Year: 2011
Beer Reviews
In these summer months, I have been doing my fair share of beer drinking—so much so that I am willing to imbibe something other than the frothy beverage that I hold oh-so-very dear. As we’ve seen over the years, Salt Lake City is no newcomer when it comes to the craft of distilled spirits. When we hear that there are new whiskeys and even a fucking tequila hitting our liquor stores, we consider that worthy of mentioning. … read more
National CD Reviews – July 2011
New releases from Black Lips, Crystal Stilts, Dox, Explosions In the Sky, Friendly Fires, Iceage, Jello Biafra, Los Vigilantes, Set Your Goals, Sol Invictus, Thurston Moore. Tyler the Creator and many, many more are reviewed.
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Movie Reviews
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop, Green Lantern, Page One: Inside the New York Times, Project Nim and Super 8 are reviewed. … read more
Video Game Reviews
inFAMOUS 2 and Minions! are reviewed. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Gavin Sheehan
A recent addition to the SLUG team, Office Coordinator Gavin Sheehan is by no means new to the Salt Lake scene. … read more
CLC Artist: Colt Bowden
The third annual Craft Lake City on August 13 features over 180 artists—a new record for the alternative arts and crafts festival. The nature of Colt Bowden’s art is time consuming and may thus seem like an anachronism in today’s digitally fueled world. It is that very reason he chooses media that makes one slow down, embrace gradual methods of construction and command an attention to the integrity of skillfully crafted detail … read more
Localized – August 2011
August’s Localized brings two hip hop aficionados to the Urban Lounge stage on Friday, Aug. 12. Dusk One, who co-founded local hip hop group MindState, plays alongside DJ Knucklz’ newest project, Zebrafish. Masters of Death opens the show. A mere five bucks gets you in. … read more
Summer of Death: Pajama Jam Recap
On July 16, SLUG Magazine’s Summer of Death skateboard contest series celebrated its twelfth anniversary with the Pajama Jam, presented by Quiksilver and Natty Light. This year, the tradition continued at the Skate 4 Homies warehouse and we couldn’t have been more excited with the park that Todd Ingersoll and friends built. … read more
CLC Artist: Kumiko Morse
“I grew up in Japan and everyone learned [origami] folding when we were in preschool or kindergarten,” says Kumiko Morse. After moving Stateside, she spotted origami jewelry on the Internet and thought, “Hey, I can do that.” Channeling the traditions she was taught as a young child with her new-found inspiration, Morse began folding again, creating her first pieces of origami jewelry in May 2010. … read more
CLC Artist: Dreamland Sideshow
Ian Prowess and LaLa West of Dreamland Sideshow have discovered that following their dreams is the recipe for happiness. Their line is made up of lace and ribbon decorated hats, hoods, vests and cuffs, some ready-to-wear clothing, and lots of sweet leather gear with studs, lace and anything else they can adorn these delightful pieces with. … read more