The 2015 Damn These Heels Film Festival played at the Utah Film Center from July 10 – 12, featuring independent films that meditate on queerness, love and society. … read more
Damn These Heels Film Festival 2015
Saturday’s Voyeur: Acting Out
In the small neighborhood just west of the State Capitol building, a steady stream of patrons walked into the Salt Lake Acting Company‘s building. Women in their mid 50s sat outside and smoked Virginia Slims, while the friendly staff handed out jello shots and tried vehemently to persuade people to become yearly ticket holders. The
Review: Captain Forever Remix: Collector’s Edition
Imagine building a spaceship out of Legos. Now imagine this interplanetary dogfighter runs on high-octane nostalgia, shoots triple-pronged lasers and wields buzzsaws for bumpers. This is Captain Forever Remix. … read more
Logitech Gamer Gear: Orion Spark and Daedalus Apex
I’ve seen my fair share of Logitech gear, going from the standard white keyboards and two-button mice, all the way to wireless everything so that I can run my life from my bed. … read more
What’s In The Box!? Geek Fuel – June 2015
Geek Fuel Geek Fuel was gracious enough to send us another box of awesome goodies, so of course we dug down into the box and played with everything that came our way! For those of you not aware of the concept of monthly gift boxes, companies such as Geek Fuel provide monthly subscriptions to receive
Local Reviews: Brad Stock
The Atomic Clock promised a “rare mixing of genres” and life-changing songs that would send my mind reeling into unknown space, but the whole thing plays like generic radio rock you’d hear at the mall. His lyrics are (occasionally laughable) elementary rhymes—“Watch out, this is mace/pointed straight at your face”—and, on track “Conspiracy of 2,” he even rips off George Carlin’s Napalm and Silly Putty book title. … read more
Review: Legends of Eisenwald
Legends of Eisenwald Aterdux Entertainment Reviewed on: Windows (exclusive) Street: 07.02 The child of a feudal lord returns home to find their lands in disarray, vassals squabbling with each other and bandits roaming freely across the land. They spring into action, rounding up a small band of dedicated men and women and expand their rule
Electric Cathedral / Charles Ellsworth Tour Kickoff
Shows that comprise only local acts tend to be some of my favorites. Call me biased if you will, but I’ve found that local shows tend to have a greater musical variety than a lot of touring acts, because touring bands want to fill seats, so they look for similar acts to round out the
Eat Drink SLC 2015: Salt Lake’s Finest Bites and Beverages
Storm clouds on the horizon created a cool atmosphere in the lush surroundings of Tracy Aviary on July 9. The fates smiled down on Eat Drink SLC’s inaugural event—there was no rain that night, only a cool breeze. The winding walkways of the aviary hosted popular restaurants, wineries, local distilleries and breweries, each offering generous
White Lightnin’ – Review
Director: Dominic Murphy For those who are familiar with Jesco White, or have seen the documentary featuring the eccentric hillbilly – prepare to be surprised and shocked. Dominic Murphy’s White Lightnin’ takes Jesco’s story and ‘extrapolates’ the story to a level of psychopathology in both story and presentation. A stark, desaturated presentation gives the film
Paul Oakenfold at Downstairs
A late night party sponsored by LIVEstyle Entertainment featured legendary trance/house DJ and producer Paul Oakenfold, LIVEstyle is one of the largest event producers at North American film festivals, and usually brings out big names and sponsors for their live events – this year they presented the Bon Appetit supper club, the Film Lounge Media
The Road to Fallujah – Review
Dir: Mark Manning Director Manning dives deep into the maelstrom of controversy over one of the most famous of the Iraq War’s battles in his informative documentary, the Road to Fallujah. Manning, a former underwater construction worker on off shore oil rigs, states at the beginning of the doc that he couldn’t support the
