Slab City - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

  • Slab City was featured in the book Into the Wild and also in the 2007 movie of the same name.
  • The back of the Kyuss album "...And the Circus Leaves Town" shows the members of Kyuss sitting over a painting on Salvation Mountain.
  • The video for "Fourth of July" by Shooter Jennings is partially set at Slab City.
  • Slab City is described in Marisa Silver's novel The God of War, first published in 2008, about a family which lives in Bombay Beach on the edge of the Salton Sea.
  • It was featured in the radio documentary program Hearing Voices episode "Small Town" the week of November 11, 2009. The segment's synopsis is "This town in California never did exist, though it’s full of folk who live there: an unofficial RV Park and home to the homeless thrives in culture and community."
  • Slab City figures in Sue Grafton's mystery novel, "G" Is for Gumshoe, first published in 1990, about private investigator Kinsey Millhone.
  • A fictionalized version of Slab City is featured in Hal Duncan's fantasy novel Vellum: The Book of All Hours, first published in 2005.
  • A fictionalized version is also featured in Jeffrey J. Mariotte's 2003 novel, The Slab.
  • In the cable reality show Art Race (broadcast on Halogen TV), one of the artists attempts to stay in Slab City to sell his art but leaves soon after dark with the show's crew because of fears for his safety.
  • Slab City is the feature in an episode of the TV series Built to Shred (broadcast on FUEL TV)
  • In the music video 'Santo Domingo' by Jon Fratelli, Fratelli is shown walking through Slab City.
  • Slab City featured in the music video for the track "Everyday" by the dubstep artist Rusko.
  • East Jesus, the Range and other parts of Slab City are featured in the music video for the track "Honda Prius" by the band Manhattan Murder Mystery.
  • The majority of the play "Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter" by Julie Marie Myatt takes place in Slab City.

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