Issues: Issue 260 - August 2010
CLC Artist: Amy Redden
Amy Redden is exactly who you would expect to be the artist behind the charming collection that is Vintage Fern. She welcomed me into her home for this interview in a perfectly coordinated Stepford-Housewives ensemble and immediately asked, “May I get you a nice cold drink?” Her collection iincludes everything one might need to add a little Stepford into your life, from handy kitchen towels to slinky slip-dresses adorned with lace doilies and other intricacies … read more
Red Bennies
“We have been around for sixteen years, and there’s a reason: it’s because we’re the best band—ever. And we challenge anyone as proof of this. Book the show and we’ll be there.” These are the words of Dave Payne, vocalist/guitarist of venerable local rock veterans The Red Bennies. With over ten releases to their name and a list of alumni that includes some of the most notable musicians in Salt Lake, The Red Bennies’ self-described style of “rock soul punk” has become legendary. … read more
Joshua Payne Orchestra
The Joshua Payne Orchestra has been a part of Salt Lake City’s musical landscape for 10 years now, in one form or another. Over the last two years, they have really come into their own, garnering several consistent weekly gigs and a busy schedule. I asked him if it is alll a bit overwhelming, but he just laughed as if I had asked him something stupid like if he thinks guitar is cool, and he replies, “We’re lucky to have so much work.” But he certainly has paid his dues to get to this point. … read more
Mad Max & The Wild Ones
Mad Max and the Wild Ones is a rockabilly, family band composed of the Maxwell sons: 9-year-old Duke, who sings and plays rhythm guitar; 14-year-old Cole who plays drums;18-year-old Wyatt who plays lead guitar and writes their songs, and their father Max, who plays the upright bass. … read more
Derek Hunter
For over seven years, Derek Hunter has been one of the few independent comic writers in Salt Lake. His flagship title, Pirate Club, features twisted tales of youngsters roaming the streets of their small town looking for adventure. Hunter, with a dozen or so friends, also informally hosts a weekly Tuesday draw night at Nobrow Coffee. The group recently decided to parlay the fruits of draw night into an art show that’ll be held at Nobrow on August 20. The night will double as Hunter’s debut of his new autobiographic comic––Derek Hunter is A Fuck. … read more
Craft Egalitarianism
The Salty Streets Flea Market is the brainchild of Karamea Puriri and her partner, Audrey Gallegos. Gallegos was moving back to Salt Lake City from San Francisco and wanted to have some kind of project to involve herself in upon her return. “We thought about it for a while and then we realized that we know tons of people who make amazing arts and crafts but have no place to sell them. Vendor’s fees can be really expensive. So we thought, why don’t we host a super cheap, first-come first-served at Kilby?” … read more
Stuntin’ Like Yo Daddy
It was a casual, sunny Sunday afternoon when my phone rang. The call was about a super shredding session in Heber Park. “So sick,” I thought to myself, to escape the toxic carbon dioxide soup in the city and fill my lungs with the fresh mountain air. I was thinking it would be a mellow afternoon of snake lines and 5-0 grinds. Little did I know there would be a pack of heavyweight rippers, all literally old enough to be my father, going off in the deep end. … read more
Food Review: Meditrina
Meditrina is the ambitious love child of local foodie entrepreneurs and married couple Jennifer Gilroy and Amy Britt. Britt and Gilroy opened the “small plates and wine bar” in November 2008 in the same space where Southern Plantation fried up catfish in the ‘90s. The menu at Meditrina is tapas (small plates) with a thoughtful wine selection and a beer menu that includes some of the new Uinta beers. … read more
Princess Kennedy: Tour Up Girl
When I say “tore up girl,” I’m assuming that you speak homosexual. In case you don’t, being tore up is when one tells someone else how they looked, or more appropriately how they acted the night before. “Girl, you were TORE UP,” (i.e. you were drunk last night). “Girl, I got tore up last night,” (i.e. fucked—either literally, by a drug deal gone bad or beaten up). “Girl, stop shopping at the DI, you look tore up,” (i.e. cheap and/or disheveled). Essentially, if you’re a mess in any way, you can replace the adjective with “tore up.” … read more
Product Reviews – August 2010
Products from Ugly Duck Skateboards, Shogo Clothing and Velo City are reviewed alongside crafty items from mOde, Miss Amanda, Rad Seams, Its the Little Things and Spell It Out. … read more