THIS MONTH’S ISSUE

For our annual Local Leaders issue, the trailblazing spirit of nonprofit Hope on TTaPP’s Sequan Kolibas and Steffy Perry McCullough is illuminated by designer Ryan McCardle. Read the full story on page 6 and check out McCardle’s work at ryjaymac.com.

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The Fourth Annual Craft Lake City LetterWest 2025
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From calligraphy to tattoos to graffiti, LetterWest 2025 had it all.  … read more

Local Events

Poppy Injects Optimism Into Negative Spaces
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Negative Spaces is one of Poppy’s heaviest projects to date, but there’s a thread of optimism running through the album: “You don’t know how bright the light is without the...

Music Interviews

Play Review: The Antipodes
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Both playwright Annie Baker and director Jack Cobabe excel at finding the extraordinary in the mundane, and isn’t that what stories are all about, anyway?  … read more

Performance & Theatre

Shannon Beveridge’s exes and o’s hits Salt Lake City
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Beveridge hopes tour guests will take away the answers to the three things she’s been asked the most: How do girls have sex? How do you get over heartbreak? How...

Interviews & Features

Music

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Review: My Education, Theta Naught — Sound Mass III: Ampersand
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It might be a little blasphemous to bring out the Radiohead comparisons this early, but the instrumentals on this project are seriously next level: haunting violins, big drums and beautiful...

Music | National Music Reviews

Local Review: Josaleigh Pollett — bro’s bad january
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With many more amazing tracks on the album, Josaleigh Pollett’s sound is beautifully emotional and poetic project that paints clear pictures in your mind through songwriting. … read more

Local Music Reviews | Music

Local Review: Love, Audrey — Greetings from Rocket Park
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Love, Audrey also incorporates a wide variety of influences, with each song seeming to take notes from a different antecedent. … read more

Local Music Reviews | Music

Review: Horsegirl — Phonetics On and On
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Phonetics On And On is a skattershot, subtly noisy and playful record. It contains a breath of darkness that sometimes lurks around the edges looking in. … read more

Music | National Music Reviews

Film

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Film Review: Snow White
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Snow White is one of the better remakes Disney has done, trying hard to find its own identity and succeeding just enough to be memorable. … read more

Film Reviews | SLUGmag

The World Will Tremble Brings A Long-Buried True Story of...
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The director also sees the film as deeply relevant to today’s world, with the rise of antisemitism, othering and fascism around the globe and in the United States. … read more

Arts | Film | Film Interviews

Film Review: The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney...
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The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is everything you could reasonably want it to be: a great mix of wistful throwback and just enough modern sensibilities...

Film | Film Reviews

Film Review: The Electric State
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It’s hard to imagine anyone becoming invested in the odious piece of dreck on either level, and its only value would have been as a massive tax-write off. … read more

Film | Film Reviews

SLUG Soundwaves

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Episode #472 — The/Theys

On this episode of SLUG Soundwaves, the band discusses their sound, origin and upcoming projects.  … read more

Episode #471 — Gilded Lillies

Gilded Lillies are an SLC indie-rock project led by Macy Weekes (guitar, vocals) and supported by Noah Vaughn (drums) and Tyler Smith (bassist). … read more

Episode #470 — Boyfriend Sushi Town

On this episode, the band discusses their new album Dogwood, how to describe their sound and a ton more. … read more

Episode #469 — Cardinal Bloom

On this episode of SLUG Soundwaves, the group chats about the bands that got them into playing music, the origin of the group itself and their songwriting process.  … read more

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