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Brown [email protected] Associate Producers: Esther Meroño, Alexan- der Ortega, Dan Nailen About the Cover: As a Craft Lake City DIY Festival veteran, Audrey Patten’s vintage take on pop culture classics, sense of humor and creepy-but-cute illustrations led us to seek her out as this month’s cover artist. She described the cover piece as “Sally Draper meets The Scarecrow,” which couldn’t be any more accurate. Find out more about Audrey in our feature on pg. 34, and don’t forget to seek her out at the DIY Festival! DISCLAIMER: SLUG Magazine does not necessarily maintain the same opinions as those found in our articles, interviews or advertisements. If you are easily offended, please do not blame us. We are a carrier for the voice of the people and it is not our fault if you don’t like people. Content is property of SLUG Magazine. Please do not use without permission, or we will hunt you down and make you pay for your sins. Now that’s a promise. Contributor Limelight: Nate Abbott – Community Development Coordinator If you’ve popped in the SLUG office lately you may have noticed a new, moustachioed face around—none other than the visage of Nate Abbott, whom you may have previously recognized as the store manager of the Sandy Graywhale before he made the move to be a Community Development Executive with SLUG Mag. Along with his fun and endearing sense of humor, Nate has a refined taste in music, à la bands like Deafheaven, Black Marble, Sigur Rós and his fave, Joy Division, and so we’ve been spoiled with his great in-office music picks paired with ours. Nate gets the team smiling with en masse calls and responses to Master P’s “Make ’Em Say Uhh,” and when one of us is feeling down, he’ll go out of his way to turn a frown upside down with a Koka Moka Probar. Out in the field, you can catch Nate rendezvousing with local businesspeople, rousing up positive interaction within our burgeoning community to keep it growing. In his off time, Nate will probably be playing PS3 or watching Back to the Future, but if you see him about, buy this friendly dude a beer! 4 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 5 Dear Dickheads Dear Dick Wyndorf, I stopped reading at Madball, A few months ago, Madball was then listened to something supposed to come here with Suicidal better to cleanse my aural Tendencies but ended up dropping off ANNUAL palate (an old Casualties album the bill because a certain promoter told them that “hardcore had been banned was closest, so I grabbed that from SLC.” Now, anyone with a few and popped it in my computer). brain beans to mash together knows Yeah, I’ve definitely heard tell that this is just a hair short of hogwash of the Dick Snoozy–sounding (and that if he knew his history, he’d name of a promoter ripping off know that ST was a HC band too), fans and bands. Kind of funny but evidently the band didn’t, and they how two-step HARDCORE was CITY posted a lengthy diatribe about it on LAKEE CITY the only thing that played at the AFT K their Facebook page. CR FT LA Outer Rim some time ago, too. CRA What appears to be happening is that a I guess there was something certain promoter (I won’t say his name, that got slipped into a bill in DIY FESTIVAL but it rhymes with “dick snooze”) is the state legislature! At any freaked out at the prospect of hardcore/ rate, it sucks. I remember, back Presented by punk basement shows happening in the day, there was a certain without his involvement, and knowing promotion group that was that he’s an aging dinosaur with no real connection to that “scene,” tried to also notoriously hard to work throw his weight around on this show he with—I think they were called booked in an attempt to salt the ground “The Hollective.” At any rate, and scare those type of bands from I’ve already heard of people playing here altogether. He knows that if starting to be conscientious they do come, they’ll probably do shows as to who’s putting on shows with someone (since he’s a general rip- so they can pick and choose off artist) who ISN’T him, and he doesn’t #craftlakecity whom to support and whom to want the competition. craftlakecity.com boycott until all the promoter While I can respect his Gordon Gecko dicks wise up and stop fucking approach to doing “business” (it’s a hardworking people over. It’s reference bro, look that shit up), I’m not not fair to the bands, the fans sure he understands the damage he’s or our city. Also, by the way: doing. It’s hard enough to get good Nice gym shorts, bruh. hardcore bands to come to this fucking city, and propagating a rumor just so Over 200 Artisans, Vintage Vendors, Craft Foodies, XOXO SLUG you can hold some bullshit monopoly on booking bands seems childish and silly. FAX, SNAIL MAIL OR EMAIL There’s very little money to be made in Science & Technology Exhibits, Live Music, Bike Valet, US YOUR LETTERS! HC, and more often than not, 40% of the show attendees are going to sneak Fax: 801.487.1359 Activities for Kids of All Ages & FREE Admission in without paying anyway. Mailing Address: If he cared about music in SLC, he’d Dear Dickheads c/o SLUG Mag know that basement hardcore shows 351 Pierpont Ave. Ste. 4B SLC, with a 50-60 person turnout aren’t his AUGUST 9 AUGUST 10 UT 84101 real competition anyway. He should stick or [email protected] to booking shitty Alkaline Trio shows. 5PM - 10 PM 12PM - 10 PM -D. Wyndorf AT THE GALLIVAN CENTER 239 S MAIN STREET

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GoEngineer • Iris Piercing • KCPW • Skinworks • Wells Fago • Winder Farms • XMission •Yelp 6 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 7 The quartet of Tolchock Trio—(L–R) Tommy Nguyen, Dan Thomas, Oliver Lewis and Ryan Fedor—are disbanding after 13 years of integrity as a local Utah band. Photo: Danielle Mariott TOLCHOCK TRIO 2000-2013 olchock Trio, the group best known for being able to stay together for so long and actually for Los Angeles to work with the Joshua Payne being a performing contradiction by act like professional musicians. The band has always Orchestra (brother of David Payne) and conquer playing as a quartet, are finally calling it boldly experimented with lineup changes, yet they the thriving nu-jazz market in a city of people who T broke the mold by being a standard “local band” tip with $100 bills. quits, three years after everyone already thought they did. However, they did accomplish two things who refused the stereotype of disbanding shortly most bands never do: They made more than two after becoming popular. “I don’t think any of us have thought that much albums and stayed together longer than 18 months about the future. It’s been a busy year, but Tolchock … So that’s something. The group also has the distinction of being one of as a band is over until Coachella offers us a million the few local bands to open for a national band bucks,” said Thomas, as he sped away in his freshly Tolchock Trio stood as one of the most influential who has been overplayed on every radio station purchased VW conversion van headed west. and constantly rocking SLC bands from the ’00s, across the country—in this case, it was Weezer. or 2000s, or whatever you call the first decade of The band got 45 minutes to “wow” an audience just While this may put an end to the “trio,” the surviving this century. The original lineup did indeed consist starting to pour into the arena, and then enjoyed a members can still be found in various projects, of a trio, featuring Oliver Lewis on guitar, Ryan well-earned rest in their dressing room, which turned including The Pentagraham Crackers (Fedor) Fedor on bass and Dan Thomas on drums. That out to be the locker-room shower for visiting hockey and the Salt Lake Electric Ensemble (Fedor, quickly ended with a revolving door of additions teams. The “trio” managed to steal booze and a Lewis), continuing to influence the local music scene including Nate Paxman, Eric Jensen (who couple games of foosball from Weezer before the without a very tall drummer. appears on their first album), Jeremy Smith (who latter went to lipsync their latest album onstage. We also served as their record producer and engineer would like to believe that Rivers Cuomo himself When asked about the future, Fedor seemed mildly for the first two records),Chad Murphy (who proclaimed in the dank halls of the former E Center, optimistic about their future endeavors: “I plan on appears on the group’s third album), and finally, “Damn, they play a good game.” doing as much fishing as possible, maybe playing Tommy Nguyen, who came on board in 2009. some music, too,” he says. He will be looking to Since 2009, the band has always been rumored to conquer the growing restaurant market in SLC as the Their discography, while not the usual length for be working on “something new,” and even joined assistant manager at Eva, Lewis will be competing a band over a decade old, has held up well over Fedor’s Ex-Umbrella Records after he brought it against him with his brother, Charlie, in the Lewis the years, and, to be honest, sounds rather refined, back from the dead, but weren’t able to produce Bros Food Truck, Nguyen will continue his training as having been done in actual studios. The group anything for the label. Alas, whatever fourth album a master sushi chef at Takashi, and Dave Payne will produced three albums in total: 2003’s Hello Bird, was in the works may never see the light of day. The continue to amass video games, work on his new 2005’s Ghosts Don’t Have Bones and the critically group recently expanded to a fifth member in SLC’s mansion and try to join every band in SLC. acclaimed, 2008 album Abalone Skeletone—one of legendary David Payne, completely destroying the few to be played frequently on KRCL for the first the hopes of whatever audience was patiently It goes without saying: Tolchock Trio will be missed year of its release. awaiting any kind of real “trio” to return, but instead immensely. Their power guitars and little-to-no got to hear the theremin skills from one of the state’s nonsense style made them a standout on the rock A milestone moment for the band was being one most accomplished musicians. end of the Utah musical spectrum. We can’t wait of the first to have an underage member (Nyugen) until three of the members decide to buy a drum play outside the venue while the others rocked on at The deathnail of the band came in the form of a machine and reform as a synth-rock band under the the now-dead Zephyr. Another badge of honor was departure when Thomas announced he was leaving moniker Deltoid Duo. –Gavin Sheehan

8 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 9 By CJ Morgan • [email protected] sounds—sometimes, when it’s loud, it’s just loud. [Playing Localized Photos: Logan Sorenson quieter venues] teaches us a lot of discipline.”

Starting with the crunchy licks of everyman band The Pentagraham Crackers, SLUG Localized will heat (L–R) Tony Carlson, Scott They keep it simple, dial it in and aim wildly for your up with the running beats and toothed refrains of Wildcat Strike before surf-rockers The New Electric throat after dancing with your heart. “Our songs are Vance, Nigel Goodwin, Ben Sound cast their net of sensual grooves over every man and woman in the crowd. This 21+ show happens Friday, Aug. 16 at Urban Lounge, and doors open at 9 p.m. If you’re a sad, lonely ragamuffin stuck at home, really direct. As long as we know our parts, we clean Zabriskie and Tom Brinton check out the show through the live stream on gigviz.com. it up and trim the fat. We try to be energetic, but it’s bust out easygoing, fun- important that we nail our parts. We’re very much about loving, straightforward Two members of Wildcat Strike (Will always a good guitarist, but a 20-minute solo on the control,” says Lake. Wildcat Strike rely heavily on energy Tuddenham, keys and Jordan radio just forces you to want to change the song.” from the crowd, and disdain artists who simply press play dance rock in The New Mendenhall, guitar) arrived for the Instead, they start with the firm foundations of solid songs on a laptop. “How do you work with the energy of a Electric Sound. interview on time and greeted me warmly (many are written acoustically by Lake before the band crowd when it’s preset?” says Lake, wondering. “Some of at Mendenhall’s home and band practice collaborates), throw in immense drive, pure vigor and, what we do might be sloppy sometimes, but it’s because place. Soon, the rest (Tony Lake, lead by the end, they’ve got something completely different. we’re feeding off the energy of the crowd. If that sounds ince most members had traveled nine vocals/guitar; Jake Rosevear, bass; Joe Their songwriting approach is very fluid and open: “We ‘hippy,’ then so be it, but there’s a real element there.” hours from LA to Salt Lake, The New Plummer, drums) arrived, and the full know what we like to sound like, but we don’t have a S Electric Sound were a little late to ensemble took seats around a table in the lot of direction,” Lake says. Rosevear states, though, The band wants nothing more than to play good music. our meeting at the sleepy Kokopelli’s Koffee living room, cracking jokes and snapping that everyone abides by their songs: “Each individual “Regardless of the bands we’re in, we’d still be playing in Millcreek, but they more than made up open the beers we had nabbed from the member’s purpose is to serve the goal of having a good music. It sounds cliché, but we do it because we love it, for their tardiness with charming smiles, corner store. The band settled in as the cold song. That’s what we shoot for.” not really because we worry about what other people courteous handshakes and even a few kind booze dissipated the heat, and Tuddenham think,” Mendenhall says. Lake laughs in agreement as he gifts. The five sat down, laughing and joking began by explaining that their band formed Mendenhall also explains that their sound isn’t always says, “We love the excuse to have something to do on before diving into their stories. quite organically two years ago. “We were played loud—it translates well into many formats. He the weekends. We never had much more ambition than friends beforehand. Tony got a new guitar says, “It sounds good whether it’s just pianos and vocals aiming to have some drinks and play some music.” The New Electric Sound got together in Provo and thought of a cool name for a band— or a full band.” Rosevear elaborates, saying, “We nearly two years ago when Scott Vance wildcatstrikemusic. Jordan built a music room in his house and play a lot of our stuff instrumentally at restaurants and Listen to Wildcat Strike on their website ( (lead vocals and rhythm guitar) and Tom com), Bandcamp, Spotify or iTunes. we thought, ‘Let’s make a band,’” he says. stuff, which helps us learn what our songs sound like Brinton (bass and backup vocals) decided to in different contexts. We can understand how it really make music. “We wanted to create a surf rock Tuddenham, in fact, had never been in band,” Brinton says. “It was just us at first, then a band. “I’d never even played bass we got everyone else to come along. We got before,” he says. But as the first members Tony [Carlson] to play drums and we got (Lake, Mendenhall, Tuddenham and Ben [Zabriskie] to play guitar.” The lineup Rosevear) grew and improved, they shuffled remained consistent with the exception of instruments around (Mendenhall went from keyboard players, who seemed to disappear. drums to guitar and Tuddenham switched “We were like Spinal Tap with keyboard to keys), added Plummer on skins and players,” says Vance, laughing. However, started honing their sound. After their time the third keyboard player, Nigel Goodwin, together, they feel like a real band. “Are we explained that he’s here to stay—barring a proper band?” Lake wonders with a laugh. unforeseen spontaneous combustion. Tuddenham replies, saying, “We’re getting there.” The band has a variety of musical tastes, though they all share an affinity for vintage The band acknowledges that some sound sounds. They started off fairly basic with a comparisons are strange, but they agree foundation of surf rock and ’60s-inspired that Cursive seems to be the most closely music as they solidified their lineup, but soon related—though they had difficulty outgrew the simpler, Buddy Holly–inspired describing their sound, which is at times sound, which wasn’t quite danceable. They romantic and piano driven, at times pure needed something fresh. “Our sound shifted you’ve got are über-catchy vocals that splash over tube-amp most of its Utah shows. “There are a lot of people helping rock and sometimes even touches on punk from a super–surf rock sound, and we tried tones, like cool ocean waves. out and telling you to keep it up, and you see lots of people and metal. Whatever it is, it’s always a to just save the vintage tone and feel from being successful around you—it creates synergy,” explains good time. “We don’t want to be the band older songs and incorporate that into a new that’s like, ‘Yeah, you can’t compare us to The New Electric Sound don’t just keep it simple with the Brinton. According to Carlson, fans in Provo tend to be a sound. Hence, The New Electric Sound. We anything,’” Mendenhall says. They try to be music, either. They also have straightforward philosophies. little more devoted: “People aren’t embarrassed to enjoy started developing [our sound] so that people honest, throw a bunch of things on the wall, Their motto, “good enough,” summarizes their goal, which the music—they get into it more,” he says. In any case, the could dance to it and get into [it]. I think that’s and see what sticks. “We just like to call it is to write good music and have a good time. “When you’re band is energetic, and provides audiences with a power- what really brings the ‘new’ part into it—just rock n’ roll,” Tuddenham says. writing music, you can beat a dead horse, but sometimes driven, high-energy show that is, above all else, fun and being able to see people get excited and you’ve just got to call it good enough,” says Carlson. “We enjoyable. starting to dance,” says Brinton. Given the Wildcat’s sound is nothing if not direct. They just try to write a good hook and give people a good time.” easy danceability and wildly catchy hooks on don’t waste time on flashy guitar solos or Vance noted that they feel that it’s important to keep things Of course, having a great live show is one battle for a their eponymous 2012 release, it’s clear that lengthy instrumentals, but prefer great riffs easy and free. He says, “We don’t want to take ourselves band. Promoting the music itself is equally important. the band has forged its eclectic tastes into a and powerful refrains. “You lose momentum too seriously. That’s partially why we have the cardigans Sometimes, Goodwin explains, you’ve got to share music sound all its own. [with long solos],” says Rosevear. “There’s and old, vintage mics.” for free: “I don’t think money should prevent a person from being entertained and to enjoy a song.” Vance agrees, The music isn’t the only thing that brings to More than anything, the band is true to itself, and noting that a band’s music must stand up to the test. Vance mind the good ol’ days. Because of their slick approaches its sound and lyrics with the same, stripped- says, “If your music is good and people like it, they’ll buy it. (L–R) Jordan Mendenhall, image onstage (they wear matching cardigans down honesty that frontrunners like Holly and Brian We, as artists, need to make money as well, but hopefully, Tony Lake, Joe Plummer, during performances) and vintage sound, Wilson perfected in the ’50s and ’60s. “The songs back in our music can stand up and be strong enough.” Overall, they’ve often been compared to The Beach Jake Rosevear and Will the day were so simple. They were often about love, but you the band is optimistic about the shifting landscape of music. Boys, but as Carlson puts it, “We go for that don’t get that in the same way today. People try to mask it “It’s a cool and exciting time to be a musician,” says Vance. Tuddenham of Wildcat Strike clean-cut, ’60s California image, and there and be cool while singing about love. We try to be upfront “Things are changing—the record labels are changing. It’s keep their songs direct are elements of that sound, but it’s not super about it,” says Vance. like a new frontier.” and driving to maximize prevalent.” More accurately, the band sees itself as a conglomerate of older sounds like Love, it seems, is contagious. The band has enjoyed Share the music (and the love) with The New Electric their appeal. The Beach Boys and The Kooks, cut with a moderate success, due in some ways to the supportive Sound on Spotify, iTunes and their Bandcamp page: dash of newer bands like The Strokes. What community of musicians in Provo, where the band plays thenewelectricsound.bandcamp.com. 10 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 11 The food is equally awesome. For the busy worker on a short break, they offer several pre-made, savory options that just take a moment to warm up. There are pizza slices for $3 each in flavors like chicken pesto, ham and mushrooms, and pear with walnuts and blue cheese. The pear variety is especially satisfying, with the sweet fruit and sharp cheese competing for dominance in every bite. They also offer a selection of croque sandwiches for those on the go. The term “croque” is derived from the French word for “crunchy,” and these traditional sandwiches are the mainstay of many a busy Parisian eatery. These differ from the standard preparation in that they’re served open-face, but the flavor is spot on. The best and most authentic version of the sandwich is their take on the Croque Monsieur (Mr. Crunchy), made with a thick slice of house-baked bread topped with béchamel sauce, gruyere cheese and ham. It is broiled until the cheese is bubbly and served warm—a bargain at only $6.

