Not Just a Local Rapper: An Interview with Enzo
The ever-tenuous balance between blowing up and staying true to your roots—Utah-based hip-hop artist Enzo understands this quandary as well as anyone. … read more
Film Review: Doors
Doors is a science fiction horror film bereft of new or intriguing concepts and it’s hard to imagine it appealing to anyone. … read more
Review: Endlings – Human Form
Endlings = Rashad Becker + Dustin Wong + Zs … read more
Film Review: The Courier
The Courier isn’t going to be an Oscar contender or a blockbuster, but it’s a solidly entertaining thriller. … read more
Local Review: The Dream Tapes – The Dream Tapes
The Dream Tapes is a feel-good experience that solidifies the band as Utah’s 2021 version of the Beach Boys. … read more
Series Review: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier promises to be a wild ride that restores Fridays to the state of nirvana. … read more
Film Review: Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Zack Snyder’s Justice League is really the same movie; there’s just a lot more of it. It’s bloated and wildly self-indulgent. … read more
Local Review: Catalogue – No Rules
Catalogue = Tycho + Plini … read more
Film Review: Coming 2 America
Coming 2 America rises easy enough to get through most of the time, which is about as strong a recommendation we can muster. … read more
Review: Nancy Sinatra – Start Walkin’ 1965 – 1976
Nancy Sinatra = Bobbie Gentry + Lana Del Rey … read more
Local Review: Cupid Come – Stupid Dumb
Cupid Come = Tennis System + Snail Mail … read more
Bold & Beautiful – SLUG LGBTQ+: Electra Jones
Known onstage as the performer Electra Jones, Jordan Ruggeri explores themes of gender and identity through the art of transformation. … read more
Black History Month Gallery Show @ FICE Gallery, 02.26
The Black History Month Gallery Show helped set the tone for what is in store in terms of community-based fundraising for FICE. … read more
Film Review: Cherry
There’s a difference between not entirely succeeding and outright failure, and the Russo Brothers’ Cherry is far from the latter. … read more
Finding the “And” of a Musical World: An Interview with...
Our Hands Against the Dusk, the debut album from Rachika Nayar, envisions a more liberated reality full of flights of fancy and imagination. … read more
God, the Devil and Mad Forgery Skills: Jared Hess and...
No one is immune to deception is the perspective from which the filmmakers chose to tell the story of Murder Among the Mormons. … read more
Film Review: Chaos Walking
Chaos Walking is a disposable diversion at best, an embarrassing waste of time, and primarily, it’s just a lot of vague, unfocused noise. … read more
Local Review: Nicholas James – Somebody New
Nicholas James’, Somebody New, makes it clear that he has the stuff and that his future in music is wide open to a range of possibilities. … read more
Strength in Shades’ Inaugural WOC Market
Led by Alicea Marie and Kris Heals, Strength in Shades’ WOC Market provided a space for other people of color and women to network. … read more
Film Review: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is certainly aimed at fans, but it’s quite accessible even if you’re not. It made a fan out of me. … read more
Jesusxvix: Bringing Diversity to Utah Photography by Celebrating the Human...
Jesus Rodriguez’ photography is a celebration of people, and, for the artist, an opportunity to examine the diversity of the human form. … read more
Just Be Lovely: Jacobo Funes
Jacobo Funes’ work embraces his human subjects as simultaneously familiar and unknowable entities while highlighting Utah’s people of color. … read more
Ahlstrom Photo: Escaping with Vibrant Memories
In order to create tangible memories, Kyle Ahlstrom uses vibrant colors to shape positive notions with others through photography. … read more
Virtualized: Valerie Rose Sterrett
Valerie Rose Sterrett wants her music to be able to connect to all walks of life—even if playing at Utah ski resort for a tourist mother. … read more
Finding Beauty in Anachronistic Ambiguity: karun_the_wzrd
karun_the_wzrd’s photography floats in an ether, mashing together different eras into hazy film photos that depict surreal dream worlds. … read more
Sarah May Uncovers Her Heritage in Photographic Layers
Sarah May brings together symbols and actions that contribute to the continual push to help BIPOC communities flourish. … read more
Virtualized: The Fervors
With such an intense emotional descriptor as their band name, The Fervors deliver a unique sound that is just as captivating to listen to. … read more
Review: Julien Baker – Little Oblivions
Julien Baker = Adrianne Lenker + Wolf Alice … read more
Film Review: Raya and the Last Dragon
Raya and the Last Dragon is a magical, can’t-miss adventure that’s suitable for everyone while breaking the mold. … read more
Finding Light In Dark Places: the Film Photography of Yexenia...
Yexenia Young approaches her photography with a bold creativity and the desire to further each frame into another dimension. … read more
Film Review: Moxie
Moxie takes the Mean Girls’ model of “girls can be so awful to each other” and provides an alternative story of sisterhood and empowerment. … read more
Forget the Photography, Remember the Story: For Rick Egan, Photojournalism...
Rick Egan, a staff photographer for The Salt Lake Tribune since 1984, has spent the majority of his life documenting SLC in photographs. … read more
Making a Photograph with Ed Rosenberger
The title “photographer” is more of a verb than a noun for Ed Rosenberger. It’s a lifelong commitment to learning. … read more
Review: DJ Camgirl – CANNON / Problems
DJ Camgirl = The House Crew + DJ Mastercard + MOM$ … read more
Film Review: Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry
The World’s A Little Blurry is a coming-of-age story of Billie Eilish whose overnight rise to superstardom shook the entire music industry. … read more
Jamie A. Kyle’s Transfiguration of the Commonplace
The photography from Salt Lake City–based photographer Jamie A. Kyle is, in her words, the result of “gathering”—lots and lots of it. … read more
Life in Color: Photographer Lirica Castañeda
Lirica Castañeda broadens the meaning of beauty and gives a platform to the narratives of people of color. In the future, she plans to refine her talents. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: March 2021
In this month’s edition of our Local Music Singles Roundup, let local artists remind you that music never dies. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Roberto Valdez
Roberto Valdez has been putting an amazing image behind a story and providing a visual connection for SLUG readers since fall of 2019. … read more
Beer of the Month: Oat Pale Lager
When we heard about Bewilder Brewing Company’s delicious Oat Pale Lager, just the simple name perked our ears. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Kelly Williams
Kelly Williams (aka Bonneville Jones) provides SLUG with an exuberant energy through his stylistic lens to every photo he takes. … read more
Snow Photo Feature: Parker Szumowski
Parker Szumowski finding some late light and soft snow in Grand Teton National Park in this stunning capture not to be missed! … read more
Content Shifter: 11 Comedies to Stream on Paramount+
Here are 11 more comedies from the ’00s and the ’90s to check out on Paramount+ that you may have missed the first time around. … read more
Skate Photo Feature: Shay Despain
My favorite part about this photo of Shay Despain is how the shadow from the overhang on the building frames him. … read more
Mike Brown: Pandemic Anniversary!
Quarantine hasn’t been that bad, you just need a positive attitude! Read up on a more optimistic take on COVID in this month’s “Mike Brown.” … read more
Independence Through Communal Living at The Family Support Center LifeStart...
At the Family Support Center’s LifeStart Village, single-parent families can move from homelessness into a nurturing community. … read more
Film Review: The United States vs. Billie Holiday
The United States vs. Billie Holiday is a pretty good film about magnificent talent, corruption and fear-mongering government operations. … read more
Bold & Beautiful – SLUG LGBTQ+: Lux Saint Diamond
For Lux Saint Diamond, who has been performing since they were 19, drag is healing, strength and individuality. … read more
Local Review: Red Desert Ensemble – CHOROCHRONOS
Red Desert Ensemble = Michael Pisaro + Sarah Hennies … read more
Review: Katy Kirby – Cool Dry Place
Through indie-rock and folk-informed songwriting, Katy Kirby offers up the heart on her sleeve and one hell of a debut. … read more
A Tiny Ripple of Hope Brings A Story of Love...
A Tiny Ripple of Hope is a powerful and emotional new documentary which premiered at the 2021 Slamdance Film Festival. … read more
Film Review: I Care A Lot
I Care A Lot is a gleefully wicked ride that has remarkable chutzpah and deftly zigs every time you think it’s going to zag. … read more
Dickinson: Season Two Has Fun Taking Poetic License With Its...
If you like period costume dramas, then Dickinson, might be just the show for you—but it’s certainly not the one you’re expecting it to be … read more
Film Review: Flora & Ulysses
Flora & Ulysses isn’t going on a best-of-the-year list, but it’s a welcome family film that adults will even enjoy watching on their own. … read more
Review: Goat Girl – On All Fours
Goat Girl = Crumb x Hinds + Tame Impala … read more
It’s not a gallery: The Valentine’s Exhibit
The artwork, lighting and steady house music provided a fluid and inviting atmosphere for the It’s not a gallery space. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: After America
Starring real-life criminal justice deescalation workers, After America is so becoming of its drab setting it is barely memorable. … read more
Local Review: Deathblow – Insect Politics
Deathblow = Exodus + Municipal Waste + Slayer … read more
Film Review: Willy’s Wonderland
Willy’s Wonderland is not unwatchable, but it’s not even the best new Nicolas Cage movie I’ve seen in the past three weeks. … read more
Review: Wobbly – Popular Monitress
Wobbly = Tujiko Noriko + James Ferraro + Kirby’s Nightmare in Dream Land OST … read more
Film Review: Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
As long as you have at least one person beside you who’s feeling as stupid as you are for laughing, Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar is it. … read more
Film Review: The World To Come
The World to Come explores the question of how one deals with the realities of life versus the expectations of what it’s supposed to be. … read more
Who’s Behind The Music?: An Interview with Evvy Shark
Ms. Liza’s Psychic Hotline is a fragile album that makes you feel special and bewildered, as if you’re in someone’s most intimate moment. … read more
Film Review: The Mauritanian
The Mauritanian conveys when we talk ourselves into believing that the end justifies the means, we inevitably lose sight of the end itself. … read more
Local Review: Cassette Drift – A Stateless Dark
Cassette Drift = Depeche Mode + Slowdive … read more
Slamdance Film Review: The Sleeping Negro
Despite attempts to engage in a pressing dialogue, The Sleeping Negro reads as a bunch of ideas—full of potential, but starving for nuance. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Mia Misses Her Revenge
Mia Misses Her Revenge opens various conversations regarding men and the benefit of having supportive friends helping through bad breakups. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: ISAAC
ISAAC is a film that gives you breadcrumbs and allows you to make meaning, and while that might be daunting, that final moment of clarity is worth chasing. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez
Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez offers a well-rounded look into the evolution of Spain and how that impacted the world around him. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: A Family
A Family offers its audience more than enough to chew on with a deep, emotionally sensitive reflection on family and trauma. … read more
Film Review: Minari
Minari is an emotional and lyrical work of art, and a moving portrait of assimilation and the immigrant experience. … read more
Local Review: Marqueza – White Elephant
Marqueza = Cilver + Paramore … read more
SLUG Style: Memorie Morrison
Memorie Morrison is a hairstylist, Owner of Central Ninth’s Troubadour salon and she’s known for her band ¡andale!. … read more
Film Review: Malcolm & Marie
It’s difficult to imagine anyone but people who really like Zendaya and John David Washington making it through Malcolm & Marie. … read more
Film Review: Nomadland
Nomadland is an immersive, cleansing experience that had me captivated from beginning to end, and it’s deserving of the love it’s getting. … read more
Review: Matthew Sweet – Catspaw
Matthew Sweet = Grateful Dead + The Beach Boys + Todd Rundgren … read more
Doula Ashley Finley Leads By Caring For BIPOC Parents’ Spirits
Finley started Sacred Sister Doula because she says she’d “always felt a calling to help babies, especially Black babies, to be born.” … read more
Igniting Empathy with An Other Theater Company
An Other Theater Company focuses on stories of the “othered”—Creating a space that is intersectional and forever adapting. … read more
The Angle of Light: Black Refractions
Black Refractions speaks to the wide range of experiences that constitute how Blackness exists in our country. … read more
Sundance Film Review: You Wouldn’t Understand
Trish Harnetiaux’s You Wouldn’t Understand is an unassuming little gem of absurdist comedy that knows exactly what is is. … read more
Cueva Law Firm: A Story of Success
With a focus on family-based immigration, the work Cueva Law Firm does is at once tumultuous, exhausting and rewarding.
