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Review: Jazmin Bean – Traumatic Livelihood

Posted on April 15, 2024 (October 9, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
A woman in a flow-y tiered pink gown twirls in a fresh cut field. A lamb stands in front of her.

Traumatic Livelihood represents the blackened eye that time may heal physically, but the emotional wear-and-tear will always remain. … read more

Posted in: National Music Reviews, SLUGmagTagged: Alton Barnhart, Anna Blue, Bitch with The Gun, Cardi B, Evanescence, fish, Island Records, Jazmin Bean, Piggie, So Alone, Stockholm Butterfly, Taylor Swift, Traumatic Livelihood

Utah Indigenous Fashion Week Reaches New Heights in Their Second Year

Posted on April 11, 2024 (September 5, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
A woman with long dark hair in a black tee shirt smiles as she speaks into a microphone, a crowd seated behind her.

The younger generation of Indigenous people … we are aware of what our grandparents couldn’t build for themselves, we are our ancestors greatest dreams. … read more

Posted in: Art and Fashion, FashionTagged: As We Are, community, Diné, fashion, India Mendoza, Indigenous, jessica wiarda, Navajo, UIFW, Utah Indigenous Fashion Week, Utes

Film Review: LaRoy, Texas

Posted on April 10, 2024 (April 10, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
Steve Zahn stars in Laroy, Texas

Writer-director Shane Atkinson makes his feature debut with this darkly comedicneo-western.
… read more

Posted in: Film, Film ReviewsTagged: #filmreview, film, film reviews, john magaro, laroy, laroytexas, megan stevenson, Movie review, Patrick Gibbs, stevezahn

Record Reviews: February 1995

Posted on February 1, 1995 (April 10, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

The band still has all the energy to rock the crowds and get banned from a good portion of the Salt Lake clubs. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: Issue 74, Record reviews, Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers

New Band Review: February 1995

Posted on February 1, 1995 (April 8, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

SLUGFEST is a new alternative for local bands to showcase their material on a night dedicated to new bands. It’s for new local bands that get little exposure. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: #SLUGArchived, Erector, Sir Knobbie Hassle & The Swamp Donkeys, SLUGFEST, Valderrama

Lou Barlow of Sebadoh: February 1995

Posted on February 1, 1995 (April 8, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

Lou Barlow is no slouch. In my high-tech home environment phone interviews are recorded using the latest in modern technology. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: #SLUGArchived, #SLUGinterview, Lou Barlow, Sebadoh

Film Review: Monkey Man

Posted on April 8, 2024 (April 8, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
A man wearing a monkey mask is standing inside a boxing ring.

Patel makes a big impression coming out the gate as a new director, with creative and intricate staging and a lot of visual flair. … read more

Posted in: Film, Film ReviewsTagged: Adithi Kalkunte, Dev Patel, Monkey Man, Slumdog Millionaire

Shadowplay: January 1995

Posted on January 1, 1995 (April 8, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

Shadowplay has been around SLC since 1989. They’re one of those bands that everyone’s heard of and you think you may know someone who’s played with them. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: #shadowplay, #SLUGArchived, #SLUGinterview

B-Movie Reviews: January 1995

Posted on January 1, 1995 (May 23, 2024) by Alton Barnhart

This month, we have a kind of mess of sci-fi thrillers with most of the thrills removed to protect the blood pressure and the mentally challenged. … read more

Posted in: ArchivedTagged: B-Movie Review, Battle Beyond the Stars, Making Mr. Right, Night of the Comet

Film Review: Kung Fu Panda 4

Posted on April 4, 2024 (April 10, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
Kung Fu Panda 4 still

Kung Fu Panda 4 is better than can be reasonably expected from the fourth movie in any series and is likely to be one of the most enjoyable family films you’ll see all year. … read more

Posted in: Film, Film ReviewsTagged: film review, film reviews, kung fu panda 4, Movie review, Movie Reviews, Patrick Gibbs

Beer is for Queers: The LGBTQ+ Brewers of SaltFire Brewing Co.

Posted on April 3, 2024 (April 3, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
Jae Vanderwerf and Tanya Sapula pose on top of a barrel.

For Jae Vanderwerf and Tanya Sapula, the title of “master brewer” was not one they ever imagined holding. … read more

Posted in: Beer & Spirits, CommunityTagged: Jae Vanderwerf, Saltfire Brewing Co., Tanya Sapula

Water From The Wasatch Front: The Most Important Ingredient For Utah Distilleries

Posted on April 3, 2024 (April 3, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
Christensen and Smith pose at their distilleries

Water is one of the most important geographic ingredients for the local spirits at Dented Brick Distillery and Ogden’s Own Distillery. … read more

Posted in: Beer & Spirits, CommunityTagged: Dented Brick Distillery, distillery, local distillery, Local Spirits, marc christensen, Ogden's Own Distillery, timothy smith, Utah Distillery
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