Authors: Alton Barnhart
![Local Review: BARBARIAN FAITH HEALER – AMERICARNAGE](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/a1715405765_16.webp)
Local Review: BARBARIAN FAITH HEALER – AMERICARNAGE
BARBARIAN FAITH HEALER attempt to wrangle the Donald Trump election and grab it by the nuclear-wasted, genetically-modified, apple pie-flavored balls. … read more
![White Knuckled: A Day at Lagoon Amusement Park](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DSC00704-scaled-e1720052558474-1024x744.webp)
White Knuckled: A Day at Lagoon Amusement Park
Farmington’s very own Lagoon Amusement Park has reshaped and relocated into the bustling family fun zone that it is today. … read more
![Review: Twenty One Pilots – Clancy](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/9abf18ca07ce3513522ea5b1ec286d79.1000x1000x1.webp)
Review: Twenty One Pilots – Clancy
I’ll level with you for a minute—I was a bit late to the Twenty One Pilots scene. … read more
![Belle: The Futuristic Retelling That Saved The Theater Experience](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BELLE_Image01.0-1024x576.webp)
Belle: The Futuristic Retelling That Saved The Theater Experience
Extending an arm of warmth and love to pull us out of those dark times. While the last couple of years told us to survive, Belle was telling us to live again. … read more
![What’s In My Closet? with Ms. Meredith](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-SLUG-WEB-Ms-Meredith-BARKIPLE-72-7146-1024x683.jpg)
What’s In My Closet? with Ms. Meredith
The closet: A cluttered gateway to the personality and mindset of its inhabitants. Or, to many individuals in the LGBTQ+ community, the launching point to find one’s true self. … read more
![Local Music Singles Roundup: June 2024](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/426-Ed-LMSR-1024x683.webp)
Local Music Singles Roundup: June 2024
Another month, another six phenomenal singles from Salt Lake’s best local bands, from Elowyn’s debut ballad “The Fool” to Zodiac Killer’s “Torn In Two.” … read more
![Local Review: Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions – Never Give Up](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Gary-Dranow-1024x1024.webp)
Local Review: Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions – Never...
Gary Dranow’s Never Give Up is an album… that’s it. Trust me, I really wanted this to be more engaging than your run-of-the-mill Americana album. … read more
![17 Stand-Out Performances from Kilby Block Party 5](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/KBP_2024_CrowdPics_AshleyChristenson-29-1024x681.jpg)
17 Stand-Out Performances from Kilby Block Party 5
With a disco ball-glistening atmosphere and a star-studded lineup that could rival Coachella in sheer talent, Kilby Block Party was an absolute fever dream. … read more
![Cruisin’ The Current: A Quick Chat with Current Joys](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/currentjoys-978x1024.webp)
Cruisin’ The Current: A Quick Chat with Current Joys
Through manic, scribbled-out notes and a partially-eaten tape cassette, Rattigan detailed a behind-the-scenes look to his DIY style and musical antecedent. … read more
![Review: Castle Rat – Into the Realm](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/a3777746450_65.webp)
Review: Castle Rat – Into the Realm
Dark forces, brutal battle tactics, the patina of grimey dread and fierce snarls—all were possible for this quartet’s viscous sludge of rocking calamity. … read more