While there are a lot of festivals that were in the running for our “best,” the Sidepony Express Music Festival was the clear choice of the...
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Best Reincarnation: Last Exit Live
Long ago in a strip mall far, far away… Well, not far away, it was in Tempe, there once was a venue called “Last Exit Bar...
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Band We’d Most Like to Go on Tour With: Playboy Manbaby
That’s right, folks, we like a good party. And Playboy Manbaby would definitely make it worth our while to sleep in cars, eat government cheese and...
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The Bands We’d Like to Steal From Tucson Award
British pop, noisy rock n roll provided by sisters, indie pop pop pop, post punk and Egyptian trance is what is being thrown down in Tucson...
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Best EP For All Your Earthly Pursuits: Orogens by Where Are All the Buffalo?
This year’s EP from Where Are All the Buffalo? is a terrestrial affair, and the band isn’t shy about it. “Orogen” is a geological term relating...
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Most Enthusiastic Fans: Northern Hustle
Maybe it’s because Northern Hustle surpassed their Kickstarter goals four times and had to keep coming up with new rewards to offer their spendy fans. Or maybe...
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Best Show of 2013: Treasure Mammal at the Trunk Space
Sure, Treasure Mammal has probably played the Trunk Space a few times this year, but if you were at this show then you definitely know which...
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Best Dive Bar to See a Show: The Rogue Bar
Take cheap drinks, a sticky floor, vinyl booths, a beat-up pool table, bathrooms that require nerves of steel to enter, and a nightly list of terrific...
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Biggest Rig: Tony B. Ramone of Tierra Firme
We admit, the first time we saw Tony B. Ramone’s rig, his pedal rig that is, we had pedal envy. Nicknamed, the Millennium Falcon, it’s a...
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Best Border Blurring Band: Fayuca
If you still haven’t checked out Barrio Sideshow, the latest release from Phoenix’s Fayuca, do yourself a favor and check it out now. Mixing many influences...
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Best NewGrass Album: The SunPunchers
The one album we couldn’t stop listening to – no matter if we were feeling blue, happy, or simply hanging out on a Saturday afternoon –...
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The Year of the Pie
Pie seemed to be the dessert on everyone’s mind this year, but when we tried to pick a favorite sweet spot to satisfy our pie needs...
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