It was July fourth when I spoke with Alassane over video call. Both of us were – of course, given the pandemic – at home. We were happy to smile with a fa... Read More...
The music scene in Phoenix is rich in both history and talent. We’re fortunate to live in a place that has spawned performers who’ve pushed music of all genres... Read More...
Maintaining authenticity in a culture of followers, likers, and copycats can be a challenge these days. But if you apply yourself, it is entirely possible to s... Read More...
Rising Sun Daughter cover art, image Taylor Noel Photography
From time to time, people come into your life that just shine. Sometimes you even expect it bec... Read More...
Photo: Maria Ramirez Echavarria
Remember that night you had a little too much of whatever and stumbled off your friends’ path and down toward that inviting ... Read More...
Israel Solomon, photo by Bill Goodman
Life is not always a nicely packaged pop song with three verses, a chorus, and a bridge. Sometimes it dawdles. Other t... Read More...
Photo: Cory Davis
The word “rare” is defined in a couple of ways. Sometimes you’re talking about how you like your meat cooked, and other times you’re talki... Read More...
Photo: Alejandra Lara
Just as snake charmers use an instrument known as a pungi to help captivate their snakes, Phoenix artist Kristina Moore uses her music... Read More...
De Anastacia Photography
Once upon a time, it was 2011 and I caught a band called Born Loser and the Hangers On (BLATHO), an endlessly entertaining art rock... Read More...
You used to hear tales of child stars “growing up in public,” but rarely do you get to see it firsthand. Taylor Upsahl has done exactly that over the last f... Read More...
