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He recently took on the position of a SLUG Mag intern and has fact-checked every local release that flew under the radar in 2012 in his commitment to underground and local music in our fair state. Besides running the gamut, a guy’s got to eat, and Cragun keeps his cooking game fresh with dishes like Dal Curry. If you’re lucky enough to catch him about town, buy Cragun a beer, and spark up a conversation about important issues with this thoughtful, likable chap! 4 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 5 Dear Dickheads, relationship with local music since 1989, and it’s still going I’m currently dating a local musi- strong. Unless you live on a cian. I’ve always had a personal compound in Colorado City, rule to stay away from them, but you’ve probably seen the this one was too cute to resist. Since movie Spinal Tap … Well, we you guys seem to associate with think you’re being a total them quite a bit as they’re all over Janine, and we don’t like this magazine, I was wondering it. You wanna be seen front if you might have some advice on row with this hottie musician how to avoid the usual things that of yours? You better respect come with a relationship with a his priorities: chords before “rock star,” ie: egos, touring, rabid whores. If you can’t handle fans, etc. the ups and downs of be- ing a backstage babe, then Thanks! go back to dating finance Yoko Nono majors. We don’t want you Dear Yoko Oh-No, breaking up one of our favor- ite local bands, anyway. If it’s sympathy you want, you’re not getting it from us, xoxo, sista. We’ve been in a serious SLUG Mag 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 Simon April 8, 1974 – Jan. 9, 2013

Simon had an enthusiasm toward life that inspired me. I looked up to her, and I always will for her ability to look beyond the obvious value of something. She appreciated the intricacies in people that make them imperfect, and make them who they are. Nobody has ever had me feeling as cool, as smart or as interesting as Simon made me feel. I was flattered to be her friend. She supported me through my transition into motherhood when I was unsure about myself. She was there magically on so many days when I was struggling, and her friendly distraction pushed me through. I took those perfectly timed visits as a sign we were connected by the universe in some way. She adored my daughter, Birdy, and Birdy loves her so very much. I have so many pieces of her art and parts of her imagination left behind, scribed and colored all over scraps of paper. I have never parted with anything she created. I will treasure my collection and show Birdy as she grows up, so that she can have the insight into her Auntie Kelly’s unbridled creativity. I love and miss her so very much, and in my heart and in my stories, she will continue to inspire me every day. –Karolyn Diana Kimsey

I met Kelly in 1993, less than a year after we had both graduated high school. My youth was built with Kelly, and I will always love and miss her. I spent so much time with Kelly that we became adults together, from her teaching me to play pool at the Farmer’s Daughter to driving around in her purple BMW while causing adolescent havoc. It doesn’t matter how much time goes by: Kelly will always be a part of me growing up. We remain friends no matter what. She is a part of me as much as any memory.

I will never forget seeing you at Dead Can Dance. That was the last time I saw you and you were so happy. I will always have the image of you to fill my heart when I think about you. I love you. –Jennifer Parker

I first met Simon when she was still Kelly. I had an immediate sense of friendship. She was living with my friend, Melinda, and I would stop by their place on a regular basis to visit and laugh. Simon was an artist and may have inspired my artistic side. I made my first collage at her house. Over time, our friendship and trust grew. She was always direct and to the point—no bullshit. I appreciated that about her—Even when she was stern, I didn’t take it personally because I know we were friends on a deep level. I lost touch with her about five years ago, and I saw her one last time at Dead Can Dance last summer, and it was so good to hug her and tell her how well I’d been doing. I will miss her deeply. I love you, Simon. –Eric Anderson

8 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 9 o genre elitists, discovering a punk band hardcore band Ceremony at the Shred Shed this Being composed of members with totally different such as Filth Lords, which includes a hip hop past November. “I was kind of nervous. There were a influences, backgrounds and playing abilities has T drummer and a bluegrass bassist, may boggle lot of people there and it had been a long time since become somewhat of a blessing for Filth Lords. their tiny, little minds. The truth is that, by including I had opened up for a big band,” says Ortega of the Neither Harris nor Connelly had ever played in members with a multitude of different influences and experience. In addition to injuries and globe-hopping, punk or metal bands prior to joining Filth Lords, and skills, Filth Lords have established themselves as one of all three members have also been a part of or are Ortega recruited them not only for that reason, but the more talented, interesting and powerful bands in currently pursuing other musical endeavors. Ortega because the three coalesced socially, and ending up

Photo: Paul Duane the valley—even if they have had to, on occasion, put played with the recently dissolved local punk band gelling musically. “Alex will tell me, ‘Try this beat,’” the project on hold due to world-traveling members Vena Cava, Harris is launching a bluegrass project says Connelly, “and when I do, he gets so stoked, and and differences in opinions and vision. Following and has played in what he describes as a “bar-blues he’s got really good sense, musically.” Ortega further what was an almost album-less release party for their band,” and Connelly played drums for an eight-piece elaborates, using a prior band as an example: “I never insanely strong debut, Keep On Snarlin’, Filth Lords hip hop group in college. Needless to say, the lads want to hear ‘Because we’re a punk band, we can’t have thrown their, dare I say, filthy hat into the ring of keep themselves extremely busy. play this beat or this riff,’ like I have heard in previous Salt Lake punk and metal, and have done so in such projects,” he says. The band members unanimously a way as to keep listeners interested and energized— Filth Lords recorded their aforementioned debut express their pleasure with being able to take their which is exactly the way they are as a band. release, Keep On Snarlin’, in September 2012, and respective influences and combine them in a way that released it in digital format in December 2012. What they are, to a point, wholly unfamiliar with. The result After pouring themselves a round of beers and sharing was an interesting idea for a release—physical album is a band that is too poppy to be considered “street in a “Filth Cheer,” guitarist/vocalist Alexander artwork with a digital download code attached— punk,” too street to be considered “pop-punk,” and, in Ortega and drummer Rio Connelly divulge that, ended up becoming a bit of a nightmare. The band some cases, too metal to be considered “punk” at all. after becoming acquainted through work (both are had it available at their release show on Dec. 20, if “It’s incredibly encouraging and creative at the same on SLUG’s copy editing team), they initially started only by the skin of their collective, filthy teeth. They time, because I’m new to the genre,” says Connelly. jamming in March 2011, briefly accrued another enlisted the last-minute services of local artist Vort, member—Owen Carroll, who is no longer with the and, due to a misunderstanding with the digital Filth Lords is an aggressive band, but they don’t band—and by the end of the summer, played their release company, the band received their download consider themselves strictly for followers of aggressive first show. Since then, injuries to Connelly’s hand and codes the day of the release show. Murphy’s Law was music. They are able to flow between upbeat, almost bassist Nick Harris’ travels have limited the number in effect in abundance, but this seems to be almost poppy music and down-tempo, nearly sludgy riffs with of shows the band has been able to play. “We were a expected when it comes to Filth Lords. ease, and that appeals to fans of all types of music. band for almost a year, and only played two shows,” “It goes to show that a lot of the people that come to says Connelly. “Finally, this past summer, Nick had see us aren’t really into punk or metal music,” says Localized (L-R) Chainwhip’s Luke “Critter” Walker, returned from traveling and my hand had healed, Ortega, “but we are able to show them that they don’t Trevor Call, Chris Garrett, Brock “Hellfinger” so we were able to start playing more regularly.” have to be into those types of music to be able to By Gavin Hoffman Grossl and Corbin Baldwin are here to This included an opening slot for the legendary enjoy what we’re doing.” [email protected] punish you with unrelenting noise.

February’s Localized highlights two of Salt Lake’s most punishing punk bands— Chainwhip and Filth Lords. While guitarists, the other being Chris Garrett. With (L-R) Alexander Ortega, Rio Connelly and the bands vary stylistically—with Filth Lords one demo to their name, available for streaming Nick Harris come together as Filth Lords to incorporating pop- and street-punk elements, on SoundCloud (soundcloud.com/chainwhip), deliver aggressive, pop- and metal-infused and Chainwhip crushing skulls with hints of black Chainwhip are currently working on writing and snarls of music. and death metal brushed over the top of D-beat recording a proper full-length, which has caused the crust—this show promises to be an all-around think the world is a disgusting place and how I wish frequency of live performances to drop to once or ornery affair, with Year of the Wolf kicking it would change for the better, but then I’ll follow it up twice a month, and, true to form, practice schedules things off at The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 E., on with a sort of sardonic, ‘fuck you all’ type of theme.” have dwindled to one night a week. Most bands might Friday, Feb. 8. As always, $5 gets you in, 21+. While this may initially seem a bit strange to the casual see this as a negative thing, but Chainwhip make the listener of so-called “extreme music,” it meshes well most of the time they do have to write and rehearse, with the vibe of the band and the musical influences and it is well represented in their live performances they draw from. “I start out writing riffs influenced by and the sheer brutality of the music they deliver. Hell, various types of metal—black, doom, death, thrash,” it is my understanding that Critter destroyed a Book f I was asked to find a single word to describe says guitarist and main songwriter Trevor Call, of Mormon during the band’s previous appearance musical extremists Chainwhip, it would be—after “but I’m also heavily influenced by crust-punk and at Localized, opening for Handicapitalist and I careful consideration—unrelenting. Although the D-beat, so those influences come through in what I Stark Raving Mad last April. Let us not forget that band has gone through several different names and write, as well.” The band steadfastly refuses to be larger, more publicized and far weaker bands have lineup changes over its four-year existence, their desire pigeonholed into a single genre, which works to their been temporarily banned from the state of Utah for to completely annihilate listeners via their music has not advantage. Musically, they can share the stage with essentially the same thing. While not dwelling on this wavered. After Chainwhip played a handful of shows metal bands, punk bands and even hardcore bands act, it does serve to demonstrate Chainwhip’s anti- under one of their original monikers, Assüm, they (to an extent), and be well-received. “We’re not even religious stance, and it certainly fits not only with the Photo: John Barkiple were finally fully realized by the addition of vocalist really trying to mix genres,” says Critter, “but that’s band’s live performance, but with the sheer brutality Luke Walker, otherwise known as “Critter”— just how it works, and I’m glad we’re able to do it of their music. Granted, they aren’t inventing a new who brought an interesting combination of good old without sounding too gimmicky.” genre or a new lifestyle, but they don’t claim to be hardcore “positive mental attitude” and nihilism to the attempting to re-invent the wheel: They simply punish band—and bassist Brock “Hellfinger” Grossl. “I Chainwhip is not far from a communistic regime, so to peoples’ ears the way Norwegians burn churches. had only been in the band for 48 hours when I played speak, in that each member has an equal voice when my first show with them,” says Critter. The entire band it comes to songwriting. “If someone comes up with a 2013 promises to be a good year for Chainwhip. was—ahem—“wasted,” but they managed to plug riff that sounds good to us, we can always tweak it and With a solid lineup, solid songs and a solidly through three songs in five minutes, as if attempting to form an entire song around it,” says Call. Drummer jumbled approach, the blackened sky is the limit for clear an entire rainforest with a dull machete, which Corbin Baldwin says, “Sometimes it only takes us them, and they seem poised to make the most of it. was less than a quarter of the time they spent dealing 30 seconds to write an entire song.” At the same time, In person, the band members are all relatively soft- with technical difficulties—a seemingly perfect there are a few songs that have been kicked around spoken—bordering on shy, truth be told—but it’s that introduction to the band, indeed. for almost a year, but have yet to be finished. The unassuming presence that makes Chainwhip all the chaotic nature of songwriting seems to work well with more deadly when unleashed. After all, it’s always “There is a really unique duality to the lyrics I write,” the chaotic nature of the band, which features two the quiet ones. says Critter. “One song will deal with how much I 10 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 11 12 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 13 or i F Tw

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Tasty Thai’s Beef Larb is a bright, lime-flavored meat with a cup of Tom-Yum soup or salad (except the Larb and Som-Tum salads), Tasty Thai specializes in curries salad—a perfect way to start a comforting meal. topped in crunchy peanut dressing for dominated by strong flavors that have $6.99, which is a no-brainer. Drinks are the ancient earthiness of Thai, but also priced reasonably, from $2 for Thai-style a tang of vinegar and fresh ingredients, fruit drinks to $3 and $4 for beer. Enough sunlight-bright on the tongue and sour sake for two is $8, and wine is $6 for enough to draw happy tears. Fresh whites and $7 for reds. spicy, depending on your understanding of rainforest smells dominate the vocabulary of many “hot.” The Larb salad is basically a minced of the more common dishes served here, and some The curries are fresh-tasting—they taste like fried-meat salad, brightly lime flavored, garlic of the more uncommon dishes are great versions of scratch-made, private recipes. The Gang-Par is an strong and very happy indeed. what I think of as homey—some homey Chinese, exception, smelling strongly of canned bamboo some homey Thai. shoots—like the pellets I feed the elephants at The two common Thai soups, as served here, the zoo, which is to say, it smells like MSG. It is, are on the thin side, but that doesn’t mean they The dining happens in a big, single room, however, only one of two items I encountered that are just broth. Rich with ingredients, they seem windowed on two sides by parkward views, and were obviously heavy with the stuff, the other being thinner on the tongue than similar soups served colorful rice sacks glow a warm yellow the Kao-Pad-Ka-Prow, or spicy fried rice, down from the clerestory on a third wall. which you can skip. I thought the Gang- While not especially cozy, it is easy to Par was excellent—the hot, rich flavors be alone here, or alone together. The like blue eyes and a beautiful voice on service is attentive and grows finer with a “butterface,” and it was even better repeated visits. The food is mostly good, reheated as leftovers. The Gang-Koew- and sometimes really head-turning. My Whan (green curry) is light and fresh. The impression is that everything on the menu smells snap in your head while you eat—a says, “This is food the way we eat it—here, wake-up call to tell you this is the real deal. have some.” When I say this, I mean the Tasty Thai The Pa-Nang is comfort food for me—easy, flavors, not the heat. After you have formed and not at all like anything I’ve had. It’s one a relationship with the restaurant, the heat 1302 S. 500 E. of the stars of the menu: A red peanut curry, they will offer you is just this side of chair- it eats like an Asian country gravy. I think tiltingly strong if you wish, or blinding like about it the most. brights on a semi on the highway, if you Mon.– Fri. dare. This is a good thing. I get a side of Actually, there are two other dishes that the fresh-made chili sauce with my meal, 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. also completely won me over. Both contrast which, in my experience, is unique on the the other items with their moderation and local Thai table. comfort. Like Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” or The Mon. – Thurs, Sun. Smiths’ “How Soon Is Now,” they stand My dining consisted entirely of lunches, 5 p.m.– 9:30 p.m. out by being of a piece, but different from which are served until 3 p.m. The evening the things they surround. The Kao Pad (Thai menu is much larger and more diverse. fried rice), is simple, light and refreshing. Fri.–Sat. The flavor was a mystery for a minute: My measure of Thai always starts with simple black pepper used superbly. The their indigenous salads. Thai salads are 5 p.m.– 10 p.m. awesome Lard-Na-Curry is a thick bowl of dominated by sharp and mildly sweet lime what seems like (and eats like) a rich, thick and kaffir lime leaf, with an undercurrent of soup, but you wouldn’t get that from the anchovy and, hopefully, hot spice. I liked 801.467.4070 menu, which simply says it is noodles with the Som-Tum (7.95) and the Larb (8.95). fresh vegetables in a thick curry sauce (as I ate the Larb with beef, but the pork is with the other dishes, you add your choice excellent, too. Som-Tum is a pounded of meat or tofu). It is comforting in the green papaya and/or green bean salad extreme, and great for sharing (as are all with cucumbers and a little dried shrimp the dishes) with a very slightly Madras curry and peanuts. Both it and the Larb come flavor—the food equivalent of snuggling. served with a fist of sticky rice. It is best served very spicy, or at least pretty

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By Bryer Wharton [email protected] Photo: Jason Roeder

The transcendent and heavy sounds of OM will blare from Salt Lake City for the first time on Feb. 12 at The Urban Lounge.

