his message.

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De/Vision: Binary Stargazers of German Synth-pop

De/Vision: Binary Stargazers of German Synth-pop
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In the history of music written by radio DJs, synthpop met its demise soon after Kurt Cobain shoved his Fender down the throats of the masses. Certainly the most popular of acts like Depeche Mode still filled their arenas as Erasure and the Pet Shop Boys packed theaters. … read more

Local H: An Honest Chat with Scott Lucas

Local H: An Honest Chat with Scott Lucas
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Scott Lucas of Local H thumped the music scene on the head in the mid-’90s with raw, catchy tunes that rocked your world and perhaps made you rethink your selfish, bitch-ass attitude. Now he’s coming to Utah at the Urban Lounge on May 18 to remind listeners that Mondays can still be a hell of a time. … read more

Author & Punisher: Mechanically Engineering Music

Author & Punisher: Mechanically Engineering Music
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When he was a teen, metal bands like Melvins and Sepultura triggered something in Tristan Shone. He was aggressive and he liked that style. Some other bands that have influenced him are Godflesh, Neurosis, Aphex Twin and Ed Rush & Optical. … read more

Viv Albertine of The Slits: A Not-So-Typical Rebellion

Viv Albertine of The Slits: A Not-So-Typical Rebellion
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Viv Albertine—the former guitarist for the post punk band, The Slits—has just had her memoir, Clothes, Clothes Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. released through Thomas Dunne Books. It is a uniquely humble and provocative story that covers her perspective on a revolutionary era of punk rock music and culture that is usually dominated by a largely male narrative. … read more

Leon Bridges: Soul Music and its Simple Formula

Leon Bridges: Soul Music and its Simple Formula
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Bridges was signed to Columbia Records in December of last year on the strength of two singles posted to Soundcloud that had only been up for three months, and just last month Bridges took SXSW by storm, winning their prestigious Grulke Prize for Developing US Act. … read more