Month: September 2014
An Afternoon Chat with Justin Townes Earle
SLUG spoke with singer/songwriter and guitarist Justin Townes Earle about his new album, the state of Utah and his up coming Salt Lake City show at The State Room this Sunday, Sept. 28. … read more
Show Me Those Spirit Fingers: JCRD Hosts ‘Spirit Night’ Double...
Junction City Roller Dolls, Ogden’s resident derby league, hosted a rather exciting night of their notorious double-header derby action. The first bout set JCRD’s Trainwrecks against the very far-from-home Calgary Roller Derby Association All-Stars. The second bout was to be JCRD’s LOCO-Motives against Boise’s Treasure Valley Roller Girls River Rollers. … read more
Feast of Five Senses: A Fundraiser for Slow Food Utah
Slow Food Utah wants you to care where your food comes from. A celebration of all things Slow Food, The Feast of Five Senses, is one of the finest food events held in Utah each year. … read more
Creature Feature: ODGE
“We try to exude fear and anxiety and the stress of being human. When we do perform as Odge, we usually go from a point of fear and move to a more hopeful thing; they each have their little moment to speak when we perform.” … read more
Television Reviews
Television reviews for Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, The Killing Season 3, The New Normal, Transcendence, True Detective and Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley.
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Movie Reviews
Movie reviews for Guardians Of The Galaxy, Into The Storm, Ivory Tower, The Skeleton Twins and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. … read more
Princess Kennedy: Memories On Main
I recently got a documentary from the library titled Salt Lake City in the 1950s. The best part of the doc was the segment on Main Street. I remember hearing stories from my parents and grandparents about the grandeur that was our modest Downtown. … read more
Baby Ghosts, Maybe Ghosts, Probably Awesome!
The first time I heard Baby Ghosts, it was through a Bandcamp link someone had forwarded me in early 2012, saying, “You should probably give this a listen.” It was their first album, Let’s Always Hang Out Together, Okay? It cost a whole $4 and barely clocks in at 30 minutes … … read more
How I Learned To Love My Vasectomy
A large group of kids paraded around my house, and in their wake, they left a path of destruction—juice boxes were strewn about, toys littered the yard, and my pleas for compliance were met with the proverbial 5-year-old middle finger. … read more
Kory Quist: Roadie Warrior
When I asked Kory Quist to give me the highlights of his time spent on tour with SubRosa, who was supporting Boris, he replied with a surreal 10-item list where each entry baffled me more than the last. … read more