THIS MONTH’S ISSUE

It’s SLUG Magazine’s 36th anniversary! For this deep dive into SLUG’s first decade, local graphic designer Ed Robles (@24hrdrugstore) crafted a cover that draws inspiration from old-school SLUG covers and ‘90s DIY show flyers.

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Jordana Still Records Her Premonitions In Her Bedroom
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I am honored to present my interview with the priestess of nostalgic new-wave pop; in which we discuss intuitions, imposter syndrome and the idiosyncrasies of love and life.  … read more

Lauren Mayberry @ Soundwell 01.31.25
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Mayberry's performance was well-received, with the audience experiencing a mix of her album live and her signature energy. … read more

Dirk Jeffrey: The Prolific Polymath Piloting Wasteland Records
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Dirk Jeffrey is the founder and record producer for Wasteland Records, but he’s more than just a sound engineer and entrepreneur. … read more

Ten Years of Strength and Sensuality at The Salt Mine
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The performance holds a mirror to us, highlighting the importance of spaces like The Salt Mine, where liberation is celebrated. … read more

Bold & Beautiful: Lilia Maughn
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A proud product of Utah’s ever-evolving drag scene, Lilia Maughn's story is one of artistry, community and self-discovery. … read more

God Never Spoke, Only Beast: The Biblical Desperation of Beast...
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Join me as I sit down in a crowded theatre of disqualified contestants as we boggle at the multi-fixed dangling-key spectacle that is Beast Games. … read more

Bold & Beautiful: Princess Deathwish
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When the COVID-19 pandemic shut the world down and slowed Paredes’ momentum, he simmered on Princess Deathwish and reinvented himself. … read more

6th Annual Craft Lake City Holiday Market @ Ogden Union...
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Featuring over 140 local artisans, vintage vendors, craft foodies, STEM exhibitors and indie game developers, this year's Holiday Market uplifted even more local creatives than ever before. … read more

“An Irreplaceable Refuge for All of Us”: nan seymour on...
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Poet nan seymour put out a call to her writing community when she learned that the Great Salt Lake was at risk. Their output was a collective praise poem, titled...

Raiding the Airwaves: The Legacy of Jimmy Chunga and Radio...
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Tuning my signal to the Sin City airspace, I spoke with Jimmy Chunga, the ringleader of 101.9 The End (and now, the podcast Radio Ronin), to analyze this curve. … read more

Opening Our Ears with Senses Fail: New Jersey Vs. The...
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It’s been 20 years since the iconic debut album Let It Enfold You introduced us to New Jersey post-hardcore/pop-punk band Senses Fail. … read more

Double Feature: Secondhand Screenings and Scriptures
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So sit back, relax and enjoy this double feature of secondhand screenings. And remember, no one puts the “A” in “USA” (more "Anarchy) like yours truly. … read more

Sean Baker’s Open Mic Manifesto
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To Sean Baker, open mics are community—they are an outlet for new artists to practice and hone their skills.  … read more

Bridget Hanson is Achieving the Things She Wants to Achieve
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Bridget Hanson’s Posies, Pins, and Other Pragmatics is a poetic flowering of the author’s inner and outer worlds. … read more

Chaz Bojórquez on the Beauty of Cholo Tagging
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Bojórquez, in his upcoming appearance at Craft Lake City’s LetterWest, will deliver a keynote speech and an exclusive workshop. … read more

Pushing Up Daisies @ Fellowship Hall 11.15
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Pushing Up Daisies played with a lot of energy and everyone was excited for their return—it had been over a decade since the band played together … read more

Water and Rebirth in the West: Zak Podmore’s Life After...
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In Dead Pool, Zak Podmore reminds us that the federal government has a habit of making mistakes with Utah’s public lands. … read more

How The American West Shaped Dino Kužnik 
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Shaped By The West spoke deeply to me, not only because of Kužnik’s impeccable style, but because it contained scenes of the American West that I grew up with. … read more

Lugg Does the Heavy Lifting For You
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As a company co-founded and operated by Utah natives, Lugg provides necessary services for residents across the Salt Lake Valley, no matter their needs, income or ability. … read more

Second Sunday Tea: Spill That Tea, Sis!
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Instead of the late-night, adults-only feel often associated with drag performances, this elevated and immersive experience welcomes everyone from toddlers to grandparents. … read more

