SLUG Magazine

To celebrate our upcoming Film Photography Issue, the FIND Lab will be hosting SLUG's First Look Friday event on November 6 from 11-2. They are generously giving away lots of cool prizes, from gift cards to rolls of film to a $350 camera! All you have to do to win is show up!

If you ever see the SLUG booth at a market, concert, or event, chances are Ryann Cook will be nearby. Read more about our wonderful brand ambassador and her work with SLUG here: slugmag.com/slug/contributor…

Karaoke is one of those things that will always contain a bit of social taboo amongst your bar-crawling friend group, and Alton Barnhart is here to change that! Read about Barnhart's journey into karaoke darkness at the link below.  slugmag.com/music/my-dark-tw…

Returning after 20 years, Plan-B Theatre’s Facing East “asks whether people can choose compassion and understanding when their beliefs and expectations say otherwise,” says SLUG Contributing Writer Rebecca Kathryn Sharp. Read the full review here: slugmag.com/arts/art/perform…

Salt Lake got a Book Festival, and SLUG’s Ella BakerSmith was there with a Pilcrow Pilsner in hand at a panel asking, “Is it a book?” and left wondering, “Am I a book?” Or even: Is a magazine a book? SLUG started as four photocopied pages... thoughts? 📚  slugmag.com/community/am-i-a…

Love Spells has carved out a lane entirely of his own; while dream or indie pop may serve as easy starting points, the Houston native refuses to be pinned down by one era or aesthetic. Read about Love Spells’ recent show at Kilby Court here: slugmag.com/music/concert/sh…

Thirteen years and seven bands later, Chase Cluff and Ian Moore’s relationship remains the only constant. Before they were industrial sludge duo LAST, they went to their first punk and metal shows at Provo’s Starry Night. Read the full interview here: slugmag.com/music/interviews…

For years, artists chased followers, but now, many are changing communities. In this shift from audience building to community building, Operation Fan Project has found its niche. Read more here: slugmag.com/music/interviews…

“The air is charged with creativity.” The Blocks’ new exhibit features some of Salt Lake’s favorite buildings, all painted by different artists who put their personality into their work. Read the full story here: slugmag.com/arts/en-plein-ai…

“If you haven’t seen Gorillaz live before, you need to!” says SLUG Contributing Photographer Travis Ockey. The visuals were out-of-this-world — “a concert in creative mode.”  Read the full review here: slugmag.com/music/concert/sh…

Remi Wolf’s Mud is “like a tear-stained diary entry,” says SLUG Contributing Writer Maya Dawn, “saturated with raw, undisguised emotion.” Wolf is unafraid of embracing “soul-bearing disarray, like rolling around in the mud.” Read the full review here: slugmag.com/music/national-m…

In a world of mass-produced T-shirts and posters, your local bands have your back with unique merch that you’ll never find anywhere else! Read the full article here: slugmag.com/music/slugs-cabi…

In a night filled with classic hits, as well as a sneak peek into her latest work, Kacey Musgraves sang to a packed Delta Center crowd. The spectators included SLUG's very own Derek Brad, Read his full review here: slugmag.com/music/concert/sh…

SLUG Contributing Writer Carmen Valdez joined the White Mesa Concerned Community Spiritual Walk and Protest “against the only operating uranium mill in the country — a mill built on sacred grounds now contaminated by uranium and waste.” Read the article: slugmag.com/community/10th-a…