MAN-CAT oh MAN-CAT, where do we begin? From their lively sound crafted of sampled pop music thrown into a blender, the band then performs these permutations...
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Best Album For the End of the World: I Drew a Picture by Stephen Steinbrink
Maybe fatalism is just a part of the human condition. Each generation seems to suspect theirs will be the last. As creatures of forethought whose only...
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The Soundtrack to the Paradigm Shift: The Haymarket Squares
We at YabYum don’t really think the world is going to end… yet. And, hopefully, with the help of a mass-consciousness paradigm-shift, humanity just might pull...
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Most RocknRoll Couple: NicMic Walker
The Love Me Nots have to be one of the coolest bands to ever call Phoenix home. That’s a given. Zero Zero has been on the...
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Best Punk Band: JJCnV
In case you have absolutely no idea, there are A LOT of punk bands in the Valley of the Sun. So what makes JJCnV the best?...
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Art Scene Queen: Jen Deveroux
While Jen Deveroux might be the pink-haired prom queen of all our hearts, she is definitely our Art Scene Queen of 2012. From high fashion to street...
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Most Oscar-Worthy Performance: Doctor Bones
If you haven’t yet gone out to see Doctor Bones perform live, you should do so right away. More than just a great band, Doctor Bones...
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AZ’s Five Most Fabulous Fashion Bloggers
Arizona has some fabulously fashionable bloggers. Here are some of our favorites in no particular order… Adrian of Adrian Loves Owls is a photographer with a...
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Best Band Not Really From Phoenix: Former Babies
Okay, so as everyone should know, we cover all things Arizona and only Arizona. We get a lot of emails from out-of-state acts that plan on passing...
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Best Jukebox: Ice House Tavern
There are a lot of local music venues around the Valley but few show the same level of commitment to locals-only as the Ice House Tavern in Phoenix....
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Most Prolific Songwriter: Bryant Vazquez
Photo by Eugene Franklin Last year we gave Bryant Vazquez our “Spirit Award” because no one has more heart when it comes to music than this...
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Favorite AZ Blogs!!
We know all the hard work that goes into running a decent blog. Even with daily posts we don’t ever seem to be able to cover...
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