You may have seen or heard Ashton Vaughn Charles, AKA The Dapper Rapper, perform with his band, The Color 8. At least I can recall First Fridays of yore when the band would play right on Roosevelt Row in all their splendid glory. Now, Charles has released Arizona’s largest hip hop project to date, “SKU”…
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Radio Phoenix Broadcast of The YabYum Hour: Coffee Culture
On this edition of The YabYum Hour on Radio Phoenix, host Garrett talks with Valley-based musician and photographer Coffee Culture. They chat about his new single “Older” and how he lucked out scoring his name. Garrett also plays a delightful playlist of tracks selected from his current listening to songs featured on our website. Enjoy.
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The Quarantine Questionnaire: Killa Maus
Who are you and are you in a band or do you perform solo? If in a band(s), what is the name of that band?
I am Killa Maus. A solo artist that plays with a kick ass band made up of valley musicians: Josh Montag(Scattered Melodies), Adam Gregory(Billy Sutherland), Daniel Hildebrand(Human), and Haley Grigaitis(Haley Green)…
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YabYum Seven: Sarah Ventre
Who are you and what do you do?
My name is Sarah Ventre, and I’m an audio journalist, podcast producer, and host of the new documentary podcast, Unfinished: Short Creek, about the community on the Utah-Arizona border that’s home to the FLDS church. I’m also the regional producer of The Moth, and one of the founders of Girls Rock! Phoenix…
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The Quarantine Questionnaire: Fred Huang
Who are you and are you in a band or do you perform solo? If in a band(s), what is the name of that band?
Hi, I’m Fred Huang of the musical project Asian Fred. We’ve played as a band, but during the pandemic and with social distancing, lately I’ve been releasing songs as a solo project…
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The Quarantine Questionnaire: Logan Greene
Who are you and are you in a band or do you perform solo? If in a band(s), what is the name of that band?
I’m Logan Greene. I’ve played in SO many bands, but right now it’s my solo stuff as The Logan Greene Whatever or in my band Big Bad. I also run the arts nonprofit/DIY venue, Groundworks…
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The Quarantine Questionnaire: Sarah Familiar
Who are you and are you in a band or do you perform solo? If in a band(s), what is the name of that band?
Hi! I am Sarah Familiar and I am a solo act, but working on performing with more musicians!
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An Insider’s Introduction: Anwar Newton
Phoenix comedian and podcaster Anwar Newton is funny. At least, I think he’s funny. As I’ve been following along with his podcast, Thrilled To Be Here, this year, I often find myself wondering if his wry and often biting humor might irk some…
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The Quarantine Questionnaire: Joel Ekdahl
Who are you and are you in a band or do you perform solo? If in a band(s), what is the name of that band? My...
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Zia Records Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Exclusive Vinyl
Zia Records is an Arizona institution that is celebrating 40 years of operation this year. That means, for many music fans here in the Valley, they don’t remember a time when Zia didn’t contribute to their fandom…
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An Insider’s Introduction: Blaze Rock
I first got tuned in to Blaze Rock, aka Marlos Hill, with the late-2016 release of his single, “Defy Gravity”. The next year would see enough new output from him to make me feel like a lifelong fan. After revealing a treasure trove of albums, Blaze Rock took a step back for a few years to focus back on the creation side before he was ready to release a whole new slew of records…
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The Quarantine Questionnaire: Sydney Sprague
Who are you and are you in a band or do you perform solo? If in a band(s), what is the name of that band?
I’m Sydney Sprague, I make music solo under my name and I have a side project called Competition Jones with my partner Chuck Morriss III…
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