Month: September 2013
TEDxCity2.0: After Glow @ Salt Lake Hardware 09.21
The atrium of the Salt Lake Hardware Building is one of the most aesthetically pleasing environments in the city—perfect for hosting an event like After Glow. Moving among exposed brick walls and towering support beams, guests were treated to a plethora of stations that featured everything from local art to information about nonprofit organizations that are trying to make our state a better place. … read more
Minus The Bear @ The Depot 09.22 with The New...
These guys are something to experience and I’ve missed out on it for so many years. I’ve had a handful of their albums over the years and have spent hours poring over them with headphones, but nothing can prepare your senses for that overwhelming wave of sound you get from “Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!” or “Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse.” … read more
A Look Into Utah’s History, Artistic Inspiration From Below the...
Hidden not far from the I-15 overpass on W North Temple is the unimposing Mestizo Art Gallery, which opened its doors on Friday, Sept. 20 for “New Chapters | Nuevos Capítulos: A New Understanding of Utah’s History—Entendiendo una nueva historia de Utah” presented by Artes de México en Utah. … read more
24-Hour Comics Day: An Interview with Brady Canfield
Brady Canfield, creator of the book Wombat Rue, has taken the reigns of this year’s Salt Lake City 24-Hour Comics Day, happening on October 5, at the Utah Arts Alliance Hub. … read more
Shigeto @ Kilby 09.25 with Beach, Nitemoves
Shigeto dominated the stage with more than just projections and fancy keyboards. Buzz on the street said that Shigeto was a “chill dude,” and the rumors turned out to be true as he climbed onto the stage, thanking the crowd and interacting with everyone before beginning his set, making it seem like we were all his BFFs. … read more
Burgerama @ Urban Lounge 09.24
This past Tuesday, Salt Lake was lucky enough to have the traveling hooligan circus that is Burgerama 2013 stop at Urban Lounge. Said circus consisted of Gap Dream, Bass Drum of Death, together Pangea, Cosmonauts, Hanni El Khatib and The Growlers. … read more
Teenage Bottlerocket and The Queers @ The Shred Shed 09.21...
The Bottlerocket mascot (the zombie in the hoodie) stepped onto the stage and raised his picket sign that sported the Bottlerocket skull. Then entered Teenage Bottlerocket—they all slammed down on their instruments and lit up the stage with “Skate or Die.” The entire crowd got bat-shit crazy. … read more
Salt Lake Film Festival Reviews
The Salt Lake Film Festival celebrated five years this weekend with a selection of the year’s best independent films. Check out our reviews. … read more
Product Reviews
Reviews of Chrome Industries’ Truk Pro Shoes, Welded Ricksack, Harman/Kardon’s headphones, Hickies elastic lacing system and JBL’s bluetooth speakers. … read more
Movie Reviews: Salt Lake Film Festival
The Salt Lake City Film Festival celebrates five years Sept. 26–29. Featuring the best in local filmmaking, along with highlights from this festival season’s national and international independent films, the SLCFF has something for every level of film buff. Here are reviews for some of the SLCFF films showing this year for your consideration. … read more