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.
Local Review: Good Ol’ Triple – Meet the Outlaw
Good Ol’ Triple = 21 Savage + Froggy Fresh + Lil Bibby … read more
Local Review: Dawnlit – True North
Dawnlit = Dream Theater x Tycho … read more
Local Review: Daniel Murtaugh – The Daze of Irie
Daniel Murtaugh = Jason Mraz + Sublime … read more
Local Review: Cuddy Corekt – Odin 05
Cuddy Correkt = Pouya + Shakewell + Chris Travis … read more
Local Review: Booyah Moon – Landing
Booyah Moon = Sonic Youth + Dinosaur Jr. … read more
Review: Dustin Wong – Fluid World Building 101 With Shaman...
Dustin Wong = Joe Zawinul’s Dialects + Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith … read more
Review: Alkaline Trio – Is This Thing Cursed?
Alkaline Trio = Nimrod-era Green Day + The Lawrence Arms … read more
In Memoriam: Anthony Bourdain
I’m not sure if a word exists to describe the combination of anger, shock and genuine sadness I felt when I heard that Anthony Bourdain had taken his own life. To say that it was a surprise or a tragedy does not give it enough weight. It was heartbreaking and unexpected. … read more
Localized: Thalia Condo
Thalia Condo believes that music can help those seeking something to believe in, those seeking a source of hope. It is that approach and perspective on life and her particular craft that has gotten Condo where she is today. … read more
Content Shifter: Nine Back-to-School TV Series
The back-to-school time of year is special to people—not me but, you know, other people. The kind of people who still have high-school graduation tassels hanging from their rearview mirrors, or still refer to their college ball teams as “we” and “us,” or whine incessantly about still-not-paid-off student loans. … read more
Reinvesting in the Land: Heber Valley Artisan Cheese
Visitors are welcome at Heber Valley Artisan Cheese, and the farm is available for events, which can include family reunions and retreats, as well as the Swiss Days Festival around Labor Day. They don’t stop there—the creamery holds cheese-tasting events at the farm on the second Friday of every month! … read more
Four Courses of Dessert in SLC: City Cakes
“Cake-decorating is an art, and I love to be creative. City Cakes has very talented decorators that can create exactly what the customer is asking for out of buttercream.” … read more
