Arts
Life in Focus: Local Filmmaker Conor Provenzano talks Kubrick and...
Conor Provenzano has been hard at work on his documentary, Focused Life, which explores people’s philosophies about the fine art of concentration. Through small vignettes with strangers and friends alike, Provenzano uses his unique filmmaking style to delve into the different ways people maintain focus. … read more
Mike Brown’s Season Predictions for the 2016-17 Utah Jazz Season
Mike Brown has decided to take on the role of your local underground analyst and give you some more season predictions for the 2016–2017 Utah Jazz season. … read more
Distillery 36: Top-Shelf Talent & the Rum Revival on Redwood
At Distillery 36, the Jensen Dobbs, Creed Law and Jon Gregersen triumvirate is hard at work keeping their dream of being a premier purveyor of fine spirits alive and well in Utah. They are currently expanding their operations and developing their business model in a thoughtful manner, aiming to create a quality product at a fair price while rediscovering the passion that led them down this road. … read more
Maguey Makes its Way: Wahaka Mezcal’s Journey Through the DABC
Mezcal is a spirit made from varieties of the agave plant—it’s basically tequila’s cooler older brother. Libation’s Francis Fecteau brokered with the DABC to get Wahaka Mezcal’s joven mezcal onto DABC shelves on a consistent basis for everyday consumers. … read more
High West Distillery: High Spirits, High Country
In Park City, High West is producing their fourth release of popular Utah-made whiskey: Valley Tan, a name derived from the whiskey that Mormons made in the past under Brigham Young’s direction, as well as its lighter coloring. … read more
Kid Curry Spirits and the Wild West
In 1904, Harvey “Kid Curry” Logan, an American outlaw who ran with the wildest of the wild. 112 years later, the Wild Bunch has reformed in West Valley City to create Kid Curry Vodka: a vodka with the spirit of the West, the earthy mineral base of Rocky Mountain, and a luxury taste. … read more
Distillery Dreams Do Come True: New World Distillery
New World Distillery hopes to open by the first of December—so cross your fingers that we’ll all soon be sucking down some of their agave spirits! … read more
Experience, Explore, Engage: Waterpocket Distillery
There’s a new distillery coming to Utah, and when it hits, you’ll be left with a craving to get out and explore. Waterpocket Distillery opens in West Valley City at the beginning of next year with a palate of new flavors and a bit of an adventurous side. … read more
Germany, Superstition, and Knives, Forks, Scissors, Flames with Author Stefan...
In the prologue of Stefan Kiesbye’s newest novel, Knives, Forks, Scissors, Flames we are met with an atmosphere of death, mystery and occultism before we learn a single character’s name. … read more
How Busy Can One Writer Be? A Conversation with Chuck...
Chuck Palahniuk has never put out a boring book. Featuring 10 artists and upwards of 50 “coloring opportunities,” Bait: Off-Color Stories for You to Color (Dark Horse Press) is equal parts humanizing and engaging, but still missing something … YOU! … read more