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Saxophone Story: Austin Rickert
My favorite new record of the season is Oracle by Vampiros Del Espacio…
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Music Video of the Day: “Smartest Person In The World” by The YeahTones
The YeahTones hit some tender spots with their new single “Smartest Person In The World” and I’m sure anyone with an Internet connection and half a brain feels the same. Afterall, we’re in the Age of Disinformation so everyone with access to YouTube believes they have become adept researchers distrustful of science, scholars, or anyone else with verifiable evidence to support their claims…
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An Insider’s Introduction: The Sugar Thieves
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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The Quarantine Questionnaire: Jay Bennett of Scorpion vs. Tarantula
Who are you and are you in a band or do you perform solo? If in a band(s), what is the name of that band?
Hey, it’s Jay from Scorpion vs. Tarantula…
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Music Video of the Day: “Born to Lose” by Banana Gun
This PHX band sounds like they were made for good times, getting drunk at bars, and letting loose with friends. Just make sure you have an okay from the CDC and a safe ride home, kids. “Born to Lose” is the jam a lot of us could use right now as a reminder that good times are just around the corner…
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6 Super Feisty Music Videos
Some of us are getting a bit more carried away than others when it comes to quarantine cleaning and it looks like Kalen Lander of the synth-punk duo Snailmate is one of them. The Phoenix act usually spends the hellacious summer months on tour so one can only imagine they’re going extra stir crazy right now. This video is all the proof we need…
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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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An Insider’s Introduction: Sharon Lee of Battered Suitcases
by Mark Anderson – Sharon Lee lives to embody the spirit rocknroll. Currently she plays bass in 3 bands: The Bookends, Labor Party, and Battered Suitcases...
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Spotify Playlist | Rowdy New Tracks: Spring Into Action 2020
As we launch into Spring today we thought it best to deal up this action-packed Spotify playlist. Featuring rocknroll, hip hop, punk, indie, surf, and more rowdy new tracks, this playlist is sure to pick up both your feet and spirit. Whether inside your home or out on a hike, blast this song selection to truly get you going…
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For the Record: ‘Bitters’ by Noonday Devils
Stock full of swagger and stomp, Noonday Devil’s new Fervor Records release Bitters is a hard rock monster. Guitarist/vocalist Freddy Crounse and drummer extraordinaire Joey Floortom have unleashed their demons, and it’s in the form of a long playing record. Blood red in fact…
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For the Record: ‘Capacity for Illusion’ by Ultraviolet Communication
Although Ultraviolet Communication (UVC) are relatively new in the PHX music scene, they’re already making waves. Releasing a couple of singles in 2019, the band has now released their debut, full-length album, Capacity for Illusion. All while playing a whole host of shows around the Valley and gigging from Bisbee to Flagstaff of course…
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