SLUG Mag Soundwaves

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 appe...

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...

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...

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 .

In this week's episode we preview SLUG's upcoming local music compilation, Death By Salt V. We chat with John-Ross Boyce from The Troubles, and listen to some music from his band and Color Animal. … read more The post Episode #204 – Death By Salt V first appeared on SLUG Magazine .

SLUG's Managing Editor, Alexander Ortega, talks with Mike Schulman and Tim Brown from the band hard-mod Oi! punk band Hard Left, while we listen to two tracks from their new album.   … read more The post Episode #203 – Hard Left first appeared on SLUG Magazine .

SLUG Senior Writer, Mariah Mellus, chats with the women behind Elementé before they close up shop this June. Plus, new music from SLC indie-rock band Suburban Birds. http://suburbanbirds.com/ … read more The post Episode #202 – Elemente, Suburban Birds first appeared on SLUG Magazine .

SLUG writer Taylor Hoffman sits down for a pair of sexually risque interviews. The first with BDSM expert Miss VeroniKa about the genre and her classes, followed by Jennifer Fei from The Dahlia Room to discuss her adult shop. … read more The post Episode #201 – Miss VeroniKa, The Dahlia Room first appeared on SLUG Magazine .

Listen to the latest music from SLC rock duo Baby Gurl, as the two men sit down for an interview with SLUG’s Managing Editor, Alexander Ortega. … read more The post Episode #200 – Baby Gurl first appeared on SLUG Magazine .

SLUG Senior Staff Writer, Alex Springer, conducts an awesome video gaming roundtable with several independent designers in Utah. Included in the roundtable are Paige Ashlynn and Evan Munro from Team Tripleslash, Travis Turner and John Schwarz from Mannequin Games, and Christina Kalinger from Retro Yeti.   … read more The post Episode #199 – Video Gamer Roundtable first appeare...

On this week's episode, we listen to a couple tracks from Dusk Raps' latest EP, All Is Fair, while SLUG writer Connor Brady sits down with him for an interview in the studio.   … read more The post Episode #198 – Dusk Raps first appeared on SLUG Magazine .

SLUG writer Alex Cragun had the chance to speak with Utah House Representative Johnny Anderson about the fallout from the 2015 legislative session, talking about the best and worst things to come out of this year's run. … read more The post Episode #197 – Utah House Representative Johnny Anderson first appeared on SLUG Magazine .

SLUG’s Digital Content Coordinator, Henry Glasheen, dives into comics with “Black Metal” artist and “Stone Cold Lazy” contributor Chuck BB, as well as playing a track from SLC symphonic black metal band Fiendlord. … read more The post Episode #196 – Chuck BB first appeared on SLUG Magazine .

SLUG Senior Staff Writer, Justin Gallegos, goes over the finer points of 8-bit music with Joe Greathouse, the mind behind SLC cyberpunk project VCR5. Plus, we listen to two tracks from his brand new EP. http://vcr5.bandcamp.com/ … read more The post Episode #195 – VCR5 first appeared on SLUG Magazine .

On this week’s episode, writer Alex Cragun explores the work behind 5 Starving Artists, and chats with one of the bands involved with the project—The Weekenders. … read more The post Episode #194 – 5 Starving Artists, The Weekenders first appeared on SLUG Magazine .

This week SLUG takes a peek at the new album from Folk Hogan coming out in April, while SLUG writer Julia Sachs chats with band members about recording it. … read more The post Episode #193 – Folk Hogan first appeared on SLUG Magazine .

We explore all that the Natural History Museum of Utah has to offer, as we preview Speed Dating an Extreme Expert and Extreme Animals exhibitions, as well as what they museum has in store for 2015. … read more The post Episode #192 – Natural History Museum of Utah first appeared on SLUG Magazine .

This week we take a look at local food, first with Jeffrey Steadman from Yelp as we explore Latin American food, and then Alison Einerson from the Downtown Alliance talking about the Winter Farmer’s Market. … read more The post Episode #191 – Latin American Foods, Winter Farmer’s Market first appeared on SLUG Magazine .

We check out some healthy vegan options in this episode with Kate Dowden of Resilient Body Nutrition and Rachel Kate from Frisch Compassionate Eatery. … read more The post Episode #190 – Resilient Body Nutrition, Frisch Compassionate Eatery first appeared on SLUG Magazine .

Stephen Chai, founder and lead singer of The No-Nation Orchestra, sits down with us to talk about their latest EP, as we play a pair of tracks from it for you to enjoy. … read more The post Episode #189 – The No-Nation Orchestra first appeared on SLUG Magazine .