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slugmag.com 1 2 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 3 SaltLakeUnderGround • Vol. 24 • Issue #300 • December 2013 • slugmag.com @SLUGMag SLUGMagazine Publisher: Eighteen Percent Gray Jake Vivori, Billy Ditzig, Tim Kronenberg Editor: Angela H. Brown Marketing Manager: Managing Editor: Esther Meroño Karamea Puriri Editorial Assistant: Alexander Ortega Marketing Team: Ischa B., Sabrina Costello, Office Coordinator:Gavin Sheehan Kristina Sandi, Brooklyn Ottens, Angella Digital Content Coordinator: Cody Kirkland Lucisano, Nicole Roccanova, Raffi Shahinian, Copy Editing Team: Esther Meroño, Alexan- Victoria Loveless, Zac Freeman, Cassie Ander- der Ortega, Mary E. Duncan, Cody Kirkland, son, Cassie Loveless, Shley Kinser, Matt Brunk, Johnathan Ford, Alex Cragun, Rachel Miller, Ka- Robin Sessions, Carl Acheson, Chandler Hunt, tie Bald, Liz Phillips, Allison Shephard, Laikwan Anna Johnson, Kate Clark, Rachel Roller, Janie Waigwa-Stone, Shawn Soward, Traci Grant, Jeff Greenberg, Matt Brunk, Megan Kennedy Dixon, Maria Valenzuela, Angela Sunny Oliver, Social Media Coordinator: Catie Weimer Julia Sachs Distribution Manager: Eric Granato Fact Checker: Katie Bald Distro: Eric Granato, Tommy Dolph, Tony Cover Artist: Isaac Hastings Bassett, Nancy Burkhart, Adam Okeefe, Ryan Lead Designer: Joshua Joye Worwood, John Ford, Matt Pothier, Phil Cannon, Design Team: Eleanor Scholz, Lenny Riccardi, Tim Kronenberg, Justin Nelson-Carruth, Xkot Chad Pinckney, Mason Rodrickc Toxsik, Nancy Perkins, Nate Abbott Ad Designers: Kent Farrington, Sumerset Senior Staff Writers: Mariah Mann-Mellus, Bivens, Christian Broadbent, Kelli Tompkins, Brad James Orme, Bryer Wharton, Peter Fryer, James Barker, Paden Bischoff, Maggie Zukowski, Thy Bennett, Esther Meroño, Rebecca Vernon, Mike Doan, KJ Jackett, Nicholas Dowd, Nick Ketterer, Brown, Jimmy Martin, Ben Trentelman, Princess Devin Wakefield Kennedy, Sean Zimmerman-Wall, Cody Hudson, Website Developer: Kate Colgan Shawn Mayer, Dean O. Hillis, Alexander Office Interns: Carl Acheson, Robin Sessions Ortega, Gavin Sheehan, Megan Kennedy, John Ilustrators: Ryan Perkins, Phil Cannon, Benji Ford, Cody Kirkland, Ryan Hall, Ischa B., Ricky Pierson, Maggie Zukowski, Sean Hennefer, Vigil, Dylan Chadwick, Thomas Winkley, Henry Robin Banks, Timm Paxton, Dylan Chadwick, Glasheen, Lauren Slaughter Eleanor Scholz, Jared Smith, Steve Thueson, Monkeys with Computers: Brian Kubarycz, Paul Frame, D. Bradford Gambles, Selma Ortiz, Some Cop Dude, Nate Housley, Mame Wallace, Natalie Edwards, Manuel Aguilar Kia McGinnis, Timo H., Alex Cragun, Kendal Photographers: Katie Panzer, Dave Brewer, Gillett, Alex Springer, Brinley Froelich, Justin Gal- Barrett Doran, Jesse Anderson, John Barkiple, legos, Scott Farley, Steve Richardson, LeAundra Chad Kirkland, Melissa Cohn, Megan Kennedy, Jeffs, Steve Goemaat, Christian Schultz, Matt Michael Schwartz, Weston Colton, Jake Vivori, Brunk, Trevor Hale, Jordan Deveraux, Rebecca Andy Wright, Gilbert Garcia, Paul Duane, Talyn Frost, Mike Riedel, Tim Kronenberg, Amanda Sherer, Robin Sessions, Ceza Dzawala, Ben Rock, Randy Dankievitch, Michael Sanchez, Melini, Martín Rivero, Logan Sorenson, Austin Adam Fratto, Julia Sachs, Jamie Stott, CJ Boyd, Helen Leeson, Jocelyn Bowman, Gilbert Morgan, Allison Shephard, Blake Leszczynski, Cisneros, Russel Daniels Ashlee Mason, Eric Norris, Nick Kuzmack, Videographers: Slugger, Brian Baade, Brock Nancy Perkins, Samuel Hanson, Karamea Puriri, Grossl, Candida Duran, Matthew Pothier, Per- Katie Bald, Kamryn Feigel, Rheanna Sonnichsen, rylayne Deker-Tate, Andrew Schummer, Mitchell Ben Tilton, Amanda Nurre, Darcy Russell, Richmond, Lexie Floor Taylor Hale, Lizz Corrigan, Stakerized!, Seeth Community Development Executives McGavien, Billy Ditzig, Carl Acheson, Ashley SLUG HQ 801.487.9221 [email protected] Lippert, Arnold Hsu John Ford: SLUG Magazine’s Official Podcast: [email protected] Soundwaves From The Underground Nate Abbott: Host: Dan Nailen [email protected] Producer: Gavin Sheehan Tim Kronenberg: Executive Producer: Angela H. Brown [email protected] Associate Producers: Esther Meroño, Action Sports Sponsorship Sales: Alexander Ortega, Dan Nailen About the Cover: Salt Lake artist Isaac Hastings expended a heap of creative energy to make the cover for SLUG’s 300th issue as memorable as our history. Find out more about the symbolism behind his illustra- tion, and the artist himself on pg. 23, and check out more of his work at ihsquared.com. DISCLAIMER: SLUG Magazine does not necessarily maintain the same opinions as those found in our articles, interviews or advertisements. If you are easily offended, please do not blame us. We are a carrier for the voice of the people, and it is not our fault if you don’t like people. Content is property of SLUG Magazine. Please do not use without permission, or we will hunt you down and make you pay for your sins. Now that’s a promise. Contributor Limelight: Sumerset Bivens – Ad