September 2018

About the Cover: For our Local Food Issue, artist Trent Call/SLUG honor the late Anthony Bourdain, SLUG’s hands-down favorite anti-celebrity chef. Call’s illustration recalls Bourdain taking us along on his sojourns, communing with people across the globe through a passion for food. Read James Bennett’s Bourdain tribute (pg. 10), and for more of Call’s work, visit trentcall.com.

Review: Spiritualized – And Nothing Hurt
Spiritualized = John Cale/Lou Reed Velvet Underground + unbridled John Coltrane … read more

Review: Mogwai – KIN (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Mogwai = Aphex Twin + Tycho – Ariel Pink … read more

Review: IDLES – Joy as an Act of Resistance
IDLES = Metz + Protomartyr + Future of the Left … read more

Local Review: XavierTheRapper – 8 Man
XavierTheRapper = Lil Tracy + Lil Skies + Night Lovell … read more

Local Review: Various Artists – Utah Underground Compilation
Utah Underground Compilation = bands from Utah’s hardcore, metal & punk scenes … read more

Local Review: V A L E – Self-Titled
V A L E = Patrick Cowley + Drexciya … read more

Local Review: Sulane – Ad Astra
Sulane = Brand New + Modern Lovers + Dinosaur Jr … read more

Local Review: Tassellhoff – Turbo Hippie
Tassellhoff = A Danielle Ash guitar + Unplugged-Era Nirvana … read more

Local Review: Sleepy Passenger – Self-Titled
Sleepy Passenger = Coconut Records + James Mercer … read more

Local Review: Pixie and The Partygrass Boys – Utah Made
Pixie and The Partygrass Boys = Greensky Bluegrass + Yonder Mountain Stringband … read more

Local Review: Picnics at Soap Rock – Garden Tempo
Picnics at Soap Rock = Squirrel Bait + Slint … read more

Local Review: Follow the Weather – First Light
Follow the Weather = Estas Tonne + The Cinematic Orchestra × acoustic Chevelle … read more