Year: 2015
An Observation of Earth: Interview with THEESatisfaction
Seattle is fostering a new wave of progressive music, built on jazz, soul and hip-hop, led by THEESatisfaction and Shabazz Palaces. THEESatisfaction got their break when Sub Pop signed the duo after hearing their contributions to Shabazz Palace’s 2011 album, Black Up. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Don Verdean
Don Verdean is a biblical scholar and archaeologist who has built his career on excavating and preserving artifacts from the good book—the film’s opening scene features an antiquated documentary in which Verdean tracks down the shears that Delilah used to cut Samson’s hair. … read more
Josh Williamson’s Nailbiter: Killer Serial Killer Serial
Writer Josh Williamson and artist Mike Henderson brings together the dreary crime noir of Twin Peaks with the gore and horror of Hannibal, as a rogue Army interrogator and small-town sheriff team up to investigate the disappearance of an FBI agent in Buckaroo, Oregon—a town that has spawned sixteen serial killers. … read more
Utah Arts Festival: Masquerade Party
The Masquerade Party is an annual fundraising event for the local festival with dancing, drinking and just-for-fun gambling with a Mardi Gras theme. The crowd donned elaborate masks, ranging from robots to fancy jackalopes. … read more
Steve McInelly: All-Around Funny Man
Steve McInelly may look like he’s clean-cut and fresh out of the MTC, but this Utah native has been rocking the SLC and Las Vegas comedy scenes with his irreverent, spot-on delivery for over six years. … read more
Under The Mask: The Psychology of Batman
What makes Dr. Letamendi’s approach to creating a safe conversational space for mental health so unique are the ties she creates between Batman: The Animated Series and the mental health world. … read more
Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition: Dungeon Master’s Guide Review
Fifth Edition, to my eyes, is the new gold standard for D20-based tabletop RPGs. It strips away the tedium of systems and statistics and replaces them with the true substance of role playing—deep, immersive stories. … read more
SLUG BMX Photo Feature: Adrian Evans
It’s always awesome to meet a young kid, still in high school, who can ride and hang with people literally ten years older than him. … read more
MOTUS After Dark @ The Red Door 02.28
If the show performed by the Musicians Of The Utah Symphony (MOTUS) at The Red Door on Feb. 28 is any indicator of how this group of a dozen or so musicians plan on bringing the music of classical composers closer towards the “mainstream,” then I think they stand a very good chance of realizing their goals. Allow me to explain. … read more
Creature Feature: Lukas Robin Hood
No, Lukas Robin Hood wasn’t named after that Robin Hood, if that’s what you’re thinking. He’s named after his grandpa, Robin Hood (brother to “Little” John and “Maid” Marian). … read more
SLUG Games: Slash Bash Presented By Ken Garff Fiat Recap
DJ Heinous Society provided the soundtrack as hordes of groms hiked feverishly to impress the judges with their pure guts and determination. Only the top five would advance to the finals, so it was now or never. … read more
SLUG Style: Aaron Woods
This month, for a special Valentine’s Day treat, we are featuring Aaron Woods for SLUG Style and his boyfriend Lukas Robin Hood from our Creature Feature. … read more
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