Localized: The Insurgency and Hectic Hobo

Posted on June 4, 2013 (November 22, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Jason Heckenible, Fred Jenkins, Doug Walker and Jeff Kilpatrick of The Insurgency

This month’s Localized, on June 15, showcases two hard-rocking groups of completely different spectrums. Salty old-school punkers The Insurgency and dusty vagabond gypsies Hectic Hobo will share the stage and are sure to generate two sets you can easily jerk your limbs to. To round out the evening, indie-blues cross-pollinators The Red on Black will be opening. Per usual, the event is 21+ at Urban Lounge, free until 10:30 p.m. then $5 at the door. The show is presented by GigViz.com, the ultimate online-viewing tube for you underage babies, child-addled hermits and those in faraway lands. … read more

Dear Dickheads – June 2013

Posted on June 4, 2013 (June 7, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Dear Gotti,
As the roommate of two lesbians, I feel ya, man. Imagine two sets of pitchy groans …and this is what it really comes down to … IMAGINE two sets of pitchy groans. … read more

Gallery Stroll: Five Lessons For Loving Art

Posted on January 31, 2013 (June 14, 2023) by Alton Barnhart

loveDANCEmore’s Ashley Anderson will be presenting dance videos and a live performance at the Rio Gallery

You’ve heard the cliché: “If you love it, set it free.” Well, that really doesn’t apply to loving art. … read more

The Concrete Waves of the Great Salt Lake

Posted on July 1, 2013 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Hill bombing is the foundation of skateboarding. Sometime in the early 1950s, California surfers started unscrewing the trucks from their roller skates and began attaching them to carved planks of wood in an effort to figure out how to surf the streets. Skateboards were skinnier then and had clay wheels, but they still got the job done. Searching for the perfect concrete wave when the ocean lay flat became a daily occurrence among the California natives, until pool skating got big in the ’70s. You see, cruising hills wasn’t like the skate park back then—it was the skate park. Since that time, the concrete wave has only grown. … read more

Disillusion Tour 2013: O’Brother Takes the Spotlight

Posted on July 31, 2013 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Atlanta-based experimental rock band O’Brother has gained an amazing amount of traction in a short time, releasing their first EP, The Death of Day, with the current lineup in 2009, and their first full-length, Garden Window, in 2011. Touring with bands as big as Manchester Orchestra, Thrice and even Alice In Chains, these guys are finally taking on a headlining tour of their own in support of their sophomore release, the excellent Disillusion. … read more

Gallery Stroll: Back to the Basic: Gallery Strolling at UMOCA

Posted on April 3, 2013 (February 1, 2023) by Alton Barnhart

“Marinated Film,” by Jennifer West, part of the Analogital exhibit at UMOCA.

UMOCA, located at 20 S. West Temple, has been the foundation for contemporary art in Utah since 1931. With four gallery spaces featuring international, national and local art, you’re likely to see something that inspires, delights or touches you—usually a little of each. … read more

SLUG Holiday Comix – August 2013

Posted on July 31, 2013 (June 7, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Celebrate Vesuvius Day on Aug. 24 by enjoying a delicious molten chocolate lava cake! … read more

Dear Dickheads – February 2013

Posted on January 31, 2013 (June 7, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Dear Dickheads,
I’m currently dating a local musician. I’ve always had a personal rule to stay away from them, but this one was too cute to resist. I was wondering if you might have some advice on how to avoid the usual things that come with a relationship with a “rock star.” … read more

Princess Kennedy: Dear Diary

Posted on June 4, 2013 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Very recently, during a spring-cleaning fury, I was reorganizing the bookshelf and came across an old journal. It wasn’t any old journal, but the log I kept when I was 23 and did a study abroad in Paris. … read more

Mike Brown: Busking a Nut

Posted on July 31, 2013 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Do you know what busking is? If you are a regular to reading my column, I’m guessing you are too drunk or lazy to Google it, so allow me to do that for you. According to the app on my robot phone, to busk is to entertain by dancing, singing or reciting on the street or in a public place. It’s a goddamn street performance. … read more

Beautiful Godzilla: Take a Look, It’s In a Book

Posted on April 3, 2013 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

It all began with the Bike Snob NYC blog. I was working as the door girl at Brewvies––which essentially meant I’d stare down my nose at kids my age and demand to see their IDs in between writing college papers––and picked up on reading the latest Bike Snob post during my shift. He was the main influence of this column, obviously, though I only chose “Beautiful Godzilla” as the title because “Feminist Bicycle Rants” was already taken by some anarchists in Brooklyn. … read more

Mike Brown’s Monthly Dirt: Babies!

Posted on April 3, 2013 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Accidents happen in life. You can’t get mad at them or avoid them. Cars crash, people trip and fall, my favorite pair of pants gets diarrhea-ed, meth labs explode and condoms break. I guess that’s why whenever I hear one of my friends slipped one past the goalie, I have the same reaction as if I had just heard they fell off a cliff: “Oh, fuck!” … read more