If you have time, though, take a seat and order from the menu. A popular lunch staple is the Wild Mushroom Croque ($9), a spin on their open-face sandwich that swaps out the traditional ham for a mound of gently cooked mushrooms. It is more knife-and-fork-worthy than a French Authenticity regular sandwich, and it’s served with organic greens and a balsamic vinaigrette. While they offer several noteworthy breakfast selections, in the Heart of Salt Lake salads and sandwiches, I think the restaurant really excels with their treatment of standard French fare. The case in point would be the French By James Bennett • [email protected] Onion Soup ($3/$5). According to legend, a French cook invented onion soup the morning after a raucous party, when all he had left were boiled scraps of meat, onions and flat champagne. Though the broth-onion- 155 S. Main Street •evasbakeryslc.com wine mixture can be hard to really mess up, it’s even trickier to get right. 801.355.3942 •Mon–Sat, 7 a.m.–6 p.m. Eva’s Bakery pulls out all the stops. The broth is rich and savory, the ver the past few years, one of my favorite Downtown restaurants onions are tender and caramelized, and the added topping of croutons Ohas been Eva. The small-plates restaurant serves a diverse selection and melted cheese really knock this one out of the park. of foods in portions manageable enough so that you can order half a dozen things and still not break the bank. Imagine my excitement when Having touched on the role the bakery plays as a coffee shop and lunch I, as SLUG Magazine’s Resident French Master TM, became aware that destination, let’s also touch on its role as a bakery. French bread is a Eva Chef/Owner Charlie Perry had plans to open a French-style bakery high art, and not many are successful at it. Old French law limits the just a few blocks away. The simply titled Eva’s Bakery has been providing ingredients to just water, salt, flour and yeast, and even regulates the for SLC’s cafe and baked goods needs for several months now, and as final weight of the loaf. While I’m not exactly sure how closely the bakery the food and service have found their follows these old rules, the bread footing, it has come time for us to give they create in house is nothing short the place a proper visit. of exemplary. Much French bread you find locally is too airy, too tough, The vibe surrounding the bakery and lacks much definition between begins before you even get in the the interior and exterior. The House door. The conventional French wood Baguette at Eva’s is crusty on the façade is painted a traditional light outside and tender on the inside, with blue, with old-style lettering that an ever-so-slight sourdough kick. It’s spells out boulangerie—the Gallic perfectly crafted and a good buy for word for “bakery.” This attention $2.50 (or try a half loaf for only a to detail continues inside, with buck). The sweets are also top-notch. customary glass cases for pastries, Something as simple as a Chocolate a counter-to-ceiling display of fresh Chip Cookie ($1.50) benefits from bread, white Paris Métro wall tiles rich chocolate and browned butter. Éclairs and Paris-Brests couple and intimate tables and lighting. From Photo:Logan Sorenson the outside, it looks like an ordinary perfectly formed choux-pastry with bakery. Once you come through the The Wild Mushroom Croque at Eva’s Bakery is varieties of velvety pastry cream. doors, its double life as a restaurant an authentic take on the French favorite. The croissants are buttery and flaky, comes into focus. and stand up well to being filled with almond cream and baked a second If you’re looking for quality coffee, espresso and tea, you need not look time. The pastries range in price from $2 to $4, and some of the popular any further. They serve products sourced through Caffe Ibis and the Tea ones sell out early in the day. Grotto—companies with local ties, which are known for their fresh and sustainable approach to beverage making. The drinks range in price Some of us wander Downtown looking for a good coffee shop. Others from $1.50 for a small drip coffee to $4.50 for something as elaborate are in need of a quick but satisfying lunch destination. Lately, I’ve been as a large caffè latte. However you take your caffeine, they’ve got you looking for the spot to satisfy my sweet tooth. The cool thing is, with Eva’s covered. Bakery, you’ve got all three.

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comic Local,Local full-timefull-time InvincibleInvincible comic artist Ryan Ottley will be at the first-ever Salt Lake Comic Con this September.

hen Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee and Todd monthly comic. He uses Draw Night as an exercise in them out on a regular basis before any official McFarlane (among others) founded Image sketching, where his mind can wander and he can let announcement is made. W Comics, they revolutionized the comic book his pencil do the talking. “I have no clue what’s going industry. The artists were treated like—and acted to happen here,” says Ottley. “I just start drawing.” While Ottley may not get recognized on the street like—rock stars everywhere they went. It was that yet, that could all change if the upcoming inaugural attitude that put the creator-owned mindset of Image Ottley held a number of different jobs while harboring Salt Lake Comic Con is any sort of success. Ottley is a on equal footing with Marvel and DC. dreams of becoming a comic artist. After he was fired veteran attendee of conventions all over the country, from a warehouse, he saw an opportunity to actually most notably San Diego Comic Con and Emerald Twenty years later, Image Comics is still a force led go for it. He began posting his work online and trying City Comic Con in Seattle. Dan Farr, the hometown by some of the most famous creators working today. to find writers he wanted to work with. He contributed convention’s organizer, has been working hard at Its continued success is thanks, in large part, to to various anthologies and illustrated a number pulling together some of the biggest names in the books like Invincible—illustrated by local artist Ryan of short stories, including Ted Noodleman: Bicycle entertainment industry to make sure it’s a memorable Ottley. Ottley may not have the bombastic, rock Delivery Boy, until his work was discovered and he first year. “We’ve had some good ones here and star personality of some of his Image peers, but he was asked to fill in on an issue of Invincible. “I did there, but this one feels like it’s going to be the is every bit as talented. His line work is some of the pencils and inks in two weeks, which is way too fast, biggest,” says Ottley. “I really hope that it’s good, cleanest and most detailed in the industry, and the but I was really hungry at that point,” says Ottley. “I and that it’s huge and that it lasts. That would be level of gore he reaches at times is a stark contrast to actually finished [Issue 8] before Cory [Walker, great to do a convention and then just drive home.” the personality of the mild-mannered Utah resident. Invincible co-creator] finished his pages for Issue 7, and then they asked me if I’d come on full time.” The convention is on the same weekend as Baltimore Since 2004, when he began penciling Invincible on a Comic Con, which Ottley had already committed to. regular basis, Ottley has been attending Draw Night Since then, Ottley has penciled nearly 100 issues He will have a presence on at least Thursday of the at Nobrow Coffee. It’s a low-key, weekly tradition in of a book that continues to be a refreshing change Salt Lake show, which runs September 5–7 at the which a group of local artists get together for a few of pace from other superhero comics. With a South Towne Expo Center in Sandy. You can purchase hours and sketch, chat and just be creative. “I met dedication to characters and a strong focus on family tickets and find more info at saltlakecomiccon.com. [local artist] Derek Hunter online, and he used to dynamics, it still manages to contain some of the most do Draw Night,” says Ottley. “They’d been doing imaginative—and sometimes brutally realistic—takes The next year is looking to be just as busy for Ottley, it for years, but stopped for a while. I said I’d be on traditional superhero tropes. with Invincible showing no signs of slowing down. interested in doing it, so we got together and started He’s excited about the direction the book is going again. We’ve been doing it like clockwork ever Since Invincible is on a monthly schedule, Ottley and the popularity it has. He’s also looking to branch since.” works six days a week to make sure the book ships out a little bit more to some of his own projects, like regularly, which leaves little time for anything else. Grizzly Shark, but it’s just a matter of finding time The number of people attending varies from week That’s not to say he doesn’t try. He and fellow artist while trying to keep some semblance of a normal to week. Sometimes it’s small, but on this particular James Harren have a site called The Bog (the-bog. family life. Well, as normal of a life as you can have night, there were nearly 10 people packed in, all tumblr.com), which is mostly for fun, brain-dumping when your job is to draw immortal beings punching working on various projects. For Ottley, it’s just a sketches. He also has his own book with Jason holes through people’s stomachs. nice break from the daunting task (but still a better Howard (artist of Super Dinosaur) called Sea Bear gig than most jobs, of course) that is illustrating a and Grizzly Shark. Ottley promises that they have Keep up to date with Ottley’s work at ryanottley.com. more in store, but want to make sure they can get

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Unbroken Remains By Ricky Vigil • [email protected]

On Aug. 15, 2012, Baroness’ tour bus plunged supporting the album. “Any thought pattern that 30 feet from atop a viaduct near Bath, England, starts off as, ‘I wish we could’ve toured last fall,’ (L–R) Sebastian Thomson, John injuring all nine passengers. Miraculously, is trumped by the fact that we are operational Baizley, Peter Adams and everyone on the bus survived, though no one and outperforming and out-touring our pre- Nick Jost of Baroness have emerged unscathed. Guitarist Peter Adams only crash selves. I think the crash was a kick in the reinvented themselves on this spent one day in the hospital, but vocalist/guitarist pants to a lot of our audience and, in some John Baizley broke his left arm and left leg, circumstances, has made the record a bit more tour, breathing new life into and both bassist Matt Maggion and drummer poignant for people,” he says. their latest, Yellow & Green. Allen Blickle suffered fractured vertebrae. The accident effectively ended Baroness’ tour cycle Earlier this year, Baroness announced that musicians face and the fact that reality for their third album, Yellow & Green, less than a Maggion and Blickle had left the band. can rear its head in any number of ugly ways month after it was released and without any U.S. Their departure was amicable, and the band for lifers like Baizley, the passion far outweighs shows promoting the album. “For the time being, introduced Nick Jost as their new bassist the risks. “Regardless of my life as a musician, a it’s only realistic that we be identified with the and Sebastian Thomson as the drummer. human being or an artist, I have these outlets that crash. It was pretty dramatic, and it is the guiding “[Having two new members] has been I’m drawn to that I can express myself within and force behind a lot of the decisions, attitudes awesome, simply put. Nick and Sebastian are that help me with any number of windfalls, from and behaviors we have right now,” Baizley says unbelievable musicans and great people. The physical pain to mental anguish to social anxiety in an interview with SLUG. “But in an effort to fortunate thing [about Maggion and Blickle to homesickness to broken bones … anything. The move past that and get to somewhere a bit more leaving] is that we don’t have a band that act of playing music, writing music and performing rewarding than pitiful, our goal is, quite simply shares this tragedy in common, so we don’t it become the reason that I get up in the morning put, to be known as a good live touring band.” have to talk about it. It doesn’t have to be the with a little pep in my step,” he says. cornerstone of every conversation and mood,” After more than six months of rehabilitation, the Baizley says. The band’s new lineup hasn’t The very fact that Baroness still exist as a band band re-emerged as a live entity in May. Even written any new music yet, but Baizley says is nothing short of a miracle. From the horrific though Yellow & Green has now been out for that Jost and Thomson have breathed a new life first-person account Baizley posted on the band’s over a year and the band is in a very different into the band and a new energy into the live website a few months after the accident, though, place than when the songs were written, Baizley performance. it was clear that he was not going to simply be looks at their unique situation as an advantage. defeated. After the band’s performance at “What we’re trying to do right now is just tour SLUG spoke with Baizley in between legs of Bonnaroo earlier this summer, a photo was posted on the record. It’s kind of weird [playing older Baroness’ U.S. tour, and with every mention on their website of Baizley standing in front of songs live for the first time], but it’s awesome in a of touring, he seemed more and more antsy to the crowd, his arms raised and mouth open in way because these songs are more or less brand return to the road. He has made it clear that, a scream of triumph as thousands of onlookers new songs for us onstage, but everybody knows for him, music was the driving force behind his raised their fists in front of him. One can’t help them already,” he says. Upon the album’s release, recovery from the horrific accident that befell but think of some lyrics of Yellow & Green as a reaction from fans was mixed, as the band’s the band. “I think you can certainly make the strange prophecy: “Take my bones away, I’ll find emphasis on crushing, sludgy riffs was lessened, case that without this music in our lives, we them every day.” This is a band with purpose and and a more meditative mood and influence wouldn’t have experienced the crash that we dedication, and a band reveling in the reality of from ’70s rock emerged. However, Baizley says did, and that’s fine—most of the job is adventure their existence. Baroness will perform at the Urban that crowds have been incredibly enthusiastic and travel—that’s the allure of it,” he says. Lounge in Salt Lake City on Aug. 30. throughout the first leg of the band’s tour Even with the ever-present danger that touring 18 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 19 Photo: Alex Gibbs

Disillusion Tour 2013:

tlanta-based ex- Touring with a perimental rock O Brother takes the spotlight ’ solid new album, A band O’Brother has By Matt Brunk • [email protected] gained an amazing amount O’Brother embark of traction in a short time, re- on their first headlin- leasing their first EP, The Death of Day, with the current lineup ing tour this August. in 2009, and their first full-length, Garden Window, in 2011. Touring with bands says that they enjoyed the comforts of an isolated as big as Manchester Orchestra, Thrice creative environment, away from the distractions of While Disillusion marks the next step in their and even Alice In Chains, these guys are fi- daily life, free to focus wholly on the new album. musical progression, O’Brother are also taking nally taking on a headlining tour of their own “[It’s been] my favorite by far. It was the first time the next big step in their career by headlin- in support of their sophomore release, the ex- that we got to leave our home and go somewhere [to ing their own tour this summer. “The thought cellent Disillusion. We hooked up with vocalist record],” he says. of headlining has been terrifying for a while, Tanner Merritt to find out exactly what it’s although it’s something that we knew we’d have been like recording the new album, and how Garden Window had a very different sound from The to do inevitably,” says Merritt. While they’ve these dudes manage to consistently keep put- Death of Day, much more upbeat and earthy, and been touring pretty much non-stop for a while, ting on such show-stealing live performances. Disillusion is a much darker, more somber album than it’s usually been supporting other bands, and either. “I think it was more of a natural progression Utah fans of Thrice will definitely recognize I still remember the first time I saw O’Brother in the direction that we’ve been heading since the them from Thrice’s farewell tour last year. In a with Biffy Clyro and Manchester Orchestra. I first release. I think we just kind of realized what we slightly more intimate show, they also played picked up a copy of The Death of Day do best. Garden Window was all over the place as Kilby Court twice last year, once during their after the show, and they stuck with me long af- far as dynamics and tempos, and I think Disillusion is co-headlining tour with Junius (Junius didn’t ter. I was beyond stoked when they finally an- honing in our sound,” he says. The recently released make that particular show due to getting stuck nounced Garden Window. I think their debut song “Context” is a good example of the album’s in the snowy mountains, but O’Brother enjoyed album has weathered amazingly well in the cou- vibe, marrying the darkness and sweet melancholy playing to a packed room regardless), and ple years since, and Merritt agrees. “[We’ve] of The Death of Day with the richness of Garden Win- again during last year’s Crucialfest. Fitting, definitely come really far. There were some dark dow, but taking both in a more refined direction. then, that Kilby Court is going to host them once days when we started booking our own tours, more during this year’s tour in August. never knowing if people were going to show Though I’d expect that playing such incredibly com- up, but we’ve gotten to do a lot of things that plex and atmospheric songs live would lend itself to a Fans of both O’Brother and vinyl are also in we never thought that we’d be able to do. The lot of difficulty and a lot of compromises, Merritt says good company, as Disillusion will also be re- response has been awesome—greater than we that such rich dynamics are the easy part: “None of leased in record form on Aug. 20 via Triple expected,” he says. us are extremely technically proficient musicians, so Crown Records. The band is extremely ex- I think our sound has always been built around lay- cited for the release after going all-out with the Instead of returning to Favorite Gentlemen Re- ers and dynamics rather than technical riffing. I think packaging, a collaboration by artists Yaro- cordings, headquarters of their close friends in it just comes naturally to us.” With that in mind, he slav Gerzhedovich and Ian Rowan. As a Manchester Orchestra and recording studio for also says that a lot of Disillusion was written around proud owner of one of the 500 limited-edition Garden Window, O’Brother enlisted the aid of being able to translate well to a live show. “We’ve copies of the Garden Window vinyl release, I an old friend, producer Mike Sapone. “Mike only played a couple songs from the new record, and can speak firsthand to the significant love and Sapone mixed our last record, and we were re- only at a handful of shows, and that was really fun. attention given to an O’Brother record, full of ally happy with the way it turned out. It made a Usually, I’m most excited about what’s new, and it’s gorgeous, full-frame artwork. Don’t forget to huge difference. We kind of built a relationship refreshing to play new songs. We’re all excited to catch O’Brother in person during their Salt Lake with him because of that,” says Merritt. Record- play a lot off this new record,” he says. For my part, City stop at Kilby Court on Aug. 30, supported ing in Long Island at Sapone’s studio, Merritt I can definitely say that I’m excited, too. by Native and Daylight. 20 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 21 Colton Reeves Ericksen 1993–2013