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Sundance Film Review: Judas and the Black Messiah
Judas and the Black Messiah, from director Shaka King (Newlyweeds), showed at the Sundance Film Festival last night and did not disappoint. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Prisoners of the Ghostland
Prisoners of the Ghostland is a nonsensical mess that had me feeling like one of those characters from a certain era of Bugs Bunny cartoon. … read more
Sundance Film Review: R#J
In this retelling of Romeo and Juliet, R#J feels more like a very intriguing experiment than a particularly good film. … read more
Sundace Film Review: Jockey
Jockey is a triumph of melancholy and wistful moments woven together by a skilled director and actor who has never been fully appreciated. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Marvelous and the Black Hole
Kate Tsang’s Marvelous and the Black Hole is by no means terrible, and it kills almost 90 minutes adequately enough. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Mother Schmuckers
Mother Schmuckers relishes in the glitching, sometimes senseless approach to collage afforded by the early internet era. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Mass
Mass is an uncompromisingly provocative film, one sure to be the subject of discussion if people can steel themselves up to watch it. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Flee
Flee is a magnificent achievement in directing, and a genuine game changer for documentaries as an artform. … read more
Sundance Film Review: On the Count of Three
Jerrod Carmichael’s On the Count of Three is an interesting commentary on the difference between angry self-pity and true mental illness. … read more
Sundance Film Review: How It Ends
Zoe Lister-Jones & Daryl Wein’s pre-apocalyptic How It Ends is slight and forgettable, but it is an enjoyable little excursion. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Coda
Coda perfectly encapsulates the idea of challenging narrow viewpoints regrading the ways we communicate, the ways we live and the ways we love. … read more
Education and Inspiration: Blue Sky Institute
The Blue Sky Institute uses education and community engagement as the foundation for a wide array of grassroots projects. … read more
The West View Is You
The West View is here as a reminder to all of Salt Lake City that there is a culturally rich and closely knit community that exists here. … read more
Virtualized: Herring
The five-member ensemble Herring creates sounds that do not fit into one specific category—a unique separation from genre labeling. … read more
Transformational Activism: Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline with Save the Kids
Save the Kids is a national nonprofit devoted to keeping youth from being institutionalized in the carceral system. … read more
Building Rome: Navigating Trans Identity with Natalie Day
For Natalie Day, building Rome took time. Although she faced challenges, it was overcoming those challenges that have made her who she is. … read more
Local Review: Freedream – Elemental Art
Freedream = Incubus + Soundgarden … read more
Virtualized: Ivouries
Now a fine-tuned four-piece, Ivouries have grounded themselves in an area full of opportunity and astounding local talent. … read more
River Jude August: Gender Actualization in Utah
River Jude August serves as a leader in the effort to defend gender-expansive rights, championing social justice, growth and change. … read more
PIK2AR: Providing Positive Change for the Pasifika Community
PIK2AR works to address domestic violence within the Tongan/Polynesian/Pacific Island community while providing other community programs. … read more
A Hot Lunch For Cozy Winter Comfort At Hong Kong...
Hong Kong Tea House is a great, local spot for comforting food that will make you smile even on the dreariest of days. … read more
Beer of the Month: This is the Pilsener
Having won awards at several important beer events, This is the Pilsener has a clean taste with hints of sweet bread alongside floral notes. … read more
9th & 9th Book & Music Gallery: The Bookstore in...
At 9th & 9th Book & Music Gallery, you can peruse the shelves and while away the hours steeped in books you wouldn’t normally find elsewhere. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Hannah McBeth
With her jubilant and gracious approach to writing, Hannah McBeth has been covering community stories for SLUG Magazine since 2019. … read more
Skate Photo Feature: Christan Bourne
Lots of roll-ups and three tries later, Christian Bourne was celebrating the completion of his newest part in Shit Vortex by Wizard Winn. … read more
Mike Brown: Love Thy Neighbor
With all the forthcoming evictions this year, I thought I’d write a few words about moving and being a good neighbor. … read more
Snow Photo Feature: Sam Taxwood
The Brighton backcountry is legendary in snowboarding. If you have watched a snowboarding movie, you’ve probably seen footage from here. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: February 2021
This February, turn toward your ever-reliable music community to help cure the winter blues with tracks from Rainy Dawn, KAL MARA and more. … read more
Content Shifter: 9 Cyberpunk Movies to Stream
Here are nine cyberpunk movies from the 1990s that you should stream that predicted The Future, both boldly and brainlessly. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Morgan Keller
Morgan Keller is an invaluable addition to the SLUG team, and we look forward to more of her accomplishments! … read more
Film Review: Supernova
Supernova is an absorbing enough trip, even if it doesn’t take us down many roads we haven’t visited before. … read more
Film Review: The Little Things
The Little Things is intriguing, but too grisly for people who don’t get into serial-killer movies, but too tame for those who love them. … read more
Local Review: Portal to the God Damn Blood Dimension –...
Portal to the God Damn Blood Dimension = Acres + Keaton Henson (Romantic Works) … read more
Film Review: The Dig
The Dig is a well-made film that has a lot going for it. If not for the ill-advised deviations, this could have easily been a minor classic. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Violation
Violation Directors: Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli DM Films Premiere: 01.31, 10:00 p.m. Streaming on Shudder: 03.25 Content warning: This article address issues of sexual violence and assault. Please take that in advisement as you read and share it. Sometimes seeing something on screen that feels disturbingly real provides film with its only means to
“Own the Truth”: An Interview with Knocking’s Frida Kempff and...
Knocking presents a war between Molly’s (Cecilia Milocco) resilience and society’s churn of normalized silencing. … read more
Sundance Film Review: We’re All Going to the World’s Fair
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair offers an ode to the internet’s limitlessness, relishing in its complexity and its contradictions. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Playing With Sharks
Playing with Sharks is so much more than just the latest cash grab on the subject—it’ s a loving tribute to an extraordinary person. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Prime Time
Prime Time is simply an exceptionally well-crafted and engaging thriller that goes beyond language barriers. … read more
Sundance Film Review: One for the Road
Baz Poonipiriya’s One for the Road is not without its moments, but it’s irritating, flashy and shallow beyond words, … read more
Sundance Film Review: Hive
Hive is a smack in the face that manages to be both devastating and inspiring, as well as profoundly moving. … read more
Film Review: The White Tiger
The White Tiger takes on an introspective look at greatness versus goodness and the vast differences between a prosperous life and spirit. … read more
Old Cuss Coffee Gives A Dang
Brent’Lee K Williams’ eclectic touches make Old Cuss Coffee truck a roving charm in our city that we’re happy to see stick around. … read more
Review: Rhye – Home
Rhye = Elder Island + Robin Thicke (The Evolution Of Robin Thicke era) … read more
Film Review: Herself
Phyllida Lloyd’s Herself is a beautiful, sensitive and life-affirming movie that comes with my highest possible recommendation. … read more
Local Review: Victim To None – VTN ’20
Victim To None = Power Trip ^ The Beautiful Ones + Higher Power … read more
Bold & Beautiful – SLUG LGBTQ+: Lady Façade
A gothic villain one day and a space cowgirl the next, Lady Façade exudes “main character” energy wherever she goes. … read more
Review: Buck Meek – Two Saviors
Buck Meek = Kurt Vile + Hank Williams x Big Thief … read more
Film Review: Outside the Wire
If you’re looking for slam-bang action and you like military thrillers, Mikael Håfström’s Outside the Wire is a fair use of two hours. … read more
Series Review: WandaVision
WandaVision is visionary and an exciting television event that should thrill fans, as long as they are willing to accept something different. … read more
Review: Maria Chavez & Lucas Gorham – “Live at Jewel’s...
Maria Chavez & Lucas Gorham = Yasutoshi Yoshida + Christian Marclay … read more
Tradition as a Template: An Interview with Quinton Barnes
Quinton Barnes’ As a Motherfucker is music you can dance to, with a remarkable penchant for emotional honesty. … read more
Film Review: Locked Down
Locked Down is a unique take on the heist movie, but more than anything, it’s a good relationship dramedy. … read more
Film Review: The Marksman
The Marksman is an above-average but far-below-great January thriller that works because its star and director really sell it. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame...
Street Gang: How We Made It Sesame Street is unforgettable, and it’s more than a film—it’s a living document of the work. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Censor
Censor aims to make its audience squirm in their seats, balking at the perversity of their own act of spectating. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Land
Land is a quiet, introspective and metaphorical film that provides a rewarding experience and a very promising first feature. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Son of Monarchs
Son of Monarchs explores the warring dichotomy between the sleek, fleeting promises of the modern world and the immoveable beauty of nature. … read more
Cryptozoo Brings a Dash of Imagination to Sundance
Prolific in the medium of graphic novels, Dash Shaw views the virtual format of this year’s Sundance festival as well suited to Cryptozoo. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Passing
Passing is a striking and provocative first feature that signals the arrival of a major new directing talent. … read more
Sundance Film Review: I Was a Simple Man
Christopher Makoto Yogi’s I Was a Simple Man spreads the fiction of life out into an elegy for a man, a time, a family and a place. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Together Together
Together Together invites the audience to become part of a unique and very memorable character relationship. … read more
Review: BSTFRND – Proof of Pace
BSTFRND = Mall Grab + Vektroid + DJ ÆDIDIAS … read more
Local Review: Widow Case – Widow Case
Widow Case = The Killers + Johnny Marr … read more
Film Review: Dr. Bird’s Advice For Sad Poets
Dr. Bird’s Advice For Sad Poets offers nothing of value and will fade from memory quickly, assuming it makes any sort of mark at all. … read more
Virtualized: $liing
Piecing sounds together makes music interesting for $liing, who, after four years as a producer, still likes to keep things fresh. … read more
Stylish Smiles: Tooth Art with Middony Roman and Alyssa Vigil
Belonging to an ancient tradition of self-expression, Tooth Gem Art is rapidly becoming a popular modern practice. … read more
Film Review: Shadow in the Cloud
Shadow in the Cloud is a high-flying, popcorn-popping movie that breathes fresh creativity into more than one genre. … read more
Film Review: Sylvie’s Love
Sylvie’s Love is old-fashioned in style and tone yet remarkably progressive and has the potential to become a favorite among romance lovers. … read more
Film Review: One Night in Miami…
One Night in Miami is an intellectually and emotionally rewarding film that respects its audience and never talks down to anyone. … read more
Review: claire rousay & more eaze / Wind Tide –...
claire rousay & more eaze / Wind Tide = crys cole + Takako Saito … read more
Amy Archuleta of Spa Trouvé: Love Yourself by Loving Local
Spa Trouvé’s combination of classy branding, exclusive products and effective procedures put them ahead of the beauty industry. … read more
Virtualized: Ben Ra
Though there’s no official “hottest in the whole town” award for hip-hop and rap in SLC, Ben Ra is definitely up there. … read more
High Brow with the Brow Frau: Exploring Microblading with Megan...
