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Kiitos Brewing’s Big Gale Ale

Posted on June 1, 2022 (April 26, 2023) by Asha Pruitt
Big Gay Ale is served out of a 16-oz aluminum can (like all of Kiitos’ beers) into a classic, tall pint glass.

Made every year for Pride by Head Brewer Clay Turnbow, Kiitos’ Big Gay Ale is as flavorful as it is colorful, made to capture the essence of spring in a glass. … read more

Posted in: Beer ReviewsTagged: Big Gay Ale, KiiTOS Brewing

Wise Gays: Scott Fillmore and Queer Comedy in SLC

Posted on June 1, 2022 (May 21, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Comedian Scott Fillmore

Scott Fillmore has been funny his whole life, queer a more difficult time to calculate and pursuing comedy seriously since fall of 2020. … read more

Posted in: LGBTQ+, Performance & TheatreTagged: LGBTQ+, Scott Fillmore, Wiseguys Comedy Club

The Complexity of Care, Community and Comfort in Sharmi Basu’s Music

Posted on June 1, 2022 (September 13, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Sharmi Basu playing keyboard

Bay Area musician, educator, activist and artist Sharmi Basu works from the vantage point of perpetual experimentation and music’s inherently healing powers. … read more

Posted in: Music InterviewsTagged: Beast Nest, Felidae, Full Spectrum Records, Ratskin Records, Sharmi Basu

Skate Photo Feature: SJ Johnson

Posted on June 1, 2022 (August 28, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
SJ Johnson – Ollie – SLC, UT

SJ Johnson has only been skating for a little over a year, but the impact they’ve made on the skate community is timeless. … read more

Posted in: SkateTagged: Keisha Finai, SJ Johnson

BMX Feature Photo: Shawn “Elf” Walters

Posted on June 1, 2022 (June 1, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Shawn “Elf” Waters – Smith Grind – Salt Lake City, UT

Shawn “Elf” Walters has one of the most unique eyes for street setups in BMX. This smith grind variation proves such a claim. … read more

Posted in: Bike / BMXTagged: Jon Tinsley, Shawn "Elf" Walters

Review: Diatom Deli – Time~Lapse Nature

Posted on May 25, 2022 (September 14, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Diatom Deli | Time Lapse Nature | RVNG Intl.

Diatom Deli = Marina Allen + Tirzah … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Diatom Deli, RVNG Intl.

Contributor Limelight: Olivia Greene

Posted on June 1, 2022 (August 30, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
SLUG Contributor Limelight Olivia Greene

Olivia Greene has been covering community and arts for SLUG since 2020. … read more

Posted in: SLUG Contributor LimelightTagged: Contributor Limelight, Olivia Greene

Contributor Limelight: Nic Renshaw

Posted on June 1, 2022 (August 30, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
“When I first started getting into music that wasn’t on the radio or in my parents’ CD collection, SLUG was an invaluable roadmap to all the amazing art that was being created in my own backyard,” Renshaw says.

Joining the team in March of 2021, Nic Renshaw has made their mark within our local and national music coverage. … read more

Posted in: SLUG Contributor LimelightTagged: Contributor Limelight, Nic Renshaw

Local Music Singles Roundup: June 2022

Posted on June 1, 2022 (September 13, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Local Music Singles Roundup - June 2022

SLUG’s June Local Music Singles Roundup has you covered for all of your upcoming celebrations of summer. … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: lady infinity, Local Music Singles Roundup, OBAŸASHI, somebody/anybody, Sunsleeper, the mellons, zaza

Collide Arts Festival @ Salt Lake School for Performing Arts 05.21

Posted on May 26, 2022 (May 5, 2023) by Asha Pruitt
Students at Salt Lake School of Performing Arts Collide Arts Fest

On Saturday May 21, in the back of the Salt Lake School for Performing Arts (SPA), Collide Arts Fest was in full swing from 12–7 p.m. … read more

Posted in: Local EventsTagged: Collide Arts Festival, Salt Lake School for Performing Arts

Content Shifter: 8 New Summer 2022 Shows to Stream

Posted on June 1, 2022 (August 28, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Here are eight new series debuting this summer that look promising, as well as a list of premiere dates for returning favorite shows. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a cabana boy to discipline.

Here are eight new series debuting this summer that look promising, as well as a list of premiere dates for returning favorite shows. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a cabana boy to discipline. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: Content Shifter

10th Annual SLUG Cat Presented By Fat Tire & Mark Miller Subaru @ Saturday Cycles 05.21

Posted on May 25, 2022 (January 11, 2023) by Asha Pruitt
John Ford helps kick off the 10th Annual SLUG Cat.

Last Saturday, bikers all across the valley made their way downtown to compete and hopefully be crowned the champion of the annual SLUG Cat Bike Race. … read more

Posted in: SLUG CatTagged: 10th SLUG Cat, Fat Tire, Proper Burger Co., Saturday Cycles, SLUG cat
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