Bold & Beautiful: Notta Genda
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Notta Genda says that they use their drag to critically assess what comes with attractiveness. … read more

The Anarchy of Dance in “Lake Bodies”
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"Lake Bodies" has been successful and was shown at the Great Salt Lake People’s Summit and as a part of Westminster University’s 2024 showcase, Glisten. … read more

Play Review: Full Color
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“Full Color,” through laughter, sorrow and hard-to-swallow realities, gives people of color a declaration of resistance and truth against the large, privileged monolith of white Utah.  … read more

The March Violets on Post-Punk’s Origins
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SLUG chatted with The March Violets frontwoman Rosie Garland about the band's history and what prompts their creativity. … read more

Film Reviews: Utah Queer Film Festival 2024
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This year’s edition of the annual Utah Queer Film Festival includes 18 feature films and three shorts programs, all about LGBTQ+ experiences, history and perspectives. … read more

Chat Pile Wants To Die In A Movie
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SLUG had to jump in on the mix along with the many many publications clambering to Chat Pile. … read more

La Luz’s Shana Cleveland is “Living in a State of...
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La Luz's Shana Cleveland has experienced a whirlwind decade since her last interview with SLUG. … read more

KAVA Talks – In Heels 2 Heal: Stepping Into A...
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KAVA Talks is a men's group that meets once a week to educate about the harms of domestic violence. … read more

Ten More Secondhand Screenings for the Spooky Season
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So I’m back, with a pillowcase of toothaches and some physical flicks buried. Some spooky, some childish, some… autumn-adjacent? … read more

Catalyst 20 Years Later: A Conversation with New Found Glory
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I found myself with the opportunity to interview Cyrus Bolooki, drummer of New Found Glory, in the context of the band’s current tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their iconic...

Utah Design Exhibit 2024 Showcases Contemporary Handcrafted Furniture
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A great way to cap off this year's Salt Lake Design Week is with its cornerstone event, the Utah Design Exhibit. … read more

How Annie Elise Gives Victims A Voice
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Annie Elise is a podcast host and content creator in the true crime genre who has a mission to give a platform to the voices of victims and their families....

Cher Khan + Fight the Future: Private Show @ Paxton...
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I for one can’t wait to hear some new Cher Khan, and I’m also eager to see where the band goes after their stunning inauguration. … read more

Bold & Beautiful: Cherry Poppins
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Cherry Poppins didn’t come to be overnight; they existed for years within Cherry’s imagination, awaiting the perfect time to make their first public appearance. … read more

Clairo @ The Great Saltair 10.13
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Clairo is daisies and cherry blossoms, dainty jewelry worn every day, hot green tea with honey and mary-jane Doc Martens. … read more

Judah & the Lion @ The Union 10.07
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Heartbreak, loss, anxiety, depression, all the everyday struggles of being human—Akers and Macdonald created a space for the room to feel it all in one collective moment. … read more

The Transformative Power of Art: Cult Leader Amy’s Renegade Runway
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With three full runway-designed looks, a mixed-designer runway and a burlesque performance by Madazon Can Can, Renegade Runway was more than just a fashion show. … read more

Reflections on the Future: Man-Made Men
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When it comes to seeing Man-Made Men live, be sure to expect more than just a live music performance. … read more

Shannon & The Clams Don’t Own Beauty, but They See...
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Shannon Shaw and Cody Blanchard discuss their emotional creative process, what it’s like to publicly grieve on stage and their love for their fans through it all.  … read more

The White Buffalo Called Her to Clay: Pahponee’s Ceramics and...
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It is Pahponee’s 43rd year as a full-time practicing artist and her 10th year exhibiting at the annual Indigenous Art Market at the NHMU. … read more

SLUG Style: Kelly Green
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Kelly Green is Salt Lake City’s own comic book action hero, who laid claim to that shade of neon green long before “brat” was anything other than an insult. … read more

A Fourth Sister? What New Research Suggests About Indigenous Life...
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The Four Corners potato was traded and grown by multiple tribes across centuries and hundreds of miles. “It’s an ancient food, but it’s being revitalized and brought back to life,”...

