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Zest Kitchen & Bar: Where Flavor Comes to Dance
There are few places in Salt Lake City as unique as Zest Kitchen & Bar, an intimate bar serving spot-on, downright craveable food with lively flavor. Contributing to Salt Lake City’s reputation as an up-and-coming vegan hot spot, the menu boasts intriguing cocktails and sustainable vegetarian (mostly vegan) fare as well as live music, DJs and dancing on the weekend. … read more
The Skanks are Coming to Slamdance
Documentary filmmaker David McMahon grew up in one of those pockets of open-mindedness and tolerance in the South. “It was a real lifesaver for me, growing up there. I got exposed to like-minded people and supportive people,” he says. So when he found out playwright Billy Ray Brewton was going to do an original musical called Skanks In A One Horse Town, he decided to give it a shot and turn the experience into a documentary, premiering at the Slamdance Film Festival this month. … read more
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One Train May Hide Another: an Interview with Jim Jarmusch
Director Jim Jarmusch’s intellectual repertoire is expansive and continuing. Much like his films, the man has the ability to lose himself in the present details, while retaining an impressive understanding of the past. Perhaps it was subconscious self-reflection that materialized the filmmaker’s latest character creations: a couple of incisive, decades-old vampires in his upcoming release, Only Lovers Left Alive. … read more
Skate Part Review: Tennessee Baker
The skate industry hasn’t shown much love to Nashville, but what the Boss says goes. Andrew Reynolds is co-owner of Baker Boys Distribution and one of the most notable pros on Emerica and Altamont Apparel. When the Boss saw footage of Dathan “Dee” Ostrander at Sole Tech (Distributor of Etnies, Emerica and Altamont), he gave Dee a call and started sending him Baker boards. … read more
Nintendo Direct Showcases New Games For 2014
Nintendo took to the Internet on Tuesday, Dec. 17 to tell everyone what is in store for you in 2014, reminding folks everywhere that the WiiU you obtained by murdering that grandma in Wal-Mart on Black Friday was well worth the struggle. … read more
Sharon Needles: Nightmare Before Xmas @ Metro Bar 12.14 with...
Out of the crop of RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants that Metro Bar has hosted in this post-Pride season—including Manila Luzon, Honey Mahogany and JuJuBee— Sharon Needles is most certainly the Baddest. … read more
Creature Feature: Mae Daye and Bad Kid Maenia
For its fifth Creatire Feature installment, SLUG spoke with camp queen Mae Daye about her humble descent into drag, her friends and supporters and why the Bad Kids’ brand of performance is a breath of fresh air for Salt Lake’s queer nightlife. … read more
Ring Rats Anonymous: UCW-Zero Live TV Taping @ UCW Arena...
The company’s perennial “Looney Tune” appears to be off his meds again. At least, that’s the only conclusion I can draw while watching him crawl towards the ring like some kind of drunken drama-club drop out. He tried to have his way with Bryan Austin, fresh faced and greener than goose-shit in wrestling years, by sadistically choking him in the ropes. However, a quick-thinking Austin used Bronson’s own exaggerated moves against him, and managed to sneak in a quick pin for his first win and a significant upset! … read more
Season’s Beatings: Red Rockettes Season Ender 12.12
With 15 minutes left, Black Frost was still in command of the scoreboard. Black Frost’s blockers did a fantastic job, containing Candy Pain jammer Duchess of Destruction, nearly knocking her into the crowd. Lucky Vixen, a Black Frost jammer, was able to score 10 points as her blockers were doing double duty, aiding her through the pack and restraining Duchess. This jam was very action filled, and it continued on as Duchess was hit out of play. She came back in, cutting the track, only to be knocked down again straight onto her ass. … read more
Torah Bright: Taking the 2013/2014 Winter Season by the Jingle...
She’s from Australia, she lives in Utah and she rips with the best of them. Torah Bright is one of the best chicks in the snowboarding game, and SLUG was lucky enough to steal some of her time to chat about all things snow. … read more