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Music editor A City Weekly contributor since 2019, Moore is the driving force behind our music coverage. “My main priority for the music section is to bring localfocused stories, profiles and issues forward every single week,”the ardent supporter and lover of local music says.

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SOAP BOX Cover story, Feb. 27, “Building a Better SLC”

Great article! Much of this applies broadly to cities across the western U.S. J.R. DOBBS Via Twitter This was a big reason I moved out of state.

I moved to New England and now pay less for a mortgage on a two bedroom house than I would pay for rent on a one bedroom apartment in SLC. RACHEL FLICHTBEIL Via Facebook Grab a City Weekly and read this article SHIREEN GHORBANI Via Twitter This is not a valid argument, as median rent should be matched to median income.

Median rent is not minimum wage rent.

When I made minimum wage, I got roommates. When I started earning more, I could afford to live alone.

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publish an otherwise outstanding publication serving the people of Utah, I regret that such biased, agenda-driven disinformation is allowed to be presented without any legitimate countering facts and information.

Beginning with minimum wage earnings, the author’s citation or calculation is several hundred dollars off (low). Actual minimum wage comes out to just around $1,200 a month for a full-time worker.

Next, the average monthly rent in Salt Lake City. Here’s where the propaganda and disinformation is most shameful. The average rent for a one bedroom apartment in Salt Lake is well below $1,200 month, coming in closer to $700 a month. If you include 2nd, 3rd, and more bedrooms, that’s fine, but you should include more people paying into the household as well (a spouse, significant other, roommate, etc), taking the household income up to more than $2,400 per month.

And while $700 or $800 a month is certainly high for someone earning only $1,200 a month, it’s not a crisis-level emergency, and doesn’t contribute to homelessness. If anything, it drives people onto food stamps, rent subsidies, Medicaid and additional means of government assistance.

All of the other costs (beyond food, shelter and medical) become discretionary, and it’s not the responsibility of a landlord or of society to increase that expendable income.

It’s the responsibility of the individual. Want more money? Get a roommate. Get a better job. Get a second job. Lose the iPhone. Cut the cable.

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If one supports rent control/regulations, that’s fine. But please be honest enough to present information that is honest and real, not hysterical and conflated.

On a tangential note, it would be a credit to your reputation for quality journalism if you presented a follow-up article detailing the disastrous effects of rent control. In virtually every city/community where rent control (shorthand for varying degrees of control/ regulation) has been implemented, rents actually soar while quality of housing suffers. This is the dirty little secret the advocates aren’t sharing. Is it ignorance or intentional deceit?

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Utah’s Legislature: Undermining our Democracy

Years ago, I owned a half-interest in a 30-foot sailboat, docked at the Great Salt Lake Marina. Outings, particularly evening sails toward the Stansbury Mountains, included dazzling sunsets and ocean-like expanses of seemingly endless tranquility. Despite the lake’s captivity in the GSL Desert, it was a convenient haven for Utah sailors. Then came the years of wondering if the following springs would bring enough mountain drainage to raise the lake level to an acceptable depth. Finally, boats with full keels, like ours, could no longer even get out of the harbor to enjoy the open water. Over the course of about 40 years, the lake went from its peak—actually washing over parts of I-80—to recent, grim announcements by climatologists saying normal lake levels will never return.

Now Utahns face a problem: What can be done with our state’s vanishing salt sea? It’s plentiful expanses of beaches are soured by the wall-to-wall mat of smelly brine-fly carcasses, and the stink is near-unbearable; tourists no longer look at the Great Salt Lake as a must-go destination, to bob and frolic in its super-buoyant waters; and, of course, the occasional misguided fisherman always gets skunked.

But wait. I just had a brainstorm, kind of like the Fordhas-a-better-idea commercials of yesteryear: Let’s install a pirate-style plank on the Good-Ship-Utah Legislature and extend it out over the deepest part of the lake. Planks, as

BY MICHAEL S. ROBINSON SR. you remember from the Peter Pan days, were a staple of the old galleons, wherein wrongdoers—hands tied behind their backs—walked to the end for their final kerplunk into the sea. Well, folks, when it comes to wrongdoing, our Legislature seems to be full of elected representatives who refuse to honor the simple democratic principle of government by the people.

It wasn’t that many years ago that American colonists, masquerading as Native Americans, dumped shitloads—substitute a “p” for the “t” if you wish—of British tea into their harbor. The “Boston Tea Party” was a decisive moment in history—when the population cried out that they’d had enough.

They were no longer willing to pay taxes to the crown unless the British government allowed the colonies to be represented in Parliament. And we all know what happened next.

Sadly, a similar situation exists today between Utah’s citizens and its Legislature. Oh, yes, we elected them and believed we had “representation,” but the notion that these people actually represent the will of the people is, at best, only a delusion. Look what happened to the ballot initiatives from the last election. Utahns were decisive in their vote to (a) expand Medicaid and (b) ease the suffering of the sick by legalizing medical cannabis. Once the initiatives were passed, the Legislature went to work, largely dismantling the language of the law and gutting some of the most essential terms. Utah wasted months and millions of dollars fighting the Medicaid expansion, but was finally forced into submission.

After two years of waiting, the chronically ill are going to get some relief. Despite the intentional subversion by those pompous legislators—who hold the attitude of “Believe me; we know better than you do what you want”—the day of medical marijuana has finally arrived in Utah. But sick Utahns’ new leases on life will be marred by a reprehensible legislative twist. Their suffering finally eased, they will face being fired from their jobs because of the lingering presence of

THC in their random drug tests. And, as to their employability, private businesses will be allowed to exclude all medical marijuana users from job eligibility. It is unimaginable to me that any moral, caring, compassionate person could back such a flaw in the law, yet our legislators are the ones who put it there.

Somewhere along the way, Utah’s lawmakers forgot the will of the people. Even worse, they seem to have become confused over the term “medical marijuana,” somehow assigning a hint of “recreational use” to the mix. Now our (trusted) legislators are shoving something down our throats that we didn’t vote for, and that’s patently immoral. Instead of being a boon to the sick, the extra-initiative changes in the law are bound to make the lives of the sick much worse.

Somewhere along the way, our lawmakers lost sight of what the law is really about—a safe alternative to opiate dependence and the risks of addiction for those who most need our compassion and help.

Most states that have approved medical marijuana have included specific language to prevent businesses from discriminating against those who have a legitimate medical need for it. But, consistent with it’s arrogance, our own Legislature has made sure that any medical relief will be accompanied by a healthy dose of personal and economic pain. Employers can’t fire employees for opiate use or for taking their blood pressure meds. Medical cannabis should be no different.

And, if we can’t get our legislators to do their job—simply honoring the voter-approved initiative for the compassionate medical relief of pain—I can think of a splendid new use for the Great Salt Lake. CW

The author is a former Vietnam-era Army assistant public information officer. He resides in Riverton with his wife, Carol, and one mongrel dog. Send feedback to comments@cityweekly.net

HITS&MISSES

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Illusive commodities

Why polls? Of course it’s election season, so we’re inundated by them. Maybe candidates are using surveys to see where they stand or if they stand at all. But as the Brookings Institute says, “Public opinion is an illusive commodity.” Let’s take the most recent poll—or survey, as Utah Policy calls it—on taxes. It’s one of those Y2 polls that Utah Policy says it “obtained,” whatever that means. Still, the poll shows that “Utahns in general (74%), and Republicans especially, want the Legislature to give tax cuts now.” The Legislature’s still on, but The Salt Lake Tribune says they’re considering some tax cut, even though tackling the coronavirus might require government funding. Yes, they’re acting on taxes while other polls clearly state that the electorate wants to pass the ERA and leave intact the redistricting law. Priorities.

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Even though 89% of Americans say they believe in God, churches, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are seeing a precipitous decline in membership. And what do you think about those evangelicals? A panel will “explore the causes and nuances of our shifting religious landscape and what its impact it may have in the future.”

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Time is running out for the Legislature as a school breakfast bill gets tossed from one committee to another or stays in the Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee where it failed. Sen. David Hinkins, R-Orangeville, opposed the bill but is asking for it to be revived. “[It] should have been sent to an education committee who understands school lunch programs,” KUTV News reported. But after the public backlash, the committee is learning a lot about school breakfast and just how important it is. Hinkins doesn’t want to expand the federal program because he’s so danged concerned about taxpayer dollars. Oh, and he also thinks this is about “letting parents be parents.”

But Utahns Against Hunger stood firm.

“Feeding kids isn’t a political ideology, it is an investment in their success,” Fox13 quoted the group as saying.

INLAND PORT STILL A THING?

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What can we expect from a future of climate change that is heating up the planet to lethal levels? Shana Udvardy, a climate resilience analyst with the Union of Concerned Scientists, “will discuss how the heat will affect every state in the contiguous United States and why it is important to take immediate and robust action to avoid tipping the scales of the climate crisis” at Climate Choices and the Future of Dangerously Hot Days. You’ll also hear the Sierra Club’s view of this legislative session, both the solutions and obstacles they created for the environment. Utah Capitol, 350 State, 518-5247399, Friday, March 13, 5-7 p.m., free, bit.ly/2TIOIC9

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If ever there was a time to rethink our transportation options and the environmental impacts of development, it’s now. Public protests are sprouting up everywhere as residents fear what’s coming. We don’t need to revisit the Inland Port and the environmental impacts it poses, but there’s more. The Parleys Interchange Project is being touted by UDOT as a means of decreasing congestion and promoting safety.

“UDOT needs to be more creative,” ABC4 quoted an opponent. “We can’t add more lanes and expect the environment to be good.” And now there’s Olympia Hills and the plans for a high-density 933-acre development just west of Herriman. Residents are preparing a referendum after the Salt Lake County Council voted to move ahead on the project. While everyone knows that population is the problem, apparently they don’t know that planning for public transit and green building is a solution.

If you think you know everything there is to know about the proposed Inland Port, you must be wearing blinders. Here’s a chance to hear the latest of truth, propaganda and aspirations for the massive rail-and-truck hub. While a bipartisan bill has passed the Legislature, critics call it watered down. It was supposed to mitigate the impact of the hub in surrounding communities. Perspectives: The Inland Port includes panelists like Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall; Utah Inland Port Executive Director Jack Hedge; Deeda Seed with Stop the Polluting Port; Salt Lake City Councilman James Rogers; and Salt Lake Tribune reporter Taylor Stevens. Salt Lake City Public Library, 210 S. 400 East, Thursday, March 19, 7-8 p.m., free, bit.ly/2TsuugY

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THE FINAL FRONTIER

Seeing Stars

COURTESY CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SPACE CTR.

Tiny Pleasant Grove space center has big plans to launch second-largest planetarium in Utah.

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nless you grew up in the Pleasant Grove area, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve never heard of the Christa McAuliffe Space Center.

I only learned of its existence a few years ago—my wife and her siblings went to elementary school in Alpine School District, where they got to participate in school-sponsored Star Trek simulations. As I was just north of Utah County, I was rather bummed that my sci-fi-loving childhood self didn’t get to share this experience. After a few conversations about how fun it would be to get our current Dungeons & Dragons group together for a five-hour voyage, we made the decision to boldly go at the beginning of this year. Our experience was a nerdy good time. With the escape room craze in full swing—specialty site roomescapeartist.com estimates there are currently more than 2,350 in the country—and geek culture enjoying its own kind of renaissance, the CMSC’s crew-based simulations feel more relevant than ever.

The center opened in November 1990 after Victor Williamson, a teacher at Central Elementary School, devised a simulation-based approach to teaching his students about the solar system.

“Originally, students were using paper controls and yelling out how fast they were going,” CMSC Director James Porter says. “Mr. Williamson would hide behind his desk and speak as if he was the computer.” After seeing the impression that such a collaborative approach left on his students, Williamson started to wonder just how far he could take this idea. “He wrote some grants and created the Voyager as an addition to the school, and that’s when the Space Center became a reality,” Porter says.

