Renée Mackin = Joan Baez + Iris DeMent + Cass Elliot
The Bluest Bird by Renée Mackin is a folk album that blends the sounds of Americana-meets-classic-country with candid lyrics and the vivid scenes of rural Utah. … read more
Utah Artist
Julia Jacklin = Joni Mitchell + Gillian Welch
On her brilliant new album "The Gem," Julia Jacklin tosses in a good dose of dream indie pop with an equal dose of confessional alt-country honesty. … read more
Does SLUG knows music? We should — we’ve been covering the best in local bands and musicians since 1988. So yeah, take our advice and check out these singles. … read more
Utah Artist
Alli Brown = Sheryl Crow + Natasha Bedingfield
Self-described as a creator of “music for the dreamers,” Alli Brown’s most recent album Undeniable draws inspiration from several musical traditions. … read more
Utah Artist
Emma Ayzenberg = Adrianne Lenker + Cat Power
In Emma Ayzenberg’s artist description on Spotify, she self-identifies as “someone you can cry to.” I dare you not to, especially while listening to Child of Saturn. … read more
West Max = Flor + Kamden Freeman + James Vincent McMorrow
Balancing the strum of acoustic guitars with layers of distortion, fuzz and synth, West Max is a band with an experimental indie rock style all of their own. … read more
Utah Artist
The Keening arises once more with Devotion. What better way to enter the new season than with a gothic, doom, folksy soundtrack under the harvest moon? … read more
The artistry between Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE is undeniable, and what they create whenever they’re making music together can only be described as pure chemistry. … read more
The bass-line comes in, followed by the shaker and the harp coming together while Aldous Harding sings, voice cutting through the music over a silent crowd. … read more
For one weekend each year, a quiet stretch of red-rock country in Torrey, Utah, becomes a small town within a small town. And my family helps make it happen. … read more
2026-10-14 17:30:00
The Complex