American Longspurs – Every Show Joe

A Little Taste of Americana

September 22, 2017October 17, 2017 Every Show JoeAlternative, Alternative Rock, American Longspurs, Americana, Arizona, Country, Folk, Hostile Work Environment, Jazz, Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold, Phoenix, Valley Bar, War Admiral

It has been longer than I like to go between posting shows. At the volume I attend, this thing just piles up. Unfortunately, the day job that has funded this for four years has let me go. The past couple weeks have been applying to jobs and getting used to the additional stresses. I want to say an up front apology for the longer delay. With that though, I’m excited to get back on this. The show I left off with was that of Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold, two…

Concerts

A Hodgepodge Reward of Music

January 29, 2017January 29, 2017 Every Show Joe.decker, Alternative, American Longspurs, Americana, Arizona, Bear Ghost, Bear State, Black Bottom Lighters, Bluegrass, Blues, Captain Squeegee, Country, Crescent Ballroom, Dry River Yacht Club, El West, Fairy Bones, Fatigo, Field Tripp, Flower Festival, Folk, Grunge, Haymarket Squares, House of Stairs, Indie, Jazz, Jerusafunk, Man Cat, Mariachi de Grand Ave, Neko Case, Okilly Dokilly, Phoenix, Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra, Playboy Manbaby, Pop, Roar, Rock, Sister Lip, Stiletto Formal, The Hill in Mind, The Hourglass Cats, There Is Danger, Treasure Mammal, Twin Ponies, Underground Cities, Upsahl, Weslynn, Wyves

Locally you tend to see some band mixing on the stages when they share shows. However, it usually is to tracks those bands already perform. What if you took twenty five members of twenty five local bands, put them into a lottery to make five bands, and had them write and perform three songs plus a cover? You get what Steve, of Psyko Steve Presents, has put together in its fourth year, the Phoenix Rock Lottery. This awesome blend of local talent, music, and genre comes together for a fun…