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Issue 446 — February 2026
Best of The 2000s
SLUG celebrates 37 years as an independent, alternative magazine with a retrospective of the music, culture and communities that defined the early 2000s in Utah. On this month’s cover, tattoo artist Chuck Spade (@chuckxspade) rings in 2026 as the year of the horse with an American traditional illustration.
FEATURES
Style Your Home for Generations: Design Within Reach
By Kyle Forbush
Roadtrips Reimagined: How Outdoorsy is Changing Travel
By Grace Simpson
Burt’s Tiki Lounge: Where Salt Lake City Got Loud, Weird and Off the Wall
By Jeremy Cardenas
From the SLUG Archives: Best of the 2000s
By Brian Staker, Chuck Berrett, Erik Lopez, Evan Sawdey, Jennifer Nielsen, Joey Marquart, Josh Scheuerman, Lynne Scott, Mike, Ryan-Ashley Workman
From the SLUG Archives: Mike Brown: I Like Turtles
By Mike Brown
Tacos are a Love Language at Lone Star Taqueria
By Christian Ledek
SLUG Mag's 37th Anniversary Party: Get to Know the Bands
By SLUG Staff
February 2026 Astrology Forecast: A Flash of Clarity
By Nichole Huntsman
Salted & Pickled Salt Lake Specimens: Y2K Edition
By Alton Barnhart
Art in Experimental Places: Ben Bloch and Carol Sogard
By Alexie Zollinger
Local Music Singles Roundup: February 2026
By Aaron Ashton, Gabriella R.W., Hans Magleby, James Orme, Litzi Estrada, Ryan Michael Painter
Contributor Limelight: Kevin TK Frantz
By Kevin TK Frantz
Contributor Limelight: Hans Magleby
By Hans Magleby
January 2026
Performing Arts
From dance and theater to clownery and drag, our first-ever Performing Arts issue spotlights the entertainers and productions that are lighting up Utah’s stages. On this month’s cover, SLUG photographer Hayley Stoddard captures the dancers of Fleet Cooperative in motion using long exposure, light painting and collage.
FEATURES
Pygmalion Productions Is on a Mission To Elevate Women’s Voices
By Katie Hatzfeld
Salt City Slam: A Space for Anyone
By Braxtyn Birrell
Beyond Sexuality: How House of Temptaxxions Educates and Entertains
By Grace Simpson
Opera for Everyone: Park City Opera and the Value of Community
By Devin Oldroyd
Talking To Myself: An Interview With a Ventriloquist... Dummy
By Alton Barnhart
Aker Restaurant & Lounge: Fighting the Good Tuna Fight
By James Orme
Tamra Davis Revisits 'The Best Summer' of Her Life at Sundance
By Lexi Hall
Localized: The Apathetics
By Cam Elliott
Localized: Punks & Punchlines
By Cam Elliott
Snow Photo Feature: Pat Fava
By Jovvany Villalobos
January 2026 Astrology Forecast: With Liberty Comes Responsibility
By Nichole Huntsman
Into the Limelight: Fleet Co-op is Changing the Dance Industry
By Asha Pruitt
Local Music Singles Roundup: January 2026
By Angela Garcia, Braxtyn Birrell, Elle Cowley, Gabriella R.W., Grace Simpson, Kyle Forbush
Contributor Limelight: Alton Barnhart
By Alton Barnhart
Contributor Limelight: Cam Elliott
By Cam Elliott
December 2025
December
SLUG shows off what makes Utah a hotbed for musical metamorphosis, from recording engineers and DIY promoters to teens starting garage bands. On the cover, SLUG illustrator and stained glass artist Dallin Orr depicts Corey Fox, founder of Velour Live Music Gallery in Provo. Read more about the Provo music scene and the historic venue’s 20th anniversary inside!
