The Coatimundi is a member of the raccoon family. It has a long, pointed muzzle snout, a long, bushy, ringed tail and reddish brown fur. It can be found in the southwestern United States, specifically Arizona and New Mexico, and some regions of South America. It resembles a lemur mixed with a raccoon. " What peculiar-looking little fellow,” I said to myself.

But this story isn’t about our furry friend that scampers its way across the Arizona forests. This is about Coatimundi, the “somatic dance-folk fusion” band based in Phoenix that shares its name with that quirky creature. Much like its namesake, the band is hard to pin down — wild, unpredictable and unlike anything else you’ll stumble across in the Valley.

I first heard about them from a friend who spoke with the kind of excitement r

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