Review: Child of the Sun

Review: Child of the Sun
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One may think they’d enjoy Child of the Sun on the face of its premise alone. Supermen of various cultures wander the 14th century B.C. Mediterranean getting into hijinks and marital dramas. In this world, the gods are real and such heroes truly are their progeny. … read more

God Module: Delightfully Deranged

God Module: Delightfully Deranged
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On Sunday, Aug. 20, God Module will be kicking off their Does This Stuff Freak You Out? Tour at Area 51, during this year’s Dark Arts Festival. … read more

Review: Beautiful Bipolar

Review: Beautiful Bipolar
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Utah-based writer Danielle Workman’s Beautiful Bipolar is an oddly charming glimpse into veering fear, resignation and radical hope. … read more

Julien Baker @ Kilby Court 08.09

Julien Baker @ Kilby Court 08.09
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Julien Baker doesn’t command attention so much as she transforms—the moment her mouth opens, she becomes a living journal of her tormented past. … read more

 
 
Review: The Perspective Essays

Review: The Perspective Essays
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The Perspective Essays covers a range of topics, some as ephemeral as complacency and others as immediately material as destitution. … read more

The “All-American Prophet”: Eccles Theatre Brings The Book of Mormon Back to the Utah Stage

The “All-American Prophet”: Eccles Theatre Brings The Book of Mormon...
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I’ve seen The Book of Mormon musical two times: the first in London, the second, Salt Lake City. Let me tell you—seeing this particular musical in Utah was 10 times better. … read more

Review: Chimera

Review: Chimera
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Julian Mihdi, the author of the debut fiction work Chimera, has a fun vocabulary. He allows this vocabulary to carry his stories from one to the next and does so successfully. … read more

Retro Futura Tour @ Red Butte 07.23 with Howard Jones, The English Beat, Men Without Hats

Retro Futura Tour @ Red Butte 07.23 with Howard Jones,...
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For this appearance, Jones had his usual array of keyboards and a backing band consisting of a keyboardist, two drummers and a guitarist. … read more

Film Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming

Film Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming
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On the Peter Parker side, Spider-Man: Homecoming is a comical and lighthearted adventure we’ve seen 30 years ago in the John Hughes era of filmmaking. … read more

Drilling into 3TEETH

Drilling into 3TEETH
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Ahead of their SLC show, 3TEETH frontman Alexis Mincolla reflects on their seemingly instant success and offers a bit of history about the band. … read more

SLUG Style: Joshy Soul

SLUG Style: Joshy Soul
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Joshy Soul and the Cool return for the 2017 Craft Lake City DIY Festival, headlining the festival’s SLUG Mag Main Stage on Friday, Aug. 11. … read more

Review: Cover Stories

Review: Cover Stories
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Perhaps I approached Cover Stories the wrong way. Perhaps I’d have “got it” if they’d called what they were doing by the vernacular: fanfiction. … read more