by Frank Ippolito Associate Editor The Rifle’s profile reads, “Making music (secretly) in Tucson”, but after listening to Rib to Rib, the secret will soon be...
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Ozark Pappy: If Our Boat Begins To Sink
by Frank Ippolito Associate Editor Their band page states, “Oh no, not another indie/folk band.” And yes, the world doesn’t need another. Really, it doesn’t. I’m...
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Why You Should Buy Your Friend’s Music (Cheapskate)
by Frank Ippolito Associate Editor Many of you who are reading this right now are musicians. Musicians, who spend hundreds, thousands of hours creating music. Hundreds,...
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4 Singles, Get Yer Singles!
by Frank Ippolito Associate Editor Very Scary “Middle of the Night” Very Scary throws everything it has at “Middle of the Night” and this raucous rocker is a burner...
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Whitherward: Stardust
by Frank Ippolito Associate Editor Ashley Norton has come a long way since gracing the stages of Phoenix and the surrounding Valley. Her decision to relocate...
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Fairy Bones: The Interview
By Frank Ippolito Associate Editor Since exploding onto Phoenix Valley stages and just about everywhere else in Arizona including Prescott, Flagstaff, Tucson, Bisbee, and quite possible...
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Short and Sweet: 4 New EPs
Field Tripp Woeful Common Terry I haven’t even had time to grow tired of Field Tripp’s last album, Les is Mormon, when already I have a...
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Hidden Gem: Day Before Plastics
by Frank Ippolito Associate Editor So, I’m sitting in a bar, after a World Cup match, and someone I know walks up to me and says,...
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Snowfall Tapes
Snowfall Tapes, the first volume compilation from Snowfall Tapes in Flagstaff features artists from West Virginia, Sweden, Canada and Belgium and is a veritable World Cup...
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The YabYum Music & Arts Hour Podcast: Staff Show
Sorry it took so long to get this out to all you folks, but (finally) we have our May show available for your listening pleasure. This...
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The Hollow: Let Me Never Be Complete
by Frank Ippolito, Associate Editor The Hollow is a collaboration between two Phoenix singer/songwriters, Shane Hunt and Jon Watkins, and quite frankly, Let Me Never Be...
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Your Band is Not Going to Get a Record Deal So Get the F#¢k Over It
by Frank Ippolito Associate Editor – Right before I started writing this, I was set-off by a discussion I overheard. Two musicians were talking, more like...
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