by Frank Ippolito Jacob Meders is drawing a line. Local artist Jacob Meders’ work focuses on altered perceptions of place, culture, and identity as they relate...
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3 Eclectic Albums To Check Out
by Frank Ippolito Films The Technically Almost Half-Way Illegal EP Guitar fuzz, incredibly glassy guitar hooks, and terrific vocals are what you can expect from FILMS...
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Jared & the Mill: Expanding Westward
by Frank Ippolito As Jared & The Mill get ready to release their debut album, Western Expansion, and embark on their most extensive tour of their...
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Tucson Has Bands. For Real.
Really cool source. by Frank Ippolito Who is rocking Tucson? I admit it. I’m guilty of being a Phoeniciphile when it comes to bands. So, I...
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I Saw The Haymarket Squares In My Underwear
by Frank Ippolito Not really. But close. OK, I was fully clothed from the waist down. OK, I was completely dressed. Now that we have the...
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3 New Albums
Cassiopeia Sleep of Reason To borrow a line: “I rarely listen to experimental ambient abstract noise rock.” But, after listening to Cassiopeia, I think I should...
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Fredrick Huang is Asian
by Frank Ippolito “Being named Fred and being Asian are two things I’ve been teased about and sometimes can laugh about,” said Fredrick Huang, multi-instrumentalist for the...
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Jon Arvizu: Putting a New Twist on a Old World Craft
Photo by Zach Ishmael by Frank Ippolito Going old school to create new school. Way back when in 1440, Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized the printing process by inventing...
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Behind Closed Doors: Doctor Bones
by Frank Ippolito Every band has a different process when it comes to rehearsing, and I’m just nosy enough to ask. When Yab Yum was exclusively...
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Behind Closed Doors: Russian Arms and Optics
Clockwise: Robby (drums), John (bass), Mike (organ/synth), Liz (lead singer) and Felix (guitar) by Frank Ippolito Every band has a different process when it comes to...
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Tucson’s Topaz Releases Dune Drift
by Frank Ippolito When I first learned about Dune Drift, a compilation of Tucson bands released by Topaz, a community art space, I was pretty excited. I...
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Arizona Writers and the Novel…
by Frank Ippolito For me, writing music or poetry comes pretty easy. It’s not always good, but it comes easy. But when I try to string...
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