Month: June 2011
Princess Kennedy: Sketchy Princess
One thing I love about SLC is the art scene. Dr. Sketchy’s is a nationwide sort of artist draw-a-thon that happens once a month at a bar where artists have a certain amount of time to sketch a live model on stage while enjoying good music and libation. I decided to venture down to Bar Deluxe a few months ago to take a look and see what Maggie Zukowski has brought to the Salt Lake chapter. … read more
Gallery Stroll – June 2011
When planning my Friday nights, two criteria rise above the rest: alcohol and art. These activities need not be mutually exclusive, hence my long love affair with the Gallery Stroll. This month, as SLUG celebrates all things beer, we’ll look at beer art, the art of beer, drinking beer while we look at art and beer as the motivator rather than the inhibitor. … read more
Product Reviews
We have a beer-centric product review section this month, featuring reviews of the BeerCloud Mobile App, a Beer Tasting and Hop Appreciation Kit, a Chrome backpack perfect for stashing beers, the Wriskey bottle opener, and some hangover recovery patches from Zaca. … read more
National CD Reviews – June 2011
New and recent releases from Beer Corpse, Boris, Cass McCombs, Foundation, Fucked Up, Joan of Arc, Mia Doi Todd, Nick 13, Panda Bear, Swingin’ Utters, Title Fight, Weekend Nachos and more are reviewed. … read more
Movie Reviews
Reviews of The Beaver, Pirates of the Caribbean, Priest, Something Borrowed, and Thor. … read more
Book Reviews
This month we’re featuring reviews of I’m in the Band by White Zombie bassist Sean Yseult, local poetry collection Sugar House Review, and the People of Walmart book. … read more
Video Game Reviews
This month we have reviews of the newest installment of Mortal Kombat and Portal 2. … read more
Dear Dickheads – June 2011
Somebody found their thesaurus… … read more
Contributor Limelight: Travis Bone
Burly and bearded, much like the character in his artwork for this month’s cover, Travis Bone is one badass local artist. … read more
Precision Builds with Pangea Speed
“I have this bad habit of never being satisfied. I’ll always look at a project and think that I can do it better.” Andy Carter is a perfectionist. When you consider that he is the owner of his own custom motorcycle and parts company, Pangea Speed, and one of the major organizers behind the second annual Salt Flat Social, this quality, which he refers to as either an “evolution or a sickness—depending on the day,” is exactly what you’d hope to find. … read more