Folk – Page 2 – Every Show Joe

They Did It Their Way

December 6, 2018December 7, 2018 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Dadadoh, Dadadoh and the POC, Exxxtra Crispy, Fairy Bones, Folk, Hesperus, Phoenix, Punk, Sad Dance Party, The Aquatic Hitchhiker, TOSO, Trunk Space

This is where the obvious pun, all good things must come to an end probably sits. It was a night where a band who only popped up about two years ago is saying goodbye. However, in this case they are doing it on their terms. The words said through the night make it sound like Exxxtra Crispy benefited members of the band greatly. It helped a couple members through a few hurdles that life before and through the band’s life had presented to them. With the help of a lineup…

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Warehouses Were Made For Music

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Bad Times, Electronic, Folk, Folk Punk, Industrial, Jet Runaway, Monty O'Blivion, Not Confined, Peoria, Punk, Runaway Street Circus, T.O.S.O., The Linecutters

Going to music brings you to a variety of places. We have our house shows, the hole in the walls, the bigger venues, and the DIY shows. These DIY shows more often are houses, although they have brought me to a rental space and now to a warehouse. This warehouse gave an awesome aesthetic surrounded by stacks of computer parts and cases. It brought together a variety of musicians with Bad Times, Not Confined, Monty O’Blivion, TOSO, and the Linecutters. Opening up is the always great to see familiar face…

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Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys Recap on AZCulture

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Every Show JoeCeltic Punk, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Folk, Jake Burns, Mesa Amphitheatre, Punk, Stiff Little Fingers

I guest wrote over at AZCulture.com on Saturday’s Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys tour stop in Mesa. Photos by the awesome Christopher Reed. You can find it here: http://www.azculture.com/dropkick-murphys-flogging-molly/.

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Moving Music

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018 Every Show JoeAcoustic, Alternative, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Celtic Punk, Cockswain, Crescent Ballroom, Doll Skin, Fairy Bones, Folk, Garage Rock, Phoenix, Skinny Lister, Valley Bar, Will Varley

When I entered Friday, I already knew there was a tussle for where I should go watch music. However, when I got the email back that I could take pictures of Skinny Lister and Will Varley, I knew my starting point. These are two bands I fell in love watching when introduced to me through two separate Frank Turner tours. A week prior finding out our local Cockswain had been added as openers and I knew that show was going to deliver. Of course, Valley Bar shows start pretty early…

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The Enthusiasm of Pessimism

October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Folk, Folk Punk, Jeff Rosenstock, Laura Stevenson, Phoenix, Punk, Rebel Lounge, Rock, Ska, Wiccan Babysitter

When Bomb the Music Industry started playing, I was too busy graduating from college and becoming a cog in the corporate machine. I fell out of following music outside of a couple bands while I worked for GameStop. After leaving that position, I had to work to find my stress free environment which brought me back to following music in 2011. However, by the time I got to discovering Jeff Rosenstock, it was after Bomb the Music Industry had ceased playing. The closest thing I could do was track down…

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The Rockin’ Folk

October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Bluegrass, Dirty Sunset, Folk, Foresteater, Phoenix, Rebel Lounge, Rock, Valley Queen

Music is a therapy. It is something that is a great place to forget your stress. For me, it is how I started this frequenting of shows. The venues are a place of letting the mind escape on the chords of the instruments, the rhythm of the drums, and words of the lyrics. Catching the three bands of this night, Dirty Sunset, Foresteater, and Valley Queen, were another example of that amazing therapy. The night opened up a little more folky with Dirty Sunset. These guys play a bluegrass and…

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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…

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A Skankin’ Fourth

August 14, 2017May 21, 2020 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Acoustic, Arizona, Bowcat, Folk, Krovak, Leigh Dekay, Punk, Ska, Tempe, The Steady 45s, Yucca Tap Room

If there wasn’t a genre I did not catch enough of during the pre-Independence Day celebrations, it was Ska. Thanks to the actual Fourth of July, that was remedied. It had one of my favorite voices to hear sing in the Steady 45s and a regular staple of our local Ska scene, Bowcat. Plus Leigh, of Krovak, jumped on for some punk and folk acoustic songs to open up. To say I had a blast, would be an understatement. First, if you have never caught a Krovak show, you should.…

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A Trio of Terrific Music

July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 Every Show JoeAcoustic, Arizona, Folk, Jenny Owen Youngs, marquee theatre, Ogikubo Station, Ska, Streetlight Manifesto, Tempe

There are some bands that you are guaranteed to see some amazing music every tour they have. Streetlight Manifesto is just one of those bands. You could say they are bedfellows with some legends of Ska and talented solo acts. Over the years they have introduced me to acts like Sycamore Smith and Dan Potthast’s solo work. Their own music puts them atop the upper echelon of my favorite bands. Without worry, a tour with Ogikubo Station, Jenny Owen Youngs, and Streetlight Manifesto was going to be a blast. …

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The Good Folk

June 23, 2017June 23, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Chip Hanna, Country, Folk, Ghost in the Willow, Honkey-Tonk, Ike Fonseca, Leonhardt, Tempe, Time Out Lounge

There’s nothing like good folk and acoustic music. Tuesday night was a mix of some I’ve seen before, and some I haven’t, expanding the list of musicians I like. I discovered Ike Fonseca and Ghost in the Willow, and catching the talented Chip Hanna and Leonhardt once again. Opening up was Leonhardt, who from the sound of it was driving back that day to Phoenix. Lucky for us, we got to catch him play a set. He plays with a guitar and drum box like Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold…