Salt Lake City’s monthly Gallery Stroll is a great introduction into the highbrow and lowbrow Salt Lake art scene, expanding one’s interests in the arts, fashion, nightlife, landscape and social worlds. Think of it as required attendance for those wanting a taste of what Salt Lake City has to offer. … read more
This month, SLUG’s talented staff of dickheads take on Fixie Fake-ster Haters, U92 DJs, residents of Roy City and a slovenly fellow named Pete. … read more
This month features video game reviews of Blueberry Garden, The Conduit, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen … read more
Don’t let her affinity for mustaches fool you, Jessica Davis is one of the uncreepiest members of the SLUG family. … read more
After drumming around the world with the likes of Shelter and Inside Out, Andy Patterson started recording and using some of the same mantras he learned while on the road back in the studio. His near-constant work and resume that reads hundreds of projects long has led to Patterson garnering respect not only in Utah, but all over the world. … read more
Coles doesn’t say a lot—he lets his skating do the talking. He is incredibly humble, yet completely confident in his abilities on a board. I’ve never heard a single complaint or even a curse word come out of his mouth when a spot was hard to skate, or the trick just wasn’t coming, or when I asked him to do a trick that he had never even done before. … read more
October’s Localized features two bands that take on characters and personas on a regular basis. Irony Man channel the sound and members of early 70s-era Black Sabbath. Poo Pee D and the Family Jewels take the approach of being larger than life, performing as ingloriously odd characters. Kiss Thiss opens Oct. 16 @ The Urban Lounge. … read more
Jay Henderson knows what it means to pay for studio time. An accomplished musician and member of local roots-rock heroes Band of Annuals, Henderson has spent his share of time both inside and outside the recording booth. “I’ve always been a huge fan of music—writing, recording, producing, the works,” he says. … read more
I had the opportunity of getting to know Scott Selfridge over a period of two years as he patiently recorded and re-recorded my band’s last album, so it was with great pleasure that I got to pick his brain one night in his bedroom studio for this piece. Instead of attempting to condense our one-hour conversation into a narrative, I’ll just let him speak for himself. … read more
“I think I really started getting interested after I met Herc Ottenheimer. He taught me pretty much everything I know. I was so jealous of his lifestyle–getting to record bands for a living seemed like the best job in the world.” … read more
From the moment you step inside Salt Lake Recording Service, you know exactly what Brad McCarley and Nathan Tomlinson are going for. The century–old warehouse has a heavy air that only comes with age, and the worn wooden floors root you firmly in the past, but the modern flourishes like the art hanging from the walls, the low hum of electronic equipment and a sleek overall aesthetic fuse the past and the present into something that isn’t quite either. … read more
SLUG: What is Audio Space setup like?
Summerhays: You know the scene on Back to the Future with the giant guitar amp? It’s kind of like that. … read more
