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Today's entry isn't the usual from Gavin's Underground, and I must apologize for what you are about to (not) read. --- The interview I had planned was to be with Sonya Evans, the flexible and crafty designer behind The Full Spectrum.
According to the folks in California who make it, Apothic Red wine is "inspired by an 'Apotheca,' a mysterious place where wine was blended and stored in 13th-century Europe." --- The wine is a distinctive blend of three grapes: Syrah, Zinfandel and Merlot, and sells for a quite reasonable $14, but is frequently on sale here in Utah for $11.99, as it is currently.
It’s that time of year when music fans are bewildered with lists -- some expansive, others more distilled. Here’s one for the folkies out there: the award-winning recipients from the local, inaugural IAMMIES.---
When it comes to photography both professional and artistic, Utah has built itself up an impressive talent roster of names who create captivating work. --- From the concert-coverage photojournalist to the light-savvy creators to the patient wildlife and nature snap-shooters, the pool of proficient photographers along the Wasatch Front has grown to a level where it's highly skilled members outnumber a lot of other genres in the artistic community.
Today, pre-written from not today, it's a holiday wish to you from this blog and its slightly drunk writer. --- While the great majority of you are unwrapping gifts and spending time with family, I'm huddled up in a warm blanket with a bottle of wine, occasionally playing video games and watching holiday episodes of TV classics.
Before you go jetting off to ... wherever it is you plan on spending the weekend, might we suggest some end-of-the-year local music to listen to? --- We'll start with the band Summerteeth, a four-piece indie-pop/folk group from SLC who kinda came out of nowhere over the summer with their self-titled debut album back in June.
Every year, Christians across the globe prepare for the (materialistic) holiday in honor of the birth of God’s son, Jesus Christ. I loved Christmas growing up, but I had no clue who the little baby “wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger” was when I was belting out “Born in Bethlehem” in my little kid sing-song group.--- I just figured it was another catchy Christmas tune like “Rudolph,” although I believed in that fictitious animal … for a while.