Talking to Al Cisneros, founding bassist and Sonically and lyrically, OM has always been because it’s what he wants to be doing to vocalist of OM, brought back memories of my a spiritually driven band, as evidenced by “At make the best of his life—and to evolve in his conversation with him seven years ago, which Giza,” the first song from their second album, own forms of spirituality. Cisneros may have helped redirect the way I understand music. I Conference of Birds, moving on with their third started musically in other thought spaces in talked to Cisneros in the early stages of OM album, Pilgrimage, and playing a live set regard to the content and style of Sleep, but for SLUG in 2006 (June, Issue #210), and his in Jerusalem that lasted over five hours. The OM, while at many times calm and almost description of OM’s music resonated with me very title of the band’s 2009 full-length God trance-like, is heavy in matter and ideas of self above all else from that interview: “It’s just life is Good, screams “Religion!” at first glance. discovery—looking at something from a point with the amplifier hooked up ... an extension But OM is far from pushing any form of of view you may disagree with or find foreign. of what you already feel.” Personally, my life “one-way” thinking. Their most recent album, “There’s much higher inspiration than some is a shadow of what it was seven years ago. Advaitic Songs, was released in 2012. It gets shitty life problems being put into lyrics—like I broached the subject of time and life with its title from a Hindu philosophy, Advaita how most music is, talking about whatever Cisneros and asked how life has been for Vedanta, and the album’s cover depicts John and their stupid fucking life,” says Cisneros. him since then. “That’s heavy. I don’t know—I the Baptist. From a strictly secular point of think it’s constant. It’s we who evolve. Life is view, it seems out of sorts. “In our lyrics, you Cisneros has recently launched his own music like a substrate. It’s there continually, sustained can see that there is not one religion—it’s a label, Sinai, and released solo material constantly. I don’t think life can be bad or combination of all these different approaches with a 7” titled Dismas. He says he will good. It’s life—it’s consciousness,” he said. towards the goal of life from different parts continuously strive to create music outside OM branched out from the disbanding of of the world and different times in history. of OM as a practice of his expressions and notorious stoner/doom trio Sleep—who have They’re different roads going to the same desire to help expand the senses of the current since reunited without original drummer (and place,” said Cisneros. sound of OM. former OM drummer) Chris Hakius. Anyone can listen to OM and gather their Cisneros and drummer Emil Amos have In a simple sense, OM is a band that makes own thoughts, but a straight dissection of the enlisted the talents of Robert Aiki Aubrey and plays music. Like life, music is not a black band’s musical elements may mislead the Lowe (of Lichens and 90 Day Men), who and white, or even a grey narrative. It’s like interpreter. The subject matter isn’t direct and adds more instruments and elements, layering looking into a multi-dimensional prism, and, the music fits into realms from traditional rock and making Advaitic Songs a different on any given day, whatever light exists, you to experimental, drone and, as some folks listening experience recorded and live— will see something a bit different through that are calling it, world music. “Things in my life definitely something new for OM. If you want prism. The musical sense of OM has been are incredibly inspiring. They’re a hundred more than a straight rehash of OM’s recorded planted strongly in intense rhythms—the core times more powerful than some shitty album work, attend their live performance, prepare instruments being bass guitar, vocals and from some shitty band. Like the lives of a saint for something different, and digest as you see drums—traversing typical song structures with and the lives of these great thinkers,” says fit. OM plays Salt Lake City on Feb. 12, at a sole intent on patterns. “Om,” after all, is a Cisneros. The Urban Lounge. Hindu syllable for the natural vibration of the universe. Cisneros said he started playing music 16 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 17 18 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 19 Photo: Chris Strong

By Ricky Vigil Louder than Words [email protected] Russian Circles will bring their driving, devastating prawling. Swirling. Ominous. instrumental rock to a support tour in a very long time. Over Auspicious. Any number of The Great Saltair on the last three albums, we’ve done less than S multisyllabic words can be used to Feb. 15. a month’s worth of support dates. It’s kind of describe the music of Russian Circles, who have exciting. We’re used to playing [for] people who been creating dynamic instrumental music since 2004. have seen us before and playing the same venues. It’s The trio switches from heavy, discordant riffs to somber, like we’re a new band all of a sudden, playing for people reflective passages with ease, always retaining a sense of melody who don’t know us. and drive that sometimes eludes other groups under the umbrella of post-rock. The band’s most recent album, 2011’s Empros, is Russian Circles’ SLUG: Some Russian Circles songs are very elaborate, but there are only three most focused effort yet, featuring stripped-down instrumentation while maintaining members in the band. How do you replicate some of the more complicated songs their trademark sense of volume, blurring the lines between the darker and in a live setting, and do you keep your live show in mind when writing new music? lighter aspects of the band’s sound—one track even features (gasp!) vocals. In Cook: When we did Geneva, we really wanted to make a very elaborate, lush, anticipation of their performance at The Great Saltair on Feb. 15 (the band’s first orchestrated record. It was a very detail-oriented album. There were changes in stop in SLC since the release of Empros), SLUG spoke with bassist Brian Cook pedal configurations in multiple parts of each song, and horns and strings and about the upcoming tour and what Russian Circles have in store for 2013. piano. It was a really fun and rewarding record to make, but when we took those songs out on the road and played them live, I always thought they felt a bit thin SLUG: Russian Circles toured Australia and New Zealand last fall with Salt Lake’s and empty by comparison. When we went into Empros, we made a conscious own Eagle Twin. What was that experience like? effort to make more of a barebones record. We still reworked a lot of stuff in the Cook: [Eagle Twin] is a band we respect and admire—I’ve been a fan of Iceburn studio and made things more complicated than we intended, but we’re now very forever. I was excited when Eagle Twin started up. [Touring with them] was just one conscious of everything we write and how we’re going to play it live, because we of those things that made sense logistically and sonically. [Touring Australia] is a don’t want to create material that we won’t be able to take out on the road. lot like touring the western United States because all the drives are really long. It’s SLUG: You mentioned that you plan on recording a new album this year. Do you cool because it’s a place where not a lot of bands go, so when a band like us— have any songs written now? Is the direction any different from previous Russian who plays in sort of a niche musical style—goes out there, a lot of people turn up Circles albums? for it, since it’s rare. Cook: We have bits and pieces floating around, but we don’t have any new songs that we’ll be playing on tour. I feel like we’re gravitating the most towards SLUG: This February, Russian Circles will be touring with Coheed and Cambria things that are a bit more unorthodox for us. We aren’t going to throw any and Between the Buried and Me. How did this tour come about, and how curveballs where we put out an electronic record or a folk record or anything like does touring as a support act on a larger tour compare to touring as headliners in that. The things that are most exciting to me right now are weirder-sounding things, smaller rooms? so [the new record] might be a bit weirder sounding than things we’ve done in the Cook: We had been approached by Between the Buried and Me to do a tour in past. January. But then the tour got canceled because they were offered a support slot for Coheed and Cambria. We thought, “Oh well, that’s just as well.” Originally, With each album, Russian Circles have truly progressed. The songs on Empros find we weren’t planning to do any touring this winter. We were planning on hunkering the band channeling their most bitter of demons, but also celebrating the beauty of down and writing and doing some demoing so we could record a new album life. They are a band whose music truly can’t be given justice with words—it has to this spring. Then, Coheed and Cambria approached us about opening for their be heard, experienced, reflected on and possibly moshed to. Russian Circles will tour in February, and we decided to go along with it. We haven’t actually done perform at The Great Saltair on Feb. 15—get there early or don’t go at all. 20 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 21 22 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 23 Princess Kennedy is now among the local celebs featured on The Let’s Go Eat Show.

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or our issue of all things podcast, I searched way more amazing things than me, with life their past shows to find things I had in common high and low to find one that actually experiences I could only dream of, and it would with the host for witty banter, but, with the first Fappealed to me. It came from one-third of the be wrong to waste that outlet. In this day, you question, all my doubts disappeared. Radio From Hell trio on X96, Bill Allred. He need to be on the heels of technology, or life hosts The Let’s Go Eat Show, a weekly podcast goes forward without you—for someone like me, “So who are you anyway, and why am I that features interviews with people from the that’s the greatest fear. This would be a perfect interviewing you?” asked Bill. I choked for a community that you likely know, or have at least opportunity to study some of Bill’s experience half second, but came back, “A shameless heard of. Bill uses an intimate restaurant setting and soak in his undeniable PR charm. If I did self-promoter.” His follow-up was how he had to sit and chat with his date, getting his subject decide to do a podcast, I hope it would be half researched me, starting with a barrage of relaxed, comfortable and even a little liquored. as interesting. That being said, I asked my SLUG compliments on my beauty and ¡poof! I was putty Bill weaves the honed radio magic we’ve loved fairies to set up a meeting with Bill. in his hands. His formula is simple: His skill at for years (and years), diving deep into his interviewing is in his listening––he asks questions, interviewee’s past to take us on an unedited The Let’s Go Eat team were immediately open to and when something grabs his interest, he detours journey of the person’s life story. Among some of it, and I’m glad they even bothered. Due to my down that road to another interesting scenario his past subjects are people I know personally, jet-setting ways, I was being a little impossible until the next thing I knew, we were finishing including Charles Lynn Frost, aka Sister to schedule. We set a date and I asked if we dessert and an hour had passed. You can hear Dottie S. Dixon, and our very own SLUG could dine at SLC’s newest vegetarian eatery and the episode I’m featured on at theletsgoeatshow. Editor, Angela Brown. Thanks to the podcast, I nightclub venue, Zest. com along with the rest of the episodes. feel I know them a little better. When I arrived, Bill was at the mic as the What did I learn about podcasts? Be a good I love to eat (Who doesn’t?), so the integration of host. He also oversees the guest selection and listener––that’s a hard one. Have a running joke, food is also a big plus. Throughout the podcast promotions. Continuing the legacy and at the something I spaced in my interview (I was going episodes, you hear Bill and his guest order helm is producer Dylan Allred. Dylan is the to tell about my awkward introduction to Chris their food, talk to the various staff about wine 25-year-old son of the radio personality and, Vanocur). Develop a catch phrase­­––that seems selections and desserts and even hear shout-outs in a much more modern path, is taking over to be popular. Oh, and find someone to produce to other “celeb” patrons who might happen by. the proverbial family business. Enrolled in the it, ugh! I’ve already lost interest. Let’s face it, I think this is an amazing combo, and they help electronic media program at Weber State, I asked my blog sumdumtranny.com, has been sitting promote local business. More often than not, him if he was the brains behind the operation, untouched since August. I admit it, I’m lazy. an interview with the proprietor of the business and saw right through his humble answer. The Eat me! is also included in the same or in a separate father/son team work very well together, and, However, I will take advantage of my newly segment. I knew immediately: I wanted to be on upon introduction, made me feel at ease. Before acquired interviewing skills and put them to use the show. the recording, I was panicking as to what I wanted to talk about or how I would come across on SLUG’s pod-venture, Soundwaves From the I keep toying with the idea of hosting my own to their average listener. I had heard their other Underground, and interview my friend, New York podcast. I’ve been lucky enough to meet some interviews with news anchors, politicians and performance art legend Joey Arias, who will be really great people in my life, people who do entrepreneurs––jeez, the pressure! I studied up on at Urban Lounge on Feb. 28––check it out. 24 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 25 Mike Brown’s Monthly Dirt

poo? You might as well use the burning bag five bucks to do that for you so you can go get Vandalism to light your first blunt. Making white lines drunk with your friends? By Mike Brown with rolls of toilet paper in your neighbor’s [email protected] trees is akin to white lines of cocaine. Before Basically, I decided that toilet papering Dan- you know it, you are a junked-out graffiti ny’s house would send the perfect message Something is happening to my social circle artist. Like drugs, as long as you stay away that we need to hang out more. If he’s going as my life moves into its early 30s. I’m losing from the hard stuff and aren’t pawning your to clean his yard instead of hanging out, then friends at an astronomical rate—not because roommate’s amp to buy rolls of toilet paper, I’m going to give him something to clean. I’m becoming more of a dick as I get older (I vandalism can be pretty fun! Things went a little differently than when I was am), and not to drugs and alcohol (those two a kid, though. things bring friends together). No, I’m losing I decided to start with my friend Danny friends to what I like to call the two “Ms”: Woodhead’s house. He recently got a First off, instead of having to wait for my Marriages and Mortgages. Once one of my mortgage and has been more concerned parents to fall asleep, steal toilet paper out buddies gets hitched, I rarely see them again, about how his lawn looks than hanging out of the bathroom closet and sneak out of the and when one of my pals buys a house, an with me. Make no mistake, his lawn is quite house, I left my apartment at 7:30 p.m. and equally solid ball and chain is attached to nice, but turning down beers with your bros got into my car with Abu, made four of my their social life. because you need to rake leaves? Like, can’t other buddies follow me, and made Abu steal you pay some stupid boy scout on your block a bunch of toilet paper from an undisclosed And if one of my friends has a kid? Forget chain restaurant near my place. In fact, it was about it. They might as well be in prison with easy enough that I don’t think I’m buying toilet all my visitation rights suspended. But I guess paper ever again. if my friends are hanging out with their kids as opposed to getting wasted with me, then they Another massive difference between toilet are clearly being rad dads, and that’s a good papering a house when you are a grownup thing—the world and my wallet can only as opposed to a kid is that I really didn’t care handle so many strippers. too much about getting caught. In fact, a cop drove by and pulled over. Dick Snot said If there was a clinical diagnosis for Peter Pan that I should tell the cop that I’m asking a girl Syndrome, I would clearly have it. I know this. out to a dance, which I thought was a great Refusing to grow up runs through my veins like idea. Instead, when the cop asked us what we heroin runs through Nikki Sixx’s. My life is were doing, all I said was that I had permis- almost exactly the same as it was when I was sion to turn Danny’s trees into works of “art” 22, except I have a cell phone now, a nicer and the cop told me to have a good night and car and a way better credit score. The point was on his way. I would have peed my pants is, most of my friends are growing up and I’m if a cop caught me fucking up the neighbor’s not, and I’m not OK with this because I am house as a teen. selfish. As it turns out, Danny didn’t really seem to This recently led me to make a decision. I’ve care too much that we were messing with his decided to give all my grownup friends a house. I didn’t want to fuck his house up too reminder of how kick-ass being a kid can be. much, mostly because Danny is bigger than I was mostly thinking of my early, teenage me and has guns. It wouldn’t be hard for him years, when vandalism was one of my favorite to convince me to clean up the whole mess, pastimes. Sure, there is all the awkward and it’s been cold as shit outside with this puberty shit and bad self-esteem stuff you deal damn inversion and all. with when you are 14, but throwing eggs at the neighbor’s house and whacking off all the But, I do think I got my message across. Need- less to say, Danny and I did go out and get time is pretty sweet. Photo: Katie Panzer beers that weekend. This makes me feel that When you are a kid, vandalism is a lot like vandalism really does work, and it reminds Don’t flake out on Mike Brown, or he’ll drugs. That first doorbell ditch is just like your me that I’m getting low on spray paint, eggs toilet paper your house. first cigarette. And that flaming bag of dog and toilet paper, not necessarily in that order. 26 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 27 Queens of the Geek Age: THE HELLO, SWEETIE! PODCAST By Megan Kennedy • [email protected]

eekdom has undergone some massive transitions over the last decade, moving Gfrom the Cheeto-scented shadows of pop culture into the limelight: Hollywood is lousy with superheroes, video games have gained recogni- tion as an art form, and George R.R. Martin is making respectable sorcery for even the most closeted fantasy fan to admit to enjoying. Like any good cultural renaissance, geekdom is busting down gender barriers as well. Enter our story’s heroines: Cherri Vasquez, Kristal Starr, Rebecca Frost and Danielle Über Alles. The panel of the Hello, Sweetie! Podcast is four ladies committed to bringing geekery from a female perspective to the world.

Founder Vasquez had her interest in podcast- Photo: Gavan Nelson ing sparked when her then-husband was just (L-R) Kristal Starr, Cherri Vasquez, Rebecca Frost and Danielle Über Alles bust down beginning his Punk N’ Pie Fraudcast. “I watched gender barriers in the realm of geekdom on the Hello, Sweetie! Podcast. him do it and sort of decided that I wanted to do a podcast that was geek-themed, and I noticed because you’re girls.’ Then you ask them what don’t try to necessarily target females as listeners there weren’t any geek podcasts that brought it their podcast is about, and he’s like, ‘Well it’s me … We’re just four girls and we like to get together from an all-female perspective,” says Vasquez. and my friend, and we usually agree about most and nerd out with our friends, and that’s a normal She recruited two panel members—Starr and subjects.’ We’ve got four girls with feisty opinions, thing to do,” says Vasquez. former member Jenifer Morris—from roller and we’re kinda funny.” derby, Über Alles from Facebook and gave the With a lot of talk on the web regarding the show a name inspired by her fandom of Doctor Starr’s point highlights one of the huge draws of so-called “fake geek girl” phenomenon, solidar- Who. Scheduling conflicts left a panel spot open Hello, Sweetie!: There is an enormous amount of ity is needed now more than ever. Vasquez and after receiving positive reviews as a listener- organic conversation between these ladies, who acknowledges the hurdles women are still very cum-guest, Frost (who is also a SLUG writer) was are all geeks in their own, special ways. They all much up against. “I think, really, what that type of asked to join the cast permanently. Just over two bring their own interests and news to the table, mentality does is pit women against each other, years later, Hello, Sweetie! has become the envy with pretty much no single subject uniting them in and we’re already competitive enough as is, and of the geek podcast world, getting attention from love or hate. Some of them are stoked about The it damages budding nerd girls. Just because you coast to coast for its relaxed and incredibly funny Hobbit, but Frost is not a big fan of Tolkien. Frost don’t have encyclopedic knowledge of the X-Men chatter. loves celebrity gossip; Vasquez is into cosplay doesn’t mean you can’t have a cute Mystique and is building her own Mandalorian armor. cosplay because you think it’s cool and fun, and They’ve been welcomed by the public for filling This dynamic almost guarantees that any geek I think that’s the consensus we’ve come to when a unique niche, but getting over 800 downloads listening, regardless of their status, will find a asked about it—there are varying degrees of in your first month is bound to stir some jealousy. comrade-in-arms whose opinions they agree with, geekery. I know a ton about Firefly, but I guaran- Starr, movie maven of the panel, says, “We’ve but they’ll almost always hear a voice of dissent tee there are people out there [who] know more met other podcasters that have been upset—gen- that keeps the conversation running. The ladies and could put my Firefly knowledge to shame. erally male podcasters—that are like, ‘Oh, that’s also have hilarious anecdotes, like how for Frost’s That doesn’t mean I’m not Browncoat for life.” first podcast as a panelist, the subject of the day was pornography, which happened to be the In the end, Hello, Sweetie! represents not only a RECOMMENDED first episode Über Alles’ co-workers listened to. female affirmation, but an affirmation for geeks And all the ladies erupt into laughter recounting everywhere and in all skins. “I think everybody’s the time their broadcast was crashed at Brewvies a geek,” says Starr to a resounding chorus of IF YOU LIKE: by some of the Geek Show Podcast crew, who agreement from her comrades. And big things obliged the “no-pants podcast” rule inspired by are following this philosophy: They’ve monetized their efforts with great, local sponsors: Dr. Volt’s - Big Shiny Robot’s Big Shiny Podcast - derby girl uniforms and made their entrance with trousers around their ankles. This is the kind of ca- Comics and Hastur Games and Comics. They just bigshinyrobot.com/reviews/big-shiny-podcast maraderie inherent in the culture that truly unites joined the Bobo Broadcasting Network, - A Damn Movie Podcast - and also draws listeners from all walks. vastly expanding their listener base. Next up adamnpodcast.com in the hero quest of Hello, Sweetie! can only be The geek girl is a mythical creature to some, world domination. - Dungeon Crawlers - like a unicorn in a swarm of zombies. Regard- dungeoncrawlersradio.com less of the geek medium of choice, you will find Catch the Hello, Sweetie! Podcast in the iTunes women are notoriously underrepresented (or store and at hellosweetiepodcast.podomatic.com. - Full of Sith - misrepresented). So to the unicorns out there, the You can find the panel on Facebook and follow fullofsith.com Hello, Sweetie! Podcast is a sparkling oasis. That, them on their individual Twitters: @HelloDanielle_, of course, does not mean that dudes aren’t wel- @HelloCherri, @Helo_Kristal, @josswheelin, or - Geek Show Podcast - email them at [email protected]. geekshowpodcast.com come. “I think the nice thing about our show is we 28 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 29 I I Am Salt Lake Podcast: I The Larry King Live of SLC

