Different Spokes: Year of the Bike

Posted on by Asha Pruitt

As spring weather wafts across the Salt Lake valley, more cyclists are coming out of the woodwork. An ample array of road bikes, fixies, mountain trudgers and your occasional tricycle have flooded the streets of downtown, affixing a semi-control over lanes stretching from the U to Rose Park. More than anything, I’ve enjoyed zipping around without fear of skidding my too-thin tires into a rogue snowbank. 2013 has been coined “Year of the Bike” by the City, in appreciation of its most sustainable form of transportation, and I was lucky enough to speak with four of the masterminds behind the most recent programs. … read more

Casey Kawaguchi: Streetstyle to Slopestyle

Posted on by Asha Pruitt

Like many artists, Casey Kawaguchi has been honing his skills since childhood. He has developed a style all his own, creating street-inspired art with a distinctive Japanese influence. His materials of choice—spray paint and scavenged wood—easily lend themselves to his style. Kawaguchi has managed to create a cohesive body of work that is instantly recognizable as his. … read more

The Hop Bombshells: Drafting Ladies into the Homebrew Army

Posted on by Asha Pruitt

The story of the Hop Bombshells begins with a talented woman looking for her kind. Jamie Burnham is the manager of Salt Lake homebrewing institution The Beer Nut, and a little over a year ago, she got the spark of an idea from her assistant, Dave Watson, that maybe the lady patrons of her store would enjoy being part of a club where the craft and creativity of beer making could thrive. She put the idea out to her female customers who came to pick up supplies, and received an overwhelmingly positive response. After collecting names and emails, and admittedly “dragging [her] feet for a few months,” she put together the Hop Bombshells, a club exclusively for the fairer sex of homebrewers.  … read more

SLUG Messes with Texas: SXSW 2013

Posted on by Asha Pruitt

Once again, SLUG hit South by Southwest (SXSW), the music festival that engulfed the city of Austin, Texas, for its 27th year. During the five-day adventure, we fearlessly messed with Texas and stayed hip to the music acts that dazzled our eyes and ears and munched on our hearts amid crack pipes, grilled cow hearts, topless bike cabbies and a rollerblading alien. … read more

Insight: Still Standing Strong

Posted on by Asha Pruitt

Along with singer Mark Olsen and bassist Doug Wright—who live in California and New York, respectively, and were not present for the interview—guitarists Jeremy Chatelain and James Holder and drummer Chad “Chubba” Smith make up Salt Lake’s first straight edge band, Insight. They were only together for a brief period, from 1988 to 1990, but were instrumental in shaping the hardcore scene in Salt Lake City. They’re reuniting for two shows this month—the band’s first reunion in nearly 25 years. … read more

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