Authors: Ali Shimkus
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Local Review: Buried Giant – Swallow the Sun
Buried Giant = Shawn James & the Shapeshifters + Jeff Buckley + Private Island … read more
![Local Review: Hoofless – Ad Nauseam](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/hoofless-ad-nauseam-1.webp)
Local Review: Hoofless – Ad Nauseam
Self described as “chamber punk” and “orchestral post rock,” Hoofless have created a memorable EP with Ad Nauseam. … read more
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Local Review: Capo – Camp Crush
Camp Crush by Capo, released February 18, feels like a ’90s shoegaze fever dream set to a hip hop drum beat. … read more
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Local Review: Sky Olson – Hollow Walls
Sky Olson = Armors + Silent Pilot … read more
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Local Review: Indigo Waves — Indigo Waves
Indigo Waves = Pond + Naked Giants … read more
![Gift Ideas from Indie Utah Businesses 2021: Black Cat Comics](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Local-writer-Doug-and-owner-Greg-2-1024x681.jpg)
Gift Ideas from Indie Utah Businesses 2021: Black Cat Comics
Black Cat Comics is one of the best purveyors of older comic books around, while also keeping up with latest releases. … read more
![Gift Ideas from Indie Utah Businesses 2021: Lillies of the Fields](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-SLUG-ED-Lillies-of-the-Field-BARKIPLE-300-9655-1-1024x683.jpg)
Gift Ideas from Indie Utah Businesses 2021: Lillies of the...
As a 501-C3, Lillies of the Fields is a thrift store whose goal is helping those in the community who need it most. … read more
![Magical Endowment: The Mormon Endowment Tarot of Gazelam Ale](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/facebook-1024x750.jpg)
Magical Endowment: The Mormon Endowment Tarot of Gazelam Ale
Gazelam Ale’s tarot deck is a source of magical inspiration and a tool to catalyze creativity, as well as a way to preserve the Endowment. … read more
![Fresh Fruit for Plotting Vegetables: Al Grossi, The Punk Rock Farmer](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/393-Ed-Punk-Rock-Farmer-Aldine-Strychnine-Jessica-Bundy-1024x682.jpg)
Fresh Fruit for Plotting Vegetables: Al Grossi, The Punk Rock...
The bounty from Al Grossi’s garden is something he believes even urbanites with a small amount of space can achieve. … read more
![A Way to Heal: Sarah Lynn of The Esoteric Way](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/380-Ed-The-Esoteric-Way-Jordan-Peterson-@jordankpeterson_-1024x668.jpg)
A Way to Heal: Sarah Lynn of The Esoteric Way
Even from a young age, Sarah Lynn of The Esoteric Way has been in tune with the emotions and energies of other people. … read more