SaltCon 2015: Board Game Design 101

SaltCon 2015: Board Game Design 101
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Board Game Design 101 was a very informative panel hosted by Dave Bailey from the Board Game Designers Guild of Utah, Alf Seegert and Ryan Laukat.  … read more

SaltCon 2015: Game Swap and Flea Market

SaltCon 2015: Game Swap and Flea Market
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One of my favorite things at SaltCon this year was the Game Swap area. You could bring any number of board games that you wanted to part with and sell them or trade them at the convention. … read more

SaltCon 2015: Digital Art Panel

SaltCon 2015: Digital Art Panel
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Ryan Laukat, president of Red Raven Games and illustrator, hosted a SaltCon panel about digital art. … read more

SLUG Mag Gets Too BUKU Part Deux – Day One

SLUG Mag Gets Too BUKU Part Deux – Day One
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For the second year in a row, SLUG attended The BUKU Music and Art Project in New Orleans. After last year’s lineup—which featured acts like The Flaming Lips, Ellie Goulding Chromeo, Nas and The Glitch Mob, this year would be hard-pressed to beat it.  … read more

 
 
A Melody – A Chord – A Lyric: A Conversation with Suzanne Vega

A Melody – A Chord – A Lyric: A Conversation...
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When I think of the music of Suzanne Vega, my brain conjures up vivid images of characters, time both past and present, destinations traveled, dreams dreamt and sometimes, those yet to be experienced.  … read more

SLUG Swings SXSW

SLUG Swings SXSW
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Being handed a press pass for SXSW made me feel like a 12-year-old in a candy store with an unlimited credit card. Believe me, whatever you’ve heard about Austin being the place to see music is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. … read more

SLUG Mag Gets Too BUKU Part Deux: Day Two

SLUG Mag Gets Too BUKU Part Deux: Day Two
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If you visit New Orleans and don’t eat as much food as you possibly can, you’re committing a crime.  … read more

Review: Pure Paint For Now People @ Weber State

Review: Pure Paint For Now People @ Weber State
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Pure Paint for Now People, the current exhibition at the Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery at Weber State University, seeks to explore the definition of contemporary painting with a curated selection of pieces by locally, nationally and internationally recognized artists.  … read more

Tolar and Steel Bearing Hand Rock the House Down with Revolt, Deathblow, Discoid A and Steve Buscemi

Tolar and Steel Bearing Hand Rock the House Down with...
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I stepped out of the car onto a quaint street tucked away in a quiet corner of Glendale. No large vans or trailers were in sight. “This can’t be the right place,” I thought to myself as I searched for familiar cars perhaps belonging to my friends whose bands were performing that night. … read more

SLUG Swings SXSW Day Two

SLUG Swings SXSW Day Two
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Attending a festival such as SXSW requires a level of patience and strategy not intended for the weak of heart. For my second day, I dedicated the majority of my time to an event put on by The House of Vans at the local indoor/outdoor venue The Mohawk. … read more