FEATURES
All-Wheel Impact: Sharing the Love with Mark Miller Subaru
By Aspen English
Velour and Vinyl: Yes, Provo Does Have a Music Scene
By Hans Magleby
Live From Smoking Nun: Alex Cutler’s Art of Live Recording
By Gavyn Cundari
An Album in 24 Hours With A Really Really Cool Band
By Jamie Christensen
In the Stu’ With a True Music Guru: Spy Hop’s Nick Allred
By Kyle Forbush
Into the Third Space With DJ Matthew Fit
By Jude Perno
Why 24Tix Could be Your Hero, Just For One Day
By Mary Culbertson
Skittlez: The Rapper Alter Ego from My Musical Past
By Alton Barnhart
Top Five Alt-Americana Albums of 2025 for the Lost, Wounded and Haunted
By Russ Holsten
Top Five Indie-ish Albums of 2025 for the Saddest Clown at the Political Protest
By Joe Roberts
Top Five Albums of 2025 to Immerse Yourself in Winter Darkness
By Litzi Estrada
Top Five Noisy Albums of 2025 To Burn a Hole Into Your Brain
By Asha Pruitt
Local Music Singles Roundup: December 2025
By Braxtyn Birrell, Connor Kraus, Ezra Smith, Hazel Paul, Madi Madrid, tín Rodriguez
December 2025 Astrology Forecast: Malum Prohibitum vs. Malum In Se
By Nichole Huntsman
SLUG Localized: Stand-Up Comedy Showcase 2025
By Sam D’Antuono
Two-Bit Bistro: Not Just a One-Hit Wonder
By Joni Bianca
Building a Unique Musical Identity in Salt Lake City
By Michael Feldman
Snow Photo Feature: Nick McCluskey
By Kevin TK Frantz
Contributor Limelight: Aspen English
By Aspen English
Contributor Limelight: Sam D'Antuono
By Sam D’Antuono
November 2025
Local Photography
For our eighth annual Local Photography Issue, SLUG provides a snapshot of Utah’s brilliant photographers, each of whom views our state through a unique creative lens. Flip Twogood’s stunning landscape image titled “Take Me to the Desert”graces this month’s cover, shot on Kodak 120 Portra 400 film at Monument Valley in 2024. See more of his work on page 8 and on Instagram at @flippy2good.
FEATURES
Rasa Legal: Clearing Records, Changing Lives
By Mallory Meados
Kimball Art Center’s ‘Gaze Into These Eyes’ Champions Justice-Impacted Artists
By Jordan Turner
Flip Twogood: Discovering Landscapes on Film, One Roll at a Time
By Olivia Watts
Cassilyn Anderson: From Fangirl to Concert Photographer
By Cam Elliott
Playing with Scale: Jillian Meyer Sees People in Petals
By Lexi Hall
Listening to the Lake: Kelly Hannah and the Art of Seeing Differently
By Emily Shelton
Localized: Seeking the Sun
By Hans Magleby
Localized: Chausie
By Hans Magleby
Shanna Demke: Redefining What’s Sexy Through Boudoir Photography
By Jordan Thornblad
'Leaving the Church': Jonathan Lovett Captures Stories from Utah’s Youth
By Carlysle Price
Analog RGB: The Skate Photography of Leo Wilson
By Gavyn Cundari
Blockbuster Bites at Nomad East
By Sean Rinn
November 2025 Astrology Forecast: Burning Convictions
By Nichole Huntsman
Snow Photo Feature: Dylan Gray
By Jovvany Villalobos
Skate Photo Feature: Coltyn Nelson
By Kevin TK Frantz
Local Music Singles Roundup: November 2025
By Angela Garcia, Connor Kraus, Devin Oldroyd, Hazel Paul, Kyle Forbush, Skyler Montalvo
Contributor Limelight: Nicole Marriner
By Nicole Marriner
Contributor Limelight: Derek Brad
By Derek Brad
October 2025
Halloween
SLUG gives Utah locals a cauldron full of spooky stories and haunted happenings to sink their teeth into! We’ve got a few tricks up our sleeve (and plenty of treats, too). On this month’s cover, Jenna Barton illustrates a new Utah cryptid. Read more about the mysterious creature as described by Alton Barnhart inside the issue and find more of Barton’s dark, eerie artwork on Instagram at @dappermouth.
FEATURES
There’s Something in the Woods: Utah’s New and Improved Cryptid
By Alton Barnhart
Odyssey Dance Theatre’s Thriller Returns With New and Old Haunts
By India Mendoza
Natural Law Apothecary: Old Medicine for a New Age
By Arthur Diaz
Love Like Blood: The Heart of Utah’s Goth Community
By Rebekah Shea Parke
This is the Place! For the Strange and Unusual: Six Utah Haunted Spots
By Yonni Uribe
Talkin’ Rockin’ Haunts with Rocky Mountain Haunters
By Angela Garcia
SLUG Magazine’s Horror-Scopes
By Brooke Hannel
Beto Conejo’s Road to Creating Utah Day of the Dead
By Grace Simpson
Goat Head: Wouldst Thou Like To Eat Deliciously?
By Christian Ledek
Localized: SWARMER
By Emily Ward
Localized: Alghoul
By Emily Ward
Local Music Singles Roundup: October 2025
By Aaron Day, Alton Barnhart, Asha Pruitt, Cam Elliott, Heather Homewood, Kyle Forbush, Marzia Thomas
Contributor Limelight: Stacy Wilk
By
Contributor Limelight: Kyle Forbush
By Kyle Forbush
An acronym for Salt Lake UnderGround, SLUG Magazine's mission is to amplify Salt Lake City’s thriving alternative and underrepresented music, arts, events and community subcultures with thoughtful media coverage and event curation.
2026-03-04 18:00:00
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