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Jesse Walker: On Beats, Booze and Bunny Ears

Jesse Walker: On Beats, Booze and Bunny Ears
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One of Salt Lake’s quintessential members of the music scene, Jesse Walker, has been throwing parties for decades. Five years ago, after being introduced to Bob McCarthy and Marsha Merrill, owners of Garage on Beck, he realized that their glorious patio was the perfect place to party and listen to some groovy, crackling vinyl with his buds. … read more

Grabbing the Kat by the Tail: Koffin Kats Interview

Grabbing the Kat by the Tail: Koffin Kats Interview
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Anyone who’s seen the Koffin Kats live will tell you that they are fueled by sweat and blood and that they put everything they can of themselves on stage. It’s intense, it’s keyed up to 11 and they have no other setting than balls to the wall.  … read more

Speed Date with an Expert @ The Natural History Museum of Utah 03.18

Speed Date with an Expert @ The Natural History Museum...
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If all speed dates had 14-minute intervals between partners, the speed dating industry would have collapsed on its awkward head long ago. However, The Natural History Museum of Utah has filled these deafening and potentially desperate minutes with its own spin on the “get to know you” franchise by adding wonderfully brilliant people you actually want to hear from.  … read more

Love Utah Give Utah: One Day, Hundreds of Non-Profits and A Couple Million Dollars

Love Utah Give Utah: One Day, Hundreds of Non-Profits and...
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If you have ever worked for a nonprofit organization, you know what it is like to scrape by and fight for something that you believe in—something that may not benefit you, but will be a great service to others. … read more

Mary Brooke LaChance

Mary Brooke LaChance

In loving memory of Mary Brooke LaChance.

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Utah Arts Festival: Masquerade Party

Utah Arts Festival: Masquerade Party
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The Masquerade Party is an annual fundraising event for the local festival with dancing, drinking and just-for-fun gambling with a Mardi Gras theme. The crowd donned elaborate masks, ranging from robots to fancy jackalopes.  … read more

Behemoth Tour Through SLC: Towards (Modern) Babylon

Behemoth Tour Through SLC: Towards (Modern) Babylon
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Nergal’s “disturbance” was more like “kicking ass without worrying about taking names later.” Along with Cannibal Corpse, Aeon and Tribulation, Behemoth put on one of the best shows in recent memory. Now, do yourself a favor and listen to the entire Behemoth discography on repeat, lest you risk missing out on some of the best music ever created.  … read more

Julie N. Xiety: 07.08.94 – 01.23.15

Julie N. Xiety: 07.08.94 – 01.23.15
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Julie touched countless, endless souls. Through time here and now there, any, everywhere … together yet we are here. … read more

Kyle Trammell aka Tyler Mackmell

Kyle Trammell aka Tyler Mackmell

Kyle Trammell aka Tyler Mackmell: Jan. 10, 1989 — Jan. 2015

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StartSLC 2015 @ The Gateway 1.29-31

StartSLC 2015 @ The Gateway 1.29-31
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Utah’s startup community gathered for startSLC, Utah’s largest grassroots startup festival. The event attracted hackers, designers, videographers, bloggers, entrepreneurs and CEOs. … read more