Year: 2010
Gallery Stroll – July 2010
Who needs the Kayo Gallery? It might seem like a peculiar question given the popularity of Kayo, but an appropriate one for the patrons of this month’s Gallery Stroll. The Kayo Gallery is in need of an immediate cash infusion to stay alive for the next twelve months. Sales from the July show will be the deciding factor on whether Kayo will remain in business for another year. … read more
Bellyography
In the world of belly dancing, people come and people go. It is especially wonderful when an energetic and exciting dancer returns. One such a dancer is Shazia, who has come back to the Utah Middle Eastern dance scene after several years’ absence, bringing with her a boundless enthusiasm and a perpetual joy for dancing. … read more
Product Reviews – July 2010
Products from War Regime, enjoi, Mattel, Cliche and Darkstar are reviewed this month. … read more
Video Game Reviews – July 2010
Reviews of Dead to Rights: Retribution, Red Dead Redemption and Skate 3 are featured this month. … read more
Movie Reviews – July 2010
This month we review The A-Team, Cyrus, Get Him to the Greek, The Karate Kid, Knight & Day, Marmaduke, Splice, Toy Story 3 and Winter’s Bone. … read more
Book Reviews – July 2010
SLUG reviews Bike Snob, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Eating Clean and Plan-B Theatre Company: More Plays from Behind the Zion Curtain. … read more
Beer Reviews – July 2010
Every year, the first weekend in June is signaled by the migration of the Utah beer nerd. Seemingly docile creatures, beer nerds make their way out of hibernation and head north to the magical land of Idaho Falls, where the North American Brewers Awards/Mountain Brewers Beer Festival events are being held. There, brewers from all around the greater western U.S. meet to host one hell of a beer festival. It is also where Utah proves to kick more ass that what we already think we do. … read more
National CD Reviews – July 2010
This month we feature reviews of new music from Against Me!, Band of Horses, Brimstone Howl, Damien Jurado, Integrity, Kaskade, Morcheeba, Noctiferia, Ratatat, Starkweather, The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza and many many more.
Dear Dickheads – July 2010
Even more dances with Juggalos and an encounter with Rusty Shackleford. … read more
Contributor Limelight: JP
JP (or John Paxton if you are being proper) joined the SLUG Mag team approximately two years ago after interviewing Angela Brown as part of this then-internship at KUER. When his “offiicial” business with Brown had ended, he was quick to ask how he might get involved with such a fine enterprise. … read more
Ghost Riding an Econoline: Spell Talk Cruises Into Craft Lake...
Walking into the home of Spell Talk is like walking onto the set of an independent film about hometown rock heroes on the verge of making it. It’s a Monday night and they all seem to be in a state of semi-recovery from the weekend before. Despite their various states of weekend disrepair, they manage to pull their shit together long enough to make spaghetti dinner with homemade pasta sauce, set the table and pair each meal with a cold can of Olympia beer. … read more
Localized – Fictionist, Bramble and Boots To The Moon
From professional charm to boyish adventures, this month’s Localized features the smooth sounds of Fictionist and the adventurous souls of Bramble on August 20 at the Urban Lounge with opener Boots to the Moon. Only $5. … read more