K By Rebecca Frost / [email protected] K Chris Holifield has worked hard especially considering its to dispel ideas that Salt Lake City is a demographic.” The episodes are boring place to be by creating the I Am Salt Lake short, between 30 minutes to an hour, Podcast: a truly unique show that features local making them a quick listen. In the beginning, businesses, musicians and everyday people who to “how to podcast” podcasts. When tossing he decided to post one episode a week. Since make Salt Lake such an amazing city. As a non- around the idea of a podcast about Salt Lake, both the show’s popularity and his addiction to native, Holifield sees the city through different eyes his wife was initially the only supporter. Many podcasting have grown, he now posts twice a and believes that the people here are inspiring. people shot him down by saying that Salt Lake week. He travels to the places he wants to feature, He considers himself the “Larry King of Salt Lake was too small a market: No one would go out of conducting interviews where the listeners can City,” and he wants to hear your story. their way to listen to a podcast about Salt Lake experience the ambiance with him. Interviews businesses and people. Holifield investigated other in restaurants contain background noise from Holifield first fell in love with the city during his podcasts similar to his idea—but none could be the kitchen and customers enjoying themselves, first time at Craft Lake City, the annual alternative found. The I Am Salt Lake Podcast concept was so making the interview sound more like a casual arts and crafts fair held in downtown Salt Lake distinctive that before conducting his first interview conversation. After the preparation and interview every summer. His wife, Suzanne Holifield, with Urban Vintage, a local antique store, he was is done, he edits the podcast himself and will add participated as a vendor, selling clothing she nervous. “It wasn’t like I had a mentor,” he says. “I plugs for upcoming gigs like gallery openings, city sews that is now featured in her store, Sorry was like, ‘I don’t know if this is the stupidest idea events and bands playing that week. Clementine. He was excited to see people in the world, but I’m gonna go for it.’” Since that participating in local fairs and supporting one interview, Holifield has kept busy planning future Listening to his podcast, and hearing him share another. “A person can create something and shows. Businesses found on Facebook, friend his experiences of learning about the city, it’s [this] city is small enough that you can rise to the recommendations, emails and voicemails left apparent his enthusiasm is contagious. He even top a little bit and people will notice you and give through his website all give him new leads––and spurred me to try Fat’s Grill, a restaurant that you a chance,” he says, reflecting on his and his everyone has a unique story he wants to feature. had been around for years, but remained off my wife’s successes. “The support in Salt Lake City is Holifield prepares for his interviews by listening to radar. I am definitely not the only one who has unbelievable. I really think people can live their podcasts he can find about the subject related to been motivated to experience something new dreams here.” his interviewee. For example, before interviewing because of his show. Now, almost six months Jason Stock, head brewer at Squatters, Holifield after his first episode, the response has been After hearing complaints people had about Salt listened to podcasts about brewing. overwhelming. Holifield has had people tell him Lake, mainly that there is nothing to do, he was they’ve related to, learned from and been inspired motivated to change their perceptions. An avid Since making its debut in August 2012, I Am Salt by the interviews he’s done. Even though he faced podcast listener, Holifield decided he wanted to Lake Podcast averages about 1,500 downloads doubt in the beginning, it’s grown into something try the medium. He researched and even listened an episode––impressive numbers considering positive. “A handful of people have told me, this is his first venture into podcasting and it has ‘You’re on to something here,’” he says. He finds only been around for less than a year. Holifield people are asking him for cool stuff to do in Salt is surprised with his success. He says, “Someone Lake, even though he asserts he’s “no expert.” really has to have an interest for Salt Lake City Holifield has dreams of expanding his podcast if they listen to my podcast versus someone who into several different venues. Someday, he would Recommended If You Like: might do a podcast that might appeal to a wider like to turn I Am Salt Lake into a live show and range, such as movies, comedy, comic books, include a regular co-host, or even evolve into a etc. I would say that this number is awesome, video podcast. Since Holifield has walked the city The Awkward Hour himself, he has also considered creating walkable stakerized.com audio tours that could be downloadable to a smartphone or MP3 player. He wants to be the guide that takes people through areas of Salt Lake that maybe they aren’t familiar with. Front Row Podcast saltlakefilmsociety.org/category/ To learn more about the city we live in, you can find the I Am Salt Lake Podcast on news/the-front-row-slfs-podcast iTunes or iamsaltlake.com.

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30 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 31 days or what Joss Whedon is up to, then The Left Show is for you. Featuring the crass mouths of Jeff Bell, JC Carter, Jake Winegar and Forrest Shaw, the cast of The Left Show spends half of every Sunday talking about politics and pop culture. Surrounded by Star Trek toys and Bell’s library of sci-fi novels, these guys somehow find a All That Is Left: way to pump out four hours of show, all while sipping on the nearest, cheapest beer.

Bell, the show’s primary host, is a known, local Democratic commu- The Left Show nications consultant and a former staffer for the DNC and the Utah Democratic Party. Prior to founding Defenestrate Media, Bell worked in Celebrates 100 Episodes radio in Denver and eventually got the opportunity to produce a show called Left of the Dial for KSL Radio for over three years. “A childhood By Alex Cragun / [email protected] dream was fulfilled, and I got to work for KSL,” says Bell, “and it was ‘be careful what you wish for because you might get it.’” Bell’s show was relegated to the later part of Saturdays, often being bumped in order to air sporting events. “I was never censored, per se [by KSL], but there were a lot of pre-air warnings.” Bell was eventually fired after a controversial episode revolving around the resignation of Rep. Recommended If You Like: Kevin Garn. Garn resigned on the House floor and confessed to “hot tubbing” with a minor in the early ‘90s. “Right before I went on the air that day, I received a call from the program director reminding me that there was a bright side for every story. That was their new mis- San Clemente Punk sion statement,” Bell says. Garn was received with a standing ovation blogtalkradio.com/ by members of the House, something that didn’t sit well with Bell. “I knew I was done before I got home. The ironic fun thing was two days fightinwordsradio after I was fired, the City Weekly called me and said I had won the Best [168th Hour of the Week],” he says.

After leaving KSL, Bell decided to embrace his entrepreneurial spirit Outer Darkness Podcast and start building his own media empire, one show at a time. “I could outerdarknesspodcast.com do my own show with my own rules and my own lack of FCC restric- tions,” says Bell. “I want to make some sort of an impact: an area of change, a place where people can go that are frustrated with the GOP light of the Democratic core.” Even though the show is called The Left Show, not everyone considers themselves as liberal as Bell. “JC is kind of a libertarian, Jake is in the Marine Corps, so he thinks to the right on most things, even though he swears to god he’s not a Republican,” says Bell. “Forrest is a fun voice—he’s just two inches from the center … He has a very wry, twisted look on life.” Bell and the gang try to produce a show where the audience feels included in the conversa- tion. “You know when you read a good book and [when] you’re done, you miss the characters? That is what I want when the closing song comes on our show,” says Bell.

Bell believes that podcasts like his own may one day surpass politically related radio advertising based on different types of listeners. “Radio is a very casual relationship … With podcast and new media, people go to my stuff, they grab it and they listen on purpose. That is a huge difference.” Furthermore, Bell feels that the podcast is an underutilized medium when it comes to political communications. “Democrats and Republicans do not understand how new media works,” says Bell. “[They’re] spending money on shit that doesn’t work.”

The Left Show is dedicated to pissing off any and every “wacka- Photo: John Barkiple doodle” politician in Congress. The show’s recent fund drive is offering up different levels of annoyance to elected Republicans based on the amount of money given. Called the “Annoy-a-GOP-a-thon,” the show Primary Left Show host Jeff Bell promises to send a letter or parcel in the patron’s name to the elected GOP official of their choosing, and inform the member of Congress trumpets the call to annoy the GOP. that someone has decided to support The Left Show because of members of Congress like themselves. “We’re not the rollover part of the party. We don’t capitulate. I have no desire to bring on oppos- ing viewpoints,” says Bell. “There are hundreds of hours a week of omewhere in West Jordan, in an underground right-wing radio, and I see absolutely no reason to offer a forum.” So bunker, a man is making dick jokes. For over far, Senator Hatch and Representative Chaffetz have been sent S 100 episodes, the guys at The Left Show have parcels. been dishing up the pressing political issues of the day, all the while piling on an insurmountable amount You can check out The Left Show on Mondays and Wednesdays at of self-deprecating humor. If you’re someone who theleftshow.com, or find them on iTunes or Stitcher. wants to get the inside scoop on local politics, find out what Speaker Boehner is crying about these 32 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 33 Photo: Melissa Cohn

Richie T. Steadman delves into the heart of Mormon issues in his Mormons on Mormons podcast, The Cultural Hall. By Alex Springer [email protected]

Listeners of X96’s popular Radio From Hell percent laziness—but I also want to answer mentioned. What are the advantages and show are familiar with the dulcet tones of questions that I would have as a listener. disadvantages of discussing these movements Richie T. Steadman, though he is often within the LDS community? unheralded as the fourth member of the RFH SLUG: Has there been a specific podcast Steadman: There’s not another place where team. As an active member of the LDS Church, episode that has stood out to you as one of your you have this kind of discussion on this kind Steadman provides the show with a unique favorites? of scale. Conversation breeds understanding. insight on issues that affect a large portion of Steadman: I think the episode that started to It doesn’t have to be agreement, but I feel Utah’s community, without being a dick about define the podcast was Episode 13, which was like having a discussion about different it. In an effort to expand the dialogue about about Mitch Mayne, an openly gay member perspectives is immensely valuable. I think these issues, Steadman founded a podcast who is serving as the executive secretary in that, in that same respect, it can have harmful called The Cultural Hall, which he hosts along a ward in California. He was willing to talk effects. There are some things that people just with a cohort of like-minded Latter Day Saints. with us as opposed to a lot of news sources don’t want to talk about. He was nice enough to take some time out of because of what we were. As a result, I thought his busy schedule to talk about the past, present that maybe this podcast could do some good SLUG: What level of objectivity do you strive and future of this locally made show. and create a dialogue for people. As soon as to maintain? Or is there a transparent liberal or I learned about the “Wear Pants to Church” conservative leaning? SLUG: What inspired you to start an LDS- movement [which encouraged LDS women to Steadman: We’re probably more liberal centered podcast? wear pants to church rather than dresses or than conservative—which is not to say that Steadman: Probably the success of Kerry skirts], I was able to talk to one of the creators. we set out to do that. I think the younger Jackson’s Geekshow Podcast. I figured that Not only was it our most downloaded episode, generation of the Church is more liberal than since I don’t know anything about geek stuff, but we were on the forefront of something. their parents and grandparents, and I think we but I know a lot about Mormon stuff, an LDS Instead of reporting what was going on, we speak to that generation. I’m sure there are podcast could work. I also didn’t feel like there were part of what was going on. lots of people who listen and think our show is was a Mormon podcast that did what I wanted terribly inappropriate, though. That will always to do—there are a lot of doctrinal podcasts, but SLUG: Who is your target audience? exist, but we try to remain objective and seek nothing about culture and subjects that might be Steadman: Going into this, I would have opportunities for discussion. considered taboo. thought that we’d have an exclusively LDS audience. But I think there are a lot of people SLUG: What can listeners expect from SLUG: What’s the process for choosing the who are disenchanted, non-attending or not upcoming episodes? topics for each podcast? members, that have either picked us up because Steadman: We’ll be talking with two women Steadman: Sometimes it’s determined by of Radio From Hell or have found one of our who are both active Mormons and lesbians. which guests we can get to come on the show. topics entertaining. I think they’ve stuck around We’ve got a whole episode about adoption, and For example, we’re going to have Orrin because it’s a way for them to still know what’s we’re going to explore the ideas around spousal Hatch on soon, so we work our schedule going on with the LDS community without having abuse and what to do in an abusive relationship. around that. Sometimes it’s about what’s to go to church. popular in the news. Sometimes we get ideas Check out theculturalhallpodcast.com or from listeners, and sometimes I’ll get a good SLUG: Describe the synergy among your hosts. subscribe via iTunes for all the hot Mormon idea in the shower! Do they each have areas of expertise? action from your friends at The Cultural Hall. Steadman: I think of us as examples of certain SLUG: How does the podcast evolve from an lifestyles within the whole range of Mormonism. idea to an actual episode? Conservative to liberal, married to divorced, Recommended Steadman: The original idea for Cultural Hall single and older, married and younger—we try was to talk to famous Mormon people. For the to represent what I feel are each of the things If You Like seventh episode, we couldn’t book anyone to that you’d find within the Church, so each interview, and we had to put something out person listening has someone to relate to. It there. So we discussed among ourselves and promotes understanding. Sending Messages decided we all know about dating, so we just took it from there. I don’t like to prepare SLUG: The Cultural Hall has recently discussed spyhop.org/sendingmessages too much in advance—which is probably 50 some progressive LDS movements, as you 34 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 35 Like most kids, comic books and cartoons influenced Lucero’s drawing style. As he discovered Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and James O’Barr’s The Crow, he began to emulate what he saw. He always kept drawing, moving on from sharks to detailed portraits. Lucero kept progressing, but he never got too serious about it—especially because art classes at a Christian school weren’t the

Photo: Russel Daniels most involved or rigorous.

“When I got to high school, my teacher was just like, ‘Do whatever you want and I’ll give you a By Trevor Hale grade based on what I see,’” says Lucero. “She [email protected] trusted me and just let me draw, but looking back, it would have been cool if I’d had a more focused learning regimen—someone to actually go ‘try this’ or ‘use this material’ instead of just ‘do whatever you want.’”

Eventually, Lucero transferred to Kearns High and, after he graduated, he slowly began rebelling against his Christian-school “ upbringing. Nothing too drastic, though, De ro ath ce because his mother “was never an example ’s H Lu “He was able to do ead ony all through the night of the hypocritical insanity I was exposed to Mot nth something that makes h” by A until they had around 100 there,” says Lucero. Still, whatever is forced you feel unsettled, but was unique pieces to print on. upon children the most will be the thing they still, for lack of a better term, a ultimately rebel against the hardest. ‘pretty’ piece.” The next day, they took the pages to the FedEx print shop. Since the pages were He played guitar for a few hardcore bands, Lucero started focusing on line work and realized so delicate, each one had to be hand-fed through the started attending local all-ages shows and that was what he did best. He has an enormous amount of patience roller and, because of that, occasionally a tiny, extra smudge was hanging out at the place that all young, and a remarkable ability to use grayscale to his advantage. Lucero’s left here or there, adding a level of uniqueness to each one. Lucero heavy-music-listening art lovers go—tattoo pieces have been stripped to the core and forced to survive solely on ended up with 89 prints he deemed worthy of taking with him to sell. shops. It was there that he discovered he attention to detail and the focus of a tightrope-like style in which each might actually be able to take his artwork piece can be ruined by a simple twitch at the wrong time. He doesn’t use “Because we did the work, and it was a pain in the ass to feed them somewhere besides his sketchbook. computers, so every line, every shade, every detail counts. through the machine, it was enough to justify in my head that we didn’t just go to Kinko’s to get them printed,” says Lucero. “It also made it so that “When I first started hanging aroundLost Art, As Lucero started getting more comfortable with his art, he started showing I couldn’t smell French Vanilla coffee for like a month without getting sick.” Fletcher Booth had his art hanging there,” it to more people—particularly the members of his band, Gaza, the chaos- says Lucero. “That spoke to me in a way that infused metal band he’s played bass in since 2006. The band started using his The prints went over better than he’d hoped. It was enough to give Lucero a I hadn’t had art speak to me before. I started drawings for shirt designs, which boosted both his profile and his confidence. few extra bucks each day and show that his work could live as a piece of art working with charcoal and basically just biting Soon, other bands were seeking him out for their own artwork. Lucero began without having to rely on a band logo. his style because it was so awesome.” designing logos and album covers for bands like Colorado’s Call of the Now, he’s focusing on finding a way to make his art a viable source of income Void and Portland’s Elitist. Lucero was still looking for his voice, so he tried while he’s not on the road with the band. a little bit of everything. He couldn’t make the “It’s hard to distinguish whether people want the guy from Gaza to do the art “My life is so wrapped up in touring and playing music that there’s no room charcoal work the way Booth could, so he began or if they actually want Anthony Lucero to do the art,” says Lucero. “Either for normal-people things,” says Lucero. “I have to find something else in the adding other elements, trying to find a style that way, it’s fine because it’s giving me the opportunity to keep drawing and I’m overall world of art to help sustain living as a musician. Being able to set he felt comfortable with. He was also discovering willing to do it to take it to another level.” new artists all the time, taking everything in and myself up with something like drawing is the dream, so when I’m at home, I’m letting their work percolate in his mind. He On Gaza’s last tour, which ended in mid-December, Lucero took a huge step a full-time artist and I draw as much and sell as much as I can. Then when I’m found influence from all different styles, from in trying to distinguish himself from being known simply as “the guy from on tour, I’m a musician.” the album artwork of Nick Blinko of the U.K. Gaza.” He wanted to find out if his art could survive without being attached The benchmark for Lucero is someone like Jacob Bannon or Kurt Ballou, band Rudimentary Peni, the great Pushead to anything else. (a.k.a. Brian Schroeder) and Raymond both of the band Converge. Bannon is a successful artist in his own right, and Pettibon—the artist responsible for almost all of Lucero had been working on a design for a T-shirt company, but with all the Ballou owns and operates a recording studio called God City—where Gaza recorded their current album, No Absolutes in Human Suffering. However, he “Dragged Down A Dead End Path” by Anthony Lucero. Black Flag’s album art—to Renaissance artist touring that Gaza had been doing, it had taken over a year to draw and the Albrecht Dürer. window to use it had closed. He was left with an intricately designed moth knows the path to get where those two are isn’t easy or short, as both Bannon that he was immensely proud of, but nothing to use it for. Oz Yosri, his close and Ballou have been working constantly for over 20 years. Dürer was someone who Lucero never knew by friend and bandmate in the local, Southern-tinged death metal band Bird Lucero is focused on “finding something that will feed the art monster” inside name, though he had seen and remembered a Eater, kept pushing him to make it a print and take it with him on tour. lot of his work. His incredibly detailed pieces of him while he’s home. He’s talked to a few local galleries about being When the last bell rang at Valley Christian School Lucero and his friend Garritt Tucker, whose mom were hugely influential and stuck with Lucero as “Putting it out there as just a piece of art was pretty hard to do,” says Lucero. part of a group show or possibly doing one on his own, but right now, he’s in Kearns, 8-year-old Anthony Lucero gathered was also a teacher at the school, needed a way he found his way. When neither charcoal nor “I don’t know if I would have done it, but Oz kind of forced me into it and focused on the work itself. Each piece takes longer than he’d like, partially his things just like the rest of the students. Only to pass the time each day. The two of them would paint gave Lucero the satisfaction he desired, helped make every single print.” because he’d grown accustomed to using a charcoal drawing-sized canvas. instead of heading for the door to be free until the unfold sheets of computer paper—the kind that was he stripped everything away and settled on He’s trying to rein things in and make his pieces a bit more manageable in next morning, Lucero headed to another part of the attached together with feed strips down each side— intricately detailed line work and inking. He Since time was running short before the tour started, there wasn’t time to get order to produce more in the short time he has between tours. building. lay them out and just draw. began to identify with Durer more than any other it letterpressed or screen printed like Lucero had hoped. He came up with “I’ve been traveling and doing all these awesome things that they’ve kind of artist, because his pieces could inspire feelings an idea to make sure every print was original while sticking to the DIY roots ruined a normal structure,” says Lucero. “I’m trying to find something that’s Valley Christian School was a K-12 institution “We’d have contests to draw sharks and other and draw out an emotion that was forming below honed through years of touring with a metal band. satisfying. What I do is never going to make me rich, but the goal is to sustain with around 60 students total. Lucero’s mom was creatures and just make them as long as we the surface. That’s what Lucero was after, too. an English teacher for the junior high– and high could,” says Lucero. “Every kid gets showered with Lucero used a baking tray filled with French vanilla coffee and dipped each myself and not feel like a dirtbag doing it. I want to be happy with what I school–age kids, and was often stuck after hours praise for whatever they do, but that’s the earliest “Some of it is so twisted and so dark that, blank page. Depending on how long and how much he left submerged, each create and where it has put me.” grading papers and finalizing lesson plans—which encouragement that I can remember.” looking at it when I was a kid, it gave me one would stain a bit differently. He took the wet paper outside and hung it You can find more of Anthony Lucero’s work at thegoddamned.tumblr.com, or meant that he would be stuck there, too. that feeling in my gut,” Lucero says of Dürer. from a clothesline in the front yard. The pages drip-dried for a bit until Yosri took them down and ironed them flat. They did that five at a time, working shoot him an email at [email protected]. 36 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 37 Connor Clark, flat-spin 540.

