Every Show Joe

Month: July 2019

  • Concerts To Consoles: Episode 21 – Sore Eyes

    Concerts To Consoles: Episode 21 – Sore Eyes

    Sam and Nate, from Sore Eyes, swing by to take on the challenge of Super Monkey Ball 2! Watch as we try not to get too distracted while talking about the band and their music.

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  • Every Show Joe Says Go! 7-26-2019

    Every Show Joe Says Go! 7-26-2019

    A solid rebound on the quantity of shows this week after the lighter week we had prior. Plenty of options that should keep you happy every day this week.

    Friday 26

    • Mac Sabbath with Okilly Dokilly, Playboy Manbaby, and GodSpeedBall at the Marquee Theatre
    • Sarchasm with Mt. Mural and Hi, My Name is Ryan at the Yucca Tap Room
    • Some Jaywalkers, Maybe Next Years, Clam Slam and Altercation at the Grid
    • Thee Faded Pictures with Man Hands, Fat Gray Cat at Chopper Johns
    • The Zombie Zone with Villains In Heat, Cadaver Dabba Doos at Rips Bar
    • The Banter with Exploding Oranges, Danger Paul at Time Out Lounge
    • Something Like Seduction with The Stakes, Scattered Melodies, and Joey Gutos at Crescent Ballroom
    • Emo Night PHX featuring Chelsey Louise, of Fairy Bones, Dadadoh, Stars Don’t Smile, and others hosting at Rebel Lounge

    Saturday 27

    • Lumberfest 2: Electric Boogaloo featuring A Blackbird En Route, Celebration Guns, Twin Ponies, Brother Teresa, Mildura, Adult Feelings, Strelitzia, Rainy Days, Aura May, and Moon to Sun at Yucca Tap Room
    • Punk Night at the Grid with Birth of Monsters, The Dead Beat Hymns, Happy Mishap, and XXNRII at the Grid
    • Paper Foxes Vinyl Release with Bogan Via, MRCH, and Sur Block at the Rebel Lounge
    • El Googly Diablo with Complainiacs, Automatic Erasers, and Emperor Asshole at Chopper Johns
    • For the Record with DOMS, Blue Joy, and Smooth Hands at Tobacco Row
    • Crashing Cairo with Sara Robinson Band and The Runner Up at Last Exit Live
    • Los Lerpes with No Se, The Rowdy Ruff Boys, Muertos Heist, and Stop On Green at the Naked City Collective, Ask a band for the address
    • Disrupt Festival with The Used, Thrice, Sum 41, Circa Survive, Sleeping With Sirens, and more at the Ak Chin Pavilion
    • Planned Parenthood Benefit with Beg For Life, Icebag Injury, Exit Wound, and Pointbreak at 51 West
    • Local Band Showcase with The Up-Chucks, Plunder Banger, Lars Petrini, D.O.S., and Double Fisted at Time Out Lounge

    Sunday 28

    • Franks & Deans with Skull Drug, No Composure at Yucca Tap Room
    • Dinner Time with ROAR and DOMS at the Trunk Space
    • Wood & Wire with Bryan McPherson at the Green Room, Flagstaff

    Monday 29

    • Streetlight Manifesto with Kitty Kat Fan Club at the Van Buren

    Tuesday 30

    • Reel Big Fish and Bowling for Soup with Mest at Marquee Theatre

    Wednesday 31

    • Harvey J House with Dominick Arena, Nick Feratu, and Martin Danel at the Yucca Tap Room
    • Jane N The Jungle Record Release with MRCH, All Humans, Callie Young at Crescent Ballroom
    • Final Cut at Pho Cao
    • Third Eye Blind and Jimmy Eat World at the Ak Chin Pavilion

    Thursday 1

    • Bad Cop/Bad Cop with Dog Party, Pity Party and the Venomous Pinks (with Chip Hanna drumming) at the Rebel Lounge
    • The Pilfers with Stop the Presses, Mr. Incommunicado, Torn at the Seam, and Krovak at the Yucca Tap Room
    • DH Scott, Robert Quaijano, Blood Feud Family Singers, Josue Kinter and Cayce Jane at Rips Bar
    • Punk Rock Art Show with College Dropouts, Olympic Games, UVC, and Sad Sad Girls at the Rhythm Room

