In recognition of Transgender Awareness Month, SLUG spoke with four members of Salt Lake City’s trans* and genderqueer community, who are in their early 20s, to find out about their experiences and extend knowledge through dialogue. … read more
The latest album by Denver’s Wovenhand, Refractory Obdurate, is full of both surprising and expected elements as another fascinating chapter from singer/songwriter and visionary David Eugene Edwards. … read more
Burt’s Tiki Lounge was a place where one checked their “scene cred” at the door and let the bar’s flier-ridden walls tell the venue’s story—and a damn-good chunk of Utah’s underground music tale at that. … read more
Banzai Skatepark opened their doors around six months ago. Banzai is in the town of Lindon, Utah, which is about 45 minutes from Salt Lake. SLUG recently had the chance to speak with the general manager of Banzai, Grant McCarty, about some of the finer points of the park. … read more
Movie reviews for Dracula Untold, The Story Of The Descendents, The Freemason, The Judge and The Overnighters. … read more
Product reviews for Brunton’s All Day High Capacity Power Supply and Recoil’s Automatic Cord Winder Combo Pack … read more
The snow and cold temps often put a damper on most Utahns’ cycling adventures from about November to March. Fortunately, entrepreneur and avid outdoorsman Spencer Randle saw an innovative opportunity to keep bikers entertained year round by bringing them to the great indoors. … read more
When a Chicago-based musician decided to turn his attic into a recording studio, he had no way of knowing that from that studio, he’d record one of the most devastating roots rock n’ roll records ever concocted. … read more
Omar Abou-Ismail is thrilled to examine people’s expressions as they taste raw vegan food for the first time. As a skeptic by nature (and junk food vegan!), I was surprised at the palatable flavors and textures—I’ve never had anything like the food from Rawtopia. I’m sure Omar could detect the suspicion fade and turn to bliss as I stuffed my face. … read more
Video game reviews for 80 Days, Blackwell Episode 1, Blood Bowl, Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition, Halfway, iOOTP Baseball, Madden 15, Minecraft for Xbox One, Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty, The Red Solstice, Shovel Knight, Sword Art Online, Tales Of Xillia 2 and The Walking Dead: Season 2. … read more
“Opening for the Wu is for real,” Killer Mike (Michael Render) tells SLUG in his boisterous Southern drawl. El-P recreates the experience, saying, “We walked into it assuming the crowd was there for Wu-Tang and we were just the opener. So the fact that we had 10,000 kids screaming our lyrics back to us was legitimately a surprise.” … read more
I think I just had déjà vu … … read more