Thirteen years ago, SLUG Magazine brainstormed the idea to have a winter From the deck of the Milly Day Lodge, snowboard and ski competition. the booming voices of Brighton Various formats were introduced as Digger Tim Kronenberg and local the team of coordinators worked to Renaissance man BJ Emery pumped provide a unique event that would up the crowd. Their hilarious banter attract the talent of local riders and kept the masses entertained as the the interests of local businesses. Many competition kicked off just before noon. incarnations of the SLUG Games have come to pass over the years, and The young-guns started things off and while the themes and faces have wowed the spectators with fearlessness changed, the partnership formed that they wore on their sleeves. with Brighton Resort has stood the test Although there was only a small batch of time. As 2013 rolled in with high of under-17s, they delivered quality runs pressure and clear skies, the first of for all to enjoy. A few flips surprised two competitions began. The Revenge the judges and showed that they were of the Nerds brought together the here to thrill. “I thought the course was efforts of dedicated course designers, really smooth and not too lippy,” says

Games coordinators, and a host of 15-year-old Trevor Otterson. After Photo: Eric Scott Russell Utah businesses to produce one hell their heat, the top riders moved on to of a good show. the finals later in the day. Spinning though the rainbow box Saturday bloomed bright with Next up was the Skier Open. A warming temps and sunshine for historically underrepresented group at days. The first light flowed across the the SLUG Games, these two-plankers still venue and illuminated the awesome know how to have fun. A few females collection of features that awaited the even joined in on the excitement and competitors. Over months of planning showed they could hang with the boys. and redesigns, the course engineers The order of the day were 270 on/offs, and Brighton Diggers came up with a and a few of them even got creative simple and tight design that consisted with some hip checks and butt-slides Photo: Jesse Anderson of a rainbow box, flat-down box, flat- on the box features. It wasn’t long until down rail, and, the course highlight, a they figured out that hiking up a bit 12-foot tall ruler jib built atop a quarter- higher in the start would give them the pipe. A variety of side takeoffs allowed extra speed and advantage they would for multiple entries to the features and need to make it to the finals. fostered creativity from the athletes. A flurry of activity began to surround The largest group of the day was the the venue as the sun climbed high and Snowboarder Open. In the blink of the beats from DJ Matty Mo filled the an eye, the top of the venue was filled Dillon Geunther, hardway 270 air. Mashups of metal, rock and hip with an eager group of participants set transfer to the down bar. hop from the house speakers set the to impress. Dropping into the course perfect soundtrack for the shredfest. A from all sides, they began their assault. field of 60 competitors eyed up their Backside rail slides, wall rides, box lines through the park and began transfers and big air out of the quarter- warming up for the main events. pipe gave the judges something to think about. “It was great how you The format for the comp was a hike n’ could hit every feature from a different huck rail jam that encouraged the riders angle,” says Jeremy Seegmiller. to take full advantage of the course and utilize each feature during their runs. Once the prelims were out of the Judging the park-nerdery were a panel way, the judges made their decisions of qualified skiers and snowboarders on who would get a chance at glory armed with the knowledge to pick out in the finals. During the intermission, the top tier athletes. They certainly had onlookers meandered through the their work cut out for them given the Sponsor Village and checked out the heavy-hitting roster of local shredders latest gear from local companies like participating in the event. RAMP Sports and Niche Photo: Jake Vivori

38 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 39 Snowboards. They were also able to check out the hottest rides from presenting sponsor Scion. Their Jeff McGrath fast plants on the rainbow box while Mia Lambson films the action. zombie-apocalypse-mobile captured quite a bit of attention. Under the hot midday sun, the spectators could quench their thirst with cool adult beverages from presenting sponsors Busch and Uinta Beers. It was now time to return to the course and witness the afternoon’s action packed presentation.

Once again, the minors took to the course and vied for a position atop the podium. The rhythm of the young riders inspired the crowd, and they garnered cheers for their performances. These hucksters fully abused their young knees as they went big on every feature on the course. By the end, the standout performer was snowboarder Carson Adams taking home First Place. Makali Arnold and Tanner Canning came in Second and Third, respectively. For the skiers, Bijan Sherkat placed First, with Cage Kain placing Second.

By 2 o’clock, the energy of the place had risen to party level. It was a real homie feel as the Open Finals for ski and snowboard got underway. The enthusiasm from each rider permeated the venue and the competitors fed off of each other’s stoke. Nothing Photo: Katie Panzer Photo: Katie was sacred as the talent of the group picked the features apart. Huge transfer gaps onto the down rail and cleaver, one-footed slides across the rainbow box amazed everyone. Riders went for double digits on the ruler-jib and enjoyed massive hang time above the lip. Trevor Akimoto, a fourth-season SLUG Games competitor, lead the skiers with his smooth front 270s on the flat-down rail and his fearless airs across the course. “It’s really great to compete here for so long and do well,” says Akimoto. This victory represented his third victory in four years, one as an amateur and two in the Open Division. For his efforts, Akimoto The Scion cars taking a load off

walked away with a sweet pair of RAMP skis to hone Brady Larson, nose press. from bombing jumps all day. Photo: Jesse Anderson his skills on. Sean Kennedy and Connor Clark Panzer Photo: Katie grabbed Second and Third Place, respectively, and took home some great gear of their own. Skiers Tara and longtime participation in the SLUG Games. Jeremy Everest Arnold, 50-50 to front Woodward and Carina Imbulgia grabbed the Seegmiller secured Best Trick for his ballsy transfer gap. board on the rail-to-rail feature. top spots in the ladies division. They learned a lot and Along with the trophy, he scored a double-cheeked kiss will hopefully return for the next SLUG Games. form the Busch Beer Gals.

A fierce battle ensued for the top spot among the For the ladies, Samantha Kolesky went big and

snowboarders as each rider tried to one-up the other. finished in First Place. “This was the best SLUG Games Panzer Photo: Katie In the end, fourth-year SLUG Games veteran and three- in a while. The course was fun, and it was a great third time champion Brady Larsen came away with season for me,” said Kolesky. Rounding out the ladies First. His overall fluidity and style secured his position were Grace Mayernick and Shannon Dillon. These in SLUG Games history, as well as a sweet Busch girls have a bright future in the SLUG Games, and we board. Jeff McGrath snatched Second Place for look forward to seeing them and all the other great riders his perfectly executed one-footed slides. Third Place for the next event at Snowbasin on March 16. went to Dillon Geunther. An honorable mention to goes out Everest Arnold for his dedicated efforts Photo: Jake Vivori Photo: Jake Vivori Photo: Jake Vivori Mens Snow Open Womens Snow Open Mens Ski Open (L-R): 2nd Jeff McGrath, (L-R): 2nd Grace Mayernick, (L-R): 2nd Sean Kennedy, 1st Brady Larsen, 3rd Dillon Geunther. 1st Samantha Kolesky, 3rd Shannon Dillon. 1st Trevor Akimoto, 3rd Connor Clark.

40 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 41 Brighton lessons and a steezy RAMP board K-Phresh ensured that Karamea was ridin’ easy in no time. Shreds the Utah Gnar

An advanced RAMP deck helped

Karamea slice through the fresh pow Photos: Jake Vivori Brighton instructor David taught Karamea By Karamea Pearl Puriri and chill temperatures with ease. the ins and outs of the art of shred. [email protected] The last thing I expected when I started ended up getting. Luckily, the peeps at Salty’s extreme conditions I have ever been in. I spent working at SLUG was to write anything about know their stuff, and had me set up and ready to a day at Brianhead in the middle of a small snowboarding, let alone to actually learn how to go in no time. Over the next few days, the gear snowstorm, experiencing my first “fresh pow.” snowboard. I am a desert rat from a Polynesian sat on my floor, basically taunting me. I knew I I rode to the top of one of the advanced runs family—I wasn’t exactly bred for the cold. One would have to figure out how to get it all on and with my brother, and like all good brothers, he thing I discovered upon moving to Salt Lake off by my myself, so I strapped myself into my told me to meet him at the bottom and took off. was that winter ultimately sucks and I hate it. But board a few times, successfully doing up and I managed to get stuck in the powder a few after noticing how excited my friends get when undoing the bindings without getting stuck. times, and had to unstrap from my board to get it snows each winter, I decided that learning to out. But by the end of the first run, I realized snowboard might give me a reason to want to Then it was time to hit the slopes … I enrolled in how much fun I was having and immediately “pray for snow” right along with them. a couple of lessons at Brighton to get me started. got back on the lift to do it all again. I had heard plenty of good things about the My adventure in learning to snowboard began Brighton Ski and Snowboard School and The fresh pow adventure was followed by a with a search for my board. Keeping it local, knew that was the best place to start. I showed freezing adventure at Brighton a couple weeks I went straight to RAMP Sports, a ski and up at Brighton early one Sunday, completely later. I arrived to a balmy zero degrees and snowboard company who handmakes their clueless about what I was doing. Spock, the blue skies. With three extra layers on, I spent products right here in Utah. Based out of Park Assistant Director of the Ski School, greeted the day exploring the Majestic side of Brighton, City, I had heard many positive things about me and got me all taken care of. He even let doing my best to stay in the sunny parts of the them—like their sustainable/environmentally me borrow his gloves for the lesson because I mountain to keep from turning into an ice cube. friendly production processes—and knew managed to leave mine behind. At one point, I ended up stuck, and my only they would not let me down. I picked out the option was to either unstrap or head down a Sagebrush Advanced/All Mtn. Board to get Between the two lessons I took, I learned how previously ridden path through the trees. Being me started. Obviously, I am not an advanced to fall without breaking my wrist, successfully the adventurous person I am, I picked the tree rider, but I figured the mentality of learning on a get on and off the lift without being run over path and accidentally ended up going off my board made for someone with more skill might by the chair, turn heel and toe side in order first jump. It was more like a little bump in the actually make me better! to stop, learned how to make slow, wide path, but I’m pretty sure I let out a little “woo- S-curves, and managed to master the art that hoo!” going over it. The day my board showed up was like is “falling leaf.” Both of my instructors, Alisa Christmas. The FedEx man carried in a black and David, were extremely patient, riding By the time I was done, my hair was white bag with RAMP across the top, and I was in next to me to make sure I didn’t bomb the hill and frozen and my face was numb, but I had love before I even unzipped it. Unwrapping those first few times, and giving me great tips successfully braved the weather and actually the board, with its bright-green sagebrush print and tricks along the way. David commented enjoyed it. My adventure in learning to on the top and sleek, black bottom, made me that my advanced board, with its rocker tip snowboard is far from over, but thanks to my anxious to jump on it and get started. That night, and tail, was probably helping me get the pals at RAMP and Brighton Snow School, I now I had fellow SLUG staffer Mike Brown take me hang of things … just like I knew it would. have a reason to at least appreciate the snow. to Salty Peaks to show me what else I needed. I The cold, never, but through this, I have also had no idea there were multiple styles of boots, Over the next few weeks, I put those skills perfected the art of layering. It’s a dream. See gloves, bindings and whatever the hell else I to use by venturing out in some of the most you in the halfpipe, yo.

42 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 43 Chris Grenier is a talented snowboarder, taking my word for it is not enough, just and, as such, has been rewarded with look at this photo as proof. When Grenier lucrative endorsement deals with top-shelf snowboards, just about everything he brands. Of all of his beloved sponsors, I touches turns a glowing, iridescent green, would venture to say there is none he holds which just happens to be the color of the more dear than his place on the Monster fluid than comes out of a can of Monster Energy team. Monster is stocked full of Energy. Coincidence? I think not! riders, but Grenier is unique because he’s the only snowboarder on this team that I know Chris Grenier – Tailpress to Backside 360 of who actually drinks their toxic product. If Out – Salt Lake City, UT Photo Feature Photo By Andy Wright andywrightphoto.com

44 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 45 because “he pops everything super high,” and Evan Smith because “he can skate everything,” says Summers. When I asked how he describes his own style, he says, “It’s hard to describe your own style. When I think about in skating a ledge spot, I think of Luan [de] Oliveira.” As far as shop sponsors go, Summers has bounced around. His first was Blindside, which he picked up Summer Winter when he was about 10. He left Blindside a couple the of years later for the shop Decade, then shortly after joined up with Happy Rabbit. After Happy Rabbit and the related Republik went under, Blindside, like an unconditional friend, took him back. He says, “Mo Words With Logan Summers [Collett, owner] was really cool about it at the time. I’d go in to Blindside, always, if I ever needed anything and he would always hook me up even though I didn’t ride for him at the time. When [Republik] closed, I ended up talking to Mo. I was like, ‘I’d really like to skate for Blindside again,’ so I got back on.”

Last year, Summers lost two of his biggest sponsors, Gravis and Analog, after parent company Burton decided to drop the two companies and focus on their core market in snowboarding. Burton announced this right after Summers got back from a skate-trip in Colorado with Gravis. “Stuff was going really well with them—they were hooking me up really well. That was looking pretty promising. Then they announced that in October … Jake Burton just decided to close it off,” says Summers. Since Logan Summers, backside 5-0. then, he has been without a corporate sponsor, but says he’s deciding on future shoe and clothing hook-ups. I really like the northwestern parts. It’s a big city— illustrious Tampa Am. With an empty wallet and no all the people there are really chill. The parks are plane ticket, he had to scramble his entire way there, Aside from being fluent in the streets of Salt Lake, amazing, too: lots of good plazas [and] amazing reaping his last bit of frequent-flyer miles to catch the skateboarding has taken Summers to a medley of bowls,” he says. final plane to Tampa. Arriving just in time to shred different places around North America, from the alongside American Fork local Brodie Penrod mecca in SoCal to the sultry state of Florida. But of the In his most recent and perhaps most notable of (who won Best Trick), he felt on point in his warm-ups. many places this worldly man has been, he declared voyages, Logan got the chance to skate in one of the However, Summers says of his own performance, “I Vancouver to be his favorite. “Skating there’s amazing. most competitive events in amateur skateboarding, the ended up not skating even close to

Words By Jordan Deveraux Photos By Weston Colton [email protected] Logan Summers, frontblunt. westoncolton.com

When SLUG decided to interview Logan Summers, I he picked it back up, telling me, “I kinda did it on my kickflips out of both Smiths and tailslides on a lurpy knew that I had my work cut out for me. For one, the own, for the most part. I didn’t really have any friends bank-to-bar at Rosewood. He’s not all “flip-in, flip- kid is prolific, skating in national amateur competitions that [skated].” Now, Summers primarily skates with out shit,” though. He’s got a command in transition, like the Damn Ams and Tampa Am, and wrangling big his three roomies, Brett Peterson, Sam Terry and which is what he grew up skating. He demonstrates sponsorships, many of which were acquired around the Michael Quigly. When he’s not skateboarding, he’s this versatility in the video with a colossal backside time he was sprouting his first pubes (an assumption editing his own footage or watching skate videos. melon, soaring head-high out of a Rosewood quarter I regretfully didn’t verify). Secondly, I have to admit, pipe. When I ask him what his go-to tricks are, he I knew absolutely nothing about him. I wasn’t alone Summers grew up in the easterly suburb of says, “Well, full cabs, back lips—those are two tricks in my ignorance, though, gathering only such vague Sugarhouse, but he calls home the shaded Jordan I will probably never lose. Front blunts: I definitely do descriptions as “super nice guy” and “way good at Park in the west. When I ask him what it was like too many of those. ” skateboarding” from local skateboarders. To put an end growing up and skateboarding in Salt Lake, he says, to this confusion, SLUG arranged for a meet and greet “It was great—Salt Lake City’s the best place—lots of Mirrored in Summers’ style is an eclectic bunch of at the office where I got to grill the youngster. spots … good people.” influences, which he made apparent when I asked him to assemble a hypothetical skate dream team. The The origin of Logan Summers’ skate career isn’t typical. Summers recently released some footage where you first name he shot off was local ripper Sam Hubble, He got his first skateboard for his birthday when he can get a glimpse of his finesse on a shred sled. In “Because he’s personally my favorite—best style, was about 7, only to let it collect dust for another the video “December Skatepark Montage 2012” on super mellow, always lands things really good,” says year or so. Then, for no reason that he could recall, Vimeo, he exhibits a keen sense of board control with Summers. Others on his list include Luan de Oliveira Logan Summers, kickflip.

