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Review: Castle Rat – Into the Realm

Posted on April 29, 2024 (October 9, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Curly red haired person stands in front of a rock structure.

Dark forces, brutal battle tactics, the patina of grimey dread and fierce snarls—all were possible for this quartet’s viscous sludge of rocking calamity. … read more

Posted in: Music, National Music ReviewsTagged: Castle rat, Into the Realm, Music Review, riley pinkerton

Series Review: Fallout (Season One)

Posted on April 29, 2024 (May 1, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Girl standing in door frame and house is abandoned.

Fallout is an entertaining journey that doesn’t take itself too seriously in overall message, yet carries a ton of heart and soul. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: Ella Purnell, Fallout season one, J.R.R Tolkien, Video game adaptation

Local Review: fuckskin – you can find it

Posted on May 1, 2024 (October 9, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
a technicolor, psychedelic collage with fuckskin's logo.

fuckskin takes the genre back to its roots, pulls out its most unique traits and transforms it into a simultaneously chaotic and soothing experience. … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: Aces High Saloon, emo, emoviolence, fuckskin, hardcore, Post Hardcore, screamo

How Chef Peggi Ince-Whiting Brought Sushi Home

Posted on May 1, 2024 (May 1, 2024) by Joshua Joye
A woman with a pixie cut in a black chef uniform holds a small chef's torch. She stands behind a sushi bar. Photo: Jess Gruneisen

When I ask how long she still has behind the bar, she says, “I still think I have 10 years in me.” From what I know of her, I wouldn’t doubt it for a second. … read more

Posted in: Food: Interviews & FeaturesTagged: 350 Main Brasserie, Chef Peggi Ince-Whiting, Ichiban Sushi, James Beard, Kyoto Japanese Restaurant, Master Inou, The 47 Samurai, The Hibachi, Trolley Square

Solstice Spices and Urban Pepper Project’s Farm-to-Jar Philosophy

Posted on May 1, 2024 (May 1, 2024) by Joshua Joye
Three people stand inside a greenhouse.

The people behind the Urban Pepper Project and Solstice Spices were excited to share the fruits of their labor with us here at SLUG.
… read more

Posted in: Food: Interviews & FeaturesTagged: Aldine Strychnine, Cress Farm Cooperative, Heather Peeters, Punk Rock Farmer, Shirley Steinmacher, Solstice Spices, Tony Peeters, Urban Pepper Project

Seasons Cheese: A Revival of Plant-Based Cheese

Posted on May 1, 2024 (May 1, 2024) by Joshua Joye
Seasons Cheese five cheese flavors sit atop a black table. They're surrounded by a plate of spaghetti, a plate of sliced bread, and a plate of a wheel of cheese.

A plant-based lifestyle doesn’t mean giving up the taste of dairy-rich comfort foods you once devoured as a child. Seasons Cheese brings them back to life. … read more

Posted in: Food: Interviews & FeaturesTagged: Cheese, Food Issue, James MacDonald, Omar Lebron, Seasons Cheese, Seasons SLC, vegan, Vegan Cheese

The Psyclone Rangers: May 1995

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Asha Pruitt
The Psyclone Rangers: Issue 77, May 1995

When I asked Jean from World Domination about an interview with Jonathan Valania, she said “OK, but I should warn you that he’s nuts.”  … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: Jonathan Valania, Psyclone Rangers, Scot Danzer, SLUG Archived, slug archives, Velvet Underground

The Stiff Sheet: May 1995

Posted on May 1, 1995 (May 24, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
The Stiff Sheet: Issue 77, May 1995

SLUG Writers review national albums from the likes of Johnette Napolitano, Holly Vincent, Innocence Mission and The Leaving Trains among others. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: Local Single Music Roundups, May 1995, Music, SLUG Archived, slug archives, SLUG Magazine, SLUG Reviews, The Stiff Sheet

Vowel Movement: An all too brief talk with Johnette Napolitano

Posted on May 1, 1995 (May 24, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
An all too brief talk with Johnette Napolitano: Issue 77, May 1995

The reason for the quote, besides its deep meaning to the lyrics, is that Johnette Napolitano has tied two ends of time nicely, and is stringing up for more. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: concrete blonde, Glam rock, Johnette Napolitano, Local artist, Local Band, Local Music, mexican moon, Music, punk, slug archive, slug archives, vowel movement

Unquenched Thirst For Sound and Inspiration: IDKHOW

Posted on April 24, 2024 (April 24, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Dallon Weekes poses on a stool

I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME (IDKHOW), the solo project of Dallon Weekes, is bringing nuance to our local music scene. … read more

Posted in: Music InterviewsTagged: Dallon Weekes, GLOOM DIVISION, iDKHOW, Kilby Court, Local artist, Local Artists, Local Music, Music, The Brobecks

Soufflés Aren’t Just French: Kumo Cafe’s Fluffy Pancakes

Posted on May 1, 2024 (September 9, 2024) by Joshua Joye
Three fluffy pancakes stacked atop of each other. They're drizzled in multiple syrups and surrounded by a scoop of ice cream and strawberries.

Founded in July 2023, Kumo serves specialty drinks with homemade chocolate sauces, creamers, crepe cakes and, the point of my mission, fluffy pancakes. … read more

Posted in: Food ReviewsTagged: Doki Doki Café, Food Issue, Food Review, Genevive Vahl, Irie Cao, Japanese Crepes Cafe, Kumo Café, Matcha Fluffy Pancakes, Melissa Wang, Ube

How Ecosystems Feed Each Other: Wild Foraging for Invasive Plants

Posted on May 1, 2024 (January 22, 2025) by Joshua Joye
Lynsey Nielson is the lead horticulturist at Red Butte Garden. Photo: Nathan Gentry

As a lead horticulturist at Red Butte Garden, Nielson designs and maintains about five acres of land, including the herb, medicinal and fragrance gardens. … read more

Posted in: Activism, Outreach and EducationTagged: Lynsey Nielson, native plants, plants, Red Butte Garden, Ruth P Eccles Herb Garden
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