SLUG Magazine

Purgatory or Bust

By Tim Kronenberg

As it’s clear that Purgatory isn’t going anywhere, the only task assigned to us patrons is that we must keep coming back. Relevance has never tasted so good! … read more

Define a Beer Style: Local Breweries Edition

By Chris and Sylvia Hollands

Based on the official Beer Judge Certification Program Style Guidelines, there are over 30 main categories of beer and even more subcategories within each. … read more

Kick Back with Wasatch Brewery’s Nils Imboden

By Chris and Sylvia Hollands

If you ever need a reason to visit Park City, Utah, Wasatch Brewing’s Kick-Back Series might be just the ticket. … read more

Local Music Review: Founders of Ruin – Movement I: Concept

By Zaina Abujebarah

Founders of Ruin = Meshuggah + After the Burial + Between the Buried and Me … read more

Local Music Review: Substained – Vomit The Cross

By Eric Norris

Substained = Dark Funeral x Mayhem + Belphegor … read more

Review: The Drums – Brutalism

By Paige Zuckerman

The Drums = Architecture In Helsinki + Interpol … read more

Review: Shana Cleveland: Night of the Worm Moon

By Russ Holsten

Shana Cleveland = Alice Coltrane + Sun Ra + Octavia E. Butler … read more

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Peace On Earth One Year Anniversary

By Jennifer Thayn [Posted April 18, 2019]

Peace On Earth Coffee was created by two sisters Lynsie and Shayna Gifford. The shop just celebrated its one year anniversary. It is located on Provo Center street and has become the place to be. … read more

Episode #309 – MMEND

[Posted April 17, 2019]

Now off the heels of their debut album, Spectator, Mitch Winter muses about what has made MMEND successful and how a sibling dynamic affects the band. … read more

Hozier @ Union Event Center 04.06 w/ Jade Bird

By Logan Sorenson [Posted April 16, 2019]

Fans gathered at the Union Event Center on April 6 to see Jade Bird and Hozier take the stage for a night of folky magic. … read more

A Friday Night, Snacks and Films: F.U.B.A.R and Criminal Double Feature

By Ben Tilton [Posted April 8, 2019]

Creative Guild Studio’s premiere of Lucre Films’ productions, F.U.B.A.R. and Criminals, was everything an enjoyable evening viewing should be. … read more

Content Shifter: 8 Hulu (Sorta) Hits to Stream

By Bill Frost [Posted April 5, 2019]

Here are eight more lesser-hyped, original Hulu series that you may or may not be aware of. … read more

The Drums

By Paige Zuckerman [Posted April 5, 2019]

The Drums = Architecture In Helsinki + Interpol … read more

Shazam!

By By Jimmy Martin [Posted April 4, 2019]

In the same mindset as Ant-Man and Black Panther, director David F. Sandberg has taken a relatively unknown character and made him engaging, enjoyable and enlightening. … read more

Captain Marvel

By Jimmy Martin [Posted April 4, 2019]

The film initially reveals Larson as Vers, a human being on an alien planet with a forgotten past and no idea about her origins. During a rescue mission to uncover secrets about her planet’s enemies, The Skrulls, and led by her mentor, Yon-Rogg (Jude Law), our protagonist is captured and eventually makes her way back to Earth. … read more

Chad Hopkins is the man behind Hopkins Brewing Co., Sugar House's newest spot to enjoy craft beer.

For the Love of the Craft: Chad Hopkins of Hopkins Brewing Co

By Ali Shimkus [Posted April 4, 2019]

Hopkins takes a sense of pride in his continued effort to make his brewpub a prominent feature in Sugar House. … read more

Brewer Colby Frazier views the ABV increase of tap and commercially available beer from 4 to 5 percent as a boon to the local beer community.

Colby Frazier on the Beer Battle

By Danielle Susi [Posted April 4, 2019]

Among some of the concerns about raising the ABV of tap and grocery-store beer offerings is the dwindling availability of local beers. … read more

Head Brewer Nils Imbolden spearheaded Wasatch’s Kick-Back Series, a small-batch, highpoint treat available at the Park City Wasatch Brew Pub.

Kick Back with Wasatch Brewery’s Nils Imboden

By Chris and Sylvia Hollands [Posted April 4, 2019]

If you ever need a reason to visit Park City, Utah, Wasatch Brewing’s Kick-Back Series might be just the ticket. … read more

(L–R) Art’s Place co-owners Yolanda and Art Sanchez offer a hidden gem of a dance club in SLC’s Westside, and welcome all who are looking for a fun night of dancing.

Dance Fever at Art’s Place: The Dancehall Experience You’ve Been Missing Out On

By Alexander Ortega [Posted April 4, 2019]

On a Saturday night, I felt right at home amid a display of jovial energy at Art’s Place. The presence of inexhaustible dance-lovers sustains the warm—nay, red-hot—atmosphere as the dance partners deftly executing the steps of voluptuous cumbia moves. … read more