Photos Courtesy Dark Seas

Colton Reeves Ericksen, often called “Toner,” was a I remember making the long drive out to Copper Hills to After Dark Seas returned from their previous concert 19-year-old beacon of light whose passion for life, music do some outreach for our programming and, specifically, tour, I noticed a new level of maturity in Colton. While and his friends was tragically cut short. He passed on to meet a couple of potential film students a couple he originally seemed to me to have an “old soul,” July 15, traveling to Chicago with our band, of years ago. That drive brought Colton to the Film he now exhibited an even higher level of personal Dark Seas, in a freeway accident. Apprenticeship program at Spy Hop, and so was very refinement, inner strength and self-confidence. You could worth the commute, even though it is farther than we see it in his eyes and body language. I commented to Colton joined our band in December 2012, and became often travel looking for students. myself that Colton had really “lived and learned” on that the key ingredient to the band’s rebirth and new sound tour. He seemed to have aged several years in only a we had been looking for two years prior to him joining Colton brought his positivity to our programming, few short months. us. Without him, we would not have been the same. He and quickly forged friendships with all of his fellow soon became the driving force to our music and cause, apprentices. His zeal for all things creative was I noticed a new level of maturity in his guitar playing as writing the songs, guiding us through them and having infectious, and his easy going attitude made him the well––he wanted to make sure that he played his guitar the passion and energy onstage that a lead guitarist easiest guy to get along with for everybody. parts as good as they possibly could be played. He should have. He captivated the crowd with his talent; had a real “knack” for playing guitar, the kind of rare he spoke through his guitar and we all understood––this He also graced us with his musical talents, helping lend gift that few people receive. His unique style, sense of was his love and his life, and he wanted to share it with a score to a couple of different projects. Based solely on musicality and personality really came out in his music, the world. what the filmmakers were looking for, Colton could just and people enjoyed sharing it. When he played, he sit down and play more than we ever could have hoped expressed his love for music and his genuine joy in Being on the road with Colton, there were so many for. He stretched out to challenge himself in the class. performing with his bandmates. memories and good times we all shared with him. He He was the only student in the history of my mentoring was never angry, and when he wasn’t sleeping, he was who chose the laborious process of shooting a project The tragic loss of a young and talented life is so hard to either playing his guitar, thinking of ways to improve on 16mm film. process and accept––the mind and heart strings scream, the songs, or making us laugh. He was always willing “NO, it can’t be true.” But then, it is true, and it can’t be to share whatever he had, from his food to the shirt on I was very impressed and excited to have a student with changed. I can only find solace in honoring his memory his back. such strong passions for creativity in all forms. It is truly a by trying to live a better life, and be the kind person that shock that he is gone so soon, as we at Spy Hop looked Colton would respect and want to know. He is in our hearts forever––his spirit and legend will forward to watching him go on to great things. I can never die. We miss him so much, but know he’s out honestly say that my eight months as Colton’s mentor The great circle of life holds us all in its grasp and it there, playing his guitar and smiling on us all. moved me, as he is the kind of student we all hope for. sometimes seems very strong, yet, at the same time, also RIP Toner. –Dark Seas very fragile, and it promises none of us a tomorrow. He leaves many friends behind who will remember him But we can embrace the fondly, and I am not alone in counting myself lucky for circle and believe and having known him. –Josh Samson, Film Instructor, trust in the moments of Spy Hop joy it provides and live our often too short lives with grace and honor, as Colton Ericksen was the kind of young man that you Colton did. would like immediately, and then want to try to get to know better. He had a warm, genuine and winning Thank you, Colton, for being smile that would make you want to smile in return. He one of the good guys! –Kent was kind and gentle, humble and unassuming, polite Rigby, Utah Arts Alliance, and grateful. Honesty and integrity were an integral part Midnight Records Productions of his demeanor and persona. I never heard him say an unkind word, or utter a word in anger. I believe these Dark Seas will be playing character traits are a tribute to his parents, and I had their final show, a tribute previously tried to imagine what they might look like. I to Colton and a CD release have never met them, but saw them in my mind’s eye party for the album they recorded with him, at The 5th through their fine son, Colton. Annual Craft Lake City DIY FEST on Friday, Aug. 9 at 9 p.m. on the 90.9FM KRCL Stage.

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EnjiGo’s resident Robot Fanatic, Michael Anderson, began leading a class in July for students of all engineering skill levels, instructing them how to build their own Sumo Bots with an inexpensive materials package. Sumo Bots Robot Fanatics Unite

By Thomas Winkley Anderson has also been heavily involved two-inch Plexiglas.” Anderson’s hobby [email protected] in MakeSLC since its beginning, initially snowballed into a workspace, club and starting as a community endeavor to get now, the passion to teach others to con- creative minds unified. In a warehouse, struct. Though he may not be Rock ’Em Whether you’ll admit it or not, you’ve they have since mutated into EnjiGo and Sock ’Em’s biggest fan, he is quite the walked the city wondering why giant moved into their new shop in South Salt PC gamer, or was until he began the robots aren’t pouring out of alleyways Lake. Hack spaces like EnjiGo are preva- search for making robotics easier for the

battling to save the galaxy. Sumo Bots lent outside of Utah: “You can find one public. In his search, he has developed Photo: AHB Craft Lake City DIY Festival at are giving in every city in the larger areas,” Ander- a circuit board and parts kit that can be you the opportunity to witness this on the son says. “Silicon Valley has them every- assembled in four to five classes. The Michael Anderson of EnjiGo miniature scale. Contestants who have where—Utah is a new opportunity.” Out first series of these classes is just wrap- constructed their own miniature monsters extends his passion for of hack spaces, new ideas, technology ping up and more will definitely follow. engineering to robot construction. will drop them in a ring with the goal of and business can emerge. The sense of “We’ll be programming the robots using pushing the enemy out of the circle, for community also gives people a creative Arduino. It has basic commands we’ll be all of the cyber glory this city has to offer. sounding board when up against difficult providing, and you can, of course, take Michael Anderson Robot Fanat- to attract hordes of the opposite sex to of problems with their projects. You can it further with enough research.” With his ics their metallurgic prowess. is the man behind bringing this move- see his surprise at the amount of energy background in software development, ment to light. around Robot Fanatics: “It’s grown faster Anderson can lead someone of any skill If you wish to become a more in-depth than I imagined,” he says. “Since August, level into programming his or her bot for participant at EnjiGo, you can become As I walk into the front office of EnjiGo, we’ve already reached 35 members.” basic behaviors. Once the robots are a member for $50 a month. Benefits in- preparations for their new setup are completed in the inaugural class series, clude: access to the facility, tools, classes clearly under way. In a storefront un- When all is done, Robot Fanatics will the students have the opportunity to enter and a workspace for various projects, der construction, there is a bright-red, have a full-service shop where enthusi- them into the Saturday Sumo Bot compe- which also allots free entry to any classes humanoid robot on a shelf waiting to asts can find a place for discussion, ad- tition at CLC DIY Fest happening Aug. 9 at their campus. Check out Sumo Bots at greet me. Next to the desk, there is an vice and part kits to build their mechan- and 10. The robots in question will have the CLC DIY Fest and be sure to have a empty display case and a paper sign ical dream. “We should have the retail the ability to sense an object in front discussion with the folks from Robot Fa- taped to a chair that reads, “EnjiGo shop up by the end of August. Our goal of it, and then push with all the power natics—you’ll find yourself in good com- this way.” Heading into the back office, is to provide the excitement and envi- they can muster. Anderson describes the pany and witnessing the beginning of I am introduced to an entirely different ronment that RadioShack doesn’t,” says Sumo Bots’ abilities, saying, “You’ll want something incredible. feel. Once you make your way past a Anderson. them as low to the ground as you can jukebox (that could only have been taken go, so they don’t tip over during the fight. Check out EnjiGo at enjigo.com for infor- from a 1950s diner) and around the Anderson’s fascination with robots be- They’re powered by this little motor and mation on future classes and membership, pool table, you find out where the real gan in the ’90s after reading an article two wheels, and they’ll move in a straight and Robot Fanatic at robotfanatic.com for work gets done. Shelves full of tools and in Popular Science. He says, “I watched line to push out their opponents.” Among information on how to make your own parts surround work benches lined with a lot of Robot Wars, and eventually at- other Sumo Bot competition applicants, robots. The Sumo Bot competition will be various projects. Three men are talking tended Robowars in California. They should anyone’s bot have the power to held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 10 in the back while they unload a truck into had some crazy stuff. It would take a push all other’s from the ring, the creator in the Science & Technology building on the shop. Among them, I find Anderson lot to bring that to Salt Lake—I remem- will be heralded as the CLC DIY Fest 200 S. at the Gallivan Center. excitedly discussing what it will take to ber one giant chainsaw-like robot had Sumo Bot champion, a title which is sure create more “hack spaces” in Salt Lake. its cutting arm fly off, and it pierced the 26 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 27 The Maxwells (L-R: Wyatt, Angela, Cole, Shane Kiel and Duke) continue in their passion for music as Mad Max & the Wild Ones Photo: John Barkiple John Photo:

By James Orme from then on. I got to know the guy that does the sound effects who’s [email protected] Each one of the Maxwell boys has uncanny natural been there for, like, 35 years, and he told all sorts of musical ability. Wyatt’s playing is so impressive, he crazy stories.” became the youngest guitar player to ever be he standard order of things is that, when we find sponsored by Gretsch Guitars, who approached him Unfortunately, about a month after Wyatt was hitting the Trock n’ roll, we use it to piss off our parents—not to after seeing a show. Cole seemed to be destined to sit national television stage, on March 19, 2013, Donnie start a family rockabilly band with Dad playing upright behind a drum kit: “Cole was always thumping out passed away due to complications from diabetes. “From bass and Little Brother taking on lead vocals at the age rhythm on something,” says Angela. “He’s become an the outside, it may have seemed weird for some peo- of 4. But “standard” and “normal” are not words that excellent songwriter.” Now 13 years old, Duke has ple,” says Wyatt, “seeing us kids in a band with their anyone would use to describe the Maxwell family. picked up guitar and, recently, the harmonica. With dad, but it was always more cool than anything. I had a help from local blues harp luminary Brad Wheeler, friend whose house reeked of macaroni and cheese all When Wyatt Maxwell turned 8, he asked for a Duke has become quite adept with the instrument, just the time, and he thought that was normal. Playing this guitar. His brother, Cole, followed soon after with as he has always been with learning lyrics. music and having fun at shows became normal for us.” drums, and the music began to pour right out of them. Looking to get in on the act, the youngest As Mad Max & the Wild Ones played more shows, Even though family and band have suffered a massive brother, 4-year-old Duke, took over lead vocals, the legend of this family band with rockin’ young kids blow, they have decided to keep the music flowing. “I gaining the position by learning a ton of Johnny spread throughout the rockabilly and roots music know he would want them to keep playing,” says Cash lyrics. Wanting to involve their dad, Donnie communities, making touring the U.S. possible, and Angela. “It was Donnie’s favorite thing to spend time Maxwell, the boys gave him an upright bass for even allowing them to travel to New Zealand to play with his sons playing music, and that was what he Christmas and began helping him learn to play it. shows. “The whole thing has been kind of an passed down to them.” Shane Kiel, a longtime friend “Dad was just cooler than us,” says Wyatt. “I went adventure that none of us expected,” says Angela. of the family, has filled the role of bass player, even through a punk rock phase, and I’d bring home a “We played that first show at Bo Huff’s, and people spending time with Wyatt while they both were on tour Sex Pistols CD, thinking I was all rebellious, and just started to contact us about playing different places with Hancock. “Shane’s a great fit,” says Angela. he’d bust out some G.B.H. and Exploited CDs for all over the country.” “We’ve known him for such a long time––it’s still like me to check out, and I was like, ‘Who are you?’” having a family band. He’s like a little brother to me, While the band gained popularity, Wyatt’s guitar so to the boys, he’s like Uncle Shane. He might as well Under the watchful eye of Angela Maxwell, their playing grew in demand as well. He has toured with change his last name to Maxwell.” mother, the boys began playing live. They started with Wayne Hancock, and is often hired by rockabilly a car show put on by family friend and hot rod legend piano man Lance Lipinsky to record and tour. It was The Maxwell family has been through the worst of it Bo Huff, who was impressed by what he heard after his relationship with Lipinsky that landed the young this year, but they are determined to come out on the visiting the family. Angela says, “They didn’t even guitar slinger on The Late Show with David Letterman, other side maintaining the passion and energy Donnie have the name for the band yet, and Duke was only 5. backing up top Elvis tribute artists for an entire week’s had for making music with his family. Look for some We weren’t sure how he’d react to the crowd, but he run of shows this last February. “It was nuts,” says vinyl 45s to be released soon, and a full-length record just loved it, and after it was over, he told me that the Wyatt, “hanging out with Paul Shaffer and Bones out sometime next year. Catch a live performance more people there are, the better he plays.” The band Malone from the Blues Brothers … I got to go from Mad Max & the Wild Ones at the Craft Lake City began picking up gigs as Mad Max & the Wild Ones down in the basement and explore all the tunnels, and DIY Festival on Friday, Aug. 9 at 8:30 p.m. 28 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 29 trio complements each other, and their focus is easier to maintain, as they can balance hanging out with working on their songs. This came as a surprise to them, but as Gentry says, “The way that our harmonies form when it’s just the three of us in a room figuring out a song gives you goosebumps, because there’s nothing else that can distract you from the three voices coming together, besides the guitar and maybe a fiddle here and there. It’s been really cool to see how the harmonies develop, because that’s what we focus on.” Buehner adds to that, saying that she “was surprised to realize, when we switched back to just the three of us, that a lot of the harmonies I was doing were the same as [Bradshaw] or [Gentry]. I had to change a lot of things because I didn’t notice them—I didn’t have the time to really dig that deep before.” With the simplicity and intimacy of the trio, the songs are lyric-heavy and will come as a delight to deep-music listeners. Catch them on the 90.1 FM KUER Stage Friday at 5:30p.m.

On Saturday, you’ll find a showcase of Vincent Draper and the Dirty Thirty and Worst Friends, who all boast of great chemistry between their respective bandmates, enabling each set of musicians to progress and grow as a band. The name “Vincent Draper” (his real name is Carson Wolfe) is an homage to two men that he admires: Vincent van Gogh and his grandfather, named Draper. Their new album, SAM, released on July 27, was created as a tribute to his grandfather. By Brinley Froelich • [email protected] Photos: Gavan Nelson may be presumed that the Craft Lake City DIY Festival on Aug. 9 and 10 is limited to showcasing handmade crafts to hold and Ittake home. However, joining the surplus of local artisans and DIY Engineers are 50 local musicians and performers who will show off their talents in the form of instrumentation. These DIY bands work on their craft with the intention of inspiring their audience, and the handful we spoke to all shared the same sentiments of interacting with other talented musicians and artists to propel their motivation.