The world of permanent makeup has enhanced the beauty industry in so many ways, and Megan Davies is at the forefront of her industry. … read more
Everybody Loves Everybody Tattoo
Everybody Tattoo has been a rare studio in offering new opportunities for self-taught artists and creating a safe space for their clients. … read more
You Deserve This: The Salt Lake Barber Company
The Salt Lake Barber Company prides itself on being able to provide nearly any cut a customer wants, whenever they walk into the shop. … read more
Reciprocal Care: Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare
Doubling as a school, a reciprocal exchange of needs and care defines Skinworks and sets it apart from other spa experiences. … read more
Finding a Wilder Flow with Rocky Lavoie
WildFlow’s mission is all about deep integration and reconnection with our most native human truths, such as community, grief and relaxation. … read more
From Magic Mountain to the Painted Temple
There are a lot of killer artists along the Wasatch front, but the amount of talent coming from Painted Temple speaks for itself. … read more
Olio Skin & Beard Co.: Building Mindfulness and Self-Care in...
From modest beginnings, Olio Skin & Beard Co. now provides SLC with natural, organic and primarily vegan self-care products. … read more
Mike Brown: Coffee Talk
In this month’s Mike Brown, “Coffee Talk,” read as Brown celebrates coffee and encourages us all to add liquor into our daily cup of joe. … read more
Livin’ a Pug Life: Groovy Grandma Vibes and Body Positivity...
A jack-of-all-trades, Mirmsy provides welcome rays of sunshine as you scroll through your Instagram feed with lovable and comforting art. … read more
Pioneers of Piercing-Only Studios: An Interview with Koi
Self-expression in terms of piercing is as simple as wearing a T-shirt, but with quite a bit more permanence. … read more
Creature Comforts and Cozy Nights with Crust Club
Crust Club offers a great chance to incorporate home-cooked meals into your week with the ease and convenience of delivery. … read more
Welcome to Chroma World
Chroma SLC strives to nurture and respect creative expression while providing a safe environment for all, regardless of identity. … read more
Through the Chaos Find Empowerment and Control at IRIS Piercing...
IRIS Piercing is dedicated to making sure every person who walks through their doors feels comfortable and empowered. … read more
Transgender Health Program at the University of Utah
The Transgender Health Program at the University of Utah provides a safe space for identity-affirming body transformations. … read more
Cake Hair Salon: Great Hair is a Piece of Cake
Cake Hair Salon offers an inclusive environment that specializes in the art of styling and self-expression. … read more
Local Review: Saysha & 4iz – Affinity
Saysha = deadmau5 x skrillex … read more
Snow Photo Feature: Griffin Siebert
Griffin Siebert makes use of some LCC steeps in the Wasatch backcountry. Another amazing shot from the incredible Jack Dawe @wjackdawe! … read more
Contributor Limelight: Dave Crespo
A reliable and joyous force, SLUG is ever thankful for Distro Driver and Brand Ambassador Dave Crespo’s work on our team. … read more
Local Review: Salduro – Insta-Gramo-Phone
Salduro = Mitski + Deer Tick + Waxahatchee … read more
Double Bubble, Toil & Dragons: Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything D&D...
Though it’s an unassuming, slim manual, Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything has a lot to offer both players and Dungeon Masters alike. … read more
Content Shifter: 10 Best New Series of 2020
It’s not time to flush 2020 just yet: Entertainment critics must weigh in with their picks for the best new series of the year. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: January 2021
In the January edition of our monthly Local Music Singles Roundup, find reviews of tracks that span the gamut. … read more
Beer of the Month: Carcosa
Once Proper Brewing Co. releases it, Carcosa is a beer you won’t want to miss the experience of tasting throughout the year. … read more
SLUG Style: Emmaly Anderson
Emmaly Anderson is a local musician who does vocals for powerviolence band NARC and works for buy-sell-trade clothing shop Pib’s X-Change. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Patrick Gibbs
For his unshakable tenacity and colorful voice, SLUG is honored to count Film Writer Patrick Gibbs among our ranks. … read more
Film Review: The Dissident
The Dissident is an important reminder of one of the most troubling chapters in the story of U.S. foreign policy over the past four years. … read more
Skate Photo Feature: Shylio Sweat
If you get a chance, get down to the SLC police station and have a sesh. Give CJ Anderson a call and make it a photoshoot too! … read more
The Top 11 Films of 2020
Feel free to disagree with this list. I may not even agree with myself when I look back on it, but here it is just the same, presented in alphabetical order. … read more
Review: secat – fun at the boardwalk!
secat = Sweet Valley x WΔll Flowers (Subliminal Romance Part II) … read more
Review: Cobra Kai: Season 3
Cobra Kai: Season 3 is a blast of nostalgia mixed with self-aware cheesiness that furthers the growth of the original and new characters. … read more
Film Review: Pieces of a Woman
There are few sequences can match the intensity of the first 30 minutes of Pieces of a Woman—unfortunately, what follows is a tedious drag. … read more
Film Review: Greenland
Greenland is the newest “object hurtling toward earth” movie, and it reminds audiences how loosely “entertainment” can be applied to a film. … read more
Local Review: Katie Van Sleen – I Need the Money
Katie Van Sleen = Florist x Kacey Musgraves … read more
Bold & Beautiful – SLUG LGBTQ+: Ya-Ya Fairley
Ya-Ya Fairley uses dance to highlight the dark and the light. As a Black trans-femme person, she’s connected to hyper-marginalized bodies. … read more
Film Review: Wonder Woman 1984
With its dazzling action sequences and strong performances, Wonder Woman 1984 is worth the wait and will be a real treat for fans. … read more
Film Review: Promising Young Woman
Promising Young Woman is one of the smartest, boldest and most elegantly crafted screenplays in recent memory. … read more
Wolfwalkers (Literally) Draws Upon Irish History and Folklore To Tell...
Wolfwalkers is a must see and uses traditional 2D animation, in an eye-popping, stylized approach that resembles soft watercolors. … read more
Film Review: Soul
Soul comes with a strong message that life is a gift not to be taken lightly, and you should not just do what you love, but love what you do. … read more
Interview + Premiere: A/C Repair School – “lá vem”
The debut record from A/C Repair School, Órfãs, exists in a singular dream world built on founding principles of openness and exploration. … read more
SLUG Style: FICE X UMOCA – The Limited Collaboration Uplifting...
In the true spirit of their harmonious existence, FICE and UMOCA have collaborated on a limited-capsule clothing line. … read more
Film Review: All My Life
A movie that purports to be a “true story” shouldn’t be clear cut, but All My Life doesn’t take place in anything resembling real life. … read more
Film Review: Fatale
With Fatale, director Deon Taylor has lazily slopped Fatal Attraction and Strangers on a Train into a blender and hit purée. … read more
Local Review: Gryzzlee – Rollerblades
Gryzzlee = Death Grips + Bloodtone + Grimes … read more
Film Review: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Much like the very best music, Geroge C. Wolfe’s adaptation of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a whirlwind of emotions. … read more
Review: Boris With Merzbow – 2R0I2P0
Boris With Merzbow = Pink Floyd + The Melvins … read more
Film Review: News of the World
Starring Tom Hanks, Paul Greengrass’ News of the World is a testament to the power of the movies to take us on an epic journey. … read more
Local Review: mr.gizmoe– Semper Ad Meliora
mr.gizmoe = The Field + Balam Acab (Wander/Wonder) … read more
Film Review: The Midnight Sky
The Midnight Sky is not without its strengths. George Clooney stars as an astronomer after earth has been devastated by a catastrophe. … read more
Film Review: WIld Mountain Thyme
Wild Mountain Thyme is a pleasant diversion, and it’s just cute and charming enough to overcome its flimsy storytelling most of the time. … read more
Review: Dirtsilk – Carson Valley Liquidation Sale Everything Must Go
Dirtsilk = Dominic Fike + Kevin Abstract + A Tribe Called Quest … read more
Local Review: Kira – Gag Order
Gag Order = Trash Talk (Eyes & Nines-era) + Ceremony (Scared People-era) … read more
Film Review: Girl
Girl is a lurid, pulpy and shockingly lazy exploitation flick, and it’s a flimsy and inept attempt at schlocky ’70s grindhouse cinema. … read more
Local Review: Muzzle Tung – Gannet
Muzzle Tung = Post–Chelsea Girl Nico x (Rangers + Pocahaunted) … read more
FIlm Review: Ammonite
Ammonite is slickly done, and worth the investment of time if you’re a serious fan of either or both of the accomplished leading ladies. … read more
Film Review: The Prom
It’s not perfect, but The Prom is a rousingly enjoyable romp that tugs at the heartstrings and presents a very worthwhile message … read more
Film Review: The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
The bad news is that The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone doesn’t succeed in turning The Godfather, Part III into a great film. … read more
Top 5 Albums You Can Photosynthi(pop)size to: Buscabulla – Regresa
Buscabulla = Belinda + The Marías + Y La Bamba … read more
Top 5 Pop Albums of 2020 That Made Me Forget...
Halsey = Julia Michaels + Zara Larsson + Lorde … read more
Top 5 Electronic Albums that All Sound the Same: Nicolas...
Nicolas Jaar = (Caterina Barbieri + Pantha Du Prince) x Arthur Russell (World of Echo) … read more
Top 5 Experimental Albums for Shedding Your Human Skin: 9T...
9T Antiope = Lingua Ignota + Lucrecia Dalt … read more
Top 5 Indie Rock Albums for Locking Yourself In Your...
Young Jesus = Pile + Horse Jumper of Love + Radiohead’s OK Computer … read more
Top 5: Watch Out Fascists, ‘Cause Pop-Punk’s Not Dead: Fever...
Fever 333 = Rage Against the Machine + Public Enemy + Black Flag … read more
Top 5 Alternative Folk (Ish) Albums of 2020: Cut Worms...
Cut Worms = The Everly Brothers + George Harrison … read more
Content Shifter: 11 Adult Swim Xmas Episodes
For this month’s “Content Shifter,” Here are 11 of the best Xmas episodes from Adult Swim to stream between eggnog blackouts. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Austin Beck-Doss
Whether behind the scenes or out on the front lines, SLUG is thrilled and honored to have Austin Beck-Doss as a force on our Editorial team. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Mason McFarland
Joining the SLUG team in 2019 as a Contributing Videographer, Mason McFarland has played an important part in documenting SLUG’s events. … read more
Defining Time with Growing Rocks by Brad Evan Taylor
The uniqueness of Brad Evan Taylor’s Growing Rocks relies on the relationship between time, nature and our own knowledge. … read more
Snow Photo Feature: Dominik Wagner
In this months “Snow Photo Feature,” featuring Dominik Wagner, a classic spot with a timeless trick makes for a classy guy. … read more
Three Pines Coffee and District Coffee Co.: Preserving Community in...
