Americana – Every Show Joe

Rhythm Room Rocks With Dave Hause and the Mermaid

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Every Show JoeAmericana, Arizona, Country, Dave Hause and the Mermaid, Folk Music, Folk Rock, Phoenix, Rhythm Room, Rock Music, Wheelwright, Will Hoge

There are artists that transcend genre. They start in one we love the most or hold dear enough. Though as they grow as musicians they branch further into others. One of those musicians is Dave Hause, who I know from punk rock origins with The Loved Ones and later The Falcon and All Brights. With his solo work, he has branched out further to showcase folk rock skills. This night brought him back to Phoenix with those skills. His band Dave Hause and the Mermaid with the talented Will Hoge…

Concerts To Consoles

Concerts To Consoles: Episode 16 – Michael Zimmerlich

June 23, 2019December 8, 2019 Every Show Joe80/20 Records, Alternative Music, Alternative Rock, Americana, Concerts To Consoles, Donkey Kong Country 2, Folk, Michael Zimmerlich, Punk, RareWare, Rock, SNES, Super Nintendo

Episode 16 brings conquering the first three areas of Donkey Kong Country 2 with Mike, from and cofounder of 80/20 Records! We talk music, but more video games on this episode.

Concerts

Enthusiasm from Abroad

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Americana, Arizona, Bluegrass, Country, Fairy Bones, Folk, Lost in the Sun, Phoenix, Rebel Lounge, Rock, Skinny Lister

Perspective is a point of view. With a camera, the lens or lenses you use have the possibility to give you a change on your perspective. For this night, I challenged myself to only use the 85mm lens. When shooting pictures in a festival, like the Bash recently, it is a perfect way to get those closer shots on the big stage. In a smaller venue, such as the Rebel Lounge, it forces me to tackle my shots and angles in different ways and positions. Skinny Lister back in town…

Concerts

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…