The Soggy Scots will kick off the festival with a march through Gallivan Plaza and some epic piping. The two friends, Zach Lees and James Moyar, from Payson, Utah have played bagpipes together since high school, and with the variety of events and venues they’ve performed at in the past, they’re certain to initiate the activities on a monumental note. “We’ve played pretty much everywhere you can think,” Lees says. Their Facebook page (facebook.com/TheSoggyScots) boasts of playing at “funerals, birthdays, committee meetings, celebrations, weddings; indoors, outdoors, in the sun and rain, on street corners, in forests, and even once atop a barn.” There is one event they haven’t played, and the two find it regretfully so: Know anyone throwing a bar/bat mitzvah? Expect to see kilts and hear (L–R) Zach Lees and James Moyar of The Soggy Scots meld tra- “Scotland the Brave,” but don’t expect everything to be traditional: “Zach ditional and quirky aspects into their bagpipe playing, and will here will make up stuff as we’re playing. He’ll start to play a harmony, sound the call at the CLC DIY Fest. and bust it out … I follow him—he’s the piper extraordinaire,” Moyar (the alleged “fashion sense” of the group) says. While the two have no blood- ties to any clans in Scotland, that doesn’t stop them from hearing all about the history of bagpipes. “A lot of people walk up to you, even if you’re just warming up in the park, and they’ll tell you it’s beautiful, and thank you, and they’ll tell you their whole Scottish lineage, which sometimes can get a little tedious because you just want to play, but it is rewarding because then they might even cry about it … It’s a nostalgic sound for a lot of people,” Moyar says. For the two of them, playing bagpipes has developed into a fun activity to share time with each other. Since the two of them grew up together, they had plenty of tales of adventures in cemeteries and belting their pipes around their neighborhoods late at night. Although they predominantly play bagpipes, the pair may pull out the banjo, didgeridoo, drums, bell horn or even whistle. Make sure to catch them opening the DIY festival on both days, and see them in the busking area Friday at 5 p.m. and Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

Friday also features the sweet harmonies of The Souvenirs. This sisterly- trio (Marie Bradshaw and Kiki Buehner are sisters, and their close friend, Corrine Gentry, might as well be) has recently parted from their previous project with The Folka Dots to focus on their three-part harmonies. “The Folka Dots actually started with just the three of us initially, and we added (L–R) Corinne Gentry, Marie Bradshaw and Kiki Buehner have members as time went on. It seemed natural to go back to our roots crafted beautiful harmonies in their trio, The Souvenirs. and play with each other,” Bradshaw says. With this new transition, the 30 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 31 mutual I suppose.” The two wanted to keep jamming and writing together, Loom notwithstanding. Bischoff says, “So, sort of as a sarcastic joke, we called the band Worst Friends because […] everyone thinks that we butt heads or whatever.” Cundick adds, saying, “Now we’re just trying to figure out ways to piss off Elliot enough to join the club.” Elliot Secrist, their bassist (who also is a part of a number of projects, notably God’s Revolver and now Day Hymns), joined this past year, which was “an easy decision to make,” according to Bischoff, after Secrist approached the pair to see if they wanted to add a bass to their lineup. Unlike a majority of bands who focus on a guitar player or singer to do most of the writing, the trio come to the table pretty evenly with their experience to work on their riffs and transitions until it makes a cohesive whole. While there is hardly a lack of material, Secrist says, “The problem with so many options and ideas is that we have to cut a lot of the fat and narrow it down. Otherwise, we have these (L–R) Carson Wolfe (aka Vincent Draper), Alex Terry, Jon 10-minute songs and we’ll just look out and the crowd is just Robertson and Eric Lund evoke nostalgia for an older time in glazed over.” The clearest sentiment between the musicians Vincent Draper and the Dirty Thirty. was one of admiration. “For most things I’ve been a part of, I kind of get things first and then help other people get Themes of nostalgia permeate their folk-rock sounds, and as Eric it, but ever since I’ve been in this band, it feels like I’m the Lund, the guitar player, says, “There’s a lot of heart in it, and one that’s trying to catch on and catch up with these two. It’s a new experience—it’s sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s heartbreaking, and I hope humbling and it helps me grow,” Cundick says. They look forward to playing at the CLC that people can kind of relate with it.” When asked what he is DIY Fest, and hope the crowd will be receptive. Be sure to catch their set on the 90.9 FM nostalgic for, Wolfe says, “I look at the way my great-grandparents KRCL Stage Saturday at 7:30 p.m. lived and loved, and the things that were important to them—they didn’t have distractions in their life. I’m very lucky to live right With two stages and various busking areas, there’s no better place to see the melding now, with technology and medicine and SLUG Magazine, but I’m of local music and art this summer than the Craft Lake City DIY Festival at the Gallivan often envious of earlier times.” Center on Aug. 9 and 10. Find the full lineup at craftlakecity.com.

The Dirty Thirty started as a side project from a previous band, Small Town Sinners, which included Lund, and the rest of the band came together through word of mouth. The five of them (which includes bassist Jon Robertson, drummer Alex Terry and occasional member, keyboardist Aaron Martell—not pictured) work together hand-in-hand, although Wolfe usually brings the main melodies and lyrics to the table. Terry says, “I think we’re pretty diverse as a band, but we come together just fine. If I could put it simply, we’re a pretty good representation of our demographic in the state, because we all come from different backgrounds, but I think we work together really well. When we all get together to collaborate on the songs, there’s never any sort of problems— no ego or anything like that. It’s pretty straightforward.” Wolfe agrees, saying, “We are lucky in that respect.” Catch their set on Saturday at 1 p.m. on the 90.1 FM KUER Stage.

Bringing sludgy, math-rock jams to the festival, Worst Friends plays on Saturday evening. Band members Jarom Bischoff and Mike Cundick have a long history of playing in various bands together, most notably in Loom. While Loom still exists, it’s become a backburner project as they focus on this newer project. (L–R) Elliot Secrist, Jarom Bischoff and Mike Cundick of As Bischoff says, “At a certain point, there were just too many Worst Friends produce a large of amount material that cooks in the kitchen, and Mike and I had issues because we were both in charge of everything, so that naturally happens they hone to audial perfection. in a band. I ended up leaving/getting kicked out—it was pretty

32 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 33 “I tend to pull from things that resonate your life sometimes, but you make work with me because they represent a part Midwest Meets West that makes you laugh, that makes you of my childhood, or a specific moment feel good in order to be therapeutic, so it in my life that I know other people will doesn’t drag you down more,” she says. feel a connection to,” says Audrey Patten, By Esther Meroño • [email protected] speaking of her artwork. The subjective Photos: Chad Kirkland Though her preference and focus in school nature of visual art often renders it was etching, Patten currently uses a mix introverted and inaccessible, but Patten of graphite and light washes of ink and has managed to transcend the self in paint on soft rag paper to create the her work and illustrate an emotion that many variations of her work. Many of has become the defining keystone of our her more recent pieces have included generation: nostalgia. We long for the original images from Wes Anderson simplicity of the past as we dive headfirst films, including a wonderful collage of into our inheritance: a wireless world of Rushmore references. “One of the reasons tangled social issues. Patten’s artwork that I connect with Wes Anderson’s stuff pulls the brake on our plunge and reaches is that it has the nostalgic kitschiness to it backward to fill our walls and mailboxes that I really like,” says Patten. I scooped with warm reminders of childhood up her “T. Hanks” thank you cards, printed daydreams. with a portrait of actor Tom Hanks, the moment I first saw her work. “Most artists, Patten was that kid in elementary school whether they admit to it or not, tend to from whom you’d commission portraits be influenced by a particular style, of the of your favorite cartoons. “I would draw moment or because of the artists around the characters I saw on TV and what I’d them,” she says. “Stuff gets recycled, read in books,” she says. Spending most trends happen—as long as I’m enjoying of her life as a resident of Indianapolis, the work I’m putting out and other people Patten moved on from recess doodles to enjoy it, that’s what’s important to me.” the city’s Herron School of Art and Design, where she began creating original work, Currently, Patten has a full-time job that still referencing the pop culture she had has required most of her time and energy, grown up with, and melding it with her which she admits temporarily dried up her passionate love of animals. “I relate to creative well. “Ideally, I’d like to be in a them more than I do most humans,” she position that would ignite more creative says. “I would draw an animal’s head on a parts of my brain, so when I come home person’s body, and have been continuing at the end of the day, it’s still running, that theme throughout the years I’ve been instead of brain-numbing,” she says, doing art.” Patten’s art is creepy but pretty, confessing a struggle that many artists like a dream during a picnic nap—a without trust funds tend to face in their juxtaposition of contemporary themes with careers. She works quickly, though. In the vintage aesthetic—”Sally Draper meets the short time between our interview and the Scarecrow” is how she succinctly describes writing of this article, Patten had wrapped her work on this month’s SLUG cover. up an endearing “homesick” piece, inspired by a bizarre children’s book she Graduating on a high note from Herron was often read as a kid, along with the with a successful senior show, Patten Audrey Patten’s love of animals and everything vintage are SLUG cover. She was also working on met Casey Hansen, drummer for now- reccurring themes in her beautiful, nostalgic artwork. an unsettling piece based on the sisters defunct local band Gaza, while the group from The Shining. Patten has talent and, was on tour. After maintaining a long- perhaps more importantly, an attitude that distance relationship with him for some overcomes the challenges she’s had to time, she made the decision to sell all Her art hints at nightmares, but surfaces as a beautiful, face. She says, “What’s the point in living but a few of her belongings, and bravely childhood daydream. life if you can’t enjoy it and enjoy the stuff made her way to Salt Lake, romanticizing that you do, and make work that makes what life would be like out West. The move you smile and makes others smile?” served as a growing-up experience that has had a significant effect on Patten’s art. Patten claims she is a lone wolf in both “I think the whole ‘Midwest Meets West’ the art community and her social life, thing is more of a coming-of-age for me,” but she’ll be present at the Craft Lake City she says, “hitting that switch and becoming DIY Festival on Aug. 9–10 at the Gallivan an adult, and finding myself because, now, Center. In addition to creating art, Patten you’re out of your comfort zone and you is also a passionate vintage shopper, have to find out what’s going to make and has returned from adventures in you happy, and what you want to do.” thrifting with a few spoils she will also have available at the festival. If you An artist whose work is deeply can’t catch her in person, take a peek saturated in Midwest imagery, Patten at some of her art at audreypatten. turned to her art to soothe her bigcartel.com, her vintage wares at longing for home. “You get kind etsy.com/shop/blackfoxvintageslc of sad, you get homesick— and follow her on Tumblr: you get bummed about audreypatten.tumblr.com.

34 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 35 at the festival, or go to cottonfloozy.com own version. I’ve always enjoyed art that or facebook.com/thecottonfloozy. was a little off the cuff, and I wanted to make something unique,” she says. “I Nick Price of Bolt Lighting creates a suppose since the medium I was using steampunk-style line of desk lamps. Bolt was metal, it seemed kind of natural to Lighting has been up and running since me to create a little robot guy.” January, but Price has been inspired by

Photo: Nick Price light fixtures from a young age with help Chandler the Robot is customizable from his father. More recently, Price was when it comes to the type of metal she Photo: Talyn Sherer Photo: Talyn drawn toward industrial interior design uses. “When I first started out as a

Photo: Talyn Sherer Photo: Talyn through an experience with a trade- jeweler, I wanted to create crazy-looking show technician. “My journey started engagement rings using white gold and Lars Burrows of Lars Love when a lovely woman [CLC artisan Meg platinum. I very quickly realized how Letters makes his own paper Frampton] traveling to New York for expensive those kinds of materials are, Nick Price of Bolt Lighting designs steampunk- from recycled materials to create a trade show asked me to build her a and I didn’t have the cash handy in the

style desk lamps using vintage light bulbs. custom greeting cards. Sherer Photo: Talyn display for her jewelry for sale,” says beginning. So, that’s why I chose to work Price. “Her jewelry is made of various with aluminum, nickel and real copper. metals, the majority of which are shaped Copper is great because I can change into robot characters, so this is where the that raw, bright copper into any shade industrial flare came in.” I want using a sulpherizing technique,” Worl d Frampton says. Even with a high demand for exact of styles of fixtures, Price still makes an Currently, Frampton is working on a effort to use recycled materials. “A small new line of robot-style jewelry with a percentage of my supplies are from new medium. “I’m working on a new More a recycled source. In the beginning, I creature series out of polymer clay. Marie Brian of The Cotton Floozy shares was using all recycled pipe, but as the They are supposed to be robots, but her brilliant sense of humor through Meg Frampton of Chandler The Robot demand for specific fixtures grew, so my boyfriend [CLC artisan Nick Price] embroidered epithets. crafts quirky metal robot necklaces did the need for exact parts instead of commented that they didn’t look much infused with their own personalities. Photo: Meg Frampton whatever recycled pieces I could dig like robots based on how I did the Craft up,” Price says. detail work,” Frampton says. Craft Lake City Spices Up The Valley Bolt Lighting focuses on small-scale This season will be Frampton’s first lamps usually meant for a desk, featuring experience as a vendor at the Craft Lake By LeAundra Jeffs • [email protected] vintage, Edison-style bulbs. “My current City DIY Festival. As a customer of the nother year of craft explosion is right around my own,” Burrows says. His themes are varying and “My embroidery is more badass than other artists’ fixtures are all desk/table lamps. The festival for a few years, she has a good the corner. Four seasons of preparatory dependent on the feel you’re trying to go for, from embroidery,” Brian says. “I mostly make subversive largest is the Three Amigos, which is 20 outlook on the entire experience: “I think Afunctions have led up to a fifth year of artistry, love and friendship to thank yous and get wells. “I’m needlepoint samplers, either finished in wooden inches tall and fit with three vintage tube Craft Lake is fantastic for the community! which is sure to be the most successful and fulfilled trying to open things up more and make cards you hoops or in traditional frames. I have a fear of Photo: Meg Frampton lights,” Price says. It gives artists a chance to step out of Craft Lake City DIY Festival yet. Artisans from around can give to a friend as well as a girlfriend. Lately, sewing machines called bobbinphobia, which is in their studios and interact with people the Salt Lake valley will coincide at the Gallivan space has been an influence. It quiets the mind and no way a made-up phobia.” This is Price’s first year at the DIY Fest, and get some great feedback. It makes Center from August 9–10 in a smorgasbord of broadens the perspective,” Burrows says. and he is happy to be participating this the city more connected on a deeper handmade objects and mind-melting performances. Cotton Floozy is open to requests if you’ve had season. His outside perspective on CLC level, and the art community in SLC is The Craft Lake City DIY Festival, brainchild of SLUG This is Burrows’ third year at the DIY Fest, and as a perfect sentence or portrait for embroidery gives an interesting viewpoint: “Salt Lake fantastic,” she says. To find Frampton’s Editor Angela H. Brown, brings out the quirkiest such, he has a good grasp on its social impact. mulling around in your brain, just waiting for an seems like a pretty crafty place, maybe work on the net, go to chandlertherobot. and often most impressive elements of the salty “This festival is one of my favorites because it’s a outlet. “About half of my needlepoints are custom- because of all those scrap-booking com. city’s underground DIY culture. This year, I was great venue for local artists that’s so accessible. made. One of my favorite customers asked me to Mormon mothers. When people are lucky enough to quiz four distinctly different artisans After my first year attending, I decided it was time stitch, ‘Calm your tits. –Buddha.’ At the bottom, I creating unique things that intrigue and After speaking with four interesting participating in the event. to start creating. I’m sure there’s a lot of people, embroidered a picture of a very serene Buddha inspire others, that’s always a benefit artisans who will be present at the DIY like me, who are more involved in the DIY and with man boobs,” Brian says. Along with silly and to our culture!” Price says. To read Festival this year, I am feverish with First, I chatted with Lars Burrows of Lars Love craft community because of it, adding more unique fun pictures and sayings, the style of fabrics used is more or purchase products online, go anticipation to see what else the 2013 Letters, a fully recycled set of unique paper and creativity and awesomeness to our culture,” he says. humble. “The majority of the fabrics I use come from to boltlightingdesign.com or facebook. festival has in store. From handmade cards. Burrows began making cards about three my mother’s craft room closet. I have found some com/boltlightingdesign. paper and embroidered axioms, to years ago, and the most impressive aspect of his As a card-making hobbyist, I was extremely wonderful, vintage fabrics while hand-trawling metallic lamps and jewelry, CLC is a creative process is his involvement in the entire impressed with the drive and inventiveness of through her stash. Fabrics that are weird or fugly Last, I spoke with the aforementioned breeding ground for incredible artistry operation, from making the paper to the final Burrows’ paper products. Cards have a propensity are my favorite,” Brian says. Meg Frampton of Chandler the Robot, a and imaginative collaboration. “Craft” embellishments on the masterpieces. “I love making to be tawdry or cliché when mass produced, but lineup of metal jewelry focusing mainly means anything made with your hands, my own paper for projects—it gives me really finding a perfect one from a local artist puts the As another third-year veteran, Brian has a plan on robot designs. Frampton has been so even if you aren’t participating this unique paper for my cards and prints,” Burrows human back into the card, and makes for a genuine and a lot to say about this year’s DIY Festival. “I am working with metal jewelry for three year, stroll by and check it out at the says. “All of my cards and posters are made from and rare gift. For more information, or to purchase considered to be a ‘CLC Alum,’ which I take very years, after being inspired by a random Gallivan on Friday, Aug. 9 from 5–10 junk mail and scrap paper. I make notebooks from wares outside of the festival, go to larsloveletters. seriously. I plan on wearing full academic regalia to class of female metal workers she walked p.m. and Sat., Aug. 10 from noon–10 reclaimed ledgers out of day planners and frames com, facebook.com/larsloveletters or etsy.com/ this year’s [DIY Fest],” she says, teasing. “My favorite into. It seems that Frampton’s entire p.m. You might just find yourself inspired for my art from old fences.” shop/larsloveletters. thing about CLC is that it celebrates counterculture. experience leading up to her current like these crafters and surprised at how The artists, crafters and DIYers challenge the social robot jewelry project has been a series far your crafty inspiration can take Even with a name like Lars Love Letters, don’t expect Next, I conversed with Marie Brian of The Cotton norms of Utah. Everywhere you look at CLC, there of wonderful freak chances. “I wish I you. At the very least, you can find the typical greeting card mentality here. This project Floozy about her intricate embroidery work. With are crafts and artwork promoting diversity, peace could say I had some sort of elaborate some early Christmas presents for a is full of original and refreshing snippets. “The cards many years of experience under her belt, Brian and marriage equality. The most creative, talented plan, but the reality is, I saw a similar friend and revel at the expansive DIY I make are mostly just things I would say: usually has one thing to say that sets her apart from other and funny people share their work at Craft Lake idea in a magazine and I recreated my counterculture in Salt Lake. nice, if not a little off the wall. All the artwork is stitchers, other than her fantastic sense of humor: City.” Check out Brian’s embroidered sense of humor Sherer Photo: Talyn 36 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 37 Photo: Sam McGuire

CAIRO FOSTER

Keeping It Fun Cairo Foster, ollie in Las Vegas.