Three Pines Coffee and District Coffee Co. are among the many local businesses that have found creative ways to weather the pandemic. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: December 2020
Here, find four reviews of new singles from local artists, a set of music that showcases the breadth of our state’s artistic offerings. … read more
Skate Photo Feature: Isaiah Sanchez
When the photos come out like this photo of Isaiah Sanchez, it has CJ Anderson getting excited to go out and shoot photos again! … read more
Mike Brown: Walmart, Y’all!
Since this is a local-business issue for SLUG, Mike Brown thought it would be best if he would write about why not to spend time at Walmart. … read more
Beer of the Month: Sierra Nevada Narwhal 2020
When it comes to “stout season,” Sierra Nevada’s annual release of their Narwhal imperial stout is something we like to pick up every year. … read more
Oasis Games: A Smorgasbord of Board Games
Oasis Games Owner and Director Alex Sittner talks what board games offer during the darker months and which games you can pick up at Oasis. … read more
For the Love of Print: Half Pint Studio
Owned and operated by Allison and Skye Bitzer, Half Pint Studio is the definition of a modern ma-and-pa local print shop. … read more
Tailored Design: Himalayan Arts
Nestled in historic Trolley Square, Himalayan Arts is a reflection of Yeshi Shekhang and both her Tibetan and Indian heritage. … read more
SLFS@Home: The Digital Arthouse Theater
SLFS@Home replicates the authentic arthouse experience, complete with concessions packages that can be picked up curbside from Broadway. … read more
A Little of a Lot at Central Book Exchange
Community-building and heart-to-heart interactions that take place within the store are the all-important essence of Central Book Exchange. … read more
The Stockist: Quality Over Quantity
It’s the what, the how and the where of what they sell that creates the value of The Stockist and shopping local as a whole. … read more
Eating Fast, Casually and Deliciously at Real Taqueria
Next time a Mexican-food craving hits, stop at Real Taqueria, perfect for a Saturday picnic that is both low-key and a pleasure to eat. … read more
Film Review: Sound of Metal
Sound of Metal plays things too safely to realize its full potential, but it could have been something really special. … read more
Local Review: Joel Willes – Ambition and Glory
Joel Willes = King Dude + Amigo The Devil + Hiss Golden Messenger … read more
Film Review: I’m Your Woman
Directed by Julia Hart and starring Rachel Brosnahan, I’m Your Woman is one of the best character-based thrillers to come along in a while. … read more
Review: LÉON – Apart
LÉON = Maggie Rogers x Stevie Nicks … read more
Virtualized: Thunderfist
Despite 2020 putting physical concerts on hold, Thunderfist are looking to the future and hoping to share more memories with fans virtually. … read more
Virtualized: Fat Candice
The process of coming up with new material is different for everyone, but Rob Alvord of Fat Candice says it’s important to stay humble. … read more
Consume With Care: Shop Sustainably with Animalia
As sustainability becomes increasingly vital, Animalia recognizes a push for a more environmentally centered community in Salt Lake. … read more
Winter Tentacles: Clever Octopus’ “Not Yo’ Mama’s Winter Market”
One would expect nothing less than Not Yo’ Mama’s Winter Market from an organization that values creative adaptability above all else. … read more
Gift Ideas from Indie Utah Businesses: Local Artist Sticker Machine
Local Artist Sticker Machine, founded by Natalie Allsup-Edwards, provides a fun, bite-sized way to support your local arts community. … read more
Gift Ideas from Indie Utah Businesses: Yellow Yarrow Apothecary
With seasonal stress looming over us, refuge can be found in Yellow Yarrow Apothecary’s products that aid in relaxation and self-care. … read more
Gift Ideas from Indie Utah Businesses: BE:LIGHT Candle Co.
The BE:LIGHT Candle Co. create products that serve as both a physical and symbolic embodiment of a shared communal message. … read more
Gift Ideas from Indie Utah Businesses: Gloss + Shimmer
As if Morgan Rhyan of Gloss + Shimmer’s work isn’t potent enough, it’s also empowered by a mission to provide accessible art to everyone. … read more
Gift Ideas from Indie Utah Businesses: Wave Coffee
Wave Coffee offers a to-your-door coffee-bean subscription service, stocking customers with high-quality brew without any hassle. … read more
Gift Ideas from Indie Utah Businesses: Davin Abegg Design
When brainstorming gifts, consider giving a gift that says “I like your face” with a commissioned portrait from Davin Abegg Design. … read more
Gift Ideas from Indie Utah Businesses: Glitter Ransom
Adorned with all manner of pop culture icons and sly references, Glitter Ransom products embody a love of all things cheesy and wonderful. … read more
Sheer Ambrosia: The Art of Baklava with Rita Magalde
“Baklava isn’t just a food—it’s art,” Rita Magalde, Owner of Sheer Ambrosia, says. “I enjoy presentation beyond taste.” … read more
A Communal Cure: Peasantries + Pleasantries
More than just musical enjoyment, Parker Yates finds that the sounds stocked at his Peasantries + Pleasantries shop serve a special purpose. … read more
Bold & Beautiful – SLUG LGBTQ+: The Stunning Space Clown...
Luna Slipstream’s aesthetic transformed from conventional makeup and rock n’ roll costumes to “stupid fashion and full-blown clowning.” … read more
Review: Golden Champagne Flavored Sweatshirt – Expectant
Golden Champagne Flavored Sweatshirt = Hiro Kone + Ipek Gorgun … read more
Local Review: Scouty – Erasing Elation
Scouty = Machine Gun Kelly + Dashboard Confessional + Angels & Airwaves … read more
Film Review: The Croods: A New Age
On the whole, The Croods: A New Age is good fun, even if it’s a lesser sequel, but it isn’t a must-see-in-a-theater event. … read more
Film Review: The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Chris Columbus’ The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two is the epitome of the go-big-or-go-home Hollywood sequel. … read more
Film Review: Rebecca
Rebecca is is slavishly faithful, beautifully photographed and so completely and perplexingly devoid any good reason to exist. … read more
Review: J.E. Sunde – 9 Songs About Love
J.E. Sunde = Paul Simon + Buck Meek + Elliot Smith … read more
Film Review: Run
Run is for those looking for a skillfully executed nail biter, but it’s a recommendation that comes with a nice big warning label. … read more
A Loving Cowboy: Jordan Reyes on Sand Like Stardust
On Sand Like Stardust, Jordan Reyes reframes the myths of the American cowboy and charts a musical journey set to the cycles of rebirth. … read more
Film Review: Mank
Mank is a masterful film. It’s about power, the creative process, and the constant struggle of how we each view ourselves. … read more
Local Review: picnics – stood up too fast
picnics = Sabreteeth + Unwound … read more
Series review: Animaniacs
Animaniacs was without a doubt the most cerebral, zany, imaginative and bizarre thing to hit the world of daytime cartoons in … well, ever. … read more
Local Review: Nick Simone – The Acid Prophet Pt. 1
Nick Simone = Ultravox (Systems of Romance) + Doon Kanda + Avey Tare (Down There) … read more
Film Review: Come Away
Come Away is the cinematic equivalent of a burnt, frozen, reheated casserole made up of stale ingredients that don’t compliment each other. … read more
Jazzy Olivo En Vivo!: Excellence in the Community Virtual Concert
Don’t miss Jazzy Olivo and her United Nations band live on the Excellence in The Community Facebook page on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m., MDT. … read more
Film Review: Dreamland
Dreamland is a mediocre drama that needed a good deal more creative development put into it before the cameras started rolling. … read more
Film Review: The Life Ahead
In The Life Ahead, Loren plays Madame Rosa, a holocaust survivor and former sex worker in the port city of Bari in Puglia, Italy. … read more
Supporting Local with Ogden Restaurant Week
As local restaurants close their doors due to the strain of the pandemic, Ogden Restaurant Week becomes increasingly important. … read more
Film Review: Freaky
Freaky is just fresh enough to click, and if you are a slasher movie fan or enjoying making fun of them, you’ll definitely want to check it out. … read more
Interview + Premiere: Don’t Do It Neil – I WANNA...
Don’t do it, Neil’s I WANNA SEE WHAT DEATH IS LIKE, presents Mabel Harper’s unique vision in its most thrilling and moving form to date. … read more
Review: Pinton – Music EP
Pinton = Brand New + O’Brother … read more
Review: Matt Berninger – Serpentine Prison
Matt Berninger = The National + Nick Cave + Tom Waits … read more
Review: Red Checker – Mandarin
Red Checker = Pedro the Lion + The Strokes … read more
Film Review: Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy Director: Ron Howard Imagine Entertainment In Theaters: 11.11 Streaming on Netflix: 11.24 A few years ago, I took a trip to North Carolina to help my brother shoot a documentary. While there, we visited Mount Airy, which is sometimes known as “The Real Mayberry,” in honor of its favorite son, Andy Griffith. There’s
Series Review: Dash & Lily
The new Christmas-themed miniseries Dash & Lily is a sweet, endearing and funny romcom that is filled with Christmas cheer. … read more
Review: Hausu Mountain in October
Two new Hausu Mountain releases from Bbsitters Club and Nonlocal Forecast thrive in their inventive recapitulations of the past. … read more
Film Review: Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is a vibrant and joyful holiday experience. It’s energetic, fun and made with heartfelt good intentions. … read more
Local Review: Villain – ACT III – The Getaway
Villain = Bring Me The Horizon (pre-Sempiternal) + As I Lay Dying … read more
A Giving Culture: Fashion Designer Afa Ah Loo Encourages Sharing...
Fashion Designer Afa Ah Loo creates art as an extension of who he is, while noting that art is there to move people to be better. … read more
Demanding Industries and Underrated Historical Relics: Esko Type Foundry
Peter Esko’s decades of design experience, historical affinity and creative curiosity led him to establish the Esko Type Foundry. … read more
Film Review: Jungleland
Jungleland has a strong enough formula to go down easily, but it’s a shame that it ended up as an example of “making movies of other movies.” … read more
Art for Abolition: Local Propagandists
It’s this sense of community connection—more than the pride of individual creation—that drives Local Propagandists in all that they do. … read more
Takeout Picnic With Diversion: Tacos, Fries and Everything Nice
All in all, Diversion Eatery is a great takeout spot with excellent service and an easy online-ordering system. … read more
Design Brain: Plastic Attack and Yeehaw Studio
During work or play, on and off the clock, Erik DeWaal (of Plastic Attack) and McKenzie Wallace (of Yeehaw Studio) have design on the brain. … read more
Virtualized: Josaleigh Pollett
Josaleigh Pollett and her team have managed to achieve an indie-rock-folk fusion sound that’s smashing and layered with intensity. … read more
Not Lost in Translation: Sor Juana Poetry and Art Celebration
The Sor Juana Poetry and Art Contest awards ceremony was a revel in deep emotions and a presentation of atavistic and personal history. … read more
Review: Woven in – Profess
Woven In = Depeche Mode + Nine Inch Nails + Hunting Dog … read more
SLUG Style: Zoe Love
This month’s “SLUG Style” features Zoe Love, a jeweler, creative and designer. Her designs can be found on Big Cartel. … read more
Film Review: Let Him Go
Let Him Go is not a movie for all audiences, and it’s not to be confused with great art, but it is a skillfully executed western. … read more
Local Review: Rifamos – Rifamos
Rifamos = Shannon & the Clams + Ennio Morricone … read more
Welcome to the Club: An Interview with Far Out Cassette...