The fact that the center resides inside Central Elementary—which still functions as a public elementary school— somehow adds to its nerdy charm. My group and I arrived on a Saturday afternoon, many of us not knowing what to expect. Once we were welcomed inside, the flight director—a combination of dungeon master and live-action film director—guided us into the Space Center proper, which is designed to look like a starship ready room. LED lights twin-

Tucked away in Pleasant Grove, the Christa McAuliffe Space Center offers group missions, field trips and other “immersive experiences.” kled within their terminals and Starfleet insignias decorated the walls as we took our seats for a mission briefing.

Considering the fact that the CMSC runs missions for several different age groups and purposes, the job of flight director comes with a fair set of challenges. The director’s role is to make sure that each group has a good time while ensuring that their simulation teams respond quickly to certain adventure cues or crew questions. Seasoned directors Jon Parker and Natalie Anderson say these challenges are among the best parts of the job. “My favorite thing is when I see a crew’s plan come together,” Parker says. “When I tell them they’ve completed their mission and hear them erupt in screaming and cheering, that’s what I like best.”

Of course, when you’re helming a two- to five-hour mission for a group of complete strangers, there are bound to be a few obstacles. “By the time we start the mission, I’ve only interacted with the crew for around 30 minutes, and I try as hard as I can to make observations and learn what the crew dynamic is,” Parker notes. “Crews that aren’t cooperative or think they have the answers to everything can shoot themselves in the foot a lot of the time.” Once the mission starts, the flight directors are in charge of setting the pace and throwing the occasional curveball to spice things up. “There are an awful lot of things happening at once,” Anderson says. “When you’re behind the scenes, you’re in charge of every single thing— lights, music, computers—happening outside of the crew’s decisions.”

In addition to the more challenging aspects of the job, both flight directors have seen social miracles happen within certain missions. Flight director Anderson relayed an experience in which a shy girl struggling with self-esteem started a mission thinking she would

be a failure, but a bit of encouragement from her crew and a successful navigation through an interstellar Oort cloud left her feeling confident and respected.

“Even though we don’t get to work with these kids for that long, we know that we’re making a difference,” Anderson says. “We help these kids who maybe aren’t super popular find a community here, and we have these departments that help them learn about writing or programming. It’s really fulfilling in a lot of different ways.”

It’s also the flight director’s job to assign different roles to the crew and teach them how those roles impact the mission. On our sojourn, I was in charge of the ship’s external sensors and alerting the captain to any incoming transmissions. Each role can be boiled down to an essential function, the accomplishment and communication of which is what ultimately ensures a mission’s success. Ushered onto the bridge of the USS Voyager, each member of our crew was seated at a console with a computer designed to aid us in whatever our roles were. We even had a few security officers armed with lightup laser guns just in case things got dicey—which they did. We were glad to have a bit of muscle when our bridge was stormed by a contingent of hostile separatists.

I was surprised to learn that all of this tech—view screens, alert lights, computer software—has been created in-house. “That’s what we call 30 years of experience,” Porter says. “When we started expanding, we needed things like sound systems and lighting, and now we’re getting to a point where our software is controlling our lighting.” The illusion of helming a starship was surprisingly arresting, especially when you realize that all of the bells and whistles around you were created and purchased with the funds that the

CMSC generates from its events and field trips.

This spirit of sustained progress has carried the CMSC to new heights since 1990, and this year is fixing to be pivotal in the organization’s history. In June, the CMSC will move to a brand new planetarium that will be near the grounds of the newly rebuilt Central Elementary. “Our planetarium will be the second-largest in Utah, just after the Clark,” Porter says. “We’ve also increased the Space Center’s size by 50%.

We have four ships now, but we’ll be expanding to have six.” This expansion comes from a mixture of school district aid and fundraising, along with countless volunteer hours and community sponsorships.

Whether you’re visiting before or after the CMSC sets up in its new digs, there are a few things that first-time visitors should know. “I like to tell crews to take the mission seriously, but not to take themselves seriously,” flight director Anderson says. Based on my visit, going with the right group will make or break your experience— this was one of the reasons going with people with whom I’ve played D&D was a good call. Chances are if you and your buddies dig science fiction and roleplaying games, this is an excellent way to spend a Saturday. Just make sure to leave anyone who regularly imbibes the hater-ade at home—there’s no room for people who think they’re too cool to save the universe.

After spending an afternoon completing various objectives and keeping the cosmos safe from intergalactic terrorists, I walked away from the CMSC happy that it’s here and even happier that it’s expanding. Much like the Starfleet of Gene Roddenberry’s imagination, it’s an organization that lets knowledge, cooperation and equality guide its progress into the future. CW

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child of one of SLC’s longest working and most impactful DJs. We highlight another scene pillar, an electronic artist who’s been experimenting with synths for 15 years, in an article featuring other women making our scene brighter, more exciting, and stronger one night of music at a time.

All of these facets of the scene have a stake in what our special issue addresses: financial stability for working artists in SLC. Local venues—both established and new to the game—play a pivotal role in whether the musicians and artists who soundtrack this city can continue to do so. Dialogue around this issue is increasing among music makers and lovers around town. Here’s to hoping our cover story inspires even more conversations about the value of music in SLC—value which this issue definitely makes evident.

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eople are always remarking on how cool it must be to be a “gatekeeper” of the music scene here, to which I gotta say—yeah, that’s not me. If anything, I’m more of a deep-sea fisherman—casting a wide net and hoping for the best. With a scene as diverse as ours, with a history like this one, with new music and places to hear it emerging all the time, there’s no one gate to keep. With this diversity in mind, I decided that this music issue should attempt to zero in on the new, the old and the game-changing things going on in SLC’s music scene.

Our growing city is no stranger to the gleam of newness. That also goes for new rock bands making a racket around town, bands made up of newbies in the scene and longtime staples. There’s also a roundup of actual new buildings to visit for good music, and whether it’s late night dancing you crave or deep listening rooms, there are innovative new spots to do it all.

We also highlight a new recurring night of hip-hop, featuring up and coming artists from up and down the state, which is the brain-

By Erin Moore

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ith the recent advent of an Artist Town Hall [see our Feb. 27 issue], it seems that folks across the musical spectrum in Salt Lake City are concerned with how to best sustain and grow our music scene. Though it’s always been a scene brimming with talent and innovation, the consistency of it stutters and starts—people move away, people stop playing. There are many reasons why, but longtime local musician and show organizer Dave Payne, pictured, names the pattern of these problems best, noting that the line between a labor of love and just plain labor is very real and important. “If [artists] are suffering, it’s called labor,” he says. “If they’re having fun, it’s called art.”

By “suffering,” he means the effort it takes to accomodate a club’s schedule, to load in equipment, to get by potentially without the safe space of a green room and with a few drink tickets to their name. “That is not all fun. There is some pain and labor involved, sometimes much labor,” he says. “The line between art and labor is very firm, [yet] very hard to place. I take the hard line—if I’m expressing myself and having fun, I don’t care who’s capitalizing on that. If I’m suffering, nobody else should be capitalizing on that. That’s called exploitation.”

While there are places for artists to just play and have fun, such as the rather unicorn-like nights at the Twilite Lounge Payne organizes and plays in himself, it still follows that they can also want to get their name out there at bigger gigs, opening for touring bands and getting paid for it. Payne admits, “Regarding arts and culture, pay is a dirty word, ‘cause [art] is priceless. But profit sharing is not a dirty word.”

While that may be true, artists don’t always see those shared profits after playing shows. Local artist, Madison Donnelly, who’s played in multiple bands and helped to book shows in the past, confirms that sometimes it requires approaching the venue and “hounding” them to get paid, but that this could all be resolved with a dose of transparency. “I think being more open and transparent about how that [payment ] process works would be a really cool way to make that a better relationship,” Donnelly says, “where we’re aware of what cut we’re getting at the beginning, and maybe how much the

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door made, how much of that we’re getting.”

Payment doesn’t just go toward compensating the labor of playing a show, but is vital for a band’s longevity. Local music maker and show organizer Joey Mayes, who hails from Memphis, Tenn. and later Provo, says, “It’s an excellent way to save up for recording, pressing records and touring. … Unless you’re already financially set up, the money you make from playing [live] is really the only source for all those things. With that in mind only the bands who are well off can get out there. There is a lot of music here that never gets heard anywhere else.”

Payne also noted this inequality between less welloff bands who need money and those who don’t, saying, “I do believe that cold, hard cash in the hand of the artist is absolutely crucial to the scene, unless you’re trying to have a scene of only rich people. To not get the money into the hands of the artists is like saying, ‘All poor artists, you should disappear.’”

Pay also impacts touring acts. Local musician Peter Worden cites one instance from some years back, where “two bands at different shows came through but didn’t meet the overhead and didn’t get paid”—a practice known as “pay-to-play.” Though this was years ago, Mayes confirms that instances like these have haunted SLC’s reputation, at least in his out-of-statereaching punk-rock circles. “Word spreads quickly, and so Salt Lake wasn’t really on any of the great touring

circuits.” With an already isolated geographic position, SLC can’t afford to fumble foot traffic from touring acts. And if locals aren’t making the money to tour themselves, what’s left is a little island, with a vibrant music scene talking only to itself.

Another obvious obstacle to SLC’s support of musicians is Utah liquor laws. “I think that every city is more culturally diverse than its infrastructure can handle,” Payne says. So while we wait on Utah law to loosen up—and for more venues to open—we have to work with what we’ve got. That means working hard to put on shows at bars, like he does, but also including more locals at big shows.

“This is the single mind-blowingly, ridiculously easy way to foster the arts, foster new art, support existing art, generate money, strengthen the scene,” Payne says. “It is the absolute answer, I believe—have a culture, attitude and ethical responsibility to have locals open up for every out of town band.” This approach, he argues, would expose those who show up for the big touring act to the equally talented (or maybe better) locals, generating new fans and more turnout for locals-stacked shows—and thus more local music happening all week long.

And when it comes full circle, back to those opening locals getting paid so they can continue creating music? “You take what you can get,” Payne says, “but the first way to get a better world is by talking about it.” C W

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While SLC is rich with up-and-coming artists, these are three new bands who are doing their thing flawlessly—and need to be seen to be believed.

By Erin Moore

Corner Case

Often the mark of a good musician is their ability to work in different ways, with different sounds. Such is the case for all three members of Corner Case, who have all put in their time experimenting before settling into the playful post-punk perfection that is this fairly new band.

In the back on the drum kit is Cathy Foy, a spot she occupies easily as one of SLC’s best and most wellknown drummers. She fronted the now-defunct band Strong Words, who dealt in easy-listening indie rock made comfortable and earnest space under the care of Foy’s plain-spoken lyrics and compelling rhythms. She was joined by Landon Young in that band who, besides synth-smithing as the solo act Pet Lib, also spent some time with Foy in the short-lived post-punk trio Browser.

Now working with bassist Paula Bravo—who started out in the lo-fi indie project Peach Dream—they have built their own approach to post-punk that’s unsurprisingly solid given their combined experience.

Young is a front person who is hard to tire of, with their soft yet impish vocals that are strangely yet perfectly suited for the spare-yet-tension-filled songs that make up their late 2019 debut album Haunted House. A lot like early Wire with a sweeter sheen, the album is cleanly produced but best heard live, where Young, in particular, proves even more what a charming front person they are, and where their vocals are thankfully cranked up a bit.

Find Haunted House on Spotify and follow Corner Case at cornercaseslc.bandcamp.com, and follow them on Instagram @cornercaseslc and at facebook.com/Corner-Case-SLC.

Dad Bod

No one can say that SLC doesn’t have its thumb on the pulse of the indie music world these days. That much is proven by the presence of acts like Dad Bod, who, since their beginnings in 2018, have been digging into the glimmery, lo-fi sounds set up as the standard by the likes of Mac DeMarco, Homeshake and Connan Mockasin as far back as 2014. Glazed with (rather than soaked in) reverb, their take on the sound and dedication to it

Michael Marinos of Dad Bod demonstrates that maybe it wasn’t all just a fad, but that maybe vibey, guitar-based chill-wave is here to stay.

