Concerts – Page 13 – Every Show Joe

A Visit To Mt. Nerdcore

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, Hip Hop, MC Frontalot, MC Lars, Mega Ran, Nerdcore, Phoenix, Rap, Schaffer the Darklord, Teek Hall, Valley Bar

There are shows that are just a magical coming together of musicians. They have artists that when you list dream shows, you put them together. When it gets announced, it is hard to contain that excitement. The Mt. Nerdcore tour is that magical dream show of artists coming together. For the first time on the West Coast, it brings together four of the biggest names in Nerdcore with MC Lars, Mega Ran, Mc Frontalot, and Schaffer the Darklord plus one local surprise. That surprise was Teek Hall opening up the…

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That PHX Ska Punk Bowling!

October 8, 2018November 20, 2019 Every Show JoeCreepsville 666, Death By Stereo, Don Bolles, Epic 18, First or Last, FoL, JFA, Madd Dog Tannen, PCP, People Corrupting People, PHX Ska Punk Bowling, Psychobilly, Punk, Reason Unknown, Rockabilly, Ska, Ska Punk, The Dead Beat Hymns, The Devillains, The Germs, TV Tragedy, Yucca Tap Room

Twenty years ago there was a small festival that started up in Las Vegas as a couple of club shows. That festival gradually grew to become what everyone knows as Punk Rock Bowling. Five years ago, in a similar idea for the Phoenix scene, Andy Jones put on the first ever Phoenix Ska Punk Bowling. The goal was to bring together our local punk, ska, and rockabilly at an affordable price for a couple days. Each year brings a couple national headliners too, that first one included Teenage Bottlerocket, The…

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Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys Recap on AZCulture

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Every Show JoeCeltic Punk, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Folk, Jake Burns, Mesa Amphitheatre, Punk, Stiff Little Fingers

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/.

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Celebrating Celebration Guns

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Bear Ghost, Captain Squeegee, Celebration Guns, Indie Rock, Instructions, Phoenix, Rebel Lounge, Rock 'n Roll

Not 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…

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All In a Afternoon

September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Ambient Six, Arizona, Audrey Heartburn, Blues, Connor Carmody, Corey PA, Jazz, Phoenix, Punk, Rebel Lounge

The 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…

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Kill Your TV Says Goodbye… For Now

August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, Hardcore Punk, Jett Runaway, Kill Your TV, Phoenix, PPC Crack House, PPC Estate, Punk

A 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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The Up and Comers

August 20, 2018May 21, 2020 Every Show JoeAcoustic, Arizona, Birth of Monsters, Hardcore, Not Confined, Punk, Shamehole, Tempe, Yucca Tap Room

Sometimes shows are going to be quieter and smaller. They tend to be the ones sitting on a Sunday, although a few big bands buck that trend. You find the gems at these shows. One such occasion is a week ago at the Yucca Tap Room, where we found our punk regulars, Birth of Monsters, joined by the up and coming young punks of Not Confined and the latest acoustic duo of Shamehole. Up first were the familiar faces of Shamehole. This two piece band is made up of Evan,…

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A Streak of Ska

August 14, 2018 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Arizona, Bowcat, Los Lerpes, Rundown Roommates, Ska, Tempe, The Holophonics, Time Out Lounge

Most of the year the amount of ska shows is not too concentrated. It usually lends to me making sure to support every ska show in hopes it will bring more. However, we had a strange week in July. There was a stretch of four ska shows in a five day span around Phoenix. That third show was the fun as hell bringing The Holophonics into town joined by Bowcat, Rundown Roommates, and Los Lerpes. Kicking things off first was a three piece Los Lerpes. Down a man, we saw…

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The Uplifting and The Dark

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Arizona, Indie Rock, Kitty Kat Fan Club, marquee theatre, Mephiskapheles, Punk, Ska, Streetlight Manifesto, Tempe

Tours revolving around the anniversary of an album are one of the current trends. It is likely because a lot of the bands these days that we follow and love are sticking together longer. One of those bands just happens to be Streetlight Manifesto, who is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the album “Everything Goes Numb.” Along for the ride on this tour were, Kitty Kat Fan Club and Mephiskapheles. Up first is one of the newest bands on Asian Man Records, Kitty Kat Fan Club. The streak of great…

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Saying Goodbye To Warped Summers

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Every Show JoeAk Chin Pavilion, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Assuming We Survive, Authority Zero, Doll Skin, Fenix TX, Hollowpoint Vigils, Phoenix, Pop Punk, Punk, Rock, Sundressed, The Used, Warped Tour

The last song of a Warped Tour was played on Sunday, in West Palm Beach and with Pennywise performing it. Huge props to Kevin Lyman, who put on the tour for 24 years. He managed to not only maintain a successful tour for over two decades, but evolve it to survive the entire period. It started as a punk dominated festival in its first decade. Then to the vein of a lot of vocal punks, found the blossoming Emo and Hardcore scenes as they were coming up in the 2000’s…