Music
SLUG Magazine’s collection of reviews covering the latest and greatest of Utah-based music, covering all varieties of genre, style and type.
Local Review: Don’t Trust Anybody – The 5 Degrees of...
Don’t Trust Anybody = Sick of It All + Speak Out + Warzone … read more
Local Review: Cub Country – Repeat Until Death
Cub Country = Me Like Bees + Cracker + PT Walkley … read more
Local Review: Candy’s River House – Stolen in the Middle...
Candy’s River House = Lynyrd Skynyrd + ZZ Top … read more
Local Review: Atomic 45 – Wake Up Dead
Atomic 45 = System of a Down + Rise Against + Anthrax … read more
November 2014 Local Music Reviews
Reviews Of Atomic 45, Candy’s River House, Cub Country, Don’t Trust Anybody, Dustbloom, Frankie Smooches, Grass, Koala Temple, Little Barefoot, Night Wings; The Salt, The Sea, And The Sun God; WE and Zombie Cock. … read more
Local Review: Frankie Smooches – In All Honesty
Frankie Smooches = Radio-era LL Cool J – Rick Rubin … read more
October 2014 Local Music Reviews
Local album reviews from Alexander Ortega, Alumni, Andrew Maxguire, Anthony pena, AudioTreats, Braeyden Jae, George Charles nelson III, James Junius, Jay Citrus, Kemp., Mañanero, Natt Nida, Patchz, Replica Mine, Socialists and TelePathiQ … read more
Local Review: Alexander Ortega – Wallwalker EP
You may have seen SLUG Magazine’s Managing Editor, Alexander Ortega, playing around town, including Friday night in-store local-band appearances at Diabolical Records and the busking area at the Craft Lake City DIY Fest. … read more
Local Review: Alumni – Decohesion
This is EP number two for these dudes of deathcore, which is always nice to see: a band with work ethic keepin’ on. They scored an impressive guest spot on “Decohesion (II)” with CJ McMahon of Thy Art Is Murder, but it’s not like their vocalists needed the help. … read more
Local Review: Andrew Maguire’s Art Project – Artsy As Fuk
“Artsy” is in the eye or—in this case—ear of the beholder. Usually, “art” in conjunction with rock music makes one think of turgid, overblown prog rock, but Andrew Maguire’s Art Project have a punkish garage band energy that’s infectious, awkward and fun—full of “art school confidential” type self-referentiality and fake gossip. … read more