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Letters The Whole UTA Story

I would like to clarify some things written about Utah Transit Authority by City Weekly’s Katharine Biele in her recent Hits & Misses [“Grueling World Travel,” Feb. 5]. Biele quotes The Salt Lake Tribune’s story on travel when she criticizes UTA for not saying exactly why staff and board members take trips out of state. If she had phoned, I would have told her that we did indeed provide reasons for each trip taken, but the paper chose not to print any of them. Just because the Tribune writes an inflammatory article to attract readers doesn’t mean it is telling the entire story. We also pointed out to Tribune reporter Lee Davidson that it is not a good analogy to compare a transit agency’s travel with that of the Utah Department of Transportation, a state agency responsible for road construction, maintenance and traffic control. Transit agencies have different needs when it comes to travel, such as studying the many types of rail, buses, payment devices, maintenance as well as operational and technological advances involved with operating an efficient transit system. We are also responsible for traveling to raise billions of dollars of federal discretionary funding, something an e-mail or phone call would not accomplish. Over the past decade, UTA has received more than $1.7 billion in discretionary and formula federal grants. A blog post about UTA outreach is available on UTA’s website at RideUTA.com.

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Take Mustaches Seriously

I am very befuddled by the joke of girls wearing mustaches in pictures. The joke is, “I mustache you a question.” Throughout Roman and Christian history, society has called for a scapegoat. In this case, it’s a rising generation of men. A man can make up for his lack of grace with nice clothes or a beard—but, strangely, not a mustache. Surely, the male cultural leaders couldn’t just be pandering to their wives for recognition! May we end the war on the mustache. Girls should find another way to wear makeup, leaving the mustache (and the man wearing it) out!

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12ERS: Scheffler, it’s time to move on—your reviews are so tired, they come across as pandering to the chef scene, rather than really breaking down the meal objectively. Combine that with your bored and completely uninspired burrito review—with too many others to cite— and I’m done with your words. I suggest taking a break from critiquing to take a photography class at the local community college, so you can at least make your home-cooking column look the slightest bit appetizing.

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11acrFighter: This was the worst article I’ve read in a very long time. One-sided dribble to slam a humaninterest piece. This isn’t journalism, it’s a ranting blog. At least advertise what you are, not what you wish you were. As far as I can tell, the only “faith war” trying to be started is by you and the pseudo-news reported by City Weekly. I’ll not be reading again. Thanks. Bye Bye Baby: Best news ever, 11arcfighter! Glad you are gone.

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He sent his love a valentine, His love did not reply. We never dare to care to sign These things, I wonder why. —David McCord I sent a few unsigned valentines back in the day. So did others at Rosslyn Heights Elementary School. If 35 kids were in your class, you sent 34 and received 34 store-bought valentines like the one on this page. On the back you wrote “To” and “From.” In some instances, I left the “From” space blank as dictated by the prepubescent male mind. Other times I wrote, “From: Guess Who?” Nobody I knew was sufficiently sophisticated to write “From: A Secret Admirer” or “From: Your Special Friend.” I tried Pig Latin once but no one could make sense of it. The run-up to Valentine’s Day took some classroom time each year. Everyone had to make a box to receive his or her incoming valentines. Mine was always more serviceable than artful. I covered a shoebox with red crepe paper, spreading white globs of glue with my finger, then adding accents of paper lace and cut-out hearts. A scissored slot and my name in crayon finished the job. In those days, I was Johnny R. Most of the unsigned valentines were delivered at night Feb. 14. I would tiptoe onto the recipient’s porch, lay the card on the doormat, ring the bell and run. It was great fun—second only to trick-ortreat—and I looked forward to it each year. Upon reflection, however, the old ring & run seems as unsatisfying as a knockknock joke without a punch line. I conclude the custom was imported wholesale from England where the mythical Jack Valentine delivered anonymous presents to the front doors of Victorians. Not unlike the case of Dr. Jekyll, Jack Valentine had

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an alter ego known as Snatch Valentine. The gifts he left on the porch had a string attached, and when the recipient reached for it, the package was snatched away. I found Snatch had more fun than Jack. I tied a length of black thread onto a valentine and, from a hiding place, yanked them away at just the right moment. The nighttime valentines now seem an ancient and utterly innocent practice. It is hard to imagine this 2015 scenario: “Hey! The smog isn’t too bad tonight, so shut down Grand Theft Auto and let’s deliver some valentines!” Innocence prevented me from evaluating the words on my valentines. Most cards had some sort of silly word play anchored by the words “be my valentine.” I didn’t know what being someone’s valentine entailed, but its appeal registered in my bones. I surely desired Sharon E., my secret sixth-grade heartthrob, as a valentine, whatever that meant. More interesting is this week’s realization that I happily delivered be-my-valentine cards to neighbors Keith H. and Gary S. I doubt kids will be delivering valentines Saturday night. The custom is too quaint, too out of fashion. We live in an age where you can have your portrait printed on Valentine M&Ms. Or, you may text a photo of your privates instead—the choice a large percentage of young people make, according to McAfee, the network security firm. Kids may wear helmets outdoors and restraints in cars, but at home, they watch television ads about “four-hour erections” and “painful intercourse.” Young readers of the Sunday newspaper find a two-page Trojan ad about a lubricant for “intensifying foreplay and intercourse.” (Johnny R. would have blushed.) Factor the Internet in, and you find more Utahns googled

“Kama Sutra” in 2014 than they did any other topic. Innocence has gone the way of the Musketeers. Christian Grey may be better known than Willy Wonka. The handmade valentine box is also a thing of the past. It was abandoned by teachers when competition among parents—probably the same obstreperous ones who ruin Little League games—got out of hand. Valentine cards have been updated to a point where it is almost impossible to find one with “be my valentine” on it. My guess is that the phrase was focus-grouped away—too vague! I scrolled though some valentine websites in search of a “be my valentine.” I found none. I did come across a Hallmark eValentine which read, “Sex on TV can’t hurt you … unless you fall off.” Sex is the subtext of Valentine’s Day. Adults show no lack of interest in either. Kids may be trading fewer paper valentines, but this week, adults will buy upward of 132 million of them, according to Natasha Rankin from the Greeting Card Association. More than half of all adults will buy a card. Some valorize love, some are funny and some are provocative. At Barnes & Noble, you can buy a valentine book of 22 “steamy coupons” redeemable for such amusements as a bout of “delicious lovemaking with whipped cream.” The stationer Paper Source offers this “delightfully true card for modern couples”: “There is nobody else I’d rather lie in bed and look at my phone next to. Happy Valentine’s Day!” In a similar vein, Etsy.com has a card that reads: “You are the one I text when I’m drunk. That’s love!” Etsy.com is an online craft store that provides an outlet for people to sell their creative stuff. I have in mind a rhyming Etsy valentine which might find favor in Salt Lake City this month. My inspiration draws on Fred Rogers and Billy Joel. Credit the Pig Latin to Johnny R. To: LGBTQs From: Guess Who? “I love you just the way you are-way. Be my Valentine (unless God says onay).” CW

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What’s your favorite (or least favorite) thing about Valentine’s Day? Bryan Bale: Today, I learned that the Catholic Church excluded the commemoration of St. Valentine from its 1969 revision of the General Roman Calendar, because there really weren’t many recorded facts behind the legend. Maybe we should remove it from our calendars and bring back some of the Lupercalia traditions instead: “We just like to dance in our goatskin pants …”

Paula Saltas: It puts attention on other people and distracts from me, so I’m against it. Change it to Paula-tine Day, like every other day. Alissa Dimick: Valentine’s is one of my favorite holidays because my husband and I get drunk and play NES. Wait ... we do that all the time. I guess I just treat every day like it’s Valentine’s then. (Aww!) Nicole Enright: Valentine’s Day is total BS. It makes people feel bad no matter what. Single people feel bad because it reminds them they are alone. Relationship people feel tons of pressure to do something, anything. Only my anniversary gets celebrated with that kind of importance because it is actually special. Susan Kruithof: Well, this year I am excited that V-Day will be celebrated with the girls I love most in Lava Hot Springs. Nothing says love like hot mineral water and boxes and boxes of wine. :) Scott Renshaw: I’m one of those cliché “it’s just a greeting-card holiday” people. It cannot be reformed. Burn it to the ground and salt the ashes. Then actually love people instead of romance them.

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Theory vs. Theocracy When did gravity start pulling up, and the sun start orbiting the Earth? When did science become the devil? The state School Board is now pulling back on new standards for teaching science. A Salt Lake Tribune story quoted science whizzes, such as a Lindon parent who served on the review committee. Somehow, putting Utah “values” into science curriculum seems like turning the clock back. Late in 2014, The Washington Post ran research on where science denial comes from. “When people deny science, they do it because they think it conflicts with their personal identity,” it said. “But many elements go into each of our identities, with both politics and religion constituting vital components for many people.” OK, we get it. Maybe consider homeschooling if that’s the science you want.

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What’s synthetic ice?

It is like a thick version of a Teflon cutting board. The kind of ice I own is called KwikRink, a solid polymer material designed for skating using normal metal-bladed ice skates. The rinks are constructed of interlocking panels. It is lubricated with a glycerin/oil that makes it slick.

What are the advantages to skating on synthetic ice?

Synthetic ice can be set up anywhere. There is no cost for refrigeration or the need for a massive space. For entertainment purposes, a show can be created and performed practically anywhere. It is fantastic to dance on. Plus, we get very strong skating on plastic, as there is more friction.

Vitamin O(rrin) The nation can thank Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, for keeping supplements available and affordable —even if they have no beneficial value. Worse yet, a recent New York State investigation found that many supplements didn’t contain what their labels said, sometimes having disastrous consequences. A New York Times article pointed out that some “ginseng” pills sold at Walgreens contained only powdered garlic and rice. GNC’s pills had unlisted ingredients that could be hazardous to health. The New York State attorney general called on GNC, Target, Walgreens and Walmart to remove the mislabeled products. Hatch’s ’94 law exempts supplements from FDA scrutiny, and the senator successfully fought against a 2012 amendment for tougher rules. The following year, a hepatitis outbreak traced to a tainted supplement hit 72 people. Three had liver transplants, and one died. At least Utah’s supplement industry is thriving.

The Longest 45 Days The best thing about the 2015 legislative session is that, mercifully, it only lasts 45 days. Besides the burning issues of designating a state domestic animal and a commemorative assault rif le, there’s the suggestion by Rep. Curt Oda, R-Clearfield, that anyone can carry an unloaded concealed weapon because it makes bystanders feel better. Medicaid expansion continues to be a hot button issue among legislators with Cadillac health plans, and nondiscrimination laws could happen, if we allow certain discrimination, anyway. The session is always a good time to reassess why your vote doesn’t count.

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Most skaters know it takes long hours of practice on the ice before your inner Michelle Kwan makes an appearance. Salt Lake City skating coach/choreographer Stephanee Grosscup emphasizes the virtue of rehearsal but with her own unique twist: She doesn’t use ice. Rather, she skates on synthetic ice—a polymer material not only less expensive to practice on than traditional ice, but easy to assemble/ disassemble and requiring less maintenance. A veteran skater with more than 20 years of experience, Grosscup’s impressive resume includes coaching Olympic and professional skaters, performing on Late Show With David Letterman, touring with Disney on Ice and choreographing fairy tales for The Autostadt theme park in Germany. City Weekly asked Grosscup why she thinks synthetic ice is so cool.

Does it hurt less when you fall?

Yes. It hurts less, because I don’t get going as fast on plastic.

How do you use your rink?

I have a company called Over the Edges, and I use my surface to create production numbers. My dream is to [create] a viable, portable, interactive, visual art form in Utah. There are many talented, professional skaters who live here in between professional contracts. We never have a chance to be a part of the visual-art circuit, because we have to depend on ice rinks. With plastic ice, we can perform anywhere. I hope to create a market for skaters to perform at corporate events, Outdoor Retailer, Sundance, Utah Arts Festival, weddings, fund raisers, theme parties, etc. NIKI CHAN

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What’s coming up in the future for you? My first order of business will be to create an event that will be a collaboration of skating, live music and aerial art. I have a Facebook page called Over the Edges and a website called OverTheEdges.com. If there are any event planners out there who want skating as a part of their show, please get in touch with me.

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I have noticed that many apps, the one for the History Channel in particular, want access to my camera, pictures and phone records. What in God’s name do they want with that information? And why are they allowed to even ask? —Brian McKee Why are they allowed to ask? You should be thanking them for the courtesy of requesting your permission. Back in the day, the conniving marketers of the world would simply swipe that stuff off your smartphone without a word and cackle with glee all the way home. So these pop-up access requests, believe it or not, are an improvement. But just as troubling as the all-seeing ad industry, I’d say, is the fact that often Uncle Sam can legally access this information, too. The Internet is the Wild West, and we’re all just barely hanging on to the bucking broncos of our personal information. This isn’t a TechCrunch article, so I’ll keep things at a level that even non-ironic users of typewriters will understand. Since roughly 2012, when a mobile app called Path was discovered to be uploading users’ entire address books and storing them unencrypted on their own servers, people have been worried about what kinds of data could be taken from their phones, how it could be used, and by whom. The motivation for gathering personal data is the usual one: money—specifically, the money advertisers can make by matching the right products to the right consumers. Google and Facebook, for instance, both target advertising based on your browsing activity—meaning they can grab information even when you leave their sites. So, if you post three Facebook statuses in a day about your love of fried chicken, you’ll start getting sidebar ads for weight-loss programs. There’s also internal marketing: apps that involve aspects of social networking want to connect you with other users. Things like Tinder and Google Maps want to use your location. For the 2012 election, the Obama and Romney campaigns each created apps that gathered plenty of private voter information without asking. Generally speaking, we’ve already consented to this. Ever read those endless user agreements when you download apps? Me, neither. But if you want the app, you have to accept their terms—all of them, including the parts about them collecting your data. They’re betting you care more about using your phone to find coffee than you do about keeping your searches to yourself—and, on balance, they’re winning. Problematically, the apps may well be leaving your harvested data lying around unencrypted, making it low-hanging fruit for hackers or other (legal) investigators. This brings us to part two of your question: privacy laws. In short, they pretty much suck. No one ever claimed Congress acts quickly, but they look particularly poky compared

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to technology. The two most comprehensive (read: not very) laws on the books are the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, both of 1986. Neither mentions smartphones, obviously, so recent court decisions have consisted mostly of bemused looks and shrugging. The result is a large gap of lawlessness, currently regulated mainly by damage-controldriven app revisions whenever the truth about personal data storage is revealed. And one major legal principle in play here doesn’t protect privacy at all: A few 1970s Supreme Court rulings created what’s now called the third-party doctrine, which states that if you allow a third party—e.g., a phone company—access to your information, the government can try to get it from the third party without dealing with you. Thus, if cops can’t legally track you, in some cases, your phone can do it for them: In 2009, Sprint conceded that law enforcement had made 8 million requests for customer GPS data over a 13-month period. Sure, there’s a positive side—robberies have been linked to locations in status updates; GPS technology has also been used to prosecute stalking cases. But it also means Big Brother may not need a warrant to pinpoint where exactly in the park you bought weed off that guy. One must conclude, in this age of Hobbesian anarchy, that it’s probably best to police yourself. You should understand who might want both your contacts and your cat photos and how they might use it all against you. Feel free to hit “Don’t allow” as often as you like—many apps will still function just fine without access to every nook and cranny. On a happier note, if History Channel is the app you’re most concerned about, then you’re probably too old to worry about all your “deleted” photos from Snapchat (the company doesn’t guarantee the photos’ actual erasure) finding their way to the police, or to hackers, and intimate portraits of otherwise camera-shy anatomy going on public display. Be grateful you spent your adolescence in that bygone era when the stupid decisions of still-developing brains went largely unrecorded. The History Channel may know exactly how many times you’ve called your ex in the middle of the night, but at least the Speaker of the House isn’t looking at pictures of your boner. Send questions to Cecil via StraightDope. com or write him c/o Chicago Reader, 350 N. Orleans, Chicago 60654.

