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Beer of the Month: Jai Alai

Posted on August 3, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Jai-Alai

We have now tried Jai Alai in three very different circumstances and settings, each of these with significantly different results. … read more

Posted in: Beer ReviewsTagged: Cigar City Brewing

Film Review: War for the Planet of the Apes

Posted on August 3, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
War for the Planet of the Apes | Matt Reeves | 20th Century Fox

War for the Planet of the Apes is a great, yet not perfect, end to the journey. It needs to be 30 minutes shorter, so get ready for a long theater visit. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: 20th Century Fox, Matt Reeves

Contributor Limelight: Erin Moore

Posted on August 3, 2017 (August 30, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Contributor Limelight: Erin Moore

Since Erin Moore joined the SLUG writing team in February 2015 and the copy editing team a year later, she has brought her strong sense of style, expertise and impeccable taste—in writing, fashion, music and otherwise— to cover our local scene. … read more

Posted in: SLUG Contributor LimelightTagged: Contributor Limelight

Local Music Reviews August 2017

Posted on August 3, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Utah-local reviews of Hoops, Indigo Plateau, Winter Grain and more. … read more

Posted in: Local Music Reviews

Retro Futura Tour @ Red Butte 07.23 with Howard Jones, The English Beat, Men Without Hats

Posted on July 27, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Howard Jones. Photo: Ryan Michael Painter

For this appearance, Jones had his usual array of keyboards and a backing band consisting of a keyboardist, two drummers and a guitarist. … read more

Posted in: Show ReviewsTagged: Howard Jones, Men Without Hats, Red Butte, The English Beat

National Music Reviews August 2017

Posted on August 3, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

August reviews of Downtown Boys, Frankie Rose, Mynabirds and more, with additional reviews throughout the month. … read more

Posted in: National Music Reviews

Film Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming

Posted on August 3, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Spider-Man: Homecoming | Jon Watts | Sony/Marvel

On the Peter Parker side, Spider-Man: Homecoming is a comical and lighthearted adventure we’ve seen 30 years ago in the John Hughes era of filmmaking. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: Jon Watts, Sony/Marvel

Drilling into 3TEETH

Posted on July 21, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Photo courtesy of 3TEETH

Ahead of their SLC show, 3TEETH frontman Alexis Mincolla reflects on their seemingly instant success and offers a bit of history about the band. … read more

Posted in: Music InterviewsTagged: 3TEETH, Metro Music Hall

SLUG Style: Joshy Soul

Posted on August 7, 2017 (September 5, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Joshy Soul.

Joshy Soul and the Cool return for the 2017 Craft Lake City DIY Festival, headlining the festival’s SLUG Mag Main Stage on Friday, Aug. 11. … read more

Posted in: Art, Art and Fashion, Fashion, Slug StyleTagged: 2017 DIY Fest, Craft Lake City, Joshy Soul, Joshy Soul and the Cool, SLUG style

Review: Cover Stories

Posted on August 2, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Cover Stories | Stefan Kiesbye | Volt Books

Perhaps I approached Cover Stories the wrong way. Perhaps I’d have “got it” if they’d called what they were doing by the vernacular: fanfiction. … read more

Posted in: Book ReviewsTagged: Stefan Kiesbye, Volt Books

Marco …

Posted on July 14, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Marco Polo headlined the 9th Annual Beat Society: Producer's Showcase.

Marco Polo recently headlined the Producer’s Showcase at Metro Music Hall on June 30, operating beneath the hype that comes with success in hip-hop music. … read more

Posted in: Music InterviewsTagged: Marco Polo

Damn These Heels 2017: Tamara

Posted on July 14, 2017 (May 21, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Tamara | Elia K. Schneider | Damn These Heels Film Festival

Elia K. Schneider’s bracing narrative feature draws inspiration from the incredible life of Venezuela’s first transgender elected official, Tamara Adrián, to tell the story of Teo’s long, lonely and demanding journey to transition. … read more

Posted in: Film Reviews, LGBTQ+Tagged: Damn These Heels 2017, Damn These Heels! Film Festival, Elia K. Schneider, LGBTQ+
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