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Wendy Tilton and Jim Matz, owners of Wild Hare Distillery in Tempe, make a line of agave spirits under the DROVE label, all naturally flavored and without added sugar. They recently added whiskey to the lineup and their customers are delighted. The distillers are serious about their products, but approach their profession with obvious joy. Here’s a little slice: How did you get started? Wendy: I actually started moonshining with a friend who is retired....

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Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. Folk music, jazz, Latin soul and straight-up rock ‘n’ roll are all on the menu this week. Punch Brothers Thursday, January 20 at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Punch Brothers won a Grammy for Best Folk Album in 2018, on the merits of the band’s blending of Americana with classical instruments like violin and...

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People did all sorts of things to stay occupied and feel less isolated during the pandemic quarantine of 2020 – baking bread, shopping online, binging Netflix. Some people even formed bands. Here are five music groups from Phoenix that began to jam while everyone else was watching Tiger King. Commiserate This four-piece shoegaze band released its first full-length album, Just Smile, in November 2020 and continues to play regularly around town, posting about upcoming shows...

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The new year brings an exciting new beer event to the Valley’s winter-spring festival season. Copper State Beer Festival makes its debut in January with craft breweries, cideries, distilleries and wineries, as well as a fleet of food trucks and an artisan market featuring Valley makers. It’s poised to be the Valley’s go-to beverage festival in a month that traditionally lacks for such diversions . 12-5 p.m. $20-$80. Riverview Park, 2100 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.,...

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Locals in the national news cycle. Daniel Ramirez In December, authorities apprehended 30-year-old Ramirez after he jumped out of a taxiing plane at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Authorities reported that he opened a rear galley door and ran from the aircraft. He sought refuge in an airport fire station and was subsequently jailed on suspicion of trespassing. Daniel Robinson  In June 2021, 24-year-old Buckeye resident Robinson went missing. His case went viral this winter...