Music
Westbound Train Show Review
It’s been about ten years since the ill-fated ska explosion of the late 1990s, and it seems that the world is finally willing to give the genre a chance again. Hellcat Records’ ska and reggae roster might be down to only two bands, but when those bands are as good as The Aggrolites and Westbound Train, you really don’t need anyone else. … read more
Drop Cards: Not So Much a Brave New World as...
Recently, an MSN.com article ruminated on the next 25 years of technology: tiny cameras in your glasses and shirt buttons that allow you to record every moment of your life, the Internet as a 3-D virtual world you interact with via nanocomputer holograms, and brain-implanted microchips that pipe the Internet, sound and music, straight into your brain. For Jon Collins, Director of Sales & Marketing of the alt-distribution company Dropcards, technological changes aren’t seen as revolutionary; they’re business. … read more
Rocket from the Crypt
If you can resist the talent of John Reis then you are a stronger soul than I, and I don’t want to know you. … read more
National CD Reviews – March 2008
Ancestors, Antietem and more are chalked up and reviewed this month. … read more
Localized: SLUG Mag’s monthly local music festival – March 2008
The second Friday of every month, SLUG Magazine hosts Localized, a showcase of Utah’s local music that deserves to be heard. On March 14th, Ogden punks JÜSE and Animus Grin will headline Localized with opening band Spearit! at Urban Lounge, a private club for members—which will prove to be unforgettable. … read more
How To Be A Megastar Tour 2.1: Blue Man Group,...
The Blue Man Group is an interesting combination of a live drum ‘n bass act and the Smurfs on acid. I had the pleasure of witnessing their act once before at their home theater in Chicago, but this time they were on tour across the country with a full band and made a stop right here in good ol’ SLC. … read more
Tiger Army Show Review: 10.26.07
Have you ever really liked a band, but when they started to get more popular and more successful, they just seemed to get worse and worse? Well, I can think of about five times that this has happened to me over the last few years, but Tiger Army is the most recent band to lose a bit of their magic for me. … read more
ETHER
For those of you who’ve been kicking around the underground music scene in Salt Lake over the past two decades, Ether hardly needs any introduction. … read more
LAST MAN STANDING: The Record Collectors David Hansen Explains Collecting,...
When I was 13 years old, I remember opening the yellow pages in search of record shops in Salt Lake City … I was one full-length away from completing my Skinny Puppy collection on cassette. … read more
Dj Evil K & Blackhearts Ball: The Return of the...
I’ve known Kevin Reece (aka DJEvilK) for over half my life, and I have marveled at his stubborn dedication to a music scene which has often taken him for granted. I’ve shaken my head in disbelief, muttering “Silly Kevin,” as if I really knew better. I had forgotten how much we have in common. … read more