By Steven Goemaat [email protected] Zack Wallin, and all the guys that are still in Foster made the switch from Lakai to Etnies back the Bay area. I’ll go up to San Fran and skate in 2010, with an offer to travel more and be with Keegan Sauder, too.” Before choosing a part of another core, skater-owned company ith a couple of decades of California as a place to call home, Foster spent that is 25 years strong. “I’m psyched on it,” says skateboarding under his belt, Cairo the winter of ’97/’98 in our very own Salt Lake Foster. “Being on a team with Jose Rojo and W Foster is a guy who will indefinitely go City, and even tried his hand at some snow Tyler Bledsoe is rad. Sheckler is amazing, down as one of the best and most consistent in sports. “Salt Lake is awesome!” says Foster. “I’ve too—love him or hate him, that dude can deliver the sport. Going from a technical skateboarder really been fond of Salt Lake ever since I lived on a skateboard. We are really focusing on the to a burly speed hound who will jump down there, and I really like the skate scene there.” product and getting everything right with that, so anything, Foster has put in some serious work it’s been good.” As far as the future goes, Foster over the years, and has no intention of slowing Foster found a lot of inspiration in the Plan B sees himself being a part of skateboarding for down. Based out of San Jose and now a pro team from “yesteryear,” as he put it. “All the the rest of his life. “I think every skater reaches rider for Etnies, Foster started skating when dudes from Questionable, which came out in the point where they realize skating is in their he was 13 as a means of doing his own thing ’92, I think: Rick Howard, Mike Carroll, blood,” he says. His appreciation stems not only and, in full rebellious style, getting away from Pat Duffy, Kris Markovich and Willy from being a pro skater, but also from being his parents. Landing a part in Thrasher’s Raw Santos were all killing it back then.” Foster a part of the industry as a team manager for video back in ’96 was just the beginning was lucky enough to work with a handful of Krux, and an investor and team rider for Eswic to Foster’s career, which would blow up in his childhood heroes in the Spike Jonze epic Clothing. Foster also talked of future videos and more ways than one. He has jumped around Fully Flared. The video starts off with an intro of some other projects to look out for. “There is talk the industry, and even had part ownership in monstrous proportions that involves guys from of putting an Enjoi video together in the future, Popwar Skateboards from 2004 to 2008. the team being blown up mid-trick on various but I don’t have many details on that yet. My Along with Etnies, Foster has settled down obstacles. Foster was chosen to be the guinea goal for this year is going to be getting a couple with companies such as Enjoi, Krux, Spitfire, pig for the pyrotechnics. “The pyrotechnics trips together with Kenny Reed and try to do Mob Grip, Diamond and Swiss bearings, and guys showed us an explosion before we started some more homies trips. Maybe filming a mash- is also a part shareholder of Eswic Clothing. skating, so we were like, ‘OK, cool, whatever,’” up video with anyone who is down,” he says. As His laidback attitude and inspiring passion for Foster says. “So I go first and nose grind this I concluded my conversation with Foster, he left doing what he loves are what ultimately make hubba for a second, then Rick or Ty [Evans] or me with a closing line: “Just keep it fun!” him so likable. Spike hit the button a little too early and blew me up. It was fucking gnarly, way gnarlier than I No better words could have come from a With a good crew of guys to skate with and expected! After that, they just wanted me to 50- guy like Cairo Foster. He is undoubtedly consistently great weather, Foster says San Jose 50 it. Instead of blowing me up a little bit later, an incredibly talented skater with the video has treated him well. “San Jose is a mellow, like we had talked about, they hit the button just parts and magazine spreads to show for it. central spot. It’s not too far from Oakland, as quickly, if not earlier. I was like, ‘Shit … I’m Do yourself a favor and check out one of the Santa Cruz or San Fran, so there’s tons of going to be the only one who didn’t land my many Cairo Foster parts that are out there. places to skate and a lot more parks than there trick. Mike Mo and Alex Olson got theirs From Thrasher’s Raw to Fully Flared, Foster has were years ago,” he says. “I usually skate with first try. [Brandon] Biebel saw it and was like, delivered for years, and it is apparent that he all the Tiltmode dudes like Louie Barletta and ‘FUCK THAT!’ It was pretty funny.” is still having the time of his life. Follow him on Twitter @cairofoster. 38 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 39 mer m o u f S Urban Photo: Talyn Sherer Surfin’ By Michael Sanchez Some people believe skateboarding to be an [email protected] art. Others would say that jumping around on a wooden toy is a monumental waste of time. I say, every minute you are skateboarding is a minute that you aren’t stealing an old Aaron Gailey, nollie flip. lady’s purse. In celebration of not making an octogenarian your prey, the 14th annual Summer of Death Presented by Scion had its first contest of the year on Saturday, July 20, paired with the Urban Arts Festival. The festival was held at the Gateway Mall where the streets were blocked off to make way for art booths and the skate contest. We Are One Skatepark provided the ramps, which were set up all day Photo: cezaryna for skaters to bounce off of and rearranged for the contest at 3 p.m. The obstacles included in the course were: a flat bar, two different sized, tranny-able quarter pipes, a double step box and a cheese wedge. The contest took center stage at the festival, with all kinds of spectators crowding around the intersection to catch a glimpse of skaters hucking themselves in the air while on their way to look at other forms of art. Photo: Talyn Sherer As the contest was being set up, with 45 people registering, I was able to speak with Mark Judd. Judd is the owner of Jorge Martinez shows off his new After Dark Skateboards, which has been in After Dark and Sk801 decks. Jeff McGrath, boned-out melon. business since 2010. Judd handmade the trophy boards being given away as prizes in the contest. He doesn’t just screen-print his graphics on blank decks––he actually presses and shapes the boards himself to his standard, which is AA grade wood from top to bottom sheet. His boards can be found via local companies such as Sk801, BC Surf and

Sport, Blindside and Milo, among others. Photo: cezaryna Needless to say, After Dark was a Summer of Death sponsor, and Judd had a tent with some product for sale at the competition.

The contest began set to the beats of DJ Bo York, whose booth was solar-powered by Goal Zero, pumping out green energy in three- digit temps. The 15 and under division started things off with 20-minute heats, giving some of the younger kids a chance to compete without the fear of being smashed by a full grown man. Eric “Spock” Uquillas, the founder of Spock’s Skate Camp, brought out some of the younger kids to compete—you could tell who they were because they were wearing helmets and elbow pads, and were about three feet tall, as some of them looked no older than 5 years old. Longtime SOD vet Dino Porobic landed an ollie and an early grab back 180, securing him a Third Place position. Jordan Mohr was skating like a man with his clean backside flip off the kicker, which landed him into the Second Place position. Another past contestant, Jorge Martinez, was skating the course well before the contest started. Open divison First Place winner Gabe Spotts, backside boardslide.

40 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 41 Martinez landed a front bigspin off the kicker, back A barrier was put in front of the cheese wedge for decks and swag, Goal Zero handed out solar-powered 50-50 on the box and a foot plant to tail on the quarter the final heat to add even more difficulty. This did not panels and speakers. pipe—these tricks guaranteed him First Place in the 15 scare Jeff McGrath one bit, who blasted a back 180 and under division. melon, benihana, backside flip off the wedge and Summer of Death Presented by Scion and the Urban ollied from the kicker to 50-50 on the lower end of the Arts Festival gave many people a reason to enjoy a For the open division, the flat bar was moved on top box—all of these tricks got him Third Place. McGrath day outside. Instead of sitting at home watching Judge of the box in order to step up the difficulty. As soon shared Third Place with Gailey, who landed a back Judy, attendees were able to draw some chalk art on as the contest started, the skaters were hucking their 180, kickflip to back tail on the box and a tre flip to tail the sidewalk, look at psychedelic paintings of Katy bodies. Some tricks landed, some not—either way, it grab over the barrier. Second Place went to Jordan Perry, spray paint on a wall without getting busted was fun to watch. The appointed judges were Laura Brown, who did a backside lipslide on the flat bar, and watch an epic skate contest. Much thanks to our Hadar, Kordell Black, James Atkin of Goal Zero nollie 360 off the kicker and a kickflip over the box. sponsors: Scion, who was our presenting sponsor, and Christian Jensen. The judges were not only Seipert landed the shuv-it he was trying earlier and won Goal Zero, After Dark Skateboards, Arcade Belts, looking for the number of tricks landed––they wanted Best Trick for a smooth backside smith to back 180 out. I.N.I Cooperative, Unhinged Boutique, Slingshot Pop to see good use of all the obstacles in the heat. Aaron Finally, Gabe Spotts landed a tre flip, frontside flip Clothing, Milo, Salty Peaks, Board of Provo, Arize Gailey landed a scarewalk, front tail to bigflip out and and a nollie backside heelflip off the cheese wedge. Board Shop, Epic Board Shop, Sk801, Saga, Spock’s a shuv-it benihana, which didn’t earn him Best Trick, These tricks secured Spotts, who was recently featured Skate Camp and We Are One Skatepark for supporting but he was compensated for a hard hit later on, taking in SLUG’s July issue, the First Place position, right in the contest. You can find more photos of the contest at home Best Digger. Chandler Seipert almost stomped front of one of his sponsor’s booths (Board of Provo). slugmag.com. a shuv-it over the box––there was a rogue board in After the contest, product was tossed from the second the way that caused him not to roll away from it. The level, where even more spectators had congregated, Don’t miss the next contest of the series, Summer of Death: skaters landed many tricks, but only a few could move and into the hands of the people who stuck around until Rough Side of the Trax 4 Presented by Scion, featuring on to the final round. the end of the competition. Along with the usual free famed San Francisco ripper Johnny Roughneck on Sept. 7. Find details at summerofdeath.com. Photo: Katie Panzer Photo: Talyn Sherer

Cody and Tristan from Arcade Belts came all the way from California to be a part of the contest.

Jordan Brown, blunt slide. Photo: Talyn Sherer

Sara from Slingshot Pop and Unhinged stands with the crowd of spectators next to the Goal Zero powered DJ station. Photo: Katie Panzer Photo: Katie Panzer Photo: Talyn Sherer

Am Divison Winners (L–R): Open Division Winners (L–R): First Place Jorge Martinez, Third Place tie Aaron Gailey and Second Place Jordan Mohr, Jeff McGrath, Board of Provo came out with some team riders, Third Place Dino Porobic. Second Place Jordan Brown, including First Place Gabe Spotts. First Place Gabe Spotts. 42 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 43 The Wise-Tran Cometh By Princess Kennedy [email protected] Photo: Logan Sorenson

Princess Kennedy is our very own Fa’afafine, paying tribute to Samoan artist Shigeyuki Kihara. Starting this month through January, the UMFA is featuring the photographic work and video performance art of Samoan-born artist Shigeyuki Kihara, aka Yuki. could raise the children and not produce more. In how our country’s politics are a little baffling and one case, I found that sleeping with them before hypocritical, especially to someone who is looking During research while in college, Yuki came battle would bring new warriors good luck (I die). in from the outside. I’ve definitely been subject across Victorian photos of Fa’afafine (fa-AH-fa- They were largely considered the wise people, to the kind of discrimination that results from our feeneh), which is how she identifies herself, in or the shamans and medicine people, until the country’s skewed perception of social norms. As not only traditional island drag, but in Victorian Catholics came, were freaked out by the fags a result, I understand the importance of turning mourning costumes. Both have heavily influenced in the dresses and burned them as witches. That a negative into a positive, and taking the hate her art, which largely centers around Samoan pretty much built the path to the mental disorder it out of it. In answer to Yuki’s question, I believe culture. Oh, you don’t know what a Fa’afafine is? has become today––mmmm, history. it’s possible, if done tastefully. At Trannyshack, Well, darling, let me fill you in! the club where I performed for years, our shows I long for those days that we were revered as the were based around shock value and taking back Many cultures across the globe had/have a term wise people. My Instagram tag is @sumdumtranny negative terms and stereotypes. After being and purpose for what translates to the “third because I overheard one gay explain to another picketed by the NAACP for doing “Wetback gender,” or “tranny,” as I say. In Samoa, they don’t gay in a coffee line that my column belonged to Night” (hosted by a Mexican person) and use the terms “gay” or “homosexual,” because “some dumb tranny.” You have to spin these sort “Mammyshack” (hosted by a black queen), the those of the third gender––free to have sex with of putdowns because if you don’t, the bullies win. shows were packed to the rafters every Tuesday both males and females––are called Fa’afafine. for 10 years from the publicity. Before I go on, I must pass on the news that our Initially, I had a pretty sterile start to this month’s American term, “tranny,” is no longer a word column, planning to have Yuki dish on her art and I refuse to live my life under an umbrella of political we are supposed to use––some find it offensive. form, but being the wise Fa’afafine that she is, she correctness. With it, we lose art, expression and The Evil Kennedy says fuck ‘em, and the Princess sparked a whole new direction for me. I told her a certain amount of freedom. Long live the tranny says we have to respect that ever-tiresome PC that of my interest in writing about the show, explained (and the Fa’afafine)! follows us around like a big thundercloud on a my column and how part of it was the photo pool day. I get that some straight guy at Cheers included—a re-creation of one of her photos—and In my correspondence with Yuki, I asked, “In this to You (or the like) calling me a “fucking tranny” this was her response: “I suggest an interesting world of political drag and people exploring their is impolite, but I helped bring the term tranny into conversation between us would be: What does it art, where do we draw the line?” As simply as her the regular vernacular of this Salty City, and now mean for a non-indigenous queer person to dress wise ancestors would answer this, the Fa’afafine they’re taking it away?! as an indigenous queer person in a portrait? replied, “That is not for me to decide, but within Because your country lives in an era where it is no the artist themselves.” Don’t be a dumb tranny. See In my research, I found several cultures who have longer acceptable for white people to appear in her art at the UMFA and make sure to catch the had this understanding of the third sex. Most of the black minstrel make up, then how does this apply opening performance on Oct. 23, with an artist Pacific Islanders and a good percentage of Native to Pacific Islanders?” talk on Oct. 24, both free to the public. You can American tribes had the berdaches, or Two-Spirit also get glimpses of the exhibition for free if you people: female and, in some cases, male tribe I was completely fascinated by the openness in her show up to the UMFA on Aug. 21 from 6 p.m.–8 members with reversed gender roles. They took prompt, and, at the same time, I was taken aback p.m. for Equality Utah’s town hall series, where on the responsibility of the alternate sex, having by the fact this had never crossed my mind. Was they will be discussing transgender issues in our the widowers of the tribes marry trannies so they it racist for me to imitate her photo? I understand community.

44 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 45 Mike Brown’s Monthly Dirt

such a thing, telling me stories of getting robbed and about what he was doing, I pulled over to ask him a Busking a Nut trying to scrounge up enough change to throw his dog few questions. By Mike Brown a biscuit. His name was Randy, and I explained to him what I Instagram: @Fagatron I thought about interviewing the bagpiper who blows was writing about. I tossed him a dollar and told him Do you know what busking is? If you are a regular to himself on 200 South. If anything, an interview with that I didn’t want to take up too much of his time, reading my column, I’m guessing you are too drunk or him would get him to stop his terrible toots for a few because time is money, people, especially if you are a lazy to Google it, so allow me to do that for you. minutes, probably making him more money from busker. I skipped the boring “How long have you been According to the app on my robot phone, to busk is to people who would tip him just for stopping. But, alas, doing this?” questions and started off by asking why he entertain by dancing, singing or reciting on the street or his fair Scottish skin wasn’t cut out for this heat wave, picked such a seemingly bad spot. in a public place. It’s a goddamn street performance. so on to Plan B. Randy informed me that he wasn’t from the City of Salt, Plan B was to interview a mime, just to make my nor the State of Deseret, and that he and his girlfriend It was suggested that I try some busking myself, but I assignment easier, but finding a mime in SLC is like were road tripping and on their way home to Portland. don’t know how to play an instrument, and I’m all out of trying to find someone who’s been laid more than once It made sense, seeing how we were close to the mime makeup. Someone said to me that I should stand at a Star Trek convention. And the only solid question I freeway. He said that if you don’t know a city too well, in the street and tell jokes. I knew instantly that wouldn’t could come up with was, “Hey, Mime, how long have grocery stores are always a safe bet to busk. You know work—if there’s two things I definitely shouldn’t do in you been trapped in that box?” (Mime pretends not to the people going in and out have some money and, public, it’s tell my jokes or masturbate. hear me, then flips me off.) who knows, someone might even buy you a tall boy or some groceries. I decided to hit the not-so-vibrant streets of Salt Lake I randomly found the perfect subject while driving down and do a quick interview with a seasoned busker. Even 500 South. There was a busker with his girlfriend He liked busking because you can do it anywhere, at that proved to be a bit daunting. I didn’t want to show playing out-of-tune songs on a cheap acoustic guitar on least until you get kicked out of a spot. He preferred to up at the Farmers Market, where busking is totally the corner of the parking lot entrance to the Smith’s play his own songs on his own terms, as opposed to bus- legal. This is SaltLakeUnderGround, folks. So, I wanted Marketplace. My first thought was that this is a terrible king an arts festival where it’s encouraged, but you also the nitty-gritty, DIY, semi-gutter, punk busker, if there is place to busk. With seemingly no one giving a shit have to register and pay an entrance fee—kind of like skating a legit illegal street spot as opposed to pushing around the skate park.