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Canyon conservationists have to give a little to get a little. By Colby Frazier cfrazier@cityweekly.net @colbyfrazierlp From nearly anywhere in the pavedover, billboard-dotted Salt Lake Valley, the wild and jagged heights of the Wasatch mountains stand out as a reminder that the freedom of wilderness is not too far away. These mountains mean different things to different people. For ski resort owners and home builders, they are a commercial enterprise. For others, they are a place to recreate, while for some, the soaring peaks are little more than pretty scenery. Planning for the future of the Wasatch mountains has long pitted business interests against conservation efforts. In an effort to gain some resolution to these conflicts, government entities, environmental groups, ski resorts and the outdoor industry convened a process known as Mountain Accord that, after a little more than a year of meetings, has yielded some long-term plans. The fruit of these labors is a proposed blueprint seen as a compromise where conservation groups stand to gain thousands of acres of privately held land for preservation in exchange for allowing increased ski-resort development and a rail line up Little Cottonwood Canyon. Carl Fisher, executive director of Save Our Canyons, says he toyed with the idea of withdrawing from the Mountain Accord process as he watched development interests capsize conservation efforts. As the blueprint has emerged, Fisher says he feels conflicted about whether to support allowing some development now if it means it would put an end to the piecemeal land battles that Save Our Canyons has been fighting for decades. “It’s become very clear to us that conservation isn’t going to happen unless it’s tit for tat for more development up there,” Fisher says. “I think there’s a real opportunity here to try to find the end, but at what cost?” Peter Metcalf, founder and CEO of Black Diamond Equipment, echoes Fisher’s concerns. Both Metcalf and Fisher hold seats on the Cottonwood Canyons Task Force, a focus group

A compromise in the Mountain Accord blueprint would allow for additional development at the bases of ski resorts in exchange for protection of 2,150 acres of privately held land.

within the larger Mountain Accord process that includes members from the ski resorts Alta, Brighton, Snowbird and Solitude, the U.S. Forest Service and the mayors of Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County. Both men believe the central Wasatch—the area that looms over the Salt Lake Valley—is nearly perfect the way it is. But, leaving these mountains alone is not an option. Fisher and Metcalf have each waged battle over development proposals in the canyons. Projects f lutter in from developers looking to build on private land in the canyons, ski resorts eyeing new terrain and organizations such as Ski Utah, the local ski industry’s cheerleader for tourism which has sought to connect all the Wasatch resorts. Some fights have been won, Fisher says, and others have been lost. All are exhausting, and the struggle seems endless. “We might be able to stop the next idea, but what about the 10th idea down the road?” Fisher says. “[In] that regard, well, maybe it makes sense to try to define finality on development up there.” One thing everyone involved in the Mountain Accord process agrees upon is that, as the state’s population balloons from its present mark of 2.9 million souls to 5.4 million by 2050, the number of skiers, hikers and Sunday drivers in the Cottonwood canyons will grow, too. According to Mountain Accord data, annual visitation in the canyons is expected to grow from

today’s 5.7 million visitors to 7.2 million in 2040. The Mountain Accord blueprint would place into public ownership 2,150 acres of privately held land in Little and Big Cottonwood canyons, giving those lands a shot for long-term protection. But what gives Fisher and conservationists heartburn is that in exchange for the protected acreage, resorts would be allowed to expand their base amenities on 258 acres, redraw their ski boundaries over 210 acres and, near the township of Alta, add more culinary water that would allow for the development of up to 108 new hotel rooms. Another development keyed on by resorts is a proposed rail line up Little Cottonwood Canyon. Other possible transportation proposals include digging tunnels that would connect Little Cottonwood to Big Cottonwood Canyon, and the canyons to Park City. Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker says certain pieces of the blueprint are “risky,” but that, if the tradeoff for some development at the bases of resorts facilitated wider protections of wilderness areas, it would be worthwhile. Becker says Salt Lake City, which manages the Wasatch watershed, has a longstanding policy of not granting water rights to new development in the canyons. In the blueprint, Becker notes, the city would grant water for limited development at the base of ski resorts to prevent development from sprawling out and harming the watershed.

“If we can protect our watershed in ways that give us some security going forward, thereby protecting our water quality and water supply and, at the same time, provide for the range of users for the Wasatch, we’re all going to be well served,” Becker says. One ski area not presently on the table is Grizzly Gulch, a widely popular backcountry ski destination owned by Alta. If Grizzly Gulch were permanently protected as a result of land-swap discussions, Fisher says it’s possible to envision a scenario in which ski-resort boundaries would at last be hemmed in by wilderness or some other form of protected land. Without some compromise, Metcalf says fights over the Wasatch will be endless. “Hence, compromise is about permanently securing the majority of what people love about the Cottonwoods while giving up a small amount,” he says. Nathan Rafferty, president of Ski Utah, says he, too, sometimes finds it difficult to reconcile the purposes he and his organization advocate for, like connecting the ski resorts and luring ever greater numbers of ski tourists to the area, and his personal love of what these mountains already possess. “We know the population of the state and the city is increasing,” Rafferty says. “And it’s pretty obvious that there’s going to be more pressure on those mountains and how we deal with that is of paramount importance. Connectivity is something that we see

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that would send avalanches careening over the tops of tracks. And whenever construction occurs near Little or Big Cottonwood creeks, it has the potential to rapidly impact the quality of the area’s drinking water due to the quick turnover of the Wasatch’s watershed. Salt Lake City water officials say it takes only 24 hours for a drop of water that lands at the summit to flow down the creek, make its way through a treatment plan and into a home’s faucet. Laura Briefer, water resources manager for Salt Lake City, says the blueprint goes a long way toward defining the future for the Wasatch. This long-term stability, she says, is good for the watershed. “The way the blueprint has evolved helps us get that certainty,” Briefer says. “We don’t have the risk and vulnerability of the piecemeal planning and development in the Wasatch.” The Mountain Accord executive committee will vote on the blueprint on April 6. Depending on what is decided by that vote, certain aspects of the plan will undergo federal environmental review, which Laynee Jones, program manager for Mountain Accord, says could take two years. Some parts of the plan, like wilderness designations and moving privately held land into the public domain, would require congressional support. As tempting as it has been to back away from discussions that hinge on development, Metcalf says that he takes solace, and continues to fight, because he knows that he is far from alone in his belief that the Wasatch must be protected. “When you know from 25 years worth of Wasatch envisioning exercises that the overwhelming majority of our citizens do not want to see more development in the Cottonwoods and want you to see them preserved as close to their current state as possible,” he says, “you do not feel alone at all. You just need to occasionally remind yourself of that.” The blueprint can be reviewed at MountainAccord.com, and public comments are accepted through March 16 via e-mail to comment@MountainAccord.com. CW

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as really important for the future, being able to move people around those mountains and having those options.” Concealed beneath all of the lofty plans is a truth that Fisher has a hard time ignoring: Only 7 percent of Utahns ski, and Fisher says if this number is headed in any direction, it is going down. Ski resorts, with daily lift ticket prices at some places cresting the $100 mark, long ago priced out middle-class Utahns, he says, leaving the primary areas of growth for that market in the backcountry, a trend that can be witnessed on almost any winter day in Grizzly Gulch. And so schemes to connect the resorts, expand terrain and perhaps even build a train, Fisher says, are more about marketing Utah’s snow to tourists than they are about doing what’s right for the Wasatch and those who call Utah home. Rafferty doesn’t entirely disagree with Fisher’s contention. Connecting the resorts would be a “huge marketing draw,” he says. “A lot of what we promote is inspiration,” Rafferty says. “And we think a lot more people would come here to go skiing if there was something as unique as [interconnected resorts], and it would be unique in America.” Brian Brown, communications director at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, says that under Mountain Accord, no single party is going to get everything it wants. Brown says a key concern for Snowbird is ensuring that skiers and snowboarders can easily get to the resort. “We are big fans of a very smart, very long-lasting public transportation solution that will reduce the number of cars up this canyon,” Brown says. “I think a good public transportation option is a good deal.” Putting a train into Little Cottonwood Canyon wouldn’t be easy. According to the Utah Department of Transportation, as State Road 210 makes its way to Snowbird and Alta from the Salt Lake Valley, it is threatened by 35 avalanche paths, ranking it high among the most dangerous roads in the nation. One proposal for a train, the blueprint shows, would include a shield

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Chocolates: “Maybe these will shut you up so I can get 30 seconds of peace.”

7. Jewelry: “If you hear the

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6. A personalized love song:

“So, my band is going to be crashing at your place for at least another week.”

5. Dinner: “Our love will last

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A spa day: “A treament to remove tension, toxins and that giant stick up your ass.”

2. A dozen roses: “So sorry

about sleeping with your sister.”

1. A single rose: “Your sister wasn’t that great.”

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Clayton Dial, 23, pulled a gun and demanded cash at a Japanese restaurant in Champaign, Ill., only to have Chef Tetsuji Miwa thwart the robbery. “I instantly grabbed my sushi knife, walked up to him, wrapped my arm around his shoulder and asked him what he wanted,” Miwa said. “He saw the blade, got scared and started running.” Miwa and two co-workers wrestled him to the ground, and assistant manager Joe Pendzialek said he grabbed a stool “and cracked him over the head with it,” before calling police. (Champaign’s The News-Gazette)

After Bill Kelly earned $600,955 as executive director of public broadcasting station WVIA-TV in Scranton, Pa., he proposed a new position: raising money for the station’s new endowment fund. The board of directors agreed and notified its 15,000 station members, anticipating they would welcome the station’s continuing its ties with Kelly, an employee of 40 years. Instead, 6,300 members dropped out. About 2,300 of them specifically cited excessive executive compensation as the reason. The organization’s 22 board members cut ties with Kelly by donating $291,878 of their own money to buy out his contract. (Scranton’s The Times-Tribune)

n John Balmer, 50, was arrested at a Kmart store in Hudson, Fla., while wearing a T-shirt that read, “Who needs drugs?” Below that, it said, “No, seriously, I have drugs.” When a sheriff’s deputy entered the store, Balmer tried to hand a “bag of green leafy substance” to the person behind him, officers reported, but the person wouldn’t take the bag, which deputies retrieved and said contained marijuana and methamphetamine. (Tampa Bay Times)

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After Charlene Ross, 75, was accidentally shot in the neck with a “birdshot” pellet by her husband in Medina, Ohio, doctors treating her discovered she had an irregular heartbeat. They transferred her to an Akron hospital to have a pacemaker inserted. (The Medina Gazette) n Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen warned that budget cuts could delay tax refunds, even for people who file electronically, but he added that fewer agents would be available to audit returns. Congress cut this year’s IRS budget by $346 million, leaving it with only $10.9 billion. (Associated Press)

A year after Colorado legalized marijuana, a panel of doctors studying the health effects of marijuana and how people are using it concluded that the $8 million the state earmarked for its research isn’t enough. “We don’t have the answers yet,” said Mike Van Dyke of the state Department of Public Health and Environment, who heads the panel. Among the topics needing investigation: the health effects on pot-smoking skiers. (Associated Press)

One Step Below a Corporation An Argentine court ruled that a 29-year-old orangutan held by a Buenos Aires zoo is a “non-human person” unlawfully deprived of its freedom, paving the way for her to be transferred to a sanctuary. The decision came after the Association of Officials and Lawyers for Animal Rights filed a habeas corpus petition claiming the ape had sufficient cognitive skills and should not be treated as an object. Adrian Sestelo, the zoo’s head of biology, responded that to claim an animal “suffers abuse, is stressed or depressed, is to make one of man’s most common mistakes, which is to humanize animal behavior.” (Reuters)

Rescue Follies John Arwood, 31, and Amber Campbell, 25, told police who found them in a closet at Florida’s Daytona State College that they had spent two days locked in the closet before calling 911 to be rescued. Officers tracked the phone’s location and simply opened the door, which they said had been unlocked the entire time. (Orlando Sentinel)

Special Delivery Police arrested Paul Bennett, 45, for trying to have sex with a mailbox at a shopping arcade outside Manchester, England. A witness spotted Bennett approaching the mailbox with his pants down and making “sexual advances towards it.” He then rubbed himself against it while holding his hands in the air and shouting “wow.” After completing the act, he pulled up his pants and started swinging on a lamppost. The witness called police, who found Bennett again exposing himself. (Britain’s Manchester Evening News) Compiled from the press reports by Roland Sweet. Authentication on demand.

