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Film Review: Plan B

Posted on June 7, 2021 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
Plan B is, in many ways, at its best when it lets its comedic guard down and allows the more tender character moments play out.

Plan B is, in many ways, at its best when it lets its comedic guard down and allows the more tender character moments play out. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: Plan B

Film Review: In the Heights

Posted on June 8, 2021 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
In the Heights combines the best elements of stage and screen in a way that no Broadway adaptation has successfully done since Chicago.

In the Heights combines the best elements of stage and screen in a way that no Broadway adaptation has successfully done since Chicago. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: 5000 Broadway Productions, Barrio Grrrl! Productions, Daphne Rubin-Vega, In the Heights, Jon M. Chu, Lin-Manuel MIranda, Stephanie Beatriz

Review: Bachelor – Doomin’ Sun

Posted on June 4, 2021 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
Bachelor | Doomin' Sun | Polyvinyl

Bachelor = Soccer Mommy + Caroline Rose  … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Bachelor, Jay Som, Palehound

Review: Japanese Breakfast – Jubilee

Posted on June 7, 2021 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
Japanese Breakfast | Jubilee | Dead Oceans

Japanese Breakfast = Mannequin Pussy + Kate Bush … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Dead Oceans, Japanese Breakfast

Local Review: My Friend Zero – Greatest Hits of the American Taliban

Posted on June 3, 2021 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
My Friend Zero | Greatest Hits of the American Taliban | Self-Released

My Friend Zero = The Flaming Lips + R.E.M. … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: My Friend Zero

Film Review: New Order

Posted on June 4, 2021 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
New Order is a failure based around pertinent issues, but there is literally nothing to take away from it except what you came in with.

New Order is a failure based around pertinent issues, but there is literally nothing to take away from it except what you came in with. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: film review, film reviews, New Order

The Salt Lake City Pink Pistols: Building Public Defense Networks for Utah’s LGBTQ+ Communities

Posted on June 2, 2021 (May 21, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
With the Salt Lake City Pink Pistols, Ermiya Fanaeian works to protect Utah’s queer community through rearm education and training.

The Salt Lake City Pink Pistols focuses on “arming, training and defending queer and trans communities here in Utah,” says Ermiya Fanaeian. … read more

Posted in: Activism, Outreach and Education, LGBTQ+Tagged: Ermiya Fanaeian, LGBTQ+, Pink Pistols, Salt Lake City Pink Pistols

Film Review: Spirit Untamed

Posted on June 2, 2021 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
There's nothing wrong with a movie that's aimed at the 5–9-year-old age range, especially when it's as lovable as Spirits Untamed.

There’s nothing wrong with a movie that’s aimed at the 5–9-year-old age range, especially when it’s as lovable as Spirits Untamed. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: Spirit Untamed

SLUG Picnic: PK Opal

Posted on June 2, 2021 (January 24, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
PK Opal (Cecil Smith) strives to create music that breaks the spell of the mundane routines of everyday life.

Cecil Smith’s PK Opal project ultimately acts as a vehicle for them to scratch the itch of experimentation and discovery. … read more

Posted in: SLUG PicnicTagged: Local Music, Music, pk opal, SLUG Picnic

Review: black midi – Cavalcade

Posted on June 2, 2021 (August 10, 2022) by Alton Barnhart
black midi | Cavalcade | Rough Trade

black midi = Frank Zappa And The Mother’s Of Invention + Flying Lotus + Charlie Parker … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: black midi, Rough Trade

Cheer to the Queers: The Iconic Club Try-Angles

Posted on June 2, 2021 (May 21, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
For nearly 20 years, Club Try-Angles and owner Gene Gieber has held open arms for Utah’s LGBTQ+ community.

For years, Club Try-Angles has sat at the helm of Salt Lake City’s queer nightlife, now becoming one of only two gay bars in the city. … read more

Posted in: Community, LGBTQ+Tagged: Club Try-Angles, drag, Gene Gieber, LGBTQ+, nightlife

Intersectionality’s Beauty in Utah

Posted on June 2, 2021 (May 21, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
(L–R) Top: Bronson Bravo, Tiffany Rasmussen, Alejandro Fuentes and Anthony Luquin. Bottom: Tremayne Davis and Jenaya Cue.

Whether the Utah market is ready or not, it’s time to show everyone that the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities are the standard of beauty! … read more

Posted in: Activism, Outreach and Education, LGBTQ+Tagged: intersectionality, Jesus Rodriguez, LGBTQ+
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