Year: 2017
![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
![Time For a Tempo Check With Cathy Foy](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/338-ED-SLUG-CathyFoy-JessicaBundy-0077.jpg)
Time For a Tempo Check With Cathy Foy
Cathy Foy is the head drum instructor at the Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls, where she helps aspiring musicians create original music. … read more
![Sundance Film Review: Crown Heights](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Sundance-CrownHeights-1024x576.jpg)
Sundance Film Review: Crown Heights
Based on the true story of Colin Warner, Crown Heights is a harrowing reminder of just how little has changed in the U.S. by way of race, law enforcement and criminal justice. … read more
![Sundance Film Review: The Incredible Jessica James](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Sundance-JessicaJames-1024x642.jpg)
Sundance Film Review: The Incredible Jessica James
Director Jim Strouse decided to write an entire film tailor-made for Jessica Williams in the lead. The result is a lighthearted indie comedy that shines—especially through the effortlessness with which Williams commands each scene. … read more
![Sundance Film Review: Manifesto](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Manifesto-Sundance-1024x684.jpg)
Sundance Film Review: Manifesto
In Manifesto, Cate Blanchett takes center stage in a stunning homage to some of the most emphatic declarations of 20th-century art and art history. Blanchett takes on 13 different roles, examining how these truths hold up in our contemporary world. … read more
![Sundance Film Review: Person to Person](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Person-to-Person-1.jpg)
Sundance Film Review: Person to Person
Comprising a series of vignettes shot entirely in a nicely textured and nostalgic 16mm, Person to Person brings an unassumingly hilarious and real, life-sized take on several characters as they contend with both the humdrum and the unexpected. … read more
![Localized: Shanghaii](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/338-ED-Localized-Shanghaii-JoSavagePhotography-9182.jpg)
Localized: Shanghaii
The Beehive State’s newest buzzworthy rap artist, Alexander Bell Crocker, aka Shanghaii, is still in the early stages of his career—and his life. You can tell how new he is to the scene when you watch him pose for SLUG photographer Jo Savage’s photoshoot. … read more
![The Handmade Tale of The Great Salt Lake Guitar Co.](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/338-ED-SLUG-ReoStika-GreatSaltLakeGuitarCo-GilbertCisneros-9.jpg)
The Handmade Tale of The Great Salt Lake Guitar Co.
Through the tall windows of The Great Salt Lake Guitar Co. (GSLGC), I saw owner Reo Stika repairing guitars behind a workbench. The shop, which specializes in handmade guitars, was a welcoming refuge from the cold night, with warm lighting and a long corridor of exposed brick and perfectly mounted acoustic guitars. … read more
![Cakes da Killa: Spitting Truth and Fire](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/338-ED-CakesDaKilla-EricJohnson_CakesDaKilla_042016_05_00.jpg)
Cakes da Killa: Spitting Truth and Fire
Since making his debut, Cakes da Killa has proven to be much more than just a rapper, but a true queer performer advocating for equality and body positivity with his provocative lyrics, sexual candor and impeccable style. … read more
![Softwire Synthesis](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/338-ED-SLUG-SoftwireSynthesis-AdamHeath4-copy.jpg)
Softwire Synthesis
Tucked away in the sleepy, smog-ridden suburbs of Salt Lake rests a small electronic instrument maker, Softwire Synthesis, specializing in Eurorack modules. … read more