Randy also mentioned that it was a great way to get gas money on any road trip, which instantly had me thinking about every tour I’ve been on where everyone in the band is complaining about pitching in on gas. Why the fuck didn’t we just pull over and busk a nut?

On top of that, it’s a great way to get some practice time in if you are in a band like Randy is back in his home of Portland—killing two birds with one stone. That’s how I feel when my band, The Fucktards, plays shows at Burt’s Tiki Lounge. There are usually about five people there and, instead of promoting the show, I just tell my friends I have band practice at Burt’s and they can come and watch if they want. Most of my friends these days don’t really go past 400 South unless they need to buy some drugs or something, though.

After talking with Randy for a few minutes, I bought him a beer from the store and tipped him an Abe Lincoln. I wished him luck on his journey and thought about going to the hardware store to buy some silver spray paint. I always like those dudes that make themselves

Photo: Jake Vivori Jake Photo: look like silver robots and only move when you tip them, but I don’t think I, nor Temple Square, have the patience for that—and I wouldn’t want to get stabbed Tip him a tall boy and Mike Brown will NOT masturbate in public—we hope. by someone who’s trying to prove to his buddies that I’m actually a statue and not a real person. 46 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 47 The Craft Lake City DIY Festival on tic in the brand’s purses, totes, sunglass eral compliments on the sweet match. Aug. 9–10 features over 200 vendors, cases and iPad protectors. This pattern Love it—I want more! So, I popped selling everything from handmade art is made when the leather seams are in- over to crafter Shley Kinser’s Etsy to craft food. These are some of our tentionally sewn outside of the product, shop online, and not only are there a favorites. Check out the full lineup at creating a raised area similar to the whole slew of statement necklaces in craflakecity.com. letter V. The result is a clean, simple, great colors and shapes, there is a re- line-based look. I chose a plain-black ally fun “Ghetto Blasta” pendant on a Blue Copper Coffee clutch purse from the CrowSLC collec- chain that I need in my life. They are Roasters tion. The V pattern remains hidden— new favorites for sure! –Ischa B. Whole Bean and Cold-Brewed until the purse is opened. The design of Single-Origin Coffees this clutch may look simple, however, Maeberry Vintage Mermaid Jumper and Retro Dress bluecopperslc.com it is not to be confused with a design that is easy to make. I believe the etsy.com/shop/MaeberryVintage Salt Lake locals Patrick Andrews tough part of creating this underarm and Justin Bush roast Blue Copper’s purse was conceptualizing the pattern. coffees in small batches in a converted It’s handcrafted in just two pieces of barbecue drum roaster in Andrews’ leather, a creative design choice that garage. The whole bean Organic Ec- requires premeditation and skill from uador Zamora looks like it was roasted the maker. I debuted this clutch at a to full city or full city plus, which is wedding and received numerous com- the middle of the road, roast-wise. pliments on both the style and size. Brewed in a Clever Dripper, it has a It’s 12 inches wide and 5 inches tall, brown sugar and orange blossom fra- allowing me to cram in all of my es- grance, plum skin acidity and a heavy sentials—an iPhone, mom-sized wallet, honey backbone, finishing very dry lipstick, chewing gum and my key ring with lemon cream. As a French press, that looks like it should be a janitor’s. Scatterbrain Tees it reveals a chocolate and jasmine fra- Thank you, CrowSLC, for making af- “Tangled Forest” T-shirt grance, an amplified creamy mouthfeel fordable, high-quality and handmade scatterbraintees.com and a dark molasses finish. The Ecua- leatherworks that are not made in Michael Phipps of Scatterbrain Tees dor Zamora’s strong, sugary sweet- Italy, but in our own backyard. –Harriet has demonstrated his attention to de- ness makes a great morning cup, but Amelia Folsom tail with his beautiful and eerie line its lack of balance beyond the sweet I’ve always dreamed of being a vin- work on his T-shirt, “Tangled Forest.” flavors leaves me wanting more depth. GlitterGutterGlamour tage-wearing fashionista. Something This Tee, which I got in black as the The unlabeled 750 ml flip-top bottle of Necklace about venturing out into the depths of backdrop for the olive-green illustra- cold-brewed coffee I received turned etsy.com/shop/glittergutterglam- the consignment stores and DIs of Salt tion, has done nothing short of getting out to be the Colombia Pedregal Agua our Lake City seems exciting and adventur- prolonged observation and second Blanca, which was misspelled on Blue ous. But, when I actually make an at- glances. Amid the bark of the trees Copper’s website and whole bean tempt to do so, I fail miserably. It takes in this forest are animals, like a snake bags as “Columbia,” like the university. a patient, knowing soul to want to sift entangled in the antlers of an elk, a The iced coffee was brewed bucket- through the endless racks and bins coy elephant, a beastly eye shrouded style for 48 hours. The thin, orange- of “vintage,” and, when it comes to by sea-like foliage (Is that an octopus copper liquor opens with light pear vintage fashion, I am neither of those tentacle?!) and a human skull. A little and jackfruit sweetness, and finishes things. Luckily, there are people—like froggy and his buddy tempt fate as with a roasted marshmallow aftertaste, Rachael Skidmore of Maeberry they enter this morass—maybe they without much in between. At first, the Vintage—who are. It takes a keen can perch on the tortoise shell. Phipps’ coffee seemed too light for my liking, eye to find pieces that are in decent designs don’t stop at this eye-catching both visually and on the palate, but af- to excellent condition, and Skidmore piece, though—his “Atonal Apoca- ter a few cups, I appreciated the light- happens to have an online store full lypse” features Phipps’ inspiration by ness and drinkability on a 106-degree of just that. One thing I really appreci- the meticulousness of the great Al- day. Overall, I’m impressed—this isn’t I really love a good statement piece. ate about her shop is her attention to brecht Dürer with end-of-the-world the best coffee I’ve ever had, but it’s far Little trinkets are fun, but there is just detail. Anyone can sell “vintage,” but horsemen bearing an accordion, a better than anything you would find in no accessory I love like a big, fabulous a true seller gives you the rundown of banjo and bagpipes, which, Phipps a grocery store, or all but a handful of necklace—the kind that is so fabulous, each piece from the lining to the mea- “reports,” Dürer dreaded. Ladies, have Salt Lake coffee shops. –Cody Kirkland you practically have to build your outfit surements to the “would best fit” so that no fear—his designs are available for CrowSLC around it. Luckily, I was wearing plain the buyer is not led astray. Her talent the fairer sex as well in flattering cuts Handmade Black Leather Clutch black when I got my hands on this as a buyer landed me the mermaid and V-necks. Phipps additionally chose his T-shirt fabric from a company called crowslc.com treat, so I put it on immediately, let the blue jumper, which is in excellent con- necklace do all the work and spent the dition from top to bottom, and check Alternative Apparel, which is soft and, Danielle DeLucia founded her own rest of the day loving the extra atten- out how alluringly colorful that retro foreseeably, will hold up through many leatherworks company after she close- tion. The vibrant, turquoise color and dress pops out on SLUG Office Intern washes. Whether you’re sporting fash- ly inspected the seams of a designer geometric patterns of the focal piece Robin Sessions. The Internet is full of ionable frogs or a dapper fox in a suit, bag and realized that she possessed make eyes happy, and the presenta- vintage shops, but once you find one Scatterbrain Tees has something that the skills to recreate something not only tion on the simple and neutral bronze that you love and trust, such as Mae- will catch your eye … and those who similar, but better. CrowSLC products chain is perfect. I happened to have berry Vintage, your closet will be set. surround you, too. –Alexander Ortega have a stylized stitching pattern that rimmed my own eyes with a turquoise –Karamea Puriri has become an identifying characteris- eyeliner that day as well, and I got sev- 48 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 49 that he’s being recorded. If he’s a professional in all his actions, who cares? In fact, cops themselves, most of the time, are recording everything anyway. Very soon, all over Salt Lake County, you’re going to see cops styles you’ll ever find. This one is By Mike Riedel wearing expensive recording [email protected] light copper in color with great glasses, courtesy of your tax I don’t have to tell you all that it’s clarity and a bit of white foam on been a brutally hot summer. As top. The nose isn’t overwhelming, dollars. Recording is not a bad we enter the most intense part of but is really enjoyable. You get thing—for cops and citizens—and most of the time, it confirms their the summer’s heat, you may think both biscuity malt and pine/citrus Illustration: Sean Hennefer it’s time to push aside the more zest in the same whiff. The taste excellent, professional work. flavorful beers in your arsenal in starts with sweet malt, tea leaf, cit- lieu of lighter, more “refreshing” rus and floral hops—overall, malty What it sounds like you’re beers. You could do this, but why with no real fruity sweetness, but concerned with is that small sacrifice taste when you can have still pretty good. Lingering leafy percentage of the time when cops your beer and drink it, too? I’ve put hops round out the finish. weren’t professional or obviously together three quite different––but Dear Officer, Overview: This is a very clean There are so many horrifying stories did something wrong. All I can refreshing––beers that will keep ale. The citrus flavors and nice state is, if cops did confiscate your tongue happy, while keeping coming out of different corners of the graham-cracker malt notes add cell phones because of their the Heat Miser away. world, and plenty right here within good balance. It is light-bodied our country, of police brutality. Just this questionable actions, and they Sláinte Stout and very sessionable. morning read about another incident then destroyed, altered, damaged Brewery/Brand: Avenues involving the California Highway or concealed that evidence, Proper Restaurant & Publick Noble Hefeweizen Patrol who allegedly beat a 33-year- they’re fucked, and always will House Brewery/Brand: Bohemian old man to death. They were called to be—at least in this country. ABV: 4.0% Brewery address a possible intoxicated person Serving Style: On Tap ABV: 4.0% and allege that he fought them. They Serving Style: On Tap I will tell you that your belief Description: Pronounced then confiscated the cell phones of all regarding “police brutality” Description: This is one of my witnesses to the man’s death. (SLAHN-chuh). One of the first becoming “ridiculously terrifying” things you’ll notice about this nitro favorite locally produced wheat is wrong. You can look up the stout is the cascading curtain beers to come around in quite Under what circumstances can a police of falling nitrogen in the glass. some time. It pours a hazy, cloudy, officer LEGALLY confiscate your cell statistics yourself, but the levels of After it settles, you’re left with a light orange with a moderate cap phone and/or camera? Do we as violence in this country, including dense ebony color with a thick of foam. This brew exhibits wheat citizens have any procedure to follow if by the police, are at historic meringue of white foam. The nose and plenty of spice with some we find ourselves in a situation where we lows. There have been double- has dark malts, chocolate and a clove and light banana notes. feel the police are hurting someone and digit decreases since before 1980. bit of cream alongside a mineral There is some citrus and yeast choose to document it? Don’t the police [Editor’s Note: According to USA element. The body is very light for coming through, too, along with a have to file requests for evidence they Today and The New York Times, being so dark. It starts with choco- hint of bubblegum. The taste starts didn’t directly obtain from a crime scene police brutality has increased 25 with wheat and spice with a nice late and firm, dark malts. Next, or suspect? Can we simply say “no” percent in the last seven years.] the minerals come through with a helping of clove, but the main taste when told to give up our cameras? is a mix of banana, stronger than touch of earthy-hop bitterness to What we’re all experiencing complement. Coffee and chocolate in the nose, and a fruity, citrus This brutality is getting ridiculously worldwide is a phenomenon notes emerge in the finish. flavor that is backed up with some terrifying, and I would feel better known as social media. I’m going tart lemongrass. Good carbon- knowing where my rights are, and being Overview: You’d think, by ation gives the beer a lively and to make a guess that you have looking at it, there’s no damn way able to spread the word to others so that refreshing mouthfeel. There is a we can stand up for each other if the at least a Facebook account, or this could be refreshing on a hot light citrus tang and a fruity sweet- Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and a day. Think iced coffee, then you’ll worst should come to pass. ness in the finish. cell phone with push notifications understand. Overview: The Noble is an Thanks for your service, going to Internet news sites every all-encompassing beer. If you like Megan Kennedy minute. We have a very in-your- Free Roller Pale Ale hefeweizen-type beers, you are face, social society, where you Brewery/Brand: Bonneville really going to enjoy this! The fruit Dear Megan, hear and read about everything Brewery undertones are very subtle and ABV: 4.0% instantly. Look how it affected balanced just right with the spice Since someone only needs a GED the “Arab Spring.” Just because Serving Style: On Tap and other flavors. Description: I have a fondness to be a cop, vs. a Juris Doctor you see and hear everything for the pale ale: I consider it to be Cheers! degree to be a lawyer, take my immediately doesn’t mean that one of the more well-rounded beer advice for what it's worth. it’s true or that things are worse, and that the opposite is actually Cops can legally seize evidence true. Cops are now trained with by warrant or consent. the mindset that they are being Additionally, courts have been watched and recorded all the very accommodating of police time. Consequently, instances of “securing” cell phones or unlawful police violence are at recording devices while obtaining historic lows. a warrant, as digital evidence can be easily altered, damaged, Whether you should give up your destroyed, etc. However, as cell phone at a police officer's you imply, when cops “secure” demand, well that’s for lawyers a cell phone that probably to argue. Just like cops, if you do contains evidence documenting what’s right, you’ll be fine. If not, their own actions after a just like cops, you’re fucked. questionable encounter, this can be troublesome. Have a question for the Cop? No cop should ever be concerned Email [email protected] 50 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 51 Livin’ The Daydream By Esther Meroño it was the yards of tin foil wrapped [email protected] around the cyclists, who had made the most of the “Leftover Disco” theme; When I was in high school, I lived in a maybe it was the blinking red lights, podunk town where good little Mormon pulsing life into the bicycles around me; kids like me had to come up with maybe it was the drugs (my mom doesn’t “creative” social activities. We had the read this)––but everything came together obvious options available to us: Watch that night like a Jimmy Eat World the popular kids at school wave pompoms music video––or a Levi’s commercial. and bash their heads together, loiter at The night concluded with a fitting dance the super Wal-Mart, make something party under an overpass, complete dumb and girly with hot glue guns at with music videos (mise en abyme?), mutual … but those of us with more beverages, daredevil light dimmers and motivation (who would eventually leave a handsome boy. I was so overwhelmed Cedar City and its mindless inhabitants by the scene, I could only watch from the behind) had different ideas of fun. From sidelines while I stuffed my face with a water ballooning, toilet papering and burrito. They don’t ever show the guy in tumbleweeding (ask me sometime) to the corner with the munchies in the music trampoline sleepovers, sneaking out videos … and making out––my friends and I found every possible angle for trouble that Jacqueline Lopez and Brandon didn’t require drugs and alcohol. Smith of Led By Lite organized this daydream of mine, and fortunately, for I really can’t complain––I have had an those of you looking to realize some adolescence full of good stories that I emo fantasies, the Monthly Mystery Ride wouldn’t trade now (except maybe to is every third weekend of the month. add some cool bike gang activities), but These actually happen in other places back then, I was always daydreaming of across the country––I bet you can guess something more. These daydreams were which overrated bike mecca it started in, perpetuated by the music videos we’d though it’s called the Midnight Mystery watch over and over in my friend Zach’s Ride there. I’ve been told that the reason basement. You see, before Zach’s why it starts at 9 p.m. in Salt Lake is basement, I was listening to Backstreet because people are too drunk to show up Boys and the Titanic Soundtrack. Though at midnight. Maybe the theme of the next I moved on to the post-hardcore trend of ride should be “Intervention” and we can the early-’00s, which isn’t much better, I all wear plaid button-ups with sobriety really owe him and a handful of other pamphlets in the front pocket. friends for the direction my life has taken. Other than the unspoken competition we Different people sign up to organize a had going on “who heard this band first,” ride each month, and the destination is which kept me looking for new music, the the “mystery” part of it, which is kind of music videos we’d spend hours watching neat, ‘cause I’m down for any plan that always had me aching for beachside fire doesn’t require too much commitment–– pits and underwear parties. I wanted to though I do hate surprises. The next spend the rest of my life with my hand Monthly Mystery Ride will take place hanging out the window of the back seat Aug. 18. The theme has to do with of a vintage car on Highway 101 during summer camp, which means some of an endless sunset while someone with a you will get to relive other adolescent resolute timbre in their voice called out fantasies (or nightmares), and I hear inspiring, patriotic phrases about life and Bouncin Bins is even supplying blow-up love. It’s taken over a decade, but all my toys for children 18 and up. Join the daydreams came true a couple of months SaltCycle group to stay in the loop ago at the Monthly Mystery Ride. on the ride and all other urban cycling events in Salt Lake. I’ll tell you what Maybe it was the starting location on the “tumbleweeding” is if you show up. steps of the eerie Masonic Temple; maybe 52 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 53 Photo: Jake Vivori

During its time on the block, UAA Main Street Gallery has helped cultivate Main Street to be the bustling street it is today.

