Crescent Ballroom – Page 2

A Dreamcar With An Exxxtra Element

April 24, 2017 Every Show JoeAlternative, Arizona, Crescent Ballroom, Dear Boy, Dreamcar, Exxxtra Crispy, Garage Rock, New Wave, Phoenix, Punk, The Pueblo

A great musician is a great musician no matter the genre. In this case, we have what most people have labeled a “super band.” Dreamcar is made up of Davey Havok, of A.F.I., and Tony, Tom, and Adrian of No Doubt. The magic is that they aren’t playing any genre most adoring fans are familiar with, and it comes together in magnificent form. Before we get to Dreamcar, however, there were the guys in Dear Boy opening up the show. They were the perfect complement to open. I would best…

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Indeed, Viva PHX

March 12, 2017March 12, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Crescent Ballroom, Fucked Up, Jeff Rosenstock, Joyce Manor, PAO, Phoenix, Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra, Phoenix Masonic Temple, Rozwell Kid, The Menzingers, Viva PHX, X

I’ve been going to Viva PHX since it started. I think it is hands down, the best music festival that is put on in the Phoenix area all four years. The price proposition to the amazing amount of great music in about twenty places certainly contributes to it. That is in addition to that I love it more due to the atmosphere of music around downtown Phoenix. Viva PHX is the hearing music bouncing through alleys and off buildings walking through downtown Phoenix. This year was no different, just bouncing…

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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…

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Not So Aggro

January 13, 2017January 13, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Bowcat, Crescent Ballroom, Dirty Reggae, Mind Upside, Phoenix, Punk, Reggae, Rocksteady, Ska, Skull Drug, Tempe, The Aggrolites, Yucca Tap Room

The Aggrolites have a sound that took a little more for me to warm up to a few years ago. They are a ska band with the more traditional, older rocksteady sound. For whatever reason, I initially did not get into them. The first time I took a hard look at their music was when I saw Jesse Wagner play with Vic, from an all-time favorite ska band the Slackers, at a Punk Rock Bowling pool party. The duo was amazing and left me questioning why I hadn’t listened to…

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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…

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Spoken Word With a Punk Legend

December 5, 2016 Every Show JoeArizona, Black Flag, Crescent Ballroom, Henry Rollins, Phoenix, Punk, Rollins Band

When the name Henry Rollins is brought up, most people will immediately think of Black Flag. While the legendary punk group is among his long history of talents and bands, he has branched out into the fields of writing, speaking, and acting. Some of my favorite Henry Rollins acting roles include lending his voice to comic animated roles in Batman and Green Lantern, but in addition starring in the film “He Never Dies.” He has retired from music, but he tours the world with his spoken word. Henry Rollins spoken…

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Just an Okilly Dokilly Kind of Night

November 12, 2016November 22, 2016 Every Show JoeAmerican Standards, Crescent Ballroom, Grave Danger, Okilly Dokilly, Oxford Coma, Yucca Tap Room

Riding little sleep from Thursday night didn’t keep me from going out another night for music. However, a lot of great music out there on the same night came keep me from things I want to catch that are awesome too. First thing, I want to give a shout out to the Darling Sounds for the awesome new album release! I wasn’t able to make it, but I did pick up the album digitally. I highly recommend others go check out their new album! For the release show I did…