In our digital age, one would think physical music is no longer vital, but Nick Anderson of Far Out Cassette Club argues otherwise. … read more
Film Review: Holidate
Though Holidate has a good base premise, its many attempts to run itself as a “adult” comedy turn it into a butter knife with jagged teeth. … read more
Surmise Clothing Company: Justice Through Paradox
Surmise Clothing Company describes itself as an anarchist collective aiming to express radical ideas through T-shirt and fashion design. … read more
Everything Again: Nate Williams and the Illustration of Life
Nate Williams sees today’s world as one rife in creative possibility, and his passion for creativity is wide-ranging and infectious. … read more
Virtualized: Marny Proudfit
Marny Proudfit and her team poured so much into the record that she felt it needed much more time to give it the release that it deserved. … read more
Review: H31R – Ve·loc·i·ty
H31R = Lil Simz + Apani B + Angelika … read more
Sit Down and Gather ‘Round: Colby Wade Carper of Salted...
Colby Wade Carper of Salted Grain thinks of building and designing furniture as a way to express himself—his art is where memories are made. … read more
Sit Down and Gather ‘Round: Justin Brown of Justin Brown...
Designer and craftsman Justin Brown of Justin Brown Designs seeks to merge practicality with beauty in the chairs he creates. … read more
BMX Photo Feature: Mike Mastroni
In the latest “BMX Photo Feature,” Mike Mastroni snuck in an elusive full-pipe mission in the vast wasteland of the valley. … read more
Hot Slice Design Studio: One Piece of the Pie
With Hot Slice Design, Alli VanKleeck Recognizes the symbolism behind the idea of a slice being just “one piece of the pie.” … read more
What We Talk About When We Talk About Hog: FULL...
FULL HOG ACCESS premiered a pair of oil paintings Tucker White and Jason Dickerson had each made depicting one another nude together. … read more
Review: Ghostemane – ANTI-ICON
Ghostemane = $uicide Boy$ + Slipknot / Marilyn Manson^Nine Inch Nails + Harms Way … read more
A Show For a Cause: Salt Lake Community Bail Fund...
In an effort to raise money for local bail funds, Salt Lake Community Bail Fund is hosting a Virtual Halloween Variety Show and auction. … read more
16 Streaming Halloween Treats You Get for Staying Home This...
Here are 16 movies streaming across a variety of platforms, perfect for the Halloween season and catering to a variety of tastes. … read more
Beer of the Month: Oh-J
Lone Pine Brewing’s Oh-J pours like a classic New England IPA—murky and unfiltered with a natural haze and a fluffy, white head. … read more
Mike Brown: NBA Bubble Trouble!
The NBA took a bold step and decided to stop the season right when the Billy Ray Virus hit and shut shit down faster than a rabbit in heat. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Sarah Nagel
Design Intern Sarah Nagel has made her mark on each issue of SLUG with her inventive and eye-grabbing layout designs since May of this year. … read more
Skate Photo Feature: John Quezada
As John Quezada started to throw up this crailslide at SoJo, the stars seemed to have aligned, and that feeling of pure joy swept over me. … read more
Snow Photo Feature: Jeff Richards
Jeff Richards making a case for Utah’s claim to the “Greatest Snow on Earth®” on the northern side of Little Cottonwood Canyon, December 2019. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: November 2020
As an addition to SLUG’s coverage of EPs and albums, find here reviews on new singles from artists strewn throughout the Beehive State. … read more
Content Shifter: 11 New Series to Stream in November
For this month’s Content Shifter, here are 11 series premiering in November to enjoy (or tolerate) in the bunker. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Ryan Peck
Beloved events such as SLUG Localized would not have the response they do without the hard work of Ad Designers such as Ryan Peck. … read more
Film Review: The Witches
Robert Zemeckis’ The Witches casts a magical spell, delivering plenty of big thrills and big action sequences on a mouse-sized scale. … read more
Local Review: Jay Warren – Give Love
Jay Warren = SoMo x Gallant … read more
Series Review: The Queen’s Gambit
The Queen’s Gambit is, in a nutshell, great television that should be remembered when next year’s Emmy Awards roll around. … read more
Bold & Beautiful – SLUG LGBTQ+: Rose Nylon, A 24-Karat...
Rose Nylon is a beautiful queen, a well-spoken and confident individual, a talented artist and a true, gilded goddess of Salt Lake City. … read more
Review: Adrianne Lenker – instrumentals
Adrianne Lenker = claire rousay + Jim O’Rourke’s Bad Timing + Anne Guthrie … read more
Film Review: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is a constant tug-of-war between comic genius and lowbrow stupidity, often at the same time. … read more
Review: Adrianne Lenker – songs
Adrianne Lenker = Elliott Smith + Angel Olsen + Mimicking Birds … read more
Review: Butcher Brown – #KingButch
Butcher Brown = The James Hunter Six + Olympians + Blue Lab Beats … read more
Review: J. Pavone String Ensemble – Lost and Found
J. Pavone String Ensemble = Yoshi Wada + Morton Feldman … read more
Film Review: Happiest Season
Happiest Season is both a great Christmas classic and a ten-best-of-the-year candidate, which is rare indeed. … read more
Film Review: 2 Hearts
To call 2 Hearts the worst film of the year feels like elevating it to a level of legitimacy that the film just doesn’t deserve. … read more
The Dad Horse Experience – Eating Meatballs…
Dad Horse Experience = (Will Sheff + Pete Seeger) / Thom Yorke
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Still, Almost With You: The Church Return to SLC in...
2017 gives us Man Woman Life Death Infinity, a gorgeous album that liberally references The Church’s past phases. … read more
Fooling Around With Food @ The Leonardo
I spent my April Fools’ Day with a four-course meal of creatively conceived dishes at The Leonardo’s Fooling Around With Food event. — SLUG Mag … read more
Review: Chthonic – Battlefields of Asura
Chthonic = Anthelion + Cradle of Filth … read more
Review: Yoko Ono – Yes, I’m a Witch Too
Yoko Ono, the frontier pushing, primal screaming, infinitely supreme goddess has given us an album thats worth boldly slipping into our party playlists, discussing relentlessly with near and distant relations, and passing out to basically anyone with at least on hand and two ears. … read more
Review: Yuck – Stranger Things
Stranger Things does maintain the tangy sweetness in both slower, lighter songs and the harder, grungier ones that have always been present in Yuck’s music. … read more
Review: Wild Nothing – Life of Pause
Wild Nothing Life of Pause Captured Tracks Street: 02.19 Wild Nothing = Toro y Moi + Beach House There is already a hype around Life of Pause with each pre-released track that comes out, especially for “TV Queen,” which features a very nostalgic synth sound that brings The Smiths, David Bowie and Washed Out to mind
Review: Winkie – Come to My Party
Winkie describe their music as the sound of drowning, imagery reflected on the cover of their second full-length album. Come To My Party is an invitation. It’s definitely not an invitation to a party with balloons and frosted cakes with kids from school giving you hastily bought presents from the thrift store. This party is more like a meat grinder with strobe lights. … read more
Review: Victims – Sirens
Victims = Discharge + From Ashes Rise + Disfear
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Review: The Wakedead Gathering – Fuscus: Strings of the Black...
The Wakedead Gathering Fuscus: Strings of the Black Lyre I, Voidhanger Records Street: 2.05 The Wakedead Gathering = early Katatonia + Repulsion x Godflesh The band name completely threw me off on this one, I thought I was about to listen to something totally fucking shitty, like Hollywood Undead, or, to a lesser but still-pretty-fucking-shitty
Review: The Monsters – The Jungle Noise Recordings
The Monsters = The Sonics + The Jackets … read more
Review: The Come n’ Go – Tumbling Heights
The Come n’ Go = Dr. Feelgood + The Jackets + The Gories
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Review: The Body – No One Deserves Happiness
The Body = Throbbing Gristle + Thou … read more
Review: The Coathangers — The Devil You Know
Needless to say I am “hooked” on The Coathanger’s The Devil You Know. It got me like a Little Ceasar’s pizza—hot n’ ready for more. … read more
Review: The Brian Jonestown Massacre – The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Brian Jonestown Massacre = BJM ‘90s + BJM 2000s … read more
Review: The Drums – Brutalism
The Drums = Architecture In Helsinki + Interpol … read more
Review: TEEN – Love Yes
TEEN Love Yes Carpark Street: 02.19 TEEN = St. Vincent x Chairlift Love Yes, TEEN’s third album, finds the female quartet swimming in similar waters as their contemporaries, making big, glossy pop songs. The seductive prowess of Little Dragon’s neo soul is easy to recognize on “Please”, and the influence of Annie Clark’s vocal style
Review: Suuns – Hold/Still
Suuns = Swans + Dirty Beaches + Radiohead
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Review: Swans – The Glowing Man
Swans = Jesus thrashing the tables in the Temple + Howling Wolf + Art Ensemble of Chicago … read more
Review: Sorcier des Glaces – North
This Québécois group has had something special and unique going on since the ’90s, and despite being underground in most regards, they’ve never put out a mediocre album. I first heard them through their split with Monarque, another under appreciated yet highly skilled and awesome band from the same side of our Northern neighboring country. Have Sorcier des Glaces lost their touch of frosty, sinister, Canadian black metal with this album, you ask? … read more
Review: Sir Richard Bishop & W. David Oliphant/Karkhana With Nadah...
Sir Richard Bishop & W. David Oliphant/Karkhana With Nadah El Shazly = Mary Halverson’s Code Girl + Derek Bailey … read more
Review: Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from...
Other points of interest from Shock and Awe are the exploration of the Theatre of the Ridiculous and late glam’s fascination with authoritarian themes. … read more
Review: Sharon Van Etten – Remind Me Tomorrow
Sharon Van Etten = PJ Harvey + Patti Smith + Julien Baker … read more
Review: Shana Cleveland: Night of the Worm Moon
Shana Cleveland = Alice Coltrane + Sun Ra + Octavia E. Butler … read more
Review: RJD2 – Dame Fortune
RJD2 = Pretty Lights + STS9 + Big Gigantic … read more
Review: Ronnie Heart – you(r) mine
Ronnie Heart = Ghostland Observatory / Prince
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Review: Rob Zombie – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic...
Rob Zombie = Kiss + Marilyn Manson + Alice Cooper … read more
Review: Rotting Christ – The Heretics
Rotting Christ = Septic Flesh + Varathron + Moonspell … read more
Review: Pinkshinyultrablast – Grandfeathered
Russian shoegazers Pinkshinyultrablast have quickly followed up on last year’s debut, Everything Else Matters, with Grandfeathered, an album that races off into the same horizon that the prior did. … read more
Review: PJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project
PJ Harvey = Bad Seeds + Tom Waits + Mars Williams
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Review: PEARS – Green Star
PEARS = (Thought Riot x early Thrice)/AFI + Gorilla Biscuits + A Wilhelm Scream … read more
Review: Peach Kelli Pop – Halloween Mask
Peach Kelli Pop = The Murmaids + The Teddy Bears … read more
Review: Nilüfer Yanya – Miss Universe
Nilüfer Yanya = Le Tigre + Toro Y Moi + Sonic Youth … read more
Review: Mothers – When You Walk A Long Distance You...