46 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 47 Logan Summers, backtail.

how I wanted to. I skated decently, but I kind of blew it. And then I only had one shot this year because it was just one three-minute jam.”

Despite his performance, he was in good spirits about the experience as a whole. He got to meet a grip of pros at Tampa. It was the competition’s 20th anniversary, and it was apparently quite jubilant. He says, “Leo Romero’s band played one of the nights, [and] Tony Trujillo’s band played. You get to go up and talk to all these pros, when normally … other contests, you don’t get to. Here, you were able to go out and, like, have a beer with them.”

In addition to his interesting adventures via skateboard, Summers has had his fair share of misadventures. He told me that he was standing in the Fairmont parking lot last summer when an ice cream truck pulled up, drawing in pan-handling toddlers from around the park asking for money. Summers told a little kid he’d give him a dime, unknowingly agreeing to sell 10 dollars worth of weed to a carload of goons, and when Summers told them he didn’t have any drugs, one of the guys in the car got pissed. “He ended up picking up some kid’s skateboard … He hit my window once and it didn’t break, so he hit it again and it shattered my window. Then, he took off with the skateboard,” says Summers.

Talking to Summers was an enlightening experience. He’s shown time and time again that he’s dedicated to skateboarding and is willing to bust his ass to keep moving forward with it. This is not to say that he’s cutting throats to get there—he’s still very grounded. When I ask him if he expects to make a career out of skateboarding, he humbly says, “I’m pretty old as far as the age goes for making a pro career out of skateboarding … but I definitely want to stay in the industry and try to make a comfortable living out of it.”

Skateboarding has taken Logan Watch out for this work horse plowing down parks in the Salt Lake Valley Summers across the country, but this and check out his new montage on Vimeo—it’ll blow your tits off! prolific skater is homegrown.

48 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 49 EK USA I’d like to say that primordial ruggedness and Dri Cat Neck it Waterproof iPhone Case gumption have afforded me this identity, but I’d be lying if I didn’t reveal that my Comp 4 Tech ekusa.com Fleece base layers are what have ensured that I The Dri Cat Neck it case did a most excellent job have the courage to get out in the cold to come of keeping snow out of my iPhone on a recent to work every day. The Comp 4s are Polarmax’s shredpedition at Brighton. You know what else did leading line, and the warmest of the base layers an equally good job (and didn’t cost $60)? My that they have to offer. Mainly consisting of pocket. While I can see the merits of a waterproof synthetic material, these thermal layers are a blend case for, say, kayaking, or floating the Weber of high-performance “Acclimate®” Dry polyester while inebriated, it’s overkill for a basic day of and Spandex, and the material creates some fine snowboarding. The bulkiness of the Dri Cat in my insulation on those spooky-cold nights. When pocket made it difficult to strap in—or maybe that’s I overdress, though, the layers do not wick as just my growing PBR baby. Either way, it’s too big much sweat as I would find ideal, and I can feel to fit comfortably in a pocket, and dangling my the moisture caking on my back. The layers are iPhone around my neck while participating in an pretty breathable, however, so the discomfort from action sport seemed a little sketch. The design of perspiration doesn’t pervade my existence when the case still allows the touch screen and camera I’m finished with my commute. If I wear these bad to function, but renders the volume controls and boys consistently, they eventually will get a bit of lock button useless, which I found quite frustrating. I a funk, but that’s to be expected from material that don’t plan on ever bringing it riding with me again, I’m essentially using as a second layer of skin. The but you’ll probably catch me using it on the Weber fabric stretches enough to make for a comfortable this summer. –Katie Panzer ride (mainly noted with the pants), whether it’s cycling or hitting the slopes, and my zip-up mock Kate’s Real Food hell, with a tread design reminiscent of an off-road tire, and a total weight under five pounds. It took top makes room for some relief when I’m cooling Kate’s Organic Energy Bars about five wears to get them worn in and ready to down. If you need thermals, Polarmax has you katesrealfood.com jet. Lacrosse bills these for use in “extreme” winter covered. –Alexander Ortega Leading an active lifestyle in the mountains requires conditions, but I beg to differ. I have had frozen a certain type of person. It also requires a certain feet with these boots more than I expected, even PowerA type of food to fuel the adventure. Countless with two or three pairs of socks on. The website Moga Mobile Gaming System companies have come and gone in the energy says they have waterproof and abrasion-resistant powera.com supplement world, and few have made a lasting protection, but I plan on treating them with some The Moga Mobile Gaming System is the greatest impression. Idaho-based Kate’s has developed one waterproofing spray. Good boots don’t come thing that you should never buy. Any person who of the tastiest selections of meal bars to date. The cheap, and these have a tag of $160, which is spends any amount of time gaming on their phone Tram Bar and Grizzly Bar are two of my personal probably worth it—after a quick waterproofing should, by all rights, receive instant benefit from favorites. Labeled “Pocket Meals,” these treats spray. I can see them holding up for many seasons this piece of hardware. The trouble is that it only deliver tons of energy for prolonged activity. They to come. Snag a fresh pair online or at local works with licensed software that is programmed taste good, too. Smooth combos of peanut butter sporting goods stores. –Eric Granato to support the Moga directly. What makes it and milk or dark chocolate mixed with organic oats worse is that it’s all backed by Gameloft’s online and honey keep you going for hours. The Tiki Bar is Polarmax store. If not for the fact that the store is borderline a refreshing blend of coconut, mango and cashews Comp 4 Tech Fleece un-navigable, you could be angry because every that delights the taste buds. Try the Handle Bar if polarmax.com game is listed as “free,” but your cell account your palate likes cherries and almonds. Oftentimes, will be billed $4.99 per download. There was your snacks take a beating out in the elements, but I’ve become what my mom calls a “diehard”—the type of person riding their bicycle when snow a multitude of games I wanted to use this device I carried these in everything from my backpack to on, including Dark Legacy, The Hobbit and every my ski jacket and I couldn’t bust ’em. Long days on sticks to the street, trying to beat the red light on 500 South and State Street in 10-degree weather. single game on my SNES and NES emulators. the hill are now made better by Kate’s Real Food Unfortunately, the Moga supports none of the bars. Pick them up at discerning grocers or on their aforementioned games or apps, so what exactly is Sean Zimmerman-Wall website. – it good for? It does come with “free” copies of Pac Man Anniversary Edition and Sonic The Hedgehog, Lacrosse Footwear and if you don’t mind paying $4.99 a game, you Onalaska Lace Black 800G Pac Boots can find some great titles packed away in their lacrossefootwear.com store. It takes some digging, but the quality titles I have been kicking around in these 7” high lace- do exist. I foresee a future where the Moga gives ups for about two months, and I haven’t fallen yet. you limitless functionality and works with stacks of Lacrosse isn’t just some douchey version of field Android-based games for all to see. If you have hockey—it is also a brand that’s been around for absolutely nothing to do with $50, knock yourself well over a hundred years. These boots are just out. I’m willing to bet yours will collect as much dust the way I like them: easy to break in, high on the as mine. –Thomas Winkley calves and rugged. They are also comfortable as all

50 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 51 Five Lessons For Loving Art Lesson 3: Just like a first kiss, your first By Mariah Mann Mellus art purchase will give you a rush of [email protected] adrenaline, and leave you wanting more. This is a good thing, as long as you can afford it. Buying art sustains

You’ve heard the cliché: “If you love Perkins Illustration: Ryan it, set it free.” Well, that really doesn’t the artists and the galleries that house apply to loving art. If you don’t buy that and promote those artists. Showing your one, amazing piece, someone else will, appreciation by buying art is mutually I Am Not An Athlete and chances are you will pay twice as gratifying and essential to a healthy By Esther Meroño • [email protected] much to fill the hole left on your wall. art economy. If you’re ready to take It’s that time of year again: when the profile. It also just so happens that all of However, there are a few things that this next step in your art relationship, holiday aisle at Smith’s is an eye- the coolest, most attractive photos of me (after years in a committed relationship the Kayo Gallery at 177 E. 300 S. will be hosting its ninth anniversary event, raping explosion of pink and red, when include my bicycle, so I put those up as with art and my wonderful husband) mir- boyfriends start getting anxious and well. After getting a handful of messages ror how one should treat a great love. Round 9. Works are priced between $50 and $400, making your introduc- girlfriends prepare for the impending from “granola” types whose profiles tion––or the extension of your collec- disappointment that will be Feb. 14 lauded cringe-inducing key words like Lesson 1: Put yourself out there. In order (if my lesbian sister’s relationship has “hiking,” “climbing,” “camping” and tion––very affordable. for love to happen, you have to be open taught me anything, it’s that gays prob- “outdoors,” I realized I was inaccu- to meeting new people. The Salt Lake Lesson 4: Mix it up. Don’t get stuck in ably have the most mutually satisfactory rately marketing myself as athletic, and Gallery Stroll is a great way to meet holidays out of anyone). For those of us because I live in Utah, I must surely a medium rut. As much as I love art, I new people, try out different galleries whose Facebook statuses are lacking have a love affair with nature. Now, can’t look at only paintings or sculptures and their collections and see what’s heart icons, and who must suffer through lemme tell you about the urban cyclist, all day. If I but throw in an installation, fresh on the scene. a two-wheeled journey in single-digit which is how I would loosely classify mixed media collage or dance perfor- temperatures anywhere we go, it’s the myself. We are not athletes. We were Don’t have a committed relationship mance, it rejuvenates my soul. Salt Lake month of the “duck and binge.” It’s the right fielder on our softball team in with a gallery yet? Or do you have the is at the forefront of the dance video a simple move, really, but it can only high school, which we quit to focus on time and room in your heart for more medium. Since this medium is fairly new, be successfully executed by the most AP classes. We stubbornly sit in the car than one? Check out the new CUAC we have the opportunity to see several anti-social of humans. The duck and and read while our family disappears (Central Utah Art Center)—a staple in interpretations of what constitutes a binge consists of ducking out of social into the mountains. We almost dumped Ephraim, Utah for many years. Their dance video and how the dance and engagements to go home and binge our prom date when he forced us to new Salt Lake City address (175 E. films are presented, from use of live on whatever it is you like. I happen to climb Angels Landing as part of our day 200 S.) has set them right in the heart performers to dolls, classical music to be a professional duck and binger: You date, and most definitely screamed at of the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll. New-girl Kanye West. There is even use of QR can find my bike on most Friday nights him while gripping the chains that kept status automatically raises them to the codes to transmit videos from around the thawing in my shed from the snowy us from falling to a rocky death … Well, top of my list, but they will keep you world. The “Arrivals/Departures” exhibit commute, and myself lying at an obtuse I’m sure someone did that once. The coming back with their dynamic exhibits of dance videos presented by love- angle, watching 30 Rock DVDs with a point is: Bicycles do not equate to athleti- bag of salt and vinegar chips that I WILL cism for all of us, and I, for one, am not and internationally known artists, such DANCEmore will be at the Rio Gallery be eating all of tonight––don’t look at interested in anyone who claims to be as 80-year-old boxing painter Ushio until March 8, with live performances me like that. above watching television. Shinohara of the 2013 Sundance film on Feb. 15. Cutie and the Boxer, showing throughout Lesson 5: Be present. People get busy This year, I decided my figure can’t af- Needless to say, I deleted my OkCupid the month of February. For more infor- ford a duck and binge of the magnitude account. I’d much rather spend my Feb. and comfortable with relationships, mation, visit cuartcenter.org and to see required for Valentine’s Day, no matter 14 in leggings and no bra, stuffing my thinking something will always be there Shinohara paint, check out YouTube. how long I’m in the saddle, so I (gag) face with a sandwich and laughing at because they can’t remember a time put myself out there. Yes, people, I Tina Fey, than wearing Spanx and pre- Lesson 2: Once you find that artist or when it wasn’t. Unfortunately, when we signed up for OKCupid, the online-dat- tending to be interested in some hippy’s gallery that really seems to “get” you, let aren’t paying attention is when they ing website. The worst part is that I got self-righteous thoughts on climbing gear. them know you like them. Get on their need us the most. In this last year, we the idea from a Mike Brown column. If I feel the need for something different mailing list, like them on Facebook and lost the Salt Lake locations of the Hive this year, I can pedal my way to the invite your friends to meet you there for Gallery, Frosty Darling and the House Since I spend a decent amount of time grocery store for another bag of chips openings and events. This bond will give Gallery. A world without art would be a on a bicycle and/or organizing bicycle with the best S.O. a girl could ask for: you an inside look at the community at lonely and sad world, so this Valentine’s events (and writing a column about my trusty, unassuming, asphalt-loving large and provide a sense of belonging Day, take someone you love to see the bicycles), that’s obviously something city bike. in your art community. art you love. It’s cheaper than Jared. I added to the interests portion of my

loveDANCEmore’s Ashley Anderson will be pre- senting dance videos and a live performance at the Rio Gallery.

