I guest wrote over at AZCulture.com on Saturday’s Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys tour stop in Mesa. Photos by the awesome Christopher Reed. You can find it here: http://www.azculture.com/dropkick-murphys-flogging-molly/.
Read MoreAlways blinking when there is a picture or maybe just not wanting to think about deciding where I will end up on this jam packed Friday and Saturday. Just see for yourself. There is no reason you won’t be catching music this week with the amount of options. See you out there! Friday 28 Fuck The Industry Warehouse Trash Bash with The Linecutters, Monty O’Blivion, TOSO, Not Confined, Bad Times and The Runaway Street Circus. Address on the Facebook event. Wyves and decker. dual album release with Harper and the…
Read MoreNot everything I go to sits in the punk rock and ska genres. Through my first years with a driver’s license, I listened to our local Edge 106.3, and later 103.9, station playing alternative rock. In part that was because the Ska Punk Show was only on Sundays. This has continued with the local airwaves from KWSS and Alt AZ. With that said, one of my favorite alternative and local bands, Celebration Guns, has a brand new album. For the occasion they put together the awesome line up of Captain…
Read MoreThis weekend may seem busy, but as you will find out by what I list out for next Friday you will realize this is the tip of the iceberg! Friday 21 Weird Radicals Bangers Ball Release with Citrus Clouds, Dent, and DOMS at the Lunchbox Bradley Palermo, No Lungs, Ghost in the Willow, and Bryan Thomas Parker at the Time Out Lounge PHX Ska Punk Bowling Club Show: Bad Idols, As A Friend, Amuse, It’s Embarrassing and Kill Spree at the Palo Verde Lounge Wolfmother with Love Gang, Good Boy…
Read MoreSaturday a bit busy and tough to decide where to be this next week. Looks to be a great week if you are looking for music though! Friday 14 Indie 500 with Exxxtra Crispy, Dinosaur Love, Zero Degrees North, Ben Anderson, Hollowpoint Vigils, The Rebel Set, Acne superstar, robot (re)pair, Genre, El Googly Diablo, Andy Warpigs, Sean Bonnette of AJJ, Treasure Mammal, FutureSleep, TOSO, Sad Dance Party, Sugar Skull Explosion and so many more at the Trunk Space until 500 songs are played. The Minibosses with Burgandy Jurk, Ass Wipe…
Read MoreThe first one of September is here! Something on every day of the next week too. See you out at some music! Friday 7 The Phenomenauts with Left Alone, The Big News, Mr. Incommunicado at the Yucca Tap Room The Edisons “Carriers” release show with Post Hoc, Ghost in the Willow, and Chatora at Last Exit Live Mill’s End, KSONIC, and Manic Monkeys at the Time Out Lounge Bowcat and The Effects Live at the Cornish Pasty, Mesa Aggressive Express, Camel Enamel, Sluts These Days and Crop Killer at Tempe…
Read MoreThe old Mason Jar used to do regular afternoon shows for years before it closed. In a nod to the old tradition, the Rebel Lounge that reopened the space as a venue has started it again. This past weekend I took up the opportunity finally check it out. It was a mix of anticipation to see Audrey Heartburn again while watching musicians I haven’t seen perform before with Connor Carmody, Ambient Six, and Corey PA. Opening up was a gentleman I had met before, Corey PA, but I had not…
Read MoreThe more I have delved into punk rock, the more I have found the eighties hold the largest concentration of favorite tracks. It was a time of highly political, the birth of the whimsical, and a rawer sound. It brings me personal favorites that include The Vandals, Dead Kennedys, TSOL, Circle Jerks, Dead Milkmen, and Toy Dolls among others. However, a band I never delved into was Sloppy Seconds. Thanks to D-Tour Records’ reissue of their Destroyed album I started that adventure. Right out of the gate you can see…
Read MoreAnd with that, here is some help finding music for your Labor Day weekend and week! Friday 31 The Psychedelephants, After Nations, The Mighty Unlisted, TOSO, and The Living Receiver at the Rogue Bar The Groans, Blister, S’L’T, Monty O’blivion and Jett Runaway at the PPC Estate JSR and Harry Jerkface at 51 West Carol Pacey & the Honey Shakers at Chopper Johns Agent Orange with FoL, Alex Squared, Ligyrophobia, and Whistlepig at the Green Room, Flagstaff Saturday 1 $3 Shit Show with Playboy Manbaby, Weird Radicals, Strange Lot, and…
Read MoreA favorite local band of mine is coming to an end, for now. Not sure how long the break will be. They aren’t stopping on bad terms, just a member escaping to the cooler confines of Flagstaff for college. Hopefully we will see the Kill Your TV’s return down the road. Though for a possible last show, the PPC Estate was the perfect setting and the Kill Your TV performance was a fantastic transition into their break. One thing to spotlight in here is my visit to the intimate PPC…
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