When You Walk is achingly good: the pierced-heart, splintered-bone, blurred-eyes kind of good. That it is only Mothers’ first full-length album is a wonder. … read more
Review: Mean Jeans – Tight New Dimension
Mean Jeans = ’80s Ramones x (Teenage Bottlerocket + toyGuitar) ^ Screeching Weasel
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Review: M83 – Junk
M83 = Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming ^ (Tangerine Dream x George Michael x Mister Rogers)
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Review: Lush – Blind Spot
Lush = Pale Saints + Ride + Slowdive … read more
Review: LUH – Spiritual Songs For Lovers To Sing
LUH = WU LYF + Spiritualized + Fugazi … read more
Review: Kilo Kish – Reflections in Real Time
Kilo Kish = Erykah Badu + Grimes + SZA … read more
Review: Kawir – Πάτερ ‘Ηλιε Μήτερ Σελάνα (Father Sun Mother...
Kawir = early Enslaved + Rotting Christ x Nokturnal Mortum
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Review: Julianna Barwick – Will
Julianna Barwick = Sigur Rós x Enya … read more
Film Review: The Doorman
If you like urban thrillers and haven’t seen Die Hard, you can rent it for less than you’d pay for the meager wannabe The Doorman. … read more
Film Review: Honest Thief
Honest Thief isn’t anything to get too excited about, but it’s just fun and diverting enough to be a step up for Liam Neeson’s career in popcorn thrillers. … read more
Review: Bahamas – Sad Hunk
Bahamas = Cotton Jones + Jack Johnson … read more
The Interpretation of AMERICAN DREAMS
AMERICAN DREAMS is perhaps, one of the most important plays I’ve seen to date, and it should be shown in cities all around the U.S. … read more
Film Review: The Kid Detective
Director Evan Morgan’s The Kid Detective is hard to recommend but impossible to dismiss, and it’s one of the most unique movies of the year. … read more
Review: Pedroso & Pedrosa – Procuram Quati
Pedroso & Pedrosa = YATTA + Van Dyke Parks + Hype Williams … read more
Film Review: Love and Monsters
When it comes to living through COVID-19, especially for those of us who are feeling very aware that we are single, Love and Monsters represents us. … read more
SLDW 2020: Why Design is an Essential Job
Urban Ecology master’s student Taylor Maguire led Oct. 5’s timely “Why Design is an Essential Job” discussion for Salt Lake Design Week 2020. … read more
Local Review: Paul Jacobsen And The Madison Arm
Paul Jacobsen And The Madison Arm = Patterson Hood + Hiss Golden Messenger … read more
Learning to Solve Mysteries and Problems with Sesame Workshop on...
Sesame Workshop has been at the forefront of education for decades, and when partnered with AppleTV, the potential for innovative edutainment is limitless. … read more
Mind your Music: Welcome to HUM-TV
HUM-TV, the Salt Lake City Public Library’s new local music show presents as a “public access–meets–MTV format.” … read more
Review: Masma Dream World – Play at Night
Masma Dream World = (SPELLLING x Ka) + Laurel Halo … read more
Film Review: Over the Moon
Over the Moon is a triumphant debut feature. This is a family movie to be celebrated and enjoyed, so get the kids together for movie night and settle in. … read more
Review: Future Islands – As Long as You Are
Future Islands = Modern English + Metronomy + The Native … read more
Film Review: The War with Grandpa
The War with Grandpa is a tired, lazy and stupid comedy. It isn’t a contender for worst movie of the year, but that’s about as much praise as I can muster. … read more
Film Review: On the Rocks
On The Rocks is Sofia Coppola’s overall best film in quite a long time, and it ranks right up there among her best works ever. … read more
Local Review: The Shindas – Rock to Fakie
The Shindas = Ty Segall + The Troggs … read more
Review: Ossemaan – Dream
Ossemaan = Michael Beharie & Teddy Rankin-Parker + Enigma + 9T Antiope … read more
SLUG Style: David Quiñones
This month’s beer and spirits–themed “SLUG Style” features David Quiñones, a bartender at Purgatory, a bar and restaurant in SLC. … read more
Film Review: Yellow Rose
Yellow Rose is a very effective, absorbing and topical drama that creates suspense by giving the audience characters they really care about. … read more
Review: Dawes – Good Luck With Whatever
Dawes = The Eagles + Tom Petty + Warren Zevo … read more
Review: Death Valley Girls – Under the Spell of Joy
DVG = T. Rex + Souixsie & The Banshees … read more
Film Review: Ava
Ava is very much a B movie—and shouldn’t be confused for anything more—but if you enjoy tense action thrillers, it should be an entertaining time killer. … read more
Film Review: The Lie
The Lie Director: Veena Sud Blumhouse Productions Streaming on Amazon Prime: 10.06 The month of October is upon us, and with options more more limited in terms of Halloween activities, staying home and binging on horror films is likely to be a popular choice. The scariest one by far aired live on September 29th, but
Film Review: The Boys in the Band
The Boys in the Band is hit and miss, but there’s enough raw truth and insight in the material—and the stellar performances—to make it worthwhile viewing. … read more
Content Shifter: 13 ’90s Horror Flicks to Stream
This month’s “Content Shifter” delivers 13 ’90s horror flicks that range from bad, to worse, to even worse, to so bad that they’re good. … read more
Local Review: Golden Plates – From the Bottom of the...
Golden Plates = Death Cab for Cutie x Current Joys x Hurricane Bells … read more
Local Review: Lush Christine – Let it Love You
Lush Christine = early-2000s Bright Eyes x Beach House + Elvis Depressedly … read more
Film Review: The Glorias
With oustanding performances and the importance and timeliness of the message, pluses outweigh the minuses enough for The Glorias. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Avrey Evans
Fresh off of a year-long Editorial internship, Avrey Evans brings her professional insight to through her coverage of the spirits industry and local bars. … read more
Skate Photo Feature: Coltyn Nelson
“I have no idea how, but Coltyn was able to nose grind this City Weekly box then quickly rip those shoulders around and do a back 180 out.” … read more
Trailblazing Breweries of Utah: Strap Tank Brewery and Zion Brewery
In Springville and Springdale, respectively, Strap Tank and Zion Brewery have cultivated enough success to suffuse different parts of Utah with craft beer. … read more
#SAVEUTAHBARS: Change the Laws, Save the Bars
#SAVEUTAHBARS is a timely movement to make the necessary changes and preserve a burgeoning and economically important industry. … read more
Mike Brown: Vroom-Vroom!
In this issue, Mike Brown discusses car troubles. Trading in a VW Jetta for a VW Beetle turned out to be the best thing to happen this 2020. Vroom-Vroom! … read more
Local Review: Eichlers – SCENE KIDS
Eichlers = Caramel Ship + GFOTY + Fire-Toolz … read more
Food Trucks, Safety and Utah Beer: Way Cooler Than Corona
These breweries are serving up a safe way to go on a beer run and grab a bite from a variety of rotating food trucks. Check them out and show your support! … read more
Bike To The Future: A Collaboration Between Clever Octopus and...
The Bike To The Future program is helping kids and adults express themselves through the artistic repurposing of bicycle parts. … read more
Film Review: Spontaneous
The ludicrous premise of Spontaneous is so out there that it allows the film to break free of the shackles that have been on many other 2020 teen movies. … read more
In the Spirit of Community: Utah Distilleries’ Hand Sanitizer Aid
SLUG staff interviews Alpine Distilling, Outlaw Distillery and Salt Flats Spirits about their production of hand sanitizer for the community. … read more
Cider of the Month: Desolation Prickly Pear Hard Cider
This month, Chris and Sylvia Hollands are trading out the classic “Beer of the Month” for a cider: specifically, the Desolation Prickly Pear Hard Cider. … read more
UMFA Puts a Positive Spin on Women’s Suffrage in Utah...
Utah Women Working for Better Days! is a family-friendly and upbeat effort to focus on progress and a rosy view of the future of women’s rights in Utah. … read more
BMX Photo Feature: Adrian Evans
During a classic “If you do this, I’ll do that” scenario, Adrian Evans casually laced a crank arm grind to get the session going. … read more
Tsunami Shochu: A Holystone Distilling and Tsunami Shochu Collaboration
For Holsytone’s Ethan Miller, crafting an exclusive shochu for Tsunami Sushi meant bringing out the best of its unique ingredients and ancient tradition. … read more
Cocktails from your Kitchen: Become Your Own Mixologist with The...
In an effort to create a fun and safe drinking experience, The Bar Project launched their Cocktail in a Box series called The Nightcap. … read more
Rolling With It: How Three Locals Turned to Baking During...
When the going gets tough, the tough get … their ovens pre-heating. Thy Mims of Mims SLC, Britt Jursik of Challahback Dough and Mandy Madsen of Mad Dough all pivoted to selling baked goods during the pandemic. … read more
Spirit + Experimental Music Pairings
Following April’s Beer + Metal pairings, we’re looking at four locally distilled spirits and pairing them with excellent albums of experimental music. … read more
Film Review: The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Trail of the Chicago 7 is certainly a nominee for Best Picture and a glorious reminder not only to never stop fighting, but of why movies still matter. … read more
Now and Never: An Interview with Tashi Dorji
Ahead of the release of his new album, Stateless, Tashi Dorji talks about the urgency, immediacy and becoming of improvised music. … read more
Review: Thurston Moore – By the Fire
Thurston Moore = Wire + Mission Of Burma … read more
Film Review: Critical Thinking
John Leguizamo’s Critical Thinking bring an honest sense of hope to these times, and the film works on just about every level. … read more
Film Review: H is for Happiness
H is for Happiness deals with the subjects of teen angst, dysfunctional families, young romance and tragedy in a way that’s quite unlike anything before it. … read more
Review: Yellow Days – A Day in a Yellow Beat
Yellow Days = HOMESHAKE x Curtis Mayfield + King Krule … read more
Film Review: Blackbird
Blackbird plays it disappointingly safe and sticks with the trappings of dysfunctional family melodrama, complete with the stock characters and revelations. … read more
SLUG Style: Alexx Lenzi
This month’s “SLUG Style” features Alexx Lenzi, a baker, photographer, and outdoor enthusiast. She is a manager at Passion Flour, a vegan patisserie. … read more
September SLUG Picnic 09.19 w/ Aarushi and Amishi, Flamenco Del...
