The Sugar Thieves came together in musical love and bluesy harmony more than a decade ago in a smokey dive bar with the fateful partnership of lead singer Meridith Moore and guitar player/vocalist Mikel Lander. Yes, it was Big Fish Pub and the year was 2006, the planets aligned to give the Valley this bastion of music from the American Heartland…
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For the Record: ‘Among Horses V’ by Karima Walker & Katy Kirby
I’ve been a fan of Karima Walker before Hands In Our Names dropped, so when I heard about this project I was curious not only about the music that would emerge but about the creation process itself. That’s because her most recent effort is not a solo undertaking, but something distinctly different…
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5 Rad + Rowdy New Singles
5 Rad + Rowdy New Singles: No Lungs, Closet Goth, Sprints, Annie Jump Canyon, + Love Like Fiction…
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An Insider’s Introduction: Greg Lloyd of Prism Collabs
Greg Lloyd is a musician, producer, sound engineer, wrangler of creatives, and aural innovator living here in Phoenix. And, recently, he added author to his resume when he published a DIY guide for musicians on the ins-and-outs of recording. At the same time, Lloyd was working on a collaborative recording project that released a new EP. tape.in by Prism Collabs stands out as a fluid yet eclectic mix of ambient instrumentals, as innovative as the structure of the project itself, while simultaneously speaking to the many possibilities of home recording…
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Album Spotlight: ‘Bunker Stories’ by Brian Lopez
When someone as antisocial as myself is beginning to feel the constraints of confinement, I can only imagine how the rest of the world is feeling. I’m missing live music in particular, but thankfully, some artists seem to be finding workarounds to help us bridge this divide. Brian Lopez is one such performer filling the void left with a live recording. But, unlike many others, Lopez manages to encapsulate the warmth of the live music, the sense of camaraderie, the intimacy of a stripped down set, of complete sensory command, that goes along with the in-person experience on his live collection released in April called Bunker Stories…
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5 Stellar New Singles from AZ + Beyond!
5 Stellar New Singles featuring King Summer, Rett Madison, Janelle Loes, Kevin Steinman, YUS, + Beach Bummer…
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For the Record: ‘Strange Vibrations’ by Parlor Birds
The much-anticipated debut album, Strange Vibrations, from the Phoenix duo known as Parlor Birds takes listeners on a ride through turns and loops of rocknroll’s history; intermeshed, interwoven, and reinterpreted. Featuring Mike Chapman on “noise, dirt, words” and Chris Kuhar on “thump, rattle, rat-a-tat,” the one constant on the new release is the dusty swagger the band brings to these 11 tracks…
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10 Suggestions When Using Submithub to Submit Music [updated 2020]
by Carly Schorman – Getting your music “out there” has certainly changed a lot in the last decade or two. If you wanted to DIY it...
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Radio Phoenix Broadcast of The YabYum Hour: Sad Dance Party
Sad Dance Party rolled through the Radio Phoenix studios at the end of January and the now the broadcast archive is available right here, right now. Regular hosts Anna, Bonnie, and Garrett were unavailable so former hosts Mark and Carly stepped in behind the mics along with some help from DJ Hockey Chuck behind the board. We chat with the band about upcoming new music and they share so stories from the road. With the night’s playlist of songs put together by Garrett, we all have fun talking about bands we’ve either heard of or have no clue about…
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Radio Phoenix Broadcast of The YabYum Hour: 2019 Favorites
YabYum Senior Editors Mark and Carly stopped by the Radio Phoenix Studios for this end of the year edition of The YabYum Hour. Hosts Anna, Bonnie, and Garrett each pick some favorite tracks while we also debut a new JJCnV song and commemorate David Berman…
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The Mortician’s Daughter: Hauntings
On this episode, we discuss hauntings in the United States as part one of a special two part series. We touch upon 112 Ocean Avenue where The Amityville Horror took place, the Crescent Hotel, The Whaley House, The Winchester Mystery House, and a few spots in my home state of Arizona, including the Birdcage Theatre in Tombstone and Casey Moore’s in Tempe…
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Radio Phoenix Broadcast of The YabYum Hour: Confessions from the Nocturne Nebula
On this special edition of The YabYum Hour, hosts Anna and Bonnie along with Young Garrett talk with some of the cast + crew of Confessions from the Nocturne Nebula. Austin Campbell, Carly Schorman, Dale Rasmussen, and Mark Anderson talk with the team all about this new science-fiction podcast and also play some rad jams they’ve been into lately…
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