Oceano’s Adam Warren Embraces Chaos
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Gifted lyricist and proficient vocalist Adam Warren chatted with SLUG Magazine post-set, accomplishing a successful gig and turnout. … read more

Anti-Protagonists and Anti-Detectives in Michael Farfel’s Glossy Eyed, Buzzy Fly
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Glossy Eyed, Buzzy Fly continually asks its readers to transgress their own bodies from our world into an ever-layered realm of strange realities. … read more

Confusion is Canon: My Experience at Salt Lake’s FanX 2024
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The Salt Lake FanX Comic & Pop Culture Convention has ripped a crack in the wall through time and space once again. … read more

Russel Albert Daniels’ “Wild Roses” Brings Visibility to Indigenous Communities
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Daniels’ exhibition, “Wild Roses,” is a confluence of his past, identity and place. … read more

Griff: Vertigo World Tour @ The Depot 09.30
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The concert was a journey through Griff's musical evolution, marked by its climax in the acoustic set—a moment where music, artist and audience became one. … read more

Treasure for the Taco Hounds at Taqueria La Palapa
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Each dish at Taqueria La Palapa was cooked to order with minimal ingredients prepared in advance. It took time, but my patience was rewarded. … read more

Local Review: Jwalking — Demo 2024
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Jwalking’s debut EP is a mere three tracks long but I think it could very well prove to be the first in a long series of scrumptiously sulky albums. … read more

Review: FKA twigs — Eusexua
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Eusexua may never capture the masses, or enter the cultural lexicon deeply enough to become the cornerstone of a failed historic US presidential campaign. … read more

Review: Ela Minus — Dia
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It proves that Ela Minus has got your attention. The future is here, let everything else burn. … read more

Local Review: Muskies — Muskies
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If you live in Muskies’ world, if you live in the world of this album, it's blissfully weird. I loved this record. Stay wild, Muskies, stay weird. … read more

Local Review: Snuff Tape — The Devils Work
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Snuff Tape finds a way to make the genre more than just music as their storytelling nature makes them stand out from the rest. … read more

Review: Ethel Cain — Perverts
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In spite of its massive runtime, this is an album with no fat to trim — it’s not some bloated prog epic or exercise in time wasting. … read more

Top Five Soundtracks of 2024 for Being Where You Already...
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Here are five soundtracks that helped me learn life’s most timeless — and obvious — lessons. … read more

Top Five Albums of 2024 for Ethereal Weird Girls Feeling...
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We’re entering a cultural renaissance where ethereal weird girls again hold increasingly valuable social capital. … read more

Top Five Albums of 2024 for Latinx People Entering Their...
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If you notice yourself picking up some of your mother’s or grandmother's habits in your adult life, you are officially entering your señora era. … read more

Top Five Albums of 2024 To Speed Run the Stages...
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Spanning from ‘90s synth pop to retro psych-punk, each of these albums ushered in a new emotion—listed here in the sequence of the traditional therapeutic model. … read more

Top Five Albums of 2024 for Thought Daughters
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For the femmes who analyze everything and have a good time doing it, this one's for you. … read more

Top Five Albums of 2024 To Kill Your Colonizer 
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From Niger to Palestine to Haiti, there are many people living under brutal imperialist powers. It’s impossible not to witness and it’s important to tune in.  … read more

Top Five Albums of 2024 for a Lost World
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These five pensive, melancholy records of 2024 might be just what the doctor ordered.  … read more

Top Five Electronic Albums of 2024 to Shred Your Amygdala
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Here are five electronic projects to rewrite your DNA and ascend to a higher plane of existence. … read more

Top Five Albums of 2024 That Give Cowgirls the Blues
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Five ladies with a little bit of the blues—a little bit spooky, dusty folk with a little hangover, reminiscent of cigarettes and late morning coffee in cafes—bring home this type...

