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Lessons in Mixology and Alcohol History: Alexi Fisher’s Cocktail Collective

Posted on April 3, 2024 (April 3, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
A woman pours a cocktail into a glass.

Fisher wants the act of making a cocktail to feel accessible, hoping that attendees will leave with “an appreciation for the history behind this industry,” … read more

Posted in: Beer & Spirits, CommunityTagged: Alexi Fisher, bartending, cocktail collective, Cocktails, Craft Cocktails, Local Spirits, spirits

Local Beer Reviews

Posted on April 3, 2024 (April 3, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

SLUG is back again with a hybrid Brewstillery beer-and-spirits issue, and it wouldn’t be a boozy issue without some local beer reviews. … read more

Posted in: Beer & Spirits, Beer ReviewsTagged: Bewilder Brewing Co., Grid City Beer Works, local beer, Mountain West Hard Cider, shades brewing, UTOG Brewing Company

Slinging Booch at HK Brewing Collective

Posted on April 3, 2024 (April 3, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

HKBC have crafted a hybrid social space where patrons can enjoy kombucha, local beers and finely-crafted kombucha cocktails. … read more

Posted in: Beer & Spirits, CommunityTagged: Hannah Hendrickson, Hans Kombucha, HK Brewing Collective Taproom and Bar, Kate Lubing

How To Hang Out With Drinkers When You Don’t Drink

Posted on April 3, 2024 (April 3, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Four people stand around a bar counter. Three of them cheers with beer steins in hand. The fourth person stands, resting their face on their hand holding their car keys.

Take this advice with a rim of salt—this may not apply to the straight-edge-since-birth (respect!) or the sober-because-of-religion crowds. … read more

Posted in: Beer & SpiritsTagged: 7-11, Emma Anderson, Hangovers, Sobriety

Local Review: You Ever Contemplated The Orcas? – Chance Lewis and Donnie Bonelli

Posted on April 8, 2024 (November 7, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Album cover of people sitting together in greytones with yellow lettering.

In a concise seven tracks, Lewis and Bonelli pull the spectators of the Salt Lake music scene into their idea of a modern, metropolitan, and material world. … read more

Posted in: Local Music Reviews, MusicTagged: #musicreview, Chance Lewis, Donnie Bonelli, You Ever Contemplated The Orcas

Throwin’ it Back Into Aries Season with Gay Asstrology

Posted on April 3, 2024 (May 21, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
A group of people dancing together.

Every now and again, the parties themselves seem too fantastical to be anything less than written in the stars. … read more

Posted in: Community, LGBTQ+Tagged: Aries season, Gay Asstrology, LGBTQ+, Metro Music Hall

Local Review: I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME – GLOOM DIVISION

Posted on March 29, 2024 (October 9, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
A person wearing a suit sits on top of an orange wall.

IDKHOW is captivating the scene with their mix of versatility of sound, which is well-achieved by tying in sounds from the ‘70s and ‘80s, making one almost feel as if they are in a time machine. … read more

Posted in: Local Music ReviewsTagged: GLOOM DIVISION, I Don't Know How But They Found Me, iDKHOW

How Krump Gave a Voice to Seth Gonzales

Posted on March 29, 2024 (June 27, 2025) by Asha Pruitt
Seth Gonzales krumps at the Redbull Dance Your Style Qualifier.

Seth Gonzales is it when it comes to Salt Lake’s underground hip-hop dance scene, recently placing third at the Red Bull Dance Your Style Qualifier. … read more

Posted in: Performance & TheatreTagged: Krump, Red Bull Dance, Seth Gonzales

Bar Nohm: Setting the Bar High in Central 9th

Posted on April 3, 2024 (April 3, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
Australian Wagyu Skewer

With a dining experience unlike any other in SLC, Bar Nohm is the presents an ever-changing menu that seamlessly melds the flavors of Korea and Japan. … read more

Posted in: Food, Food ReviewsTagged: Bar Nohm, chef david, japanese food, korean food, sake

Localized: Scott Lippitt

Posted on April 3, 2024 (May 17, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Scott Lippitt sits in front of rocks and smiles.

Avenues is an album of buzzy indie-rock with an experimental, atmospheric, Midwest emo tilt—each track has its own signature style, yet the project still feels unified. … read more

Posted in: Localized, MusicTagged: Bly Wallentine, Localized, Scott Lippitt, sean mena

Localized: Bly Wallentine

Posted on April 3, 2024 (April 4, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Bly Wallentine posing.

Wallentine has the musical prowess of any psychedelic prog rock talent—they play anything from piano and electric guitar to clarinets and flutes. … read more

Posted in: Localized, MusicTagged: Bly Wallentine, Electric Light Orchestra, Fleet Foxes, Scott Lippitt

Localized: Sean Mena

Posted on April 3, 2024 (April 3, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
Sean sitting in a bowling alley.

Currently in the works is Mena’s solo project, an album of lo-fi beats, under the artist name Sledgehammer. Suffice to say, Mena is a man of many musical hats. … read more

Posted in: Localized, MusicTagged: Localized, Music Review, Scott Lippitt, sean mena, SLUG Localized
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