Music
Localized: Shanghaii
The Beehive State’s newest buzzworthy rap artist, Alexander Bell Crocker, aka Shanghaii, is still in the early stages of his career—and his life. You can tell how new he is to the scene when you watch him pose for SLUG photographer Jo Savage’s photoshoot. … read more
East Meets West: Wallace Mecham’s Hybrid Banjos
By challenging the notion of what a traditional banjo should sound like by Western standards, Wallace Mecham hopes to create a hybrid of the Eastern and Western styles of music. … read more
Time For a Tempo Check With Cathy Foy
Cathy Foy is the head drum instructor at the Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls, where she helps aspiring musicians create original music. … read more
Out of the Woodwork: Four Electric Guitar Luthiers: Ledingham Guitars
After pulling apart guitars at a young age, Casey Ledingham attended Red Rocks Wood Working Department for two years to become a certified luthier. He has since created custom guitars for bands such as Max Pain and the Groovies and Winter Burial. … read more
Out of the Woodwork: Four Utah Electric Luthiers: RIP Custom...
Rob Gray of RIP Custom Guitars offers a variety of guitar building classes: pedal building, basic guitar wiring, neck building, and full electric guitar building workshops. … read more
Out of the Woodwork: Four Electric Guitar Luthiers: McKinley Sound
Whether you have a guitar that’s been thrown out of a train, smashed to pieces at a concert, or is broken from using it so often, luthier Moses McKinley at McKinley Sound can fix it. … read more
Out of the Woodwork: Four Electric Guitar Luthiers: Duende
With a machine-centric aesthetic, Duende aims to build guitars that are designed like they’ve always existed: atavistic, evocative and correct. … read more
Cakes da Killa: Spitting Truth and Fire
Since making his debut, Cakes da Killa has proven to be much more than just a rapper, but a true queer performer advocating for equality and body positivity with his provocative lyrics, sexual candor and impeccable style. … read more
Mechanical Ghost: A Conversation with 80KV
80KV is the moniker of local musician Autumn Rogers and centers around the use of motion-controlled gloves that Rogers uses as instruments. … read more
Localized: Zigga
Zigga describes his new sound as “commercial” or “sonically acceptable” in an attempt to reach and retain a wider audience by adding new techniques into his toolbox. … read more