Issues: Issue 340 – April 2017
Ogden Restaurant Week
On April 6-15, Visit Ogden and 24 independent, locally owned restaurants will come together to showcase the “it” happening of the week: food! SLUG brings you a preview of what your tastebuds have to look forward to from three restaurants: Tona Sushi Bar & Grill, Lucky Slice, and Restaurant 1107. … read more
Third Man Pressing: An Evolution in DIY
Third Man Records’ own vinyl pressing plant, Third Man Pressing, opened on Feb. 25, pushing their status up alongside the giants of the industry. SLUG was able to get ahold of Ben Blackwell, drummer of The Dirtbombs and co-founder of Third Man Records, to discuss this new frontier. … read more
Movie Review: The Discovery
While The Discovery is definitely cut from that same metaphysical cloth, it might have been a concept that was too big for a restrained filmmaker like McDowell to completely pin down. … read more
Combing Through Layers of the Bizarre: Swoody Records’ Davin Abegg
Davin Abegg, founder of Swoody Records, seems to intentionally keep the labels purposes enigmatic, enjoying the feeling of haziness and discover that makes Swoody’s music. … read more
Beats for Sale! Finale Grand
Whether you’re an up-and-coming emcee or a seasoned veteran, there are plenty of locally grown hip-hop producers with beats for sale. Armed with an Akai MPC 4000 and a vast knowledge of all types of music, Finale Grand is able to pump out professional, aesthetically sound hip-hop beats that stretch across virtually any genre. … read more
Localized: Hot Vodka
With a name like Hot Vodka, the group knows that they are hard to ignore. Their EP, “Prisoner of Paradise,” is distorted, heavy and dripping with heroin-psych vibes that go far beyond Hot Vodka’s skater style. Check them out at SLUG Localized, April 20. … read more
Celebrating 10 Years of Record Store Day
Vinyl has found a revival, and with that revival, vinyl saved the independent record store. Come out and support Record Store Day on April 22, and visit recordstoreday.com for more info. … read more
Journey to the Wasatch: A Fundraiser for GenR
If helping refugees is something you’d like to learn more about, you’re in luck. Journey to the Wasatch, a fundraiser for GenR (a group of young humanitarians who work with the IRC), will take place on April 19 at The Falls Event Center at Trolley Square. … read more
Beats for Sale! ClearSauce
Whether you’re an up-and-coming emcee or a seasoned veteran, there are plenty of locally grown hip-hop producers with beats for sale. Having produced for the likes of 1017 Bricksquad, ClearSauce could very well be crowned as trap kings of Salt Lake. … read more
Film Review: Kong: Skull Island
Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ reasoning behind making a larger version of Kong was to have a monster battle of epic proportions in the coming years, but in order to get the ball rolling, we need a new origin story. … read more