Dad Bod’s 2019 album After Thought seems to be just a hint of where they might be able to go with some time and dedication, but is still a well-produced piece of work that could be coming out of anywhere—but it’s coming out of here. The quality of this release, and the singles they dropped in the year and a half before it, is also worth noting when compared with a name they share with another artist, who—not surprisingly— is also a lo-fi act in line with the likes of Snail Mail or Soccer Mommy. What initially seemed like an ironic, shrugged naming habit popular among youthful bands now feels more like a tactic for immediately throwing the listener off—who knew a band with such an awkward name would sound so clean and pure? Catch them opening for James Supercave at the end of this month.

Listen to After Thought on Spotify, and follow Dad Bod on Instagram @officialdadbod and on facebook.com/ officialdadbod

Idi et Amin

It’s usually offense-seeking punk bands that choose names with a controversial weight, but in the case of this new SLC band, it’s the moniker for soft-as-velvet shoegaze, and it’s good enough to side-step the name.

The primary songwriters—Rocky Maldonado (frontman of the swinging punk and psych rock outfit The Nods) and Catalina Gallegos—have collaborated before on projects like The Eleventh Door. Here, they’ve

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managed to craft perfect shoegaze--which is a little ironic considering that Maldonado once expressed some critical views of the genre during a City Weekly interview with The Nods.

But it’s this critical ear that seems to have gotten Idi et Amin where they are now. In a statement on Instagram, the band explains: “If you are in a shoegaze band, you use an octave shimmer reverb and chorus pedals in conjunction with distortion to create a wall of sound—but IEA? We use no reverb, which creates a reverbless, chorus-less, phaserless, virtatoless ‘wall of colon.’” This last part refers to a scientific illustration of a, well, colon.

Regardless of this weird image, their approach yielded the fantastic debut Texas Rose, which was released on Maldonado and Gallego’s own label Akashic Records, with tape pressings through West Valley’s Por Que No Records and a vinyl issue due out on the Australian label Library Group Records. The album opens up with the track “Echoed Sleepily,” played at their stunning debut show, where they performed live with drummer Jeremy Divine and bassist Johnny Cassidy. The whole album, but in particular “Echoed Sleepily,” is shot right out of the 1990s peak of shoegaze, in line with the likes of Galaxie 500 or Swirlies. Featuring a guitar part that wails like a shooting star, it snags you by the collar and drags you along with it, filling the air with a kind of romance that only shoegaze gets at—and they’re doing it better than most modern shoegaze acts in SLC and beyond.

Find Texas Rose on Youtube or at porquenorecordz. bandcamp.com and follow Idi et Amin on Instagram @idi_et_amin. C W

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Viva La Diva Show Metro Music Hall 615 W 100 S SLC Doors at 6:30, show at 8:00 pm more info at: thevivaladivashow.com

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DJ Juggy Juggy’s Slap Lake City offers local hip-hop artists a unique showcase.

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state, who might feature your music on a mixtape, play it in the club or feature it on satellite radio.

According to Juggy, the most important part of getting noticed by him and in general is to be precise.

“Mark your tracks properly. The artists, the title … even the producer. Sometimes I get a track and it says, ‘new track one’ and I’m like, ‘What’s the name of the song?’ There’s no artist or title, and the email is their real name,” Juggy says. Furthermore, a press kit, a website and media training would serve people looking to make music their full-time job well.

You can start by bumping a Slap Lake City mixtape, patronizing a show and being a compassionate part of the hip hop community. With over 20 years of experience in the hip-hop game, no one in Salt Lake City is more qualified to mentor our young artists than Juggy is—and Slap Lake City is the place to learn what he has to teach.

Any artist who wants to be down with the movement is urged to send mp3 files (files, no links) to DJ Juggy directly at djjuggy@gmail.com. C W

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the event. “I was doing mixtapes for a while back in the vinyl days, and I started doing [them] again. Before the blogs and the internet and all that, DJs who got [music] first had to spread the gospel on it,” Juggy says. “Anyways, so I started doing mixtapes again [on satellite radio] and there was room at the end of the mixtapes.”

Juggy could have found artists he thought would get him the most props among his peers to fill that space; instead, he decided to incorporate local talent, shining light on local artists. “I was like, holy fuck, there’s so much good music out here,” he says of the beginnings of his search for locals. “There was more music than I expected, so I ended up doing a full mixtape. … I probably got like 80 submissions, and out of the 80, I used almost 40 of them—and they were heat. Anything from your lyrical miracles to trap shit to reggae shit to everything in big rolling with it.” With this many artists on the mixtapes, each release is spread out into two separate live showcase nights.

Since the first Slap Lake show back in October of 2019, dozens of artists have already benefited from Juggy’s efforts, including access to top-notch sound equipment and the opportunity to network with fellow artists from up and down the state—making Slap Lake not only representative of Utah hip hop, but essential to solidarity in the scene. While the city and the scene are small, it’s special to have access to the biggest DJ in the

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f anyone could claim to represent Utah hiphop on a national level, it’s Ryan “Juggy” Alfaro. While he was nicknamed after his childhood likeness to the Archie Comics character Jughead, his skills on the turntables are no laughing matter.

He’s got a list of accolades and affiliations as long as I-80: He was the first official DJ of the Utah Jazz and Salt Lake City Bees; worked with companies like Jordan Brand, X-Box, Skull Candy and Converse; shared the stage with the Wu, Snoop Dogg, Lil Jon, Schoolboy Q, Big Sean and Atmosphere. Perhaps most notably, he’s a member of one of the most prolific DJ crews in the world, The Heavy-Hitters. Over the past 20 years, this local icon has introduced good hip-hop to thousands of Utahns.

Juggy knows better than anyone that DJing ain’t just about equipment, techniques and résumés. It’s also about networking, consistency and adapting to the times. That means incorporating new technology, new sounds and, yes, new people to the fold, all while not straying too far from the principles that attracted people to the culture in the first place.

When he was coming up in the late ’90s, the accepted method of introducing new music was the mixtape.

Paying homage to the original way listeners blended songs by recording their favorite tunes from the radio onto cassettes, “mixtape” is still how musical compilations are named today. Rappers in the past created buzz and made a little coin while garnering fans and making a case for a record deal, without dealing with many of the industry’s trappings. Juggy used the accessible mixtape to bring new music to Salt Lake City—and despite mixtapes having faded, he’s put new treads on the mixtape concept by starting Slap Lake City.

A mixtape-slash-concert series comprised of Utah artists, each showcase—held at the downtown venue Soundwell—begins with Juggy selecting Utah artists via email submissions, then packing their content into mixes available on Mixcloud, a streaming service that allows DJs to bring mixtapes to listeners without plastic and hand-to-hand sales. After that, the selected artists get together to perform their works on a joint bill.

Juggy explains how he came up with the inspiration for Slap Lake City ahead of the seventh installment of

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Booking Coordinator at S&S Perhaps one of the youngest local people doing the most, Faye Barnhurst has helped breathed new life into nights at S&S venues like Urban Lounge and Metro Music Hall. It’s only been a little over a year since Barnhurst joined the company, celebrating her one-year anniversary back in February.

Initially going for a marketing job there so she could have a hand in the local scene, she ended up getting a job as a booker at Kilby Court instead. “I’m so happy I got the booking position instead, because it’s way more fitting, and I get to work with the community more,” she says.

In fall 2019, she moved to booking for Urban Lounge and Metro Music Hall, where she now handles most local shows and parties—the latter in particular being a valuable development in a scene that needs to dance more. Recurring events like the new electronica-infused dance party Berlin have featured her work, and will continue to do so. “I’m definitely trying to do more dance nights! It’s been fun to try a variety of themes—Dolce Vida was something we’ve never done before,” she says, citing an Italian disco-themed dance night a couple months back in collaboration with DJ Red Scare (Anastasiya Bobrova).

Barnhurst is excited for the next Berlin night at Metro on April 3, which will feature several small touring acts she helped to book, with hopes for more dance nights this summer. Don’t miss Berlin, or any upcoming S&S event that has the word “party” in it, because chances are, Barnhurst’s magic touch is there. C W

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Musician, Ava Lux Willow Skye is Ava Lux, and one of the most consistent members of the SLC electronic scene over the past several years.

Skye found interest and refuge from traditional instrumentplaying in teenage experimentations with programs Reason and Ableton, which led to years of experimental releases and a narrowing of her focus and methods. Now, as an adult, her music works as an emotional sieve.

“Making music has never been something I wanted to do as a primary creative focus, and I really have never been comfortable seeing myself as ‘a musician,’” Skye says. “But I think the immediacy offered through working in sound, and the powerful potential to find resonance with other people, has just made it a practice I keep coming back to. If I don’t spend time sculpting something in sound regularly, I start to feel very lost and overwhelmed. I’ve thought of it like a whale that needs to come to the surface to breathe. I have to do it to breathe!” But at times, the immersive songs she crafts—like on the recently released “desperate,” “frantic” Princess Heaven—cause claustrophobia, which has prompted Skye to move into areas like visual media.

In the aftermath of that release, though, Skye is now pursuing lighter avenues and more playful approaches to songwriting as her life becomes lighter, too. Aiming for less “operatic” work now, she’s interested in taking the “self-soothing” aspects of ambient music into combination with more beat- and synthdriven palettes. “I never really know how anything will end up,” she says, “but I think it’s fun to ‘give up’ on something and then see what happens when you come back to it.” As long as Ava Lux is churning out music, we’ll keep coming back for more, too.

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Assistant Editor, SLUG Magazine Bianca Valesquez has long been one of the busiest people around town, dabbling in visual art, businesses-running and her own music. She’s a prime example of what it means to be both a player and an organizer, which is nowhere more apparent than in her position at SLUG Magazine, where among many other tasks, she selects bands to be covered for the monthly Localized feature, and organizes the showcases that follow.

She prioritizes keeping tabs on SLC’s diverse scene, saying, “There are so many intersections of music that kind of stay within their scene—I really try to bring them out onto a platform [with Localized], that puts them in the crosshairs of an audience that otherwise wouldn’t be privy to the unique individuals making music here.”

Valesquez notes the ease and comfort in which people can make art as part of SLC’s charm. “If you want to get more into the local music scene, make sure you are doing your part in creating that community and environment. You can do this by going to shows and not trying to get in for free, buying merch, sharing others’ music… If you can’t support locals financially, support them by sharing their shows and bolstering them!” True words from a trusted expert on all things local, and even more reason to stop in at Localized to see the fruits of her—and the music scene’s—labor.

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Welcome these exciting venues to the Utah live music scene.

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The Monarch

Since it opened in June of 2019, The Monarch has become a hotspot for all kinds of events in Ogden’s Nine Rails district.

While it serves well as a music venue (classical folk and jazz group Quarteto Nuevo plays April 2), the building’s history

makes it a versatile venue. Built as an enclosed parking garage in 1929 (before concerns about ventilation arose during World War II), it was designed by Leslie S. Hodgson, who was architect for many of Ogden’s more iconic structures, such as Peery’s Egyptian Theatre.

The venue encompasses three main areas: The Royal Room’s wide open space makes it ideal for music, but also weddings—really anything for which you might want to elegantly host a crowd of people. Contrast that with the Atrium, which is a wide corridor that houses artist studios and conference space, though with enough leftover room for workshops and strolls. Lastly, the Upper Deck area features “Monarch in Moda,” a mural of monarch butterflies that emphasizes the black-and-white spots on monarch butterflies’ wings, alluding to the Optical Art movement of the ‘60s.

