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Halloween is Ruined: Performance Life with Klaus von Austerlitz
Halloween is ruined. Its most treasured sensibilities are under attack. Goths have turned the occult into ridiculous camp and queers have turned ridiculous camp into a cult. So, if Oct. 31 is the only day of the 365 that you’d think of dressing yourself up outrageously, you might be a lamebrain. For local performance artist Klaus von Austerlitz, every costume is a performance, and every performance a carefully constructed vessel of artistry and social critique. … read more
Mike Brown’s Monthly Dirt: Jet Pack Meets Patty The Psychic
Jet Pack’s birthday is this month, so I thought it would be cool to get him a pet psychic reading to see what he would like for his birthday, and pick his brain about some other things, like why he’s been barfing so much lately and where he poops. … read more
Princess Kennedy: Sup Witches!
Who in their lifetime hasn’t wished they had magical powers? To be able to fly or ace school without ever doing anything, to obtain independent wealth, or maybe to find the perfect romance? Whatever your fantasy was, I wished to be a witch. … read more
Designing Behind the Scenes
In the event of the designers of the world suddenly disappearing, what would things look like? How would they work? Everyday items, like phones, toasters and bathmats, which we all unassumingly use daily, would cease to exist in the user-friendly and attractive nature that we currently enjoy them. This is where Salt Lake Design Week comes in: to show us what it actually takes to design a building, snowboard or bathmat. … read more
The Pie: Utah’s Pizza Institution
When I transferred from Arizona State up to the University of Utah in 2001, one of the first things I did was seek out good pizza. The shock of living in a new place left me in need of comfort, and pizza had always been my go-to comfort food. Everyone I asked had exactly the same answer: a basement restaurant that had long been the favorite of U of U students and staff—The Pie Pizzeria. … read more
#inSLUGram
Jeremy Andelin is the winner of our 14th Annual Summer of Death: Roughside of the TRAX Sponsored by Scion Instagram photo contest, in collaboration with INI Cooperative. Follow us on Instagram @SLUGMag to find out more about our upcoming #inSLUGram contests and get featured in the mag! Read more on Summer of Death, pgs. 39–40. … read more
Rough Stuff: Rough Side of the TRAX IV Presented by...
The 14th annual Summer of Death has come and gone, and what a banger it was. Roughside of the TRAX IV Presented by Scion was one for the record books. Johnny Roughneck, creator of Roughneck Hardware out of San Francisco, was out in the streets to throw the Salt Lake version of the Roughneck BART Tour. Between mobbing the streets, public transportation and skating the spots, Summer of Death was sure to be on the #roughside. … read more
CRJ: The Chronicle of a Freeskiing Icon Review
To showcase the life of Charles Russell Johnson (CRJ) III and pay tribute to his legacy, 4FRNT Media produced CRJ: The Chronicle Of A Freeskiing Icon. We gathered at Salt Lake’s Tower Theater to witness his impact on the sport and celebrate with his closest friends and followers. … read more
Review: Jake Blauvelt’s Naturally
If you don’t know the name Blauvelt by now, you must be a cave dweller. Since coming out of Vermont (my old stomping grounds), Jake has established himself as one of the best all-mountain riders in the world. … read more
Teton Gravity Research: Way of Life Review
The energy and spirit of the local population is admirable and it was in full force at the premiere of Teton Gravity Research’s (TGR) Way of Life. Gathered under the stars at SLC’s Gallivan Center, the energetic crowd came to see the latest offering from the perennial favorite. … read more
Teenage Bottlerocket and The Queers @ The Shred Shed 09.21...
The Bottlerocket mascot (the zombie in the hoodie) stepped onto the stage and raised his picket sign that sported the Bottlerocket skull. Then entered Teenage Bottlerocket—they all slammed down on their instruments and lit up the stage with “Skate or Die.” The entire crowd got bat-shit crazy. … read more
24-Hour Comics Day: An Interview with Brady Canfield
Brady Canfield, creator of the book Wombat Rue, has taken the reigns of this year’s Salt Lake City 24-Hour Comics Day, happening on October 5, at the Utah Arts Alliance Hub. … read more
