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Two Arrows Through My Heart: Coleman Barks and David Darling

Posted on February 17, 2014 (August 2, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

The pairing of the two friends was really interesting to watch again, as it seems they balance each other in their friendship much like Shams did with his student Rumi. Throughout the night, Barks kept emphasizing that the beloved is in everything. He talked about watching Allen Ginsberg read “Howl” in 1955 and that he’s “Seen the greatest minds prowling the street for a fix, and that’s the beloved, too.” On the plane over to Utah he watched Louis CK for the first time, and Louis CK is the beloved, too. … read more

SLUG Games Goes Postal Presented By Scion

Posted on February 18, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

On the cloudy and not-so-chilly Saturday after Valentine’s Day, folks flocked by the dozens to the wintry slopes of Brighton Resort for the 2014 SLUG Games Goes Postal Presented by Scion. … read more

The Pack A.D. @ Kilby Court 02.14 with Super Moon, Dead Tooth

Posted on February 18, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

I always say that women make better punks than men, or at least I do now. Just ask Patti Smith. Or ask her doppelganger Becky Black, the lead singer of The Pack A.D., a two-piece garage rock outfit from the ‘Couve. This band is chained to The White Stripes on every website they’re featured on, but I don’t see it. In fact, the only thing they have in common that I can see is a female drummer. … read more

LUST featuring Wolfgang Gartner @ In The Venue 02.15 with Mark Radwin, Nrkotic, Shortsirkit

Posted on February 18, 2014 (July 27, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Wolfgang Gartner with American Flag bandana covering his mouth

The entire room sang along when Gartner dropped a remix of “Where’s Your Head At?” by Basement Jaxx. Personally, I was surprised Gartner didn’t play the entirety of his Weekend In America album (2011), but he put on a great show nonetheless. In the crowd, people went wild as foam LED glow sticks were tossed back and forth in the air in such masses it looked as if every concertgoer had at least two in hand. … read more

Pixies @ The Great Saltair 02.15 with Best Coast

Posted on February 18, 2014 (September 20, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

The “Great” Saltair? I know, it’s old and quasi historic and hosted some soft-rock shitty bands your parents liked back when my uncles were jamming with Jimi and Janis on an airbase in Dan Nang. Whatever, though. It was Valentine’s weekend, and though I dug deep into the corners of my misanthropic being, I just couldn’t find it in me to get all that mad about seeing Pixies (no asterisk—fight me) in the live sphere. … read more

Deafheaven @ Bar Deluxe 02.15 with Subrosa

Posted on February 19, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

A cocksure Deafheaven took the stage and proceeded to obliterate shit, but not without some comedy. The vocalist, George Clark, is exceptionally charismatic, but he’s also humorously intense and clearly spends a lot of time on his hair. He wore leather gloves and a tight-fitted long-sleeve shirt that showed off his muscles. … read more

Clay Cavender: In A Room With Everywhere To Go

Posted on February 19, 2014 (June 30, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

When I meet with Cavender, he talks about finishing college this semester from Utah State University with his BFA, how he hopes to take his art to Europe, possibly be the creative designer over a fashion label, conceivably dabble in producing music and eventually make a living out of creating, it’s obvious he has a plan. … read more

Killing the Grade: Reviving Art Education in Utah

Posted on February 19, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

“If you don’t understand the art, it’s because there is nothing to understand. If it’s illegible, it’s illegible; it’s unsuccessful as a story, as a narrative.” An artist’s inability to communicate through their work can be largely attributed to the conventional four-year programs. The curriculum at CAS stems from traditional curriculum, found in 19th Century Paris, when art education was at its prime. … read more

Chocolate: The Exhibit @ The Natural History Museum of Utah

Posted on February 20, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Chocolate: The Exhibit seizes you the moment you enter. The heady scent of chocolate leads you through incarnations of the cacao bean in this exhibit developed by the Field Museum in Chicago. … read more

The Buds Next Door: The First Month of Legalized Cannabis in Colorado

Posted on February 20, 2014 (September 10, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

“Socially, it’s exciting for people to be able to go buy Marijuana legally, and there’s a lot of tourists here,” says Larisa Bolivar, founder of Denver’s first medicinal dispensary back in 2006 and a candidate for a Master’s Degree in public policy with concentration in national and international marijuana reform. “Financially, this is making much more money than people expected.” … read more

How Did I Get Here? An Interview with ODESZA

Posted on February 21, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Pull out your iPhone and tap this into your calendar: March 22 at the Urban Lounge, the sunny sounds of ODESZA are gonna straight-up warm your winter bones. Before they bundle up to visit our Wasatch mountains, SLUG spoke with Harrison Mills, AKA Catacombkid. … read more

Jupiter Suit @ Velour 2.19 with Radio Motion, Soul Connection, Hooligans Brass Band

Posted on February 24, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

“Our mission, when we perform, is to take down the barrier between band and audience,” Marquez said. “Sing-alongs, stomping feet, clapping hands … that’s where the magic happens.” Watching Marquez and his band is a bit of magic. Are they the tightest group in the world? No, but they are still kids, very talented kids albeit, and the polish will come. The barrier between them and their adoring fans was broken almost from the get-go. … read more