2015 Awards

The Dark Horse Award: No Volcano

No Volcano? Never heard of them. At least, I never heard them before this year and now I can’t seem to stop listening. The Phoenix four-piece...

Best HipHop Album: RNDM by Mega Ran

January 13, 2016 YabYum Awards awards issue Awards month Hip Hop YabYum Awards

We’ve been covering and enjoying Random aka Mega Ran for awhile now but something has clearly changed with the release of RNDM, his latest and, shall...

End of the Year Knockout: Day Before Plastics

January 11, 2016 YabYum Arizona music Awards awards issue Awards month YabYum Awards

If you’re looking to gain a lot of attention for your impending album release, it’s usually a good idea not to schedule it near the end of the...

Best Punk Band: Consumer

January 10, 2016 YabYum Awards awards issue Awards month Punk YabYum Awards

This was an unusually contentious category this year because of how many really great punk releases that came out of the Valley. Consumer released a stellar...

The Art Scene Queen: Nicole Royse

January 7, 2016 YabYum Awards awards issue Awards month Nicole Royse YabYum Awards

Okay, okay, I know it’s more than a little self-aggrandizing to give an award to our own arts editor… but, the way I see it, if you’re in...

Favorite Southwest Rep(resentative): Mike Montoya

January 6, 2016 YabYum Awards awards issue Awards month YabYum Awards

Mike Montoya, of Fatigo fame, released a six-track EP last summer and we’ve revisited it countless times over the months that followed. From the very start of...