Concerts – Page 14 – Every Show Joe

The Things That Come Together

August 4, 2018August 4, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, Left Alone, Phoenix, Punk, Rebel Lounge, Rocksteady, Ska, Street Dogs, The Last Gang, Thug Riot

The stars are aligning more on tours these days. This isn’t the first time writing about it the last year, where a lineup is a mix of bands I’m excited to go see. It wouldn’t matter if separate or together, but it certainly amps up the excitement as one. That amped up excitement was just finding out that Street Dogs, Left Alone, and the Last Gang had announced they would be coming to town together. However, there was one day of show surprise. Thug Riot would make the trek up…

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The Ska Must Go On

July 22, 2018January 27, 2022 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Arizona, Los Kung Fu Monkeys, Mr Incommunicado, Phoenix, Ska, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Van Buren

Ska has a long lineage of excellent music predating and inspiring sounds that would influence the genres of Reggae and Rocksteady. Most describe it as coming in three waves, the original out of Jamaica in the late 1950’s, the 2 Tone sound out of the U.K. in the 1970’s, and the third wave ska out of the punk scene in the late 1980’s. One of the most iconic bands to put the third wave ska on the map is the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. They were one of the first to…

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Infesting Tucson With Music

July 12, 2018August 6, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, Bleach Party U.S.A., Blue Collar Criminals, Blueprints for Destruction, Extremity, Hardcore, inFest Tucson, Metal, No Self, Punk, Scar Eater, Scattered Guts, Southpaw, The Radolescents, The Rock, Tucson

I haven’t deeply explored what the Tucson music scene has to offer. Most of my discoveries of bands from Tucson occur when they play up here in Phoenix. That does not cover the huge breadth they have to offer. Thanks to the invitation to inFest Tucson this year, I got to continue expanding my discovery of the breadth of their scene. This was a mix of their offerings, most I had never seen, mixed with a couple touring acts out of Southern California and Texas. Add in that we had…

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The Allure Of the Small Venue

July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, Heavy Breather, Punk, Tempe, TSOL, Venomous Pinks, Yucca Tap Room

There is a special feeling to watching bands in a smaller venue. That special feeling grows larger when it ends up a band that has been performing punk rock for the last three decades. In this case, it was my second time capturing that feeling of watching TSOL at the Yucca Tap Room. This night they were accompanied by two spotlights of the Phoenix punk bands, Heavy Breather and the Venomous Pinks. Opening up is a band I haven’t had a chance to tell you about on this site, Heavy…

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Bringing The Party

July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 Every Show JoeAcousta Noir, Arizona, Bluegrass, Haymarket Squares, Larry and His Flask, Punk, Some Dark Hollow, Tempe, Yucca Tap Room

As the last national Warped Tour goes on, it continues a last run at introducing music fans to bands they may never have crossed paths with. In this same vein, at Warped Tour 2011, I was introduced to an entirely new genre to me from a band that just killed it in 110 degrees. That genre was Bluegrass and that band was Larry and His Flask. I’ve supported their album fundraising since and made it a goal to catch them anytime they are in Phoenix. Of course, that meant their…

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The Warmth of a Basement Show

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, Eye Rake, Hardcore, HiGH, Mesa, Nile Underground, PEARS, Punk, Robot re(Pair)

Basement shows are a staple of music in various cities around the country. However, here in Phoenix, we have about two venues that count as basements. The first is a more recent one, the Valley Bar, and the second one is the Nile Underground, with a bit of age and history to it. One downside of a basement in a historic building is the ventilation and air conditioning doesn’t usually make it all the way down. For the music fans in Phoenix and a couple bands, this ends up a…

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Go With The Flow

June 9, 2018June 9, 2018 Every Show JoeAcoustic, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Coyote Tango, Hollowpoint Vigils, Johnny Lee, Miles to Nowhere, NEATO, Off the Mark, Pub Rock Live, Punk, Reggae, Scottsdale, Skull Drug

There is a lot of new music hitting my ears weekly these days. Perhaps it is the exponential growth of bands I follow or just the coincidental concentration of bands releasing new music. With that comes the album release shows. It is a get together of musicians and a few of their favorite musical friends to celebrate their latest lyrical creations. This time around a few guys I’ve been watching since I was a teenager were celebrating their latest music, NEATO, with a few of their favorite friends. The show…

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The Triple Release

May 23, 2018May 20, 2020 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Exxxtra Crispy, Not Confined, Phoenix, Playboy Manbaby, Punk, Rebel Lounge, Ska, T.O.S.O.

Album release shows are an excellent way to bring out everyone into one place to pick up and celebrate new music. They tend to usually be for a single release, and occasionally for a dual release. However, in this case we had three bands releasing three new albums of their own. This would be a first for my concert going, as Playboy Manbaby, T.O.S.O., and Not Confined had a brand new album this night. On top of those, we had Exxxtra Crispy playing to start the entire thing off. Exxxtra…

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Lucha, Beer And Punk Rock

May 21, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, Lit, Los Kung Fu Monkeys, Pennywise, Punk, Rock 'n Roll, Sabroso Taco Festival, Ska, Ska Punk, The Vandals, Tucson, Unwritten Law

Cinco de Mayo is the celebration of the Mexican army defeating the French in the Battle of Puebla. It is a holiday that has taken on a celebration of Mexican culture and drinking here in the U.S. Over the years, the holiday has been more of day that my activities are more dictated by if there is a good show. This year presented a festival that has been hitting Tucson and a few stops around the country for a couple years now. It is the Sabroso Taco Festival with acts…

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Masters of Melodic Punk

May 10, 2018September 20, 2024 Every Show JoeAcoustic, Arizona, Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, Punk, Red City Radio, Sincere Engineer, The Lawrence Arms

There are lineups you just look at and can tell will be amazing. A couple bands on the bill stand out and above a lot of their respective genre. In the case of this night at the Crescent Ballroom, it was just that. The tour paired the talented musicians of both Red City Radio and Lawrence Arms, alongside the fantastic discovery for me in Sincere Engineer opening it up. Sincere Engineer is the one person, acoustic act of Deanna. From the beginning she was entertaining not just by performing these…