The September SLUG Picnic featured Maestro Gabino Flores Classical Guitarist, Flamenco Del Lago and sibling Bollypop duo Aarushi & Amishi. … read more
Film Review: Misbehaviour
Misbehaviour emerges as one of the biggest winners of the fall, crowned in glory and ready to take on the world as an inspirational and entertaining film. … read more
Review: Takuya Kuroda – Fly Moon Die Soon
Takuya Kuroda = Fred Hubbard + Herbie Hancock + Anderson .Paak … read more
Film Review: Challenger: The Final Flight
Challenger: The Final Flight is gripping and easy to binge, offering an overwhelming experience for those who will never forget January 28, 1986. … read more
Series Review: Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
Camp Cretaceous is good fun and meant for those who still have a bit of kid at heart. It’s an enjoyable mix of popcorn movie and chocolate-cereal cartoon. … read more
Review: Unifactor – Batch #12
The latest batch from Unifactor tosses cohesion aside and delivers three vastly different albums from Nate Scheible, Whisker and Amanda R. Howland. … read more
Film Review: The Secrets We Keep
The Secrets We Keep is the kind of film that raises complex questions without trying to give us easy answers, and it’s disturbing in all the right ways. … read more
Local Review: SKELLUM – Anode/Cathode/Diode Vol. 3
SKELLUM = Lorn + Slugabed … read more
Film Review: The Devil All the Time
The Devil All The Time is not the beginning of Oscar season, just an elaborate mirage in the largely barren desert of September movie-going. … read more
Review: Spartan Jet-Plex – Live
Spartan Jet-Plex = Julie Byrne + early Angel Olsen x CocoRosie … read more
Series Review: Ratched
Ratched is a series rollercoaster, diving so sharply into horror, melodrama and wacky comedy that it’s a wonder there isn’t more vomiting involved. … read more
Tomorrow’s Monument: Monument for the Future
Tomorrow’s Monument is a response and reflection on whether or not a monument that memorializes something rooted in racism also memorializes racism itself. … read more
Film Review: The Broken Hearts Gallery
The best thing about The Broken Hearts Gallery is its relatability, although its potential to be a far more emotionally rewarding film is lost. … read more
Film Review: All In: The Fight for Democracy
All In: The Fight for Democracy is a wake-up call about the issue of voter suppression, and may be the most important film of 2020. … read more
Film Review: Enola Holmes
Enola Holmes has a breezy, adventurous and family-friendly feel with a knockout cast of Millie Bobby Brown and Henry Cavill to support it. … read more
Local Review: Palace of Buddies – Idle Tremors
Palace of Buddies = Yeasayaer + Hippo Campus … read more
Local Review: Icarus Phoenix – Icarus Phoenix
Icarus Phoenix = Right Away + Great Captain + Dr. Dog + Book On Tapeworm … read more
Film Review: Mulan
Mulan recognizes that it’s telling a timeless tale and allows it to be not so much a remake as a well-done alternate telling of the story. … read more
Being Wrong and Becoming Right: An Interview with Grex
On the massive and masterful Everything You Said Was Wrong, avant-rock duo Grex dive deep into their core ethos of evolution, exchange and exploration. … read more
Series Review: Away
Away is full of intelligence, heart and hope, and is definitely one of the most sweeping and absorbing limited-run series of this year. … read more
Film Review: Attack of the Unkown
Attack of the Unknown is a cop thriller that has little to offer beyond close-range gunshots, gratuitous nudity and a violent, sci-fi, blood-and-puss fest. … read more
Content Shifter: 9 New Series Streaming in September
There are some fresh shows streaming in September, pandemic be damned. Here are eight new series, and one returning champion, premiering this month. … read more
Review: numün – voyage au soleil
numün = Gamelan Dharma Swara + Brian Eno … read more
Film Review: Tenet
Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited Tenet is a smart popcorn film that doesn’t rank among his best work, weighed down by characteristic sound-mixing issues. … read more
SLUG Picnic: Flamenco Del Lago
Katie Sheen-Abbott founded the nonprofit Flamenco Del Lago, which offers intricate and colorful dance classes in various styles for ages 6–70-plus. … read more
Film Review: Bill & Ted Face the Music
Bill and Ted Face the Music makes for a very fun piece of nostalgia and a much better ending to the story than the one we were given 29 years ago. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Talyn Behzad
For coming up on eight years, SLUG photographer Talyn Behzad has regaled the magazine and our readers with veritably delicious photography. … read more
SLUG Picnic: Aarushi & Amishi
Performing at the next SLUG Picnic event, Aarushi and Amishi Rohaj merge Western and Indian culture together through their Bollypop music stylings. … read more
Local Review: Andrew Wiscombe – Strangest Congregations
Andrew Wiscombe = Waylon Jennings + Bob Seger … read more
Skate Photo Feature: Tyson Bowerbank
“Shooting this spot was a badass experience.” Salt Lake skater Tyson Bowerbank executes a sweet kickflip on a broken-down roof. … read more
Juried Design: Rio Gallery’s Annual Design Arts Exhibit
Each year Rio Gallery’s Design Arts Exhibit highlights the art of good design from disciplines such as fashion, architecture, graphics and furniture. … read more
Mike Brown: I Hate Horses
“I hate cancer. I hate global warming. And yes, I hate horses.” After a deadly encounter, Mike Brown says the disdain he has for horses runs deep. … read more
Beer of the Month: Raspberry Gose
The team at Hopkins Brewery is dedicated to creating interesting beer using locally sourced products, such as their fan-favorite the Raspberry Gose. … read more
Antojitos: Latin American Street Foods
Antojitos translates literally to “little cravings,” which is an appropriate way to introduce the following local businesses that left us craving more. … read more
Film Review: Get Duked!
Get Duked! is nothing particularly fresh, but it does what it sets out to do very well. It’s a good film If you’re looking for raucous and irreverent fun. … read more
Review: Angel Olsen – Whole New Mess
Angel Olsen = Marianne Faithful + Patsy Cline + Roy Orbison … read more
Fatso Ice Cream: A Sweet Addition to Salt Lake’s Dessert...
For Alia Marrero, the self-isolated energy of quarantine was directed toward growing her business of serving Fatso ice cream to the SLC community. … read more
Harmons Kickstarts Local Businesses Through Their Community Grant Program
Harmons’ Local Supplier Development Grant has been helping small Utah businesses connect with wider audiences since 2016. … read more
Review: The Lemon Twigs – Songs for the General Public
The Lemon Twigs = The Xanadu Soundtrack + Todd Rundgren … read more
Dining Out During a Pandemic: Advice from Your Server
There are a few things you should know about dining out during a global pandemic from someone who is working in the service industry. … read more
Film Review: I’m Thinking of Ending Things
I’m Thinking of Ending Things is a spellbinding film that ranks among Kaufman’s best work, a triumph of atmosphere and unsettling tension and loneliness. … read more
Local Review: Red Dirt Girls – Red Dirt Girls
Red Dirt Girls = The Staves + Iron & Wine … read more
August SLUG Picnic Presented by Sparrow Electric 08.22 w/ Elowyn,...
The August SLUG Picnic featured Fur Foxen, Cherry Thomas and Elowyn, as well as a variety of craft vendors and food from Kafé Mamai. … read more
Film Review: The One and Only Ivan
Starring the voice of Sam Rockwell, The One and Only Ivan is a glorious alternative to the increasingly stagnant remakes that Disney has been churning out. … read more
Send in the Clowns: A Creature Feature with Madazon Can-Can
This month’s “Creature Feature” stars Madazon Can-Can, or Maddy, a performance clown, drag artist, educator and also—not surprisingly—a Gemini. … read more
Film Review: The 24th
The 24th is a challenging and deeply disturbing film, but one that deserves to be seen and discussed. It shares a story that desperately needed to be told. … read more
SLUG Style: A ’La Mode SLC
Angelique and Jasmine Gordon are sisters, small-business owners and personal stylists. They own A ’La Mode SLC, a boutique and personal-styling service. Every month, “SLUG Style” features a distinct and unique member of the community and asks them why they do what they do. Exploring more than just clothing, “SLUG Style” endeavors to feature the
Film Review: Chemical Hearts
Chemical Hearts is involving but also quite depressing. Whether it’s for teenagers or for those who used to be, it’s unlikely to be a favorite of either. … read more
Review: The Killers – Imploding the Mirage
The Killers = The War On Drugs + The Cars + Bruce Springsteen … read more
Film Review: Unhinged
Unhinged is sold as a nail-biter about the dangers of road rage, but Crowe’s character is motivated by something far more dangerous: explosive misogyny. … read more
Film Review: Words on Bathroom Walls
Words on Bathroom Walls has all of the right ingredients for greatness, but right now it just leaves an unpleasant aftertaste. … read more
SLUG Style: Q Dixon x Embrogo
Q Dixon is a dancer, entrepreneur and creative. He is also the creator of Embrogo, a custom embroidery brand based out of Salt Lake City. … read more
Review: Various Artists – Slap Lake City Vol #10
DJ Juggy = DJ Esko + Mix Master Mike … read more
Film Review: Project Power
Project Power isn’t quite as groundbreaking as it wants to be, but it’s an absorbing crime story that is filled with heart-stopping sequences and impressive visual effects. … read more
Film Review: Fe@rLeSS_
While it’s not exactly Pixar quality, Cory Edwards’ Fe@rLess_ is an enjoyable and clever little movie with plenty of humor and heart. … read more
Play Review: Good Standing
Matthew Greene’s Good Standing is a heartfelt, one-man performance that battles with concepts of identity, religion and humanity. … read more
Series Review: Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
Wizards is far less episodic than others in the Arcadia series, and it moves at a breakneck pace, jumping straight into the action and rarely letting up. … read more
Film Review: The Secret Garden
Marc Munden’s take on the childhood classic may not be a terrible film, but it’s not a good one, and it most certainly is not The Secret Garden. … read more
Curing Musical Monotony: An Interview with John Dieterich of Deerhoof...
John Dieterich talks Deerhoof, Caustics and the musical freedom found in less-than-perfect gear and the creative potential of falling into self-dug holes. … read more
Review: El Obo – Reach Into The Dark & Pull...
El Obo = Colour Revolt + Wilco + Ben Gibbard … read more
Review: Nyssa – Girls Like Me
Nyssa = Florence and the Machine + Annie Lennox + U.S. Girls … read more
Review: Thaumiel Sonozaki – Amber Ethereal
Thaumiel Sonozaki = Lucid Sound Driver + Noveller + Michael Rother … read more
Review: Bully – SUGAREGG
Bully = Nirvana + Summer Cannibals … read more
Film Review: Work It
Starring Sabrina Carpenter and Liza Koshy, Work It is light as a feather, and it’s a pleasant enough diversion that will get your feet tapping. … read more
Review: Worlds Worst – EP
Worlds Worst = Yuck + Real Estate … read more
Review: JOBS – endless birthdays
JOBS = Arca + it foot, it ears … read more
Film Review: Summerland
Summerland is a very good film that is well worth your time, and it’s an excellent showcase for Gemma Arterton’s acting talents. … read more
Review: Erasure – The Neon
Erasure = ’80s Sparks + OMD + Debbie Harry … read more
Film Review: Yes, God, Yes
Yes, God, Yes is a charming little indie that deals with difficult issues that teenagers face and are too often unable to discuss with their parents. … read more
Content Shifter: 10 Worst Movies of Summer 2020
August’s Content Shifter presents 10 of the absolute worst movies to premiere over video-on-demand streaming over summer 2020. … read more
Film Review: Radioactive
Though the leads in Radioactive delivered fantastic performances, the director wasn’t able to find a find a happy medium between formula and razzmatazz. … read more
Single Review: The Go-Go’s – “Club Zero”
Green Day fronted by Marianne Faithfull – Bangles … read more
Outer Space: A Performance for Community
Outer Space transformed an industrial locale into a full-blown stage, highlighting the work of six local choreographers amid the current COVID crisis. … read more
Film Review: The Secret
The Secret: Dare to Dream, based on the self-help book, needs more than good actors and a high production value to turn it into something worthwhile. … read more
Abraham Von August: Creating a Whimsical World with Fashion &...
As Abraham Von August illustrates fantastic characters and pioneers fashion without labels, they make Salt Lake a more inclusive and interesting place. … read more
Kafé Mamai
Abudujannah Soud’s African-Carribean fusion creations served at Kafé Mamai are a nod to the dishes his grandmother created. … read more
Craft Lake City’s Virtual DIY Festival: A How-to Q&A with...