On April 3 The Monarch continues its hosting of this year’s series of Van Sessions, a live music event where artists are invited to perform inside and in front of a 1987 Dodge Xplorer camper van parked inside The Monarch. This round features Paddy Teglia, Andrew Wiscombe and Snarlin’ Yarns starting at 7 p.m.

Beyond its music offerings, you can feel The Monarch’s personality through its sheer range of events, from art classes to public gatherings. Ogden Mayor Mike Caldwell will speak at a lunch program March 12 regarding the city’s economic growth and development. Classes on acrylic painting run every Tuesday and Wednesday through April 8, and MoveMeant Collective will perform, through dance, the story of an addict’s journey to recovery in “Untangle” April 10.

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Though Envelop has been around Salt Lake since late 2018 in the form of pop-ups, it wasn’t until mid2019 that they settled on their permanent venue in the Marmalade district. Envelop is unique in its focus on creating “immersive listening experiences”

that use spatial audio tools to create a space where music exists omnipresently within a room. Thirty-two speakers combine with an ambient lighting system to surround the audience and center them in the experience—and while that experience can be live music, the venue shines as a chill listening party atmosphere, too. Envelop just finished a night of The Flaming Lips’ seminal Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, and this Friday the 13th they’ll be playing Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Starting as a non-profit in San Francisco, they’ve since deployed many pop-ups, and while they continue to do so, Salt Lake is its only other permanent location outside the Bay Area.

“It’s been so inspiring for us to feel the community support of Envelop SLC,” executive director, co-founder and musician Christopher Willits says. “Immersive listening is a profound way to unite with others and enjoy great music within a new sound experience.” At the very least, the opportunity to experience revered albums with others in an unconventional space calls back to a time before headphones and personal listening devices, a time many of us never experienced but may yet pine for.

The audience is permitted to lie down if they desire, to stretch, close their eyes or watch the light show. You control your listening experience, and this setting is especially appealing for those of us who love to go out to listen to music, but can find it hard to stand the length of a set or two or three.

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After months of renovation, The Block opened in August 2019 as a wide open, hollowed out industrial space adorned with hanging plants and mood lighting. The aesthetic sticks the landing with low ceilings and support beams on bare concrete floor. Most notably, The Block boasts a Funktion-One point source sound system—the same system used in famous clubs like Berghain in Berlin or Space in Ibiza. “The acoustic output of our speakers is very responsive and detailed,” says Bobby Ward of The Block. “You are able to have a conversation with the person next to you while still getting the full range of sound.”

Though it’s clearly tailored for club, house and really any kind of party music, The Block is interested in becoming a more general venue—hosting all types of events from creative arts to birthdays and weddings, and offering hourly rates, Ward says.

At The Block’s “Body Heat” event in January, they provided a backroom for merchants to sell custom jewelry and tchotchkes. As it was BYOB, there were no drinks sold, but perhaps the night was better for it: Less typical clubby sloppiness as the night went on.

The Block is gearing up to host SIAN, Michelle Sparks and Juheun on March 14, which is a huge get for Salt Lake and anyone looking to dance a night away. Local techno artist XINZO DE LIMIA— who just released an album in January—opens.

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The Utah Jazz are unfurling their Pride colors. On March 13, fans have a chance to support the local team even as the organization gives a shout-out to local organizations that support the state’s LGBTQ citizens. Anyone who gets tired of supporting the Jazz by wearing only official team colors can come sporting a whole lot more—the closer to the whole spectrum of the rainbow, the better. It ought to make for great shots of the spectators in the arena.

This year’s event is the second such collaboration between the team and Utah’s LGBTQ+ community. “The Utah Pride Group Night with the Utah Jazz was born from the Utah Jazz reaching out to us back in 2019 with an idea of us joining them in partnership for one of their group nights,” says Utah Pride Center marketing and media coordinator, Brim Custen. “The goal, overall, was visibility and highlighting how diversity exists in all communities.” This year, among the organizations recognized will be the Utah Pride Center, Stonewall Sports and the Utah LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce.

Having rainbows prominently on display at an NBA game wasn’t always possible in the past, but the change is pretty cool. This year, fans who purchased tickets before March 1 could commemorate the occasion with a cool T-shirt featuring the Jazz logo in Pride colors.

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You should eave flag sticks at home, per arena rules, but the flags will be on big display, and the more in the audience, the merrier. (Casey Koldewyn) Utah Pride Night with the Utah Jazz @ Vivint Smart Home Arena, 301 W. South Temple, 801-352-2000, March 13, 7 p.m., prices vary, nba.com/jazz

The classics can be intimidating. Opera, ballet and symphony can seem to exist in a rarified world—highbrow entertainment that struggles to find wider appeal among the masses. Happily, Utah Opera has effectively countered that impression by offering productions that find a common connection through enlightenment, entertainment and an emphasis on a common humanity. That’s been the company’s mission for more than 40 years of both contemporary works and revered pieces boasting timeless appeal.

Gioachino Rossini’s opera, The Barber of Seville, falls within the latter category. The tale of a barber (natch) named Figaro who’s recruited by a wealthy count to help win the favors of the elusive heroine Rosina, it recounts an unlikely comedic courtship. It’s a funny story that has universal appeal, one guaranteed to entice both dedicated opera lovers, as well as novices drawn to its hilarious premise. This plot line, after all, has sustained its humor and enticed its audiences for well over 300 years.

In a twist, however, Utah Opera reimagines the story by setting it in 1980s Spain. “It’s Rossini as if it were a Pedro Almodóvar movie,” Utah Opera stage director Jimmy Marcheso says via email.

“It’s a great jumping-off point for the irreverence of the piece ... We play the music of Rossini the way Almodóvar is able to play with time, melodrama, romance, camp and surrealism.”

And for this barber, there’s no trim needed. (Lee Zimmerman) Utah Opera: The Barber of Seville @ Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, 801533-6683, March 14 & 20, 7:30 p.m.; March 16 & 18, 7 p.m.; March 22, 2 p.m., $14.50$100, usuo.org

Time to dust off the emerald attire and hit the streets of Salt Lake City for a chance to spot a leprechaun at the 42nd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Siamsa celebration. Founded by the Hibernian Society of Utah, this popular occasion—held rain or shine—commemorates Irish history, culture and traditions. The procession includes community members, colorful floats and numerous bands.

“My favorite part of the parade is the energy,” says Hibernian Society president Meghan WelshGibson. “It could be snowing or raining sideways, but every year people show up in their best green attire with a smile on their face and a song in their heart, helping us bring the spirit of the Irish to Salt Lake City.”

Welsh-Gibson—whose father John Welsh was a parade originator—notes that the event planning process began in September with a committee of eight “daring souls,” all compelled to share their culture. “No matter the amount of stress and sleepless nights, the love and pride of our heritage is what drives us to continue this every year,” Welsh-Gibson says. “And for me to carry on my father’s legacy is a gift in itself.”

The cavalcade starts at 200 South and 500 East, proceeds west on 200 South, and concludes at State Street. Immediately following is Siamsa (Sheem-suh)—Irish for “celebration”—at the Gallivan Center. Vendors will offer themed merchandise, food and beverages and activities for all ages, according to Welsh-Gibson—including authentic folk music for dancing a jig or two.

(Colette A. Finney) SLC St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ downtown SLC, March 14, begins @ 10 a.m.; Siamsa @ Gallivan Center, 239 S. Main, after parade, free, irishinutah.org

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Since 2005, Acrobuffos have been making magic out thin air across seven shows, international circus festivals and 25 countries. If you asked Seth Bloom and Christina Gelsone about Acrobuffos’s origin story, it would seem like something right out of an international romantic comedy. As stated on their website, “Bloom and Gelsone originally met at a circus in Afghanistan, became engaged while street performing in Scotland, married in China, and occasionally go home to New York City.”

Air Play, Acrobuffos’s most recent work, uses everyday objects such as umbrellas, balloons, and fabrics in order to create a stunning visual presentation that satisfies audiences of all ages.

Touring the world since 2015, Air Play has been seen by more than 150,000 people in five continents across the globe.

The brainchild of kinetic sculptor Daniel Wurtzel and Acrobuffos, Air Play is an interactive poem that uses visual comedy, kinetic sculpture and circus antics to transform ordinary objects into ethereal beauty. The Sydney Morning Herald described the production as “a joy from start to finish, Air Play will entrance children, and will act as a great reset button for stressed adults.”

At its heart, Air Play is a tribute to the beauty that is experimentation, simple movement and technology. “Air Play is a love letter to our childhood, our sisters and brother and we hope audiences connect to this story in their own lives,” Bloom says. “We’ve brought Air Play … around the world, it’s truly a universal show. We hope Utah audiences laugh and are touched by the beauty in the show.” (Ashley Stenger) Acrobuffos: Air Play @ Kingsbury Hall, 1395 Presidents’ Circle, 801-581-7100, Mar. 14, 7 p.m., $10-$20, acrobuffos.com

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including the character of Douglass’s daughter Rosetta (Yolanda Stange), who approaches the idea of women’s rights from the distinctive perspective of a woman of color. “She says she’s a different kind of suffragist,” Jarvik says, “saying to Susan, ‘You don’t know what it is to fight for certain kinds of things.’ … In the 19th century, the women’s suffragist movement was mostly white, middle-class women.

You saw this, I think, with the Women’s March; when it started out, white women took it over. Black women were seeing their interests not being addressed.”

Jarvik hints at a twist that brings the idea of the present day more directly, but it doesn’t take a leap of logic to understand how such conflicts play out throughout history. Susan B. Anthony might be a historical hero who was driven toward a particular goal, in a way that perhaps made it hard to see the goals of others. “Like maybe a lot of activists,” Jarvik says, “you want this one thing.” CW

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the result of a set design by Justin Ivie that placed a large photo of Susan B. Anthony in the center of the action. “She was looking down on me during rehearsals all the time,” Jarvik says. “I loved having her presence there, but I was also thinking, ‘Was I doing this right?’ There’s a huge plot point about how you honor people from history, whether you ignore their flaws or embrace their flaws. I was nervous. So I just went with a little comedy. I guess I can just have fun with this, and I want the audience to have fun.”

While the play’s inciting incident focuses on Anthony’s relationship with Frederick Douglass, the text also addresses Anthony’s interaction with fellow suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who becomes a character in Four Women that is not physically present, but serves in a sense as Anthony’s conscience. “[Stanton] has kind of been written out of the history of women’s suffrage, because she was such a radical,” Jarvik says. “She was a delightful person, really smart … but she wanted to be this radical in the room. This was just one more thing that Anthony had to fight against— not just anti-suffragist men and women, but even her ally.”

The notion of people who should theoretically be fellow fighters for progressive causes instead becoming antagonists certainly has a ring of familiarity in 2020, according to director Jason Bowcutt. “It has been an interesting process to rehearse this play while our political systems fight it out in real life,” he says. “‘Art imitating life’ has felt familiar throughout.”

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n a Super Tuesday, Elaine Jarvik is talking about the challenge of progressive movements often butting up against one another over differing priorities. She just happens to be talking not about those of the moment, but issues that were causing friction more than 100 years ago.

Jarvik’s world-premiere play Four Women Talking About the Man Under the Sheet—produced by Salt Lake Acting Co.—part deals in with the historical connection between women’s suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. But Douglass himself is not a character. Events begin on the day after his death on Feb. 20, 1895, as Anthony (Colleen Baum) visits his widow, Helen (Susanna Florence), at their home.

“They had this problematic relationship,” Jarvik says of Anthony and Douglass. “A few weeks before, the annual convention of the National Women’s Suffrage Association was in the south, in Atlanta. Douglass was going to come and be part of it. But Susan asked him not to show up, because she was trying to convince all of these Southern people to support suffrage, and to have a black man show up would upset them. … What I wondered was, was there some guilt involved in her showing up [at the Douglass home]?”

