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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How the Sugar Thieves Stole Christmas
I took advantage of the recent cold spell, lit a fire, made some hot chocolate, curled up under a blanket, and popped in The Sugar Thieves,...
Continue reading...The Quarantine Questionnaire: Snailmate
How long have you been making music? And what first drew you to your craft?
Bentley: I’ve been making music since I was in elementary school, I started in choir and then went to keys and guitar and then joined drum line in high school and fell in love with the drums.
Kalen: I’ve been making my own music since I was 12! I’ve just always had a lot of fun making songs, first as parodies, then as a beat producer. I just wanted to goof around and nobody wanted me in their bands…
Continue reading...Songs from The Listening Room: Jim Bachmann
Jim Bachmann swung through The Listening Room Phoenix and tore the house down with “Poor Man’s Son”. Please enjoy this performance and more as part of our “Songs from The Listening Room” series every month as well as a Q+A with Jim below…
Continue reading...Best Quinquennial: Banana Gun
Every year we see bands come and go, but this year marked a special occasion for the folks over at Banana Gun. The band celebrated their...
Continue reading...Sister Lip: Thanks for the Mondays
Sultry soul rockers Sister Lip unveiled their first studio album just a couple short weeks ago and I’ve snuggled with the repeat button ever since. The group...
Continue reading...Banana Gun: Love.Instinct
Fans of Banana Gun must be having trouble keeping still this week. After all, the long awaited follow-up to the band’s 2012 album The Elephant in...
Continue reading...Tempe Art A Gogh-Gogh is Ga-Ga
We all have heard of First Fridays have we not? But over the years the monthly event has, in my opinion, lost its allure and sense...
Continue reading...December in Review!
Ollie Vaughn’s: A New Eatery Opens in the Coronado District Former Friends of Young Americans – Dives like a Fool, Swims like the Dead Music Videos with Sara Robinson...
Continue reading...Certified Local Fall Festival
Last year we kicked off our Buy Local or Buy Nothing holiday season here at YabYum. This year we’re committed to more of the same. To...
Continue reading...Top 5 Shows of the Week!!
Usually we’re so jam packed with weekend shows, we barely offer a nod to the weeknight haps. Not this week. This week great live shows just...
Continue reading...New Tempe Classics
Over the many moons of time, Tempe has brought forth some of Arizona’s finest bands and albums. With a lot of hard work, some bands have...
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