Chefs, Chow, Cookies & Coffee: PechaKucha Night Vol. 12 @ Publik 10.28

Posted on October 2, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

The PechaKucha format is brilliant. Japanese for “chit chat,” it was invented in Tokyo in 2003, and since has spread to almost 800 different locations worldwide. The presenters have six minutes and forty seconds to discuss whatever they want, and they are pushed along by a slideshow, which is moving on without them. To anyone who has listened to someone drone on publicly while people cough and shift in their chairs, this format is heaven sent. … read more

Justin Townes Earle @ The State Room 09.28 with American Aquarium

Posted on October 2, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Justin Townes Earle had promised in an interview earlier in the week that there would be no fighting at his upcoming show. He swore those days were behind him and it would be a new him approaching the stage Sunday night. Regardless of promises, a rowdy crowd of middle-aged Utahans poured into The State Room that night in hopes of blues, sweet tunes and plenty of booze. … read more

SLUG Style: Cardi Buetler

Posted on October 2, 2014 (May 21, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

“Style gives you the ability to be an individual on a regular basis,” Cardi Buetler says. “Everyone has their own identity, and style lets them present that every day in whatever they’re doing.” … read more

Celebrate the Bounty 2014

Posted on October 6, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Not only is Celebrate the Bounty one of the best places to see the rock stars of Utah’s culinary scene work their magic, it’s also a heartfelt tribute to our state’s ability to produce and distribute amazing local ingredients. This evening, the Union Pacific Station was outfitted with representatives from some of the best restaurants in town—an apt setting, considering the gastronomical tour that was in store for the attendees. … read more

Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats @ Urban Lounge 10.04 with Danava

Posted on October 6, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

The month of All Hallows’ Eve has come upon us, and what better way to kick this off than to witness Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats blast out their fuzzed, psych-induced ’70s-style heavy metal that arouses nostalgia for the early years of Black Sabbath. … read more

Jacking Into The Electric Brain: Interview with Cervello Elettronico

Posted on October 6, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

SLUG Magazine presented The Beast Mode Tour, which included Cervello Elettronico, Statiqbloom, WMX and Blush Response. They stopped to have their sermon heard at Temple at Area 51. The event took place on Oct. 1st—there could not have been a better way to start off my favorite month of the year. … read more

Rubblebucket @ The State Room 10.04 with Body Language

Posted on October 6, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Part way through their set, Rubblebucket’s singer Kalmia Traver was hyping the crowd between songs and screamed that she wanted us to, “make a noise that a baboon makes when you fuckin’ slice it’s dick up!” I’m not sure I’ve ever screamed like that, but I tried my hardest at what was probably one of the best, and most energetic, shows I’ve ever been to. … read more

Nintendo Airstream Tour 2014

Posted on October 9, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Once a year, right before the rush of the holiday shopping season, the folks at Nintendo load up a trailer with all of their upcoming titles and take it across the country to spread buzz for their future lineup. Salt Lake City had the good fortune of being the Airstream Tour’s first stop, which allowed local Nintendo fans first crack at games that won’t see store shelves until this Christmas. … read more

Brentano String Quartet @ Libby Gardner Concert Hall 10.06

Posted on October 13, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

This year, the cool, crisp air on my cheeks and the changing leaves on the trees let me know that it was time for one of my new favorite things about Fall—Chamber music. On Oct. 6 I headed out to the Libby Gardner Music Hall for the kickoff of The Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City’s 49th consecutive season. … read more

Joey Bada$$ @ The Complex 10.08 with Vince Staples, CJ Fly, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution

Posted on October 13, 2014 (July 21, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Joey Badass making prayer hands in front of the Empire State Building

Hip-hop shows at The Complex are a feast for the senses. I like to drink it in like it’s a chilled glass of Alizé. Weed smoke and grocery store body spray form an atmosphere as thick as any inversion in February. Brawny men in wife beaters strut their stuff. Tattoos tell stories. … read more

Hairy Situations: Fredrik Wallin of Little Dragon

Posted on October 14, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Little Dragon is a band from Sweden that features plenty of electro beats and the soulful singing of Yukimi Nagano. In preparation for their Salt Lake show, I had the chance to trade emails with Fredrik Wallin, Little Dragon’s keyboardist. Wallin gave me some insight into the process of the new album and some very creative answers. … read more

The New Pornographers @ The Depot 10.10 with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Posted on October 15, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Last Friday brought the most exciting double bill in pop music to The Depot in Salt Lake City—The New Pornographers, in support of their latest album Brill Bruisers, and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, in support of theirs, Days of Abandon. … read more