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A Healthy Stand Republican lawmakers are toying with the idea of convening a joint caucus session (closed to the public) between Senate and House members to candidly discuss Gov. Gary Herbert’s plan to provide health care to the state’s lowincome residents. So stay tuned for that in the coming week. Then check out the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste meeting, where EnergySolutions will seek permission to dispose of waste on Utah land. Finish off the week with a march urging the University of Utah to divest from fossil fuels.

Republican Closed Caucus Session Rather than talk publicly about Gov. Gary Herbert’s plan to expand health insurance to more than 100,000 low-income residents, Republican lawmakers seem keen on convening an unusual, though apparently legal, private caucus session that would include all 87 members of the GOP’s ranks. Republican leaders say the meeting, if it does happen, could take place in the next week. Of course, none of the 17 Democratic lawmakers are allowed to attend. Neither are you. Apparently, a supermajority of Utah’s legislature can’t talk candidly in the open air about one of the most important issues facing the state. But, if the citizens aren’t allowed inside, they might as well speak their minds outside. Check City Weekly’s Daily Feed for updates on the date, time and place.

Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board Thursday, Feb. 12

The Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board is considering two requests by EnergySolutions. One request from the hazardous-waste-disposal company involves disposal of 24 drums—or 12,000 pounds—of amalgamated mercury that contains PCBs, while another involves disposal through “macro encapsulation” of lithium-thionyl chloride batteries. Ut a h D epa r t ment of Environmental Quality, 105 N. 1950 West, Room 1015, Salt Lake City, Feb. 12, 1:30 p.m., DEQ.Utah.gov

Fossil Fuel Divestment March Friday, Feb. 13

Supporters of the fossil-fuels-divestment movement will meet at the Rice-Eccles Stadium Trax stop at the University of Utah, then march to President’s Circle to urge school leaders to purge the U’s endowment of ties to the fossil-fuel industry. Stadium Trax stop, 451 S. 1400 East, Feb. 13, noon to 1:30 p.m., act.350.org/event/gdd/9914

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popular vote, thereby creating an even playing field for musicians who are still building a fanbase. Online voting narrowed down the 60 band, rapper and DJ nominees into the top 10 from each category, whom you can read about on the following pages. We couldn’t have asked for a better lineup for this year’s newly minted Best of Utah Music, as this is some of the top musical talent to come out of Utah. The ultimate winners will be determined both by in-person voting at the showcases and judging scores. You’ll learn the names of the winning Band of the Year, Rapper/Rap Group of the Year and DJ of the Year in the March 5 issue of City Weekly, as well as on the Twilight Concert Series stage this summer. The Utah music scene is filled with more groundbreaking musicians than can be included in one competition. Attending a showcase will provide a potent taste of the musical ability and boldness that is putting our local music scene on the map. So, take a minute to read about this year’s Best of Utah Music participants, not only those you’ve heard before, but also the ones you’re unfamiliar with. After all, a local band you dance to at a Best of Utah Music showcase could end up being your new favorite band, or, at the very least, the creator of a musical moment you’ll never forget. —Kolbie Stonehocker, Music Editor

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t’s not news that the world of music is a lot different than it was 20 years ago. Through countless streaming and music-downloading websites, music fans are only a few mouse clicks away from thousands of songs in countless genres. And social media has forever changed the way that bands build their fanbases and get the word out about their work. But in many more ways, the music world is still very much the same. In essence, live concerts are still all about the relationships between the performer and the audience. No matter how advanced music-making technology gets, a song always starts as a spark in a musician’s mind. And it doesn’t matter whether you have 100 likes on Facebook or 1,000: You don’t get anywhere without putting in the necessary hard work. No matter how many times we change the name of our battle of the bands, now dubbed Best of Utah Music (formerly the City Weekly Music Awards, aka CWMAs), it’s still designed with two main goals in mind: supporting the creativity of the people who work every day to make the Utah music scene great, and giving those musicians a platform to connect with more listeners. For the 2015 Best of Utah Music, we may be shaking up the name, but we’re keeping many of the big changes implemented during the 2014 CWMAs. Our nomination panels are made up of a diverse range of local music writers, radio hosts, venue owners and scene-makers, and the judging panels at the showcases will continue to counterbalance the

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Fictionist

When Fictionist was dropped from Atlantic Records in 2013— thwarting plans to release an album with the label—there was no way the Provo four-piece was going to let it keep them down. Instead, they regrouped and collaborated with Nate Pyfer of June Audio to put together their first album in years, a self-titled fulllength released locally at the Rooftop Concert Series’ massive fifth-anniversary celebration show in October. Going their own way seems to have suited Robbie Connolly and company well: Their newfound creative freedom shines through in sparkling, masterfully crafted art-rock/synth-pop songs like “Lock and Key” and “Not Over You.” Fictionist.com

If a live performance by Provo band The Ladells could be summed up in a word, it would be “unpredictable.” When the quartet played at Muse Music Cafe for the venue’s 2014 Battle of the Bands (which they won), The Ladells unleashed a level of unrestrained madness that was a total blast to watch, especially when lead vocalist Max Punck ran into the audience swinging (carefully) a very real hammer. And The Ladells’ sound is equally chaotic, a gloriously roughedged brand of loud, fast, guitar-driven glam-punk, which will also be heard on the band’s upcoming album, Vamp. Soundcloud.com/ The-Ladells

VanLadyLove

Provo indie-rock five-piece VanLadyLove take their name from a list of their favorite things: “a van, a good lady and a whole lotta love.” No news on the lady front, but in the past year, a van and love have definitely been instrumental to the band’s upward climb, in the form of VanLadyLove’s frequent local and national touring, as well as the band members’ genuine passion for what they do. And whatever they’re doing seems to be working. In 2014, VanLadyLove marked two significant notches in their belt: Their latest EP, the synth-laced and pop-tastic Love Matter, was included on VH1’s staff-picked Best Albums of 2014 list, and they were honored as the Artist on the Verge act at the 2014 New Music Seminar in New York City. VanLadyLove.com

Dark Seas

Big Wild Wings

One of the most striking aspects of Big Wild Wings’ debut album, Speaking in Cursive—released in November—is the interplay between its many opposites. Hard-hitting alt-rock is wrapped in melodic piano and beautifully delicate atmosphere; Lyndsi Austin can sing with ethereal airiness as well as roofraising power; and moments of melancholy seem to give way to sun-dappled hope. It all combines to create a moody sound that’ll appeal to fans of The Cure and Regina Spektor and—as evidenced by Big Wild Wings’ steady gigging schedule—the trio is continuously improving and exploring it. BigWildWings. bandcamp.com

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When the dynamic electro-pop duo of Ischa (vocals) and Raffi (guitar) say they were busy in 2014, they really, really mean it. Minx can always be counted on to push their projects to that next level, but for their latest undertaking, a combination fulllength electronic album and film titled Together Forever, they really outdid themselves. Teaming up with Selecta (of Muscle Hawk) and Salty Horror Productions, Minx applied their creativity to every aspect of the film/album—including stage setup, costumes, concept creation, songwriting and more—and the result is a sexy, spooky homage to silent movies that explores the dark side of love in sensual detail. MinxBand.com

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It doesn’t seem to matter to Dark Seas that Utah is a few hundred miles away from any ocean; these five dudes know exactly how to conjure up a guitar-heavy surf-rock sound that’s obscured beneath a hefty layer of hazy psychedelia. In the past year, Dark Seas hit the road hard with a few tours throughout the West Coast and the Midwest, and also shook the rafters of several local venues, where they played some great shows put on by the folks of Psych Lake City. All that time put in on the stage has resulted in Dark Seas becoming masters of working audiences into a frenzy during their live shows, which can turn even the most reserved music lover into a flailing, whooping maniac. DarkSeas.bandcamp.com

Bat Manors

Every so often, a band comes along that can create moments so achingly beautiful that you can’t help but gasp, and Bat Manors is one of those bands. In fact, the Provo chamber-pop’s debut full-length album, Literally Weird—a standout local album of 2014—is so stunning that you’ll want to hold your breath and lean in to hang on every note. Bat Manors’ lineup is basically a who’s-who of top-shelf Provo indie music: Just frontman/main songwriter Adam Klopp has ties to Salazar, Lake Island and more. One of the most magical moments of the year was when Klopp’s voice floated through Velour as he sang “Cabin 4” at the venue’s annual Slumber Party. BatManors.com

DJ Luva Luva

If you’ve heard it on the radio, you’ll most likely hear it during a set by DJ Luva Luva—part of the Lazy Panda Productions crew—who sets up shop at residencies at The Moose Lounge (along with DJ Bentley), The Office (formerly Inferno Cantina) and Brio Tuscan Grille in Fashion Place Mall. Luva Luva can take any Top 40 song— everything from Neon Trees to Calvin Harris—and dance-ify it, turning it into a heart-pumping crowd-pleaser that can transform a so-so evening into a full-blown party. And judging from the masses of dancing people he packs into The Moose Lounge on Saturday nights, the crowds approve. DJLuvaLuva.com

The Strike

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It’s tough to pick just one aspect of Secret Abilities’ sound that makes them such a fun band to listen to. Tink Safeer has a hell of a voice (and it’s great when she and co-lead vocalist Davin Abegg really let loose together), which is a perfect match for Secret Abilities’ refreshingly gimmick-free, surf-y, punk-fueled “awkward rock.” Add to that a style of songwriting by Abegg that combines a love for beasties and spooks with sincere lyrics about heartache—as heard on Secret Abilities’ excellent Music to Break Up By, one of the best local albums of 2014—and you’ve got the secret to their success. SecretAbilities.bandcamp.com

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These eight dapper gents rarely make a public appearance without being dressed to the nines in suspenders, bowties and buttondown shirts, but The Strike are currently making a big splash locally and nationally for more reasons than just their fashion sense. Headed by charismatic frontman Chris Crabb, The Strike play a soulful, upbeat style of funkpop that’s impossible not to dance to—as heard on their latest EP, 2014’s We Are the Strike—displaying influences that range from Michael Jackson to Stevie Wonder. And they know how to turn every concert into an allout party—their performance at the Rooftop Concert Series was one of the highlights of the summer. WeAreTheStrike.com

Other DJs might concern themselves with bass and Top 40, but Sam Stinson, aka DJ Feral Cat, likes to keep things a little more old school. Although he occasionally dabbles in other genres, Feral Cat is first and foremost a funk & soul man, who has been supplying Salt Lake City with vintage soul hits and obscure cuts through various incarnations of his Soulville parties since 2008. And with a love of vinyl that’s rivaled probably only by his dad, Randy Stinson of Randy’s Records, Feral Cat typically shows up to gigs at places like Beer Bar and Cisero’s with a stack of records, ready to bring the house down. Facebook.com/ DJFeralCat

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Provo rockers Static Waves didn’t win Velour’s 2014 Summer Battle of the Bands, but the horde of screaming teenage girls in front of the stage would probably disagree. And it’s no surprise why: Static Waves’ upbeat, infectiously catchy style of synthlaced rock—largely influenced by The Killers and Coldplay—seems tailor-made for dancing or blasting in the car, and, boy, can the five-piece put together a chorus that sticks in your head. In September, Static Waves performed a sold-out show at Velour for the release of their self-titled debut EP, which features polished, well-made tracks such as “Prisoners” and “Pull Me Closer.” Not bad for a band that celebrated their first anniversary in January. StaticWaves Music.com

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A member of the Nightfreq crew, Hunter Wagstaff, aka Bello, got his start playing local basement parties. But he’s now a regular fixture at The Urban Lounge’s Nightfreq Takeover nights as well as W Nights at Zest Kitchen & Bar, where he spins smootherthan-smooth EDM mixes of deep house, chillwave, trap and more. If you’re in the mood to lose yourself in a mass of dancing people, drink in hand, you should find yourself at a Bello party. Soundcloud.com/ HunterWagstaff

A Salt Lake City veteran DJ who has participated in multiple Best of Utah Music DJ Spin-offs over the years, Justin Godina, aka J Godina, has garnered a reputation for throwing down all-vinyl openformat sets that effortlessly jump from soul and funk to rock and hip-hop, lately often at Bar-X. And two years in a row, Godina has pulled off one of the most stellar sets of the competition, but hasn’t walked away with a win. He keeps returning, though, and every year his abilities only get sharper. Facebook.com/ Justin.Godina.3

Shields

Any DJ worth his or her salt can grab an audience’s attention from the get-go and hold them rapt as they dance the night away, and Shields is such a DJ. A member of the Digital Poets crew, Detroit transplant and current Park City dweller Christopher Shields, more commonly known simply as Shields, has been honing his DJ and production craft since 2009. He’s a regular fixture at Park City clubs like Cisero’s and The Cabin, as well as Salt Lake City’s Club Elevate, where he spins electro, deep house and more into electrifying concoctions you can’t help but move to. Soundcloud.com/OfficialShields

DJ Bentley

DJ Bentley is one of those DJs you tend to see everywhere, including as a solid force at Best of Utah Music for multiple years, and for good reason. A member of the Lazy Panda Productions crew, Bentley has the skills to bridge gaps between any genres, and keeps party-goers on their toes with his mix of trap, house, pop and more. Lately, he’s been a regular fixture at The Moose Lounge on Saturday nights, where he kills it on the decks. Facebook.com/DJBentleySLC

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Mr. Vandal

A member of the Dirt First collective, Mr. Vandal is an inventive producer/ DJ whose work can be heard not only at venues like The Urban Lounge at the regular Dirt First Takeover showcases, but also on his own albums. He seems to come out with a new set of songs about once a year; 2014’s release was an EP titled Rude, which features plenty of the dirty, bass-heavy hiphop/dubstep that Mr. Vandal does so well. All of the songs are badass instrumental pieces that would be great soundtracks to speeding on the freeway, but “Rude” and “Sword Training” especially are just waiting to blow out your speakers. MrVandal.bandcamp.com