    Friday 2

    • AZ Punk Invades Joe’s Grotto featuring Skull Drug, 80*D, Inept Hero, Skeleton Army, We Steal Copper, The Zombie Zone, and more at Joe’s Grotto
    • President Gator 18 Year Anniversary Show featuring Snake! Snake! Snakes!, Bogan Via, Gospel Claws, ROAR, and Fine China at Crescent Ballroom
    • Dinosaur Pile Up with Brkn Love and Luna Aura at Rebel Lounge
    • A Sunday Fire with StereoRiots, The Edisons, and One Way Sky at Time Out Lounge
  • Artist Spotlight: Potty Mouth

    Artist Spotlight: Potty Mouth

    In my latest artist spotlight, it is a case for why you show up early for every band. I first saw Potty Mouth as part of the tour with Skating Polly. Skating Polly was a band I was recommended prior, but had not had a chance to watch live before. Though before those guys played there was this band called Potty Mouth. They are an all-girl four piece live, and three piece otherwise, that brought an enthusiasm to the stage. They played a pop punk brand of music with fantastic harmonies, while bouncing around the Rebel Lounge. Perhaps the band I would closest relate their sound to would be the Bombpops.

    Flash forward a couple months to when they release a fantastic new album “SNAFU.” Great harmonies, poppy lyrics and filled with wonderful songs. Potty Mouth’s latest album one of my early favorites in 2019 too. In addition, that Bombpops reference is relevant because if you missed them recently come through the Trunk Space, they will be back with Masked Intruder and the Bombpops. That tour will be a perfect pairing of sounds for this young band. All the above are reasons why I wanted to spotlight Potty Mouth and help spread the word of this excellent band from Massachusetts.

  • Frenetic, Fast Paced Fun

    Frenetic, Fast Paced Fun

    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 am seeing more active these days, Man Hands. I’m excited to see them playing more frequently and get in front of more eyes. They are a band with a good style and vibe to them on the stage.

    They blend indie rock, like the Hives, garage rock and the energy of punk rock that inspires any onlookers to move to the tracks. This makes Man Hands the perfect opener and complement to our headliners. Plus with them playing more, go take advantage of the chance to see them.

    DOMS would end up the tamer of the bands this night. That is not to say they didn’t bring energy of their own, but it seemed calmer to what would follow and before. Their songs a lo-fi vocal over a garage and surf rock sound. It was a sound perfectly fit to this lineup of bands.

    Even with the lo-fi filter, not to the level of reverb Heavy Breather brings that was off putting to, at least, one person telling me later in the night. Regardless, DOMS put on a good set to keep the flow of the night going.

    Now if you asked me a band to be the perfect setup for Amyl and the Sniffers, then Heavy Breather would be a name to come up. Their music is high energy to get the crowd bouncing, with a Descendents influence, and just enough off kilter to give it uniqueness. Their new album “Worser” currently sits as my favorite of the 2019 local releases.

    Harvey is one of the most frenetic and fun singers in Phoenix. He will fall to his knees while exuding lyrics. He staples his face, pulling them out to bleed as he sings. The climax of his actions was when he poured glitter on himself, a usual Heavy Breather staple these days. With it on his head the remainder of the set, the shiny shimmers dripped off and flew in all directions with his movements on the microphone. Without a doubt, Heavy Breather is a hell of a band live.

    Finally, it was time to see if Amyl and the Sniffers could possibly live up to the high expectations built up in the few weeks looping their new album. Simply put, yes they did. For a little background on the band, they are an Australian band that has been around for about three years. Their music style is more akin to the fast paced 80’s punk rock with a garage rock blend into it.

    Their lead vocalist, Amy, rarely was standing still singing from stage left to right, in the crowd to atop the pipes at the back of the Rhythm Room stage. The happy go lucky style of her and the entire band accompanying the live performance of their catalog was infectious on the crowd. It brought out people crushing toward the stage, trying to sing along as close as possible to the microphone. The craziness of band and the crowd made Amyl and the Sniffers one of the best performances I’ve seen live this year.

  • A Swagger Their Own

    A Swagger Their Own

    There are bands that you think the world of when you hear them. You want to catch them live anytime you can. Then, something happens and they disappear. Sometimes that is it, but in others they continue on. The latter is the case with Harper and the Moths, who since their last album release have had a little turnover in their ranks. The changes and break only further makes it wonderful they are back, with new music and bolstered by a strong set of bands on their album release night.

    Up first was the School of Rock Sugar Skulls. This is a band made up of kids coming up through the School of Rock. They perform familiar covers, with members rotating instruments and vocals on each. There is an obvious sense of joy coming out from them.