52 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 53 Grand Theft Auto: Ravensword: The Collection: Short Fiction from as well as the injustice in government Vice City 10th Shadowlands the Transgender Vanguard and society he perceives in the world. Various Authors His commentary feels rather shallow, Crescent Moon Games Anniversary Edition Topside Press and his rejection of American politics is Reviewed on: iOS Rockstar North/Rockstar Street: 10.16.12 overly simplistic: They’re expressed in Street: 12.20.12 Games Our language puts boundaries on how conglomerations of single words that, Reviewed On: iOS The premise of Ravensword: Shadow- we identify with our bodies, and it is im- together, do not add up to an articulate Street: 12.06.12 lands, Crescent Moon’s new adven- portant for people to be aware of those analysis. In “Texecuted,” Parker quotes There are plenty of Grand Theft Auto ture RPG for iOS, is simple for an boundaries in order to learn how we the Ramones in a banner across fans who will point to San Andreas and the top of the mixed media on canvas open-world fantasy epic. In a nutshell, can cross them in our culture. This col- GTA IV as the best games ever, but for lection of stories is the type of anthology reading, “I Wanna Be Sedated.” The a powerful magician fucks up, letting my money, Vice City’s outstanding voice I’d like to see becoming more publicized image suggests that George W. cast (which includes heavyweights like an unspeakable evil from the parallel throughout popular literature, as young Bush’s overuse of the death penalty as Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds, Dennis world of the Shadowlands into the feu- voices express their gender identity/ the governor of Texas foreshadowed his Hopper, Lee Majors, Gary Busey, dal kingdom of Tyreas. As the only sur- non-identity. Popular themes throughout presidency to come. Although Parker’s Luis Guzman, and William Fich- vivor of the kingdom’s army, the goal the book include difficulties—not in the pieces are aesthetically pleasing, many personal decision to transition as much of them feel rather juvenile in their inclu- tner) and portrait of drug-and-neon is to find the three Ravenstones, which soaked Miami culture is the pinnacle as the frustration caused by misinterpre- sion of buzzwords and overall lack of will produce the ass-kicking power of of the landmark, third-person action- tations from friends, partners, family, co- substance. –Anna Kate Gedal adventure series. The story of convicted the ancient Ravensword weapon. One workers and strangers. The Collection is Iron Maiden: The Ultimate Unau- felon Tommy Vercetti (Liotta), Vice City of the most ambitious titles to hit the profound in displaying a variety of nar- thorized History of the Beast is a blood soaked gangster tale that platform, Ravensword takes the heart ratives that explore this, while balancing Neil Daniels takes place in a fully open-world Vice erotica, weird-fantasy and memoir-type of its predecessor’s exploration-based, Voyageur Press City in 1986, complete with pastel- experiences with a wide variety of hack-and-slash gameplay, and drops Street: 07.01.12 colored suits and girls in high-waisted interpretations. With such a diversity of it into a vast empire of gorgeous (and bikinis. Everything from the original has authors, it allows any reader to relate found its way to the small screen: Every dangerous) environments. The result is to one of the stories. Trust me, there’s vehicle, weapon and opportunity to a battery-and-time draining game, with something in here for you. Highlights commit multiple felonies return, boast- dozens of varied kill-and-fetch-style side for me were the science-fiction shorts, including “The Queer Experiment” for ing new, high-definition textures and quests that have kept me entertained its mysterious arousals, and the bizarre lighting effects in its new, digital pack- for hours. I’ve played fun open-world witchcraft elements found in “Ramona’s age. As with last year’s mobile release games before on my iPhone, but none Demons.” –Brinley Froelich of GTA III, Rockstar’s done a great have the graphical prowess or scope job translating the complex controls Erik Parker: Colorful Resistance of this title—not to mention the game’s to the mobile screen, with an array of Mónica Ramírez-Montagut adjustable virtual buttons to make car- fantastic control scheme, which boils Skira Rizzoli stealing missions and hooker-shooting movements down to a few action but- Street: 07.17.12 tangents easy as pie. Playing as an tons and a D-pad, allowing players to adult, the touches of misogyny spread ride horses, fight dinosaurs and hunt throughout can be a little unsettling, but goblins from either a first- or third- there’s still nothing as fun as running over pedestrians in a stolen cop car person perspective. It has its share of while peering over the virtual coastline small, technical glitches here and there of the city, listening to the greatest, (and story-wise, is nothing more than licensed video-game soundtrack of all- the typical, Jesus hero-complex tale), This is quite possibly the most defini- time on full blast. A masterpiece from but the impressive scope of the world tive tome on these British godfathers beginning to end, GTA: Vice City 10th and well executed gameplay mechan- to date, which means you shouldn’t Anniversary Edition is a vulgar piece of let the “unauthorized” tag throw gaming nostalgia, beautifully preserved ics make it one of the more engaging you. All band interviews have been in this new, mobile edition. –Randy mobile fantasy titles, ending the year in painstakingly culled from old press Dankievitch iOS gaming on a high note. and media, compiling a well-rounded –Randy Dankievitch history from all involved, from the Di’Anno days of yore, through to the misguided Blaze Bayley era. Additionally, set lists, photos, minutia and a list of every single show Erik Parker: Colorful Resistance offers us (yes, every single show) the band a window into the mind of an angsty, has played through to the time of ’70s-child painter who is taking the art publication, and the input of several, world by storm. His ability to combine prominent metal guest writers (Ian seemingly antagonistic genres—psy- Christie, Martin Popoff, Mick chedelic, street art, fauvism, classic Wall, Gavin Baddeley, etc.) mean modernism, hints of hip hop and Kahlo- this book is exhaustive in its complete- inspired pieces—make for one hell of a collection. The book is divided into four ness and obsessively deep. Leaving major sections: obsessive mappings of nothing to be desired, metallic- places and concepts, internal malaise bashers of all makes will be quite painted as a series of intricate heads, hard-pressed to find anything more hieroglyphics and still lifes. In all of his lovingly comprehensive on Maiden oeuvres, he employs words, color and and their history. –Dylan Chadwick form to protest both his internal pain, 54 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 55 called “violent child sex assault images.” And, if you think some- one who forces or manipulates an underage person into sexual acts isn’t just as (or more) evil than any murderer, drug dealer or gangster I’ve ever dealt with, By Mike Riedel then you are a sicker fuck than [email protected] any of my regular criminals. And I don’t mean “you” who asked, Now that we’re into February, we I mean “you” reading this. You can finally start putting all of those know who you are. heavy, spicy holiday beers into our Accidentally received an image? cellars and pray they won’t become I researched the law you quoted, chunky, oxidized messes come next and it indicated a threshold of November. Now is the time we get three images. You might have to gear up for the early-spring beer accidentally received one or even releases: ales and lagers that are two images of a small child, sturdy, fruity and light. We have infant, juvenile, kid, or what- three very different beers for Febru- ever being sexually assaulted ary. One is a classic style, another by an adult, but once you start “accidentally” receiving more, a hybrid and the last is unique and and tangerine. The back end is biscu- you’re a violent sex offender of completely new. Holy Jebus, I’m start- ity with hints of spicy coriander, and children. And don’t think about ing to sound like Glinda the Good it finishes dry and bready. Illustration: Sean Hennefer sharing those images: If you Witch. We’d better get on with it. pass them on, you are not just a Dear Cop, Overview: Holy shit, what a sicko purveyor of violent sexual My friends and I were talking about Double Black Lager assaults of children, you are also beautiful beer! When breweries get anti-pornography laws, and one of them Brewery/Brand: a sicko distributor. It’s the differ- it in their heads that they want to mentioned that just possessing child Hoppers ence between drug users/deal- combine two beer styles into one, the pornography constitutes a crime. So if ABV: 4.0% ers, pre-meditated murder/crime result can sometimes be a cluster-fuck someone sends you a text that includes of passion or DUI/intentionally Serving Style: On Tap of biblical proportions––not the case child pornography and even sexts sent running someone over, and that’s Description: Yeah, this is one of here. The witbier base and the hop between minors, those people could be a big difference. those famous, Utah low-ABV beers, selection make this a perfect year- charged with violating a federal law. but, oh, this black lager is so much round beer. Bravo! I’ve read the law (18 USC 2252), but Luckily, reasonable people (un- more––probably more than you I’m still wondering: it looks like even if like the person I indicated) know high-alcohol beer snobs deserve. It Blue Law Porter you report an image that you received how truly wacko and sick these pours a near-opaque black, but there Brewery/Brand: accidentally or without soliciting, you monsters are. I Googled the topic are still some ruby hues around the Epic Brewing Co. could still be charged with possession and learned about the Butner (though you’d probably win in court). edges. Stick your nose in there, and ABV: 5.9% study, all the pros and cons. My question is whether, as a cop, you’ll be pleasantly surprised with Serving Style: 22 oz. Bottle What I gleaned as a reasonable, you’ve seen someone in that situation normal human is that freaks clean, roasted malt and coffee. As Description: There are nice, red be charged with possession of child soon as it hits the tongue, the roasted highlights on this nearly black beer. who seek out or share images pornography? If one day I (or my child) depicting the sexual assault of malts are quite noticeable, but they I don’t know what I was expecting receives an unsolicited image of child children to gratify their peck- ultimately give way to a much more in the nose, but what I found made pornography, what should I do? ers are much more likely than ordinary, lager-like finish with just a my eyes open up and my brain take a normal person to actually Sincerely, touch of grassy hop bite at the end. notice. There’s a light-to-moderate “hands on” sexually assault a I Don’t Like Kids That Way This is not a sweet ale: It’s a dry, smack of blackberries and spruce child. I also learned about Mc- roasty lager that follows its traditions tips swirling around a nice roasty Dear Child Protector, Neil Island in Washington State, to the letter. base. The taste is similar to the which houses violent sex offend- nose, except that the spruce is less Believe me, I’m no expert in ers who have completed their Overview: This beer’s strongest prevalent. Next comes a hint of berry violent child sex assaults. I know sentences. Even if a sex-offender points are its balance of leafy, cara- tannins and some very nice roasted murder, drugs, gangs and first- freak completes his prison time, he can be confined to the island mel, chocolate and coffee flavors, as and chocolate notes. A slight berry responder type 911 crimes. So, I did some research and consulted “indefinitely” due to the likeli- well as its nice drinkability. I could tartness rounds it out with spice. easily put a few of these away in one experts related to your question. hood of re-offending. sitting, and plan on doing just that as Overview: Whereas the Double I consider your question in the Top Five that I’ve ever received–– Folks, we’re not talking drugs soon as I’m done writing this. Black Lager from the earlier review and its extremely relevant, given or robbery here. We are talking is a textbook schwarzbier, this Utah’s First Lady’s recent defense about an adult violently, sexu- GhostRider White IPA porter from Epic is something entirely ally victimizing the most innocent Brewery/Brand: of a violent child sex offend- unique. The blackberries create a ers (City Weekly Blog, Dec. 13, people of all—our children. That Wasatch/Utah Brewers nice tartness, but could use just a 2012, “Jeanette Herbert, Ryan is true and pure evil. I’m told the Cooperative little more help from the juniper to Johnson”), so I’ve dedicated average incident prosecuted by ABV: 6.0% balance it out. All in all, this is a very more time to your response. the US Attorney’s Office in Salt Lake City involves thousands Serving Style: 12 oz. Bottle nice beer that is definitely not I’m told that “child pornogra- of images depicting the sexual Description: You wouldn’t think run-of-the-mill. much of this beer by its initial ap- phy” is a misnomer. Many peo- abuse of a child. If you ever receive one of these photos, im- pearance. It looks more like cloudy If you are interested in checking out ple know and enjoy legal, con- senting, “adult pornography.” mediately call the FBI. You’ll be pear juice with a foamy cap, but my daily musings, please visit me at However, the moment it involves safe per the statute, and you’ll then those citrusy hops hit your sniffer utahbeer.blogspot.com. a juvenile, or, God forbid, a child help put away a violent, child- and, oh baby, you know you’re in for or infant, it’s no longer pornog- sex-assaulting freak. Cheers! a ride! The taste follows suit with a raphy. That’s violent sex assault citrusy bite, almost like a lemon zest against a child. It should be Have a question for the cop? Email [email protected]. 56 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 57 My cinema geek friends and I have a ritual to compete against each other on Oscars Night to see who can correctly predict more winners from the nominations ballot. This year, I want to open the challenge to all of SLUG’s readers to see if you can take top honors! Be sure to check out the 85th Academy Awards on Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. MST on ABC! –Jimmy Martin [email protected]

BEST PICTURE BEST ANIMATED FEATURE BEST ORIGINAL SONG Amour Brave “Before My Time” from Chasing Ice Argo Frankenweenie “Everybody Needs A Best Friend” from Ted Beasts of the Southern Wild ParaNorman “Pi’s Lullaby” from Life of Pi Django Unchained The Pirates! Band of Misfits “Skyfall” from Skyfall – JM Les Misérables Wreck-It Ralph – JM “Suddenly”from Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln – JM BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Silver Linings Playbook Amour – JM Anna Karenina – JM Zero Dark Thirty A Royal Affair The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey No Les Misérables BEST ACTOR Kon-Tiki Life of Pi Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook War Witch Lincoln Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln – JM Denzel Washington, Flight BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY BEST ANIMATED SHORT Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables Anna Karenina Adam and Dog Joaquin Phoenix, The Master Django Unchained Fresh Guacamole Life of Pi Head over Heels BEST ACTRESS Lincoln Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest Emmanuelle Riva, Amour Skyfall – JM Daycare’ – JM Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Paperman Playbook – JM BEST COSTUME DESIGN Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty Anna Karenina – JM BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT Naomi Watts, The Impossible Les Misérables Asad Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild Lincoln Buzkashi Boys Mirror Mirror Curfew – JM BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Snow White and the Huntsman Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw) Amy Adams, The Master Henry Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables – JM BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Sally Field, Lincoln 5 Broken Cameras BEST SOUND EDITING Helen Hunt, The Sessions The Gatekeepers Argo Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook How to Survive a Plague Django Unchained The Invisible War Life of Pi BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Searching for Sugar Man – JM Skyfall – JM Alan Arkin, Argo Zero Dark Thirty Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained – JM BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master Inocente BEST SOUND MIXING Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook Kings Point Argo Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln Mondays at Racine Les Misérables Open Heart – JM Life of Pi BEST DIRECTOR Redemption Lincoln Ang Lee, Life of Pi Skyfall – JM David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook BEST FILM EDITING Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild Argo BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Michael Haneke, Amour Life of Pi The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Steven Spielberg, Lincoln – JM Lincoln Life of Pi Silver Linings Playbook Marvel’s The Avengers – JM BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Zero Dark Thirty – JM Prometheus Amour Snow White and the Huntsman Django Unchained – JM BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING Flight Hitchcock Moonrise Kingdom The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – JM Zero Dark Thirty Les Misérables BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY BEST ORIGINAL SCORE JIMMY’S SCORE: ______Argo Anna Karenina Beasts of the Southern Wild Argo Life of Pi Life of Pi – JM Lincoln – JM Lincoln YOUR SCORE: ______Silver Linings Playbook Skyfall