Top Five Unsettling Albums of 2024 for Trip Sitting Someone...
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The releases below were common soundtracks for emotional purges, but their intense unnerving quality makes them perfect to psychologically torture someone.   … read more

Top Five Albums of 2024 to Enter Your Wrongdoer Era
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Follow this Top Five Albums of 2024 step-by-step (musical) guide to see if you’re in mid-development of your “wrongdoer” era. … read more

Local Review: Cudney – live at smoking nun
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Live at smoking nun is a live in-studio performance by Cudney at Smoking Nun Recordings in Midvale as part five of an ongoing series of live performances. … read more

Local Review: John Elwood Morgan – New Skies
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The EP shows a polished mix of roots music genres that John Elwood Morgan taps into while still remaining something all his own. … read more

Review: Geordie Greep – The New Sound
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The New Sound actually lives up to its name — Geordie Greep manages to blend latin grooves alongside progressive rock to create avant-garde rock operas. … read more

Local Review: Gilded Lillies – UP IN ARMS
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It’s no accident that the figure on the album Gilded Lillies cover has their arms raised up to the sky, as if wishing for mercy. … read more

Local Review: Sympathy Pain – Swan Dive
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Let Sympathy Pain consume you whole and spit you back out a completely different person. It is in fact, one hell of a “swan dive.” … read more

Review: Kim Deal – Nobody Loves You More
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With Nobody Loves You More, Kim Deal rises above everything like a Phoenix out of familiar ashes. … read more

Local Review: lucy – Now you lay, terrified
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lucy's creativity in risk-taking when it comes to genre, aesthetic and performance is that of a band years ahead in age and experience. … read more

Local Review: Sleep Cult – Speed Freak
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Speed Freak is a record of sound and frenzy that explodes quickly and embers out with a total run time of 13 minutes and 19 seconds. … read more

Review: Suppertime – Here’s The Thing
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Suppertime's Here’s The Thing is a whirlwind of sound that feels both familiar and fresh, stirring in ‘90s nostalgia with the creativity of today. … read more

Local Review: Nadezhda – Battery
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Nadezhda vocalist Erika Ahlin’s diverse performance through the entirety of Battery really brings this album from cool to awesome. … read more

Local Review: Musor – Musor Ⅱ
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Musor on Musor II doesn’t just fall into psychedelic rock, but ultimately makes the genre their own. Their unique tone and amplification make them versatile. … read more

Review: Bon Iver – SABLE,
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SABLE, is, in essence, a multimedia project exploring the darkness within Vernon’s past and heart. … read more

Review: Westside Gunn — Still Praying
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The latest Westside Gunn and DJ Drama record, Still Praying, is no exception to the ongoing chain of letdowns. … read more

Review: Halsey — The Great Impersonator
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As stated before, The Great Impersonator actually sounds not that bad—it just aesthetically doesn’t exist. … read more

Review: Tyler, the Creator — CHROMAKOPIA
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CHROMAKOPIA was a good listen but die-hard Tyler suckers will probably want me dead as I find the whole album just a “good” listen. … read more

Local Review: Seaslak – Oh Lord, My Retinas!
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Seaslak's Oh My Retinas shakes out to be a net positive, making this is a forest for the trees situation that still allows us to enjoy ourselves. … read more

Local Review: Recidivist – Madness Malformed
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If you enjoy overwhelmingly intense slams and beautifully constructed musical composition, Recidivist’s Madness Malformed should be your next listening venture. … read more

Local Review: Chegoya – I GUESS
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The Chegoya on I GUESS fuses elements of traditional jazz instrumentation alongside the electronic audio to create intricate layers of groovy beats. … read more

Local Review: Little Moon – Dear Divine
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Little Moon's Dear Divine is like a warm hug from a good friend or feeling the sunlight blush your face and like reading The Canterbury Tales for the first time....

Review: Action Bronson – JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACHLAVA THE DOCTOR
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Action Bronson's JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACHLAVA THE DOCTOR was a fun listen every time I pressed repeat, but “fun” doesn’t mean “groundbreaking.” … read more

Local Review: Cher Khan – Cher Khan EP
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Cher Khan’s five-track EP compiles all of the post-hardcore band’s 2024 singles into one brief yet raucous release. … read more

Bunnylovr: A Not-So-Fully-Formed Reflection on Isolation
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Bunnylovr is worth the watch, as Zhu is very clearly an up-and-coming, promising talent with a lot to offer modern audiences. … read more

By Design Needs To Go Back to the Drawing Board
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It’s the kind of official selection that gets chosen because it has a short enough runtime to easily fit into programming and some stars to promote, but it's a stretch...