    That joy and enthusiasm only further reaching into the crowd who returned it in spades. However, while they are still learning, these kids already show strong skills on the stage. The Sugar Skulls were a wonderful way to open up the night’s festivities.

    Following them was the band New Heat. This duo was accompanied by El West’s Marty Welker on the drums. They are a little bit pop, a little bit alternative rock, and a little R&B.

    They have the vocals to stand out, along with a good steady baseline to get into it. It was a good first time catching New Heat. I look forward to seeing them again.

    WHSTLE was a band that I went into blind, and felt blown away. They are dynamic, shifting instruments throughout the set. Saydi’s vocals are fantastic, but then she accompanied them with an acoustic guitar and a keyboard depending on the song.

    William Butler, mostly guitar, but switched to keys later in their set showing his musical diversity. Plus there was Jake Briggs, on percussion, blending the high hat and drum pads. They combined for such an excellent sound of a rock, blues and hip hop. By the end of their set, WHSTLE was cemented in my head as a must see again.

    Following on that energy, El West was the perfect amount of enthusiasm and personality. Bryant is a ball of energy, releasing it through the entire set. He brings the right amount of personality to rope in the crowd between songs. His bandmates share in that common trait thus explaining the great chemistry on that stage.

    A perfect example was when Ricky jumping down to play bass from the crowd, while looking up at his bandmates as if an excited fan. El West is such a fun band up there in all the right ways.

    Last were Harper and the Moths, a band with a little retooling came out swinging for the fences to celebrate their album release. Their new album, “Dark Enough to Dance,” is one of the best I’ve listened to in 2019. It is superb in two ways. First, it is a surprise that very few local bands have tackled new wave since these guys first debuted. Usually success is mimicked, but it makes it more standout with so few attached to this kind of sound. Second, the quality of the songs is fantastic. The vocals to the instrumentals have such a clean and excellent mix to them from top to bottom.

    Their on stage performance has only got better too. Harper is one of the most charismatic front men in a band. The two others still in this band, Etti and David, are animated and look like they are feeling that music as they play it. Their latest addition, Salah, brings the perfect complement to the package with his own charisma. If you haven’t caught him in his other bands, Audrey Heartburn and Brother Teresa, you will see he exudes personality in all he does. When you watch a Harper and the Moths’ show, it is a pleasant spectacle from the lights to the additional performers.

    Captain Squeegee’s Danny Torgerson joined for the horns along with Henri, from Dry River Yacht Club and CHKLZ, for percussion. A cool moment included bringing up one of the Sugar Skulls to sing vocals to what looked a delight on her face. Harper and the Moths, even with the changes, this night showed why they are one of the standout artists in Phoenix. This show goes down as one of my favorites this year.

  • Concerts To Consoles: Episode 20 – The Linecutters

    Concerts To Consoles: Episode 20 – The Linecutters

    Certainly one of the best of the best in the Phoenix punk scene are the Linecutters. They join me for the difficulty and the character creator of Bloodborne. We chat about their recent tours, why the Nile Underground is a good venue, the DIY shows, and video games.

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  • Every Show Joe Says Go! 7-19-2019

    Every Show Joe Says Go! 7-19-2019

    A little delayed by a internet outage, but up and here to cover what some may describe as maybe the summer lull for a week. Lighter, but good stuff to catch live around the Valley of the Sun this week!

    Friday 19

    • Mike Krol with Man Hands, It’s Embarrassing at Valley Bar
    • St. Pop, El Googly Diablo, and Cadaver Dabba Doos at the Blooze Bar
    • Drunk Mums at Last Exit Live
    • Taco Sauce with Jean Marie at the Lost Leaf
    • Vic Tims and the Kentucky Rifles with The Earps, Villains in Heat at Chopper Johns

    Saturday 20

    • Amelia’s Birthday Show featuring Barbie and the Hookers with Who Gives a Fuck, The Cobras, Corky’s Leather Jacket, Ass Wipe Junkies, Rage & Peace, and Dud(dood) at Krusty Palmz
    • Nanami Ozone, Twin Ponies, Godstar, and DJ Dyltron at the American Legion, Phoenix
    • Carol Pacey and the Honey Shakers and Murphy’s Outlaw at Pho Cao
    • Full Moon Festival featuring After the Calm, Interfate, Sunday at Noon, Final Cut, and more at the Pressroom
    • Fourbanger with Sore Eyes at Cornish Pasty, Mesa
    • Doug Preston & The Soul Searchers with The Woodworks, Lonesome Wilderness at Last Exit Live
    • Last Day of ThirdSpace featuring Dinosaur Love, Clayton Trusell, Martin Daniel, Zack Phillips, Button Struggler, and more.