Mission Accomplished: “It is a bittersweet time for us, closing UAA Main Street Goes the gallery after all these years. On one hand, it would be nice to reap the Out In Style rewards of having lasted the hard times on Main Street now that the street is By Mariah Mann Mellus [email protected] revitalized, but we feel good in knowing that our goal is complete and our work, I’ve written about a dozen art galleries for now, is done on this block,” says Dyer, closing their doors––really, too many but, he’s quick to note, UAA is interested and too painful to name––but never in possibly reopening a new gallery in have I received a press release with one of the retail spots that will be part of UPAC such a positive spin on closing up the new on Regent Street. So don’t shop. The announcement: “The Utah count them off Main Street for too long. Arts Alliance announces ‘Mission Accomplished’ …” That mission: to bring How do we say goodbye? With a big life and creativity back to Main Street. party, of course! The UAA and Derek Now making way for the Utah Performing Dyer are known for throwing a good Arts Center (UPAC), the UAA Main Street party, and when you have so many Gallery can and should feel a sense of reasons to celebrate (UAA turns 10 years accomplishment and pride in what they old and has three other highly successful have helped inspire. locations), you have to go out in style.

In 2007, Main Street Salt Lake City After years of directing, planning and didn’t look like a main thoroughfare cheerleading Utah’s arts community, of a bustling metropolis. Boarded-up Dyer has somehow found time to keep buildings, broken glass and uncreative, his personal art career moving onward poorly executed graffiti were strewn and upward. Recently returning from about. “For years, people have talked Europe, Dyer was empowered by about the need for a true arts district the juxaposition of pop art, abstract Downtown, with the idea that this block expressionism, impressionism and would be the cultural core, so we decided neoclassic works he experienced during the best way to make that happen was to his travels, helping him conceive his latest . actually do it,” says Derek Dyer, UAA show, Icons, Archetypes and Oddities Lady Executive Director. Think everything from Buddha to Gaga, Alice in Wonderland to Pacman Over the years, the UAA Main Street and Mario, and then throw in deep- Gallery and recording studio Midnight sea creatures, humans and animals, Records have showcased the works of anomalies and grumpy cats. The varying over 600 visual artists from Utah and styles, subjects and media create an around the world and recorded dozens almost group-show feel, but the common of award-winning albums. Not as thread of humanity through the ages, measurable, but equally as important, told through many forms and characters, this space served as a beacon for the art creates the desired unification. community, bringing artists and art lovers back to Main Street—whether it was The show opens Aug.16, with the artist welcoming Gallery Stroll patrons dining reception and goodbye party from 6–9 at local eateries or giving the business p.m. at 127 S. Main Street. It will be a community a midday jolt of creativity. great celebration of a gallery and a man The economic and creative impact of taking the old and oddities and creating UAA has been felt on the blocks of Main a new definition of beauty and success. Street, Salt Lake City. 54 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 55 Kick Start: Memories of an Outlaw Biker Ralph “Teach” Elrod Friesen Press Street: 04.29

“Fake martinis are still martinis!”

Remember Me partner, Parker Luciani, searching for Capcom another franchise regular, Chris Red- field. As they explore the ship’s innards, Reviewed On: Xbox 360 they encounter multiple zombie-like ma- Also On: PS3, PC rine monsters infected with a variation Street: 06.04 of the T-virus. The greatest element to For a development studio’s first title, Revelations is the aforementioned sur- hoard of treasure. The story is a journal Dontnod Entertainment’s Remem- vival component. Rather than the “run n’ written by mapmaker Aoife in the rarely ber Me is quite an ambitious game, both gun” scenario found in most of today’s seen second person, which Domingue in its premise and the game’s core me- games, players must conserve their handles with exquisite mastery. She chanics. Players control Nilin, a bona resources and plan out their attacks creates a semi-magical world without fide kick-ass female protagonist—for before committing to anything. It’s that drowning in detail, instead using her once—and a rebel fighter in 2084, same factor that made the 1996 origi- word choices to enhance the emotions who is fighting to get her memory back nal so terrifying, yet appealing, and it’s evoked by a scene. Aoife is complex, from Memorize, a shady corporation a pleasure to see it re-emerge years Kick Start her relationships complicated: The way messing with the minds of the citizens later. However, unlike the original, this For a concise rundown of , she views the world will strike readers of Neo-Paris. It’s an interesting idea, episode’s campaign is quite short and look to the subtitle. The book reads like as both unique and soothingly familiar but like the game’s visual design and can be completed in one long gaming recounted memories, complete with to the immortal parts of their heart. In mechanics, it doesn’t quite live up to session, so paying the full asking price scattered tangents and only semi- particular, there is a brave and candid its potential. As a pseudo-adventure may be undesirable for most. –Jimmy chronological organization. Although exploration of motherhood and the ex- game, Remember Me is too restrictive Martin sometimes blurring my focus on a chap- pectations of women as Aoife wrestles and repetitive: Run through corridors, ter’s original point, or introducing more with an unwanted pregnancy and, climb some stuff, land in open fighting The Sims 3: Island characters than I can keep track of, the later, a welcome child. Domingue asks area, repeat. The same applies to the Paradise conversational quality of the narration the questions without forcing philosophy game as an action-packed beat ’em up: Electronic Arts gives the stories a more personal feel. or answers on her readers—something The customizable combo system allows While less than literary, the writing style Reviewed On: PC that can be said of many of the book’s for some on-the-fly strategy, but battles fits and brings out the gritty quality of Also On: OS X themes. This is a legend that is touching come down to managing special attack biker life. The lack of analysis keeps the Street: 06.25 and satisfying precisely because Aoife’s timers and awkward camera angles in memories entertaining and reflective, life draws the map, but tells no one how arenas, not any kind of thoughtful ap- The Sims sure have come a long way instead of reading like an academic to walk the path. –Megan Kennedy proach. Whether it’s the story, aesthet- over the years. From their peaceful be- study or journal. Elrod details his life ics or mechanics, Remember Me’s great ginnings in a small town, speaking their from schoolteacher to the road captain Barons MC ideas never really coalesce into a con- obnoxious language, they have finally of Salt Lake City’s , to river “Nein Juan, Juan!” Kick Start sistent, memorable experience. –Randy erupted onto an island haven where pirate and beyond. ‘s look at Ted Ottinger the violence, brotherhood, heavy party- Dankievitch you can explore, build a resort, master Self-Published ing and even the political protesting swimming and construct awesome bath- Street: 02.26 rooms. The Sims 3 is a title meant for a of the 1970s outlaw biker community Resident Evil: Written as a parody of the romance precise audience (one that I am not a comes from the inside—not filtered Revelations novels you might find in the grocery member of). It does exactly what it is through an outsider, like Hunter S. Capcom stores next to issues of Cosmopolitan intended to do by expanding the world Thompson’s Hell’s Angels. –Steve or Sports Illustrated, “Nein Juan, Juan!” Reviewed On: Xbox 360 and giving you additional adventures Richardson is abso-fucking-lutely ridiculous. The Also On: PS3, 3DS, WiiU, PC and items for your beloved (or hated, in tale starts in small-town Strudelvegan, Street: 05.21 my case) family. Fans of the series have The Mapmaker’s War Germany, with Olga, our heroine, who a lot of new content to look forward With the Resident Evil franchise being Ronlyn Domingue runs the local flower shop. On a dark to, making it worth the $39.99 price milked for everything it’s worth—in Atria Books and stormy night, studmuffin Juan Lopez tag. If the end user can get through the the gaming world as well as in Hol- strolls in, and, as fate would have it, a game’s daunting digital rights manage- Street: 03.05 lywood—it’s surprising to see a semi- love affair unfolds. Although the scores ment, they will happily find themselves Domingue’s second novel is a striking recent re-release recapture the series’ of typos made it feel like Ottinger wrote skipping across an island to build an legend, set in an imaginary yet familiar original, gruesome survival gameplay, the entirety of this novella on a cocaine adventure for their favorite gibberish- ancient land where a young girl dreams mixed with the always enjoyable high one night, the absurdity of the plot speaking friends. I highly recommend of mapping the world, a job far above problem-solving activities. Within the makes this a comical read, if only to roll this for anyone with a daughter, or her station in life. Her relationship titles’ timeline, the story ineffectively your eyes at such a cliché romance. It’s someone heavily addicted to Face- with the young prince of the kingdom tries to act as a bridge between RE4 short enough to read in one sitting, but book games—you’re already playing provides a path to her dream. Achiev- and RE5. Aboard a mysterious, aban- hardly focused enough to want to. I’m FarmVille, you might as well do it with ing it comes with consequences she doned cruise ship in the middle of the sticking with Fabio next time. –Brinley good visuals and open-world freedom. can neither predict nor stop when she ocean, the story revolves around fran- Froelich –Thomas Winkley stumbles across a peaceful village full chise regular Jill Valentine and her new of ancient wisdom, rumored to protect a 56 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 57 Crystal Fairy In Theaters: 07.12 IFC Films Directed by Ryan Coogler, a 27-year- In Theaters: 07.13 old, first-time feature filmmaker, Fruitvale Jamie (Michael Cera), an American Station is a near-perfect, emotionally living in Chile, and his Chilean friend driven drama with a strong-hitting Champa (Juan Andrés Silva) have political agenda. Based on true events, made plans to go on a road trip into the the film attempts to recreate the last 24 desert and ingest the psychedelic San hours of Oscar Grant’s life before Pedro cactus with Champa’s younger he was executed by a police officer brothers (Agustín and José Miguel at a BART station in Oakland on New Silva). While at a house party the night Year’s Day in 2009. Grant, played by before the trip, Jamie smokes weed, the talented Michael B. Jordan, is snorts coke and accidentally invites the characterized as a down-on-his-luck hippie girl he just met to go on the trip young father, who can’t get out of the with him. By morning, Jamie has forgot- habit of “fucking up,” though he’s trying ten about the previous night and the to turn his life around and has all the boys hit the road. But the girl (Gaby best intentions. The day leading up to Hoffmann), an American who calls Grant’s death is marked by heartfelt herself Crystal Fairy, hasn’t forgotten— confessions to his girlfriend, life- she’s on a bus to the desert and calls changing career decisions, affectionate Jamie, asking to be picked up. Through moments with his family and juvenile the rest of the drive and into the night, fun with his friends, which sympathizes Crystal Fairy irritates Jamie and baffles the audience with his character from the three brothers with her new age the get-go. This is where Fruitvale Sta- ramblings and unabashed nudity—the tion starts to get shaky. There are two latter of which earns her the name sides to every story, and then a hell “Crystal Hairy.” The Silva brothers, of a lot of gray in between. The film all amateur actors, have a natural on- claims to reside in this liminal space, screen dynamic that, combined with the but it becomes a little unrealistic in language barrier and culture clash of its commiserating depiction of Grant, Cera and Hoffmann’s characters, makes which makes his character unbelievable for some genuine laughs. With a tiny at times. Regardless, this film will spark budget, improvised dialogue and a cast action and emotion, and I sincerely made up largely of his brothers, writer hope to see more from Coogler. –Esther and director Silva tells a true story from Meroño his past with believability, comedy and skill. –Cody Kirkland Only God Forgives RADiUS-TWC Cutie and the Boxer In Theaters: 07.19 RADiUS-TWC Two years ago, I was the biggest In Select Theaters: 08.16 advocate for Nicolas Winding One of my favorite films of Sundance Refn’s Drive—so much so that I was 2013, Cutie and the Boxer, more than one of the lobbyists to help it win the anything, is a beautiful love story. In this Utah Film Critics Association’s Best fantastic directorial debut, Zachary Picture Award. With that said, you can Heinzerling captures the tumultuous imagine my excitement to witness Refn’s and oftentimes dissatisfying relationship next project that once again partners between Japanese artists Ushio and him with Ryan Gosling. In this tale, Noriko Shinohara. Meeting in New Gosling stars as Julian, a drug-dealer in York in the early ‘70s, Ushio and Noriko Thailand who seeks revenge for the mur- have been together for over 40 years, der of his violent, sex-crazed brother. enduring the typical struggles that come With the pressure of his commanding with being artists in NYC: financial mother (Kristin Scott Thomas) stress, wavering success and (Ushio’s) breathing down his neck and his affec- ego. The story focuses on Noriko’s dis- tion for a local prostitute (Yayaying appointment in, but unrelenting love for Rhatha Phongam), Julian spirals Ushio (who is known for his “boxing” deeper and deeper into the madness painting and is now 80 years old), and of Bangkok’s underground crime world. her gradual freedom from the weight of First off, Refn’s reunion with his Bronson his artistic condescension. Heinzerling cinematographer Larry Smith brings melts into their present lives inconspicu- some of the most gorgeously captured ously, including Noriko’s comic-style imagery in years, but that’s where the watercolor paintings as animations positive elements of this project begin along with vintage video footage to and end. As simple as this tale should narrate the couple’s past, combining be, Refn convolutes it with filmmaking all mediums seamlessly into a narrative styles made notable by David Lynch, film that is fresh and bright, and always which only forces one to immediately engaging. –Esther Meroño think of unoriginality. Let’s hope that this was only a passion project for the gifted Fruitvale Station director and that the next adventure will The Weinstein emulate his earlier works. –Jimmy Martin Company

