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March 2019

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YabYum Seven: Chris Ayers of PHX Film Collective

March 31, 2019 Arts & Culture Featured Articles YabYum Seven

Who are you and what do you do?
Chris Ayers: Up until three months ago I was an Art Director for television, having worked for CBS 5 and the nationally-syndicated TV show RightThisMinute, which is produced right here in Phoenix. I just launched my own design business at ChrisAyersCreative.com where I specialize in animation, illustration and logo design. But my real passion project is PHX Film Collective, whose goal is to open a great nonprofit indie movie theatre in Central Phoenix. Our short term goal is to put on educational film events all over Phoenix…

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Radio Phoenix Broadcast of The YabYum Hour: Matt Rendon

March 30, 2019 Anna Katen Bonnie Anderson Featured Articles Garrett Bowers Radio Phoenix

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…

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YabYum Seven: Marla Wentz of Hothouse Orchid

March 24, 2019 Arts & Culture Featured Articles YabYum Seven

Who are you and what do you do?
I’m Marla Wentz. Aside from being a wife & mom, I’m a wannabe drag racer and pastry chef. I love exploring and photographing abandoned buildings. I make all kinds of art but my main focus is jewelry. Because my tastes are multifaceted, I make a wide variety of styles using many different materials and media. All proceeds from my jewelry sales are donated to a different charity each month…

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Radio Phoenix Broadcast of It’s Not Our Fault with Tom and Amy: Buzz Osbourne

March 23, 2019 Amy Young Dan Schwartz Featured Articles It's Not Our Fault Punk Radio Phoenix Tom Reardon

On this episode of It’s Not Our Fault, Amy and Tom interview Buzz Osborne of the Melvins and dish about the different times they’ve seen the band play as well as discuss acts and musicians associated with the band. They also, of course, play a bunch of radass music as well. Tune in…

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‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ Does Everything Right at ASU Gammage

March 22, 2019 Arts & Culture Featured Articles Rebecca Rudnyk

by Rebecca Rudnyk

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The Play That Goes Wrong is a play within a play. A college production with a small but mighty cast, making due as things go devastatingly awry. Bringing back memories of shows from childhood when everyone invests their entire soul into a production, building sets from scraps and piecing together costumes from Goodwill finds and parents closets. Desperate to making it work. Improvising as things fall apart along the way. Yet this is not a cobbled-together, low budget passion project. It is a Broadway show with a Tony Award-winning set, perfectly constructed and capable of doing the unimaginable. Accompanied by a script with carefully considered errors yielding hilarious results. And as if that wasn’t enough, there are some very impressive magic tricks sprinkled in for good measure…

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