May 2018
May is Bike Month, and SLUG continues to celebrate it in our Sixth Annual Bike Issue. SLUG illustrator Andrew Colin Beck conveys our wonderment with the possibilities that bicycles and cycling offer. With color and near psychedelia, Beck’s style has us pumped to feel like we’re riding on clouds in the sky. You can find more of Beck’s work at andrewcolinbeck.com.
Local Review: Deep Romance – Hive Mined
Deep Romance = Scott Wade–era Comeback Kid + Bane … read more
Local Review: Cardboard Club – On Three!
Cardboard Club = ELO + Hot Hot Heat … read more
Review: Frog Eyes – Violet Psalms
Frog Eyes = Swan Lake + Destroyer … read more
Review: Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel
Courtney Barnett: = Waxahatchee + Lucinda Williams … read more
Review: Black Moth Super Rainbow – Panic Blooms
Black Moth Super Rainbow = Dan Deacon + The Octopus Project + Atlas Sound … read more
Review: Beach House – 7
Beach House = Alvvays + Slowdive … read more
SLUG Style: Erika Longino
Erika Longino is a cross-country bicycle tourer, grassroots educator and producer of the zine Mobile Moon Co-op. She studied Urban Ecology at the University of Utah. This month’s photos were shot at Erika’s bus, which she is turning into an herbal apothecary botanical classroom and tearoom geared toward femme and queer empowerment. Every month, SLUG Style features a distinct
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We Bike You, Salt Lake City
David Clark and creative partner Daniel Foster Smith are currently shooting for We Bike You to be a docuseries, which will explore the urban-cycling experience city by city. … read more
La Iniciativa Latina de Bicicletas
La Iniciativa Latina de Bicicletas es una colaboración entre Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective (SLCBC) y la coalición Safe Kids Salt Lake County que empezó en 2016, para mujeres latinas. … read more
The Latina Bike Initiative
The Latina Bike Initiative, a collaboration between the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective (SLCBC) and Safe Kids Salt Lake County coalition, was piloted in 2016. Now in its second year, it continues to provide classes for Latino families in Salt Lake County. … read more
Content Shifter: 13 One-Season-and-Done TV Series
Beware the Ides of May! For those of you not hip to the inner workings of the TV biz, May marks the end of the traditional television season, when networks start cancelling underperforming series. In other words, they’re gonna fucking kill your favorite show! … read more
Localized: Sympathy Pain
Where your average release will plod along in a pleasing, sedative atmosphere, Sympathy Pain’s music feels much more focused on disturbing and overtaking the listener than it is settling them. … read more
