Music
Localized – Marinade, Uncle Scam and The Vision
This month’s Localized features the female-fronted, male-backed stylings of jammers Marinade, funky-rockers Uncle Scam and opening band The Vision. Come check it out on Friday Nov. 12 at Urban Lounge for only $5. … read more
Napalm Flesh: The Corpse has Risen-Autopsy Interview
This week, we have an interview with Chris Reifert of Autopsy, as well as the usual rundown of upcoming live shows (including the Megadeth/Slayer/Anthrax concert) and plenty of blog exclusive CD reviews. … read more
Devil’s Brigade: Halfway to Hell
Matt Freeman has been the man to beat on bass for years. Since the late eighties he has put his signature driving bass lines to work in Operation Ivy, Rancid and various other bands, and has been happy to fill the role of side man. Now with over 20 years of career to look back on Freeman is looking forward by taking his side project, Devil’s Brigade, out on the road to support their self-titled debut release. … read more
Avi Buffalo: What’s In It for Avi?
Rock n’ roll and youth go together better than poofy pants, glow sticks and shitty electronic music. When you’re young, your liver can deal with the large amounts of alcohol you push through it, and you’re still pretty attractive even if you’re ugly, especially when you can play an instrument. The kids in Avi Buffalo certainly still have their youth, and after touring with Japandroids, Rogue Wave and Modest Mouse this year, it seems they have the rock n’ roll part down as well. … read more
Polar Bear Club: No Glitz, No Glam
Polar Bear Club has made a career out of not fitting in. Polar Bear Club is also one of the hardest touring bands in any scene of the greater punk rock spectrum, and their willingness to take chances on tour packages and musical style has garnered them a stronger and stronger following since they began touring full-time in late 2008. During a rare period of Polar Bear Club downtime, SLUG had a chance to chat with vocalist Jimmy Stadt. … read more
Envy: No Borders
Japanese post-hardcore giants Envy create brutally dense soundscapes that skirt the edge between hardcore and post-rock, and cut across language barriers. Their fifth album solidifies their full musical evolution into a peerless band incorporating the speed, intensity and emotional contact of hardcore and the expansiveness of post-rock. I spoke to lead singer Tetsuya Fukagawa about the how to express hope in heavy music and how to convey emotion without language being a factor. … read more
Nickel & Dime: Bass. Drums. Vibes.
Nickel & Dime are Salt Lake’s up-and-coming hard electro DJs, playing massive sets in bars and parties all over the city, satisfying the craving in the party scene for nasty, hard-as-shit electronic dance music. What stands out about this DJ group is their ability to diversify, and their complete determination to be the best DJs possible, constantly finding fresh and unique material to use in their live shows and recorded mixes. … read more
Bang the Drum Loudly: An Interview with The Melvins’ Dale...
For almost thirty years—and roughly as many bassists—The Melvins have been disgusting mainstream music listeners and blowing the faces off of their fanbase, combining the best elements of punk rock, doom/heavy metal and noise into one sonic haymaker. Drummer Dale Crover, with the band since 1984, handled a telephone call from yours truly in anticipation of the band’s Oct. 4 show in Salt Lake City. … read more
Localized – Reviver, Laughter and Dirty Vespuccis
Come out to Urban Lounge on Saturday, Oct. 9 to rock out with inventive hardcore from Reviver and unearthly stoner metal from Laughter. Dirty Vespuccis will kick it off 10:00 p.m. Kids seats still just five bucks. … read more
Doomtree: Family Over Fame
The Doomtree collective is different than many of today’s modern hip hop groups. They’re not in it for fame, bitches, cars, bling, or money—even though it would be nice to someday get paid for following their musical passion. Doomtree simply exist to produce music. Doomtree define themselves as not only as a record label and a group of solo artists working together as a music group but also above all else, as a family. … read more