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    • Localized SLUG Mag’s Localized is the monthly, local music showcase founded in 2001 as a way for local musicians to receive recognition for their work. The monthly showcase provides bands playing with free posters to promote the show, a write-up in SLUG Magazine for the two headliners, payouts and digital promotion.
    • Brewstillery SLUG Mag’s Brewstillery celebrates Utah’s breweries and distilleries by offering tastings of local beer and spirits. Featuring local food trucks, local artisans and crafters and local music—this all ages event has something for everyone to enjoy. It’s a family-friendly event with kids 12 and under free.
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Contributor Limelight: Jess Gruneisen

Posted on June 5, 2024 (August 30, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

Since joining the SLUG team in 2022, Jess Gruneisen has shown her skills in everything from band portraits to action shots. … read more

Posted in: SLUG Contributor LimelightTagged: Contributor Limelight, Jess Gruneisen, Localized, Photography

Contributor Limelight: Garrian Spivey

Posted on June 5, 2024 (June 3, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
A black and white photo of contributor Garrian Spivey.

Garrian Spivey has been an enormous help at SLUG events due to his reliability, dedication and positivity. … read more

Posted in: SLUG Contributor LimelightTagged: brand ambassador, Contributor Limelight, garcomics, Garrian Spivey

Film Review: Ezra

Posted on May 30, 2024 (May 29, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

Ezra is an embarrassing misfire, especially considering the talent involved in it. … read more

Posted in: Film, Film ReviewsTagged: Ezra, Guillermo Rodriguez, Jimmy Kimmel, Rainn Wilson, Rose Byrne, Tony Goldwyn, Tony Spiridakis, Whoopi Goldberg, William A. Fitzgerald

Written In Blood… Hard Music for a Hard World

Posted on July 2, 1995 (June 17, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

Malevolent Creation will be returning to Salt Lake to play at Star Studios. Remember, if you don’t go to these shows they will stop. Support the scene.  … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: Fleshold, Hosebush, Malevolent Creation, The Spudmonsters

The Stiff Sheet… July 1995

Posted on July 1, 1995 (June 17, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
The Stiff Sheet written.

This is a good day. Superchunk is a very cool album. I’d already heard the CD but was glad to review it. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: Fig Dish, Gwen Mars, Primus, The Stiff Sheet

The Joykiller: The Real Shit

Posted on July 1, 1995 (June 17, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
The Joykiller band together.

Well there you have it. On July 17, The Joykiller will destroy your sense of perception and your hearing. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: DFL, Frank Agnew, Pennywise, The Joykiller

The Best Day of My Whole Life

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Asha Pruitt
Person performing music and holding a guitar.

THE KISS CONVENTION!!!! Twelve hours of KISS stuff, KISS music, KISS people, and the real KISS! … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: Bruce Kulick, Peter Criss, The Best Day of My Whole Life, The Kiss Convention

Little Records: July 1995

Posted on June 14, 2024 (June 14, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Little Records. Issue 79 July 1995.

The experience is like watching a porno video starring the casts of the Munsters, the Addams Family and the Batman television series doing it. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: Cowslingers, Edsel, Famous Monsters, records

Interview with X: July 1995

Posted on July 1, 1995 (June 14, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
X band posing together.

Even though X started out as one of the premier LA punk bands, the members are true artists in the strictest sense of the word. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: LA punk bands, The Knitters, The Unclogged Tour, X

Local Review: Anaïs Chantal – Recipe

Posted on June 5, 2024 (October 9, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Album cover with a woman eating a cake on the cover.

Anaïs Chantal shows her beauty and talent in her new album Recipe and I feel excited to watch as her career continues to prosper. … read more

Posted in: Local Music Reviews, MusicTagged: Anais Chantal, PinkPantheress, Recipe, Solange

Film Review: Jim Henson: Idea Man

Posted on May 31, 2024 (May 27, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Kermit the frog, Jim Henson and two other muppets.

Jim Henson: Idea Man is a loving tribute and unforgettable chronicle of a life and career cut all too short, one which nevertheless had an immeasurable impact that continues to this day. … read more

Posted in: Film, Film ReviewsTagged: Jim Henson, Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, The Muppets

Film Review: The Dead Don’t Hurt

Posted on May 31, 2024 (May 27, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Woman wearing a cowboy hat and poncho looking into the distance.

The Dead Don’t Hurt is a horse opera that trots in a circuitous and at times circular route rather than galloping purposefully from one point to the next. … read more

Posted in: Film, Film ReviewsTagged: Kevin Costner, Romance, Viggo Mortenson, Western
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