Artist Spotlight – Every Show Joe

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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A Miles to Nowhere Practice

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 Every Show JoeArizona, Carter Drive Sessions, Galaxy Punk, Miles to Nowhere, Punk, Punk Rock, Tempe

The past over ten months has been the longest I’ve gone without physical live music in over a decade. It has been a more insular time as trying to quarantine due to Covid 19, mask up when I go grocery shopping or anywhere near others, and where we have had to go to other outlets to get that music fix. For me, that outlet has been the thousands of musician and concert streams that have been organized or simply on a whim gone live the past ten plus months. One…

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Favorite Musician Discoveries of 2020

November 15, 2020November 16, 2020 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Apes of the State, Bite Me Bambi, Catbite, Favorite Discoveries, Folk Punk, Folk Punk Rock, Grumpster, Half Past Two, Hardcore Punk, Jacknife Stiletto, Kill Lincoln, Lex the Lexicon Artist, Nerdcore, Punk, Rocksteady, Sarchasm, Ska, Ska Punk, Street Jail

The understatement for a lot of us is that the year 2020 has been mostly downs with a couple ups. I’m here to help improve that with awesome artists I have discovered through the year. A couple of the musicians on the list were before quarantining and lockdowns, but they count in my book. Majority I found through the past eight months of livestreams and streamed concerts. I know for many of you, it is a lukewarm prospect to go watch these streams while you miss the live experience. However,…

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Artist Spotlight: Potty Mouth

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 Every Show JoeArizona, Indie Rock, Phoenix, Pop Punk, Potty Mouth, Punk, Trunk Space

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…

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Artist Spotlight: The Maybe Next Years

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Phoenix, Punk, Rebel Lounge, The Maybe Next Years

On the newest Artist Spotlight, I highlight one of the newer members of the Phoenix Punk scene, The Maybe Next Years. It is a band that I actually first watched a pair of the members in other bands. For one, Davey I first watched in the band the Darling Sounds. That was a slower tempo band, a little indie and alternative rock. He apparently had energy and enthusiasm he was holding back until The Maybe Next Years. Then there is Sage, who I first caught in her other band Dwarf.…

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Artist Spotlight: Broloaf

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 Every Show JoeArizona, Broloaf, Hardcore Punk, Punk, Rogue Bar, Scottsdale

In this artist spotlight, it is one that occasionally brings their own spotlight since I found them, Broloaf. They are a band put together by random chance for a contest. Lucky for us, they decided after the competition to keep these members together to continue spreading the fun. Broloaf is a band with East Coast Hardcore influence and WWE flair. They write songs mocking the bro culture to the style of that genre. Well performed, as the music experience and talent of the band members shines at any given performance.…

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Artist Spotlight: Masked Intruder

March 12, 2019April 29, 2019 Every Show JoeArizona, Masked Intruder, Phoenix, Punk, The Van Buren, Yucca Tap Room

Masked Intruder is a band that first appeared on my radar as part of the Fat Wreck tour in 2013. On stage each member adorns a color coordinated ski mask and instrument. All the while, they sing songs about love and crime in a Ramones inspired pop punk. Personality radiates from the stage as they are constantly telling jokes and stories about their criminal escapades. This personality extends to Officer Bradford. He starts off serious looking like their parole officer, but then works to beat on the occasional intruder and…

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Artist Spotlight: Snailmate

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 Every Show JoeArizona, Hip Hop, Nerdcore, Punk, Snailmate, Synth, Tempe, Yucca Tap Room

Continuing on with the artist spotlight feature brings a local Nerdcore duo into the light. This is one you may not see as often locally because they have been doing a lot of trekking around the country since they started. My history with them goes back to when April was drumming in this fantastic blues and soul style band, Sister Lip. When that band ended up calling it quits, a few members went onto new projects with April joining Kalen for Snailmate. In the more than a decade since I…

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Artist Spotlight: The Bombpops

December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, Punk, Tempe, The Bombpops, Yucca Tap Room

For the third band in my most recent feature, the Artist Spotlight, I am shining it on the Bombpops. This is a band I discovered the first time at Last Exit Live on a tour with the Swingin’ Utters in April 2015. This unknown was upbeat and the right kind of pop punk I love. A little Ramones blended with Joan Jett with their unique take on it. Lyrics I could relate to, with a few specifically because I had just come out of one of the worst relationship of…

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Artist Spotlight: Boss’ Daughter

December 8, 2018December 31, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, Boss Daughter, Flagstaff, Flagstaff Brewing Company, Punk

In my second Artist Spotlight, I am bringing your attention to this awesome band out of Reno called Boss’ Daughter. My history with them goes back to a backyard barbecue during Punk Rock Bowling 2015 where a couple members played in a band called Vampirates. They technically played openers of that barbecue for PEARS. Keeping in touch with one member in particular, Chris Fox, brought his newer band Boss’ Daughter to my attention in the time following that. Unfortunately, I haven’t had the stars align for a Phoenix stop yet.…