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Utah Arts Festival: Fear No Film 2015 – Fears, Passions...
Over the past thirteen years, the Fear No Film program has become a serious opportunity for independent filmmakers to showcase their work. This year, each set of films thematically explores the different impulses that exist within us all, making this set of films especially resonant. … read more
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
Video Game Review: Lovely Planet
As I pulled open the colorful box in great anticipation, a long list of quesions about this game ran through my mind: “Is it like Katamari Damacy? Is it some sort of RPG? Is this a kids’ game?” … read more
CrucialFest Day Three Recap @ Area 51 and Urban Lounge...
Festivals where there is a large number of bands—with an equally large number of influences and references—causes the brains in most writers to melt out of their noses. … read more
CrucialFest 5 Gallery: Area 51 and Urban Lounge – Day...
Day Three of Crucialfest, with photos from bands including: Subrosa, Worst Friends, Eagle Twin, Giant Squid, Anthems, Exes, and Goatsnake. … read more
CrucialFest Day Two Recap @ Urban Lounge – 2015
The evening started with the band Døne, a two-piece comprising of Cache Tolman (bass/guitar/vocals) and Andy Patterson (drums). they were definitely the most “metal” of the evening. Musically, they had moments that combined doomier bits like Electric Wizard, but with the melodic sensibilities of a musical child produced by Stone Temple Pilots and Jimi Hendrix. … read more
CrucialFest 5 Gallery: Area 51 – Day Two
Perfect lineup, decent sound and tons of energy made day two of CrucialFest 5 a blast. … read more
CrucialFest 5 Gallery: Area 51 – Day One
Day One of Crucialfest with photos from bands including: Baby Gurl, Throes, Eons, Settle Down, and Royal Thunder. … read more
CrucialFest 5 Recap: Area 51 – Day One
It’s finally here! My musical Christmas is here (I should have a beer advent calendar) and oh boy, was it a fun first night. In a matter of six hours, I saw eleven bands. While bouncing between the booze and sans-booze rooms at Area 51 (a venue I haven’t been to since I was 17. It hasn’t changed a bit.) I had my face melted off on multiple occasions. … read more
E3 2015: This Is The End – Day Three
Today was the last day at E3 and I think I finally saw almost everything that they had to offer. I bring home with me fond memories of frantically trying to collect the pins and stickers that Nintendo was handing out, getting hammered on beer with the good folks at Gamechurch, getting treated to a great lunch in the press room, watching live feeds of IGN and Attack Of The Show, and, of course, getting to play all the new video games before you! … read more