58 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 59 Advent Horizon Ben Best & Karl Jørgensen = dark fantasy series, The Malazan Book Immured Neu! + Vangelis + Aarktica of the Fallen. Echoes of Battle immerses Ocean Eyes Records Ben Best & Karl Jørgensen are a local the listener in a world of thunderous Street: 11.21.11 experimental duo with an apprecia- triumph and dark lamentation, travel- Advent Horizon = Meat tion for analog recording techniques, ing to grand, arcane cities across dust- Puppets + Yes + The Byrds having recently released a nicely choked battlefields and into the hearts These guys are extraordinarily packaged cassette of their self-titled of Malazan marines on the march. talented young musicians, and I had album. This volume of music contains Even if you have never heard of the the great pleasure of witnessing them a sonically warm series of untitled series, this album demonstrates the firsthand at a live show this past year. audio explorations that are almost best of what atmospheric black metal Musically, they are dedicated to beau- aquatic in tone. I could stand to do has to offer, incorporating unique tiful, progressive rock songs, and they without “Untitled 1,” a somewhat flourishes that show Caladan Brood’s jam till they’re done—all the songs on underwhelming piece compared to willingness to test the boundaries of the album are over four minutes long, the rest of the music in an otherwise epic black metal. –Henry Glasheen and about half are over six. Channel- strong and aesthetically cohesive set, and skip to the second track—a slow, Color Animal ing musical heroes like Coheed and Vision Lies photo is a perfect visual of where Cambria and with the underlying warbling chord progression with clean Self-Released this album takes you mentally—it’s influence of rock legends like Floyd guitar, electronic bleeps and pitched Street: 12.21.12 definitely out there. “Turquoise” is and Zeppelin, these gentlemen have static resembling that of a transistor Color Animal = Grizzly Bear + a synth-rock gem and highlights the succeeded in putting together a very radio seeking a station—accompanied Allah-Las band’s debut. Don’t miss their album nice debut. The production is excel- by a dominant overtone of tape hiss. After covering Color Animal for July’s release show Feb. 9 at Kilby Court. lent, too, and overall, this local album “Untitled 5” introduces a change with edition of Localized, at which point in –Justin Gallegos could very well be the progenitor of a bit of Krautrock-style percussion and time they had not recorded anything a full-fledged career for these young a consistent, single-note guitar riff. Harmon’s Heart yet, I was eager to hear their debut fellows. Check it out for yourself online I appreciated this album more as it Slippery Slopes album. Despite having to wait a few or better yet, catch them live and progressed and I recommend it, as it Exigent Records extra months, this seven-song mini-LP pick up an album while you’re there. is especially suited to the weather and Street: 11.06.12 with a great blend of psychedelic and –Ischa B. mood of this season. –T.H. Harmon’s Heart = Grizzly Bear garage/surf rock was worth it. The + Porcupine Tree opening track, “That’s A Drag,” is a The Arcadians Caladan Brood Jarom Bischoff, owner of Salt catchy surf-rock tune with some nice, No More Nightmares Echoes of Battle Lake’s hardcore label Exigent Records, Northern Silence Productions fuzzed-out guitar sounds from Nick Monotone Records has decided to play the part of Street: 02.15 Neihart and Andrew Shaw—who Street: 11.03.12 songwriter. His solid acoustic guitar Caladan Brood = Summoning + also has a good set of pipes that fit The Arcadians = Fictionist + work and vocals are the centerpiece Graveland + Elffor the band’s sound perfectly. Another Local Natives of the album, and there is plenty of highlight from the album is the title My biggest complaint about this debut instrumental variance to keep you on track, “Vision Lies,” which almost album from Provo group The Arca- your toes. A few other local musicians sounds like it came from the mind of dians is that it lacks originality. The provide backup with violin, banjo, Ed Droste. Although Color Animal’s band has a pretty sound overall, with organ and electronic beats. The a great band to see live, it’s nice to a lot of the focus on the vocals, but instrumental additions do a good job hear some stuff from the studio, and there is not a lot of substance to latch of adding depth and uniqueness to I highly recommend you seek this on to. However, there are some bright what could otherwise be dismissed as record out. –Jory Carroll spots on the record, such as the song a typical proggy singer/songwriter “Brick and Mortar,” which features a Hang Time sound. The album ends on a high note heavy organ sound, and some great Self-Titled with “In Between,” a catchy head- guitar playing as well. There are also Kilby Records bobber that encapsulates the creativity some nice vocal harmonies throughout Street: 12.14.12 of the album in one track. The album the record, which add some depth Hang Time = Real Estate / is worth a listen for anyone who pays to the sound. The songs sound nice Klaxons + Grandaddy attention to Exigent or is willing to and shiny, and it’s clear that there You’re going to want a spaceship for unplug from the local hardcore scene are some talented musicians involved this one. This album is defined by its for a few songs. –Jesse Thomas here, but I found that the tunes were lush instrumentation, dripping with a bit repetitive in nature, and as an Evoking a bitter age of strife in a cosmic flair. The guitar rhythms are it foot, it ears album overall, it failed to get into any war-torn fantasy realm, Echoes of jangly with just enough feedback, Cannonball Lessons kind of groove or flow. –Jory Carroll Battle shows an impressive amount of and occasionally angular enough to Street: 11.20.12 maturity for a debut release. With a ndege records Ben Best & tasteful mix of thoughtful orchestral ar- border math rock. The keyboard and synths are wacky and syncopated all it foot, it ears = Captain Karl Jørgensen rangements and dynamic black metal Beefheart + Henry Cow Mortal Sword at once. The vocals don’t get in the Self-Titled sorcery, members Cannonball Lessons is the second re- Shield Anvil way either—they often fuse right into Hel Audio and pay lyrical and lease from Salt Lake avant-garde duo, Street: 10.18.12 musical tribute to Steven Erikson’s the sound. Hang Time’s Facebook 60 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 61 slightly off, staggering with a seasick Street: 09.01.12 lurch. RS2090’s side is all absurdist Wildcat Strike = The Good Life rhythm patterns, pitch-shifted lecture + Cursive notes, squiggly synths, bottom-scrap- The word that best describes this ing low-end and an angular, almost album is “raw.” It’s safe to say that geometric approach to composition. Wildcat Strike’s debut release is noth- RS2090 is the classically experimental of the two. I have really been digging the stuff Hel Audio has been produc- ing, and this is another notch in the bedpost of flawless releases by Karl Jørgensen’s label. –Ryan Hall EP with The Fall. The album is ethereal Mystique and emotive, a bit more complex Which Boots? Witch Boots! than most standard rock, but not it foot, it ears. This five-song EP adds Spy Hop Productions quite stepping into any “progressive” to the band’s catalogue a handful of Street: 07.25.12 territory, and has a strong founda- stripped-down musical miniatures, Mystique = Sublime + Pink + tion in the complementary sound of which are at once endearing and Christina Aguilera the music with singer David Lynn’s exasperating. Guitarist Jason Rabb, This three-song EP is packed with de- unique and far-reaching, clean vocals. formerly of local punk legends The lightful bounciness. Urgent piano riffs Woven throughout and underneath Bad Yoddelers, and percussion- and a really rich female vocal execu- are clear lines of influence from Tool ist Nick Foster, half of Palace of tion stand out on the first track. Even and Deftones, and some sections Buddies, resolutely maintain their the second song, which is more of a ing short of original. Psychedelic and also conjure shades of Shinedown. commitment to producing music that ballad, continues with a great rhythm. folk influences are present. There’s “The Fall” is their strongest single track will beg you to dance and yet frustrate The third track features G. Love & even a tinge of blues, but with raw on this four-song EP, with a supremely your every effort to do so. The band’s Special Sauce-y male vocals over talent, this band has melded their own catchy melody and guitar work shtick is to plunge straight into a a Phish-y melody, and it’s totally form of rock. It’s not experimental reminiscent of Billy Howerdel’s groove—almost—and then pull out, different and totally fun, too. The by any means, but non-traditional is upbeat, string-tripping style. (Really, just shy of any commitment, time and whole package is really sweet—it’s a fitting. There’s a strong mix of guitars, fans of any of Howerdel’s projects again. The result is a game of teasing little bit country, pop and ska. Great with each one working its magic and would not be disappointed.) There is a musical coitus interuptus that will infuri- performances and production overall, chords progressing simultaneously. great, heavy ending to the EP’s closer ate normative listeners, while those which is doubly admirable because The piano, which polishes the sound “Adaline” that makes me excited to more perversely inclined will find this project is a Spy Hop production, when used, is a nice touch as well. hear more from this group’s secret themselves begging for more. –Brian which means the whole thing is done The lead guitar often provides power- stash. A Lily Gray is a group that has Kubarycz by young adults. I am totally looking ful ’80s metal riffs among solid bass a cohesive vision, passionate delivery forward to hearing more from these lines and vocals that tell stories from –Megan Kennedy KonSICKwence & and a bright future. guys and hopefully catching a live the heart. From “Billy Crystal,” “ciga- Skip Sanders Mooninite/ show as well. Check ‘em out fo-sho! rette packets, denim jackets, ashtrays Utah. Jazz. RS2090 –Ischa B. and long days”—the Marlboro man No Ledge Records Self-Titled Split would be proud, and so should Salt Street: 11.10.12 Porco Rosso Hel Audio Lake City. This is music to live life to. Utah. Jazz. = Grieves + One Day As A Lion EP Street: 11.30.12 –Justin Gallegos Common Market + Typical Cats Street: 08.12.12 Mooninite/RS2090 = Richard Utah hip hop just keeps getting better. Porco Rosso = Kavinsky + Zombie Book Club D. James era Aphex Twin + I mean it. I know many of these kids Javelin + Tycho Self-Titled Squarepusher + Coil have been around for a minute, but Porco Rosso is the chillwave project of Self-Released they’re hitting their strides. Utah. Jazz. Park City’s Davis Johnson, and the Street: 10.31.12 is just that—full of dusky, distant piano One Day As A Lion EP is on Bandcamp Zombie Book Club = The samples over bass-heavy boom bap. for a name-your-price deal. There is Black Keys + Max Pain & the Much of the mood is contemplative no other information about him online, Groovies and relaxed, but it never feels lazy. but that’s fine, because the music is This local duo still has a ways to go to Full of expressive scratches and diced- capable of speaking for itself. It’s a catch up with Dan Auerbach and up movie quotes, the pace is well con- short, 18-minute jaunt into a largely Patrick Carney, but nonetheless, trolled and tight. That, and the very instrumental, surprisingly captivating this debut album features some decent personal lyrics, contribute an overall soundscape, a place where you think zombie tunes, if that’s your kind of feeling of listening to an older soul you’d like to hang out while on hal- thing. The band is made up of Zombie record. The collaboration with Phil lucinogens. It’s uplifting without being Thunder and Zombie Lightning, the Maggio and Lovsik is a high point, cheesy, with warm minor chords that monikers of Sean McKay and Willy while solid songs like “My Style” and bring weight to the songs. This is one Weyher, respectively, and features “Make History” comprise most of the of those releases that proves you don’t stripped-down blues, in the same fash- full-length piece. Both of the main have to be known to be making great ion made popular by The Black Keys performers should be respected for a music. There’s a bit of Wax Tailor, and The White Stripes. The record- killer release. Support this community, a touch of LCD Soundsystem, a ing is a bit primitive and unpolished, This split by Mooninite/RS2090 is people. –Rio Connelly nod to Ratatat, a hint of Four Tet, likely the result of a DIY approach, further evidence of the ascendancy of successfully paying tribute to a variety which makes the drums sound a bit A Lily Gray Hel Audio as a premier showcase for of styles of electronic instrumental subdued and thin. Overall, though, The Fall EP Provo/SLC electronic weirdos. Side music without committing to any one this album is a noble debut and will Self-Released A, Mooninite’s side, treads lightly direction, and managing to create a keep you entertained. If you’re inter- Street: 05.01.12 in familiar ambient territory, owing truly unique sound. –Jessie Wood ested in checking this album out, it’s A Lily Gray = Dead Letter Circus much to the sampled instrumentation available at Raunch Records. Boards of Canada + Ashes Divide of and the Wildcat Strike –Jory Carroll Local rock group A Lily Gray has swirling arpeggios fancied by fellow Self-Titled released a solid and highly enjoyable compatriot OK Ikumi. The beats are Self-Released 62 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 63 Attic have championed these guys since Prayer opens with the scorching “A The Invocation meeting them in 2010 when they Handful of Dust” before waltzing Ván Records played a two-man show at Raunch doom-folk takes on “Echo” and Street: 12.07.12 where they blew the tits off of all 10 “Black on Gold.” The title track here Attic = Mercyful Fate + Portrait people in attendance. While most becomes a dark, post-punk incanta- people would too easily dismiss tion. What she brilliantly births from Bobby Joe Ebola, and Trainwreck to the Peni tunes is a ghostly layering Narnia, simply as “comedic punk,” embedded in Nick Blinko’s lyrics. there is more to the band than ap- The whole affair covers seven tracks pears at first blush. Their “comedy” in less than 12 minutes, so whether is socially conscious, and they you’re a fan of Peni, Chelsea Wolfe pander to absolutely nobody. While or both, give these tracks a listen. tracks like “Censor the Word,” –Christian Schultz “Bone Dagger” and “The Last Child Soldier” won’t be winning Grammy Einstürzende Neu- an answer, but I expect you to get awards anytime soon, Bobby Joe bauten off your ass and buy this amazing Ebola has released an excellently Live At Rockpalast 1990 album. Purely acoustic with dual crafted and presented album that Made In Germany Music harmony, this album invites the is worthy of far more attention Street: 12.17.12 listener to participate. Several times, Eintürzende Neubauten = early I caught myself pseudo-jamming on The Invocation sounds like a long-lost than folks in this town have ever Swans + Ton Steine Scherben my way to work: providing backup King Diamond album, complete bestowed on them. –Gavin Hoffman Live At Rockpalast 1990 is a CD/ vocals to Farina in “King of Kings” with falsetto vocals shrieking out DVD set taken from Einstürzende or index drumming to “Architect’s gothic horror lyrics and dramatic Chelsea Wolfe Neubauten’s performance at Ger- Sleep.” Sorry, brutal dudes, but it organ interludes. This is Attic’s first Prayer for the Unborn: A Tribute many’s Rockpalast festival. With that isn’t a Minor Threat album, and full release, and it’s a sincere tribute to Rudimentary Peni Latitudes Records in mind, I would advise watching Ted Leo has no influence on this set to classic horror-metal spookiness. Street: 01.29 the DVD at least the first time—and of 13 songs. This album is a transi- Arcane oaths, ghostly apparitions Chelsea Wolfe = David Lynch/(Cat every time, when possible—that tion in this couple’s career—it’s still and occult heresy abound on The Power + PJ Harvey) you wish to experience this music. angry, it’s still fast, but they’ve got Invocation, and Meister Caglio- The sources of the band’s sound a kid now, so it is natural to write stro’s high vocals sound surpris- are often strange, interesting sights. about that (see the song “Kok” or ingly similar to the King himself at Neubauten built instruments out of “Warble Factor”). They’ve managed times. Even though this album treads whatever hardware and machinery to transcend their previous venture familiar territory, Attic show promise they had available. The instruments and form something completely in their whole-hearted imitation of they had, and acquired over time, unrelated—how hardcore is that? Mercyful Fate. What this album were usually played with said hard- –Alex Cragun lacks in originality, it more than ware and machinery. The music on makes up for in a keen sense of its this set sounds like the apocalypse Foxygen source material, and an unflinching beginning above a steel mill, while We Are the 21st Century Am- adherence to a style that tested the a towering beast inside narrates the bassadors of Peace & Magic boundaries of ’80s heavy metal. event. Still, I’ll happily take vocalist/ Jagjaguwar –Henry Glasheen guitarist Blixa Bargeld’s vocaliza- Street: 01.22 Bobby Joe Ebola tions here, backed by absolute Foxygen = Rolling Stones + of and the Children instrumental and mechanical chaos, Montreal + MGMT MacNuggits Diehard fans of ’80s UK anarcho- before submitting again to the expe- In early 2011, the classic rock- Trainwreck to Narnia punk band Rudimentary Peni rience of hearing his calm, unsettling obsessed duo, Foxygen, handed off a CD-R of what would become Rooftop Comedy Productions may be surprised that Chelsea interpretation of Kylie Minogue’s Street: 12.17.12 Wolfe’s bleak, atmospheric take on part in Nick Cave and the Bad Bobby Joe Ebola = They Might Be their songs was recorded in their Seeds’ “Where the Wild Roses Giants + Crimpshrine + same studio with the same producer. Grow.” –T.H. Brian Posehn Wolfe fans don’t need to know or They’re back, and they’ve never enjoy Peni’s rapid punk to get into The Evens been in finer form. San Francisco these covers—Wolfe remakes the The Odds Dischord Records folk-punk-metal-rockers Bobby Joe songs completely her own. They Street: 11.20.12 Ebola and the Children MacNuggits aren’t merely covers: They’re starting The Evens = Fugazi + Bikini Kill have dropped an album that would points for what sound like original How is it that Ian MacKaye is 50 have made my Top 5 list for 2012 Chelsea Wolfe tracks. Wolfe’s and still this good? When did Amy had it been released earlier, or had brooding, bluesy buzzsaw and Farina and MacKaye find time to my deadline not been so far before haunting vocals make the originals produce this album? I don’t expect the year ended. For the unfamiliar, I even more nervous and uneasy.