Check out SLUG’s Q&A with the Craft Lake City Virtual DIY Festival developers, who details some of the functionalities of the new format. … read more
Therapeutic Games and Apps Lab: Craft Lake City DIY Engineers
The GApp Lab at the University of Utah is exploring how health sciences and game programming can be brought together to heal, nurture and teach. … read more
The Cart: Craft Lake City Craft Food
At Jessica Rovin’s and Kristi Bendick’s mobile coffee shop, The Cart, every cup of coffee is carefully created to be as smooth and flavorful as possible. … read more
Film Review: The Outpost
The Outpost is a worthy memorial for the fallen, a moving tribute to heroism and a testament to the senseless losses suffered in a seemingly endless war. … read more
Gnome Two Ways About It: Lawn Gnomes 2020
UMOCA’s Lawn Gnomes 2020 is a growing exhibition of art installations that lives on the front lawns of artists across the state. … read more
SLUG Picnic: Cherry Thomas
When Cherry Thomas talks about what performing now feels like, she says, “When I’m singing, that is when I feel the happiest, and it’s an addictive feeling. … read more
Home Glow Hydroponics: Craft Lake City DIY Engineers
Home Glow Hydroponics is a local business that offers consultation, products and produce to help make soil-free gardening more accessible. … read more
Film Review: Latte and the Magic Waterstone
With a solid animation style and some stilted translated dialogue, Latte and the Magic Waterstone is pleasant, cute and innocuous enough. … read more
Mary Ann Jensen: Craft Lake City Kid Row Artisans
When an idea leads to success, creatives like Mary Ann Jensen invest that success back into the pursuit of more creativity. … read more
In High Spirits Infusions: Craft Lake City Craft Food
In High Spirits Infusion is a Salt Lake City–based company through which Owner Claire Sessler prides herself on making unique spirit-infusion kits. … read more
SLUG Picnic: Elowyn
With an ethos founded on pure expression, continued artistic exploration and emotional growth, Elowyn and Milo situate themselves on a forward-moving plane. … read more
SLUG Picnic Presented By Sparrow Electric 07.25 w/ Jazzy Olivo,...
With performances from Jazzy Olivo, Rocky Lavoie and Mel Soul & the Messenger, the SLUG Picnic offered a fun and—most importantly—safe concert experience. … read more
Milk Money: Craft Lake City Performer
Milk Money put a fresh face on the alt-rock genre through vulnerable lyrics and emotional tones while still staying true to post-hardcore’s roots. … read more
Animal Club Jewelry: Craft Lake City Kid Row Artisans
Because Hudson Smith’s creations are wearable, each piece allows the wearer to express their own favorite animal choices to the world. … read more
Sonali Loomba: Craft Lake City Performer
To watch Sonali Loomba perform is an invitation to explore her vibrant culture, to remember our own roots and to be inspired. … read more
Hy Amenero: Craft Lake City Artisan
Hy Amenero’s works have a surrealistic and deathly quality—subjects include hollow-eyed, furry humanoids and the floating skeletal heads of birds of prey. … read more
Miss Misc.: Craft Lake City Vintage Vendor
Vintage Vendor Miss Misc. doesn’t aim to outline a specific style as much as it does seek to serve its clients in their individuality and uniqueness. … read more
Quaranzine: A Series of Quarantine-Themed Mini-comics
Quaranzine was started to help foster community with other local comic creators and make a collaborative piece of art that comments on these strange times. … read more
Film Review: Double World
Teddy Chan’s new film, Double World, is the biggest, most spectacular and magnificently entertaining action movie of the summer. … read more
Review: Eiko Ishibashi – Hyakki Yagyō
Eiko Ishibashi = (Suzzane Ciani*claire rousay) + … read more
Beer of the Month: Zólupez IPA
With bits of real lime peel added in, Cerveza Zólupez Beer Company’s Zólupez IPA is much different than your traditional IPA. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Mekenna Malan
With her vibrant, personable prose and her clear passion for a breadth of musical styles and approaches, Mekenna Malan is vital to SLUG’s music discourse. … read more
Riley Winch: Hometown Culture
From the hills and countryside of Heber, Riley Winch has been living and skating in the small town that grows by the day. … read more
Cruisin’ with the Locals: S&S Concert Cruise 07.17 w/ Joshua...
S&S’s Concert Cruise series is a good way to spend socially distanced time with friends and family, and they’re a great way to support local musicians. … read more
Film Review: Guest Artist
Jeff Daniels’ new film, Guest Artist, is an echo of its own protagonist: a mixture of heartfelt brilliance and pretentious neediness. … read more
Mike Brown: Jerry Sloan – The Man, The Myth, The...
For Mike Brown, the day former Jazz coach Jerry Sloan passed away will be included in the many tragedies of this year when looking back. … read more
Cardinality Gives a Look into Everyday Spirituality with Their Debut...
Cardinality may have had loose intentions when they started their debut album, but the end result is a thoughtful look into simple instances of divinity. … read more
Review: Hælos – Full Circle
Hælos = Massive Attack + Portishead + Morcheeba … read more
Review: Chairlift – Moth
My first introduction to Chairlift was to their single, “I Belong in Your Arms,” off their 2012 release Something. The simplistic message and the catchy chorus was what drew me into Chairlift initially, and the dark, almost 80’s inspired electronics in some tracks held my interest. … read more
Local Review: Your Meteor – Byzantium
Laying back, staring up at the vast night sky and thinking about the mysteries of life—that’s where I find myself every time I put this album on. Music works best when it’s treated like a rollercoaster of emotions, and that’s exactly the kind of ride that Your Meteor have constructed with their latest LP. Syncopated rhythms, interweaving guitar lines, playful melodic vocals—Byzantium is full of it all and much more. … read more
Local Review: Young Yankee – THE DEFIANT
Young Yankee = G-Eazy + J Cole + Mac Miller … read more
Local Review: Valentine & The Regard – A History of...
Valentine & The Regard = Television + The Replacements … read more
Local Review: Sex Room – InSnaketicide
Sex Room = Love And Rockets + Ramones + early Nirvana … read more
Local Review: Sonnets – Of Wrath and Sorrow
Sonnets = Angel Hair + City of Caterpillar + Love Lost But Not Forgotten … read more
Local Review: MC Who – So Many Faces
MC Who is a Salt Lake City hip hop artist with a raw, old-school style that allows him to stand out in the current trap-heavy and producer-focused scene. … read more
Local Review: Lucid Sound Driver x UFCLO – Universal Foundation...
Local musician and tape maker Jack Murphey and Yuth Lengno from Unified Clothing, a streetwear company based out of Salt Lake City, are coming together for a one-of-a-kind collaboration: an album that exists on a T-shirt. … read more
Local Review: Heather Grey – A Long, Cold Walk Home
Heather Grey = Uyama Hiroto + Fat Jon + Shing02 … read more
Local Review: Fat Candice – Fat Candice(Stars)
They are masters at yanking at your music-memory strings and then shifting what’s familiar, turning it inside out, and making that sound their own. … read more
Local Review: Brother. – Volume II
Brother. = Local Natives + Fleet Foxes … read more
Local Review: Jaron Yancey – Keep You in Mind
Jaron Yancey = Amigo The Devil + Justin Townes Earle … read more
Review: The Raconteurs – Help Us Stranger
The Raconteurs = The Eagles + The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion … read more
Local Review: Man meets Bear – River Range
Man meets Bear = Lord Huron + This Will Destroy You … read more
Local Review: Ex-Okay – Awkward Silence
Ex-Okay = Lamb of God × Blink-182 … read more
Review: Oren Ambarchi – Simian Angel
Oren Ambarchi = David Behrman + Suzanne Ciani + Gavin Bryars … read more
Review: Russian Circles – Blood Year
Russian Circles = Chevelle × Om … read more
Review: Ty Segall – First Taste
Ty Segall = Thee Oh Sees + King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard … read more
Local Review: BRAIN BAGZ – Naughty Man EP
BRAIN BAGZ = The Cramps + Germs^original Misfits … read more
Local Review: YA ANML – Payday
YA ANML = Kevin Abstract + Death Grips + Danny Brown … read more
Local Review: Mother Lights – Night Magic
The instrumentation on Night Magic allows the perfect support for Mother Lights’ powerful words that makes this quiet album loud and clear. … read more
Local Review: The Painted Roses – The Sad Man
The Painted Roses = Hank Williams + Hiss Golden Messenger … read more
Review: Danny Denial – Fuck Danny Denial
Danny Denial = The Lemonheads + Garbage + Billie Eilish … read more
Film Review: Animal Crackers
Animal Crackers is entertaining and heartwarming, and I’m pretty sure I’ll watch it again with my little nephews … or just maybe even without them. … read more
Series Review: Cursed
Cursed has enough to be enjoyed if you like medieval fantasy and feminist action heroes, though the series doesn’t warrant a recommendation. … read more
Local Review: Marqueza – Salty
Marqueza = Giselle + Kelela + Andrea Valle … read more
Review: Various Artists – Physically Sick 3
Physically Sick 3 = (I Hate Models + D. Tiffany + Oli XL) x Against All Logic (2017 – 2019) … read more
“The Pigment of Love” by Lebogang Tendai Monageng-Goad
Lebogang Tendai Monageng-Goad’s poem “The Pigment of Love” explores how “we can achieve more in a horizontally aligned, dual relationship.” … read more
Film Review: First Cow
First Cow is a captivating film that really deserves to find an audience, and it’s a refreshing change of pace from what you expect from mainstream cinema. … read more
The Front Climbing Club Expands With a New “Community Hub”
The Front Climbing Club beckons its congregation with three homey mixed-use facilities: Come for the climbing, stay for the community. … read more
Film Review: Greyhound
Greyhound is taut and thrilling, but firmly grounded in reality. It showcases Tom Hanks’ commanding prowess both on-screen and as a scriptwriter. … read more
Film Review: The Old Guard
If you’re aching for a new action blockbuster, The Old Guard is entertaining, intoxicating and may be the most fun two hours you’ll have in July. … read more
Choir Boy: Adam Klopp on the Vanity of Art and...
Adam Klopp, the frontman of local band Choir Boy, discusses the vanity and narcissism of music while delving into the group’s latest album, Gathering Swans. … read more
Film Review: Mighty Oak
Mighty Oak is a soggy dramedy about a tightly knit, up-and-coming rock band that falters through an asanine third-act twist. … read more
Review: Cold Beaches – Drifter
Cold Beaches = The Sundays + La Luz … read more
Local Review: Alex Wintersmith Lackey – Of Ash and Soot
Alex Wintersmith Lackey = Matt Maltese + Julian Casablancas + Ben Folds Five … read more
Local Review: The Makeways – Feelin’ Good
The Makeways = The Aggrolites +The Planet Smashers +Booker T. & the M.G’s + The Pietasters … read more
Local Review: Lunar Twin – Ghost Moon Ritual
Lunar Twin = Joy Division + Muse … read more
Local Review: Eight01’s Finest – Vol.1
Eight01’s Finest = Brockhampton + Souls of Mischief + Post Malone … read more
Review: Sea of Troubles – Ecchi
Sea of Troubles = Minor Threat + The OBGMs + Bad Brains … read more
