Year: 2015
Tyler, The Creator: Over Before it Started
The sold-out all-ages crowd at The Complex swarmed like a pubescent, freshly-in-high-school hornet’s nest. White kids impatiently smoking their cigarettes casually dropped the n-word and talked about the recent Supreme Court decision on gay marriage and the prospect of marrying their “best homies.” … read more
Utah Arts Festival 2015
The expression of art is something precious to the human condition and for a few days, here in Salt Lake, our experimental, creative condition was explored. … read more
Preparing For Lunar Transit: an Interview with Lonely Boy
Over the last year and a half, a local group of artists collectively known as New World have been curating a monthly party that caters to a lot that Salt Lake was missing in the electronic music scene. … read more
Night Demon: In The Book of Heavy Metal
Night Demon have entered the world of heavy metal like a possessed muscle car crashing through the gates of Hell, and they haven’t slowed down since they hit the road back in October 2014. … read more
Localized: Heartless Breakers
This month’s Localized will feature the heavy-hitting, poetic antics of Sights, followed by the addictive melodies of Larusso and Heartless Breakers headlining the show. If you miss the angsty days of the mid ’00s when Brand New and Taking Back Sunday dominated the airwaves, you better be at Urban Lounge on Thursday, July 16 at
Words with Caleb Orton: A Very Beautiful Thing
I was ordering tea and a dainty little slice of raspberry crème cake when Caleb Orton swaggered into the Salt Lake Roasting Co. With his son, Otto, in the crook of his arm, he rushed into the bathroom to change a dirty diaper, asking for a stiff cup of coffee. For a guy that juggles
Diabolical Records Celebrates Two Years
On July 5, Diabolical Records celebrates its second-year anniversary. Their existence in Salt Lake City has made a remarkable impact on the music scene—both as a record shop and the hottest new all-ages music venue. Diabolical Records first opened its doors at Granary Row in 2013 and quickly attracted a following, and after Granary Row
Beehive Startups Utah Women in Tech – Part 1: The...
In Part 1 of Beehive Startups’ Women in Utah Tech series, a handful of women working in Utah’s technology sector helped identify the reasons so few women work in the executive levels of tech companies. … read more
One More Book Before I Go: An Interview with James...
SLUG Magazine recently had the good fortune to talk with James Dashner on all things Utah, Syfy and TV binge-watching. … read more
Creature Feature: Derek Perry
When one thinks of Salt Lake’s Bad Kids Collective, certain images come to mind—wild, frenetic performances and elaborate, often fantastic costumes. No Bad Kid embodies this lifestyle more than Derek Perry, Salt Lake resident and Club Kid extraordinaire. There’s just one thing that sets Perry apart—he’s never performed onstage. … read more