Jim Waters, for those not in the know, is the man behind Waterworks Recording in Tucson. And it seems like Jim has recorded just about everyone, from Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Calexico to Jim Gaffigan and Mitch Hedberg. Jim even worked with Sonic Youth in the 90s before relocating his NYC recording space to the sunny Sonoran. Don’t get me started on his local roster which includes too many stellar Tucson acts to possibly name them all, but Brian Lopez, Lenguas Largas, Whispering Wires, Billy Sedlmayr, and much more have all recorded at Waterworks and the list just goes on…
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Continue reading...3 Rad Releases We Almost Missed
3 Rad New Releases featuring Anchorbaby, Sydney Sprague, + Soft Sweater…
Continue reading...Radio Phoenix Broadcast of It’s Not Our Fault: Tom and Chuck
With Amy outta town, Tom Reardon (along with engineer extraordinaire DJ Hockey Chuck) hosted this edition of It’s Not Our Fault. Check out these rocknroll tracks both old and new as well as hear Chuck and Tom talk about the impending megalopolis that is the Phoenix/Tucson metro area and how views on what’s considered “over the line” in art, music, and culture have certainly changed…
Continue reading...Radio Phoenix Broadcast of The YabYum Hour: Matt Rendon
Matt Rendon from such awesome bands as The Resonars, TWGS, Freezing Hands, and Harsh Mistress (plus many more), joined Anna and Bonnie at the Radio Phoenix studios and now that broadcast is available forever in this archived edition of The YabYum Hour. Matt also runs Midtown Island Studio in Tucson so not only did he bring a bunch of great stuff he’s played on, he brought in a bunch of bands that have recorded there as well…
Continue reading...For the Record: As You Remember Them by Golden Boots
by Mark Anderson – Golden Boots have been a band for 15 years. Think about that. What were you doing 15 years ago? Half of you...
Continue reading...The Tastemaker’s Ten: John Polle of Whispering Wires
Tucson musician John Polle of Whispering Wires and Discos took some time out of his schedule to participate in our Tastemaker’s Ten. As per usual, we...
Continue reading...Radio Phoenix Podcast: Man Hands
Local punk rockers Man Hands came down to the Phoenix Center for the Arts for another installment of Rise on Radio Phoenix. And of course they...
Continue reading...3 Feisty New Releases You Need to Hear
by Lenore LaNova Senior Editor Lenguas Largas Abba Daddy Tucson’s Lenguas Largas is a longtime YabYum favorite. Over they years, they have crafted their own unique psychedelic...
Continue reading...3 Stellar New Releases
Sweetbleeders We Were Never Here The Sweetbleeders have been making music in the Valley for more than 15 years and their November release of We Were Never...
Continue reading...Night of the Living Fest
by Lenore LaNova Senior Editor Night of the Living Fest might be the best music event you haven’t yet heard of. The festival, which takes place annually...
Continue reading...Radio Phoenix Podcast with Shovel
That feisty punk duo known as Shovel came down to Radio Phoenix to join us live on the air. They brought along some great tracks from...
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