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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An Insider’s Introduction: Aaron Acero of AZ Local Show
For a little over a year, Aaron Acero has been producing the AZ Local Show, an interview/performance/sketch show featuring both PHX bands and fans…
Continue reading...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…
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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…
Continue reading...An Insider’s Introduction: [602] Prophet
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[602] Prophet, the 18 year old South Phoenix rapper, first caught my attention when I discovered he had secured a scholarship to Loyola University in New Orleans for Urban Music Production…
Continue reading...An Insider’s Introduction: The Doyénne
by Carly Schorman – Some people think that Reno is the world’s biggest little city , but that’s a lie. It’s Phoenix and anyone who’s lived...
Continue reading...An Insider’s Introduction: Adam Townsend
by Mark Anderson
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Persistence is the key.
Just ask about that with Tucson singer-songwriter Adam Townsend whose new album, All My Fires, is essentially a decade in the making. Produced by Grammy-nominated Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Langhorne Slim, Benjamin Booker), with both indie-rock and soul overtones, All My Fires caught my ear immediately and is one my favorite Tuscon albums of 2019.
Continue reading...An Insider’s Introduction: Brandon Kellum
by Mark Anderson Senior Editor – Brandon Kellum is a pretty funny guy. You don’t have to know him personally either. Just follow him or his band,...
Continue reading...An Insider’s Introduction: Aaron Ponzo
by Mark Anderson Senior Editor – When I think about it, I must have first met Aaron Ponzo when he was 14 years old. It was...
Continue reading...An Insider’s Introduction: The NEW Trunk Space
by Carly Schorman Senior Editor – I’ve always been a music kid. While my friends were using their allowance for My Little Ponies and neon scrunchies,...
Continue reading...An Insider’s Introduction: Michael Cornelius
by Mark Anderson Senior Editor – Michael Cornelius doesn’t need much of an introduction. Having been a founding member and bassist of the influential skatepunk band...
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