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Artist Spotlight: Potty Mouth

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 Every Show JoeArizona, Indie Rock, Phoenix, Pop Punk, Potty Mouth, Punk, Trunk Space

In my latest artist spotlight, it is a case for why you show up early for every band. I first saw Potty Mouth as part of the tour with Skating Polly. Skating Polly was a band I was recommended prior, but had not had a chance to watch live before. Though before those guys played there was this band called Potty Mouth. They are an all-girl four piece live, and three piece otherwise, that brought an enthusiasm to the stage. They played a pop punk brand of music with fantastic…

Concerts

Frenetic, Fast Paced Fun

July 24, 2019July 25, 2019 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Amyl and the Sniffers, Arizona, DOMS, Garage Rock, Heavy Breather, Indie Punk, Indie Rock, Man Hands, Phoenix, Punk, Rhythm Room

Have you ever heard a song and immediately were enamored with it? Hearing Amyl and the Sniffers song “GFY” for the first time on the Jonah Raydio podcast was just that. After that, I immediately jumped over to Spotify to listen to the rest of the self-titled album that it came from. The energy and sound grabbed me song after another on it. Of course, luck would have it they would be in town about a month after with a rad group of locals. Up first is a band I…

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Come For A Pair of Bands, Get a Pair More

July 15, 2019July 24, 2019 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Folk, Heart Attack Man, Indie Rock, Phoenix, Pop Punk, Punk, Rebel Lounge, Rome Hero Foxes, Sincere Engineer, Troubled Minds

There are musicians from the first song you know that you just want to keep listening to after. On a tour last year with Lawrence Arms and Red City Radio, there was a solo musician called Sincere Engineer. She came out with not only catchy and well written verses, but an honest stage presence that played well with the Phoenix crowd. She is one of those musicians that you look forward to catching once you’ve heard her. This time around she brought her full band alongside co-headliners Heart Attack Man,…

Concerts To Consoles

Concerts To Consoles: Episode 14 – Salah Moharram

June 9, 2019December 8, 2019 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Audrey Heartburn, Brother Teresa, Concerts To Consoles, Cuphead, Garage Rock, Harper and the Moths, Indie Punk, Indie Rock, New Wave, Punk, Xbox, Xbox One

Tackling the challenge of Cuphead on Xbox One with Salah, from Audrey Heartburn, Brother Teresa, and Harper and the Moths, while we chat his move here, bands, and his video gaming habits!

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Sweet Discoveries

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Electronic, Hardcore Punk, Indie Rock, Lana Del Rabies, Noise, Perplex, Phoenix, Punk, Soft Shoulder, The Lunchbox, The Sheaves

Despite what a few people might think, there are bands out there I have yet to discover. For one, there are bands always popping up while others end for one reason or another. I suppose you would refer to it as the ebb and flow of the music scene. In the case of this night at the Lunchbox, I returned to catch a band with no social media presence and one with that I had seen before. With them I found two local bands I had never seen. The musicians…

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Personalities That Rock

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Emo, Indie Rock, Pop Punk, Prince Daddy and the Hyena, Punk, Rebel Lounge, Rozwell Kid, Sundressed

There are always bands to discover. There is always a continuous flow of new music and bands ending. There are regional limitations, where you are lucky to get the smaller to midsize bands making the drive all the way to Phoenix. One of my favorites that I discovered at the last Viva PHX was Rozwell Kid. Lucky for us, this year they went back on the road across the country again. Their tour mates for it were the excellent Prince Daddy and the Hyena plus our local Sundressed tasked with…

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Celebrating Celebration Guns

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Bear Ghost, Captain Squeegee, Celebration Guns, Indie Rock, Instructions, Phoenix, Rebel Lounge, Rock 'n Roll

Not everything I go to sits in the punk rock and ska genres. Through my first years with a driver’s license, I listened to our local Edge 106.3, and later 103.9, station playing alternative rock. In part that was because the Ska Punk Show was only on Sundays. This has continued with the local airwaves from KWSS and Alt AZ. With that said, one of my favorite alternative and local bands, Celebration Guns, has a brand new album. For the occasion they put together the awesome line up of Captain…

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The Uplifting and The Dark

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Arizona, Indie Rock, Kitty Kat Fan Club, marquee theatre, Mephiskapheles, Punk, Ska, Streetlight Manifesto, Tempe

Tours revolving around the anniversary of an album are one of the current trends. It is likely because a lot of the bands these days that we follow and love are sticking together longer. One of those bands just happens to be Streetlight Manifesto, who is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the album “Everything Goes Numb.” Along for the ride on this tour were, Kitty Kat Fan Club and Mephiskapheles. Up first is one of the newest bands on Asian Man Records, Kitty Kat Fan Club. The streak of great…

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The Open Mic Night Surprise

February 20, 2018 Every Show Joe1967, Arizona, Indie Rock, Jaime Reynolds, Jason Messer, Rock, Tempe, The Struts, Yucca Tap Room

I’ve attended open mics time to time over the years. They bring out great and growing musicians. There were a few I became a regular for a while, including the one that gave me my first nickname of “Homemade Shaker Joe.” This was a night that my friend Jaime, of 1967, returned to Phoenix to visit and perform. I was going to relax after his little set, but a surprise showed itself later into the night. First, let us talk Jaime and 1967. He was once a resident of Phoenix…

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Did I Say I like a Rocking Guitar?

October 5, 2017October 17, 2017 Every Show JoeAlternative, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Fairy Bones, Garage Rock, Great Grandpa, Grunge, Indie Rock, Phoenix, Rebel Lounge, Rozwell Kid, Vundabar

The annual Viva PHX music festival has been a place to see the bands that I love playing and catch some new ones. This year that included the guys of Rozwell Kid and their praise of the AT&T moon. Granted, these guys were touring with Jeff Rosenstock and the Menzingers so I would have caught them no matter where they played. However, they jumped high onto my radar once I saw them play at Viva PHX. For the first tour since, they came through with two bands I hadn’t heard…