The Legend of Ochi Provides Lifelike Creatures and Bland Characters
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It's perplexing to see a film that has all the makings of a wondrous experience turn out feeling so utterly unexceptional and bland. … read more

The Sexy, Surreal Spanish Soap Opera of Rains Over Babel
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So throw back your “elixir of life” and let the music take you as you're dragged down into the blacklight purgatory of Rains Over Babel. … read more

All That’s Left of You: A Palestinian Family’s Generational Struggle...
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All That’s Left of You is a modern masterpiece, a film that everyone should watch, especially since the Palestinian perspective has been overlooked for so long. … read more

Max Walker Silverman Paints a Portrait of Loss and Hope...
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While Rebuilding was chosen as an official festival selection long before the California wildfires turned the Pacific Palisades and Altadena to cinders, the connection is hard to shake. … read more

Focus On Cinematography: Jimpa and Sunfish (& Other Stories on...
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Cinematographers Matthew Chuang and Marcus T. Patterson are two of the many gifted cinematographers whose work has been showcased this year. … read more

Deaf President Now! Highlights The Difference Between Hearing and Listening
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More than 35 years after the protests, Deaf President Now! aims to ensure that this story is recognized as a major civil rights milestone. … read more

Film Review: You’re Cordially Invited
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You're Cordially Invited is a straight-to-streaming film that's pleasant enough to be worth watching once, but it's at best an utterly disposable comedy. … read more

Sophie Brooks Explores The Ties That Bind In Oh, Hi!
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Oh, Hi! is a smart and unpredictable collision between 500 Days of Summer and Misery that is a surprisingly honest yet deeply insane breath of fresh air. … read more

Jordan Michael Blake: Mormonism, Self Reflection and Delta Safety Videos
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Jordan Michael Blake is a writer, director and founder of a spoof Taco Bell Film Festival (not at all sponsored by the actual chain). His short animated film Paradise Man...

Justin Lin Puts His Audience in the Missionary’s Position in...
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Last Days is more successful in its mission than its tragically misguided protagonist was, though it still doesn’t quite live up to its divine calling. … read more

Touch Me: An American Love Letter to Japanese Cinema
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Addison Heimann delivers a second feature film that’s one endearing story of mental health, codependency-filled friendship, gore and lots of hentai. … read more

Sundance Film Review: Animated Short Film Program
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Just because it was hand-drawn, digitized or molded by clay doesn’t mean the final product is elementary. Here’s how Sundance’s Animated Short Film Program went down! … read more

Sundance Film Review: Midnight Short Film Program
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Sundance 2025 Midnight Shorts has the perfect fix for those looking for a creepy good time in a bite-size treat. … read more

Kiss of The Spider Woman Spins a Tale, Sings a...
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Kiss of The Spider Woman is a grand and powerful musical extravaganza that will be remembered both as the glossy, star-spangled spectacle of the festival. … read more

Cover Your Ears, Not Your Eyes for Welsh Folk Horror...
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Rabbit Trap's captivating, eerie atmosphere and thematic emphasis on sound mask a frustratingly vague narrative and distant characters.  … read more

Pee-wee as Himself: The Posthumous Rise of the Larger-Than-Life Persona
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With somber interjections from Paul Reubens himself, the audience discovers the muddier side to fame as he struggles with his lonely, closeted sexuality. … read more

Reid Davenport Returns To Sundance with Important Questions in Life...
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Life After delves into the thorny intersection of progressive ideals of bodily autonomy and the ableist assumptions underpinning debates about the right to die. … read more

The Cast and Crew of Jimpa Fight Ignorance and Hate...
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In a moment of societal division, Jimpa celebrates the beauty and complexity of human connection and finds joy in embracing our differences while finding common ground. … read more

War is Hell, But The Show Must Go in Atropia
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Atropia isn’t quite a great film, feeling a bit too muddled at times and occasionally playing too broadly to be as insightful or meaningful as it wants to be. … read more

André is an Idiot: His Final Marketing Campaign is Genius
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In André is an Idiot, we learn through Tony Benna’s even-keeled lens that André Ricciardi and his enigmatic persona are as sincere as they come. … read more

The Contemporary Not-So-Love Story of One to One: John &...
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One to One: John & Yoko might’ve been all over the place, but so was that generation. … read more

Ricky: The System Wants You to Reoffend
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Within one year of release, 43% of formerly incarcerated people were rearrested. In Ricky, we watch that statistic play out in a span of 112 minutes.  … read more

