Saemore blends the sounds of indie and alternative with the Western influences she was raised on. Her album Lucky Woman was inspired by finding yourself after a breakup. … read more

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Musician Sammy Brue is folksy artist with a vision. His latest project chronicles the life of American singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, using Earle’s journals gifted to Brue. With inspirations like Robert Johnston and Woody Guthrie, Brue hopes the album will tell an “emotional, existential” story that perserves Earle’s legacy.

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Jimi Dead is one of the hottest local bands right now in Salt Lake City. Holding a “no boundaries” mindset to both tunage and subject matter, Jimi Dead expresses true freedom within the indie genre. With experience in punk, dad rock and even SoundCloud rap, guitarist Patrick Shrimpton breaks down the band’s major themes while

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Chaz Prymek is a folk musician who has truly evolved with the times. While playing in bands such as Lake Mary and the ambient jazz quartet Fuubutsushi, Prymek's musical mission is one that he says is "ever-changing." … read more

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Chaidi Brooki and brother Kenny come together to create the genre-shapeshifting band Chaidi. Coming from a long line of singers in the family, the pair grew up singing. … read more

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In this special spook-tacular episode of SLUG Soundwaves, we wind the clocks back to 2011 as Bryer Wharton discusses the local heavy metal scene. … read more

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Lead vocalist Adam Borgione, bassist Alex Millet, keyboardist Joe Pedersen, guitarist Sam Morrison and drummer Bridger Croxford make up the band The Lingo. … read more

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Sitting quaint in local Orchard Studios, the folky Americana artist Daniel Young is always stretching the definition of "country music." … read more

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Enriched with grunge-pop aesthetics and dabbling in shoegaze, SLC-based band the Gontiks has been continuing to expand their experimental sound. The team made up of Caine Wenner, Emmett Crofoot, Gibson Bracken and Nathan Marabello (who was away during this interview) detail their upbringing, from starting a friendship to slowly “putting poetry to music.”

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Chris Proctor is the singer and bass player of the punk-surf rock band, The Modifiers. In a band that's 25 years old, Proctor has seen some shifting tides. … read more

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