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Inescapable: Erasing the Stigma with An Other Theater’s A Normal Heart

Posted on June 1, 2022 (May 21, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
An Other Theater Company's all-new production A Normal Heart, a drama based on the AIDS crisis in New York, is in development with plans to open in the summer.

An Other Theater Company’s all-new production A Normal Heart, a drama based on the AIDS crisis in New York, is in development with plans to open in the summer. … read more

Posted in: LGBTQ+, Performance & TheatreTagged: A Normal Heart, An Other Theater Company, LGBTQ+

SLUG Style: Bonè

Posted on June 1, 2022 (September 5, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
Bonè - SLUG Style

This month’s “SLUG Style” features Bonè, a self-described idiosyncratic monster, medieval enthusiast, luddite and fashion clown from Salt Lake City. … read more

Posted in: Art and Fashion, Fashion, Slug StyleTagged: Bonè, SLUG style

Punky Reggae Party: Toots @ The Speedway 05.20

Posted on June 1, 1990 (August 9, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

Toots Hibbert performs like a preacher mastering his audience, and Sunday’s concert was at times like a Baptist congregation in full swing. … read more

Posted in: ConcertTagged: Eek-a-mouse, Midas and The Bridge, The Speedway, Toots and the Maytals, Toots Hibbert

SLUG June Feature Band: Bad Yodelers

Posted on June 1, 1990 (August 14, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

Bad Yodelers are one of the better things to come out of Salt Lake and are putting us on the musical map. If all goes well, we’ll see their next album soon. … read more

Posted in: Local Music Reviews, Reviews MusicTagged: bad yodelers, brainstorm, Commonplace, semaphore records, Victims Willing

The Mission UK Review/Interview

Posted on June 1, 1990 (August 9, 2022) by Alton Barnhart

The Mission put on a show that was nothing short of a religious experience. Intricate guitar work and powerful vocals made this the best show of the year. … read more

Posted in: Music InterviewsTagged: The Mission

June 1990: Local National Record And Tape Reviews

Posted on June 1, 1990 (August 14, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
Check out this mix of local and national music reviews from June 1990, featuring bands like Wondercrash and Fugazi!

Check out this mix of local and national music reviews from June 1990, featuring bands like Wondercrash and Fugazi! … read more

Posted in: Local Music Reviews, National Music Reviews, Reviews Music

Makaya Caters: A Taste of Haiti in Salt Lake City

Posted on June 1, 2022 (September 14, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
Chef Roody Salvator of Makaya Caters Haitian food truck

By cooking Haitian cuisine and sharing it through Makaya Caters, Roody Salvator is able to dispel preconceived notions regarding Haiti and his heritage. … read more

Posted in: Food: Interviews & FeaturesTagged: Makaya Caters, Roody Salvator

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult & Idaho Syndrome 04.26 @ Speedway Cafe

Posted on June 1, 1990 (August 9, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
From the first cloud of fog to the last throb of their dance club favorites, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult delivered a night of high-tech, synth-sampled dance music.

From the first cloud of fog to the last throb of their dance club favorites, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult delivered a night of high-tech, synth-sampled dance music. … read more

Posted in: ConcertTagged: Idaho Syndrome, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, The Speedway Café, Thrill Kill Kult

Psychic TV w/ Tragic Mulatto, Warlock Pinchers & Fractal Method 05.18 @ Speedway Cafe

Posted on June 1, 1990 (August 9, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
If you were at the Psychic T.V. show then you know about all the delays and band problems throughout the evening. But, who cares! How was the music? Well, let me tell you.

If you were at the Psychic T.V. show then you know about all the delays and band problems throughout the evening. But, who cares! How was the music? Well, let me tell you. … read more

Posted in: ConcertTagged: Fractal Method, Psychic TV, The Speedway Café, Tragic Mulatto, Warlock Pinchers

Kiitos Brewing’s Big Gale Ale

Posted on June 1, 2022 (April 26, 2023) by Alton Barnhart
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 Alton Barnhart
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 Alton Barnhart
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
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