No Man Is An Island in Lyrical Comedy The Ballad...
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The Ballad of Wallis Island is destined to be embraced as a sentimental favorite by anyone lucky enough to fall under its sweet spell. … read more

The Brides of Sundance: Nadia Fall, Ebada Hassan and Safiyya...
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Brides, a new film premiering as part of the World Dramatic Competition, tells the story of a harrowing journey made by two teenaged Muslim girls from the U.K. … read more

John Lithgow Gives a Career-Defining Performance in Jimpa
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Jimpa is a truly unique and wonderful film that couldn’t be coming at a better time for coming in the worst of times. … read more

James Sweeney’s Hilarious and Moving Twinless is One of A...
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A packed audience that didn’t have my personal connection also laughed, cried and cheered while watching Twinless. … read more

Hollywood Icon’s Powerful Voice is Heard (Or Seen) In Marlee...
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Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore honors its subject with grace and is essential viewing for anyone seeking to understand how differences shape our lives. … read more

Scriver Brothers Balance Surrealism and Authenticity in Documentary Endless Cookie
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A combination of Peter’s storytelling and Seth’s animation, Endless Cookie is a series of witty, wandering vignettes about Indigenous life in Canada and a rollicking family portrait. … read more

How Noah Wyle Dug Himself Into The Pitt
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Wyle is scrubbing up again as star, executive producer and a writer on The Pitt, an all-new medical drama streaming on Max. … read more

Sierra Falconer and Cast Bring It Home in Sunfish (&...
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With Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake), Falconer delivers an evocative portrait of a cherished place, capturing its timelessness through its characters. … read more

Film Review: The Brutalist
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The Brutalist is brutal indeed, and it’s not a movie that’s likely to connect with mass audiences. … read more

Film Review: Wolf Man
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Wolf Man isn't that must-see, visionary piece of horror storytelling that Universal wants you to believe it is by any means, but it's decent popcorn fare. … read more

Film Review: The Room Next Door
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he Room Next Door is certainly going to be an essential viewing for Almodóvar aficionados, and it’s a dramatically ambitious film. … read more

Film Review: Better Man
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Better Man is a somewhat uneven mix of daring ideas and by-the-numbers filmmaking, but it comes together to do what it sets out to do. … read more

Gia Coppola: Las Vegas, Legacies and The Last Showgirl
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Gia Coppola, a spectacular talent and the latest in long line of visionary artists, has created a vivid portrait of connections, dreams and lasting legacies. … read more

The Top 11 Films of 2024
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As 2024 draws its final breaths, here is my annual list of the year's top films, submitted for your approval with your personal favorite deliberately omitted. … read more

A Damned Good Interview with Odessa Young
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Odessa Young will be doing what she loves for the foreseeable future, and that that no matter how cold the location can be, this rising star is on a hot...

Film Review: The Fire Inside 
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The Fire Inside is a breath of fresh air in a genre that far too often settles for stale and dank and provides enough inspirational warmth for a sports movie....

Film Review: A Complete Unknown
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A Complete Unknown hits all the right notes and stands as a cinematic experience that breathes some much needed life into a stagnant genre. … read more

Film Review: Babygirl
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It would be very easy to dismiss Babygirl as another tawdry affair movie, and frankly, if it had been made by a man, it very likely would be. … read more

Episode #469 — Cardinal Bloom

On this episode of SLUG Soundwaves, the group chats about the bands that got them into playing music, the origin of the group itself and their songwriting process.  … read more

Episode #468 — Muskies

On this episode of SLUG Soundwaves, Muskies talk about curating vibes, busking in alleyways — even whole touring — and the creation of their debut album, Muskies.  … read more

Episode #467 – Musor

On this episode of SLUG Soundwaves, Laterza and Orellana talk about the band’s origins, their unpinnable sound and their experience playing Kilby Block Party in 2023. … read more

Episode #466 – lucy

In this SLUG Soundwaves episode, the group talks about their sound, performance history and exciting new songs coming out soon. … read more

Episode #465 – Cali Flora.