No Friday night at The Red Door is complete without a set from Nicole Jaatoul, aka Choice (as well as a fancy-schmancy martini, of course). A newer member of the Nightfreq posse, Choice has the skills to spin fresh down-tempo house and techno for hours, and knows when to take the energy up and bring it back to earth again. Whether you catch her at The Red Door, The Urban Lounge or Zest Kitchen & Bar, Choice will make sure you “enjoy that bassline.” Soundcloud.com/ EnjoyTheBassLines

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One of the hardest-working producers around, dubstep wizard and Dirt First crew member Gilbert Splett, aka Grimblee, had a hell of a 2014. He released an impressive four albums, Help Us Pay Rent, Cold, Free Noize Vol. 1 and I Got Trust Issues—either as Grimblee, his alter-alter-ego Hecka or a combination of both—as well as scored a number of big national gigs. Locally, he can often be caught at Dirt First Takeover at The Urban Lounge, where he lays down his spacey, synthlaced style of dubstep/trip-hop. Grimblee.bandcamp.com

Lost, the Artist

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Since summer 2014, the duo of emcee Lost, the Artist and producer Site Saturn have been periodically releasing tracks from their soon-to-be-released full-length album, Lost Boy vs. the World. There’s no official drop date yet, perhaps due to the level of detail they’re putting into this release, which is evident on multifaceted tracks such as “Steady Drowning” and “Closure.” Site Saturn’s experimental production brings together dark, gritty beats and atmospheric instrumental touches to make a fitting foundation for Lost, the Artist’s introspective lyrics, which he can spit with ferocity as well as sing with some impressive pipes. Soundcloud.com/LostTheArtist

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Emcee Umang Khosla, more commonly known just as Umang, is a New Jersey transplant whose brutal style has been heard most recently on his album The Black Rose Certificate, released in November and produced by B.B.Z. Darney. He raps with the driving force of a battering ram, and with the ability to control every syllable of his lyrics down to the letter. And underneath all that wordplay is production influenced by throwback ’90s hip-hop that’s tinged with moody atmosphere, as heard on tracks such as “Accomplices” and “Urban Legends,” which seem to fade in, explode, then fade out again. Umang. bandcamp.com

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Pleasant Grove emcee David Quiñones, aka Q1, has been involved in the local scene for years, as a member of the rap group Free Speech Syndicate and an occasional contributor to albums released by House of Lewis and other rappers. But in 2014, Q1 made his official solo debut with the full-length album To End Is to Begin—a collection of sometimes weird, often funny and always personal tracks that feature guest spots from his own family—which established him as a skilled emcee in his own right. Whether he’s rapping a letter to one his biggest influences (“Dear Eminem”) or poking fun at himself (“I’m Atheist without the hair plan,” from “Weird Science”), Q1 spits his brain-tickling lyrics with emotion and agile flow. The8Q1.bandcamp.com

Although DJ Delmaggio has been DJing for only a few years, he’s carved out a nice niche in Salt Lake City’s open-format scene. A bboy as well as a DJ, Delmaggio can be found at Circle Lounge’s Earphoria Fridays and Club Elevate’s Social Saturdays, where he throws down mixes and mashups of basically every genre under the sun. From hip-hop and reggae to funk and soul, Delmaggio can do it all—just no techno allowed. Soundcloud.com/Dimaggiodm

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In a way, it’s fitting that emcee Jay Citrus begins his mixtape Suck My Lemons—released in May 2014—with a line of dialogue from The Big Lebowski, because he channels a bit of The Dude with his mumbly, sleepy delivery. A mellow head-nodder that’s a mix of loose rhymes, old-school samples and a haze of blunt smoke, Suck My Lemons is a good example of Citrus’ off-thewall style. But in September, Citrus was already back at it with the Esscarrgo-produced Alone With Two Drinks, which is often just as chilled-out, but picks up the energy on hard-hitting track “Chum Bucket.” Facebook.com/JayCitrus

Salt Lake City rap collective Dine Krew hit the ground running with their experimental 2013 debut, Dine and Dash, and since then, they’ve only further proven their skill and unconventional approach to hip-hop, especially with their latest drop, WE-E.T.’s Vol. II. Created by the Dine Krew offshoot duo WE—emcee Harrison Montgomery (aka Erasole James) and enigmatic producer Andrew Auman (aka Piccolo)—WE-E.T.’s Vol. II was one of the best local albums of 2014, made up of evocative instrumentals, anime references and razor-sharp stream-of-consciousness rap. With every release, WE and the rest of the Dine Krew family raise the bar for local rap. Piccolo. bandcamp.com

Yze

The latest album from American Fork rapper/ musician Yze (of the Alive & Well Family) was a long time coming, but worth it, as it displays his unique devotion to his craft. Released in January and produced by Chance Lewis, Ugly Picture Perfect stands out partly because all the music is original (no samples in sight) and mostly was performed live with physical instruments, including guitar and piano. And that varied sound is utilized deliberately, so as Yze aggressively spits rapid bars on “Homemade Explosives,” the headpounding drums echo the track’s urgent lyrics. YzeMusic.bandcamp.com

New Truth

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It’s no wonder that Spirited Away Vol. 2, the latest full-length album from Layton rapper Illwinded P and the followup to 2012’s Spirited Away Vol. 1, sounds great; after all, it features beats from a long list of great producers, including Flying Lotus and El-P, as well as influential locals like Piccolo of Dine Krew. And Illwinded P’s verbose rap does all those high-quality sounds justice, as he can lay down airtight, barbed rhymes with tongue-twisting agility (like on the smooth and jazzy “Emma Goldman”) as well as sincere emotion (like in the personal true story of “Actinomisis”). IllwindedP.bandcamp.com

Zigga

For the past few years, West Valley City rapper Marcus Agee, aka HQ, and producer Milo Green have been dropping underrated but firstrate albums as New Truth, and their latest, 2014’s Truth Hurts, shows they’re not slowing down anytime soon. Combining dirty Southerninfluenced beats—HQ is originally from Mississippi—with aggressively delivered rap, Truth Hurts is a searing, satisfyingly heavy example of the way New Truth can attack a creative vision with style and laser-like focus. Headquarters.bandcamp.com

Midvale rapper Zane Anthony Dennison, aka Zigga, included a long list of local rap talent on his 2012 mixtape, Lake Bonneville, but for his fourth and latest release, 2014’s Big Cottonwood, he focused on guest spots from only three other emcees: label mate Bentley, Cig Burna and major-label name John Boy. And that focus is also reflected in Big Cottonwood’s songwriting and production, a cleanly executed blend of hip-hop and G-funk, as heard on tracks like “Bird Call” and club banger “Too Turnt Up. Reverbnation.com/ ZiggaBiz

House of Lewis

If there was one thing that rising rap crew House of Lewis proved in 2014, it’s that they’re full of surprises. Throughout the year, emcees Donnie Bonelli, Atheist, Apt and Chance Lewis, along with DJ SkratchMo and DJ ChuOnWax, racked up an impressive list of boundary-pushing, ground-breaking projects and huge shows, all with a level of flair and talent that is becoming House of Lewis standard. Some of the highlights included Bonelli releasing his official debut, the funny and honest Shakeface—easily one of the best local albums of 2014— House of Lewis playing to 4,000 people at the Rooftop Concert Series (although the real star was probably Apt’s full-body flower suit) and Atheist adopting the moniker Rhyme Time for his new online variety show, Rhyme Time Television. But House of Lewis isn’t out of juice by any means—these dudes are just getting started. TheHouseOfLewis.com

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Repertory Dance Theatre: Charette Repertory Dance Theatre’s annual Charette is a fundraiser designed to bring four choreographers into a performance space with an inquisitive audience. Each choreographer is provided with a cast of dancers, a secret ingredient (which could actually be you, if you bid enough money) and just one hour to deliver the finished goods, all in attempt to crown an “Iron Choreographer.” This year, Sister Dottie S. Dixon will once again emcee and help local public figures like Fox 13’s Hope Woodside and District Attorney Sim Gill navigate the judging for Charette: All You Need Is Love. In years past, the reigning champion clearly had an advantage, knowing how to play the game upon their return to the arena. Nathan Shaw, Iron Choreographer winner for 2013 and 2014, fills that role. But unlike other Charettes, this one is stacked with favorites, including three other prior Iron Choreographers: Amanda Sowerby, Meghan Durham-Wall and Nicholas Cendese. In fact, Cendese—a dancer with RDT for 11 years who now serves as an artistic associate with the company—may have an unfair advantage, as he was the actual creator of the event more than a decade ago. But as Shaw himself notes, and everyone involved with this merry fundraiser makes absolutely clear, it’s all about the fun. “Keep it funny,” he says. “People do not want angst-ridden modern dance. They want to be entertained. The crowd imbibes all night long. Don’t kill their buzz.” With this year’s competition taking place on Valentine’s Day, it probably wouldn’t hurt to add a little romance to the mix, either. (Jacob Stringer) Repertory Dance Theatre: Charette @ Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, 801-355-2787, Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m., $40, VIP $85. RDTUtah.org, ArtTix.org

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In the age of surveillance and the erosion of privacy, the fear of being watched—whether by “Big Brother” or some anonymous stalker in either the real or virtual world—is seemingly the new mythology. The group exhibition Panopticon (from the Greek, for “all-seeing,” based on an 18th-century building designed to enable one sentry to watch all chambers) looks at observational systems—“panoptic” systems both physical and invisible—and the works delve into themes of data collection, surveillance and voyeurism. The technological and political implications investigated by these new media works impinge on contemporary questions of meaning and representation. The subtitle of the exhibition— Visibility, Data and the Monitoring Gaze—implies that fascinating things can happen when the viewer becomes the viewed or, at least, is forced to confront the sense of becoming the object of observation. As curator Rebecca Maksym notes: “How do notions of surveillance change when flesh becomes data?” We are rendered as mere information and somehow less than human, the voyeuristic objects of desire and, what’s more, subjects of control—and it’s discomfiting. Artists in the exhibition include Shin Seung Back and Kim Yong Hun, Erik Brunvand, Mahwish Chishty, Paolo Cirio, Heather Dewey-Hagborg (her “Invisible” is pictured), Willie Doherty, Constant Dullaart, Pablo Garcia, Adam Harvey, Leopold Kessler, Jonas Lund, Kate McQuillen, Trevor Paglen, Evan Roth and Addie Wagenknecht. Utah Museum of Contemporary Art’s exhibition Church vs. State, as well as showings from Pam Bowman, Sophie Calle, Jonathan Frioux and new animated graphics from French group The Daily Task, will also open the same evening. (Brian Staker) Panopticon: Visibility, Data and the Monitoring Gaze @ Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801328-4201, Feb. 13-July 25; opening reception Feb. 13, 6-9 p.m., free. UtahMOCA.org

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Elaine Jarvik’s new play Two Stories initially appears to be about a cloistered white journalist who has a “learning” moment when a Pakistani family moves in next door. Yet, by the end, that notion seems quite clearly to be what the play itself is critiquing. The clues to this shift build gradually and subtly. For one, it eventually becomes obvious that, while the protagonist, Jodi, is a journalist fearing for her job against the dual blade of capitalistic ruthlessness and ageism, she’s also a little shaky ethically. The broad manner in which the new neighbors are staged as characters eventually reads as a reflection of how Jodi sees them—as The Other—rather than as they are. And so what looks like yet another story of privileged (if temporarily disadvantaged) white people colliding with the lives of nonwhite people ends up becoming a damning and elegantly turned satire on that very dynamic. This clicks into place late in the play when (milder spoiler than it appears) Jodi’s husband Kevin is accused of a hate crime, and is in utter disbelief that he has been accused, when the script and staging explicitly show him committing a hate crime. In the end, Two Stories is a provocative and multivalent work that looks at the failure of good intentions to overcome hardwired cultural condescension and is a typically fine and well-mounted piece of stagecraft from Salt Lake Acting Company. (Review of design elements is unfortunately not possible due to technical difficulties on the night of this review) (Danny Bowes) Two Stories @ Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North, 801363-7522, through March 1, $24-$38. SaltLakeActingCompany.org

From birth, a child comes to understand the world through sensory experience. Only later does the written word become learned and an automatic function for making meaning. But art can teach us new ways of seeing, and artists often use the universality of words not only to create specific meaning, but for other purposes as well. In Don’t Read This, a new show at The Gallery at Library Square, the conventional usage of the word is deconstructed, as artists use the word as an artistic tool. “As an artist, if I use text, I don’t use it for the meaning of the word; I use it for an aesthetic purpose,” says artist Justin Wheatley. “In this show, it comes down to the aesthetic use of it, and not the words themselves. We find beauty and utility.” “Words from Brandon Sanderson,” a large canvas by Randall Marsh, contains a massive amount of minuscule text, written in cursive in exacting, straight lines. Yet, a viewer might not even attempt to focus on the meanings of this text but rather enjoy the simplicity of flow, precision and repetition of line, and the dimension added by the minute loops, swirls and hoops of the cursive. Wheatley’s contribution to the show is “Reverse” (pictured). It, too, is a large canvas, and employs large letters as structural elements, just as much as it employs a cable bridge, buildings and sky. “When you draw from literature, you don’t focus on the words, you focus on the meaning as a whole,” Wheatley says—and in “Reverse,” he has achieved an astonishing sense of balance. (Ehren Clark) Don’t Read This @ The Gallery at Library Square, Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 801-524-8200, through March 13, free. SLCPL.org

