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This episode of SLUG Mag Soundwaves features Chris Corry of Magic Circle. Corry talks about the history of the band, their new album, Journey Blind, and the doom bands that inspire their music. Magic Circle have been ripping up the stereos of metalheads across the nation since the release of their 2012 demo, and they don’t The post Episode #224 – Chris Corry of Magic Circle first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Today on Soundwaves, we’re speaking with Charles Moothart, a longtime friend and collaborator of Segall who has been a member of several bands including: Charlie & The Moothearts, Culture Kids, Epsilons, Fuzz, The Perverts and the Ty Segall Band. … read more The post Episode 223 – Charles Moothart of Fuzz first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

This episode of SLUG Mag Soundwaves features Sam Rodriguez from Discoid A about Noise Punk Halloween. Every Halloween in Salt Lake City, several independent rock shows are thrown throughout the valley featuring punk and indie bands from around the state. These Halloween shows feature bands performing cover songs from one of their favorite bands growing up, The post Episode 222 – Noise Punk Halloween first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

In this episode we talk about The Wasatch Arts & Comic Fest (WAC Fest), which will be hosting an event at Muse Music on October 17. SLUG writer Taylor Hoffman talks on the phone with artist Jess Smart Smiley, who is a co-founder of the fest, about the festival and and the ever-growing comics industry and community The post Episode 221 – WAC Fest first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

On this week’s episode of Soundwaves, SLUG Senior Staff Writer Mariah Mellus chats with the directors of two local art spaces: CUAC (Central Utah Art Center) and UMOCA (Utah Museum of Contemporary Art). CUAC is a Salt Lake art gallery that primarily displays contemporary art from around the country. The gallery originally started in Ephraim, Utah, The post Episode 220 – CUAC & UMOCA first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

On this episode of SLUG Mag Soundwaves, the official podcast of SLUG Magazine in Salt Lake City, Utah, we interview Provo-based synth pop band New Shack. The band released their first full-length album Shadow Girl in June of this year. We’ll listen to tracks from the album such as “Operation” and “Stereo Seduction,” as well as learn about how The post Episode 219 – New Shack first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Amanda Rock, one of SLUG‘s trusted food and restaurant reviewers,  sat down with the Eat Local Week Program Manager, Adrienne Tuerpe, and the director of Slow Food Utah, Gwen Crist, to talk about all the events happening during Eat Local Week. In this episode, we’ll be talk about Eat Local Week, such as which restaurants to The post Episode 218 – Eat Local Week first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

On this week’s episode of Soundwaves, SLUG’s trusted food and restaurant reviewer Amanda Rock sits down with The Beer Professor, Bob Trewartha, about his experience with homebrewing and the efforts he’s made in promoting local beers. Bob Trewartha coined the moniker “The Beer Professor” for himself based on his knowledge and love for craft beers The post Episode 217 – The Beer Professor first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

In this week’s episode of Soundwaves, SLUG writer Brian Udall chats with the editors of two local literary journals: Saltfront and Peculiar. Saltfront is a Salt Lake City-based literary journal that highlights writers, poets, musicians and artists from Utah. The primary focus of the series is to tell stories of what it means to be human, and the curators The post Episode #216 – Saltfront & Peculiar first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

In this episode of Soundwaves, the official SLUG Mag podcast, we’ll be previewing the upcoming 2015–16 season for the Utah Jazz with SLUG Columnist Mike Brown and Peter Makowski from the band Accidente. … read more The post Episode #215 – Mike Brown’s Utah Jazz Preview first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

On this week's episode, we explore two galleries making an impact in Salt Lake City just before Gallery Stroll: Mod A Go Go and Guerrilla Gallery. … read more The post Episode #214 – Mod A Go Go, Guerrilla Gallery first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Part 2 of our Crafty Lake City DIY Festival preview happens in this episode of Soundwaves, with interviews from participating crafters Salt City Lamp Works and Velo City Bags. Craft Lake City, an annual DIY Festival in Salt Lake, has been the largest craft festival in Utah since its inception in 2009 and attracted over 40,000 The post Episode #213 – Salt City Lamp Works & Velo City Bags first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

We preview this years annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival with the first of two episodes. This week, Big Wild Wings drop by the studio, followed by music from Bullets & Belles. In this episode, we’ll have the first of our two Craft Lake City preview episodes—with music from Big Wild Wings and Bullets & Belles who will The post Episode #212 – Big Wild Wings, Bullets & Belles first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival is a multi-day performing arts festival taking place in Sugar House. Over the course of four days, 50 different artists will take over eight venues throughout the area to perform a total of 250 shows. … read more The post Episode #211 – Great Salt Lake Fringe, 6th Annual Beehive Brew-Off first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

As a self-proclaimed (and well known) burger aficionado, Alexander Ortega sought out the best burger in Salt Lake out of this list of qualifiers, which he discusses in this episode of Soundwaves. … read more The post Episode #210 – Yelp: Best Burgers, Lucky 13 first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

This week, SLUG writer Blake Leszczynski chats with two musical and cultural organizations making an impact in Provo and beyond: Studio Studio Dada and The Medusa Collective. … read more The post Episode #209 – Studio Studio Dada, The Medusa Collective first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

In this week's episode, SLUG's Senior Staff Writer, Mariah Mellus, explores two free summer events you should be checking out: Granary Row and the Sugar House Art Walk. … read more The post Episode #208 – Granary Row, The Sugar House Art Walk first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

SLUG's Editor, Angela H. Brown, sat down with all five candidates currently running for the office of Salt Lake City Mayor, and asked them your questions submitted to us through social media. The candidates in this episode include incumbent Mayor Ralph Becker former State Representative Jackie Biskupski, City Councilman Luke Garrott, community activist George Chapman and local businessman Dave Robinson. … read more The post Episode #207 – 2015 SLC Mayoral Race first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

We preview CrucialFest 5 happening June 18-21 in Salt Lake City with an interview from Top Dead Celebrity with SLUG writer RGB Robb. We also listen to music from their latest album and a track from SLC band SubRosa. … read more The post Episode #206 – Crucialfest 5 first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

SLUG writer Alex Cragun get's to the scary truth of what happen to Yaktooth, as we interview and listen to music from SLC rock trio Hard Men. … read more The post Episode #205 – Hard Men first appeared on SLUG Magazine.