Month: February 2017
![Celebrating One Year Of Freaking Out At The Freak Out With DJ Nix Beat](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DJ-Nix-Beat.jpg)
Celebrating One Year Of Freaking Out At The Freak Out...
DJ Nix Beat’s “The Freak Out” monthly events are dedicated to punk, power pop and everything in between to be enjoyed by anyone and everyone that expects more than just the same 50 songs on rotation on the jukebox. … read more
![Free Kittens with Jason Harvey](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Free-Kittens-Headshot.jpg)
Free Kittens with Jason Harvey
Free Kittens is a comedy show as random as its name—and just as sure to fill you with as much glee as a basket full of free kittens. The bad news is that, currently, no kittens are actually involved. The good news is that this is a completely free (21-and-over) show that is put on once a month at The Urban Lounge featuring some of the best stand-up comics on the Utah comedy scene hosted by the one and only Jason Harvey. … read more
![Localized: Zigga](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/338-ED-Localized-Zigga-JoSavagePhotography-8550-1.jpg)
Localized: Zigga
Zigga describes his new sound as “commercial” or “sonically acceptable” in an attempt to reach and retain a wider audience by adding new techniques into his toolbox. … read more
![Mechanical Ghost: A Conversation with 80KV](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/338-ED-SLUG-80KV-LoganSorenson-8782-RGB.jpg)
Mechanical Ghost: A Conversation with 80KV
80KV is the moniker of local musician Autumn Rogers and centers around the use of motion-controlled gloves that Rogers uses as instruments. … read more
![Talib Kweli @ Metro Music Hall 01.28 with K’Valentine, Styles P](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_1705-1024x668.jpg)
Talib Kweli @ Metro Music Hall 01.28 with K’Valentine, Styles...
On Jan. 28, Talib Kweli’s The Seven Tour hit Salt Lake City at the Metro Music Hall on its way from Berkeley, with openers K’Valentine and Styles P. All three artists his the stage and represented what the people feel like more accurately and articulately than many of those who ran for office. … read more
![Huge: The Benefit Art Show for Comunidades Unidas](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/338-ED-SLUG-ArtFeature-ComunidadesUnidas-JohnBarkiple-6.jpg)
Huge: The Benefit Art Show for Comunidades Unidas
The Huge Benefit Art Show will be held on Feb. 11 at the Mestizo Institute of Culture and Arts to raise awareness and funds for Comunidades Unidas. … read more
![A Salt Lake Oasis: Oasis Cafe](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/338-Ed-Food-Review-Oasis-Talyn-Sherer-20.jpg)
A Salt Lake Oasis: Oasis Cafe
Oasis Cafe is transporting. I can take a friend or associate visiting from anywhere in the world and know that they would feel welcome and at ease. … read more
![East Meets West: Wallace Mecham’s Hybrid Banjos](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/MG_8891-1.jpg)
East Meets West: Wallace Mecham’s Hybrid Banjos
By challenging the notion of what a traditional banjo should sound like by Western standards, Wallace Mecham hopes to create a hybrid of the Eastern and Western styles of music. … read more
![Movie Review: The Comedian](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/The-Comedian-690x1024.jpg)
Movie Review: The Comedian
In The Comedian, De Niro takes on the role of Jackie Burke, an aging comedian running from the sellout skeletons in his closet. … read more
![Out of the Woodwork: Four Electric Guitar Luthiers: Duende](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/338-Ed-Duende-Reid-Rouse-johnnybetts.com-1.jpg)
Out of the Woodwork: Four Electric Guitar Luthiers: Duende
With a machine-centric aesthetic, Duende aims to build guitars that are designed like they’ve always existed: atavistic, evocative and correct. … read more