There were a lot of factors keeping us from getting this photo. We spent the early afternoon dodging the rain, almost resigning ourselves to an indoor park infested with scoot rats. Right before we met up to shoot, one of Brady’s friends took it on a kinked rail and chipped his tooth and broke his back. After taking that dude to go get checked out, Brady came back out ready to go, only to get postponed again by more rain, a family emergency and the “Local Neighborhood Do-Gooder,” who happened to walk by and tell us that Brady’s (plastic) pegs were causing destruction of private property to this ever-so-fragile (metal) rail. … read more
July 2014 Local Music Reviews
Local music reviews for Breaux, Genre Zero, Giraffula, Henry Wade, Honey Pine, Lindsay heath, OK Ikumi, Oxcross, Sam PAge, Vistaas and Visitors. … read more
Dear Dickheads – June 2014
Dear Dickheads,
When a group of kids came longboarding into my store and asked me how to remove an evil spirit from their Ouija board, I had to think about it for a minute. There are so many layers of fractal stupidity inherent to the question that it was impossible not to answer it sarcastically. It seemed incredible to me that a group of teenagers would possess within them the power to behold the forbidden knowledge of the Realm That Lies Beyond, but also tragically lack the necessary training to release a bonded spirit from their service. And why did they think some guy working the counter at a board game store would know about it? It’s not like I can afford to go to wizard college. This is why we can’t have nice things.
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Raising The Bar
Simple, clean, satisfying beer has four primary ingredients—yet, the flavor combinations and styles are plentiful. Those who truly appreciate the crisp bite of an IPA or the cool, refreshing quality of a lager can go on forever about things like the palate and bouquet of their favorite fermented beverages. However, it takes a special kind of person to bring that information to the masses and create a unique experience for the consumer. Salt Lake City’s Beer Bar is a place where a like-minded group of beer aficionados have come together to provide just such an experience. … read more
Frame of Reference
The freedom a bicycle exemplifies and the simplistic motion of circles turning circles carries the rider toward countless opportunities throughout a lifetime. For many, a bike may be a form of conveyance or a method of exercise. But for those individuals who truly see the bicycle as mankind’s perfect machine, there is special meaning and attachment that transcends tradition.
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SLUG Holiday Comix – May 2014
Illustration: Ryan Perkins
July 2014 National Music Reviews
Reviews for Austra, Blood And Sun, The Clean, Comeback Kid, Dub Thompson, Emperors Of Wyoming, The Ghost Wolves. Harmjoy, Lust For Youth, Mayhem, Nunslaughter, Papercuts, Plague Vendor, S.O.A., Sharon Van Etten, Thee Oh Sees, White Fence, White Reaper, Wovenhand, Yesway and more. … read more
June 2014 Local Music Reviews
Local reviews for Bludgeon Muffin, Brad Hart & The Lopez Massacre, The Creatre From Jekyll Mountain, Dekai, Forest Feathers, Great Interstate. Heartless Breakers. Kaptain jacK, Loud Harp, Magic Mint, Michael Gross, Regurgitated, Richard Tyler Epperson, Spörk, Westward The Tide and The Wild War. … read more
Let’s Ride: An Evening with Bike Party
The Salt Lake bike scene has been on a steady incline for the last several years, becoming abundant with bike lanes, flat Downtown terrain and a local government with an interest in the safety of cyclists. SLUG joined Bike Party coordinators Phil Sarnoff and Colin Quinn-Hurst as they set out for one of their monthly rides around the city with a large group of cycling partygoers. … read more
Beer Reviews
I run with a very tough crowd. Most of the guys in my little circle of friends aren’t the ass-kicking, troublemaking type of guys, though. The “tough” that these guys have been honing in their DNA is from years of liver-beating, bottle-crushing and craft beer drinking. … read more
June 2014 National Music Reviews
National music reviews for ACxDC, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Courtney Barnett, Ex-Cult, Frantix, Howls, King Dude, Kite Party, La Sera, Meatmen, Moon Zero, Nostalgia, Polar Bear Club, R.M. Hendrix, Secret Smoker, Tempel, Tobacco, Vader, Woods and more. … read more
In Blurry Focus: Utah Brewers Guild
On one of the most beautiful days on record this year, I shunned the sunshine to settle into a seat deep down in the basement of the BeerHive Pub (128 S. Main). With a chilled glass of barleywine about halfway drained, I soon found myself sitting across from Phil Handke, the President of the Utah Brewers’ Guild. With a Master’s Degree in Communications, he certainly seemed like a business-minded professional—a pragmatist unafraid of raw, hard numbers, whose qualities may prove very useful as the Guild grows and develops a stronger lobbying voice for the brewing industry in our state. … read more