At first, this fraught interaction wasn’t going to be the subject of Jarvik’s play. It was going to explore the connection between Utah suffragists and the national women’s suffrage movement. “I began reading a lot of books, because it’s easier to read a book than start writing,” she says with a laugh. “Once I started writing, it was this grand sweep of history, more than 50 years—and it just wasn’t working.

I had coffee with my playwriting guru, Tim Slover, and he said, ‘When you write about this big span of history, it’s like skimming a stone across a lake. It’s pretty, but you don’t get the big splash.’ So I just decided to abandon it.”

While the change of direction that ultimately became Four Women Talking About the Man Under the Sheet narrowed that scope of history, it still dealt with historical figures—some of them revered. Jarvik felt the pressure and the responsibility of portraying these people in the play—partly

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Acrobuffos: Air Play Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, March 14, 7 p.m., tickets.utah.edu (see p. 20) Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom: The Musical Hale Centre Theatre, 9900 S. Monroe St., Sandy, through April 11, dates and times vary, hct.org Beehive Broads Burlesque: Cabaret Club 90, 9065 S. Monroe St., Sandy, March 14, 6:30 p.m, facebook.com/beehivebroadsburlesque Bright Star Hale Centre Theatre, 9900 S. Monroe St., Sandy, through May 2, dates and times vary, hct.org The Chocolatier The Chocolate Conspiracy, 774 S. 300 West, March 13-22, dates and times vary, thechocolatier.org Dear Evan Hansen Eccles Theater, 131 S. Main, through March 14, times vary, saltlakecountyarts.org Footloose Harman Theatre, 3333 Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City, March 12-28, 2020, Thu - Sat, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinees 2 p.m., wvcarts.org Four Women Talking About the Man Under the Sheet Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North, March 12-22, dates and times vary, saltlakeactingcompany.org (see p. 21) Girls and Boys The Box at the Gateway, 124 S. 400 West, March 6, dates and times vary, through March 14, wasatchtheatre.org James Blonde: Agent 7-11 in License to Thrill Desert Star Playhouse, 4861 S. State, Murray, through March 21, dates and times vary, desertstar.biz Newsies The Ziegfeld Theater, 3934 Washington Blvd., dates and times vary, through March 14, theziegfeldtheater.com Utah Opera: The Barber of Seville Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, March 14-22, dates and times vary, usuo.org (see p. 20) Xanadu The Empress Theatre, 9104 W. 2700 South, times vary, through March 28, empresstheatre.com

CLASSICAL & SYMPHONY

Salt Lake Symphony: Classically Inspired Libby Gardner Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, March 14, 7:30 p.m., tickets.utah.edu Utah Symphony: Carnival of the Animals Peery’s Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Blvd., Ogden, March 17, 7 p.m., utahsymphony.org

COMEDY & IMPROV

Andrew Rivers Wiseguys SLC, 194 S. 400 West, March 12, 7 p.m.; Wiseguys West Jordan, 3763 W. Center Park Dr., March 13-14, 8 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com Comedians Following Tool on Tour: The Tour Wiseguys SLC, 194 S. 400 West, March 15, 7 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com Iliza Shlesinger Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, March 14, 7 p.m., saltlakecountyarts.org Marcus & Guy Wiseguys Ogden, 269 25th St., March 13-14, 8 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com Mike Quu Wiseguys SLC, 194 S. 400 West, March 12, 7 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com Nick Swardson Wiseguys SLC, 194 S. 400 West, March 13-14, 7 & 9:30 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com

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An Irish Evening Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, March 16-17, 7 p.m., saltlakecountyarts.org Flamenco feat. Tablado Dance Company Eccles Theater, 131 Main St., March 12, 7:30 p.m., saltlakecountyarts.org Oquirrh West Project Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, March 12-13, 7:30 p.m., saltlakecountyarts.org Ring Around the Rose Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, March 14, 11 a.m., saltlakecountyarts.org University of Utah School of Dance: Gala Marriott Center for Dance, 330 S. 1500 East, through March 21, dates and times vary, tickets.utah.edu

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3rd Annual Spread Goodness Day Liberty Park, 600 E. 900 South, March 13, all day, spreadgoodnessday.com St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Siamsa Downtown SLC and Gallivan Center, 239 S. Main, 10 a.m., irishinutah.org (see p. 20)

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1 to 5 Club: Coffee Night Jitterbug Coffee Hop, 855 S. 700 East, second Wednesdays, 6:30-8 p.m., utahpridecenter.org Beyond a Night of Music Encircle Salt Lake, 331 S. 600 East, Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m., encircletogether.org Drag Show and Club Night Bottoms Up, 579 W. 200 South, Saturdays, 10:30 p.m., bottomsupslc.com Men’s Sack Lunch Group Utah Pride Center, 1380 S. Main, Wednesdays, noon-1:30 p.m., utahpridecenter.org Pride Night with Utah Jazz Vivint SmartHome Arena, 301 W. South Temple, March 13, 7 p.m., nba.com/jazz (see p. 20) TransAction Weekly Meeting Utah Pride Center, 1380 S. Main, Sundays, 2-3:30 p.m., utahpridecenter.org

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LITERATURE Chad Morris & Shelly Brown : Willa and the Whale The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, March 12, 7 p.m., kingsenglish.com John Cook: Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change Weller Book Works, 607 Trolley Square, March 17, 6:30 p.m., wellerbookworks.com Kenneth & Sarah Jane Wright: Lola Dutch I Love You So Much The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, March 14, 11 a.m., kingsenglish.com Natasha Pulley: The Lost Future of Pepperharrow The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, March 18, 7 p.m., kingsenglish.com

VISUAL ART GALLERIES & MUSEUMS

Adrian Stimson: Buffalo Boy Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, through May 16, dates and times vary, utahmoca.org As I Figure It... Downtown Artist Collective, 258 E. 100 South, dates and times vary, through March 14, downtownartistcollective.org Better Days 2020: Utah Women Working for the Vote and Beyond Utah Capitol, 300 N. State, fourth floor, through December, betterdays2020.com Beyond the Divide: Merchant, Artist, Samurai in Edo Japan Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 S. Campus Center Drive, through July 5, umfa.utah.edu Guerilla Girls Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, through June 6, utahmoca.org Jerrin Wagstaff: Miscellaneous Debris Nox Contemporary Gallery, 440 S. 400 West, Ste. H, through April 3, noxcontemporary.com Jiyoun Lee-Lodge: Mindscape Kimball Art Center, 1401 Kearns Blvd, dates and times vary, through March 22, kimballartcenter.org Pompeii: The Exhibition The Leonardo, 209 E. 500 South, through May 3, dates and times vary, theleonardo.org Seven Masters: 20th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 S. Campus Center Drive, through April 26, umfa.utah.edu Supermarket: Pop Art and 1960s America BYU Museum of Art, North Campus Drive, Provo, through March 28, moa.byu.edu Trishelle Jeffery: Best Breasts In The West Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, through March 21, dates and times vary, utahmoca.org Utah Women Working for Better Days! Utah Museum of Fine Arts ACME Lab, 410 Campus Center Dr., through Dec. 6, umfa.utah.edu (see p. 22) Ya’el Pedroza: Humanocene Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, through March 21, dates and times vary, utahmoca.org

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Pie of Life

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e are blessed to live in an age in which more and more of our favorite foods are being honored with national holidays—National Doughnut Day on June 5, National Ice Cream Day on July 19 and National Bacon day on Dec. 30 are all marked on my calendar. Though there’s nothing wrong with celebrating a healthy love of pie on the National Pie Day that takes place on Jan. 23, every true blue pie-o-neer knows that Pi Day on March 14 is the correct date to participate in pie-based festivities.

Pi Day has been around since before the food holiday surge and, despite its math-based origins, it’s become an excuse to celebrate pies of all stripes—savory meat pies overflowing with gravy, buttery quiches filled with fluffy eggs and, of course, pizza pies slathered with tomato sauce and melted cheese.

March 14 is a day to celebrate pies for their versatility, aes-

thetic cuteness and for the way it feels to slice into warm crust and filling to claim a little piece of harmony of your own. Here’s where you can do just that for every meal Pi Day meal.

Quiche at Tulie Bakery I have zero reservations about eating a sweet cream or fruit pie first thing in the morning— I’ve incorporated a fair amount

of leftover dessert pies into breakfast over the years. But sometimes you wake up and want a savory mixture of eggs and meat or veggies nestled within your pie crust. In such a case, I recommend the quiche ($6.75) at Tulie Bakery. The Tulie team excels at most everything they make, but their true talent lies in crafting butterforward pastries like croissants. It’s a talent that has translated remarkably well into the crust for their fantastic quiche. It holds up to the eggy filling, which can cause lesser crusts to become unpleasantly soggy. The crust at Tulie is firm but flaky enough to cut easily with a fork—a prime example of quiche-craft, and a great way to start the morning, whatever your plans for the day may be. Multiple locations, tuliebakery.com Shepherd’s Pie at Piper Down For a lunchtime pie, it’s tough to beat a mid-day visit to local gastropub Piper Down for some shepherd’s pie ($11, pictured)). Most iterations of this rustically traditional food pile are going to be good—it’s a comfort food that’s hard to get wrong. Piper Down’s version is memorable thanks to the Guiness-infused gravy that permeates the lower layer of this clas-

sic. Mix that with seared sirloin, carrots, green beans and a creamy crown of mashed potatoes, and you’ve got something special. In keeping with their “green” menu, this dish can be ordered plant-based, with Boca crumbles instead of sirloin. Both variations are soulful and comforting thanks to that unctuous Guiness gravy. 1492 S. State, 801-468-1492, piperdownpub.com Pork Tomatillo Pie at June Pie It’s still an internal struggle, but savory pies often threaten to overtake dessert pies on my inner pie chart.

Something about a buttery crust crumbling into an ebullient mix of gravy, meat and veggies just floors me. That said, the place that continues to challenge and delight my definition of what a pot pie can do is Heber’s June Pie. Their pork tomatillo ($10 mini, $25 regular) is the grand master of savory pies that brings a diverse array of flavors and textures into the pot pie arena. It’s stuffed with smoked pork and blackened corn that has been soaked in their homemade salsa verde and piled high within a thick, buttery crust.

That’s a solid lineup any way you slice it—heh, heh—but it’s the dust-

ing of cornmeal on top that takes this pie over the edge. 133 N. Main, Heber City, 435-503-6950, junepie.com

Toll House Pie at The Dodo My personal love for savory pies notwithstanding, I’m woke enough to know that dessert pie is and will always be the main event of a pie celebration. On a day when the sole reason for eating pie is to appreciate its existence, a trip to The Dodo for a slice—or a few—of their famous Toll House Pie ($7.99) is a must. If you’ve tried this before, I need not explain how much this pie will change your life; we are cousins in crust. If you haven’t, then simply imagine a dessert that takes the restorative powers of chocolate chip cookie dough and bakes it into a perfectly thin and flaky pie crust. It’s sliced in mile-high pieces and comes served with a wobbling gob of whipped cream on top. When you bite into this, you can’t help but be pulled backwards in time to when simple things like cookie dough and sweetness on your tongue could still elicit a tear of pleasure. Don’t think. Just head to The Dodo and treat yourself.

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The Chocolatier Opens

In what sounds like a Willy Wonka acid trip for adults, SONDERimmersive has teamed up with The Chocolate Conspiracy (774 S. 300 West, 385-2124474, eatchocolateconspiracy.com) for a series of performances and chocolate tastings. It’s called The Chocolatier, and it’s a sensory, dance-centric performance that takes place on both floors of The Chocolate Conspiracy’s storefront and production shop. The Chocolatier was conceived by Graham Brown and Rick Curtiss, who created a similar performance with 2017’s Sonder, which took place in the three-story space that houses Caffe Molise.

Attendees will wander the innards of The Chocolate Conspiracy, sampling artisan chocolates while the performance evolves around them. The run starts March 13, and tickets can be purchased at thechocolatier.org.

