Month: March 2011
Mike Brown: Speed Dating on Speed
So, here’s how it all started. My friend Grace (same Grace who pretended to be my wife when we stalked my ex-girlfriend) heard about speed dating and wanted to try it. I told her I would go with her, but I wanted to do some speed beforehand, strictly so I could name the article “Speed Dating on Speed.” … read more
Gallery Stroll – March 2011
It’s said that March enters with the roar of a lion and exits with the calm and subtlety of a lamb. No matter its entrance, March marks a change in the season. This month’s Gallery Stroll picks were selected because they have entered the scene with subtlety, but they are boldly making roaring additions to the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll scene. … read more
Johnny Kolache: Friends Wanted Here
Johnny Kolache is a little coffee shop-sized pastry joint serving Czechoslovakian pastries in a number of fine and tasty ways. The white walls of the joint are covered with the enthusiastic autographs and mementos of many happy customers. Johnny Kolache might be the most intentionally unpretentious place in Salt Lake, and yet everything about the eats and the friendly help says that there’s a lot of pride behind this family and their homestyle food. … read more
Product Reviews
Reviews of products from Kronik, Metromint, RAW and Bear Naked are featured this month. … read more
Beer Reviews
The month of March is here, and we have already seen too many new labels from our local brewers to keep track of. With all the expansion I see going on here, I really worry most about the brewers. Goddamn, I hope they are finding some time to drink. Raise your glass and enjoy the lineup. We have an Epic Barley Wine, a Golden Ale from RedRock and an oaked brew from the boys of Bohemian. … read more
Movie Reviews
Reviews of The Adjustment Bureau, I Am Number Four, The Eagle, Just Go With It and Sanctum are featured. … read more
Book Reviews
Reviews of The Beatles by Hunter Davies, Meat is For Pussies by John Joseph, and White Planet: A Mad Dash Through Modern Global Ski Culture by Leslie Anthony. … read more
Video Game Reviews
Reviews of Dead Space 2 and Splatterhouse are featured. … read more
National CD Reviews – March 2011
Reviews of new and recent releases from Adventure, The Aggrolites, Agnostic Front, Delicate Steve, Jag Panzer, La Sera, Mogwai, Old Man Markley, Parts & Labor, Secret Cities, Eddie Spaghetti, Shugo Tokumaru, Mike Watt, Weedeater and many more.
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Dear Dickheads – March 2011
Buses, bluegrass and doughnuts are discussed at length. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Alex Ortega
When it comes to secret weapons, one of the most deadly in SLUG Magazine’s arsenal may well be Alex Ortega. … read more
Infiltrating the Mainstream: An Interview with The Black Angels
It’s a Friday night in Austin, Texas and The Black Angels are wowing a huge crowd with a reverb-heavy set at Cedar St. Courtyard during SXSW 2011. … read more