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Phoenix Native UPSAHL on Making It in Los Angeles

By Nicki Escudero
Mar 27, 2019

The Valley girl reflects on the trials and tribulations of the L.A. music industry.
How a Phoenix Singer-Songwriter Used Music to Cope With Her Brother's Overdose

By Nicki Escudero
Jan 30, 2019

“You can’t have light without shadows.”
16-Year-Old Taylor Upsahl's Songwriting Will Blow You Away

By Nicki Escudero
Nov 12, 2015

Taylor Upsahl has been surrounded by music since she was in the womb. The 16-year-old Phoenix singer-songwriter grew up with bands, as her father, Mike Upsahl, has played in Valley groups since the '90s. There was always a rotating cast of professional musicians going in and out of the family's...
Grupo Liberdade Debuts Video for “Batucada do Sol" and Gears Up for Rainha e Rei do Samba Competition

By Nicki Escudero
Sep 25, 2015

You might not understand the lyrics in Groupo Liberdade’s new song “Batucada do Sol,” sung in Portuguese by Amanda Soares and Poranguí, but the energy the seven-piece band transfers to its listeners is infectious. The Afro-Brazilian band, going strong for more than 10 years, mixes samba, samba reggae, coco, maracatu...
Scattered Melodies' New Album Features Nearly 30 Valley Musicians

By Nicki Escudero
Sep 18, 2015

Jack Johnston and Josh Montag want to bring back the sentiment of what albums "should be" to the Arizona scene. They recruited nearly 30 vocalists and musicians to play on their sophomore album, Modern Repair, on which the bassist and drummer asked their guest singers what they'd like to see...

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