58 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 59 Θ Down in Flames”), while a rippling dose more than an homage to Dylan-esque Overall, this is a fine EP, with lots of æ of melodic crooning takes this beyond protest-folk. Regardless, anyone who simple chords and mellow soundscapes. ω the confines of “one, two, feck you” has a serious hankering for some –Jory Carroll Hel Audio death-foolery, and delivers white-heat, circa-1968 American folk-rock will be Street: 01.07 hard rock, radio-inspired alt-thrash well pleased with Swift’s sophomore Making Fuck Θ = Lustmord + Scapegoat + to your heart. Maybe the whole “end album. –Alex Springer Self-Titled 7” Bad Sector of the world” bit seems a tad shticky, Self-Released but, if there’s one thing we’ve learned Hurris & Gig Why? Why do you hate music journal- Street: 03.05 from decades of Mel Gibson films, As Good As It Was ists so much? Not only do I have Def Leppard Making Fuck = Sound Garden + records and c-c-c-c-c- Self-Released to toggle between Latin and Greek cocaine, it’s that no matter how hot the Converge character views on my computer to spell skyline’s fires are burnin’, there’s always Street: 02.18 Making Fuck, Salt Lake’s latest crusad- your non-name, but you also make me a place for red-hot American love and a Hurris & Gig = (Brother Ali - ers for atheism, want to make one thing sit through an hour-plus of rudderless, few guitar solos. –Dylan Chadwick politics) + Common dark ambient noisescapes, with poor perfectly clear: They will be heard. Kory Quist approximations of a Goblin soundtrack. Dark Seas This flow is severe. Hurris & Gig have They are (guitar and vo- In fact, I don’t hate this. I usually like seasoned spitting skills that, I can tell, cals), Jeff Wells (drums), and Jessica this kind of stuff. I especially like the Hawkes Court have been honed over many practice Bundy (cello). The opening salvo of “A bottom-scraping low end, the way it just Midnight Records sessions. They’ve found their style and Slave To The Lazy Boy” recalls Sound draaags its claws against the bottom Street: 04.12 pronounce perfected syllabic reso- Garden’s Louder Than Love. Quist’s of my listening periphery. I also really Dark Seas = moe. + Janis Joplin nances right on time. As Good As It Was guitar, a veritable percussion instrument, is a well-rounded effort with bluesy and leaves space between power chords for like the extreme high frequencies in the / Steve Miller Band second track, when sequels of noise jazz-infused tracks. Most are littered ringing and droning upstrokes. Well’s streak through the sky like some kind of Me: “Jesus, this guy sounds like … with local cultural references such as drumming sacrifices commotion for evil Aurora Borealis. I also really like goddamn … The Doors. Is this a the Park Cafe and Mormonism. Other blunt impact. What distances Making the dead, slow thud of industrial beats long-lost track?” My friend: “No, CJ, than that, however, the lyrics are often Fuck from classic grunge is hardcore nearing the middle of æ ω. There is a lot it’s Dark Seas, and why are you drunk lacking. This creates a strange contrast shouting in place of expressive vocals, of good stuff here, but the pretentious- on a Sunday morning?” Dark Seas between the intensity with which they and the rejection of conventional song ness of the symbol-name prematurely vocalist Kyle Wilcox has a deep voice are articulating and the words they structure for minor variations on a triggered my gag reflex. –Ryan Hall that slurs influences into a potent and are actually voicing. Too much of their basic riff. The sound, much indebted powerful sound. A dash of Morrison, lyrical focus is spent on themselves, and to engineer Andy Patterson, is as The 2:13’s a sprinkle of Scott Weiland and a it comes across as hollow. There are still heavy as grunge, but more relentless. smidgen of ’80s David Gilmour slosh many geodes to find, though “Captain Bundy’s minimalist cello offers a respite Selt-Titled EP together for warm refrains that are a bit Crunch Time” and “Morbid” have from Making Fuck’s monolithic brutality. Fairchild Studios sweet and a bit spicy—music’s Jack and witty moments and exceptionally good One only hopes to see her more fully Street: 12.24.12 Coke. The vocals are shaken with cool backing tracks. I’m excited for the future integrated into Making Fuck, turning a The 2:13’s = Black Rebel Motor- bluesy riffs that inspire dancing (“It’s of this duo and will be looking for any very competent band into a unique one. cycle Club + Rush Alright”), surfing and bong hits (“Cali new and possibly more mature music. –Brian Kubarycz Bud”), and even relaxing hammock –LeAundra Jeffs Get your tickets to funky town ready, naps (“This is Love”). The album sounds MiNX ‘cause The 2:13’s are gonna take you great and often has more polish than a Indian Headset Golden there for a night that’ll keep you groov- lot of local rock I’ve come across. Catch Skin Of Your Teeth ing! Just listen to “Party People” and Self-Released their last performance and tribute to Self-Released TRY to sit still (if you do, you might want their recently passed guitarist, Colton Street: 03.29 to reevaluate a few things in your life). Ericksen, at Craft Lake City on Aug. Street: 03.20.12 MiNX = Pink + Alicia Keys This EP has some serious potential for Indian Headset = Fleet Foxes + 9. –CJ Morgan Living up to their reputation as one of becoming a solid LP, and I look forward Laura Gibson SLC’s more prolific bands, vocalist/rap- to hearing what this trio releases next. Gene Swift Band per Ischa B. and multi-instrumentalist/ David Nelson delivers the vocals with After releasing their debut self-titled Zinjanthropus Man vocalist Raffi Shahinian return after a punch, with Spencer Moore on album around four years ago, local last year’s MixTape with an album of bass and Brandon Patrick Barnes Swift Music, Ltd. band Indian Headset returns with this nine new tracks. More emphasis on keeping the beats refreshingly robust. Street: 12.21.12 short, but really great, six-song EP. The singing versus rapping helps to solidify “Glass Head” is sure to get your head Gene Swift Band = Neil Young – album stays mostly faithful to a blend of the duo’s strengths, even if they don’t shaking, and in all honesty, the entire EP indie-folk rock, with some strong musi- Crazy Horse + Jimmy Buffet seem to know what their sound is yet. is filled with solid rock n’ roll that avoids cians on board—most notably Ryan Schoeck The exotic-sounding title track and the any sort of artificiality. –Brinley Froelich I don’t know whether this album by , who formed the band back Lehi-native Gene Swift is a ballsy effort in 2008. Schoeck’s voice and guitar cool keys of “Down” lead to an out-of- place sounding (despite it being pretty) Deny Your Faith to recapture a long-forgotten sound, or playing mesh very well together, and a compilation of nostalgic Americana the sound is among some of the best song called “A Slow Parked Death.” End of Days clichés. Swift and his ensemble tackle I’ve heard from local bands. At certain But maybe that was just to buffer the Self-Released songs about Harleys, open mountain times throughout the album, Schoeck’s more spoken than sung ill-advised duo Street: 01.02.12 skies and the folksy concept of “not set of pipes reminded me a little bit of of tracks “Crazy, Different” and “Just Deny Your Faith = Avenged all who wander are lost,” but they do My Morning Jacket’s Jim James. Sayin’.” I will say, however, that “Love Love” is quite palatable and features the Sevenfold + Halford so in a way that feels too familiar. The opening track “Bourdeaux” puts Thematically, the album doesn’t veer Schoeck’s chops on display from the strongest chorus of the set. This cut also Deny Your Faith are Salt Lake local too far from its classic rock roots. When get-go, and the tune also benefits from highlights another of the duo’s strengths: metalheads doing an earnest mix of it does, it’s thanks to an ever-changing some eerie pedal-steel guitar echoing their great drumming, which truly en- Ozzfest style noodling and a dose of crew of local musicians like Jill Sis- in the background throughout the song. hances “Give it to Me” and the ominous operatic '80s power-metal. Competent sell and Leraine Hortsmanshoff, Other songs, such as “Canoe” and closer, “Got to Live.” –Dean O Hillis guitar playing bolsters this throughout whose talents help diversify an album “Mother’s Words,” are great as well, Send us your local release (check “Shadow of Doubt” and “Shot that could have easily been nothing and follow a similar musical theme. and we'll review it in print! 60 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 61 62 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 63 Alison Moyet music. “Silencer,” onset by four grunts Street: 07.16 The Dodos The Minutes into said D-beat, exhibits this band’s Andy Kaufman = RARE B Carrier penchant for rhythmic changes that SIDES! + Jerky Boys Metropolis Records further imbue crusty hardcore with Polyvinyl Street: 06.11 extreme metal—whether it be guitarist If this half-hour-long collection of Street: 08.27 Alison Moyet = Lou Reed + Adam Wentworth’s black metal- random conversations that Dada The Dodos = Fleet Foxes / Annie Lennox esque, single note tremolo strumming song-and-dance comic Andy Kaufman Cave Singers or motherfucking Ben Koller’s insane recorded between ’77 and ’79 is the Usually, it takes the first phrasing best anyone could do to drum up re- Dull vocals and repetitive drums make from Moyet’s lips to hook me into a blast beats and fluid beat changes. Carrier more like reading a book than APMD still hearken to His Hero is newed interest in whether he faked his specific song, but as Guy Sig- own death, then I guess no one really listening to music. That’s not to say worth’s elegant electronics start on Gone crust-sludge with ensuing tracks there’s no musical life on the album. “Primitive Fear” and “Bloodlines.” cares anymore. I mean, if Andy ap- “Horizon Flame,” it is apparent that peared out of nowhere and surprised Standout track “Substance” has a horn something exciting is at play. There is The one-minute “Aqim Siege” features section and big drums during the cho- ring-outs, and “Faith Eater” includes me with lunch, I’d be like, “AHOY!” nothing specifically radical going on, But that’s not the case, and so we’re rus that suck me in with my head bob- per se—other than a great producer discordant guitar work, both above bing. The ending is a smooth acoustic enraged D-beats. Closer “Articles all stuck with these barely audible understanding what works best for the recordings chronicling him being a section that leaves me reflecting on vocalist he’s collaborating with—but of Human Weakness” combines the the song’s power to captivate me. In album’s forerunning elements to round progressively meaner and meaner ass- that in itself sounds revolutionary. The hole to those close to him as time goes addition to great instrumentation, the dynamic start/stops of “Changeling” it out as a release that is more blister- words of the chorus, “the common ing than God Is War, simultaneously by. I’m sure some basement-dwelling give way to the seemingly simplistic conspiracy theorists might appreciate man wouldn’t give up his throne,” “When I was your Girl,” a gem of diverse and innovative. –Alexander epitomize folk music’s message. There Ortega these never-before-released tracks just many layers, and it is sad that Moyet as much as those schmucks that shit is a slight resemblance in this song remains one of our most unappre- to the latest album from locals Les Amon Amarth themselves when yet another posthu- ciated lyricists. The percolating mous 2Pac album hits the shelves, Sages. While this speaks volumes for backgrounds of “Love Reign Supreme” Deceiver of the Gods but in my view, there’s plenty of living a local band, it most likely leaves The echo an earlier jam from the begging- Metal Blade Records comics and performance artists you Dodos on the shelf in a record store. to-be-remixed “Right As Rain.” But Street: 06.25 can devote your time to, so do that. –Justin Gallegos thrilling as those are, it is the slower Amon Amarth = Arch Enemy Do just that. –Ashlee Mason tracks—especially the closing quartet + Hypocrisy + Vikings Dog Party of cuts—that leave the most lasting The Builders and the Lost Control impact, showcasing more facets to As one of my friends so cleanly sums Asian Man Records Moyet’s unique oeuvre. –Dean O Hillis it up: “It’s an Amon Amarth record.” Butchers Not much has changed in the sound Western Medicine Street: 08.13 Dog Party = Groovie Ghoul- All Pigs Must Die of this Viking horde through the years, Badman ies + The Go-Go’s + Karen O aside from their slow descent into Street: 07.02 Nothing Violates This much more mainstream-friendly lands, The Builders and the Butch- I wish I was as cool as these girls Nature which is where we find ourselves on ers = Murder by Death + when I was a teenager. At the time of Southern Lord this new record. Guitars are softer The Devil Makes Three recording, these Sacramento sisters Street: 07.23 and more melodic—production is were only 14 and 17 years old—I All Pigs Must Die = (Con- crisp and clean. Compare any track The Builders and the Butchers channel could barely pluck out a Nirvana verge/Bone Dance) + Wolf- on this album to “Death In Fire” and a dustbowl-era feeling in this itinerant riff when I was 14, and this is their brigade - Scandinavia witness the change from grating carousal of the post-apocalyptic West. third full-length record. Their driving brutality to the more generic territory All the elements of nu-folky gospel are guitar-and-drum sound is straight they’re conquering now. These are there—Jesus-y­­ redemption, moonshine up ’77 punk with snotty and sweet nitpicky points, though, and plenty of and a banjo. The sense of distance lyrics about lame lovers and flamingo fans should enjoy the reliable, Norse may be due to the fact that Western encounters. “Best Friend” is at the mythology–based, melodic death Medicine boasts a more orchestral most earnest and sentimental side of metal that Deceiver brings. It’s not flair than the band has previously their poppy punk spectrum, and the that any band member is failing in his embraced. This album might not fast and fierce “Box of Handkerchiefs” performance, of course—these dudes be enjoyed by very many people counters with a big dose of DGAF. are consistently talented, and it’s a outside the folk community because They flaunt punk credibility with a fun listen. But, between you and me, if (maybe I’m just an asshole), to me, it cover of X’s “Los Angeles,” and the you want this type of battle metal with- seems like a never-ending elegy for a minimal tin-can singing and lonely gui- out the compromise, turn to Starkill, cowboy combined with frantic string tar in the finale “Alright” will melt your who are raping and pillaging through sections. But for all the folksters who heart after they’ve already ripped the scene with steel and not plastic. can’t get enough of this kind of stuff it out and pogoed on it. Lost Control All Pigs Must Die initiate Nothing –Megan Kennedy and are looking for something a little is Dog Party’s most fun, mature and Violates This Nature with the thrashy more than buskerish acoustic music, badass release yet. –Cody Kirkland “Chaos Arise”—and it does! The Andy Kaufman check this one out. –Jordan Deveraux song’s lyric “What man creates, man destroys” sets the theme for an album Andy & His Grandmother that paves the way for post–D-beat Drag City Records

64 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 65 The Fall too hard to ape MBV, and just sort is the grain of the band’s total voice, Orchestra will probably recognize of arrives there nonchalantly. Drippin which includes actually intelligible them as the openers that stole the Re-Mit comes from the garage, and not strict- lyrics. Their songs leave breathing show during their last few, respective Cherry Red Records ly Loveless—a discordant twee punctu- room for the burn of vacuum tubes tours, particularly notably opening for Street: 05.13 ates the occasional stretch of bliss, and the scrape of human tissue. Lord Thrice’s recent farewell tour. Disillusion The Fall = Swell Maps + particularly on “Deep Architecture,” Dying retrieve everything jettisoned marks their sophomore effort, follow- Wire which drives itself into oblivion with with the advent of overproduced, ing up their 2011 debut, and it’s one If there’s a curmudgeonly rotten the same guitar warbling of the indie- gagging, and silly, black and ambient damn fine step forward. Slower than bastard shouting at everybody to get rock axegods Mascis and Moore. metal. If metal can be organic, Lord Garden Window, much more brooding off his lawn, Mark E. Smith is next Four songs cuts it a tad short—these Dying is precisely that. Indeed, the and somber, it harkens back to the door, shouting at him to just quiet things generally need an hour to band’s correlative fascination with mood on their EP, The Death of Day, down already—because he’s doing it unfold—but cogent songwriting and death and putrefaction makes actual with all of the same, beautifully heavy wrong. However, Smith sounds to be enough sprawl to beckon conscious sense—nothing can rot which was not three-guitar soundscapes that they’ve in a relatively decent mood throughout listeners into its shallow K-hole means first alive. –Bryan Kubarycz become known for. It isn’t as easy for Re-Mit. He’s recorded the last four al- the record is catchy and replayable me to settle on a favorite as it was bums with the same lineup. This consis- where it needs to be. Though it always Nunslaughter/Anti- when I first heard “Lay Down” or “Lo,” tency in bandmates is unusual for The comes back to Earth in the end, it’s seen but this isn’t an album made for singles willing to stray from its own path for a either. “Parasitical” almost does the Fall/Smith, so that may be a reason. Split 7” By now, I’m not entirely sure if it is titch. –Dylan Chadwick trick, but I recommend starting from Hells Headbangers necessary to review an album by this the beginning and enjoying the whole band. It has a dedicated fanbase and La Machine Street: 06.26 ride. It’s well worth it. –Matt Brunk is fairly consistent—mildly abrasive Phases & Repetition Nunslaughter = Midnight + Nifelheim + Nekrofilth in sound, often irate in mood, vocals Castle Face Records Oathbreaker Antiseen = The Murder becoming increasingly slurred with Street: 07.16 Eros|Anteros Junkies + Motörhead + each album. A phlegmy cough is au- La Machine = The In Sound Deathwish Inc. Speedwolf dible toward the end of “Hittite Man,” from Way Out + Booker T + Street: 08.20 and doesn’t sound at all out of place. Man or Astro-Man? After my initial thought of “What the Oathbreaker = Converge + “No Respects Rev.” and “Loadstones” fuck?” regarding Nunslaughter Birds In Row + Young And are solid reference points for Re-Mit’s I can’t help but imagine these tracks and Antiseen releasing a split 7”, I In The Way T.H. backing a David Lynch film— sound. – immediately realized how much sense something along the lines of a black it actually makes. Nunslaughter is one Cadillac racing through the desert Gris of my personal favorite bands, and night pursued by creepy-looking pale À l’Âme Enflammée, l’Äme pairing their sleazy brand of death corpses in dark suits. I speak first of metal with the sheer nihilism and Constellée... the imagery that comes to mind when grime that is the punk outfit Antiseen Sepulchural Productions I listen to this because the music itself is absolutely brilliant. Of course, Street: 07.09 is minimal in execution—heavy bass, Antiseen is probably one of the only steady drums, ambient noise. These Gris = Godspeed You! Black bands that Nunslaughter haven’t elements come together in phases Emperor + Sombres Forêts already done a split of some sort with. through repetition (yup, exactly like Depressive suicidal black metal is Regardless, the two Antiseen tracks the name of the album!) to create hardly a genre one would associate on this beautifully grotesque slab are several tracks that manage to tap with innovation and variety, yet Gris pure, filth-ridden, up-tempo punk rock, different musical styles to give us continue to defy expectations on À and they complement the fly-blown a little industrial, a little reggae, a l’Âme Enflammée, l’Äme Constellée... death metal of Nunslaughter perfectly. little psych, etc. The mind can’t help Divided not-so-evenly between calm, While neither band is doing anything but conjure up these obscure avante Eros|Anteros should be more enjoy- meditative acoustic passages and new—for themselves or for their garde scenarios as the repetitious and able than it is—it’s like going to a precisely the sort of aching black respective genres—they are two of the catchy tunes allow the listener a good restaurant where the menu looks metal riffs that give the genre its name, best at what they do. –Gavin Hoffman deal of mental stimulation. If I wasn’t amazing and the food is decent, but Gris both embrace and defy their writing this review right now, I would you won’t recall what you ate the next genre. While I’m not as much a fan probably listen to this album while O’Brother day. That’s where Oathbreaker’s latest of the black metal end of Gris, their purging my brain into some other proj- Disillusion falls. Maybe it’s that it sounds too acoustic segments are extremely well ect with great fervor. –Ben Trentelman Triple Crown Records close to Converge at times—perhaps arranged, and their sparse instrumen- Street: 08.20 this is Converge’s Kurt Ballou’s fault. tation conveys a sense of loneliness O’Brother = Isis + Thrice Oathbreaker’s riffs are blistering, and loss far more effectively than their Lord Dying and the drumming pumps out some tremolo-picked guitars. In a sense, Summon The Faithless raging D-beat, but it just doesn’t stick. this album understands that there Relapse Eros|Anteros is adrift in a sea of bands must be a balance between these two Street: 06.28 working within the sludge/hardcore/ elements, peppering each song gener- Lord Dying = High On Fire + blackened metal realm, which is too ously with examples of both sides of Fucked Up bad because there are interesting their sound. I’d sooner listen to this Lord Dying, a Portland quartet featur- musical ideas to be found. “The Abyss album than any other DSBM album ing former stalwarts of the SLC metal Looks Into Me” marks the high point of released in the last five years. –Henry the album, finding a balance between Glasheen scene, remind us why we first fell for metal. This album features startling sludge, clean vocals and a build to a satisfying catharsis. It finally gives Honeyslide clarity for their debut recording. This does no discredit to the musician- some bite to an album which should Drippin/Deep Architecture ship, which is highly adept—rather, be a kick in your teeth from the start. Critical Heights the immediacy of both vocals and –Peter Fryer Street: 07.23 instruments present Lord Dying as a Honeyslide = Weed Hounds connoisseur’s band—metal focused Visit + JAMC on quality of sound, not just gain and Hailing from Atlanta, Ga., O’Brother volume. Yes, the album recalls the slugmag.com for more This double A-side bucks most retro- are a five-piece sonic powerhouse. expected influences, but more impres- brain nu-gaze trends by not trying Fans of Thrice and Manchester reviews. sive—indeed worthy of delectation— 66 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 67 Get your event listed for free in print, online and on our iPhone app! Sign up for a free SLUG calendar account at SLUGMag.com/Calendar. 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