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Localized: Shecock & The Rock Princess
With full faces of makeup, pink corsets and attitudes to match, Shecock & The Rock Princess, comprising guitarist/vocalist Sofia Scott (The Rock Princess), bassist Garrett Gridley (Low End Lucy) and drummer/vocalist Matthew Bennett (Mat Benatar), have a heavy sound and profound message. … read more
BMX Photo Feature: Garrett Bowers
When I first moved to Salt Lake in 2009, the scene at Sandy Skatepark was pretty big: On any given night, you could expect 20-plus riders there. As everyone’s lives have progressed, those nights where everyone rode until the lights turned off are mostly in the past. … read more
Beer of the Month: Moab Pilsner
Moab Brewery’s Pilsner is a fine example of the notable style. Pilsner comes in a bumblebee-jacketed, yellow-and-black, 16-ounce tall-boy can. We poured a cold one into a larger, nonic pint because we needed additional space to accommodate the extra four ounces that Moab graciously provides. … read more
The Eklektik: Bricolage of the Beehive
Restaurateurs Aliza Levy and Sion Croudo have lived through the summers of Mexico City and San Diego, and it feels only right to highlight their recent Salt Lake City endeavor, the artful Latino-fusion flavors that comprise The Eklektik. … read more
Skate Photo Feature: Colton Woods
Colton Woods is a prime example of someone who lets their skateboard do the talking. He doesn’t say much, but when he drops in, you are in for a treat. I am always astonished at his ability to go higher and faster than anyone else. If you ever get the chance to watch this guy skate, consider it a privilege. … read more
Creature Feature: Lucy Fur
To Lucy, drag has been an extremely important means of expression. “I’ve been dying my hair and getting wild piercings for years, and it’s always been a big part of me—to not feel scared to do what I want to do or to be who I am,” he says. … read more
Salt Lake Magazine’s Tastemakers 2018
Salt Lake Magazine’s annual Tastemakers event is a surefire way to kick off the summer festivities. With food and drink vendors from around the state coming together to put on a two-day, food-devouring festival, it never ceases to amaze. … read more
Este Barrio No Se Vende: Jessica Sabogal’s Artistic Activism
Muralist Jessica Sabogal is a first-generation Colombian American whose spray-painted works reach out to marginalized people, show them support and speak the message of their struggle and humanity, which is so often misheard or misrepresented. … read more
Art | Art and Fashion | LGBTQ+
Review: serpentwithfeet – soil
serpentwithfeet = James Blake + Rabit + Arca … read more
SLC Pride Parade – 2018 Gallery
The Utah Pride Festival is about love, inclusion and progression—a way to open the summer months with togetherness as opposed to divisiveness. … read more
Book Review: Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes Wizards of the Coast Street: 05.29 What sacrifices are you willing to make to ensure interplanar balance? What role will you play in the conflicts to come? Those are two of the main narrative themes presented throughout Wizards of the Coast’s newest publication, Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes. Almost immediately upon cracking
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Fazilat Soukhakian
Fazilat Soukhakian’s approach is an active, inquiring one. The Iranian artist-photographer’s work continually records and questions what it means to exist in our contemporary world—what it means to engage with it, to have a stake in it. … read more
Art | Art and Fashion | LGBTQ+
