ACME Bar Co. cultivates a tropical escapist paradise in Salt Lake City through its Tiki theme and wide offering of rum-based drinks. … read more
Rum, Don’t Walk to ACME Bar Co.’s Tropical Paradise
Local Review: Casio Ghost – Postmodern Blues
Postmodern Blues is all the vocal reverb and twangy guitar of modern surf rock combined with the lo-fi vocal distortion and barely intelligible lyrics of Julian Casablancas. … read more
Finca Pintxos Bar: Going Where the Gin Flows
Finca Pintxos Bar is the latest bar bringing authentic Spanish cuisine as well as classic seasonal gin cocktails to Utah. … read more
The First Annual Daq Off: Creative Cocktails by SLC Bartenders
On August 21, bartenders of all experience levels gathered at Bar Nohm to compete in the Daq Off hosted by the United States Bartender’s Guild. … read more
Buzz Free Buds: Sober Squad Provides a Safe Space for the Sober Curious
Sober Squad is a local group founded by Paige Holmgren and Kolten Schnell with the intention to create a “community that is sober curious, or who actively don’t drink.” … read more
Hopped Spirits: A COVID-Inspired Effort To Save Beer
In an effort to save beer that would have otherwise gone to waste during the pandemic, local breweries reached out to grain-to-glass distilleries, offering kegs to turn into distilled spirits. … read more
Time For a Bigger Machete: Mezcal’s Slow but Steady Process With DABS
SLUG sat down with Francis Fecteau, wine broker and owner of Libation, LLC, to discuss the trials of mezcal in Utah. … read more
Late-Night Food for the Inebriated Soul: Tacos Don Rafa and Street Tacos
Tacos Don Rafa and Street Tacos SLC are some of the best options for great late-night food in SLC. … read more
I Exist Because They Survived: Artists Unpack Assimilation at Material Gallery
At Sangre Mia, an upcoming installation at Material gallery, artists Bianca Velasquez and Kelly Tapìa-Chuning unpack assimilation through new approaches to traditional mediums. … read more
Localized: Roses on the Moon
Bobby B Mac and Vehnu Moon find that their creativity flows best if they put on a beat in the studio, write lyrics and immediately record it. … read more
Localized: Øutset Bandits
Andrew, Saco and Mal of Øutset Bandits emphasize collaboration between members of their dynamic, eight-person group. … read more
Tyler Glenn on LOVELOUD, Neon Trees’ New Era and Becoming Himself
Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees has been busy. After a six-week tour Glenn will going to perform at this year’s LOVELOUD festival on November 3 at the Delta Center. … read more
