Year: 2014
Why is The Bayou Firkin With My Beer?
The 20th Century, for the most part, wasn’t a very beer-friendly time in U.S. history. Prohibition, for example, all but destroyed centuries of beer-brewing knowledge in the United States. When we emerged from the beer dark ages, as a people, we were at the mercy of those beer companies that had managed to survive the 13 years in brewing exile. The beer wasn’t bad beer, but it was mass-produced with adjuncts (corn, rice, millet, etc.) and was limited to European-style lagers. Now, having the benefit of a decades-long craft beer boom, we enjoy damn near every style, type and method of the beer brewing process. … read more
Aggie Blue Bikes: Logan’s Mission Conscious Bike Shop
While Salt Lake is heavily laden with a rich cyclist subculture, it’s easy to forget that beyond the city limits, the trend of living green and working to improve air quality is spreading. Aggie Blue Bikes (ABB) is the poster child for taking on a cause with no reservations. … read more
Product Reviews
Product reviews for Downbeats, iDevices, Lifestraw, Merco Box and Wicked Audio. … read more
Del Mar Al Lago: Bringing the Beach to the Beehive
Despite the cold weather that plagues the Wasatch Front during the beginning of spring, a trip to South Salt Lake’s Del Mar al Lago is a great way to speed up the seasonal transition—or at least fool yourself into thinking that summer has come early. … read more
Upright Piano Fuses With Man on Bike
It’s stimulating to see someone in town who can expand our perceptions of what a performance is and where those performances can take place, and Eric Rich is doing just that. By melding bike riding with piano playing, he’s created a rich atmosphere of music on the streets in a way that allows him to work on conquering his performance anxiety while sharing a formal talent in an informal environment. … read more
DVD Reviews
DVD reviews for D.O.A.: To Hell N’ Back, Doctor Who: The Time Of The Doctor, Dragon City: Puk Rock In China, Forward 13: Waking Up The American Dream, Metallica: Through The Never, Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Volume XXIX, Trancendence, Veep: The Complete Second Season and The Venure Bros.: Season Five. … read more
Movie Reviews
Movie reviews for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Godzilla, Neighbors, The Other Woman and The Signal. … read more
Product Reviews
Product reviews for Critical Cycles, NotStock, Polaroid, Tego Audio and City Bag. … read more
Crucial Infestation: Crucial Fest 4
SLUG asked Gaytheist, Kowloon Walled City and Call Of The Void about their sounds, their tours, and their upcoming CrucialFest performances, and probed CrucialFest Head Festival Organizer Jarom Bischoff about the nature of this year’s CrucialFest. … read more
Momentum Of Sound: An Interview with Michael Gira of Swans
I recently described the sound of a Swans record to a friend as being between that of a great mythological beast crashing toward the ocean while the sun explodes, and the feeling of absolute awe—articulated through volume. The experience of listening to their music is a potentially immersive one for the listener, where it is absolutely possible to become lost within an expanding perception of time and one’s surroundings. To Be Kind, Swans’ third album since regrouping in 2010, came out May 12. … read more