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Trunk Space: More Memories From the DIY Venue's First 10 Years

By Yezmin Villarreal
Apr 7, 2014

There are many reasons people keep coming back to the Trunk Space, and it's not necessarily because of the music (although that is the biggest reason). There's the whole sense of community that's developed around the DIY gallery and venue, which has become a wayward home and all-inclusive haven for...
Celebrating 10 Years of the Trunk Space: A Brief Oral History

By Yezmin Villarreal
Apr 3, 2014

Stephanie Carrico knows what it's like to be an underdog, an outsider, the one who was picked on in her youth. The 38-year-old Trunk Space co-owner remembers not having a place as a teenager where like-minded misfits could hang, could exert their nascent creativity in an atmosphere where conventional notions...
Trunk Space Kicks Off Its Indie 500 Concert Series with Infectious and Intimate Performances

By Yezmin Villarreal
Apr 1, 2014

Colorful streamers, balloons, and even a donkey piñata adorned the digs at the Trunk Space Sunday, adding an extra festive -- not to mention silly -- air to what was a major occasion: the kickoff of Indie 500, the 10-day music festival celebrating the Grand Avenue music and art space's...
Nicole Whittington and James Waldron of Phoenix's Handmade Riot on Balancing Function and Beauty

By Yezmin Villarreal
Mar 11, 2014

Nicole Whittington and James Waldron, the duo better known as Handmade Riot, once were using their hands to roast and brew coffee at Lux on Central. Now they've shifted that attention to craft not just to coffee, but also to wooden bike shelves, toys, coffee pour-over stations, and honeycomb shelves...
Tempe's Numb Bats Deliver Fast, Ecstatic, and Cheeky Post-Punk Surf Rock

By Yezmin Villarreal
Feb 24, 2014

It's 2014 and high time you got some new music into your playlist -- seriously. And that's doubly true when it comes local music, of which there's an abundance in metro Phoenix. The Valley's music scene is gifted with burgeoning bands and emerging artists who will be making waves and...

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