Admit it: You’re dreading the same-old home-for-the-holidays, family Thanksgiving dinner with the same old question, “How’s your job going?” … read more
Content Shifter: 7 Hitman Hits
Localized: The Boys Ranch
As a group, The Boys Ranch share a wide range of influences. Everything from The Clash to bossa nova, from Prince to The Beatles whet their creative appetites. … read more
King Crybaby … Bitters
Crybaby Bitters is, ultimately, a product of founder Cody Kirkland’s passion and interest in cocktail experimentation. He started small by making batches of classic flavors and now has his very own brand of unique, specialty bitters that are available for the public’s enjoyment. … read more
The Music of Mayhem and Murder: Pioneer Theatre Company’s Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The perfect way to celebrate the fall season as we transition from summer’s roaring blaze to the last few dying embers of the year is seeing a morbidly, macabre musical that contains as much black humor as it does red blood. Pioneer Theatre Company has pulled out every stop for this production, that runs through Nov. 10, and it is not to missed. … read more
Larry and His Flask @ The State Room 10.14 w/ Austin Lucas and Chris Rios
Headlining the evening’s events, Larry and His Flask are a folk-punk explosion of melody. These five Oregon boys are an off-the-rails freight train—except while the manic energy and movement coming at you is wild and all over the place—their actual playing is studio tight. … read more
Pulitzers and You: Imagining a Better Future
As opposed to being a chronological presentation or history of the prize, Pulitzer Prize Photographs is a quilt of our best, worst and most mundane moments. Walking through it imparts a sense of human mythology that simply seeing the awarded photographs each year just can’t. … read more
Nautical by Nature: Holystone Distilling
The Holystone Distilling name is steeped in maritime history, making the navy-strength gin a fitting first offering. Though their branding has a maritime twist, Michael and Miller insist that the focus will be centered around Utah. … read more
Pancake and Potato Pioneers: The Hammer Spring Distillers
Hammer Spring makes a grain-based vodka called Hidden Vodka, which JP Bernier attributes to helping pave the way for their craft products. “We realized that there is some benefit to distilling this way, in that you can make it quickly for a decent price,” Bernier says. … read more
A Priest, a Minister and a Rabbi Walk Into a Bar: Congregation Spirits
In the fall of next year, Congregation Spirits will open their doors, and the Euclid, Rose Park, Fairpark and other local neighborhoods will be welcome to come together to take part of the service. Neves says, “It is a beverage-production campus … We are building an urban winery and brewery with extra equipment on it.” … read more
Eaux of Olde: Waterpocket’s Eau de Mélisse
Waterpocket to create modern-craft iterations of rare spirits, most recently with the Eau de Mélisse. Waterpocket Co-Owner Alan Scott traces the steps of undergoing such a revival process for a historically based spirit with the Eau de Mélisse. … read more
Water, Bricks, and Booze – A look at SLC’s Dented Brick Distillery
The history of Dented Brick Distillery reads more like a Western novel rather than the founding of one of Utah’s fastest-growing purveyors of fine spirits. A series of events set in motion over a century ago during the Mormon-pioneer era culminates on a “piece of land that was destined for whiskey.” … read more
Food Review: Post Office Place
As is any properly run kitchen should, Post Office Place unpretentiously boasts using all aspects of the the animal, creating both culinary creativity as well as a food-conscious environment. … read more
