by Mark Anderson Senior Editor For a band that chose the name “Sonoran Chorus” over “Business Cats”, they are doing surprisingly well for themselves. Born from...
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Radio Phoenix Podcast with Playboy Manbaby
Playboy Manbaby came down to Radio Phoenix to join us on Rise! and they brought along some great tunes from other local artists to share. Give...
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Couches: Slackin’ Since The 80s
by Joe Golfen Contributing Writer Most of the time, a band’s name doesn’t mean much. Not so for San Francisco’s Couches, whose brand of fuzzy indie-rock...
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3 Rad Rubber Brother Releases
Parliament might be gone but Rubber Brother Records is still going strong. It seems as if this year, the Tempe label is going beyond their rowdy...
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5 Feisty New Releases
No Volcano Who Saved the Party? No Volcano released their first full-length album on Saturday at The Pressroom in downtown Phoenix to quite a hefty crowd...
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Album of the Year: Electric Babyman by Playboy Manbaby
As you well know, our Awards Month every January is our time to acknowledge the albums that really helped define the year for us. And, every...
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Best Swan Song: Of the Painted Choir
I was very upset to learn that the members of Of the Painted Choir, a Phoenix favorite, were going on their separate ways earlier this year when...
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4 Awesome Indie Albums
Wooden Indian Color is Work Wooden Indian creates a sort of magical dreamscape for listeners to wander through on Color is Work. The album, which the band released...
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Rubber Brother Cassette Store Day Mix-Tape
Rubber Brother Records fostered a cassette revival in the Valley of the Sun. Averaging more than one cassette release per week over the course of their...
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Playboy Manbaby: Electric Babyman
After another sold-out show at the Crescent Ballroom, Playboy Manbaby fans now can get their hands on the latest cassette and (dare I say?) the best album...
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3 Rad New Cassettes from Rubber Brother
3 Rad New Cassettes from Rubber Brother: Of the Painted Choir, The Daddyo’s, + Bacchus and the Demonsluts…
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The Rubber Brother Round-Up
by Mark Anderson, Senior Editor Holy crap. It’s been a frickin’ year since Rubber Brother Records appeared outta nowhere (not quite) and completely changed the game...
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