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hat do you and your special someone really want when you celebrate romance on birthdays, anniversaries or the ultimate day of love, Valentine’s Day? Flowers die, too much chocolate adds to the waistline and do you really want to be picking out intimates when you’re not sure what’s going to put your partner in the mood? Chances are, just making some memories while relaxing and enjoying romantic time together will fit the bill. The perfect way to do that is to book a spa retreat for two. Whether you want to stick close to home or cross over into Utah’s neighboring states, here are some choices: Spa Montage at Montage Deer Valley (9100 Marsac Ave., Park City, 435-604-1300, SpaMontage.com/DeerValley): This spa is worth a drive up to Deer Valley just to sit and admire the mountainside views from the balcony overlooking the Empire Pass. Face it: The views are just better when you enjoy them while sipping a drink in your spa robe. Another highlight is listening to underwater music in the mosaic-tiled indoor pool. Couples can book the 1,340square-foot Serenity Suite to soak in sideby-side copper tubs, before getting a couples massage next to a fireplace in a room connected to their own outdoor balcony. Qua Baths & Spa at Caesars Palace (Caesars Palace Drive, Las Vegas, 866-782-0655, Caesars.com): Nights on the Las Vegas Strip may be all about the party, but the days are all about the spas. The minute you enter Qua Baths & Spa, you’ll immediately feel your blood pressure drop as the resident tea sommelier helps you decide which brew will help you enhance your experience. You can try everything from hot (the dry-heated Laconium Room) to cold (indoor snowfall in the Arctic Ice Room), experiencing the natural healing powers of water. Connect with your partner during the Twin Souls treatment—which includes body scrubs and side-by-side massage—before rinsing off together in your own private shower suite. Well & Being at Willow Stream at Fairmont Scottsdale Princess (7575 E. Princess Drive, Scottsdale, Ariz., 866540-4 495, Scot tsda leP r incess.com): Hitting the spa is just one of the reasons to visit the A A A Five-Diamond Scottsdale Princess, where you can also enjoy the TPC Scottsdale golf course or choose from five on-site restaurants. Willow Stream is its

own little world within the resort, where you can find an outdoor co-ed waterfall, eucalyptus relaxation room and private rooftop pool. Take a unique fitness class with your partner such as Aerial Hammock Yoga, where you can literally fall head over heels for each other when you hang from the rafters. Miss the beach in the Arizona desert? Work your core and improve your balance in the SurfSet class. You’ll learn to pop up and take an indoor ride on a specially designed surf board while watching and hearing crashing waves in the special background video. The Sagestone Spa & Salon at Red Mountain Resort (1275 E. Red Mountain Circle, Ivins, 435-652-5782, RedMountainResort.com): Get pampered amid the red rocks of Southern Utah at this spot where you can combine outdoor recreation with indoor relaxing. Packages include daily fitness classes such as Burlesque and Booty Beats to get you in the romantic groove. Daily hikes also take you out to Red Mountain, Snow Canyon or one of the nearby national parks before hitting the spa. Can’t decided what treatment you want? Try the Sagestone Spa Sampler that lets you experience five treatments over four hours using custom-blended products made from local ingredients. Allegria Spa at Park Hyatt Beaver Creek (100 E. Thomas Place, Avon, Colo., 970-748-7500, AllegriaSpa.com): With Vail Resorts now owning Canyons and Park City Mountain Resort, local skiers who pick up Vail’s Epic Pass can use their pass to ski in Utah and also hit Vail’s other

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properties—including Beaver Creek, Colo., home of the highly acclaimed Allegria Spa. Allegria features include a co-ed mineral pool, mountain waterfall and the Aqua Sanitas Water Sanctuary, a five-step process that features a thermal jetted pool, mineral pools, rain shower, steam room and a tepidarium. The Sanctuary works as a pre-treatment relaxer or a treatment in its own right. Sun Valley Spa (1 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley, Idaho, 800-786-8259, SunValley. com): Want to visit the newest spa around? While the Sun Valley Spa won’t open until June, it looks like it’s going to be worth the wait. The iconic Sun Valley Lodge, first opened in 1936, is undergoing a major renovation, which will include the addition of a new 20,000-square-foot spa and salon with treatment rooms, steam and sauna facilities, a yoga studio and fitness facility. There will even be a few guest suites on the top floor of the new facility so you can just go downstairs to start enjoying your spa experience. When it comes to special romantic holidays and occasions, you can buy something forgettable and fleeting, or you can have a getaway where you create memories you’ll treasure forever. CW Kathleen Curry and Geoff Griffin trek around the globe near and far and host the Travel Brigade Radio Show and podcast. You can find them at TravelBrigade.com.

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The Langston Hughes Project Black History Month is often an opportunity to explore figures of scientific or social significance in American history, from George Washington Carver to Martin Luther King Jr. But it’s also a chance to discover work by extraordinary African-American artists, like the great poet Langston Hughes. The Langston Hughes Project brings to Kingsbury Hall the poet’s epic work Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz. Intended to be scored to musical cues featuring Dixieland, calypso, bebop and many more styles with African or Afro-Caribbean origin, the work was never performed in a completed form before Hughes died in 1967. This performance features a live reading by actor Malcolm Jamal-Warner (The Cosby Show), accompanied by the Ron McCurdy Quartet, plus video and still images to provide historical and contemporary context for Hughes’ words. It’s a chance to learn that may just feed your soul. (Scott Renshaw) The Langston Hughes Project @ Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, 801-5817100, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m., $29.50-$49.50, $10 general, $5 students, KingTix.org

Thursday 2.12 Performing Arts

The Mime Order, King’s English, 1511 S. 1500 East, Salt Lake City, 801-484-9100

Performing Arts The Children’s Hour, Babcock Theatre Ballet West: Swan Lake, Capitol Theatre Caroline Rhea & Wendy Liebman, Egyptian Theatre The Great Divorce, Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 801-581-7100 Rossini’s Cenerentola With Paradigm Orchestra, Libby Gardner Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 801-581-7100 The Crucible, Pioneer Memorial Theatre, 300 S. 1400 East, Salt Lake City, 801-581-6961 Mama, Rose Wagner Center Two Stories, Salt Lake Acting Company Fiddler on the Roof, The Ziegfeld Theater, 3934 Washington Blvd., Ogden, 855-944-2787

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Show Me a Story: Digital Storytelling, SLCC Community Writing Center, 210 E. 400 South, Suite 8, Salt Lake City, 801-957-2192

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Literary Arts The Ruby Circle, King’s English, 1511 S. 1500 East, Salt Lake City, 801-484-9100

Saturday 2.14 Performing Arts The Children’s Hour, Babcock Theatre Ballet West: Swan Lake, Capitol Theatre Caroline Rhea & Wendy Liebman, Egyptian Theatre The Great Divorce, Kingsbury Hall Rossini’s Cenerentola With Paradigm Orchestra, Libby Gardner Hall The Crucible, Pioneer Memorial Theatre Repertory Dance Theatre: Charette, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City, 801-355-2787 Ring Around the Rose Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City, 801-355-2787 Mama, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City, 801-355-2787 Two Stories, Salt Lake Acting Company Fiddler on the Roof, The Ziegfeld Theater Shawn Paulsen, Wiseguys Ogden

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Robert Kirby: The Essential Kirby Canon, Weller Book Works, 665 E. 600 South, Salt Lake City, 801-328-2586

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Sunday 2.15 Performing Arts The Children’s Hour, Babcock Theatre Ballet West: Swan Lake, Capitol Theatre Mama, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City, 801-355-2787 Two Stories, Salt Lake Acting Company

Monday 2.16 Performing Arts NPSS: How to Steal a Picasso, Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 801-363-7522 The Crucible, Pioneer Memorial Theatre

Tuesday 2.17 Performing Arts Two Stories, Salt Lake Acting Company

Wednesday 2.18 Performing Arts Two Stories, Salt Lake Acting Company Open Mic, Wiseguys West Valley City, 2194 W. 3500 South, West Valley City, 801-463-2909

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Creadoras de Cultura Artists Presentations, Salt Lake Community College (South City Campus), 1575 S. State, Salt Lake City, 801-957-3127

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The Power of Three, A Gallery, 1321 S. 2100 East, Salt Lake City, 801-583-4800, through March 13 Opening Reception: Panopticon, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City, 801-328-4201 Inaugural Opening of UMOCA’s A.I.R Space Gallery Featuring Jonathan Frioux, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City, 801-328-4201, Feb. 13-March 7

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wanting more. It was a highly spiced, In rare form: (clockwise from top left) Bandits’ tomato-based chili con carne with meaty chunks of tri-tip—easily the prime-rib sandwich, tri-tip sandwich and BBQ Combo best chili I’ve had in ages. Why do so few restaurants serve chili anyBandits, and justifiably so—which made more, by the way? I just wish there were a all the more surprising my disappointlarger-size portion available on the menu. ment in the stand-alone tri-tip filet. I like Tri-tip—a specialty at Bandits—finds its my steaks rare, but this was ultra-rare— way into many other dishes, however, like closer to raw—and unappealingly tough the steak salad ($13.99) and the generously and chewy. That was in stark contrast to an sized nachos, a melty mélange of tortilla excellent salmon fillet ($19.99), grilled to chips smothered with cheese, baked beans, perfection atop a cedar plank. The cedartomatoes, barbecue sauce and beef tri-tip plank salmon was lightly spiced, juicy and pieces served in a big cast-iron skillet with flavorful—not an easy feat to achieve on sour cream drizzled on top. a blast-furnace temperature wood-fired Service at Bandits is about as good as it grill. The sides of rice and a veggie medley gets, from a friendly greeting and seating, (carrots, cauliflower and broccoli) were to keeping water and wine glasses filled. also enjoyable and perfectly cooked. That’s not something I was really expectMy wife, though, zeroed in on a “freeing from a place that is self-identified as dom of choice” issue at Bandits that had a “family” restaurant. Likewise, the vibe occurred to me as well. My BBQ Combo came is much more upscale than what I usually with a choice of two sides (from a dozen of associate with family dining. them), while her salmon dish included the The main sections of the menu are barbeaforementioned rice and veggies. “I’d like to cue-heavy—not surprising, since rotisseriebe able to choose my own side dishes,” she smoked and hardwood fire-grilled proteins said. Makes sense, right? It’s hard to underare Bandits’ backbone. Barbecue items come stand the logic behind requiring certain with a choice of Bandits’ housemade barbecue sides—roasted fingerlings and asparagus sauce or jerk sauce; I recommend requesting with the “brick” chicken, for example— both, on the side. I ordered the BBQ Combo while giving patrons the freedom to choose ($20.99), which offers a choice of two items with others. I’d imagine, however, given the from a list that includes boneless chicken excellent table service at Bandits, that subbreast, roasted half chicken, baby back ribs, stitutions would be accommodated. pulled pork and tri-tip, plus two side dishes. The dessert section is small, but do yourI opted for the ribs and half chicken, plus self a favor and order the bread pudding Beehive Cheddar mac & cheese and a side ($6.99) before you depart. It’s a warming, of “ranch” beans. The chicken was blessedly wonderful dessert that’ll leave you feeling not overcooked: It was tender and juicy, and that you made out like bandits. CW it paired nicely with the tangy, slightly sweet housemade barbecue sauce. The ribs, on the other hand, were tough and chewy. In fact, Bandits’ AMERICAN GRILL they tasted like they’d been sitting around for 3176 E. 6200 South a day or two, and then reheated and sauced à 801-994-0505 la minute, as the French say. 440 Main, Park City I’d heard raves about the tri-tip ($13.99) 435-649-7337 and prime rib ($15.99) sandwiches at

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t doesn’t seem like long ago that in the Cottonwood Heights area around the Old Mill (aka the Cottonwood Paper Mill), the only game in town was D.J.’s Beer Garden (now Hog Wallow Pub) and The Cotton Bottom Inn. The terrain looked a lot more like the west desert than anything resembling a thriving metropolis. Then came the Old Mill golf course, office parks and Rivers restaurant and brewery (now Trio), with its posh upstairs hideaway Private Reserve. They were soon followed by Market Street Grill & Oyster Bar and, more recently, Luna Blanca Taqueria and others. My, how the neighborhood has grown! Well, a recent mini-getaway to Hyatt Place in Cottonwood Heights—my wife had certificates for a free stay—offered the opportunity to try out the area’s newest occupant: Bandits’ American Grill. I’m glad we did—once we found it, that is. Whoever was responsible for the street design in this area must’ve been partaking of hallucinogens; navigating the Escher-like labyrinth to hideaways like Luna Blanca or Bandits requires a first-class GPS system. The original Bandits’ Bar & Grill was created by “head bandit” Ron Parker in the greater Los Angeles-area city of Thousand Oaks, in 1990. A few years ago, Shane Barber and his wife, Jen, opened Bandits in Park City, and they also own the new Cottonwood Heights location. “Jen and I are true locals here, and we’re excited for Bandits to become a great neighborhood spot,” Shane said of the new Cottonwood restaurant. Although the menus are similar at each location, the décor and ambience of each Bandits is unique. At the new Bandits, customers are greeted with a roaring fire pit, which serves as a beacon to the sprawling outdoor deck for dining in warm weather. Inside, the restaurant is spacious, with lots of stone and wood surfaces, an inviting lounge area, Utah-themed historic black & white photographs on the walls and a glassed-in kitchen, which allows patrons to eyeball the chefs. I have to admit experiencing a bit of sticker shock when we ordered our appetizers. While $8.99 seems like a hefty price for a single grilled artichoke, it sure was tasty—nicely charred from the 1,800-degree grill and served with an addictive aioli. A smallish cup of tri-tip chili ($5.99) left me

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Pinot Envy Pursuing the pleasures of all things Pinot. By Ted Scheffler comments@cityweekly.net @critic1

don’t write too often after the fact about wine dinners or tastings that I attend, because it’s sort of like, “Nyah, nyah, nyah: Here’s what you missed, aren’t you envious!” However, I recently enjoyed sipping some interesting wines at a BTG Wine Bar event, and I will share some thoughts about that experience—because it’s one that you could re-create for yourself. Read on, and I’ll explain how. The evening in question was a lineup of “all things Pinot”: a wine-pairing dinner featuring Pinot-based wines in their many splendors. The food and wines were selected by BTG owner/chef Fred Moesinger and sommelier Louis Koppel, ranging through various iterations and usages of Pinot wine grapes, including Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris. Maybe sometime they’ll stage a “Pinot Part II” event featuring other Pinot mutations like Pinot Blanc and

