Jazzy Olivo describes the two years from 2015 to 2017 as the years of silence. It was time for her to return to her cultural and sonic roots and listen again, this time more intently. From this silence, Olivo has built her own soulful, fusion sound. … read more

The post Episode #319 – Jazzy Olivo first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

After realizing how much they each liked each other's work, Ashleigh Bassett, Val Brown and Russ Wood decided to form Breakfast in Silence. Maybe punk, probably emo, the band will accept labels from soul punk to "deconstructed emotive yardcore." … read more

The post Episode #318 – Breakfast in Silence first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Though they've only been together for about a year, Moodlite have developed an impressively versatile range of sound. … read more

The post Episode #317 – Moodlite first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Insta-Gramo-Phone, the latest release by Salduro, is made for Instagram, forcing the group to embrace the platform's constraints and create something they never would have imagined.  … read more

The post Episode #316 – Salduro first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

I Buried the Box With Your Name have just released their first album, To Change, and it's a wild release from an unassuming group.  … read more

The post Episode #315 – I Buried the Box with Your Name first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Having played the main stage at Utah Pride Festival, Mason Comstock of Rebel Rebel caps out Pride month with some thoughts on the event and its place in our queer communities.  … read more

The post Episode #314 – Rebel Rebel first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

After being steered away from a musical career at a younger age, Jeff Dillon eventually found his way back home.  … read more

The post Episode #313 – Jeff Dillon first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Devin Moore discusses how the band's collective musical education has created an alternative rock sound heavily influenced by blues, jazz and a whole lot of funk.  … read more

The post Episode #312 – Rose Colored Roots first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Benton Wood believes the experienced formation of Ugly Boys paved a foundation that has poised them for the big time. … read more

The post Episode #311 – Ugly Boys first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

VHS Vic (Victor Blandon) is a stop-motion animator whose penchant for puppetry has evolved into Cool Banana, a muppet-rock band centered around theatrics and onstage characters. … read more

The post Episode #310 – Cool Banana first appeared on SLUG Magazine.