February 2017
This February, SLUG offers a look into a sometimes unseen but always beloved part of Utah’s local music: the instrument builders and teachers. On the cover, SLUG designer Christian Broadbent crafts a simple and elegant acoustic guitar with a twist, stringing readers through the beloved cities and communities that it upholds.
Mike Brown: Jumbotrons and DJ Juggy – A Utah Jazz...
One of the biggest and best upgrades that they finally made this year was putting longtime local DJ and hip-hop heavy-hitter DJ Juggy behind some wheels of steel inside the arena and making him the official in-house DJ of the Utah Jazz. Naturally, I had my SLUG editor pull some strings so I could get on the court with Juggy. … read more
Out of the Woodwork: Four Utah Electric Luthiers: RIP Custom...
Rob Gray of RIP Custom Guitars offers a variety of guitar building classes: pedal building, basic guitar wiring, neck building, and full electric guitar building workshops. … read more
Skate Photo Feature: Garrison Conklin
Garrison Conklin – Pole Jam to Fakie – SLC, Utah … read more
Movie Review: The Founder
While the acting from the entire cast of The Founder works together, an actual documentary may have been the more appropriate approach for this story. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Christian Broadbent
Christian Broadbent – Designer, Illustrator Christian Broadbent joined SLUG’s ranks as an ad designer back in July 2008. Since then, he’s been an excellent collaborator, bringing his flair for polished design, thoughtful branding and delightful illustrations to SLUG’s pages. With a particular love for all things print, Broadbent designed his first SLUG cover in May
Local Music Reviews February 2017
Local reviews of Aurune, Isaac Haas, Muzzle Tung, Reaper The Storyteller, Strong Words, Super 78 and Valentine And The Regard, with more reviews being published throughout the month. … read more
