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AJJ’s Knife Man 10th Anniversary Tour Hits The Nile

It has been a little bit since last AJJ played a hometown show. Of course, there was the before vaccine times of Covid and where everything came to a grinding halt for the safety of one another. So it was an understandable longer time. However, a really cool thing about AJJ during that time is they did weekly streams with Sean and occasionally more on their Instagram through the entire quarantining period. On a similar safety note with this tour, they are working to make it vaccinated only and ask…

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Punk Rock Bowling 2021: Day 3

The last day had finally come of Punk Rock Bowling 2021. It felt like my endurance had improved from the past two and half days on my feet, a welcomed sign. Nonetheless, I was taking on chances and giving my feet and my possible ankle sprain a little more time off to rest. Then it was dashing down to put in a little food and catch the main stage openers one more time to finish this punk rock vacation of a weekend. The Twits I heard they were the youngest…

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Punk Rock Bowling 2021: Day 2

Day Two had me sleeping in to let my feet recover as much as possible for another jam packed day of music at Punk Rock Bowling. Unfortunately, that meant staying off my feet a little longer to extend their life to my photo taking plans at the evening club show with my friends in Playboy Manbaby. Regardless, the day continued to be filled with memory making moments and sets. Suburban Resistance Once again, I was here for the openers with good reason. Tom Urban, a man you may know for…

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Punk Rock Bowling 2021: Day 0 and 1

Turns out there are ways to make two and a half years feel like forever. Of course, the idiot in the White House spewing nonsense daily was a regular attack on our mental well being. Then in 2020, our favorite musicians touring and festivals came to a grinding for the safety of one another with Covid 19 on the spread. Those of us being morons about wearing masks and keeping quarantined had a year and a half of streams by those same artists and a few of the festivals, including…

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Every Show Joe Says Safely Go! 10-1-2021

Things calming a little around the valley as we are in October, but a few killer shows to mask up for to be found all around! Friday 1 (All times AZ/MST/PDT times unless otherwise noted) AJJ’s Knife Man 10th Anniversary Tour with Xiu Xiu and Emperor X at the Nile. Proof of Vaccination required and mask up. – 8 PM Phoenix Hooker Cops, The Dark Hearts, TV Tragedy, and The Lonely Stars at Yucca Tap Room. Proof of vaccination or 72 hour negative test required. – 7:30 PM Whitney Payton…

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Every Show Joe Says Safely Go! 9-23-2021

There is a full week of shows in Phoenix, livestreams online, and Punk Rock Bowling in Vegas. You won’t be bored this week! Thursday 23 (All times AZ/MST/PDT times unless otherwise noted) Anti-Flag with Dog Party, Grumpster, and Oxymorrons at the Rebel Lounge. Proof of vaccination or 72 hour negative test required.  – 7:30 PM The Skatalites at the MIM. Proof of vaccination or 72 hour negative test required.   – 7:30 PM Sareena and Robbie’s Karaoke Dance Party at the Thunderbird Lounge – 8 PM Dinosaur Love “Extinction Stinks” Album…

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Every Show Joe Says Safely Go! 9-17-2021

The busy days and lighter days seem to alternate this week with great out of town acts and Phoenix locals playing in our lead up to a few of us heading to Punk Rock Bowling next week! Friday 17 (All times AZ/MST/PDT times unless otherwise noted) Bradley Palermo, Ghost in the Willow solo, and Shane Hunt, of Damn the Weather, at the Nile Coffee Shop – 7:30 PM The Chocolate Fountain Experience Reunion Show with Future Exes with Joe Pena at Yucca Tap Room – 8 PM Friday Night Rockabilly…

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The Four Eyed Horsemen Assemble In Phoenix

One of the most consistent streams over the year and change without live shows was the Four Eyed Horsemen. The four that make up this group are MC Frontalot, MC Lars, Mega Ran and Schaffer the Darklord. The once a month streams were easily top of the pile in production. The effort put into the monthly themes, green screen and real backdrops and costumes further reinforced this. They were something that I could rely on while Covid shut down live concerts that always gave me smiles, laughs and times to…

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Every Show Joe Says Safely Go! 9-10-2021

This week sees streams continue to be lighter, but live shows with a couple benefit shows and a weekend bursting at the seams with things to catch! Friday 10 (All times AZ/MST/PDT times unless otherwise noted) The Four Eyed Horsemen Tour featuring MC Lars, Mega Ran, MC Frontalot, and Schaffer the Darklord at Rebel Lounge. Proof of vaccinations or negative test and masks asked by the tour.  – 7:30 PM JERK! With First or Last, Blotter Vision, and Bad Image at the Yucca Tap Room – 8 PM Vic’s Birthday…

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Celebrating Ten Years of Playboy Manbaby

The first time I saw Playboy Manbaby it was stumbling into them on stage at the Long Wongs location near Apache and McClintock. I was at Tempe Tavern and the friends I was hanging out with decided let’s jump over to see what was a walk down the street. What first drew me to them was immediately the brass section. That accompanied by the misidentifying them as another ska band in an otherwise starved local Ska band scene in 2012 in Phoenix. However, the tunes they played were punk with…

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