Photographer: Emily Sorensen
Bold & Beautiful: Lydia Chlamydia
Lydia empathizes with aspiring queens who are afraid to take the leap, but now as the self-proclaimed “Queen of the Nines” and a hostess at The SunTrapp SLC, one of Salt Lake City’s favorite queer bars, her advice to them is to simply start. … read more
What’s In My Closet? with Kamary Smith
Torn from the pages of underground manga or pulled from a Saturday morning cartoon, Kamary Smith shapeshifts her go-getter personality to any extravagant persona. … read more
Inside The Galactic Cabaret, a Portal to Utah’s Artistic Future
The cabaret, as well as the Galactic Art Market held hours before, served as a fundraiser for a passion project of these local visionaries: LunaPunk. … read more
Localized: Fight the Future
With straightforward and strong opinions as the foundation of their lyrics and sound, Fight the Future continues the long-loved tradition of making punk music for the sake of social change. … read more
Localized: P.S. Destroy This
Taking notes from Bikini Kill, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, X-Ray Spex and Crass, P.S. Destroy This carries on the tradition of pushing the envelope and synthesizing exquisitely loud sound. … read more
Localized: Fur Foxen
The quartet has managed to conceive an anti-genre that uniquely describes their blended sound of country with alternative elements. … read more
Localized: John Elwood Morgan
At first glance, John Elwood Morgan appears particularly familiar with the undercurrents of folk. … read more
Sean Baker’s Open Mic Manifesto
To Sean Baker, open mics are community—they are an outlet for new artists to practice and hone their skills. … read more