Designer Sumerset Bivens started her adventure with SLUG in October of 2007, designing an ad for Slowtrain (RIP). Six years later, she continues to turn out ads and posters for the magazine that are almost as fly as she is with her clever take on design. When she isn’t designing ads for SLUG, you can find her at the geology library at the University of Utah. She’s the head librarian up there and helps keep those old geologist dudes and their maps organized. Sumerset is also a skilled costume maker extraordinaire. Her inventive creations can be seen at parties around SLC and exclusively at Burning Man. Sumerset and her mister, Jesse Ellis, are Louisiana natives, and just so happen to have one of the most adorable little people ever, named Emery June Ellis. He is one of few babies who has the ability to melt our cold, black hearts. We consider ourselves lucky to have Sumerset as part of the SLUG family, and look forward to continuing our work with her. Cheers to six years! 4 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 5 Dear Dickheads, killing him. Oh, btw, do you know Is there a reason why your if he’s single, by chance? magazine is concealing how –Skinny Marie fucking nice Mike Brown is in real life? Do you wave free Utah Dear Skinny Marie, Jazz tickets (or beer…probably 801.322.5571 beer) in front of his maw and say, XOXO, SLUG “Now, now, Mike. You can have these, but you’re going to have Dear Dickheads, to continue your schtick of acting What the fuck is up with like a goddamn self-obsessed your November cover? Is lunatic in public. No deal unless it some sort of minimalist, you Instagram about your sordid retro--art pop commentary lifestyle as @fagatron so err’body on the commercialism of the gets the PICTURE.” What gives? holidays? Are you protesting I’ve seen this guy carefully pick the bombardment of mindless eye sleepies out of his cat Jetpack’s advertising in our capitalist eyes. I’ve seen him cordially offer society? Is it a subliminal ad rides to too-drunk 20-somethings for ... Well, what is it? Paté? who needed a lift. I’ve witnessed Frozen juice? Coagulated blood? firsthand him being one of the Gelatin? Oh! Are you poking fun most considerate neighbors in his at the predominant local religion apartment building. For chrissakes, and their affection for jiggly even when he’s hammered beyond dessert? ‘Cause if that’s the case, what Russians would regard as you got the color wrong ... I’m the ‘mortal limit’, he talks like a digging the can shape, of course, fourteen year-old that just really but it’s no Campbell’s tomato likes porn. Is SLUG so callous and soup, if you know what I mean. concerned with street cred, that Love, they’re forcing poor ol’ Brown to Andy Warhol project himself as something he’s not? Maybe you phonies should Andy, reevaluate your moral ethos, and We knew you weren’t have the dude write more about ready for this jelly. how transfixed he is by the flowers that grow in his back parking lot. XOXO, SLUG Propagating this type of inflated ego is probably killing him. You’re FAX, SNAIL MAIL OR EMAIL US YOUR LETTERS! Fax: 801.487.1359 • Mailing Address: Dear Dickheads c/o SLUG Mag 351 Pierpont Ave. Ste. 4B SLC, UT 84101 or [email protected] 6 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 7 8 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 9 (L–R) Melody Maglione and Chaz Costello imbue their darkwave sound with decay and distress in Fossil Arms. The majority of the duo’s shows have LOCALIZED been at house parties. “We prefer them,” Maglione says. Given the aforementioned By T.H. chaotic element informing Fossil Arms, this [email protected] would seem to work in their best interests—due Photos: Russel Daniels to the potential for a more personal experience between band and audience at a house perfor- mance with a less restrictive environment. Still, it’s On Friday, Dec. 13, come to Urban Lounge for the warm, emotionally sophisticated dark pop a bit surprising to consider that both musicians of The Circulars, and get wrecked by Fossil prefer house shows—“I’m really bad at being in a Arms’ articulation of what tape hiss sounds band because I don’t like playing in front of peo- like choking on glass—during shock treatment. ple,” says Maglione, who did not seem to be as Alexander Ortega, of Filth Lords and socially awkward as that statement might imply. Editorial Assistant at SLUG, is the opener. Costello laments a lack of movement or audience Localized is hosted by Ischa B., tickets are $5 (L–R) Sam Burton, Cathy Foy, Maxwell Ijams and Dyana Durfee emanate and the show is 21+. It begins at 9 p.m. and participation, saying that the band’s “not engag- is brought to you by Bohemian Brewery. If you emotionally driven dream rock in their band, The Circulars. ing.” Melody responds to his statement, saying, are unable to attend, are underage or on house “It’s because we’re weird.” She doesn’t appear to arrest, catch the show on gigviz.com. mean it as a negative statement—it isn’t—just as a possible reason.