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Rocking Around The Upright Bass

January 7, 2017January 7, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Black Rose Phantoms, Buried in Red, Creepsville 666, Psychobilly, Rockabilly, Tempe, The Freak Billyz, Yucca Tap Room

A great philosophy in concert going is to always be at shows early and support all the bands. However, tonight was an example of the struggle of managing my time between my day job and keeping up with my website. My aim is to keep a twenty four hour cycle of show posts unless I’m writing up something bigger like the Punk Rock Eve or the upcoming Viva PHX, where there is more to go through. Unfortunately, doing that means I made sure after my day job to get Thursday…

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They Are Not Protesters of Piñata

January 6, 2017January 6, 2017 Every Show JoeAndy Warpigs, Arizona, Celtic Punk, Folk Punk, Latin Punk, Nomada, Pinata Protest, Punk, Tempe, Whiskey and the Barrels, Yucca Tap Room

Punk rock is a mentality that can be infused into anything. The guys in Piñata Protest are a group that demonstrates this. This band is a high energy infusion of Latin influences, like cumbia, into punk rock. Hopefully if there are people unaware of how awesome they are or that they are punk, this piece of writing about the show at Yucca will bring some people to go check them out next time they are in town. The show itself was an assortment of punk, kicking off with Andy Warpig’s…

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Ringing In A New Year

January 2, 2017January 2, 2017 Every Show JoeAlternative, Arizona, Authority Zero, Creepsville 666, Face to Face, Fourbanger, Gilbert, Hall 13, LightSpeedGo, No Gimmick, Phunk Junkeez, Playboy Manbaby, Punk, Rusty Ranch, School of Rock, Strung Out, Tempe

For many, the year 2016 was not the best one that could have been. Many less likely and less positive events occurred over the past year that some are wishing to put behind them in a traditional way as the clock ticks past midnight. For me, the year has been about change. It has been changes for the positive in many topics. It has been a stepping block to further ambitions and passions. For people in either the positive or negative view of 2016, New Year’s Eve brought some of…

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They Put the Dent in Twin Ponies

December 31, 2016December 31, 2016 Every Show JoeAlternative, Arizona, Bear Ghost, Dent, Indie, Punk, Rock, Sonoran Chorus, Tempe, Twin Ponies, Yucca Tap Room

New Year’s Eve isn’t the only night that brings out a bunch of great music. The Eve of New Year’s Eve brings out just as much fun. I went over to Yucca for the awesome dudes in Dent and Twin Ponies releasing their new split. They know how to book a show, because Bear Ghost and Sonoran Chorus brought the energy too. Sonoran Chorus right off the bat hits you with this punk energy and alternative indie sound blend. This is the perfect show opener if you’re looking to make…

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Tiny Space, Large Amount of Folk

December 29, 2016December 29, 2016 Every Show JoeAcoustic, Arizona, Blood Feud Family Singers, Bluegrass, Breaking Glass, Crown Victoria Vandalism Committee, Diego Galvan, Folk, Folk Punk, Leonhardt, Phoenix, Punk, The Pueblo

There is a lot of great music that I get out to. One that hasn’t seen anytime on this site since it launched a few weeks ago would be the Folk Punks. The Pueblo, one of the smaller local venues here, played host to this genre’s energetic group of music fans and musicians. I don’t know how much holiday was in this “holidaze” show, but there was great music. First up is one of my favorite young punk musicians, Diego Galvan. He got the crowd moving right away. With the…

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A Festivus For the Rest Of Us!

December 24, 2016December 24, 2016 Every Show JoeArizona, Cameron Rodgers, Chopper Johns, Foresteater, Harper and the Moths, Phoenix, The Hard Luck Kid, W.A.S.H.

With holidays approaching, the amount of shows slows down. Looking at the calendar I saw one that jumped out at me, with Harper and the Moths playing this pre-Christmas Eve night so I jumped on it. Turns out I ended up at a birthday show that I didn’t know the birthday guy, but he clearly has a bunch of awesome music friends. Opening up was Cameron Rodgers doing an acoustic set. Cameron played with some help from his brothers too. His first brother played drums with him for a couple…

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Rocking For Angela

December 22, 2016December 23, 2016 Every Show JoeArizona, Belletrist, Burgandy Jurk, Jane 'N The Jungle, Nomada, Perfect Sense, Pho Cao, Scottsdale

Whenever friends and music come together for a cause, you can always expect excellence. My friend Angela, had an accident earlier in the year that created a domino effect of multiple nodules by her thyroids. It was deemed not to be cancer, but she has been in pain from it and surgery was a must to stop any more from forming. So long story short, a bunch of awesome local bands got together to help out and successfully raise money for her. Off the bat, I saw a local band…

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A Wedding Punk-iversary

December 21, 2016December 21, 2016 Every Show JoeArizona, Celtic Punk, Jack the Cat, Punk, Skull Drug, Tempe, We Might Be Wasted, Whiskey and the Barrels, Yucca Tap Room

Twenty Five years is a long time, and an amazing achievement. Tonight’s show was a celebration of two good friends, Barry and Isabel, celebrating twenty five years married. I did forget to ask what has made it work well for so long, but I have to imagine it is that punk rock spirit in it. Not only are they one of the most punk couples I know going to shows, they had a punk rock show with cake to celebrate those twenty five years instead of just a simple house…

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‘Tis the Season For Jared and the Mill

December 18, 2016December 18, 2016 Every Show JoeArizona, Crescent Ballroom, Jared and the Mill, Phoenix, Playboy Manbaby, Sundressed

I don’t know how I’ve managed to do it being a Phoenix resident my entire life, but the second annual holiday show for Jared and the Mill is the first time I’ve seen the band. I’ve seen Jared play in things like the Phoenix Rock Lottery, and I’ve had a couple people give high recommendation to see the band. All I can say is that somehow things overlapped, but the drought is all over now. The Holiday Show was an awesome line up from top to bottom, with Sundressed kicking…

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The Tenth or Fourteenth Anniversary Squeegeeing By

December 17, 2016December 18, 2016 Every Show JoeAlternative, Arizona, Bear Ghost, Captain Squeegee, Crescent Ballroom, Fayuca, Hideout, Phoenix, Rock, Ska

Captain Squeegee is about fourteen years old, but that didn’t stop them from celebrating their tenth Anniversary tonight. How the math works out is that it has been about ten years since they stopped using the Soap Suds moniker on their name. The last release with that name on it was “Behind the Metal and Metric Pace” that came out ten years ago. It makes for a good reason to throw a full of energy show with a trip down memory lane for Captain Squeegee. The show opened with a…