Bouncing Souls – Every Show Joe

Punk In Drublic Returns To Phoenix

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Every Show JoeArizona, Authority Zero, Bell Bank Park, Bouncing Souls, Lagwagon, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Mesa, NOFX, Punk, Punk in Drublic, Punk Rock, Reggae Rock, Rock 'n Roll, Ska, The Last Gang, Venomous Pinks, Winterhaven

1994 was an important year in the resurgence of a punk rock that had gone back underground the latter half of the eighties. It marked a couple seminal albums released that year, including Green Day’s Dookie, Bad Religion’s Stranger Than Fiction and Offspring’s Smash. Another one of those big albums was NOFX’s Punk In Drublic. In the time since its release, the album has crossed the one million threshold and stands a fan favorite in punk circles. Beginning in 2017, it became the name of a punk rock and craft…

Concerts

Punk Rock Bowling: Day 3

June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 Every Show JoeBad Religion, Bouncing Souls, Celtic Punk, choking victim, Fidlar, Hepcat, Las Vegas, Left Alone, Lost In Society, Punk, Punk Rock Bowling, Ten Can Riot, The Dickies, The Real McKenzies, The Slackers, Venomous Pinks

Sunday was my longest day with a physical camera. Having not gone to bed until about 5 AM, I started my day at the main festival. Hearing that the pool parties at the new location were more of a headache to get in, seemed a little more sleep was a better idea to prepare. I opened up my day with the only band representing Phoenix on the main stage, the Venomous Pinks. A good amount of support congregated for their set from Phoenix, and then some more. They didn’t seem…

Concerts

An Old St. Patrick’s Day Tradition Returns

March 19, 2017May 31, 2017 Every Show JoeAlternative, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Bouncing Souls, Chandler, Fitz and the Tantrums, Flogging Molly, Harper and the Moths, Less than Jake, NOFX, Pot of Gold Festival, Punk, Rawhide, Rundown Roommates, Ska, Ska Punk

Flogging Molly spent about one third of my life playing St. Patrick’s Day in Phoenix. They spoiled Phoenix with the best way to celebrate the holiday. A couple of those years they came through with their regular tour on top. Then after a long stint living in Los Angeles, they relocated the band to Detroit. This meant a harder trek than just four to five hours every year, and so the Phoenix tradition came to an end. In its ashes, they started doing the Salty Dog Cruise, which for some…