August 2018
About the Cover: Alethia Lunares is an artisan at the 10th Annual Craft Lake City® DIY Festival® Presented By Harmons and Mark Miller Subaru (Aug. 10–12, the Gallivan Center). Her feel for vibrant, bright colors translates impeccably to a SLUG cover. In this piece, fruition, the hand’s flowers recall CLC’s mission to nurture local working creators. Follow her on Instagram at @alethialunares.
Review: Francis Plagne & crys cole – Two Words
Francis Plagne & crys cole = Arthur Russell + Anne Guthrie … read more
Review: Fire-Toolz – Skinless X-1
Fire-Toolz = Atari Teenage Riot + James Ferraro … read more
Review: Devon Welsh – Dream Songs
Devon Welsh = (Majical Cloudz – synths) + R.E.M. … read more
Review: Cullen Omori – The Diet
Cullen Omori = DIIV + Girls + Twin Peaks … read more
Creature Feature: Gemma Nigh
Born and raised in Sandy, Utah, Gemma Nigh got into the realm of performance art while attending Cyprus High School. “Growing up in Utah was definitely interesting. I lived in a super-Mormon neighborhood but never really played with any of the other kids,” she says. … read more
10-Year CLC Artisan: Vintage Fern
“I have always loved creating things as long as I can remember,” Amy Redden says. “I would spend hours in my room as a teenager making necklaces for myself.” … read more
Content Shifter: 8 TV Series from Oh! Canada
We all have friends—mostly on Facebook, the whiniest of all social-media platforms—who have been threatening to “move to Canada!” for almost two years now. They haven’t, they won’t, and they’re certainly not going to shut up aboot it. Too bad, because Canada has far more to offer than brutal hockey, legal weed and free healthcare:
10-Year CLC Artisan: Candace Jean
Candace Jean says “I found a flier for the first-ever Craft Lake City at another local show. I applied, was accepted and gave it my best shot. It was my first time with a 10×10 booth—which was quite the learning experience—but the energy at the inaugural Fest was incredible.” … read more
Alethia Lunares: Reina De Los Feels
Alethia Rodriguez has been using art to help process her emotions for years. She produces art under the moniker Alethia Lunares and has been honing her stunning and provocative digital work for several years. … read more
Localized: Lord Vox
With an incense stick burning conspicuously in the background and the room full with a stringy, lustful, ephemeral jam, I began to understand just exactly what made Lord Vox a mystical force to be reckoned with. … read more
Rose Line Pottery: CLC Artisan
Travis Sudweeks (roselinepottery.com) started creating pottery when he signed up for ceramics class as a high-school freshman. He hasn’t stopped since. … read more
Film Review: Sorry to Bother You
Buoyed by its people-power, anti-capitalist, revolution-minded readiness to jolt us awake, Riley’s filmic storytelling debut stays daring and endlessly inventive. … read more
