On a scale of One to Rad, this latest volume earns a solid “meh.” The sad thing is that this is actually a fairly decent volume, but after the set up at the end of Volume 22 (my review of which began with, “HOLY. FUCK.”), this feels like a massively missed opportunity by writer/creator Robert Kirkman. … read more
Blackhouse Vapor Company opened in Sugar House about three months ago, right around the corner from Trolley Wing Co. Owners Holly and Mike Berry were inspired to create a different kind of vapor store, envisioning a business that would be “not a vape shop,” says Mike, like so many others, “but a vapor-lifestyle shop.” … read more
Popular modern music has been having a bit of a downfall lately. … read more
Keegan Valiaka woke up Christmas morning to everything he had ever wanted: a sweater and a canoe. He figured out a way to put both Christmas gifts to use. He put on the sweater and frontboarded the canoe. … read more
I spent a brief period of my work career in the trenches of a restaurant kitchen—not cooking, of course, as you will learn that I suck tremendously at morphing ingredients into edible contents. Alas, I basically only learned one thing from these experiences—that there are only two kinds of cooks in the kitchen: the happy chef and the angry chef. … read more
Weston: Has this corner gap over the rail been ollied?
Forrest: Like over the rail down both sets? I don’t think so—looks tight, tho.
Weston: It’s got your name on it. … read more
Xur and God’s Revolver will be showcasing their heated rivalry alongside openers Loom for SLUG’s Localized on Friday, April 13 at the Urban Lounge, 241 South 500 East. Xur Greg Callister – Drums Kory Quist – Bass & Vox Fausto “Potato Wiggins” – Guitar & Saxophone Luke Fehr – Guitar & Vox I met up
Xur and God’s Revolver will be showcasing their heated rivalry alongside openers Loom for SLUG’s Localized on Friday, April 13 at the Urban Lounge, 241 South 500 East. God’s Revolver Reid Rous – Vocals Elliott Secrist – Bass Nitro Law – Guitar Ross Lambert –Drums Kid Vengence – Guitar Reid, the vocalist of God’s Revolver,
The UMFA will be closing their doors on Jan. 18 until Spring of 2017. To kick off this project, the UMFA is hosting a weekend-long celebration entitled Long Live Art! on Jan. 16 and 17. Guests will be allowed to tour the museum and soak in the vastness of the UMFA’s permanent collection with a behind-the-scenes tour. … read more
Kathy Zhou Editorial Intern, Writer, Copy Editor It only took a couple writing assignments for us to know that Kathy Zhou would be a SLUG Mag gem. Kathy came onto the SLUG writing team in December of 2014, and her elegant writing, refined self-editing skills, attention to detail and artistic eye quickly illuminated that she’d
SLUG’s team of talented local reviewers put together this list of albums that reinforced our faith in the local music scene during January 2016. … read more
The curated list of January 2016 National Music reviews is sure to beef up your music library with reviews of new albums from artists like Kvltist, Pillar Point, Ripping Death and more. … read more