On this episode of SLUG Soundwaves, Itamura discusses her inspirations, new sonic directions and solo producing. … read more

Episode #464 – Bone Throwers

Bone Throwers toss garage rock, deviant psychedelia and gristly surf into the genre-blender with one of a kind result that SLUG, and you, can’t get enough of. … read more

Episode #463 – Fight the Future

In this episode of SLUG Soundwaves, Fight the Future discuss their upcoming music and how their political opinions fuel their love and motivation for creating. … read more

Episode #462 – Little Moon

In this episode of SLUG Soundwaves, Little Moon aka Emma Hardyman discusses the metamorphosis of the folk-rock band, winning NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest in 2023 and their recent album Dear...

Episode #461 – Hoppy

On this episode of SLUG Soundwaves, we chat with the band about their origin, sound and everything that went into making Little While the robust, beloved record it is.  … read more

Episode #460 – The Plastic Cherries

The originators of the Plastic Cherries, Shelby and Joe Maddock, started making music together as a home project in 2020. … read more

Episode #459 – Jeff Dewsnup

Solo artist and former Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Jeff Dewsnup has found his rightful place in the local shoegaze, grunge scene. … read more

Episode #458 – Review: BONNEVILLE’s Another Flower

BONNEVILLE's vocalist Jack Ralls, along with Chase McLendon, Gabe Valadez and Thomas Smith, have captured the unique stylings that Provo has become known for. … read more

Episode #457 – Body of Leaves

Body of Leaves is has cemented itself as one of SLC’s best post-punk groups. In this episode of Soundwaves, the group discusses their origin, sound and new projects.  … read more

Episode #456 – Review: Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady...

Unable to create anything decent in the last 14 years, Mathers has resorted to symbolically murdering his former self in his most jaded and misguided project yet.  … read more

Episode #455 – Poolhouse

Poolhouse’s message couldn’t be more clear to me: do everything you can to see your creative vision through, and compromise at nothing to get there. … read more

Episode #454 – Review: Clairo’s Charm

SLUG Soundwaves is back with another review episode, this week, SLUG Editorial Intern Leah Call reads her review of Clairo's newest album Charm. … read more

Episode #453 – The Johns

The Johns were originally made up of John, Little John and other rotating drummers who didn’t end up sticking. … read more

Episode #452 – Review: Charli xcx’s BRAT

This week, SLUG Contributing Writer Arthur Diaz reads their review of British pop icon Charli xcx’s newest album BRAT. … read more

Episode #451 – Kal Mara

SLC singer-songwriter and producer Kal Mara recently released her debut album, CATALYST. She relays her relatable story from a place of deep emotional healing. … read more

Episode #450 – Review: BARBARIAN FAITH HEALER’s AMERICARNAGE

SLUG Soundwaves is back with another review episode this week, Alton Barnhart reads his review of local outfit BARBARIAN FAITH HEALER's AMERICARNAGE. … read more

Episode #449 – Menlo

Menlo is a six piece Salt Lake-based band that’s been around since at least the early 2000s. … read more

Episode #448 – Review: Mdou Moctar’s Funeral for Justice

The ripping chords and striking anti-colonial lyrics were incredible and fascinating to me. I wanted to dive into the reasons why an album like Funeral for Justice was written. … read more

Episode #447 – Gary Dranow and the Manic Emotions

Gary Dranow and the Manic Emotions are also starting a residency at O’Shucks  Bar and Grill on the Park City Main Street strip every Monday night from 6-9. … read more

Episode #446 – Review: fuckskin’s you can find it

The EP is a cute little box that packages up fuckskin’s discography and is sent off to sea with a trail of joyous nostalgia and broken hearts behind it. … read more

Episode #445 – Tiger Bike

Tiger Bike, a four-piece emo band, discusses their time in an LDS-centered college and how they think the places you make emo music are the places you hate.  … read more

Episode #444 – Review: Whisperhawk’s Keepers of the Earth Vol....

In this episode, SLUG Junior Editor Asha Pruitt reads her review of Whisperhawk’s Keepers of the Earth Vol. 2, released on November 2, 2023.  … read more

Episode #443 – Parallax

Parallax is a hardcore band that was popular in the early 2000s, in the Utah Valley. They will be playing Crucial Salt Lake happening May 25, at Soundwell. … read more

Episode #442 – Review: Jacob T. Skeen’s Telestial

This week’s episode is part of a new segment called Soundwaves Reviews, where we give our listeners an audible edition of our online music reviews. … read more