Indie Rock – Page 2 – Every Show Joe

Teenage Halloween Comes to Arizona

March 27, 2022March 31, 2022 Every Show JoeAcoustic, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Folk Music, Groundworks, Indie Rock, Moon Nite, New Misphoria, Punk, Punk Rock, Teenage Halloween, Tucson, Yipee!

While we have mourned a few of our favorite venues close over the past couple years, the good news is we are seeing birth of new venues too. It is wonderful when that new space is one about giving all ages, any musical creation a place to play. The new space I refer to is the Groundworks in Tucson that opened this past November. They had Sean and Ben, of AJJ, headline the big inaugural show. Since then, they have regularly been hosting shows and art down there. While it…

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M3F 2022: Day Two

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 Every Show JoeAlternative Music, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Blu DeTiger, Blues, Cautious Clay, DJ, Elderbrook, Electronica, Electropop, Funk, Indie Rock, Jazz, Leon Bridges, M3F, Mildlife, Parcels, Phoenix, Pop Music, Soul Music, Southern Rock, The Higgs

With the first day of M3F under my belt, I was more excited going into the second day. I had already discovered so many new to me musicians and bands that it created a bigger anticipation for the second day. The sun was out this time that added warmth and to that feeling that it was going to be a good day. As for the festival, it did live up to that growing anticipation and the bar set by the day prior. First of the music would be another solid…

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M3F 2022: Day One

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 Every Show JoeA R I Z O N A, Alternative Music, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Bea Miller, Bryce Vine, Electropop, Folk Music, Goth Babe, Indie Rock, JTM3, Jungle, M3F, Modern Eyes, New Wave, Phoenix, Pop Music, Thom.Ko, Two Feet, Yoke Lore, Zhu

The now by the name M3F festival has been running since 2004. The three in the name originally coming from McDowell Mountain Music when it started in Scottsdale in view of the McDowell Mountain range. Since then, it has only grown and grown, moving into bigger digs in downtown Phoenix at Margaret T Hance Park. It only made sense for them to remove the direct name of McDowell Mountain and rename to the acronym of M3F. My first attending of the festival was in 2016 where I watched Beck for…

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Artist Spotlight: Ratboys

January 19, 2022January 24, 2022 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Folk Rock, Indie Rock, Phoenix, Ratboys, Valley Bar

While things are getting postponed or canceled, figured I’d go bring up a band I finally got to see back in October called Ratboys. You may have seen a couple camera shots over on the Psyko Steve Instagram, but I never got around to processing everything I took until now. As a repeated tale from the past two years, they are a band that grabbed my attention over streams. For Ratboys though, it wasn’t just for their music but personality they exude. If I recall correctly, part of that included…

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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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I Fight Dragons Back In Phoenix

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 Every Show JoeAcne Superstar, Alternative Music, Alternative Rock, Badger Springs, Chiptune, I Fight Dragons, Indie Rock, Phoenix, Punk, Punk Rock, Rebel Lounge

Music is one of the biggest joys in life. It takes us on journeys about personal lives to where the societal changes need to happen. It goes down the roads of humor, but sometimes serious and direct. In the world these days, the bands that bring that positive joy are what we need most. I Fight Dragons fits that bill with music and motivating lyrics while an engaging on stage presence from all five members. Bolstering this bill was Acne Superstar and Badger Springs from right here in Phoenix. Up…

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An Acne Superstar Release

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Every Show JoeAcne Superstar, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Cheap Hotels, Emo, Garage Rock, Indie Rock, Phoenix, Pop Icons, Pop Punk, Punk, Punk Rock, Rebel Lounge, Troubled Minds

I’ve always thought if I had a couple million dollars, part of my goal would be to get a few local bands recorded and promoted out to the larger audience they deserve. One of the best examples of that would be Acne Superstar. This idea has roots in after the band took a little break from performing, when their lead singer, Nav, went to Florida for a summer. They played their first show after a couple months, once again standing out from the crowd that night. It had me questioning…

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Flogging Molly Returns With Violent Femmes To Mesa!

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Every Show JoeAdolescents, Arizona, Bad Cop Bad Cop, Celtic Punk, CJ Ramone, Flogging Molly, Folk Music, Folk Punk, Garage Rock, Indie Rock, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Mesa, Mesa Amphitheatre, The Damned, Thick, Violent Femmes

Sometimes you know you miss things, but until they are before your eyes you don’t realize how much you missed them. When it came to the tour with Violent Femmes and Flogging Molly, a pair of them in the form of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and Flogging Molly brought out that exact feeling for me. However, that was in part because I had never seen Thick or Violent Femmes before. I was in for a treat with the four combined this Friday night. Our openers were a band…