Concerts – Page 16 – Every Show Joe

Look What Happened

November 28, 2017November 28, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Flagstaff, Less than Jake, Progatonist, Punk, Red City Radio, Ska, Ska Punk, The Green Room

Road trips are becoming a more common regularity for my concert going. It is not just the big festivals either. This is a random trip to a place out of town like the Rialto in Tucson. With the opening of the Green Room up in Flagstaff, they have been bringing fantastic punk shows through the cooler climate. It is a Crescent Ballroom size venue with an excellent selection of craft beers from around the Flagstaff area. With a car lease, and limited income currently, I have fewer opportunities to get…

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True Sounds of Liberty

November 19, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Club Red, Mesa, Punk, Reason Unknown, The Father Figures, The Linecutters, TSOL

The month of August started with a bang. This was show that brought a legendary legacy in punk with the more exciting up and comers. There was no doubt I would be in attendance from the moment I saw show announcement. T.S.O.L. and Father Figures accompanied by the high energy guys of Reason Unknown and the Linecutters conquered Club Red this night. Opening up is easily the best punks to explode on our scene in the last two years, the Linecutters. They blend hardcore singing with the tunes of your…

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Therapy For the Speed Bumps

November 17, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Blues, Phoenix, Pride Through Strife, Red Sage, Reggae, Reggae Rock, Rips Bar

Life likes to challenge your ability to do what you love. The ones you stick with through the hard parts are the things you tend to care for the most. I suppose that is part of the challenge. Life wants to tell you that the only way to survive is paying the bills and doing the job to that end. I ask where the fun in that is. What fun would life be if you were to be part of the status quo? If you only have one life to…

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The Brews and The Punks

October 27, 2017October 27, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Authority Zero, Bad Religion, First or Last, Goldfinger, Guttermouth, NOFX, Phoenix, Punk, Punk in Drublic, Skull Drug

Around twenty three years ago, NOFX released their fifth album, “Punk in Drublic.” Flash forward to now and it has become a full-fledged beer sampling, punk rock show. Phoenix was lucky enough to be added to the list of cities hosting the festival. The line ups vary from city to city with NOFX across the board joined by multiple amazing punk bands such as Bad Religion, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Less than Jake, Goldfinger, and more. The Phoenix stop had the line-up of NOFX, Bad Religion, Goldfinger, Authority Zero, and Guttermouth…

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The Enthusiasm of Pessimism

October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Folk, Folk Punk, Jeff Rosenstock, Laura Stevenson, Phoenix, Punk, Rebel Lounge, Rock, Ska, Wiccan Babysitter

When Bomb the Music Industry started playing, I was too busy graduating from college and becoming a cog in the corporate machine. I fell out of following music outside of a couple bands while I worked for GameStop. After leaving that position, I had to work to find my stress free environment which brought me back to following music in 2011. However, by the time I got to discovering Jeff Rosenstock, it was after Bomb the Music Industry had ceased playing. The closest thing I could do was track down…

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Friends Coming Together

October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Bloody Rogue Bastards, Bluegrass, Celtic Punk, Colten Hood, Ethan 103, Jesse Val, Painting Fences, Punk, Rock, Tempe, Time Out Lounge

Birthday shows tend to be a more common occurrence as I meet more within our music scene. They bring out the friends and musicians. Some I don’t get the pleasure to see as often as I would like. In the case of tonight, I got to catch someone who I have missed play for a while, someone I had not seen before, and a bunch of regular bands I love to see live. Opening up the night was the birthday girl herself, Cecilia. Playing with her friend on guitar, the…

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The Rockin’ Folk

October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Bluegrass, Dirty Sunset, Folk, Foresteater, Phoenix, Rebel Lounge, Rock, Valley Queen

Music is a therapy. It is something that is a great place to forget your stress. For me, it is how I started this frequenting of shows. The venues are a place of letting the mind escape on the chords of the instruments, the rhythm of the drums, and words of the lyrics. Catching the three bands of this night, Dirty Sunset, Foresteater, and Valley Queen, were another example of that amazing therapy. The night opened up a little more folky with Dirty Sunset. These guys play a bluegrass and…

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Did I Say I like a Rocking Guitar?

October 5, 2017October 17, 2017 Every Show JoeAlternative, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Fairy Bones, Garage Rock, Great Grandpa, Grunge, Indie Rock, Phoenix, Rebel Lounge, Rozwell Kid, Vundabar

The annual Viva PHX music festival has been a place to see the bands that I love playing and catch some new ones. This year that included the guys of Rozwell Kid and their praise of the AT&T moon. Granted, these guys were touring with Jeff Rosenstock and the Menzingers so I would have caught them no matter where they played. However, they jumped high onto my radar once I saw them play at Viva PHX. For the first tour since, they came through with two bands I hadn’t heard…

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The Overlapping Tastes

September 25, 2017October 17, 2017 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Arizona, Fishbone, Los Kung Fu Monkeys, marquee theatre, Psychobilly, Punk, Reggae, Reverend Horton Heat, Rockabilly, Ska, Strung Out, Tempe

If you told me there would be a tour with Reverend Horton Heat, Fishbone, and Strung Out on it, I would have given you an askew response. I think highly of all three bands, but together on one stage I wouldn’t imagine. However, it makes complete sense after a little thought. There are a bunch of crossover fans from the three genres of punk, ska, and rockabilly. With that, we got fantastic performances plus a great surprise in the opening Los Kung Fu Monkeys. Entering the show I had a…

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DIY Punk At the Rats Ass

September 25, 2017October 17, 2017 Every Show JoeApathy Cycle, Arizona, Ass Wipe Junkies, Manual Sex Drive, Phoenix, Psychobilly, Punk, Rats Ass, Rockabilly, We Might Be Wasted

The DIY scene goes hand and hand with the punk scene. Many come in the form of homes turned into venues. A couple DIY spaces are official establishments that cater to a broader range like 924 Gilman and our own local Trunk Space. One of the better ones to pop up was the Rats Ass. The venue since this show has shut down. Although fear not, it has reopened under a new name. Even under the new name, you must “ask a punk” to find the address. I arrived late…