The team at Prizefighting Kangaroo loves when the year comes to an end so they can ramble on about what blew their minds over the past 12 months. And also to dish a little on what simply blew. From blockbusters to indie treasures, the duo reaches into their mixed bag to pull out multiple titles for the conversational chopping block…
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Show Picks of The Week: Jan. 25 – 31
Every week, the YabYum team picks out some of their favorite upcoming events in the Phoenix Metro Area. For more Upcoming Shows, head here! And, be sure...
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Episode 08: The Best of 2018
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The team at Prizefighting Kangaroo loves when the year comes to an end so they can ramble on about what blew their minds over the past 12 months. And also to dish a little on what simply blew. From blockbusters to indie treasures, the duo reaches into their mixed bag to pull out multiple titles for the conversational chopping block…
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The Smiling Faces: ‘Don’t Ever Talk to Me Again’ [album review]
by Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen
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Although I had the pleasure of meeting Matt Oliviero and Michael Oden from The Smiling Faces and, more recently, of Vintage Clothes, I didn’t get the chance to listen to their August-released LP, Don’t Ever Talk to Me Again, until recently when frontman and guitarist Eric Gallagher brought it to my physical Facebook-attention. The album, which makes me feel like Dave Grohl in “Walk” both musically and lyrically, contains vocal chaos among smart, instrumental qualities Frasier Crane could enjoy…
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Danielle Durack: ‘Bashful’ [interview]
by Jacob Unterreiner
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No matter what type of music you play, standing out as a musician is a difficult task. However, for singer-songwriters, standing out is nearly impossible. The sound of soft, folky strums of acoustic singer-songwriters can be heard at every coffee shop, bookstore, and art gallery in the Valley…
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7 Fun + Feisty Music Videos
7 Fun + Feisty Music Videos featuring The Dandy Warhols, Lauren Ruth Ward, Spicy Mayo, Sun K, Calva Louise, Spirit of the Wildfire, + Pleasure Coma | YabYum Music + Arts
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Show Picks of the Week: Jan. 18 – 24
Every week, the YabYum team picks out some of their favorite upcoming events in the Phoenix Metro Area. For more Upcoming Shows, head here! And, be sure...
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The Second City’s ‘It’s Not You, It’s Me’ Slays Phoenix Theatre
It starts with a song.
by Rebecca Rudnyk
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It starts with a song.
An irreverent and discourteous song. And anyone who knows me knows I’m a sucker for a waggish song. This one happens to be about our social malaise and the fronts we all begrudgingly present to each other. Golden! So I was buttered up from the outset…
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Best 2018 Things You Can’t Hear On Spotify
Every year, tons of great music comes out that’s not available on Spotify. Thank the gods for Bandcamp and YouTube, however, for without those platforms, tons of incredible tracks would go unheard…
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Show Picks of the Week: Jan. 11 – 17
The YabYum team gives you their weekly show picks for the Phoenix Metro Area. For more events happening around town, check out our Upcoming Shows page.
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Best Album of 2018: ‘Adversary’ by Blood Feud Family Singers
When it comes to what we love most about The Blood Feud Family Singers, it’s a difficult toss up between the heartbreak in Daryl Scherrer’s voice or his songwriting. Either is libel to kill you with heavy sorrows and second-hand smoke…
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Best EP 2018: Bangers Ball by Weird Radicals
I have to admit. This one took me by surprise. Not the award; the EP itself. It totally came out of my left-field and smacked me in the face. And, I wasn’t the only one down here at YabYum that reported this strange phenomena…
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