Pinot Meunier, or even more obscure Pinot relatives such as Pinot Auxerrois, Pinot Teinturier or Pinot Gouges. First up was Pinot Noir in sparkling form: 2010 Soter Mineral Springs Ranch Brut Rosé ($48) from YamhillCarlton, Ore. This is a small-batch, hand-crafted sparkling wine—an 85/15 percent blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, respectively. It’s aged for 36 months en tirage and hand-riddled. The result is complex bubbly with great finesse, a wine that paired exceptionally well with Moesinger’s house-smoked salmon on blini with pickled golden beets and dollops of creme fraiche. One of my favorite Alsatian wine producers is Schlumberger. So, I was stoked to see the Alsatian 2011 Schlumberger Les Princes Abbes Pinot Gris ($21.99) featured alongside a dish of citrus-marinated sous vide chicken drumsticks and mixed greens tossed in tangy Dijon-honey vinaigrette with crispy pancetta pieces. The chicken dish was outstanding, as was the wine pairing. Pinot Gris is known for its acidity, honey and citrus flavors, along with solid minerality, so the Schlumberger Pinot Gris was an ideal match for the citrus-honey notes of the chicken drumsticks and greens. Too many wine-pairing dinners are yawningly predictable. You always know

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DRINK you’re going to get Pinot Noir with salmon and mushroom dishes, and you’ll always be served Sauvignon Blanc with scallops. And so, I appreciated the experimental playfulness of Louis Koppel’s wine selections for the main entree. He selected not one, but two very different Pinot Noir styles to accompany a delicious dish of pork tenderloin roulades stuffed with caramelized onion and fennel, and served on a brothy bed of braised lentils with wild mushrooms. This outstanding dish is one I wish Moesinger would incorporate into his regular Caffe Molise menu, although it’s

more French in nature than Italian. Any way, the wines Koppel chose were bold examples of how Pinot Noir can differ so much in style, from place to place and from producer to producer. 2013 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir ($41.59) from Santa Rita Hills, Calif., is a young, fruity, powerful Pinot that bordered on overwhelming Moesinger’s pork. It’s a wine that will benefit from a few years mellowing in the bottle. But it was an interesting and informative contrast to the classic smooth and silky flavors and texture of 2011 Domaine Faiveley Clos de Myglands ($41.99) from Mercurey, a region of Burgundy, France, which was a slam-dunk with the pork and lentils. I’m glad we got to try both Pinots. Finally, the tart blue-cheese f lavors of Cambozola with poached pear were balanced nicely by the contrasting sweetness of candied pecans and 2012 Robert Sinskey Vineyards Late Pinot Gris ($24/375ml), a dessert wine from Los Carneros, Calif. Now, the good news: Some, not all, of these wines are available at Utah wine stores; all of them can be sipped at BTG by the 2-ounce taste, glass or bottle. So, go forth and enjoy all things Pinot. CW

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This information reached me too late to include in last week’s City Weekly Valentine’s Day restaurant roundup (“Romance & Restaurants,” Feb. 5). However, if you’ve yet to settle on a venue for dining out on V-Day, Powder restaurant in Park City’s Waldorf-Astoria (2100 Frostwood Drive, 435-647-5566) at press time still had some spots available for romantic dining Saturday, Feb. 14. Executive Chef Ryker Brown is featuring a four-course prix fixe menu with optional wine pairings ($139 per couple; $199 per couple with wine pairings). Included in the evening is lobster bisque paired with 2012 Sonoma Cutrer Russian River Chardonnay; baby gem lettuce with smoked pancetta, anchovy and herb vinaigrette paired with 2011 Folie á Deux Pinot Noir; “surf & turf” of grilled Wagyu bavette steak and spot prawns with butternut squash, bacon and leeks, paired with 2012 Napa Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon; and a dessert of raspberry mille-feuille with chocolate and Rosé sorbeto and 2010 Andrew Quady Essensia Orange Muscat from California. The Powder Valentine’s Day dinner will be served from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Visit ParkCityWaldorfAstoria.com for more information.

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The Chinese New Year is nearly upon us, and Bountiful’s Mandarin restaurant (348 E. 900 North, 801-298-2406, MandarinUtah.com) is ready to ring in the Year of the Sheep with a hearty gung hay fat choy (“wishing you happiness and prosperity”). The two-week celebration begins Thursday, Feb. 19, and ends Thursday, March 5. During that time, the Mandarin kitchen staff will offer a special Chinese New Year menu priced at $20 per person, for parties of four or more. The New Year’s menu includes items such as chicken soong Imperial lettuce wrap; salmon spring roll with sambal aioli; orange chicken with noodles; eight treasure vegetables; beef with asparagus; lychee-raspberry & Saigon cinnamon housemade ice cream; and specialty beverages like the Gingerita and pomegranate spritzer. In addition, a vibrant traditional lion dance will be performed by an eight-person troupe at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23, and Tuesday, March 3.

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Featuring dining destinations from buffets and rooms with a view to mom & pop joints, chic cuisine and some of our dining critic’s faves! Naked Fish

As you might guess from the name, Naked Fish specializes in sashimi, sushi, maki, nigiri and such. Other dining options include the glazed Pacific Rim pork ribs, miso-glazed sea bass, lettuce cups and tempura. And don’t pass up the mind-blowing Wagyu beef. This is the real thing: all-natural Japanese strip loin imported from the Miyazaki prefecture on Kyushu Island. The place might be called Naked Fish, but the beef is stupendous. 67 W. 100 South, 801-595-8888, NakedFishBistro.com

Tin Angel Cafe

Asian Snacks • Sauces • Spices • Vegetables • Seafood • Tea & more

Count on this funky, cool eatery to incorporate fresh ingredients whenever possible. In warm weather, the patio is a great place to take in the neighborhood sights and sounds, including frequent live music. Since the restaurant first opened, it’s morphed somewhat into a tapas/small-plates eatery, featuring bites like a Moroccan-spiced shrimp skewer, spiced almonds with gorgonzola and roasted-garlic hummus. The Tin Angel’s salads are fresh and intriguing: The arugula with sliced beets, and the steak salad with fingerling potatoes and gorgonzola picante with asparagus vinagrette are especially delicious. Attention brunch aficionados: The Tin Angel serves brunch on Saturdays. Enjoy local visual art while you dine. 365 W. 400 South, Salt Lake City, 801-328-4155, TheTinAngel.com

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Get yourself some sashimi, maki, nigiri, ramen and more on Salt Lake City’s East Bench. With half-off sushi rolls and sake bombs, Wednesdays from 8-10 p.m. are perfect for groups. Kobe adds new menu items seasonally, so check back regularly. Wine, beer, sake and green tea are available to sip. Try the redbean mochi ice cream for dessert. 3947 Wasatch Blvd., Salt Lake City, 801-277-2928

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We’ve heard that this beloved local institution serves 1,000 customers a day, and not one of them leaves hungry. The food portions are enormous: The 20-ounce bone-in ham steak is about the size of a throw pillow, and the housemade scones are only slightly smaller. Thankfully, the friendly service staff at Angie’s is massive, making quick work of those 1,000 hungry customers. So, don’t be dissuaded by the line on Sundays; the wait for a table is rarely longer than 10 minutes. Also, the expansive counter is ideal for solo meals. 690 N. Main, Logan, 435-752-9252

Ghidotti’s Classic Italian Restaurant

This Italian eatery has soaring ceilings, gigantic chandeliers and a lively ambience. Named for his Italian grandmother, Ghidotti’s was originally conceived as a simple checkeredtablecloth kind of place. Well, not so much: It’s gorgeous. And so is the food. Kick things off with ironclad mussels, then launch into White’s signature shrimp scampi Florentine and the melt-in-the-mouth braised beef braciola in thick, rich tomato sauce and served in the copper pan it was cooked in. The pork osso buco with winter squash is a favorite cold-weather entree and, for comfort food with a

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capital C, try Mamma Ghidotti’s traditional spaghetti with meatballs. The well-selected list simply adds to the superb dining experience at Ghidotti’s. 6030 N. Market St., Park City, 435-658-0669, Ghidottis.com

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Nuch’s claims to fame are its brick-oven pizzas and handmade pastas. Nuch’s calls its pizza “New York-style” and, though it’s not exactly your basic floppy, foldable New York pizza, the crust is fairly thin and has a nice bit of chewiness to it. It’s fresh-made and topped with an array of carefully balanced, quality ingredients. Nuch’s also offers calzones, appetizers and tempting salads, so there’s no lack of choices. 2819 S. 2300 East, Salt Lake City, 801-484-0448, Nuchs-PizzeriaAnd-Restaurant.com

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At Benihana, you get dinner plus a show as knifewielding chefs show off their skills at the tableside grill. Enjoy the finest steak, chicken and seafood prepared teppanyaki style at your table by your very own chef or enjoy fresh sushi and sashimi at the spacious sushi bar. The Benihana Sushi Bar is often overlooked in favor of the teppanyaki-style cooking upstairs, but sushi lovers will quickly note that their Japanese born & raised sushi chefs are a real find. Check for weekend specials and periodic sushi specials. 165 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City, 801-322-2421, Benihana.com

Gourmandise

Be warned: Bursting into dessert-inspired song may be a side effect when partaking of the exquisite madefrom-scratch pastries, cakes, breads, cookies, cream puffs, éclairs and more from Gourmandise. But by now, the masterminds behind these delicacies are probably used to customers expressing their love for European-style sweets through the art of music— just please don’t sing with your mouth full. 250 S. 300 East, Salt Lake City, 801-328-3330, GourmandiseTheBakery.com

Park Cafe

For home-style breakfast and lunch in a comfy, familyfriendly environment, go no farther than Park Cafe. Also, take a trip to nearby Liberty Park for a perfect post-meal stroll. Grab a table inside or on the porch and treat yourself to what just may be the tastiest breakfast potatoes in the history of spuds. But that’s not all: The pancakes at Park Café are exceptional, too—thick and nicely crispy on the edges. For a healthy treat, order a delicious egg-white omelet, and then wreck your good intentions with a big side of those breakfast taters or thick, chewy bacon. The efficient, friendly service and Liberty Park location make this cozy spot a truly tantalizing place to drop in for breakfast or lunch. For the latter, the tuna melt is pretty hard to resist. 604 E. 1300 South, Salt Lake City, 801-487-1670, TheParkCafeSLC.com

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Occupying the old Lugano space, the brainchild of chef/owner Tyler Stokes makes a bold design statement with its emphasis on the color orange. The cuisine is just as bold: comfort food with an edge. Steak tartare incorporates soy sauce and mint, not to mention Meyer lemon and sunflower seeds—and it was a revelation. There’s a small section of the menu devoted to “raw” fare like the aforementioned steak tartare, plus a dozen small-plates options, a half-dozen or so large plates, and a dessert quartet. Our favorite small-plate choice, by far, was the pig’s head torchons: Niman Ranch pork formed into hockey-puck-like torchons, deep-fried and served crispy with a cherry-ginger compote, pickled mustard seeds and butterleaf lettuce for assembling pig’s head wraps. That’s what I like about Provisions: The food is complex, but not contrived or convoluted. Reviewed Jan. 29. 3364 S. 2300 East, Salt Lake City, 801-410-4046, SLCProvisions.com

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The Annex got a revamp recently, and it knocked my socks off. A newly acquired club license allows patrons to drink alcohol without ordering food. And a new chef, Craig Gerome, is firing on all cylinders in the kitchen. A killer appetizer is a half-dozen Bouchot mussels steamed in Berliner Weiss beer with garlic confit and crisp, crunchy shoestring potatoes. Some of the starters—the pasta, for example—could suffice as small entrees, like the housemade tagliatelle pasta with beef-cheek ragout and the generously portioned housemade ricotta. The pasta was some of the best I’ve ever eaten, and perfectly cooked al dente. Exceptional entrees of steelhead trout with Beluga lentils and herb-fried chicken with fried green tomatoes and heavenly buttermilk risotto firmed up my notion that The Annex is one of the best dining options in Sugar House. Reviewed Dec. 25, 2014. 1048 E. 2100 South, Salt Lake City, 801-742-5490, TheAnnexByEpicBrewing.com

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Bruges Waffles & Frites Sugar House

The Bruges Sugar House location is a couple of years old and features its biggest menu and selection. You’ll find well-known items like Belgian-style fries with a multitude of saucing options, heavenly Liège waffles and the popular Machine Gun sandwich, as featured on the Travel Channel’s Man v. Food. But there is so much more, like waffle sandwiches made with toasted waffles where you’d normally expect to find bread. Even more interesting, in my opinion, are the unique omelets. The Averell omelet, for instance, is eggs with Brie, ham, roasted bell peppers, caramelized onions, portobellos and a choice of either one “freakandel” or two merquez sausages. The “freakandel” is a play on frikandel, a Belgian and Dutch deep-fried, skinless, chicken-pork-beef sausage. My ultimate wish is that someday owner Pierre Vandamme will open a fullblown Belgian restaurant serving dishes like waterzooi, tarte au riz, filet Américain, lapin à la gueuze and moulesfrites. But for now, Bruges Waffles & Frites serves my Belgian cravings admirably. Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014. 2314 S. Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, 801-486-9999, BrugesWaffles.com

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Walking through this Indian eatery’s front doors brings you into a fashionable and beautiful space. However, as appealing as Karma is to the eye, it’s the cuisine that will keep you coming back. The korma—we ordered korma paneer—is divine. The paneer, a housemade South Asian-style cheese curd with a tofu-like consistency and texture, is bathed in a stupendously delicious and silky korma sauce made with coconut milk, curry spices, ground cashews and golden raisins. I can

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Classic European staples like fondue and wiener schnitzel are on the menus, and probably always will be, but Executive Chef Ryan Burnham also offers up more delicate and creative dishes like his “mushroom tasting”—a mélange of fresh, wild mushrooms with sunchokes, cranberries, crispy prosciutto and sweet Pedro Ximenez balsamic vinegar—and a roastedbeet salad that looks as beautiful as it tastes. But the entree section of the menu is where things really get interesting. Potato gnocchi, made with organic spuds, is paired with duck confit, caramelized pear, arugula, lemon and a big dollop of housemade burrata. The service, beverage selection and ambiance are terrific: friendly when called for, crisp and professional when necessary. A citrus-olive-oil torte dessert with lemon mousse, pistachio and blood-orange sherbet sent us back to our cozy upstairs room grinning like idiots. Reviewed Jan. 15. 7570 Royal St. East, Park City, 435649-7770, GoldenerHirschInn.com

