As a group of folks who spend their days writing about music, we have an extra appreciation for folks who create visual art to accompany music....
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Band We Can’t Wait to Hear More From: North Brother Island
Earlier in the year we described North Brother Island as a folk band from the Ozarks playing a show in France in the Baroque period. And...
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Favorite Antiheroes: Wolvves
They don’t offer feel good messages for the hug-it-out generation. No, Wolvves will give it to you straight every time, even if that means toes get...
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The Year of Chick Punk Rockers
When we sat down with the staff to discuss our favorites from last year, we noticed an interesting theme running through our list of the best...
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Best Festival: Sidepony Express Music Festival
While there are a lot of festivals that were in the running for our “best,” the Sidepony Express Music Festival was the clear choice of the...
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Best Reincarnation: Last Exit Live
Long ago in a strip mall far, far away… Well, not far away, it was in Tempe, there once was a venue called “Last Exit Bar...
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Top 5 Shows of the Week!!
Everyone go see a show. Just f*#king do it. For more Upcoming Shows, head here.
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Band We’d Most Like to Go on Tour With: Playboy Manbaby
That’s right, folks, we like a good party. And Playboy Manbaby would definitely make it worth our while to sleep in cars, eat government cheese and...
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The Bands We’d Like to Steal From Tucson Award
British pop, noisy rock n roll provided by sisters, indie pop pop pop, post punk and Egyptian trance is what is being thrown down in Tucson...
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Best EP For All Your Earthly Pursuits: Orogens by Where Are All the Buffalo?
This year’s EP from Where Are All the Buffalo? is a terrestrial affair, and the band isn’t shy about it. “Orogen” is a geological term relating...
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Most Enthusiastic Fans: Northern Hustle
Maybe it’s because Northern Hustle surpassed their Kickstarter goals four times and had to keep coming up with new rewards to offer their spendy fans. Or maybe...
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Best Show of 2013: Treasure Mammal at the Trunk Space
Sure, Treasure Mammal has probably played the Trunk Space a few times this year, but if you were at this show then you definitely know which...
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