St. Patrick’s Pub Crawl

Saint Paddy’s Day is fast approaching, which means you likely need a bar crawl on your calendar. There are a few going on around town, but Gracie’s (326 S. West Temple, 801-819-7565, graciesslc.com) has teamed up with Crawl With US (crawlwith.us) for one of the biggest. Lucky’s St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl has over five venues participating along with a few free drinks and bites as you crawl. It kicks off at Gracie’s at 4 p.m. and lasts until 10 p.m. A ticket purchase includes admission to the after party at SKY SLC (149 Pierpont Ave., 801-702-9014, skyslc. com). The bar crawl happens on March 14 and tickets can be purchased via the Crawl With US website.

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The taste mimics the aroma with toasted malt up front, imparting notes of freshly baked bread or muffins. These flavors are followed by caramel and brown sugar-like sweetness, as well as that peppery quality, plus quite a bit of citrus punching through.

Finally, I get lots of grassy, piney hops,

which really asserts itself as the beer gets closer to room temperature. Medium-bodied with a good balance between smooth, creamy and effervescent gasses. With an ABV of 5%, there’s a surprising amount of pleasant alcohol on the palate.

Overall: This is an interesting lager, much more hoppy than I was expecting, which drew me into this Southern Hemisphere style of lager. This would be a great entry beer for those who like IPAs but don’t like lagers. If you find yourself in that camp, I’d check this one out.

These draft only beers can be found exclusively at their respective sources. As with all seasonals, don’t procrastinate or you’ll be shit out of luck—and we don’t want that. As always, cheers! CW

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RoHa Brewing Project Millenium Falcon: Pours a copper, amber in color with a good amount of frothy white head that dissipates to a thin layer of foam. The aroma definitely showcases the hops—very floral, perhaps more on the pine and juniper side than citrus and grapefruit. Also predomi-

nant are bread and butter, honey and toffee. The taste is much more balanced than I expected. The sweet toffee and brown sugar malts hit first, with not as much bread as in the aroma. Next comes the hops, which are actually a bit more grapefruit-like than the nose had led me to believe. There is some pine as well, but it’s nicely offset by the citrus. The beer finishes on the bitter, hoppy side with some spice and very slight astringency; a hop and malt balance lingers on the tongue. The gas creates a good medium-bodied beer with low carbonation. It has a nice cream-and-toffee chewy feeling on the tongue that I wish was a bit more prominent, as it comes off a little thin overall.

Overall: This is very drinkable and wellbalanced amber-red ale, but RoHa has definitely created better versions. This one lacks a bit of the flavor and complexity of other beers in its portfolio, and it comes off a little bit thin on the tongue. This is, of course, nitpicking, as the beer as a whole still provides more than enough flavor for a hop-forward ale. Still, with a little bit more polish, this 5% ABV ale will be a classic contender.

Bewilder Brewing Co. New Zealand Kellerbier: The “Keller” part of this beer means that it’s unfiltered and that no clarifiers were added; the “New Zealand” part denotes the origin of the hops used. The result is a beer that has a pretty, golden

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This quaint gourmet deli in the Avenues offers a wide selection of inventive pasta, fruit and veggie salads, fresh sandwiches and entrées including bourbon salmon and pepper steak. The store also carries imported chocolate, cheese and candy. Among Cucina’s specialties are Thai beef salad, chicken scaloppine, lamb burgers, linguini carbonara, crab cakes, confit duck tostada and macaroni and cheese with roasted jalapeños and smoked bacon. Cucina makes it easy to dine in or take out, with its “executive” box lunches to go. 1026 E. Second Ave., 801-322-3055, cucinadeli.com

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Robin’s Nest was founded on a passion for an allAmerican favorite: the sandwich. All of the sauces and dressings are housemade, and everything is prepared fresh daily. The menu offers soups, salads and more than 25 sandwiches that are all unique to the restaurant. Try options like the Aloha Oink, with Black Forest ham, provolone and pineapple salsa on ciabatta; or the Rooster Call, with chicken salad, red onion, provolone and sweet honey Dijon. All sandwiches come with orzo pasta or housemade chips, which can be enjoyed inside or outside, right on downtown’s Main Street. 311 S. Main, 801-466-6378, robinsnestslc.com

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Tucked away in Clearfield behind a car-inspection station and a barber shop is this gem specializing in homestyle Argentine cuisine. Back when the restaurant first opened in 2005, they had a maximum capacity of 12. But don’t worry, they can now accommodate many more. Once you’ve cozied up to a table, tuck in to one of their many family recipes like milanesa and empanadas. Their chimichurri sauce is revered and not to be missed—luckily, it’s incorporated into many dishes. It might take a little time to find, but once you’ve discovered Argentine Corner, you’ll know exactly where to go for your South American fix. 442 N. Main, Clearfield, 801-773-9909, argentinecorner.com

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The early work (2009–2014) of “beach-goth” band The Growlers leaned so heavily on West Coast psych-pop cliches that it wasn’t always clear if there were songs hiding beneath the sonic Instagram filters. Since then—especially after their Julian Casablancas-produced album City Club (2016)—The Growlers have developed a musical vision that finally feels distinct. Genre peers like Oh Sees, White Fence and Shannon and The Clams always put forth an underground weirdness that felt organically provocative, while sometimes alluding to sleaze. The Growlers on the other hand seemed like legitimate sleazeballs—guys who came to the party with no invitation, no booze or weed of their own to share, and plenty of over-the-top come-ons. This was clearly part of their appeal to many listeners.

And to their credit, The Growlers were always secretly more self-aware than they let on.

Even at their most freewheeling moments, they never forced their fans to sit through 10-minute guitar solos or fake-deep rock’n’roll sermons. In fact, their secret weapon has always been a keen sense for pop structures.

And without abandoning the brashness that turned so many of their fans on in the first place, their latest work feels incredibly deliberate. It’s always been fine to color outside the lines so long as there’s evidence that it’s done knowingly and not without conscience.

The Growlers’ newest Natural Affairs—a mix of danceable late-60’s freak-out, tongue-incheek exotica and surf rock—finally feels like a party that I’d invite friends to. (Alex Murphy) The Depot, 13 N. 400 West, 7 p.m., $32, 21+, depotslc.com

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It’s often tempting to think of Oingo Boingo exclusively in relation to Danny Elfman. It’s an understandable impulse: Elfman has had a luminously successful and impactful career post-Boingo as a film composer, to the point where his origin as a rock singer seems, at times, like a mere footnote. But while the California band’s frontman and primary songwriting force was sadly forced to retire from the world of live rock music in 1995 due to acute hearing loss, his former bandmates have continued to entertain audiences regularly with his music in the 25 years since. In fact, they continue to do so even today under the fitting

name Oingo Boingo Former Members—and by all accounts, the tunes hold up incredibly well even without Elfman at the helm. Since 2005, drummer Johnny “Vatos” Hernandez has been the sole constant in the lineup as far as original Elfman-era band members go, but lately audiences are being treated to a veritable bevy of Boingo lifers, including guitarist Steve Bartek, bassist John Avila, keyboardist Carl Graves and saxophonist Sluggo Phipps.

Assisted by vocalist Brendan McKian, Oingo Boingo Former Members will be serving up their tried-and-true blend of punk, ska and new wave at Salt Lake bar Liquid Joe’s, and will no doubt be kicking out classics like “Dead Man’s Party,” “When The Lights Go Out” and “Weird Science.” (Nic Renshaw) Liquid Joe’s, 1249 E. 3300 South, 7 p.m. $28.50, 21+, liquidjoes.net

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Hearing the Hillbenders as a whole is an exceptional experience. But lacking that opportunity, whenever there’s chance to catch two members of that renowned bluegrass band in intimate environs, it’s a treat to find the perfect pair holding their own. We know this to be true, because the musicians in question—guitarist Jim Rea and banjo player Mark Cassidy—got rave reviews the last time they played Powder Mountain as a twosome. Of course they come bearing a proud legacy, one that found their mothership bending the boundaries between basic bluegrass and reliable rock while carving their own specific niche in wider acoustic music circles. The Hillbenders’ take on the Who’s “Tommy,”—aptly subtitled “A Bluegrass Opry”—was so remarkably successful, it transformed that seminal rock opera into an entirely original work that brought them widespread admiration from both pundits and peers. Five years later, it has paved the way for the band’s current project, cleverly called “WhoGrass”: a re-imagining of The Who’s history interpreted through banjo, dobro, vocals and percussion. It’s highly likely that Rea and Cassidy will show off some invention of their own, given the fact that their contributions to the Hillbenders’ remains an intrinsic part of the band’s instrumental core. Expect some downhome rambles and upbeat improvisation, as these two Hillbenders helmsmen hit a few high peaks of their own. (Lee Zimmerman) Powder Keg, 6965 E. Highway 158, Eden, 3 p.m., free, all ages, powdermountain.com

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In the early aughts, Dan Bejar’s Destroyer made bookish indie-folk for bedroom recluses. Twenty years later, Destroyer makes bookish synth-rock

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for recluses in metropolitan lofts. The shift in Destroyer’s sound has been more than superficial, though. Bejar’s music has become less melodic over the years. Now, he prioritizes understated vocal phrasing that draws attention to his impressionistic lyrics, which bounce between matter-offact and profound. And his music has transformed into a charmingly world-weary sort of modern lounge-rock. More and more, he makes music to think to. And the give-and-take of introspective music like Destroyer’s is that while it often feels transportational and therapeutic, it also can elicit a self-aware dread that makes you eager to check your phone or step outside for a cigarette. This isn’t to say that Destroyer lacks presence, though. For every soft, ambient daydream, Bejar has a bombastic art-rock exultation to provide balance. In fact, to focus too much on the soft side of Destroyer is to ignore why early albums were regularly compared to Bowie’s Hunky Dory. Yes, Bejar has been doing a weak-willed Bowie vocal impression since the get-go, but he’s also been tapping into Bowie’s wide palette of artrock noise. And what separates Destroyer from other deep-indie mainstays like Arcade Fire or Spoon is that Bejar never seems to actually want to engage his audience so much as he wants to disorient and mystify them. The point is never direct, so instead Destroyer lulls you into introspective dazes that suddenly knock you over the head. Opening the show are the boldly chill slack-rockers Nap Eyes. Expect a night of sly indie poetry and existential MIDI meditations. (Alex Murphy) The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, 8 p.m., $20 presale; $22 day of show, 21+, theurbanloungeslc.com

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Once frequent visitors to the intimate, iconic and now sadly shuttered Zephyr Club, The Young Dubliners became something of an Irish institution locally, not only on St. Paddy’s Day but anytime a manic mood and incendiary attitude are needed to fuel a perfect musical mix. Borrowing their name from a now-mostly-defunct traditional Irish folk ensemble known as the Dubliners, the Young Dubliners also pay homage to their old country origins while tempering their music with a decided punk-like ferocity and some determined musical mayhem. Each member is a superb soloist, and when in full flight, they exude an energy and exhilaration that remains undiminished from first note to the last. Fiddles, guitars, keyboard and mandolin effectively underscore their rocking revelry overall, but their spirited performances are as much about the vibe as about the verbosity. Sadly, it’s been seven years since their last album, which was simply dubbed 9 (so named because it was, um, their ninth effort to date), but they’re promising a new offering, tentatively titled Road to Saint Patrick, later this year. It couldn’t come soon enough. This exceptional Celtic combo proves that no matter what the nationality, their insurgent attitude finds a connection with audiences everywhere. Consequently, here’s good reason to raise a pint and to rock, reel and shake a few shamrocks in the process. Irish eyes, bloodshot though they may be, still smile anytime The Young Dubliners are around. (LZ) The Depot, 13 N. 400 West, 7 p.m., $22, 21+, thedepotslc.com

