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Leena Rinne, drummer for the Purr Bats, started local project Strummy Coo Coo with her musically talented husband, David Payne. Playing the auto-harp is merely one of Rinne’s many skills. … read more The post Episode #244 – Leena Rinne first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Jamesthemormon and Poet are two of Salt Lake City’s best rap and hip-hop artists. Two very different sounds with different goals, Jamesthemormon and Poet come together to share their mutual hope to create change in the community. … read more The post Episode #243 – Jamesthemormon and Poet first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Stories about traveling in space, leaving the planet, dance parties and sex—these are the elements, combined with synth/electro-pop instruments and robotic vocals, that make up local band Telepanther. … read more The post Episode #242 – Telepanther first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Self-described as a mix of cyberpunk, 16-bit and classical, Joe Greathouse brings you on an experimental nostalgia trip as VCR5. … read more The post Episode #241 – VCR5 first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Ithaca-born cowboy, Dan Fletcher, knows how to pull at your heartstrings. Fletcher’s poetic performance is sure to put you in a feel-at-home trance. … read more The post Episode #240 – Dan Fletcher first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Despite Despair will release their debut full-length album, GEIST, in late summer 2016, and continue carrying the torch of Provo hardcore with a straightforward, honest and angry album: “Yes, the world is hard, but despite despair I stay inspired.” … read more The post Episode #239 – Despite Despair first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

This week’s SLUG Soundwaves features local math rock band Form of Rocket. If the name rings a bell, it’s because they’re no newcomers to the local music scene here in Salt Lake. Since forming in 2000 and then taking a hiatus, Curtis Jensen (guitar/ vocals), Peter Makowski (guitar/vocals), Tyler Smith (drums) and Ben Dodds (bass) are The post Episode #238 – Form of Rocket first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

For this episode of SLUG Soundwaves, we had the pleasure of chatting with local folk group Canyons. Maybe you've seen them around town or happened to catch their NPR Tiny Desk Concert and recognized their harmonious voices. … read more The post Episode #237 – Canyons first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Meet SLUG’s Digital Media Assistant, Ana Hardy. You might’ve seen her at a local show at The Borough, noticed her timeless style in our December 2015 SLUG Style feature or listened to her performing live, electric guitar in hand and touting pastel pink hair. … read more The post Episode #236 – Ana Hardy first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

This week’s SLUG Soundwaves features the local avant-garde pop group Elytra. Lindsay Heath, the founder of this project, has been performing for 17 years in an assortment of bands. Heath is a musician, a painter and a voice for the millennials. Joining her in Elytra is vocalist Scotty Ray, founder of the Bad Kids Collective, a The post Episode #235 – Elytra first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

This week’s SLUG Soundwaves features local hip-hop artist Ryan Worwood, better known as Dusk or Dusk Raps. Dusk has been rapping for over 20 years and making beats for 10 years, and he is a lifelong visual artist. For Dusk, it’s OK if he’s been working on his art for months and not making beats. The post Episode #234 – Dusk Raps first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

In this week’s episode, we chat with Brycen Deters of Golden Plates. Golden Plates is a solo project from musician Brycen Deters, playing off of the LDS faith as tropes for the band, Deter takes on the role of Elder Brycen, with the names of his albums and songs as references to the church. In The post Episode #233 – Golden Plates first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

This episode of SLUG Mag Soundwaves features Matthew and The Hope—an alt-country trio that currently comprises Matthew Bashaw, Mathieu Jean Robinette and Todd Belcher. The project formed in 2012,when Bashaw started performing around town as a soloist with the occasional backing musician and guest spot. Over the years, the lineup has changed, incorporating different musicians who The post Episode #232 – Matthew and The Hope first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

In this week’s episode of Soundwaves, the official podcast of SLUG Magazine, we chat with the band Color Animal about their most recent 7" release, as well as their upcoming full-length album due out this April. … read more The post Episode #231 – Color Animal first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

In this week’s episode of Soundwaves, the official podcast of SLUG Magazine, we chat with the punk band Problem Daughter about the release of their latest album, Fits of Disorganized Boredom. … read more The post Episode #230 – Problem Daughter first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Starmy are a five-piece rock band based out of Salt Lake City that have been together since 2001. The group’s current lineup comprises Mike Sartain on vocals and guitar, John Lyman on bass, Sean McCarthy on the keys, Mike Sasich on guitar and Dave Payne on drums. … read more The post Episode #229 – Starmy first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

SubRosa is an experimental doom metal band from Salt Lake City. Over the years they've released four full-length albums, with the most recent two albums being featured in multiple metal magazines and websites as milestone releases and making several top album lists of their years. … read more The post Episode #228 – SubRosa first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Villain formed over the summer of 2015 and immediately jumped into the studio with SLC producer Dave Evanoff of Sound Designs to record their self-titled EP. … read more The post Episode #227 – Villain first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

On December 26, 2014, dozens of Utah musicians gathered together at Diabolical Records for the inaugural Bandemonium, an event that featured one-time band line-ups randomly picked from a hat weeks prior. … read more The post Episode #226 – Bandemonium at Diabolical Records first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

In this episode, SLUG Managing Editor Alexander Ortega plays tracks from each album on his year-end top-albums list. SLUG published genre-based lists this year, and Ortega wrote about the “Top 5 Teary-Eyed Power Pop Albums” of 2015 for the December ’15 Top 5 Albums Issue. … read more The post Episode #225 – Alexander Ortega’s Top Power Pop Albums of 2015 first appeared on SLUG Magazine.