It has been a while since I last attended a night of completely folk punk bands. The last time was back in June when Escape from the Zoo played the Trunk Space. Like that night, Bad Times played. Although in that case, it was just Diego. For this night, not only did we get all of Bad Times, but there was a first for me with Harley Poe and a favorite in the Homeless Gospel Choir. Opening up was the new look at Bad Times. Taking away the solo performance,…
Read MoreWatch, or if you prefer listen on the podcast feed, as the Maybe Next Years pay the show a visit. We take on racing and the challenges of Trials Evolution while chatting on many topics from concert adventures to Mountain Dew.
Read MoreThanksgiving week is upon us. With that, there is still a few music options around whatever plans may come with it for you on the latest episode of Every Show Joe Says Go! Friday 22 Pennywise with the Bronx, Playboy Manbaby, and Aqua Dolls at the Marquee Theatre The Skatalites with Bandulus and the 2 Tone Lizard Kings at the Rhythm Room Via Vengeance Album Release with I Am Hologram, Page the Village Idiot at the Yucca Tap Room Vic Tims & The Kentucky Rifles with The Bleedouts and The…
Read MoreThere are bands that are just pure joy. That joy can come to an audience through the lyrics they write, the way they perform, or just in how they treat their fans. For me, the Aquabats bring all of those kind of joys. Not only that, they were the second ska band I got into after discovering the genre. The song that first grabbed my attention was the one about school lunch and a celebrated food, “Pizza Day.” I have been attending their performances for the past fifteen years, not…
Read MoreVenues define the personality of a show. How much a venue defines that personality varies from place to place. For some of the midsize to larger, it can create a distant experience. In those spaces, it is up to a band’s performance to engage the crowd more. However, the smaller spaces bring the sense of energy closer to both the fans and the bands. From the moment it was announced that Guttermouth was playing the Yucca Tap Room, I was excited. That is a room that the performance style of…
Read MoreUp on podcast services and YouTube, the latest episode of Concerts to Consoles. Joining me on this one is Ryan Miller, of Celebration Guns, and Zelda. Watch as we tackle the latest title from Tarsier Studios and Nintendo, The Stretchers, and chat!
Read MoreThe weather is getting nicer and a few outdoor options as festivals are the name of the game this week on the latest Every Show Joe Says Go! Friday 15 The Ataris with No Lungs and Sad Dance Party at Pub Rock Live Tim’s Epic Escape From the Womb show featuring Camel Enamel, The Declaimed, Bleach Party USA, We Might Be Wasted, and All City Warning at Rips Bar MDC acoustic with The Elected Officials, Phoenix Hooker Cops, Conflict Resolution, and Quantum Colossus at the Krusty Palmz The Freecoasters with…
Read MoreGot some good stuff in town and out of town on this week’s episode! Friday 8 Assuming We Survive with We Were Sharks, After the Calm and Love Like Fiction at Pub Rock Live Births of Monsters with APE, The Posters, and Street Burrito at Yucca Tap Room Covey with Andy Warpigs, Bogan Via, and Adult Feelings at the Trunk Space Starcrawler with Skating Polly at Valley Bar Sloan with guests at Rebel Lounge 8th Annual Side Pony Express Music Festival Day 1 with over 100 bands, featuring 20 Ft…
Read MoreThe time has finally come. Tsunami Bomb’s first studio release in fifteen years has released today. For an early self-admittance, I didn’t get into the band’s music until years after they had broken up in 2004. I know, because I remember staying back in the stands of Peoria Sports Complex, for Warped Tour 2003, when a high school friend tried to get me to watch them. I have course corrected in that time, digging into their catalog and making amends. It helped that they compiled some of their greatest hits…
Read MoreI’ve seen it mentioned that with the current political climate, starting from 2016’s election, it would bring on a new generation of great political punk. However, I’ve always felt that was a misnomer. Punk bands have continued to rail against the political parties and policies. It is part of what is rooted in the beginnings of the genre and continues to permeate the songs from many punk bands to this day. It is scarier that songs from the infancy of the genre stand pretty accurate to modern day politics. That…
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