Arts
Bohemian: Utah’s Prost!-Modern Brewery
Local lagerhaus Bohemian Brewery has looked to the tradition of what they brand as “old-school brews” simultaneously to innovate and pay homage to their roots. … read more
A SWEET Evening with the Symphony: Salty Cricket Composers Collective
Salty Cricket’s upcoming benefit event celebrates 10 years of growth and expansion. Along with the successful launch of the El Sistema program, “We are celebrating 10 consecutive years of performances by Utah-based composers,” Petro-Eschler says … 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
SLUG Style: Jordan “JordiRoc” Simmons
Jordan “JordiRoc” Simmons is a freestyle dancer, event organizer, and artist from New Jersey now residing in Salt Lake City. … read more
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To Infinity: An Interview with Wren Ross
For her upcoming exhibition at the Utah Museum Of Contemporary Art (UMOCA), Wren Ross has been continually looking upward for inspiration. The celestial—specifically, the study of archeoastronomy—has moved Ross to create artistic renditions of maps and atlases. … read more
Sagittarius, Saturn Return and SLUG Magazine: Astrology with Christopher Renstrom
The chart laid out in front of him is for the date Dec. 1, 1988, at 7 p.m., and the birthplace is listed as Salt Lake City. However, this particular star chart is not made out for a person. Rather, it is the chart marking SLUG Magazine’s “birth”—the first issue “hitting the streets” at Speedway Cafe at the tail end of 1988. … read more
SLC Staycation
What we do know is that our local options to spend a weekend—or a day off—span everything from shopping for artisan-crafted products to punk records, from eating vegan food to renting and watching VHS tapes of obscure films. If this sounds appealing, it may be time for your next SLC Staycation. … read more
Plan-B Theatre Company Produces Austin Archer’s JUMP
Austin Archer, a Salt Lake native and New York City–based actor, playwright, choreographer and musician, is preparing to present his Plan-B Theatre Company–debut play, JUMP. … read more
This is Primal: Social Axe Throwing in SLC
Holding an axe over your head is an “empowering feeling,” says Steve Lister, one of the three Social Axe Throwing founders. … read more
Agua Donkeys: MP Cunningham
In MP Cunningham’s latest short film Agua Donkeys, pool boys MP [Cunningham and Jer [Jackson] work on their tans, ponder the pureness of water, and concoct ways to win over the office girl Jackie’s [Baby Darrington] heart, all while (occasionally) cleaning pools. … read more
Creature Feature: Obsidian
When they walk into a room, you know they’re there. With bleached dreadlocks cascading down from their head, an energy that can’t be contained and a smile that lights up a room, Obsidian, otherwise known as Benjamin Stone, is hard to miss and even harder to ignore. … read more
SLUG Style: Jordan Blok
“I think my interest in fashion came from owning that message [of identity] and owning that narrative,” says Blok. “And whether that’s dressing more masculine or more feminine or more androgynous, I’m really owning how the clothes I wear present and communicate who I am.” … read more
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