Party Across The Street From Fashion Place Mall

[Local Music] January 12 (that would be last Saturday) marked night two of City Weekly's SLAMMys showcases. There were many appealing shows that evening, but I decided to head to the Huka Bar & Grill to check out one of the alt-country gigs. I arrived after 10 pm, so I missed the High Beams (damn!), but I did get to see the Black-Eyed Susans. B-ES played a solid set to a largely distracted audience, but it was still a good time. You gotta love an Alt-country band with a chick bassist. AND a singer who actually wears cowboy boots.

There's plenty of SLAMMys fun on the horizon, and I urge you all to come out and see what Salt Lake City's robust local music scene has to offer. Seriously... what else is there to do in the middle of winter? (Jenny Poplar)

Snow Angel

[Winter Wonderland] Picking up on the indomitable Bill Frost's thread below, what is the best winter survival tip you have for living in Utah?

I realize that ol' global warming has made living through these milder winters a breeze, but ...

Honestly, I lived here for three-quarters of my life before finally learning to ski. I took my first lesson at age 43. I'm an old dog but I did learn a new trick and now I ski like a bunny. Kind of. But you gotta squint to see it.

Anyway, I pretty much worship snow days now. I don't even curse ice on the car windshield in the mornings anymore. Unless I'm late for work.

So, got any survival tips? I'll even listen to sarcasm, if you want. Also, I wish that was me--the hot ski racer--in the photo above. It's U.S. Ski Team member Julie Mancuso and the photo is from the Tacoma News-Tribune. (Holly Mullen)