April 2018
For April, Carl Carbonell nods to his screen-printing background in his illustration for our 11th Annual Beer Issue. The scuba diver shares our enthusiasm for local beer and the desire to dive into local purveyors’ fermenting tanks. The image’s colors and textures evince the depth and variation of local beer. Find more of his work at meatand3printingco.com.
Local Review: Freemind Movement – Saint Villain
Beyond instrumentation and production, Freemind stays true to their moniker with spiritual, insightful and poignant content in Saint Villain. It’s cliché, but they display awareness and humility in their content that seems to resonate with old-school hip-hop fans. … read more
Local Review: Big Blue Ox – Self-titled
Big Blue Ox = Tauk + Lettuce … read more
Local Review: Antonio Dudley – Fragmented Soul
Antonio Dudley = Kirk Franklin + Donnie McClurkin … read more
Local Review: A Dead Desire – Resurrecting the Mind
A Dead Desire = Rise Against + Thirty Seconds to Mars … read more
Review: Bambara – Shadow On Everything
Bambara = Swans + The Birthday Party … read more
Review: Amen Dunes – Freedom
Amen Dunes = Suicide + Angel Olsen … read more
Review: A Place to Bury Strangers – Pinned
A Place to Bury Strangers = Ringo Deathstarr + My Bloody Valentine … read more
SLUG Style: Morgaine Fehlauer
Morgaine Fehlauer is a print maker, a sex educator and the owner of Grave Noise Press, the only privately owned stone lithography press in the western U.S. … read more
Film Review: Foxtrot
Foxtrot’s three acts are tonally distinct, each bringing their own lurching plot twists, each grim or violent or (bleakly) humorous in their own ways. But the final chapter becomes oppressive in its reality, and however Maoz employs the hypnagogic and the hyperreal, he asks his audience to ponder war and borders. … read more
Localized: Sonnei
Sonnei is an artist whose expression has shape-shifted sonically and aesthetically. From school programs in second grade to the typical national anthem stint to singing with local dynamos, their career has been one of transformation. … read more
Cold Beer To Go
Fresh, cold beer is nearby and you don’t have to visit a liquor store to find it. Venture out to explore our local breweries, and you’ll find some of the best beer around. Purchasing beer straight from the source eliminates possible hazards when picking it up somewhere else. … read more
Pink Boots Society: Empowering Women in the World of Beer
The Pink Boots Society (PBS) is an international women’s brew club with over 60 chapters worldwide dedicated to everything beer. It landed in Utah last summer when Strap Tank Brewing Co.’s Julia Shuler and Aubrey Palfreyman decided that being members of the nearest chapter in Denver was too cumbersome. “We just couldn’t make the monthly meetings,” Shuler says with a laugh. Based on convenience, Shuler and Palfreyman decided it would be best to start their own society in Utah Valley. … read more