64 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 65 their debut album, Take The Kids Afraid of Dying,” a song sounding Kid Face is a follow-up to her debut have days when we need to scream, Off Broadway, to singer/songwriter like something between Dinosaur album, You (Understood), both and this is as good a soundtrack as and super producer Richard Swift Jr. and Superdrag, sets it apart as produced by the one and only John any. –Peter Fryer (Joshua James, Gardens & the most energetic (and my favorite Vanderslice, which should be a Villa, Damien Juardo) after track). “Let Them Give Up” slows hint to the quality. “Somewhere All Spektr one of his performances. Swift was the tempo, but keeps the fuzz. The the Time” is probably the moment on Cypher impressed with what he heard and long-sustained notes of the backing the album that it feels the most coun- Agonia wanted to work with them. Months vocals float behind lead vocals try-like, but it’s in a way that makes Street: 02.19 later, Foxygen began recording repeating, “Just give up.” Side B you want to just kick back and enjoy Spektr = Haemoth + The Axis of their sophomore album, We Are begins with the upbeat “Priority Mail the moment, with her lyrics asking Perdition + Dodheimsgard the 21st Century Ambassadors of for an Asshole” and slows for “Thick to “take a little time” and not rush With the seeming overgrowth of Peace & Magic, with Swift. The result Distance,” following in the tradition through life. These songs are catchy, black metal–type bands increasingly is a meticulously crafted album, a of Side A. –Steve Richardson and I often found them getting stuck adding industrial elements to their psychedelic musical journey though in my head—luckily, I was happy to music—some to the point of going California that meanders through a La Big Vic hum along. –Brinley Froelich flat-out industrial/goth in bad, oh-so mix bag of ’60s soundscapes. “No Cold War bad ways—France’s Spektr offer Destruction” has a Grateful Dead Underwater Peoples Records Scott & Charlene’s a welcome, different end of the and Bob Dylan-like delivery, Street: 01.29 Wedding spectrum of industrial/experimental/ “San Francisco” is an exuberant La Big Vic = A Fine Frenzy + Para Vista Social Club noise deviation. Spektr foregoes any glockenspiel ride and “Oh No 2” is early Cocteau Twins - any sign of Critical Heights vocals for Cypher, so this monster is reminiscent of The Beatles’ Rubber Elizabeth Fraser Street: 11.12.12 an all-music affair. Talk about harsh Soul-era. Not only are Foxygen the Scott & Charlene’s Wedding = The tones: Some of this record has noises ambassadors of peace and magic, Velvet Underground + Black Lips that seem to punish my ears in a they are the ambassadors of nostal- (200 Million Thousand) new way. “The Singularity,” aside gia. –Courtney Blair The melodic mastery and down-to- from the drumming, is a fantastically earth lyrics of Scott & Charlene’s done black metal song. Traditional Frontier Ruckus Wedding warms my soul. The fuzzy black metal folks may frown at the Eternity of Dimming guitars emphasize pop rhythms and very strong industrial/noise elements Quite Scientific Records make you feel all right to feel kind of Cypher, but in regard to some Street: 01.29 of bad. “Footscray Station” perfectly of the “others,” there’re no peppy Frontier Ruckus = Horse Feathers plays out the feeling we all have of dance beats here. If you’d like to + Gram Parsons wanting to leave our town for some- listen to 45 minutes dedicated to For their third record, Frontier Ruckus thing better, but feeling the dread screwing with your head and mak- went above and beyond the usual of responsibility, with lines like, ”I’m ing the listener as uncomfortable as 40-minute album by releasing a dou- still driving trucks, I’m making no possible, jump on in. I’m not sure ble LP, which features 20 songs and Bedroom recordings aren’t always bucks. I got to go back to school.” what’s been going on in France in an overwhelming amount of lyrics to destined to stay there, but the point “Epping Line” is brutally honest and the last few years, but the country digest. Even though there is a lot of of wanting to make it on some conversational: “It’s my dad and is dosing up the scale of oddities in material on this record, the majority level—and, let’s face it, this is most he’s got news for me about how I’m black metal. –Bryer Wharton of the tunes have a catchy appeal. artists’ main goal—means producing going to lose something big.” It’s the The band puts a nice twist on the music that appeals to more than just kind of soothing blues that Weezer Wayne Hancock typical country-folk sound, with some one’s self. While it is by no means nailed with “Say It Ain’t So.” This Ride great playing on the banjo, pedal horrible—but equally by no means is one of the best albums of 2012. Bloodshot steel guitar and even some violin. special—the trio’s sophomore album –Justin Gallegos Street: 02.26 But due to the high volume of lyrics suffers from an uninspired bland- Wayne Hancock = Hank Williams from singer Matthew Milia, the ness. Lead single “Ave B” has a Shai Hulud + Hank Thompson + Carl Perkins band’s sound blends nicely together jazziness to it, and that’s about all. Reach Beyond the Sun + Nat King Cole and doesn’t overwhelm. On the The droning synth sound through- Metal Blade Records The king of underground country fourth track, a tune called “Birthday out has already been done (and Street: 02.19 swing is back at it with a new Girl,” it finally dawned on me how arguably better) before, the asinine Shai Hulud = Zombie Apocalypse record. Now, the Wayne “the Train” much Milia sounds similar to the late track-naming (“Emilie Says,” “All + With Honor + Buried Alive sound hasn’t changed much over Gram Parsons and his band, The That Heaven Allows”), which seems Welcome back, Shai Hulud—it’s his nearly 20-year career, but it is Flying Burrito Brothers. All in to have no reference to a musical time to mosh. Incredibly, Reach remarkable how he’s always been all, this double album is an enjoy- counterpoint, is cloying and while Beyond the Sun is only Shai Hulud’s able to use his trademark sound to able listen, but could have benefited it is all listenable, they simply aren’t fourth studio album in 15 years— travel through country, jazz and from a bit more playing and less unique enough musically. I wonder their first in five. Fans will be happy rockabilly territory. With a few singing. –Jory Carroll if these bands actually realize how to note that Chad Gilbert has songs sans the usual steel guitar dull their sound is, or if they secretly returned to the vocal helm, and it accompaniment, Ride struck me as Heat Dust wish to be banished to indie-level makes all the difference. 2008’s more of a rockabilly record, but is Self-Titled hell for the rest of their days? –Dean Misanthropy Pure, while proficient, certainly within the bounds of what Texas Is Funny Records O Hillis was bland, and this reviewer had you’d expect from Hancock. As far Street: 11.27.12 given up on the band. Fast-forward as lyrical content, stories of cheating Heat Dust = Sonic Youth + Samantha Crain to 2013, and Shai Hulud sound women, the joys of outlaw freedom, No Age Kid Face fresh and hungry. Shai Hulud have and tales of heartbreak, loneliness I’m not ashamed to admit I’m a Ramseur Records always suffered from trying to cram and woe are staples on each release sucker for vinyl design, so the black Street: 02.13 200 musical ideas into a 2:00 song, from “the Train” because they are splotch melting from the center of Samantha Crain = Paleo + usually resulting in a cluttered mess. the ingredients of not just great coun- the record, like a broken egg yolk, Sallie Ford On RBTS, the songs are often brief, try music, but music in general. The to the clear vinyl, had me interested The voice that this woman carries still, but musical ideas are given country music scene could do with a before the needle dropped. Thick throughout the album is remarkable. room to breathe and sink in. Each lot more characters like Wayne, who fuzz cushions every frequency Let it be known that this Samantha flourish, melodic line and chug is push the music’s limits while staying of Heat Dust—the vocals almost Crain has got some serious soul, now discernable. Lyrically, Shai truer to its roots than any well-known buried in scratchy tufts of wool with her bluesy-twangy voice Hulud can be over-the-top serious, names associated with the genre and feedback. The pace of “I Was enriching the sounds of her guitar. which is comical at times. But, we all today. –James Orme 66 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 67 Cool Your Jets, Brawl - Black Lion Mendelssohn’s 1st - Abravanel Egyptian Theatre Undeclared Millionaire - Bar Deluxe Galatic, Latyrx, Lyrics Born, Lateef The Bohemian Revolution Belly Dancing - Terence Hansen - Poplar David Williams - Bar X Truthspeaker - Depot Bar Deluxe Winter Tree Tour - Red Butte Blunts, Lazy Boy, Khameis, J. 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Capture Castle, The Stranger Beside Me - Rocky Mountain Choreography Festival - Peery’s The Labb Dogs - Garage Joey Arais - Urban In The Venue Egyptian Theatre Drive By, Number 1 Killaz, Grow Room Family, Craft Lake City: DIY Workshop - Friday, February 1 DJ Awdamaddix - Woodshed SLUG Localized: Filth Lords, Chainwhip, Rick Gerber - Hog Wallow Kishi Bashi, Plume Giant - Kilby Hectic Hobo - Poplar Mikey B, Hours RX - In The Venue West Elm Hardy Bro’s - A Bar Named Sue Sunday, February 3 Year Of The Wolf - Urban Ballet Showcase - Kingsbury Banff Film Festival - Kingsbury Throughly Modern Millie - Rose Wagner Toro Y Moi, Sinkane, Dog Bite - Urban Friday, March 1 John Ross Boyce & His Troubles, Tatter Famine Joshua Payne Orchestra - Bar X J. Wride, Downfall Theory, The Former King, Songwriter Showdown - Night 1 - Muse Big Shiny Geek Show Pub Quiz - Lucky 13 Pleasure Thieves, Filth Lords, NoDoveNoLand - Monday, February 25 Pick up the new issue of SLUG - ABG’s An Evening With Judy Collins - Roger Comstock - Velour Sweeney Todd: School Edition - Rose Wagner Randy Houser - Outlaw Saloon Shred Shed Happy Birthday, Jimmy Martin! anyplace cool! Ballroom With A Twist - Abravanel Egyptian Theatre Saturday, February 9 Blackout Dinner - Tin Angel Infamous Stringdusters, The Green, New Dan Weldon - Snowbird Happy Birthday, Robin Sessions! Do You Hear The People Sing - Abravanel Pink Lightnin’, Starmy, Dead Bod - Bar Deluxe A Flea In Her Ear - Kingsbury Rage Against The Supremes - Ted Dancin’ Prom - Urban Kingston - Park City Live James McMurtry - State Room Stellar Corpses - Bar Deluxe Beaute Derange Belly Dancing - Bar Deluxe Coreshot - Brewskis The Hanging Of El Bandito - Rose Wagner A Bar Named Sue Eric Bibb, Habib Koite - Weber State Memoir Writing - Mouse On Mars - Urban DJ Godina - Bar X Broncho - Brewskis Shredding In Space - Brighton Atom Age, Mr. Smith, Problem Daughter - Shred Vivace: No Passport Needed - Abravanel Friday, February 15 SLCC Community Writing Center Park City’s Last Friday Gallery Stroll - Film Buff Night - Brewvies Dead Virgins, Victims Willing - Burt’s Dead Revelator, Hypernova Holocaust, Shed Winterlore, Odium Totus, Yaotl Mictlan, IX Zealot Whiskey Fish - A Bar Named Sue Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Monophonics - Various Galleries 17th Annual Storytelling Festival - Peery’s Mardi Gras 2013 - Complex Bloodpurge, Dead Vessel - Burt’s Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, Triggers & Slips - - Bar Deluxe Hobo Nephews Of Uncle Frank, Jojo & The State Room Les Femmes De Velour: Night #1 - Velour Egyptian Theatre Jack + Jill - Deer Hunter Pub Ririe-Woodbury: Two - Capitol Theatre Urban Utah County Swillers, The Glorious Bastards Missionaries - ABG’s David Williams - Tin Angel Colby Bair, Spirit Goat, JoJo & The Missionaries Tuesday, February 26 Chris Strait, Lou Angelwolf, Kathleen McCann - Heavy & Light Tour with Fiction Family and more Monday, February 4 - Burt’s Romeo & Juliet - Abravanel Radio From Hell Film Festival - Tower Theatre - Why Sound Mickey Hart Band, African Showboyz - Depot Egyptian Theatre - Complex DJ Godina - Bar X DJ Battleship - Copper Club Hectic Hobo, Crook & The Wolf - Bar Deluxe Pentagraham Crackers + David Willams, Color Funk N’ Gonzo - Woodshed Testament, Overkill, Flotsam & Jetsam, 4arm - In We Are The Walrus - Garage Candy’s River House - Deer Hunter Pub Film Buff Night - Brewvies Pistol Rock - Deer Hunter Pub Resonomics - Brewskis Animal, Pony Ride - Urban Saturday, February 23 The Venue Muscle Hawk, The Wild Ones - Green Pig An Evening With Judy Collins - Shadows Fall - Kamikazes WRD: Black Diamond Divas vs. Hot Wheelers The Insurgency - Burt’s DJ Matty Mo - Willie’s Happy Birthday, Joyce Bennett! 17th Annual Storytelling Festival - Peery’s Tony Holiday Band - Hog Wallow Egyptian Theatre The Hanging Of El Bandito - Rose Wagner - Derby Depot Dave Mason: Unplugged - Egyptian Theatre Thursday, February 21 Mendelssohn’s 1st - Abravanel Egyptian Theatre DJ Bently - Inferno Honey Pine - Garage Post|Season, The Tired And True, Madison Adam 12 - Downstairs The Rugs - Garage David Williams - Bar X Fetish Ball: Retro Style - Area 51 Fabulous Fruit Trees - Red Butte Darwin Deez, Caged Animals, Hang Time - Isaac Farr Trio - Green Pig Lights, Any Other Way - Salt Haus Canned Heat - Egyptian Theatre Tito Kennedy - Green Pig Jeffrey - Brewvies Sombody’s Darling, Totem & Taboo, Shadow The Waiting Room - SLC Main Library Kilby Son Of Ian - Hog Wallow The Contortionist, Narraka, Hectic Hobo - Garage Stonefed - Hog Wallow Decibal Trust - Burt’s Puppet - Bar Deluxe 6th Annual Vertical Challenge - Snowbasin L’anarchiste - Muse DJ Bently - Inferno Dethrone The Sovereign - Shred Shed Herban Empire - Green Pig Sabaton - In The Venue Mendelssohn No.1 - Eccles Center Thunderfist, Spörk, Charlie Don’t Surf - Burt’s Pest Rulz, Red Bennies, Spirit Master, Settle Leftover Salmon - Park City Live The Anchorage, Be Like Max, 2 1/2 White Wovenhand, Light Black, INVDRS - Urban The Rugs - Hog Wallow DJ Bently - Inferno Mark Chaney & The Garage Allstars - Garage The Better Life Band, American Hitman, The Down - Urban Jim Derrickson - Poplar Guys, The Sinisters, The Last Slice - Kilby Jenn Blosil, Tessa Barton, Mia Grace - Velour Into Wonderland: A Daft Punk Tribute - Night Beds, Creature Double Feature - Kilby UUVVWWZ, Stag Hare - Kilby Young Electric, Seven Eves - Complex Wednesday, February 27 Permanent Collection, Jawwzz - Shred Shed A Flea In Her Ear - Kingsbury Tuesday, February 5 In The Venue Ballet Showcase - Kingsbury Banff Film Festival - Kingsbury Ledd Foot - Deer Hunter Pub Lost Weekend, Bip Bip Bip. Minx - Burt’s Stacey Board - Snowbird A Night Of Art & Music - Muse Glossary, Lady Murasaki - Bar Deluxe DJ Erockalypze - Inferno Songwriter Showdown - Night 2 - Muse Bellator MMA - Maverik Center Elvin Bishop - Egyptian Theatre G-Eazy - Club Sound The Jingoes, Totem & Taboo, Danger Hailstorm Matthew & The Hope - Poplar An Evening With Branford Marsalis - Kingsbury Puddle Mountain Ramblers - Johnny’s tendervishes - Poplar Martin Sexton - Park City Live AFLA Fundraiser - Garage Black Veil Brides, William Control, Capture - State Room Gringo Starr, All Systems Fail, The Desolate, Listener, Rocky Mountain District, Hang Time, Bright Whistles, Your Meteor, Koala Arrivals/Departures - Rio Gallery Botony For Gardners - Red Butte The Pillars - Green Pig Castle - Complex Leah Nelson & Chris DelPorto - Sugar Space Drunk As Shit, Discoid A, The Ulteriors, Warbird Millie & The Moths - Mojos Temple - Kilby Sweeney Todd: School Edition - Rose Wagner Throughly Modern Millie - Rose Wagner Revolver - Hog Wallow Hack Ogden - Grounds For Coffee David Williams - Tin Angel & The Streeters, Krustacean - Richards St. Camp 14: Total Control Zone - A Flea In Her Ear - Kingsbury Coheed & Cambria, Between The Buried And The Generators, Dead Virgins, Tainted Halos - 10 Years, Young Guns, Lost Element, Perish Lane Outasight, The Ready Set - In The Venue First Friday - UMOCA The Hanging Of El Bandito - Rose Wagner SLC Main Library Velocirapture, Waters Rising, SekTau, Intra-Venus Me, Russian Circles - Saltair Shred Shed - In The Venue Big Shiny Geek Show Pub Quiz - Lucky 13 Dubwise - Urban Plan-B: Adam & Steve & The Empty Sea Radio Club, Synthcult, Night Sweats, & The Cosmonauts - Muse SaltCon 2013 - Sheraton Hot Buttered Rum, Allie Kral - State Room DJ Erockalypze - Inferno Memoir Writing - Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll - - Rose Wagner Jamais Vu - Urban Winter Pop-Up Farmers Market - Pierpont Place Vile Discord, Atomica, Mister Richter - Nico Luminus, Crisis & Steezo - Urban Matthew & The Hope - Johnny’s SLCC Community Writing Center Various Galleries Exigent: Yo! Art/Hip-Hop Showcase - Wednesday, February 6 Chris Bender - Poplar Shred Shed Corey Christiansen, Steve Lyman, Matt Larsen - Hannah Georgas, Desert Noises, The North The Redwood Plan, Mouth Of A Lion, Astronaut Provo Gallery Stroll - Various Galleries Shred Shed Disability & Literature Book Group - Art Access Garden Adventures: Animal Families - Nate Robinson - Snowbird Why Sound Valley - Kilby - The Shred Shed Cotton Ponies, The Ulteriors, 12 Soap - Kev & Rex - Snowbird Listener, Bellrave, Elephant Rider - Bar Deluxe Red Butte Riley McDonald - Tin Angel Friday, February 22 Collin Creek - Muse Maserati, Visitors, I Hear Sirens - Urban Why Sound Portland Cello Project, Alialujah Choir - Jazz Jaguars - Burt’s Prank War, Parasol, Jawwzz, Sariah’s Kiss - Phutureprimitive, Illoom, Raphael Kahn - Urban American Hitmen - A Bar Named Sue Soul & Color - Paris Cafe DJ Matty Mo - Willie’s Color Animal - Woodshed State Room Hack Ogden - Grounds For Coffee Richards St. Salt Lake Gallery Stroll - Various Galleries Matt Codina, The Tuxedo Tramps - ABG’s Rocky Mountain Choreography Festival - Peery’s Thursday, February 28 Body Logic Dance: Elemental - Sugar Space Luke Benson - Hog Wallow RDT: Ring Around The Rose, Charette 2013 - Allred - Velour David Williams - Tin Angel Big Shiny Geek Show Pub Quiz - Lucky 13 Rose Wagner Matt Bashaw - Woodshed First Friday - UMOCA Mea Maxima Culpa - Rose Wagner Plan-B: Adam & Steve & The Empty Sea Saturday, February 16 Dubwise - Urban Ed Sheeran, Foy Vance, Rizzle Kicks - Saltair - Rose Wagner Happy Birthday, Esther Meroño! Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll - As Artifacts, A Holy Ghost Revival, Stories Of Armpigs, Scalps, Merlins Beard, Cornered By Rage Against The Supremes - Various Galleries Ambition, Dead Revelator - Shred Shed Zombies - Shred Shed A Bar Named Sue Provo Gallery Stroll - Various Galleries David Williams - Tin Angel Romance Novel - Sugar Space Romeo & Juliet - Abravanel Polytype, Mideau, Lake Island - Velour Ken Stringfellow, Tolchock Trio - Urban Galen Young - Tin Angel Knuckledragger, Handicapitalist - Burt’s Brandon Sanderson - Weller Book Works DJ Matty Mo - Willie’s UCW Pro Wrestling - UCW-Zero Arena Brother Chunky’s Big Variety Show - Missing Method, American Attic, Among the Thursday, February 7 Family Art Saturday - UMOCA Deer Hunter Pub Ashes - Why Sound DJ Ray Ray - 5 Monkeys Graveyard, The Growlers, The Shrine - Urban Intergalactic Nemesis - Book Two: Robot Planet Oh Be Cleaver, Minx, Lady Murasaki - David Williams - Bar X Searching For Celia - Velour Rising - Eccles Center Woodshed Free Press, Four Horsemen - Burt’s Why Sound Battle of the Bands: Part 1 - Dave Mason: Unplugged - Egyptian Theatre Saturday, February 2 Little Happy Secrets - Echo Theatre Why Sound Hobo Nephews Of Uncle Frank - Garage Ballroom With A Twist - Abravanel Joe McQueen - Garage The Hung Ups - Woodshed Pour Horse - Hog Wallow Benefit For The Beneficial Humanism Movement Junior Giant - Hog Wallow Rokcity - Zest Turisas, Firewind, Stolen Babies - In The Venue - Bar Deluxe Bluhme, Season’s Extreme - Kilby Sunday, February 10 DJ Erockalypze - Inferno Oldtimer, Desolate, Simian Greed - Burt’s A Flea In Her Ear - Kingsbury Joshua Payne Orchestra - Bar X Sofa Sly - Johnny’s Ririe-Woodbury: Two - Capitol Theatre Greenhouse Tour - Red Butte Steve Bassett Band, Nate Spencer - Garage OFF!, Negative Approach, Bad Antics - Kilby DJ Battleship - Copper Club Plan-B: Adam & Steve & The Empty Sea A Flea In Her Ear - Kingsbury Ballet Showcase - Kingsbury Jack + Jill - Deer Hunter Pub - Rose Wagner Plan-B: Adam & Steve & The Empty Sea - Songwriter Showdown- Finals - Muse WRD: Tutu Scrimmage - Derby Depot Babby Gurl, Yaktooth, Huldra - Shred Shed Rose Wagner Banff Mountain Ski Film Festival - Delta Rae - Eccles Center Camille Litalien, Romance Novel - Sugar Space Monday, February 11 Peery’s Egyptian Theatre An Evening With Judy Collins - Mokie performing The Grateful Dead - Urban Happy Birthday, Diane Hartford! American Hitmen - Poplar Egyptian Theatre Friday, February 8 DJ Godina - Bar X Valentine’s Vixens - Post Theater Matt Codina & The Glyders - Garage Samuel Smith Band - A Bar Named Sue Channel 801 - Brewvies Sweeney Todd: School Edition - Rose Wagner Daniel Day Trio - Green Pig Vivace: Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony - Victor Wooten Band - State Room Stone Sour, Papa Roach - Saltair Sofa Sly - Hog Wallow Abravanel Tuesday, February 12 SaltCon 2013 - Sheraton Wicked WinterFest 2013 - In The Venue Benefit For The Chill Foundation - Bar Deluxe Happy Birthday, Amanda Rock! SLUG Magazine’s 24th Anniversary DJ Erockalypze - Inferno Rage Against The Supremes - Brewskis Buke & Gase, Aleuchatistas - Kilby Party - SLC Photo Collective What It Is - Johnny’s Friday Night Jib Fights - Brighton “Deadly Sins” Wine Social - Meditrina Winter Farmers Market - State Fairpark Teddy Bangs, The 2:13’s, The North Valley - Oxcross, Settledown, Judast - Burt’s John Brown’s Body - Park City Live Hot Tuna - State Room Kilby Emilie Autumn, The Asylum - Complex Bones Of Turkana - SLC Main Library David Williams - Tin Angel A Flea In Her Ear - Kingsbury Stewart Dodge Band - Deer Hunter Pub OM, Sir Richard Bishop - Urban Eagle Twin, Los Rojos, La Verkin - Urban Cherem, One Clean Life, RIght On Track, Speak Canned Heat - Egyptian Theatre Wednesday, February 13 Caleb Blood, Lovecapades - Velour Out, Prime Oppressor - Mojos Grand Opening Party - Endless Indulgence Kung-Fu Theatre - Brewvies Why Sound Battle of the Bands: Part 2 - Mimi Knowles, Back Chat, The Ladells, Marinade - Garage Delphic Quorum - Burt’s Why Sound Mathom House - Muse Terrance Hansen Trio - Green Pig Hack Ogden - Grounds For Coffee Robo Rob - Woodshed Ogden City Cyphers - Paris Cafe Mokie - Hog Wallow Gemini Mind - Hog Wallow Sunday, February 17 Terence Hansen - Poplar DJ Bently - Inferno The Direction, JoJo Missionary, The Waldronz Joshua Payne Orchestra - Bar X The Hanging Of El Bandito - Rose Wagner Broadway Calls, SIlver Snake - Kilby - Kilby Dave Mason: Unplugged - Egyptian Theatre Plan-B: Adam & Steve & The Empty Sea A Flea In Her Ear - Kingsbury The Chieftains - Kingsbury Chris Orrock, Michelle Moonshine - Garage - Rose Wagner Jed Jones - Muse Big Shiny Geek Show Pub Quiz - Lucky 13 Banff Mountain Ski Film Festival - Ellie Goulding, St. Lucia - Saltair Mardi Gras Masqabeads Party - Paris Cafe Sweeney Todd: School Edition - Rose Wagner Peery’s Egyptian Theatre Fuck The Facts, Burn Your World, LA Riots - Park City Live Anthropology - The Shred Shed SaltCon 2013 - Sheraton Wounds Of Valor - Shred Shed Jim Derrickson - Poplar The 2:13’s, 90s Television, Low Tiger, Roe & Monday, February 18 Tales Of The Night - SLC Main Library Arthur Greene - Rose Wagner Spenser - Urban DJ Godina - Bar X Winter Farmers Market - State Fairpark Plan-B: Adam & Steve & The Empty Sea DJ Matty Mo - Willie’s Film Buff Night - Brewvies Body Logic Dance: Elemental - Sugar Space - Rose Wagner Thursday, February 14 Jo Jo & The Missionaries - Burt’s DJ Camilo, DJ Sayo, Supra - The Hotel Pries, Dopethought, Are Oh Why - Shred Shed Romeo & Juliet - Abravanel Matt Wilson Arts & Crafts - Capitol Theater Will Roney - Tin Angel Connect - SLC Arts Hub David Williams - Bar X The 44’s - Garage Max Pain & The Groovies, Samuel Smith Band, Stacey Board - Snowbird Heartbreaker’s Ball - Elevate Tuesday, February 19 Breakers - Urban Romance Novel - Sugar Space Mark Chaney & The Garage Allstars - Garage Happy Birthday, Lance Saunders! Robert & The Carrolls, Steven Stucki - Velour Showdown Fights X - UCCU Center Caveman Boulevard - Green Pig Terror, Bane, Backtrack, Code Orange Kids,

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