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unReal @ Red Butte 06.23
unReal premiered on June 23 at Red Butte Gardens. Under a half moon in a desert sky, the crowd gathered. American rock music from The Weekenders drifted on the wind across the Red Butte Garden Amphitheater as the sun dipped below the horizon. The Salt Lake City premiere of Teton Gravity Research (TGR) and Anthill
SLUG’s 16th Annual Summer of Death Presented By Monster: Bowl...
Skate decks echoed the sound of claps as they were thumped by contestants and spectators alike, after watching Parley Southworth, 24, complete his winning trick—a truck driver disaster from a waist-high ledge into the bowl. This was the Summer of Death Presented By Monster: Bowl Jam at Banzai, SLUG’s 16th Annual Skate Competition Series in Lindon on Saturday, June 20. … read more
WRD Home Teams Bout 06.20
The first part of Saturday’s Double Header featured the two home teams of Wasatch Roller Derby: the Hot Wheelers and the Black Diamond Divas. … read more
Red Rockettes 2015 Summer Bout
The Red Rockettes had their Summer Bout on a rare Saturday, the second half of a double-header that also featured the Wasatch Roller Derby Home Teams. Due to the unusual time some of the ranks were filled by members of Ladies of the Lake. I … read more
HVDD Sirens of Steel vs Rolling Rebellion
Lindon shook Saturday night as two of the Happy Valley Derby Darlin Home teams squared off in the Shove Shack oval. … read more
Erik Anthony: Nothing Off Limits
Erik Anthony is just about as raw as they come. The streets of Ogden aren’t kind, and he’s been handling them for years.
SLUG Skate Photo Feature: Caleb Schrank
Let this be a lesson: Get to the spot before the skater. When a skater is ready to go for something, they aren’t going to wait around for a photographer to get there, especially when they have a video camera already on hand.
The Third Annual SLUG Cat Presented by New Belgium Brewing
On Saturday, May 23rd, SLUG, held its third annual SLUG Cat alleycat race through the streets of Salt Lake City. Over 40 riders braved a torrential downpour early in the race, zipping across the city to complete various tasks. … read more
Hot Wheelers vs. Black Diamond Divas: The Saga Continues
The brave souls who ventured out last Saturday and faced the crazy-weird monsoon-type weather we’ve been experiencing lately were privileged to the quad driven, counter-clockwise action of Wasatch Derby League. … read more
Wasatch Roller Derby: Junior Rollers
Wasatch Junior Roller derby is made up of some of the most dedicated young men and women I have ever seen. The Junior Rollers are taught by some of the top players in Utah Roller Derby. The amount of skill and technique these players have rivals that of the competitive teams on WRD. … read more
SLC Roller Derby Transforms: WRD Shakeups
Shouting and whistles echo through the warehouse, christening the “Derby Depot.” I walk by the oval-shaped track where nearly two dozen skaters practice to the rhythm of blasting music. … read more
999 Ride: Chatting with Phill Faber and Nicholas Lotze about...
Out on any given Thursday night at 9 p.m.— through rain, sleet or snow—odds are you’ve seen an assortment of cyclists hanging about Coffee Garden at 878 E. 900 S. This large group of two-wheeled miscreants have been gathering here for almost five years with a simple mission.