    Sunday 21

    • Scotty Dub with the Jellyfish, Gnashing, Molotov Cockroach and Some Jaywalkers at the Palo Verde
    • Spose with Bensbeendead, Jimmythekid, and Brain Zap at Rebel Lounge
    • Beck and Cage the Elephant at Ak Chin Pavilion

    Monday 22

    Tuesday 23

    • The Red Pears with the Grinns, Instructions at Rebel Lounge

    Wednesday 24

    • Potbelly with Earthwalker and From Mars at Krusty Palmz

    Thursday 25

    • The Mailboxes with Coyote Tango, Bedland at Last Exit Live
    • School of Rock All Stars with support from School of Rock House Bands at Rebel Lounge

    Friday 26

    • Mac Sabbath with Okilly Dokilly, Playboy Manbaby, and GodSPeedBall at the Marquee Theatre
    • Sarchasm with Mt. Mural and Hi, My Name is Ryan at the Yucca Tap Room
    • Some Jaywalkers, Maybe Next Years, Clam Slam and Altercation at the Grid
    • Thee Faded Pictures with Man Hands, Fat Gray Cat at Chopper Johns
    • The Zombie Zone at Rips Bar (Tentative)
  • Come For A Pair of Bands, Get a Pair More

    Come For A Pair of Bands, Get a Pair More

    There are musicians from the first song you know that you just want to keep listening to after. On a tour last year with Lawrence Arms and Red City Radio, there was a solo musician called Sincere Engineer. She came out with not only catchy and well written verses, but an honest stage presence that played well with the Phoenix crowd. She is one of those musicians that you look forward to catching once you’ve heard her. This time around she brought her full band alongside co-headliners Heart Attack Man, Rome Hero Foxes, and the talents of our local Troubled Minds opening it.

    Without a doubt, Troubled Minds the high energy, fun band you want at the beginning of your show. Their sound leans pop punk and with angst in the lyrics. Matt’s vocals remind me a little of Pierre Bouvier, of a Simple Plan. Matt was looking unafraid to move away from the mic between verses to jam on his guitar.

    Most of the band had the same infectious energy to move to their songs. It has been a little while since I last caught Troubled Minds, but with this night’s performance it is clear they continue to get better.

    Then the first of two bands I entered unfamiliar with, Rome Hero Foxes. These guys lean more in an indie rock, but bring with a pop sound that gets the head moving to it. A little slower than Troubled Minds with the indie rock influence why, but that was okay.

    They had a friendly stage demeanor with the crowd between songs. I was pleasantly surprised by what Rome Hero Foxes brought to the Phoenix stage.

    Following them was the first time I would see Sincere Engineer with her usual band. First thing I noticed were they shared a common personality, a happy go lucky stage presence. Despite a broken string early, Deanna took it in stride with jokes and cheering up from her bandmates. Like last time, she had an ongoing, almost personal conversation with the audience. This helped, in addition to her band, as they spouted supportive remarks in the few moments she got flustered.

    The addition of the full band makes the songs sound a little less folk, and more to the rock of her album recordings. Closer to the Midwest punk sounds of the previously mentioned Lawrence Arms and a little Jeff Rosenstock. With a band or without, Sincere Engineer makes for one of the most authentic musicians I’ve watched on a stage.

    Last was the other of the co-headliners and bands I went in blind, Heart Attack Man. They returned us to the more pop punk leanings we started out the night with. They moved around that stage with flair to the songs, jumping and dancing whenever there were no vocals. They reminded me of the Frights as I watched them perform.

    It was clear they were happy getting the opportunity to perform these songs to us. If I had to ask them, I’d wager this is them living their dream by watching how they held themselves during the set. Heart Attack Man was an excellent way to close out this night of music at the Rebel Lounge.

  • Concerts To Consoles: Episode 19 – Shane Matsumoto

    Concerts To Consoles: Episode 19 – Shane Matsumoto

    On the latest episode of Concerts to Consoles, we bring on my graceful host for the show and owner of SER Soundworks, Shane Matsumoto. In addition, talk about his band Paradigm Lost to how he got into the recording studio side, with even a story about The Revenge and his TV show’s band interviews while we play Super Mario Kart!

