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Music on a Monday

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Country, Dirty Sunset, Folk, Pub Rock Live, Rock, Scottsdale, The Banter, The Roosevelts

Tonight was a night to go see a friend play. With that meant it was additionally one of those nights going in mostly blind to the rest of the lineup. Of course, going in blind to the two other bands turned out to reward. Both the Roosevelts and Dirty Sunset were excellent, plus another great time catching the Banter tonight. Dirty Sunset opened up with a fantastic, full of energy folk sound from right here in Phoenix. They are full of guys who like to move around as they play.…

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No Trick For JT’s Birthday!

April 16, 2017 Every Show JoeAcoustic, Arizona, Bluegrass, Folk, Jimmy Roca, Johnny Lee, Josh Williams, Loops, Mesa, Rock, The Harp

Tonight was one of those nights about being with friends and celebrating a birthday. It just happens that JT has some super talented musical friends to celebrate with. Over the years he has been putting on great shows in Phoenix, helping get local musicians in front of the eyes and ears of more people. You can see the awesome cake that Kristin made for him too. Plus he is one of the tallest people I know. Let’s start this write up off with a Happy Birthday JT! Opening up the…

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The Ebb and Flow of Tuesday

April 12, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Blood Feud Family Singers, Bluegrass, Celtic Punk, Flatfoot 56, Folk, Larry and His Flask, Punk, Punkgrass, Tempe, Yucca Tap Room

Blind purchases can lead to treasures and discoveries. Also, it can lead to a miserable Warped Tour 2011 with bands I just can’t stand listening to, like Gym Class Heroes and Devil Wears Prada. Of course, Less than Jake sits number two under NOFX on my all-time favorites to save that day, but I had to get to their set time with no reentry. While roaming around, and flipping off the Devil Wears Prada stage, I stumbled upon this band setting up with a standup bass. They had more facial…

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The Ska Prom and a Spring Fling

March 26, 2017March 26, 2017 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Arizona, Bluegrass, Bowcat, Cave Creek, Chris Murray Combo, Country, Folk, Jack the Cat, John La Porte, Journey West, Matamoska, Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold, Ska, Ska Prom, Ska Punk, Tempe, The Effects, The Steady 45s, Yucca Tap Room

Spring is a time where the temperatures in Phoenix would be summer time for the rest of the country. Growing up here I’ve become acclimated to it, making it just a great time to get outdoors. With it brings the celebrations and the prom seasons too. This Saturday night was a combination of both for me, with a Spring Fling and taking in another annual Ska Prom. I made my way to the gorgeous Cave Creek for the first time for my friend’s, Jason, Spring Fling. This was my first…

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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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A Little More Than Four Simple Words

January 28, 2017October 19, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Arkells, Chip Hanna, Folk, Frank Turner, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Livewire, Punk, Rock, Scottsdale, Tempe, Time Out Lounge, Will Varley

Money, it is usually the enabler to see some of the touring musicians when they come to town. Money would somehow be what kept me from discovering Frank Turner until the release of Tape Deck Heart and not seeing him live for the first time until 2014. I had just discovered the awesome band, Larry and his Flask, at Warped Tour a little prior to the show at Crescent Ballroom so I should have been there in 2012. Though going back to school for a second degree, living off of…

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Favorite Local Albums of 2016

January 10, 2017January 15, 2017 Every Show Joe.decker, Alternative, Bear Ghost, Best Of 2016, Bluegrass, Broloaf, C:28, Folk, Harper and the Moths, Haymarket Squares, LightSpeedGo, Manual Sex Drive, Moment of Ruin, Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold, Punk, Reason Unknown, Red Tank!, Rock, Rockabilly, Skull Drug, The Darling Sounds, The Darts

People like lists I hear, so I’m putting together two. The first of which is to spotlight some of my favorite music released in the past year in Phoenix that I managed to catch. I struggled to keep it a best of ten, so I made it fifteen. I’m sure it may come to a shock for some it isn’t a punk band atop it, but my favorite genre does sit within in a couple spots. Be sure to check out all these artists and catch them at a show…

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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…