Indie Punk – Every Show Joe

Jer Puts the Leap in Leap Day

March 12, 2024March 13, 2024 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Arizona, Devon Kay and the Solutions, Emo, Hip Hop, Indie Punk, Jer, Phoenix, Punk, Rocksteady, Ska, Ska Punk, Skatune Network, Spicy Mayo, Suzie True, Trunk Space, We Are The Union

A leap day only occurs once every four years. That would make it perhaps the most special day of the year. So, it is only appropriate that on this kind of special day we would have Jer making a tour stop at the Trunk Space. Joining them for this tour was Chicago favorites of mine, Devon Kay and the Solutions, and Suzie True, from the state next door. Not to mention, they called in the perfect local companion band, Spicy Mayo, to open it all up. If you want the…

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Devon Kay and the Solutions Delightful Desert Stop

August 31, 2023September 1, 2023 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Arizona, Bowcat, Celleste, Devon Kay and the Solutions, Funk, Indie Punk, Indie Rock, Okinawa Plane Crash, Punk, Punk Rock, Rockteady, Ska, Ska Punk, Tempe, Yucca Tap Room

Eclectic is defined as “composed of elements drawn from various sources.” It tends to be descriptions of the weather in Denver and my music tastes. Similarly, it can be used to describe the bill that assembled at Yucca Tap Room with Devon Kay and the Solutions. Just to touch on how eclectic it was, the night of music included the ska offerings of Bowcat, the punk funk of Okinawa Plane Crash, and the indie rock sounds of Celleste. The four of them combined with what I call the Indie Punk…

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Making Twenty Five Look Magical

August 29, 2022August 30, 2022 Every Show JoeArizona, Indie Punk, Indie Rock, Math Rock, Phoenix, Punk, Punk Rock, Soul Music, Spicy Mayo, Trunk Space, Wallace Hound, Wedding Anniversary, Yay Bobby Napalm

There are life’s moments that are absolute in needing to celebrate. Moments that show how magical it is when two people come together and over the long stretch continue to show that magic. For two friends, Jason and Marla, this night at the Trunk Space was a celebration of their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. With their love of one another, the festivities brought that together with their love of local music. For the intimate occasion, they invited a few of their local favorites, Wallace Hound, Spicy Mayo, and this mysterious…

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The Menzingers At A Sold Out Crescent

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Every Show JoeArizona, Crescent Ballroom, Emo, Indie Punk, Indie Rock, Oso Oso, Phoenix, Punk, Punk Rock, Sincere Engineer, The Menzingers

There is never a set time or age to self-reflect. You can do it at any time when you are collecting your thoughts. To think back on things that have come and adventures that have been. This was especially present in the past two years with the idle time of concerts and activities. Another place that it occurred was when The Menzingers released After the Party, reflecting on their twenties from their thirties. It was an album that hit perfectly for me being in that similar spot and age range…

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Jeff Rosenstock And Friends At The Crescent Ballroom

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Crescent Ballroom, Folk Music, Garage Rock, Indie Punk, Indie Rock, Jeff Rosenstock, Oceanator, Phoenix, Ska, Ska Punk, Slaughter Beach Dog

There are artists that just invoke positivity. Not only in their performance, but in their day to day interactions and fans they inspire. You find the crowds in front of them are as supporting and happy as the artist they came to watch. Jeff Rosenstock is that kind of musician, regardless of the negative reflection of the world, albeit true, in his lyrics themselves. So throw in vaccination only requirements, to make people feel safe coming out, and the band themselves bringing Slaughter Beach, Dog and Oceanator with them to…

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Beach Bunny Back In Town

January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 Every Show JoeArizona, Beach Bunny, Crescent Ballroom, Emo, Indie Punk, Indie Rock, Miloe, Phoenix, Pop Punk

2020 and part of 2021 gave a lot of time to discover new music you didn’t listen to. Whether it was through the popular livestreams or just randomly going down a “You May Also Like” path, there was more time to dig deeper in. I did just that with one of the prominent ones I found being Beach Bunny. There were, and still are, points I just have them on loop. So when things started coming back and they announced their tour will coming through Phoenix, I was immediately tried…

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Hot Mulligan Brings a Fire Tour to the Van Buren

December 16, 2021December 17, 2021 Every Show JoeArizona, Emo, Hot Mulligan, Indie Punk, Indie Rock, Phoenix, Pop Punk, Prince Daddy and the Hyena, Punk, Punk Rock, Sincere Engineer, Super American, The Van Buren

Going into a show blind can lead to just a bigger high when you discover another awesome band. It is the reason you should always go to a show from the beginning, as those openers have become a few of my favorite bands. However, in the case of Hot Mulligan, they were a band I actually had never listened to prior to this show going in. Additionally, Super American on this tour too. I was there for Sincere Engineer and Prince Daddy and the Hyena. Combined though, all four just…

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Frenetic, Fast Paced Fun

July 24, 2019July 25, 2019 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Amyl and the Sniffers, Arizona, DOMS, Garage Rock, Heavy Breather, Indie Punk, Indie Rock, Man Hands, Phoenix, Punk, Rhythm Room

Have you ever heard a song and immediately were enamored with it? Hearing Amyl and the Sniffers song “GFY” for the first time on the Jonah Raydio podcast was just that. After that, I immediately jumped over to Spotify to listen to the rest of the self-titled album that it came from. The energy and sound grabbed me song after another on it. Of course, luck would have it they would be in town about a month after with a rad group of locals. Up first is a band I…

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Concerts To Consoles: Episode 14 – Salah Moharram

June 9, 2019December 8, 2019 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Audrey Heartburn, Brother Teresa, Concerts To Consoles, Cuphead, Garage Rock, Harper and the Moths, Indie Punk, Indie Rock, New Wave, Punk, Xbox, Xbox One

Tackling the challenge of Cuphead on Xbox One with Salah, from Audrey Heartburn, Brother Teresa, and Harper and the Moths, while we chat his move here, bands, and his video gaming habits!

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Theatrics and Fun Times Ahead

February 26, 2017April 21, 2023 Every Show JoeAlternative, Andy Warpigs, Arizona, Folk Punk Rock, Garage Rock, Genre, Indie Punk, Indie Rock, Phoenix, Playboy Manbaby, Punk, Tempe, The Bombpops, The Darts, The Thin Bloods, The Trunk Space, Trunk Space, Yucca Tap Room

I’m of two minds of set times being posted. First, and probably more unique to myself and a few others, having set times posted can help me figure out on busy nights like tonight a plan of attack to hit the music I want to see. However, I’m on the other mind where I’ve been at a show early with an amazing local band, and no one is there. This happens more often than I like to see, and if there is only a start time you get a couple…