January reviews of Shopping, Summoning with more on the way throughout the month. … read more
SLUG Style: Meagan Gonsalves-Vorwald
Meagan Gonsalves-Vorwald is a librarian at the Sweet Library Branch, a literature buff and a self-proclaimed super nerd. … read more
How the Grouch Stole Christmas 2017 @ The Depot
Representatives from renowned and revered hip-hop crews the Living Legends and Hieroglyphics delivered two solid hours of great tracks. … read more
Big Lo: From the Dinner Table to the Cypher and Back
Big Lo paints pictures with words in a style that is ‘The South meets New York’ over boom bap-style beats. “He’s what Skyzoo would be if Skyzoo was from the south,” promoter Gage Luce explained. … read more
10 Experimental Albums That Made 2017 Slightly More Bearable
I don’t need to explain to you why 2017 was a frustrating year to live through. I can, however, hope to lighten the load a little with these albums. … read more
Utah Book Review: Seekers of Fortune
As the first installment in his Saga of Aelorad series, Seekers of Fortune is brimming with enthusiasm and a deep love for Smith’s chosen genre. … read more
Pale Waves @ Kilby Court with The Candescents 11.24
Pale Waves come onstage with a sophisticated air of taut professionalism. “Goth Mum” Barron-Gracie immediately serves her perplexingly dark vibes with smart, delicious bubblegum hooks. … read more
A Story’s Mask: Enter the Inner Workings of Michael Mejia’s Tokyo
Tokyo is rewarding and responsible in that its form is all about process and awareness—of readership, authorship and culture. … read more
Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Xanathar’s Guide to Everything
Xanathar’s Guide simply helps to blur the lines a bit and gives a great selection of something I value most at the table: player choice. … read more
Track History, Tell Stories: Michael McLane on Literature, the Environment and Social Justice
Historically and culturally diverse experiences led McLane to use storytelling and poetry to highlight social justice issues pertaining to “the intersection of human processes and how they’re detrimental to the environment—and to us.” … read more
Jai Hamid Bashir: A Knife Delivers Us from Tenderness
Jai Hamid Bashir is a Pakistani-American teacher, creator and writer based out of Salt Lake City. You can find more of her work and musings at jaihamidbashir.com. … read more
Utah Author Book Reviews: Dreamlives of Debris
“Yet the labyrinth at play in Dreamlives is a special sort: an impossible liquid architecture that bears no center and hence no discernable perimeter.” … read more