I really do like the pizza at Mellow Mushroom, an Atlantabased pizza chain with a hippie vibe (which perhaps explains why my pizza took 25 minutes to make). The red sauce tastes of bright, ripe tomatoes—not the bitter tomato paste that mars so many commercial pizzas. And the toppings are plentiful and of good quality. The crust is of medium thickness, slightly crisp on the bottom with a nice crunchy and lightly blistered outer crust. And there’s wine, cocktails and a formidable beer selection, to boot, with two-dozen local craft beers on tap and more than 70 bottled brews, including ones from Deschutes, Big Sky and Rogue. They’ll help you remain mellow while awaiting your pie. Reviewed Dec. 25, 2014. 1080 E. 2100 South, Salt Lake City, 801-844-1444, MellowMushroom.com

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At Deer Valley Resort’s main fine-dining venue, settle in beside a toasty fireplace for delicious appetizers like Kumamoto oysters on the half-shell with housemade seafood sauce and mignonette, or delightful sashimi-style diver scallop drizzled with lime & aji-chile-pepper vinaigrette and cilantro emulsion. I appreciate that The Mariposa menu is mostly small-plate-oriented, so it’s easy to try a lot of tasty dishes rather than just one or two big ones. More divine dishes came and went: pan-roasted boneless quail saltimbocca and miso-braised kale and mushrooms in a Cabernet reduction; Niman Ranch beef short rib with Pontack sauce and salsifyparsnip puree; and my favorite dish, housemade lemonthyme gnocchi with beurre blanc, Rockhill Creamery aged Edam cheese and slow-poached wild Gulf shrimp. Table and wine service were, as always, up to Deer Valley’s ultra-high standards, where guest-pampering is taken to extreme levels. Reviewed Jan. 15. 7600 Royal St., Park City, 435-645-6715, DeerValley.com/dining

never resist vindaloo, the traditional curry dish of Goa, when I see it on a menu. Like the korma, the vindaloo at Karma was superb. The tanginess in vindaloo comes from vinegar, which is blended with curry spices and made into a fiery (I ordered mine hot) sauce ladled over tender boneless chicken pieces and potato. Reviewed Jan. 8. 863 E. 9400 South, Sandy, 801-566-1134, EatGoodKarma.com

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Song Of The Sea

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Oscar nominee Song of the Sea may be unique, but it’s not awesome. By Scott Renshaw scottr@cityweekly.net @scottrenshaw

econd-guessing Academy Award nominations is one of the most cherished pastimes of movie lovers; sometimes, it’s more fun than watching the Academy Awards themselves. We piss and moan about “snubs,” and shake our fists at the generic pabulum filling so many categories. If the Oscars didn’t exist as an example of how much better we think we understand cinematic greatness than those working in the industry, we’d have to invent them. But that second-guessing becomes even easier when categories present us with unknown quantities. Fans of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s The LEGO Movie were instantly flabbergasted to note its omission from the nominees in the Animated Feature category, and even more so when they saw that one of the actual nominees was something called Song of the Sea. Song of the Sea? What the hell was that? As it turns out, perhaps we should have expected it. Song of the Sea director Tomm Moore previously made another “what the hell was that?” animated-feature nominee—2009’s The Secret of Kells—which bumped another expected nominee by Lord and Miller (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs). So, in other words, maybe don’t invite them to the same dinner party. Awkward. Clearly the Academy digs Moore’s particular thing, since Song of the Sea—like The Secret of Kells—is a fantasy based in Celtic mythology, with a voice performance by Brendan Gleeson. It begins with a pregnant mother disappearing on the night she is about to give birth, leaving her young son, Ben (David Rawle), and husband (Gleeson) with the new baby girl, named Saoirse. Six years later, Saoirse still hasn’t spoken a word, just one of many reasons Ben finds it difficult to deal with his sister. But the appearance of some mysterious lights might lead to answers about Saoirse’s uniqueness,

connected to the legend of the selkie (which, in Celtic mythology, is sort of a shape-shifting were-seal). Moore’s visual style is certainly distinctive in the CGI-dominated contemporary animation landscape, with his resolutely one-dimensional planes, hard edges and geometric forms that make his images look like illuminations from a medieval manuscript. There’s a potential for strong emotional content in Ben’s conflicted relationship with Saoirse—whom he associates with the absence of his mother—and Moore sets up a solid premise by forcing the two children to travel unaccompanied on a quest together, where their mutual dependence will force them to confront the issues that divide them. Yet, there’s something that holds Song of the Sea back from achieving the kind of impact that seems built into its narrative structure. Part of it is the vocal performances, which always feel somewhat muted and lacking in genuine power; Moore still hasn’t figured out a way to convey the steely intensity of Gleeson’s delivery to an animated character. But it’s also in the characters’ faces, which demonstrate a limited range of expressiveness that blunts the most potentially powerful scenes, like Ben and Saoirse’s grandmother (Fionnula Flanagan) taking them away from their lighthouse home to live with her in the city. Nor do the characters intended to function as comic relief provide much that’s actually funny, rather than subtly whimsical. There’s a purely functional concern for character

Ben and Saoirse with their dog Cú in Song of the Sea

animation on display, rather than the kind of work that turns lines into real people. There’s no question that Moore has a singular, imaginative visual sensibility. Song of the Sea is full of fancifully designed magical characters, like a wizard with a seemingly endless beard, a trio of musical faeries and the owl-witch Macha. His work looks like nothing else out there in the feature-animation world, and the stories he tells involve a delicacy that is also rare among multiplex features that can often seem loud and garish. But there’s a difference between being different and being better. And, while it might seem unfair to stand Song of the Sea head to head against The LEGO Movie, that’s ultimately what Academy voters had to do. Did they find more emotional honesty in the faces of Moore’s characters than in Lord and Miller’s plastic pieces? More insight in his story? More visual imagination in his stylized Irish landscape? Song of the Sea proves charming, and sweet, and perhaps too introverted—which isn’t quite the same as everything being awesome. CW

SONG OF THE SEA

HHH David Rawle Brendan Gleeson Fionnula Flanagan Rated PG

TRY THESE The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) Jeni Courtney Eileen Colgan Rated PG

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) Bill Hader Anna Faris Rated PG

The Secret of Kells (2009) Brendan Gleeson Evan McGuire Not Rated

The LEGO Movie (2014) Chris Pratt Elizabeth Banks Rated PG

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Kingsman: The Secret Service [not yet reviewed] A street kid (Taron Egerton) is recruited into a spy organization and trained by a veteran agent (Colin Firth). Opens Feb. 13 at theaters valleywide. (R)

Still Alice HH.5 It feels almost cruel to knock a film that so sensitively explores a tragic subject, except that it explores that subject in the least interesting way imaginable. Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland (Quinceañera) adopt Lisa Genova’s novel about Alice Howland (Julianne Moore), a respected Columbia University linguistics scholar who discovers just after her 50th

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Mommy HHHH Written and directed by 25-year-old Cannes-winning wunderkind Xavier Dolan, Mommy is a blast of pure cinema—an intense, intimate drama that vividly captures a range of exhilarating emotions from elation to despair. Dolan plays with wellchosen music, strategic silence and even the dimensions of the screen itself to put us in the minds of his characters. He demonstrates a more experienced filmmaker’s technical proficiency, coupled with the bold exuberance of youth. In the film, Die (Anne Dorval), a brash 40-something widow barely scraping by in Montreal, must take custody of her troubled, delinquent, one-foot-in-jail teenage son, Steve (Antoine-Olivier Pilon). A rowdy pair, they’re more like quarrelsome but affectionate siblings than mother & child. The dynamic changes when they befriend a timid neighbor (Suzanne Clement). Fifteen-yearold Pilon plays all of Steve’s wildly varying emotions with natural charisma, never hysterical, even when things are at a fever pitch. Anne Dorval’s performance is likewise full of sorrow, anger, joy, frustration and worry. She walks us through

Song of the Sea HHH See review p. 32. Opens Feb. 13 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (PG)

birthday that she has a rare form of hereditary early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Moore beautifully captures the frustration of an intellectual woman facing the disintegration of her intellect; it’s easy to understand the blunt honesty when she says, “I wish I had cancer.” Yet the arc of the narrative focuses almost entirely on the progressive diminishing of her capabilities, pushing aside potentially compelling angles like Alice’s guilt over possibly passing the disease on to her own children, or her contentious relationship with her aspiring actor youngest daughter (Kristen Stewart). A story that needed to be about something more than the disease’s relentless onslaught ends up feeling like little more than the second half of Flowers for Algernon without the benefit of the first half. Opens Feb. 13 at theaters valleywide. (PG-13)—Scott Renshaw

Fifty Shades of Grey [not yet reviewed] Adaptation of the infamous steamy best-seller about a young woman (Dakota Johnson) who begins a relationship with a powerful man (Jamie Dornan). Opens Feb. 13 at theaters valleywide. (R)

this unusually hectic parenting experience with heartbreaking, cathartic sincerity. Opens Feb. 13 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (R)—Eric D. Snider

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Academy Award Nominated Short Films 2015: Documentary Program A: HHH Program B: HH.5 The Oscar nominees for documentary short may lack hockeymask-wearing killers, but have real horrors in plentiful supply. Program A awkwardly pairs Aneta Kopacz’s Joanna—a delicate, genuinely affecting chronicle of a woman’s attempt to hang on as long as she can in the face of terminal cancer for the sake of her husband and son—with the in-your-face closeups, portentous music cues and relentless reference to subtext in HBO’s Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1, about responders who help suicidal military personnel deal with post-traumatic stress. The opener of Program B’s triptych is Our Curse, about a young couple with a very ill child, and features a borderline-cruel, seemingly interminable shot in the middle of a child unable to breathe properly (parents are thus given a 30-foot-high neon trigger warning). Less upsetting—and oddly hopeful, despite its bleak indictment of capitalism—is White Earth, a concise North Dakota-set snapshot of the (literally) seismic effects of the state’s nascent shale-oil industry, from the points of view of three children and one child’s mother. All are fully realized people who would sustain a film five times its length; along with Joanna, this is easily the best of the five nominees. Finally, there’s The Reaper, a harrowingly bleak meditation on death, mortality and man’s ability to kill; director Gabriel Serra Arguello displays prodigious skill at lighting, composition and montage but, considering that it’s an unsparing look at life (and its opposite) at an abattoir, it’s a pretty heavy note on which to end. Opens Feb. 13 at Tower Theatre. (NR)—Danny Bowes

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SPECIAL SCREENINGS Banff Mountain Film Festival At Kingsbury Hall, Feb. 17-19, 7 p.m. The Enchanted Cottage At Edison Street Events, Feb. 12-13, 7:30 p.m. (NR) Jerry Maguire At Brewvies, Feb. 16, 10 p.m. (R) Korengal At Main Library, Feb. 17, 7 p.m. (NR)

CURRENT RELEASES Jupiter Ascending HH.5 The Wachowskis (The Matrix) are such bold, risk-taking filmmakers that it’s hard not to wish their efforts paid off with actual fun more often. Their latest extravaganza involves a Chicago house-cleaner named Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) who may be the genetic reincarnation of a dead intergalactic queen—I know, don’t think about it too hard. The Wachowskis build another dense mythology incorporating seed races and the extinction of the dinosaurs, essentially painting what the universe would look like if it were run like a corporation. But aside from a weird sequence focused on the impenetrable bureaucracy of this galaxy-spanning empire and Eddie Redmayne’s flamboyantly whispered menace, there’s nothing here that registers as more than a big-budget blip on the retina. It’s all lasers and fights and exposition and explosions, without enough actual humanity to make its allegory stick. (PG-13)—SR

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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water HH.5 The marketing campaign emphasizing CGI versions of the beloved denizens of Bikini Bottom—SpongeBob (Tom Kenny), Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke), et. al.—in the live-action world is somewhat misleading, since only the final 20 minutes or so employ that approach. The rest is more or less an expanded episode of the long-running Nickelodeon animated series—though this one is narrated by a pirate played by Antonio Banderas—and the familiar stuff is actually what works best, providing the show’s familiar mix of smarts and silliness. But it kind of falls apart once the characters hit dry land and become part of a loud and frantic bunch of action set pieces that feel cribbed from every Marvel Comics movie. The problem isn’t not enough CGI SpongeBob; it’s the realization that it would have been better with none at all. (PG)—SR

Two Days, One Night HHHH Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne continue their career-long exploration of moral choices in this story of Sandra (Marion Cotillard), a married mother struggling with clinical depression who has to spend a weekend pleading with co-workers to give up a bonus so she can keep her job. The Dardennes make each individual response distinctive and understandable; there are no villains, even among those who can’t bring themselves to surrender their extra salary. The centerpiece, however, is Cotillard’s stunning Oscar-nominated performance, which captures the despair of mental illness with wrenching honesty; she conveys the effort involved in simply moving through a regular day, let alone one requiring her to plead for charity. The final moral choice she makes is a unique kind of triumph—yet also perfectly characteristic of the drama the Dardennes always wring out of human frailty. (NR)—SR

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Series Debut: Men and women go on blind dates with three suitors of the opposite sex. The twist: All are wearing prosthetic monster makeup, so matches are made based on “personality,” “chemistry” and other nonsense that has no place on TV—until the masks come off, revealing ridiculously attractive people (because this is TV—confused yet?). At the very least, the makeup artistry of Sexy Beasts is almost as impressive as whatever A&E’s Donnie Loves Jenny does to make Jenny McCarthy less scary.

Three-Hour Special: After a notable 31-year absence from anything Saturday Night Live-related, Eddie Murphy will (allegedly) show up for the series’ 40th-anniversary special, along with most of the still-known stars of past and present (wherefore art thou, Joe Piscopo?). What likely won’t even be mentioned is the infamously disastrous 1980-81 season that simultaneously introduced future SNL MVP and legit superstar Murphy and nearly killed the franchise (1985-86 was similarly effdup—and that season introduced Robert Downey Jr.). Unfortunately, probably neither will legendarily toxic SNL weirdo-geniuses like writer/performer Michael O’Donoghue, because time has to be allotted for useless guests like Sarah Palin and Kanye West. The kind of slick affair SNL40 is shaping up to be has nothing to do with the show’s countercultural beginnings, but at least give me an appearance from Will Forte’s “The Falconer” (pleeeaaase, Lorne Michaels?).