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Wilco, Kacy & Clayton Playing a part in the creation of an entire sub-genre would be beyond the wildest fantasies of most musicians. But for Jeff Tweedy, it was just the beginning. As one-third of pioneering ’90s alt-country outfit Uncle Tupelo, Tweedy often seemed overshadowed by his bandmate Jay Farrar. For many, that impression was only strengthened when, after Uncle Tupelo’s dissolution, Tweedy’s first album with the newly-formed Wilco, A.M., was met largely with ambivalence, while Farrar’s Son Volt racked up acclaim with their debut LP Trace. Despite that shaky start, with each successive Wilco album Tweedy’s songcraft seemed to grow more confident and creative, and by the turn of the century, the band had blossomed into one of indie rock’s leading lights. This evolution culminated in their 2002 magnum opus Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, an aching, melancholic affair that saw Wilco smashing apart the tropes of Americana and folk-pop and stringing them back together with dense, noisy ambience. Since YHF, the band has gradually settled into a more comfortable niche as elder statesmen of rootsy, blue-collar alt-rock, and while their output over the past decade-plus has varied a bit in quality (2016’s Schmilco certainly earns its indifferent moniker), albums like 2011’s The Whole Love and even last year’s Ode to Joy prove that Tweedy and his cohorts are still entirely deserving of their A-list status in the indie world. (Nic Renshaw) Eccles Theater, 131 S. Main, 7:30 p.m. $39.50–$99.50, all ages, live-at-the-eccles.com

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It tasted like kombucha—fruity and subtle, decidedly unlike beer. “This is dangerous,” my partner said as they killed our shared pint. It was a high first note, so we continued our sampling. Earlier that day had been the Bernie Sanders rally, and it was hard to not want to get drunk. Tomorrow would be Super Tuesday—otherwise known as “Stress: The Day.” We searched for distraction in a tote of Sharpies on the bar, and colored our coasters like school children. We sampled more beers. The Sugar House Pilsner was crisp just the way I want a pilsner to be. I sipped, and my mind wandered to unpaid bills. The Wolf Moon Amber Ale left a taste in my mouth I couldn’t get enough of, which is a compliment I can’t give most ambers. I thought about how my health insurance had just gone up.

Strawberry Sorghum tasted a bit bland, almost like a Coors, and I realized it was exactly what I needed to finish the night: a beer that tastes like beer. I didn’t want to drink anymore. I noticed the bartender shared my name, and I smiled and left feeling buzzed and crowded with worry. (Parker S. Mortensen) 1048 E. 2100 South, (385) 528-3275, hopkinsbrewingcompany.com

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The romantic tear-jerker I Still Believe delivers its faithbased message without being a jerk about it.

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Through their performances, it almost seems like they’re constantly letting people know they are available to star in future Nicholas Sparks’ adaptations.

(Robertson has already been down this road, starring in the movie version of Sparks’ novel The Longest Ride in 2015.)

As confidently mawkish the Erwins are at dropping this woeful-yet-optimistic doomed romance, you gotta commend them for doing a film where they make the case that you can believe in God and not be an asshole. The movie is set in a universe where people don’t exactly hammer the message that if you don’t have some sort of Christian morals, you will spend all your days and nights in the afterlife being Satan’s bitch. (The movie doesn’t necessarily address the issue of different beliefs and religions. In an unspoken way, everybody just lets sleeping dogs lie.)

For the most part, Believe presents a world where Christians are decent and level-headed, with Camp, of course, being the most model Christian of them all. He comes from good stock: His parents (Gary Sinise and country-pop goddess Shania Twain) are supportive, blue-collar folk. He even has a special-needs little brother he’s

KJ Apa and Britt Robertson in I Still Believe always there for. While some would make the case that most of the characters are too freakin’ perfect—even Jean-Luc doesn’t trip that much when he learns that Jeremy and Melissa are smitten with each other— it’s still better than the rabid, right-wing fundamentalists who speak for God and that we end up dealing with in the real world. I’d rather listen to Camp and his guitar-strumming gospel than anything Pat Robertson has to say any day of the week.

In its own maudlin, yet comforting, way, I Still Believe reminds us that Christians are people, too. And a lot of them aren’t tools! CW

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God looms heavily over Believe, as Jeremy and Melissa bond over music that properly serves our Lord and Savior. But, as a date to a planetarium lays out, their beliefs don’t overshadow their understanding that the universe is a vast, wondrous and ultimately mysterious place. Needless to say, this all foreshadows Jeremy learning that Melissa is dying from ovarian cancer—which leads to him to take the plunge and ask for her hand in marriage.

Yes, it’s Love Story—but with God stuff.

The Erwin boys are practically shameless in presenting this tale of figurative and literal star-crossed lovers who must keep their love alive before one of them has to meet their maker. (You know there’s going to be a scene where Camp tells an arena full of people to lay hands on his beloved and pray for her to get better.) It’s like this movie was tailor-made for the Hallmark Channel, but its message was much too powerful to be relegated to the small screen.

Apa and Robertson do make a couple whose creamy, sparkling good looks are much better suited for a wide screen.

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The believer front-and-center of this story is real-life Christian singer/songwriter Jeremy Camp (New Zealand actor KJ Apa), whose biggest hit is the movie’s title. This film takes us back to before we hit the millennium, when a young Camp falls in love with Melissa Lynn-Henning (Britt Robertson) at his Bible college. Although the quirk y, inspirational-music-loving Melissa already has eyes for Jean-Luc (Nathan Parsons), the sensitive frontman for Christian rock band The Kry, our boy Camp eventually wins her over with his tunes that have him both praising the Lord and sweet-talking a special someone into his life.

This movie is the latest offering by Andrew and Jon Ervin, Christian film directors who have built a nice little industry making fact-based films about people who continuously keep the faith under dire circumstances. (This excludes the 2014 faith-based farce Moms’ Night Out, a proto-Bad Moms starring TV stars/cardcarrying Christians Patricia Heaton and Sarah Drew). With Believe, it appears the bros are out to have their God-worshipping cake and eat it, too, crafting a story that’ll hopefully bring in church-goers

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BIG TIME ADOLESCENCE BBB Hypothetically, if this movie consisted solely of 90 minutes of Pete Davidson smiling goofily and describing everything as “sick,” it might still be hella-fun. It follows the friendship between 16-year-old Mo (Griffin Glick) and his unlikely best friend: 23-year-old Zeke (Davidson), the pot-smoking, layabout ex-boyfriend of Mo’s sister. Mo’s esteem for Zeke frustrates Mo’s dad (Jon Cryer), and it’s interesting to see paternal concern played as something akin to jealousy. The real pleasures, though, are in the relationship between Zeke and Mo, where each gets something they desperately need: for Mo, the attention of someone he thinks is cool; for Zeke, someone thinking he’s cool.

Writer/director Jason Orley breezes past the loneliness at the heart of Zeke, though we get a glimpse of the future awaiting him when Zeke’s own mentor shows up. Mostly, Davidson gives a hilarious performance as a guy who wants the benefits of being admired without any of the responsibilities, accentuated

by Orley’s sharp editing rhythms. He understands how adults who refuse to grow up are hilarious—until they’re more than a little sad. Opens March 13 at Tower Theatre. (R)—Scott Renshaw BLOODSHOT [not yet reviewed] A slain soldier (Vin Diesel) is brought back to life with enhanced abilities. Opens March 13 at theaters valleywide. (PG-13)

THE HUNT [not yet reviewed] Several strangers are abducted and turned into part of a cruel game. Opens March 13 at theaters valleywide. (R) I STILL BELIEVE BB.5 See review on p. 43. Opens March 13 at theaters valleywide. (PG) MY SPY [not yet reviewed] A CIA agent (Dave Bautista) surveils a precocious 9-year-old girl and her family. Opens March 13 at theaters valleywide. (PG-13) SWALLOW BB If Swallow had been made in the 1950s, it would have been radical; today, it’s banal. Perhaps that’s why writer-director Carlo Mirabella-Davis chose a slick postwar aesthetic for this slice of housewife horror. When she isn’t vacuuming the modernist glass box she shares with her piece-of-shit husband (Austin Stowell)—in a vintage-y full-swing skirt, no less—lonely Hunter (Haley Bennett) is gulping down marbles, paper clips and other dangerous non-food objects. This eating disorder—called pica— is a real thing, but the feminist metaphor is overstretched and depressingly stale. Hunter is dealing with real trauma, which only begins with her horrible husband and his toxic parents (Elizabeth Marvel and David Rasche). But her isolation feels less like an authentic part of spousal abuse and more like a flawed component of a man’s spin on a woman’s trauma. There are nice touches: Hunter eating the pages of a self-help book is sharp, and Bennett’s performance is both terrific and terrifyingly dedicated.

But instead of becoming scary, Swallow remains shallow. Opens March 13 at Tower Theatre. (R)—MaryAnn Johanson THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAM BB.5 The obvious place to start is, “Why, after 2011’s Bill Cunningham

New York, did we need another documentary about Bill Cunningham?” And the honest answer is, “We didn’t need it, but maybe there’s still some good stuff.” Director Mark Bozek organizes his film around an interview he conducted with Cunningham in 1994, and as a result the focus is squarely on the earlier years of Cunningham’s life in the fashion scene before transitioning into his “Street Life” columns for the New York Times. Bozek leans heavily on illustrating Cunningham’s anecdotes with his own photographs, so we get lots of celebrity shots, and stories that involve plenty of casual name-dropping. Fortunately, Cunningham is a lively enough raconteur—infectious in his enthusiasm for the professional life he’s had the privilege to live—to engage even audience members who are already familiar with Cunningham’s story from the previous documentary. The narration by Sarah Jessica Parker proves mostly distracting, like a Carrie Bradshaw-filtered version of Cunningham’s New York; Cunningham’s own undiluted emotion about the beauty and tragedy he’s seen is all we really need. Opens March 13 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (NR)—SR THE TRAITOR BB.5 For an epic-length historical drama, Marco Bellocchio’s film sure feels like it skimps on developing its title character. He’s Tommaso Buscetta (Pierfrancesco Favino), a Sicilian Cosa Nostra operative who, in the mid-1980s, became infamous for cooperating with an Italian government prosecution of mob bosses. The scenes involving the trials themselves are far and away the strongest material, capturing a circus of hoots and threats from the accused in courtroom cages, and confrontations between Tommaso and his ex-colleagues that play out more like theater than legal proceedings. But the rest of the narrative feels wildly episodic, with Tommaso either in jail or in witness protection before the next time he has to take the stand. And while it’s clear that Tommaso’s break from Cosa Nostra is based on his belief that they abandoned their code long before he did, there’s a complexity missing from his role in this landmark event, and how

he copes with life away from it. You’ll learn a lot more about an interesting piece of Italian—and organized crime—history than you will about il traditore himself. Opens March 13 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (R)—SR

WENDY BB The latest from Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild) once again has him following lower-class kids on a magical journey.

This retelling of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan has the titular character (Devin France) and her twin brothers (Gage and Gavin Naquin) following a dreadlocked Peter (Yashua Mack) to an island full of kids of color, who follow a big-ass, luminescent fish they call “Mother” and apparently never age. Unfortunately, the movie spirals out of control in the second half, as Wendy and her brothers get into danger which has them confronting their own mortality, something the timeless Peter prefers not to deal with. This movie may also make some parents mad, as it virtually makes the case that kids who go missing end up in a distant land where they play the whole damn time. Zeitlin may be a filmmaker who wants to remind people how much wonder and optimism they had back when they were young, but this well-intentioned yet woefully miscalculated effort ends up getting away from him.

This movie is—dare I say it—Zeitlin’s Hook. Opens March 13 at theaters valleywide. (PG-13)—Craig D. Lindsey

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I suspect your fantasy life will be especially potent in the coming weeks. Your imagination will have an enhanced power to generate visions that could eventually manifest as actual events and situations. On the one hand, that could be dicey, because you can’t afford to over-indulge in fearful speculations and worried agitation. On the other hand, that could be dramatically empowering, because your good new ideas and budding dreams may start generating practical possibilities rather quickly.

work pattern. According to my reading of the astrological omens, dear Leo, the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to experiment with Eno’s insight. How? Escape mechanical clockwork patterns and activate the “multiple, free-floating rhythm” metaphor in everything you do.