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  • Every Show Joe Says Go! 7-12-2019

    Every Show Joe Says Go! 7-12-2019

    Friday 12

    • Authority Zero 25th Anniversary Live Album Recording Night 1 with Hit the Switch, Not Confined at Rebel Lounge, All Ages
    • Planned Parenthood Fundraiser with Audrey Heartburn, Bogan Via, Snailmate, Lifeguard, and Huemongrel at Tobacco Row
    • Family Secret with Hall 13, APE, and 80*D at Rips Bar
    • Habitual Resonance with the Cadaver Dabba Doos, Drug Thirsty Mule at Time Out Lounge
    • Sara Robinson Band with The Edisons, Future Exes at the Rhythm Room
    • Exploding Oranges and Manic Monkeys at Illegal Pete’s, Mill Ave
    • Civil War Rust with Krovak at Yucca Tap Room
    • Juniper Ridge and Aquatic Hitchhiker at SoZo Coffeehouse
    • The Banter at Puro Cigar Bar
    • Local Showcase with Deadbeat Cousins, Embrace The Sun, The Moxytones, and more at Marquee Theatre

    Saturday 13

    • Authority Zero 25th Anniversary Live Album Recording Night 2 with Hit the Switch, The Venomous Pinks at Rebel Lounge, 21+
    • AZ Punk Scene Meet Up with FoL, Skull Drug, and Squared at the Grid
    • Camel Enamel’s 100th Show with Vic TIms and the Kentucky Rifles, Andy Warpigs, Bulletproof Backpacks, Critical Miss and more at Jay’s Cocktail Lounge
    • Malignus Youth with Phoenix Hooker Cops, The Delcaimed, Khaos Rules, and Family Secret at Rips Bar
    • The Spooky with the Vooduo and guests at Yucca Tap Room
    • The Entals and Friends with The August Reverie and Ori Kawa & the Entals at TallCat Studios
    • Las Calakas with Los Espplifs and Sonidero Oso Che at Crescent Ballroom

    Sunday 14

    • The Appleseed Cast with Young Jesus, Celebration Guns at Rebel Lounge
    • Break the Summer Sunday featuring Promise to Myself, Carol Pacey and the Honey Shakers and WinterHaven at Copper Blues Live Desert Ridge

    Monday 15

    • Fea with Bruiser Queen, Gwyneth Paltrow Afterparty, Clam Slam, and Brain Zap at Yucca Tap Room
    • Throw with Jonny Cuz, GodSpeedBall, Emperor Asshole, and Dwayne and the Rock Hard Johnsons at the Rhythm Room
    • Tyler Matock’s Birthday Celebration with Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold and American Longspurs at the Crescent Ballroom
    • Sydney Sprague at Zia Records Mill Ave

    Tuesday 16

    • Potty Mouth with Dikembe, Pool Kids, and Way Under at the Trunk Space
    • Acoustic Night featuring Gabo, Haley Green, Mike Maleckar and Rusty at Yucca Tap Room
    • Punk Rock Art Show with Wayward Sun, Breaking Trail, Drats!, and The Wizard at Rhythm Room
    • Slumped with Yipee!, Power Naps at the Trunk Space Basement
    • House of Stairs at the Lost Leaf

    Wednesday 17

    • Echo Bombs with High Curbs, DOMS, and Cheap Hotels at the Yucca Tap Room
    • Ghost Cat Attack with The Woodworks, WHSTLE, and Snailmate at Crescent Ballroom
    • Gazm and the Hologram with Pig City, Perplex, and Skin Ticket at the Pebble Beach House
    • Punk With a Camera, Sad2 with Earthwalker, The Effects, Negative Thirty Two, and Emma at the Krusty Palmz
    • Lunar Vacation with The Slaps, Breakup Shoes at Rebel Lounge

    Thursday 18

    • Punk with a Camera with Sad2, Audrey Heartburn, Not Confined, Bad Times, and Sad Dance Party at the Trunk Space
    • Toots and the Maytals with NEATO, Keith Okie & Rebel Sol, Jah Los and the Rebels, and Howard Til Midnight at the Marquee Theatre
    • Right On, Kid with Calmgrove, and Sore Eyes at Time Out Lounge
    • Prude with Maximum Roach, Nagaina, and Hyperkinesis at Unit Six
    • Trash Can Romeos and the Vooduo at Chopper Johns
    • Locals Only Showcase featuring The Real Fakes and more at Yucca Tap Room
    • Something Better, a Music Satire based Comedy Variety Show, featuring Sam Tallent and Danny Marianino, Abrar Miniyar at the Valley Bar

    Friday 19

    • Mike Krol with Man Hands, It’s Embarrassing at Valley Bar
    • Drunk Mums at Last Exit Live