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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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