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The
spoken arts in Utah have had their ups and downs over the years,
having organizations rise and fall, and a lot of the grand
performance places close up shop. But Salt City Indie Arts hasn't
given up all that easily, and are looking to make a difference in the
state yet again. Replacing the old Slam!
A
good portion of record store in the city tend to sell everything they
can, leaving little room for single genre selling. But one downtown
shop is doing all it can for a specific scene.--- Uprok
Records has been supporting the local hip-hop and rap scene in Utah
for well over a decade, providing it with all the best local and
national acts that can be found.
There's
a new website that's starting to make ripples in the local literary
pool, and all with nothing more than random thoughts. --- Its1AM.com
has been putting up daily postings of peoples thoughts, giving a
specific viewpoint or look for a day a chance to be read and inspire.
Hey
look, a cat at Boing!--- Nothing from the 337 Memorial Wall
this time, probably due to the weather I'm guessing we won't see many
more updates this year. In fact as winter sets in, a lot of the
art scene tends to slow down. But music and film tend to pick
up this time of year, so let's jump into the music end of
things.Sad to read that The Explicit have broken up.
Although they claim that they've been broken up for a long while, you
couldn't really tell that from their performance at Red Light Books
back in January. A number of people don't give the punk scene
credit for having great bands, and The Explicit were definitely one
of the finest we had. ...Shame. Much like most every band
that breaks up, they've split off into other projects (most of them
into Lexi Sayok), so
they'll still be giving the scene some punk. Last
Saturday was crazy with events, aside from 24 Hour Comic, I also made
it to the SCDG Championship Game. That is, after walking a mile
through the Salt Palace. I realize it's a convention center,
but it's about the size of an airport inside. Said hi to a lot
of people, and stayed for the hard hitting action all around for the
first half.
The
Boing! Collective on 5th East has been giving the community a place
to go for those who feel disillusioned by the society we live in,
providing resources in several areas from politics and civil rights
to charity and even local music.
Back
to the Stroll we go this month, taking a trip to Broadway for a
single showing down in one very artistic basement. --- Signed
& Numbered opened up its doors once again for another showing,
continuing to be a must-see stop along the night.
In the latest episode of Mad Men, Don Draper gets his cards read by somebody whose identity I'm not at liberty to disclose for fear of violating the unbreakable social rule about "spoilers."The reading itself was sparse--only two of the cards were actually mentioned in dialog--but if you rewind and pause at just the right moment (about the 44-minute mark), it's possible to make out the entire Celtic Cross spread. The show's writers are notorious sticklers for detail, leaving nothing to chance.
It couldn't last forever: The 2007 Salt City Derby Girls' champion Bomber Babes had their season undefeated streak shattered Saturday night by the very team they whomped back in April: The Leave It to Cleavers, your new 2008 SCDG Champions.In front of a capacity-ish crowd at the Salt Palace, the Bombers led the scoring for most of the bout, until the Cleavers pulled ahead midway through the second half and took it all the way home. It might have been the most exciting game of the season, if not exactly the cleanest: Several skaters were ejected for penalties, including a showboat exit by retiring Cleaver Miss Disco Bliss, who skated through the crowd and out the door, middle fingers high.The local roller-derby season is over, but the SCDG's allstar Shakers are traveling to Sacramento this weekend and could (ahem) use your help/donations for traveling expenses--PayPal ahoy.