The Slap (NBC) Mulaney Sunday, Feb. 15 (Fox) Series Finale: The (official) cancellations of the 2014-2015 network TV season thus far—see if you can detect the pattern: Manhattan Love Story, Selfie, The McCarthys, The Millers, A to Z, Bad Judge and Mulaney. All comedies and, with the qualified exception of Selfie, lousy ones at that. Mulaney rightfully suffered the worst reviews; between the brazen Seinfeld wannabe-ism, obnoxious laugh track (OK, fine, live studio audience) and star John Mulaney’s inability to portray human comedian “John Mulaney,” it was like a half-hour meta-parody sketch about bad television … wait, could that have been the point? Whoa. CW Listen to Bill on Mondays at 8 a.m. on X96 Radio From Hell; weekly on the TV Tan podcast via iTunes and Stitcher.

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Series Debut: If America learns nothing else from NBC’s adaptation of Australian hit The Slap beyond the fact that a successful, pleasant backyard barbecue doesn’t include children, I’ll consider this “dialogue-starter” a success. The title and overcooked promos make The Slap seem like a joke—or a stretched-out Lifetime movie—but the big-deal cast (which includes Melissa George, who also appeared in the Aussie version, as well as Zachary Quinto, Peter Sarsgaard, Thandie Newton and Uma Thurman, who replaced Mary-Louise Parker at the last minute) and better-than-average-TV writing make this eight-episode oddity worth a look. It all begins at a 40th birthday party for Hector (Sarsgaard), where his unblinkingly intense cousin Harry (unblinkingly intense Quinto) slaps the obnoxious, undisciplined kid of “progressive” parents (George and The Newsroom’s Thomas Sadoski). Naturally, outrage and threats of legal charges break out among the yuppie Brooklynites, but The Slap spins off into a series of juicier character studies from there, and not even the utterly unnecessary voiceover narration (via Victor Garber) can completely derail it. The Slap isn’t perfect, but at least it’s short and, now that Parenthood is gone, it’s the closest thing to a family drama anywhere on network TV. And, if there’s a Season 2, Quinto could go on the lam town to town as vigilante kiddie-disciplinist The Slapper. Everybody wins.

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With a massive beer menu that boasts 300 or so beers from across the globe, The Bayou is one of Utah’s greatest haunts for beer fanatics. And its reputation goes beyond beer—the full lunch and dinner menus of creative Cajun dishes are a hit seven days a week. On weekend nights, the tables and stools fill to capacity even faster when the club hosts local and regional jazz acts for intimate performances. 645 S. State, Salt Lake City, 801-961-8400, UtahBayou.com The Hitching Post

The Hitching Post pays tribute to the good old days. Pool tables abound, while the ceiling is made up of bygone advertising planks of Utah County businesses from yesteryear. During the day, a full menu is offered. In the evening, fill up on assorted fried foods. The super-casual feel is perfect for friends to meet, eat and drink after work. 30 N. Geneva Road, Orem, 801-226-3277 Cruzrs

Cruzrs wears its biker-bar bona fides proudly, with motorcycle paraphernalia everywhere. Pub food, pinball machines and pool blend with an Internet jukebox for a spot that’s just the right mix of oldschool and contemporary. Come by for karaoke and get ready to belt one out. 3943 S. Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, 801-272-1903 Willie’s Lounge

Founded in 1948, Willie’s claims to be among the longest continually operated bars in Salt Lake City. Now, they cater to snow bros, the hip, the humble and the Derby Girl crowd. Willie’s has daily drink specials, from the All Ty’d Up to the Mega Peachy. There’s also a mind-eraser menu of drinks sure to live up to their names. Willie’s has your appetite covered: A delivery service brings in food from nearby restaurants. 1716 S. Main, Salt Lake City, 760-828-7351, WilliesLounge.com

Staying Alive Cursive celebrates unexpectedly successful cult-favorite album The Ugly Organ. By Alex Gilvarry comments@cityweekly.net

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here’s a nostalgic bent to it,” says singer/songwriter Tim Kasher of the band Cursive, about his band’s upcoming tour in support of the deluxe reissue of their landmark album The Ugly Organ. Re-released this past November, a dozen or so years after it initially came out, The Ugly Organ is Cursive’s most successful album to date, having sold more than 170,000 copies since its release. Despite missing the nice round 10-year anniversary of The Ugly Organ’s initial release, the Omaha, Neb.-based indie-rock band still wanted to do something to commemorate their most popular album. “I think that we had every intention for a 10-year anniversary, but we’re still putting out albums, and we were busy promoting our album I Am Gemini when it was time for the 10-year,” Kasher says. Rather than marking some arbitrary milestone with the release, he likes to think of the reissue and coinciding tour as “just celebrating a successful record.” Originally released in March 2003, The Ugly Organ was a record that helped Cursive rise from relative indie-level obscurity to become one of the top-selling bands on the Saddle Creek record label, earning its place next to much-loved bands like Bright Eyes, The Faint and Rilo Kiley. The success of the album reportedly came as a bit of a shock to the members of the band, who were all but certain that this weird, self-indulgent, meta-concept record would flop. The Ugly Organ uniquely mixed the soft timbre of a cello with dissonant and angular guitar playing, and is almost completely without what you might call a chorus. This abrasive and unusual combination—along with Kasher’s confessional, occasionally offputting and self-deprecating lyrics (“So rub it in, with your dumb lyrics/ Yeah that’s the time and place to wring out your bullshit/ And each album I’ll get shit on a little more/ Who’s Tim’s latest whore?”)—really resonated with those of us in our awkward teenage years at the time. Just ask a few of your friends who were in high school when The Ugly Organ came out—I’m sure more than a few will probably tell you it was one of their favorite records. Salt Lake City is somewhat of a special place as far as The Ugly Organ is concerned. In 2002, Cursive was on tour with Eastern Youth promoting their 8 Teeth to Eat You split EP—which included four songs that appear on the second disc of the reissue—when Kasher suffered a collapsed lung and was forced to spend a few

Cursive challenges you to a staring contest … and … go! weeks recovering in Salt Lake City after having surgery at LDS Hospital. This unexpected downtime came shortly before the band was to begin recording and allowed Kasher time to work on some of the songs that eventually ended up on the record. “It’s a relevant city for the record,” he says. “But beyond that, Salt Lake has always been good to us; back when we started playing at Kilby Court, it was one of the first cities in the country that really took us in.” The period surrounding the release of The Ugly Organ, both before and after, was an especially fertile one for Cursive, and saw the band releasing what many fans would consider their best work. In keeping with that idea, the majority of the songs they’re going to play on the tour will come from that period of around 12 years ago. In order to fully do justice to that material, Cursive have recruited a cello player to fill out the lineup and re-create the parts that their original cellist, Gretta Cohn, played before she left the band in 2005. Since this tour is more about nostalgia and celebrating Cursive’s past work than it is about promoting a new release, the band is putting effort into re-creating the older songs as they were played when first recorded. “As a musician and songwriter, I really think it’s totally healthy and natural for a song to evolve, especially if you’ve been playing it for 10 years,” Kasher says. “That said, that can be counter to how a lot of people feel, and especially with a tour like this, people don’t tend to like it when you change the way you sing or play a song; they want to hear something that is a closer replica to the album.” Kasher hopes that with the addition of a cellist and a closer listen to the original recordings, the band will “be at least slightly reverent to the original material” and play a show for those who missed them the first time around in 2003. Ultimately, Kasher hopes that this tour can be about celebrating the fans who have embraced The Ugly Organ. “It’s really their album,” Kasher says. “They’re the ones who have been listening to it.” CW

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Ariel Pink Los Angeles native Ariel Pink is a musician people tend either to love or hate. Whether he’s dissing Madonna or saying he loves the Westboro Baptist Church, he has garnered a reputation for being a weirdo who says weird shit, and the Internet can’t seem to agree as to whether he’s a genius or a troll. But, however you feel about him, his latest album, Pom Pom—his first solo venture, released in November—is somethin’ else, a hazy, artsy blend of unabashed glam-pop, ’70s-influenced cheesiness, ’60s surf and garage-rock grit. Maybe it all stems from his pink hair, but between Pom Pom’s many offthe-wall song titles (ahem, “Nude Beach a Go-Go”) and squirm-inducing awkwardness (e.g., every second of the music video for “Put Your Number in My Phone”), there’s plenty that will make you say, “What the hell did I just listen to?”—but in a good way. Jack Name and Koala Temple will open. The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, 9 p.m., $15, TheUrbanLoungeSLC.com; limited no-fee tickets available at CityWeeklyStore.com The LoveStrange Album Release No matter how long you’ve been away from the game, it’s never too late to start playing music again. Just ask Karl Strange, frontman of local art-rock band The LoveStrange. Although he grew up playing and writing music, Strange abandoned music in the ’80s to pursue a career as a lawyer. But, a couple of decades later, inspired by the vibrant Provo music scene, Strange found his way back to music again. Now

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in his 50s, Strange and The LoveStrange are releasing their debut album, I Liked It, No I Didn’t, produced by Nate Pyfer. The only sneak peak of the album that seems to be floating around is a preview video, but the few seconds of music in it sounds really interesting: a jangly, piano-laced blend of urgent rock that, as Velour owner Corey Fox describes in a press release, sounds “something like The Cars meets T. Rex meets The Strokes.” But you’ll just have to come to tonight’s show to find out more. Opening are fellow Provo acts Seve vs. Evan and Coral Bones. Velour, 135 N. University Ave., Provo, 8:30 p.m., $8, VelourLive.com Jonny Craig Jonny Craig’s current solo music is a lot different than the projects he’s been associated with in the past—such as post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance—but a lot of the

Ariel Pink emo-flavored themes on his new album, The Blueprint for Going in Circles, will sound familiar to fans of his older work. Since branching out on his own six years ago, Craig traded in his screaming for pop/soul-style crooning, which is heard over hip-hop/R&B instrumentals on The Blueprint for Going in Circles. Featuring contributions from Kyle Lucas and Captain Midnite—who are both joining Craig on this tour—the record blends aching, exposed vocals and emotional lyrics with Captain Midnite’s slow-paced raps on a backdrop of soulful, beat-heavy accompaniment. Also on the bill is The Young Electric. (Tiffany Frandsen) In the Venue, 219 S. 600 West, 6 p.m., $15 in advance, $17 day of show, InTheVenueSLC.com

Saturday 2.14

Deep Love This Valentine’s Day, skip the clichéd fancy dinner and bring your sweetheart or just your own self to a performance of the “ghostly rock opera” Deep Love. Written by Ryan Hayes and Garrett Sherwood, Deep Love is a tragic story that’s told from the point of view of a young widow who “struggles to meet the demands of her deceased husband’s undying love”—you know, perfect for Valentine’s Day, whether you love the holiday this year or want to stab it—and features a rock and folk soundtrack. Tickets to tonight’s early showing at 6:30 p.m. are already sold out, but Velour has scheduled a late showing for 9 p.m. and tickets are going fast, so don’t dawdle. This intimate, seated event is one you shouldn’t miss, and funeral attire is recommended. Velour, 135 N. University Ave., Provo, 9 p.m., $12, » VelourLive.com

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Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang Is it fair to label Duo de Twang as Primus Minus Drummer? Well, yeah—with Les Claypool, it’s not like you don’t know what you’re getting. However, the veteran bassist/ vocalist’s new project with guitarist Bryan Kehoe—which began as a lark for a San Francisco bluegrass festival—is easily his most subtle: Duo de Twang’s strippeddown acoustic guitar & bass approach puts a percussively alien-country twist on familiar songs from the Claypool canon (like Primus’ “Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver”) as well as left-field covers (like the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive”). DdT may sound a hell of a lot like Primus crashing the set of Hee Haw, but who’s complaining? Reformed Wolves open. (Bill Frost) The Depot, 400 W. South Temple, 8 p.m., $21 in advance, $25 day of show. DepotSLC.com

Coming Soon White Arrows (Feb. 19, Kilby Court), Motion City Soundtrack (Feb. 20, The Complex), Dr. Dog, Hanni El Khatib (Feb. 20, The Depot), Ruru & Timmy the Teeth Double Album Release (Feb. 20, Velour, Provo), Grieves, Better Taste Bureau (Feb. 20, The Complex), Best of Utah Music Rap Showcase (Feb. 20, 50 West Club), Lily & Madeleine (Feb. 20, Kilby Court), Best of Utah Music Band Showcase (Feb. 21, 50 West Club) Steve Aoki (Feb. 24, The Complex), Martin Sexton (Feb. 25, The Depot), Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe (Feb. 25, The State Room), Best of Utah Music DJ Showcase (Feb. 25, The Urban Lounge)

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Ogden Rick Hoxer, Thirsty Thursday With DJ Battleship (The Century Club)

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Cracker (The State Room) Ariel Pink, Jack Name, Koala Temple (The Urban Lounge) The Hung Ups Album Release (The Woodshed)

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Saturday 2.14 Salt Lake City Scumdogs, Thunderfist, Irony Man (Bar Deluxe) Nightfall (Club 90) Mardi Gras: AU5, Fractal, Dekai, Timmy Teaze, Dead Sun (The Complex) Knight Hawk Karaoke (Do Drop Inn) Cool Jazz Piano Trio With Stan Seale (Dopo) Chaseone2 (Gracie’s) Matthew & the Hope (The Green Pig Pub) DJ Scotty B (Habits) Coolabibus (Hog Wallow Pub) Social Saturdays (The Hotel/Club Elevate) 12th Planet, Craze, Keith MacKenzie (In the Venue/Club Sound) Stick to Your Guns, The Amity Affliction, Being As An Ocean, ‘68, In Hearts Wake (In the Venue/Club Sound) Candy’s River House (Johnny’s on Second) Red Bennies, Queenadilla, Breezeway (Kilby Court) The Spazmatics (Liquid Joe’s) Terence Hansen (Poplar Street Pub) Swantourage (The Red Door) Royal Bliss, Dylan Scott, Tony Holiday (The Royal) DJ E-Flexx (Sandy Station) Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons (The State Room) Bellrave, Valerie Rose Sterrett, Officer Jenny (The Urban Lounge) Josh Gracin (The Westerner) »

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