Fathers Day This band celebrated ten years together in 2014 and marked the occasion with a compilation album featuring several different local acts performing the Fathers...
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Best New Band: Leonardo DiCapricorn
It was just one year ago that I first heard about a little band called Leonardo DiCapricorn. I’m always game for a clever name, a name...
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The Songbird: Laura Kepner-Adney
Every year we like to acknowledge one vocalist of matchless talent, the one who really put the wind in our sails with every note. Laura Kepner-Adney definitely...
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Top 3 Psychedelic Albums
This past year was a big one for the resurrgence of psychedelia right here in the Valley. Several bands have taken to the meandering path of...
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Top 20 Videos of 2014
The Prowling Kind “Melted Together” Director: Frank Thomas Futuristic “That Thang” Director: Jakob Owens Prom Body “My Paradise” Director: Ryan Glenn Burning Palms “Pyramids” Director: Rory O’Rear Captain Squeegee...
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Top 3 Pop Albums of 2014
Stephen Steinbrink Arranged Waves The melodic pop of Stephen Steinbrink is startling not only for its astonishing beauty, but for the way the music seems to...
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Songwriter of the Year: Justin Moody
In an era of added effects, electronic layers, and more hooks than content, we try to acknowledge one artist every year that pushes to elevate their...
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Best Americana Album: The Filthier Things by Hasty Escape
From the start of The Filthier Things – the November 2014 release from Hasty Escape – fans of Americana know their in for something special. We’ve been...
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Most Likely to Succeed: Head Over Heart
The electro pop duo outta Tucson known as Head Over Heart combines the musical efforts of Jordan Prather and Belinda Peters. These two movers and shakers...
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The Record Execs: James Fella of Gilgongo Records & Ryan Avery of Related Records
The Phoenix metropolitan area might just be the next music capital added to the map. Especially considering the number of Arizona labels out there continually working...
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Bands We Want to Steal from Tucson 2014 Edition
Okay Tucson, perhaps threatening to “steal” these bands is a bit much. We’re willing to negotiate. Perhaps we can keep things friendly and arrange for some...
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Top 10 Album Covers of 2014
Andrew Jackson Jihad Christmas Island Artwork by Suzanne Falk (read more here) Diners Always Room Artwork by Nick Shively Robots With Rayguns Fresh As It Gets Artwork...
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