Year: 2014
Localized: Great Interstate and Strong Words
Urban Lounge will be hosting some of our salty city’s finest musicians on Oct. 10 for Localized, sponsored by Uinta Brewing Co., KRCL 90.9FM and Spilt Ink SLC. The evening will be kicking off with indie jams from Grass, followed by the dreamy, thoughtful rock of Strong Words and the introspective, spacey songs of Great Interstate. It’s only $5, so flip off your Netflix and head on over. … read more
Birds of a Feather: Avian Allure
Avian Allure is a Lyra (also known as an aerial hoop or a Cerceau) Duet performance group created by Andrea Hansen and Mandi Johnson. There is no denying the allure of these two beauties—they look like sisters, and they tell me that I’m not the first to think so. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Jordan Deveraux
Jordan Deveraux is a man who wears many hats around SLUG Mag. Whether it’s scoping out spots for our annual Roughside of the Trax skate comp or copy editing the issue, Deveraux’s an eager, community-minded guy who’s got a sharp noggin on him to boot. … read more
Urban Wild: Crook & The Bluff Meet Craft Lake City,...
Wilford and Dath met eight years ago, when they moved in together, but they didn’t start playing music until just over a year ago. Since then, they have been detonating music out of two guitars that is much more thunderous than you would imagine, aided by some extra hardware. … read more
VCR – AFT: VCR-5 at the CLC DIY Fest
The epitome of the term “DIY music,” Greathouse produces and performs from a stack of old VCRs rewired to work as instruments. … read more
Television Reviews
Television reviews for American Dad, Blended, Clockwork Orange County, Devo: The Men Who Make The Music, GG Allin (Un)Censored: Live 1993, Inside The Criminal Mind, Mystery Science Theatre 3000, Orphan Black, Sex Pistols – The TV Tapes, Soap, Three’s Company and Wilfred. … read more
Book Reviews
Book reviews for 33 1/3, Courtney Crumrin Vol. 6,Dead Letters Vol. 1, Elephantmen!, The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy, Heavy Metal Movies, Marvel Comics: 75 Years Of Cover Art, Monsters in America, Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe and Sex Vol. 2: Supercool. … read more
Beer Reviews
At this year’s North American Beer Awards held by the North American Brewers Association, one of Utah’s oldest breweries had an incredible showing. Moab Brewery tends to get overlooked in Salt Lake’s beer scene for the simple fact that it’s located in the desert hundreds of miles away. … read more
Beer Reviews
Normally, for October, I’d be pestering the shit out of all of the local breweries—hitting them up and gathering up all of the pumpkin beers I could find for one massive Utah beer “gourd-gasm.” But let’s be honest—How many damn pumpkin beers can you drink in a month? My money says a handful at best. … read more
Book Reviews
Book reviews for Assassination, Courtney Crumrin Vol. 5, Lost and Found: An Amy Devlin Mystery , Michael Jackson’s Dangerous (33 1/3), Next Testament Vol. 1 and The Punk Rock Las Vegas Survival Guide. … 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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Localized: Koala Temple
This month’s Localized features experimental wizard rockers Koala Temple and the cinematic poetry of existential ’70s punk weirdos Pentagraham Crackers. Drum and guitar duo Dog Sweat open. As always, $5 will get you in to Urban Lounge on Aug. 15 for a night of rock n’ roll, Salt Lake City style. Sponsored by Fat Tire, Spilt Ink SLC and KRCL 90.9FM! … read more
