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SLUG's Mike Riedel finds out what's happening at Bonneville Brewing, and then sticks around to update us on local beer news. … read more The post Episode #164 – Bonneville Brewery, Beer News with Mike Riedel first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

We take the show to new heights with Utah Flying Trapeze and the duo that make up Avian Allure. … read more The post Episode #163 – Utah Flying Trapeze, Avian Allure first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Our show's producer takes Kerry Jackson, Jimmy Martin and Jay Whittaker to task about the Geek Show Podcast's influence and criticisims. … read more The post Episode #162 – Geek Show Podcast first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

SLUG Magazine's Managing Editor selects his favorite music from this year's Craft Lake City DIY Festival. … read more The post Episode #161 – Craft Lake City’s DIY Festival Music first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Delve into the local food scene with our own Alex Springer's food truck report and Salt Lake Magazine's food critic Mary Brown Malouf. … read more The post Episode #160 – SLC Food Trucks, Mary Brown Malouf first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

The women of the Utah Blitz football team discuss the league and their season while Mike Brown vents about Dantè Exum, a new coach and the Utah Jazz's draft. … read more The post Episode #159 – Utah Blitz, Mike Brown’s Utah Jazz Report first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Visit Salt Lake launched their brand new Connect Pass to get you into dozens of places cheap, and Merco Local gives you a taste of what you can find around the city!   … read more The post Episode #158 – Visit Salt Lake, Merco Local first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Jeffrey Steadman from Yelp brings us the best spots to eat in one specific Utah city, while Gina Barberi recalls how the city has changed from when her and Dan Nailen lived there as teens. … read more The post Episode #157 – Gina Barberi first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Community gardening has taken on a whole new life in SLC with projects like Wasatch Community Gardens and the Grow-A-Row initiative. … read more The post Episode #156 – Wasatch Community Gardens & Grow-A-Row first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

We have the skinny on The Utah Arts Festival, which will take over Library & Washington Square this weekend, along with Fear No Film's 2014 lineup. … read more The post Episode #155 – Utah Arts Festival first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Dan Nailen combs the latest Utah music to come out in 2014 and presents some of his favorite tracks for you to hear this week. … read more The post Episode #154 – Dan Nailen’s Latest From 2014 first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

In celebration of our 7th annual Beer Issue, we have beer columnist Mike Riedel updating us on the latest brewing news in Utah, and Jeffrey Steadman from Yelp reviewing local brewpubs. … read more The post Episode #153 – Mike Riedel, Local Brewpubs first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Wayne Shipley from Brewvies and SLUG Magazine's own Jimmy Martin come by the studio for a cinematic episode, talking summer films and big things for 2014. … read more The post Episode #152 – Brewvies, Jimmy’s Summer Preview first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

We sit down with the owner of a local company who gives artists and designers the opportunity to see their projects come to life, and Kirk Brown fills us in on all things 3D printing. … read more The post Episode #151 – Sandboxr, Shrugboat, Dustbloom, GoEngineer first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

On this week’s episode of SLUG Soundwaves we chat with the owner of the Salt Lake Lions about the American Ultimate Disk League, and Mike Brown discusses another disappointing year for the Utah Jazz. … read more The post Episode #150 – Salt Lake Lions, Oxcross, Gaza, Mike Brown talks Utah Jazz first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Episode 149 of SLUG Soundwaves is themed around photography. - Spread Stoke allows outdoor enthusiasts to share their experiences with others by giving them an open forum via online photo and video blogging. - SLUG photographer, Weston Colton, discusses his start in action sports photography. - We hear a tunes from Orem-based electronica artist, OK Ikumi. … read more The post Episode #149 – Spread Stoke, OK Ikumi, Weston Colton first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Do you like beer and wings? If you said yes to either, check out episode 148 of SLUG Soundwaves - SLUG beer columnist, Mike Riedel talks about what local beers will be quenching his thirst this summer. - Listen to Mkaio’s “Stars” on this week’s episode of SLUG Mag’s podcast, Soundwaves. - SLUG shares a single from Famous Relatives 2013 release on episode #148. - Do you crave wings? SLUG speaks with Yelp about the best places to find wings in SLC; hear where they are on #148. … read more The post Episode #148 – Beer News with Mike Riedel, Mkaio, Famous Relatives, Yelp – Wings first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

At SLUG we’ve got big hearts, we swear! On this episode of Soundwaves we speak with a local animal rescue founder with a different perspective and speak to the creative minds behind Swipe For Humanity. We feature music from local bands Daisy & The Moonshines and Color Animal. - Shi Basset, of the A.R.R.C. Fundraising Organization, believes in the power of comradery and is attempting to reach out to people and their animals to create stronger bonds between them. - Daisy & The Moonshines play dark and gritty grunge-groove rock. Listen to their soulful, southern rock jam, “Screamin’ Dogs” on this episode. - When a handful of SLC music veterans decide to create something, it has the potential to turn into something quite wonderful. Check out Color Animal’s “Give Me Just A Little More Time” to find out what we’re talking about. - Swipe For Humanity makes us feel better about our excessive credit card use.  … read more

A podcast about podcasts? Good god, it’s some sort of paradox this week on Soundwaves when we chat with some fine folks of the local podcast community. We also listen to some jams from local alternative group, The Lazy Waves and producer DJ RoboRob. - Whether you enjoy or despise the grandiose musings of National Public Radio, Consider Our Knowledge is here to poke fun at the national media titan. - The Lazy Waves create poppy, catchy alternative rock via email. Listen to “Tonight (Get On The Streets)” from their 2014 EP, Wavetable. - Get your groove on with DJ RoboRob’s track “8 Bit Trance Dance,” on this episode of SLUG Soundwaves. - The nerdy ladies of the Hello, Sweetie! Podcast sit down with SLUG’s equally geeky Gavin Sheehan to discuss podcast politics. … read more The post Episode #146 – Consider Our Knowledge Podcast, The Lazy Waves, DJ RoboRob, Hello Sweetie Podcast first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Soundwaves is geeking out this week. We speak with local gamers and comic book enthusiasts, and hear music from videogame/Dungeons & Dragons inspired group Rotten Musicians and solo artist Mark Dago. - Alex Sittner, card master and owner of Oasis Games, discusses the science and competition behind card-based, tabletop sport. - Rotten Musicians are a group of dice-rolling, word-engineering white boys. Check out the track “20+ Broadsword,” from their 2008 debut, Say You Love Her. - When not performing with the pack of goons known as the Rotten Musicians, Mark Dago is busy creating his own fantasy themed tunes. Listen to “Magic Kingdom” on this episode of SLUG Soundwaves. - SLUG speaks with Dave Landa of Dr. Volt’s Comics, and we find out that the unique visual medium isn’t just for nerds. … read more The post Episode #145 – Oasis Games, Rotten Musicians, Mark Dago, Dr. Volts Comics first appeared on SLUG Magazine.