August 2017
From unapologetic femmes to ornery animals, artist Heather Mahler’s delightful drawings are a mainstay of the Craft Lake City DIY Festival. On this cover, Mahler equips her signature style—influenced by ’90s anime, feminist punk art and more—to highlight Utah’s creative spirit, reflecting the dreamers whom Craft Lake City celebrates and uplifts.
Local Review: Creature Double Feature – Bone’s Groove
Creature Double Feature = Woods + Boz Scaggs + Foxygen … read more
Local Review: Boone – I Woke Up
Boone = Doomtree + Q-Tip + Mos Def … read more
Local Review: Ban2.0 – For the Times, Vol. 1
Ban2.0 = AWOL One + Ab-Soul … read more
Local Review: Aurune – 柳の妻 Willow Wife (A Japanese Folktale...
Aurune = Gold Panda + GREAF + Baths … read more
Review: Frankie Rose – Cage Tropical
Frankie Rose = Tamaryn + Still Corners … read more
Review: Downtown Boys – Cost of Living
Downtown Boys: The Julie Ruin + BRONCHODowntown Boys: The Julie Ruin + BRONCHO … read more
Review: Cloakroom – Time Well
Cloakroom = HUM + Failure + Magnolia Electric Co. … read more
Craft Lake City DIY Festival 2017
The 9th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival®, in its second three-day incarnation, takes place at the Gallivan Center on Friday, Aug. 11, from 5–10 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 12, from 12–10 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 13, from 12–7 p.m. … read more
Localized: Madge
Having expertise and a hunger to learn is what helped Leavy start Madge. “I think this project has been in my brain for a long time,” she says, “and recently, I’ve had the tools and the skills to realize it.” … read more
Adding Sass to Your Art Collection: Meet Artist Heather Mahler
Heather Mahler’s work is a combination of her screenprinting BFA from Utah State University, her passionate fandom love of ’90s anime art and her personal experiences. … read more
The Men Behind the Lens: @Flatspotter
There’s no question that Utah’s is a strong and growing skate scene and that companies like @Flatspotter give this scene a platform. … read more
trashpaca: CLC Vintage Vendor
A self-proclaimed trashy romantic, Abraham von Waffles describes his vintage finds this way: “My aesthetic is somewhere between Coraline, Miyazaki and Wes Anderson, with a heavy helping of Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite). … read more
