Year: 2025
Idle Hands Roastery: Excellence in Coffee and Transparency
I’ve sampled hundreds, maybe thousands, of coffees — and Idle Hands immediately placed themselves as a favorite. … read more
Odd Balls: Putting the Fun in Fungi
Jon Carter invented Odd Balls: A Funguy Blend, as a way to naturally boost energy and now it is boosting the energy of cancer patients to get them through their treatments. … read more
Inside The Galactic Cabaret, a Portal to Utah’s Artistic Future
The cabaret, as well as the Galactic Art Market held hours before, served as a fundraiser for a passion project of these local visionaries: LunaPunk. … read more
Film Review: A Minecraft Movie
While A Minecraft Movie starts strong, it falls short with bad CGI and humor that feels more geared towards adults than children. … read more
Striking Pink Gold at the Arctic Circle
Don Carlos put Arctic Circle on the map with its early Americana aesthetic. Dishing out milkshakes, cheeseburgers and fry sauce, the fast food joint ran circles around its competition. … read more
Mike Brown: What’s In My Fridge?
Mike Brown gives us a tour into the trenches where no other man dares to go: the depths of his fridge. … read more
Localized: The Lingo
The music The Lingo makes is more about the experience than any message, with songs that evoke visceral mind-trips instead of imparting coherent lyrical ideas. … read more
Localized: Sad Cowboy
Sometimes, a band is greater than the sum of its individual members, and musicians can push each other to greater creative heights through collaboration. … read more
The Enigmatic Artist is Resurrected in The Form of Elmer...
While we walk and talk, we are followed by his loving and adorable bambino hairless cat, Ziggy. To say I could’ve stayed there for hours would be an understatement. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: May 2025
The through line for all six of these tracks is dissent (except for the ones that aren’t about dissent). Now, just like the past, is a great time for dissent. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Christian Ledek
From juicy street hot dogs to authentic ramen spots, Christian loves it all. His hilarious, tongue-in-cheek food reviews have kept SLUG in high spirits over the past year. … read more
Contributor Limelight: William Hughes
William’s writing voice, which balances cynicism with sincerity, plus their vast knowledge of coffee and sports, makes them irreplaceable to the SLUG team. … read more
