Every year we like to acknowledge one person who has really pushed to bring arts to the forefront of our community. In 2014, it was Daniel...
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Dark Horse Award: Copper & Congress
I think it was something about the name that glazed over Copper & Congress in my mind. Understand, please, that many of our conversations take place...
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Top 10 Singles of 2014
(1) “Pyramids” by Burning Palms If you follow our coverage, you know we’re big supporters of Burning Palms out of Tucson. That’s because they make rad...
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Favorite Rabble Rousers: Travis James & the Acrimonious Assembly of Arsonists
Travis James is a feisty one. When a couple of YabYum staffers headed down to photograph him for the awards this year, he indicated he preferred...
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Best Hunt: NXOEED
Who the hell throws scavenger hunts these days? OK, quite a few people actually, but they all pale in comparison to a hunt thrown by NXOEED himself,...
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Top 5 Punk Albums of 2014
Lenguas Largas Come On In Tucson’s Lenguas Largas released Come On In through L.A.’s Recess Records back in August. It was the perfect addition to our summer...
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Best Electronic Album: Fresh As It Gets by Robots With Rayguns
Whether it’s truly known or not, there is a wide-range of electronic music output happening in Arizona. Maybe it’s because the technology and software are easier to...
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Best Eternal Summer Album: Lawnchair’s EP
I always convince myself there is nothing worse than the Arizona summer. That is, until I’m sitting in the freezing cold on the precipice of a...
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Hardest Working Musician: Dan Tripp
We always seem to find one artist every year that really confronts that lazy, shiftless musician archetype with perspective-changing force. This past year, Dan Tripp (aka...
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Most Committed Crew: The Trunk Space
Booking shows is my least favorite activity ever. It’s a complete pain in the ass. Bands, and musicians in general, seem to be schedule-impaired and are...
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Best Comeback: Billy Sedlmayr
When life gets the upperhand, it can seem insurmountable to change your position. Billy Sedlmayr did just that. After combatting both drug abuse and prison life,...
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Best Album to Jumpstart Your Existential Crisis: Christmas Island by Andrew Jackson Jihad
“Open up your murder eyes and see the ugly world that spat you out.” And so begins “Temple Grandin”, the first track from Andrew Jackson Jihad’s...
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