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION IN THE SALT LAKE CITY DEPT. OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH. CASE NO. 209903680, JUDGE VERNICE TREASE. CASCADE COLLECTIONS LLC,PLAINTIFF V. Brenda Montalvo, DEFENDANT. THE STATE OF UTAH TO Brenda Montalvo: You are summoned and required to answer the complaint that is on file with the court. Within 21 days after the last date of publication of this summons, you must file your written answer with the clerk of the court at the following address: 450 S State St., Salt Lake City, UT 84114, and you must mail or deliver a copy to plaintiff’s attorney Chad C. Rasmussen at 2230 N University Pkwy., Ste. 7E, Provo, UT 84604. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. This lawsuit is an attempt to collect a debt of $600.00. /s/ Chad C. Rasmussen

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION IN THE SALT LAKE CITY DEPT. OF THE THIRDJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH. CASE NO. 7214.12, JUDGE ANDREW H STONE. CASCADE COLLECTIONS LLC, PLAINTIFF V. ROBERT SIMPKINS, DEFENDANT. THE STATE OF UTAH TO ROBERT SIMPKINS: You are summoned and required to answer the complaint that is on file with the court. Within 21 days after the last date of publication of this summons, you must file your written answer with the clerk of the court at the following address: 450 S State St., Salt Lake City, UT 84114, and you must mail or deliver a copy to plaintiff’s attorney Chad C. Rasmussen at 2230 N University Pkwy., Ste. 7E, Provo, UT 84604. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. This lawsuit is an attempt to collect a debt of $7,214.12. /s/ Chad C.Rasmussen

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Are you interested in enhancing your mastery of togetherness?

Are you open to my suggestion that you should seek out practical education about the arts of intimacy? Would you be willing to meditate on how you might bring additional creativity and flair ARIES (March 21-April 19): Giacomo Puccini’s famous opera Tosca premiered in 1900. It fea- into your close alliances? If you answered yes to those questions, tured a heroine named Tosca. In 1914, Puccini’s favorite Tosca, a the next six weeks will provide you with ample opportunities to soprano singer named Maria Jeritza, was performing in a produc- dive in to all that fun work. “Collaboration” and “cooperation” tion at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. As she got ready to sing will be words of power for you. “Synergy and symbiosis” should an aria entitled “I Live for Art,” she stumbled and fell. Rather than be your tender battle cry. struggle awkwardly to rise, she pretended that this was all quite natural—called for in the script. She sang the entire piece while lying LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): on the floor. Puccini loved it! Ever since then, most of the singers who As you come to the climax of your Season of Good Gaffes and have played the role of Tosca have sung “I Live for Art” while prone. I Lucky Bloopers, I’ll remind you of folk singer Pete Seeger’s suggest you regard this as an inspirational teaching. What lucky acci- definition of a “productive mistake.” He said it had these dents could you make into permanent additions or enhancements? five qualities: “1. made in the service of mission and vision; 2. acknowledged as a mistake; 3. learned from; 4. considered valuable; 5. shared for the benefit of all.” Let’s hope, Libra, that your TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus poet Gary Snyder said, “Three-fourths of philosophy recent twists and turns fit at least some of these descriptions! and literature is the talk of people trying to convince themselves that they really like the cage they were tricked into entering.” SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Personally, I think that many of us, not just philosophers and Would you consider making one more push, Scorpio? Can I coax writers, do the same thing. Are you one of us? Your first assign- you to continue your half-confusing, half-rewarding quest? Are ment during the next four weeks will be to explore whether you you willing to wander even further out into the frontier and take do indeed tend to convince yourself that you like the cage you were yet another smart risk and try one additional experiment? I hope tricked into entering. Your second assignment: If you find that you so. You may not yet be fully convinced of the value of these forays are in a cage, do everything you can to stop liking it. Third assign- outside of your comfort zone, but I suspect you will ultimately ment: Use all your ingenuity, call on all the favors you’re owed, and be glad that you have chosen what’s interesting over what’s convenient. P.S. In the coming weeks, you could permanently conjure up the necessary magic so that you can flee the cage. expand your reservoir of courage.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Your body is not a temple,” declared author and celebrity chef SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Anthony Bourdain. “It’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.” I A traditional astrologer might say that you Sagittarians typihalf-agree with him. I’m deeply devoted to regarding the body cally spend less time at home than any other sign of the zodiac. as an amusement park. It should be a source of endless fun and Some of you folks even rebel against the idea that having a enjoyment. We have the right—indeed, I’d say a duty—to stable home is a health-giving essential. You may feel that wield our bodies in ways that immerse us in the mysteries and you can’t be totally free unless you always have your next jaunt miracles of pleasure. But here’s where I disagree with Bourdain: or journey planned, or unless you always have a home-awayI believe the body is also a temple that deserves our reverence from-home to escape to. I understand and appreciate these and respect and protective tenderness. Your assignment in the quirks about your tribe, but am also committed to coaxing you coming weeks, Gemini, is to raise your commitment to treating to boost your homebody quotient. Now would be a perfect time to do that. You’re more open than usual to the joy and power of your body as both an amusement park and a holy temple. cultivating a nurturing home.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Early in his career, Cancerian painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): (1796–1875) sold only a few paintings. But eventually his luck The more crooked the path, the faster you’ll get to where you’re improved. Once he was financially successful, he became very gener- going. Every apparent detour will in fact be at least a semious. He wielded his influence to get jobs for other artists, and men- valuable shortcut. Any obstacle that seems to block your way tored many artists, as well. Sometimes he added a few dabs of paint will inspire you to get smarter and more resourceful, thereby to the finished works of younger, struggling painters, then signed activating lucky breaks that bring unexpected grace. So don’t the canvases with his own name so that the works could more easily waste even a minute cursing outbreaks of inconvenience, my be sold. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to adopt your own dear, because those outbreaks will ultimately save you time and version of Corot’s approach toward those around you who could make life easier. (P.S.: During the coming weeks, conventional benefit from your help and support. (P.S. It’s in your selfish interest wisdom will be even more irrelevant than it usually is.) to do so, although the reasons why may not be clear for a while.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When I was a young adult, I was unskilled and indigent. Many LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Composer Brian Eno has testified that African music underlies restaurants exploited my feeble prowess at washing pots and pans and influences much of his work. He exults in the freedom and and dishes, but the meager wage they paid me barely kept me fed unpredictability it encourages. Why? Here’s one reason: In and housed. You will perhaps understand why, now that I’m grown African songs, there are often multiple rhythms. And they’re up, I am averse to cleaning pots and pans and dishes, including my not locked together; they float freely in relationship to each own. That’s why I pay a helper to do that job. Is there an equivalent other. Eno says this is different from Western music, whose theme in your own life? An onerous task or grueling responsibility salient quality is that all the rhythmic elements are contained that oppressed you or still oppresses you? Now is a good time to “in little boxes”—locked into a tyrannically mechanical clock- find a way to declare your independence from it.

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION IN THE SALT LAKE CITY DEPT. OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH. CASE NO. 209903682, JUDGE ANDREW H STONE. CASCADE COLLECTIONS LLC, PLAINTIFF V. AARON TULAU, DEFENDANT. THE STATE OF UTAH TO AARON TULAU: You are summoned and required to answer the complaint that is on file with thecourt. Within 21 days after the last date of publication of this summons, you must file your written answer with the clerk of the court at the following address: 450 S State St., Salt Lake City, UT 84114, and you must mail or deliver a copy to plaintiff’s attorney Chad C. Rasmussen at 2230 N University Pkwy., Ste. 7E, Provo, UT 84604.

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The Continuing Crisis A rider on the New York City subway employed a novel way of protecting his personal space on Feb. 7, Fox News reported.

The seated passenger removed a bottle of ketchup from his bag and squirted a squiggly perimeter on the floor around his seat, apparently hoping to keep fellow straphangers away. Twitter erupted with funny comments after one user posted a photo: “Gotta protect yourself from the mustard demons they can’t cross the barrier” and “What brand of ketchup though?” New York City Transit got a taste of the problem and promised to clean it up right away.

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Unclear on the Concept In a report published on Feb. 18, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reveals school districts struggling to comply with the state’s requirement that every school have “a good guy with a gun” are challenged to find enough qualified applicants. Among recent hiccups: Near Orlando, a safe-school officer sent her husband a nude video she recorded in a school bathroom while on her lunch break.

In Hillsborough County, a school guardian thought her gun was unloaded when she shot through a mirror as she practiced in front of it for her firearms certification. Another officer pawned his service weapon and ballistic vest; his supervisor discovered he was carrying a pellet gun in his holster. Bob Gualtieri, sheriff in Pinellas County, remarked: “The reality is there is no perfect in the world.”

The Entrepreneurial Spirit The Spanish Civil Guard raided an underground cigarette factory on Feb. 13 and 14 in the southern province of Malaga and found a facility with a complete production line capable of producing 3,500 cigarettes an hour as well as beds and living quarters for the workers, the Associated Press reported. Access to the plant, located 13 feet under a horse stable, was disguised by a cargo container. Twenty people, from the U.K., Ukraine and Lithuania, were arrested, said police, and more than 3 million cigarettes, some hashish and marijuana, as well as weapons, were seized.

Old Story, New Twist An Oklahoma City homeowner hearing noises in his attic suspected squirrels might have gotten in, but when he went to inspect, he found instead ... a man, lying on a mattress. KOCO News reported on Feb. 28 the unnamed homeowner called 911 and reported a “stranger in my house. ... I have a gun on him right now.” Police responding to the call told reporters “there was actually somebody that appeared to have taken up residence in (the) attic,” and the home has a staircase “that goes up the side of the house with attic access.” The homeowner escorted the squatter at gunpoint to the driveway, where officers were waiting.

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Dylan Bryant found more adventure than he expected on Feb. 23 as he explored a bayou in southwest Houston. Bryant told KTRK his exploration took him about 100 yards down a sewer line before he became trapped. “I can’t go back because of how I had to scooch through,” Bryant said. “I’m in the middle of raw, open sewage in this little bitty box.” From under the street, Bryant yelled for help and a man heard him, then asked a passerby to call 911. Firefighters arrived and pulled Bryant out of his smelly predicament.

It’s a Mystery The Smith family of Lockport, Ill., has a perplexing extra feature in their house that has occasionally kept the family up at night for about six years: “There are voices in the wall, and I don’t know what it is,” 9-year-old Brianna Smith told WLS. Music and talk radio emanate from the walls in Brianna’s room in the middle of the night, but the family can’t figure out why. There are no speakers in the walls, Brianna’s father, Richard, said, and attempts by police to uncover the source were unsuccessful.

The Federal Communications Commission couldn’t help either.

Richard Smith believes something in the wall is receiving a signal from one of the six radio towers near the home, but an engineer sent to the home from one of the stations told him: “I got to be honest with you, I don’t know what is acting as a speaker.” The Smiths have been advised to hire an engineer to pinpoint the signal and block it, but in the meantime, Brianna falls asleep in her parents’ room.

Anger Management Ypsilanti, Mich., police were called to an apartment complex on Jan. 16, where they found a 23-year-old man smoking a cigarette and pressing a bloody towel to his side, MLive reported. The man told officers his partner, 28-year-old Neil Patrick Wasinski, known as Nalla and referred to as “she” in court records, attacked him with a 21-inch samurai sword because he didn’t buy her any marijuana. The attack resulted in multiple stab wounds to the man’s arm and torso, and one of his lungs collapsed, according to police. Tracked down at her apartment, Wasinski told police to “please go away” and later claimed to have no memory of the incident. Police found a blood-stained 21-inch katana on Wasinski’s bedroom floor, according to their report, and she was charged with assault and resisting arrest.

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