Metal – Every Show Joe

Celebrating Ten Years of Playboy Manbaby

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 Every Show JoeArizona, Garage Rock, Hardcore, Indie Rock, Mega Ran, Metal, Nedal, Okilly Dokilly, Phoenix, Playboy Manbaby, Punk, Punk Rock, The Van Buren, Together Pangea

The first time I saw Playboy Manbaby it was stumbling into them on stage at the Long Wongs location near Apache and McClintock. I was at Tempe Tavern and the friends I was hanging out with decided let’s jump over to see what was a walk down the street. What first drew me to them was immediately the brass section. That accompanied by the misidentifying them as another ska band in an otherwise starved local Ska band scene in 2012 in Phoenix. However, the tunes they played were punk with…

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Photo Gallery: SkaterCon 5

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Every Show Joe16, Arizona, Ass Wipe Junkies, Bill Danforth, Boneless Ones, Chuck Treece, Fat Gray Cat, Garage Rock, Hip Hop, MC Intelligence, McRad, Metal, Paradise Valley Skatepark, Phoenix, Phoenix SkaterCon, Punk, Shovel, Since We Were Kids, Skateboarding, Skaters

SkaterCon 5 marks the last live music I was able to capture before we all went into self-quarantine mode. For that, I am happy because it stands one of my favorite events in Arizona. It is wonderful that it was able to go off without a hitch once again this year. That is from the professional skaters to the skating competitions to the live music, it is an excellent amalgamation of things coming together for the sole goal of celebrating skating. This year brought music from McRad, 16, Boneless Ones,…

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A Night Full of Character

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 Every Show JoeArizona, GodSpeedBall, Mac Sabbath, marquee theatre, Metal, Nedal, Okilly Dokilly, Playboy Manbaby, Punk, Tempe

Character is the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual. They are what tend to separate you from your friends. They come out in many forms, from personality to what you wear. This is a word you could use to describe this lineup at the Marquee. In a night full of character, it started a little bittersweet with the last set by GodSpeedBall. One last fast paced punk rock performance on the big stage a good way to go out. Their on stage performance transferred from the small…

Concerts To Consoles

Concerts To Consoles: Episode 3 – Brandon Kellum

February 16, 2019December 8, 2019 Every Show JoeAmerican Standards, Brandon Kellum, Concerts To Consoles, Goldeneye, Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Metal, Nintendo, Video Games

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Nothing Like It

January 2, 2019January 3, 2019 Every Show JoeArizona, Crescent Ballroom, Fucked Up, Grunge, Metal, Narrow Head, Phoenix, Punk

Sometimes it is the small shows that pack the biggest wallop. Where there are only two bands, yet it feels like you watched a bigger concert. There were slightly contrasting energy of the music performed, but both Narrow Head and Fucked Up made it a show to remember. Our openers were guys from Texas called Narrow Head. These guys gave me more of a grunge rock and Nirvana vibe. It was in part due to a lot of their songs had a slower pace with drawn out chords underneath. It…

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Watching An Icon

December 31, 2018January 3, 2019 Every Show JoeArizona, Club Red, Doyle, Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein, Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Mesa, Metal, Punk, Rock, Sanitation Squad, The Dead Beat Hymns, The Misfits

In the world of music there are icons and those that most would argue defined a type of music. In the larger spectrum, probably see the names of Elvis Presley and the Beatles thrown into that discussion. However, in the world of punk rock, the Misfits defined what horror punk is. In addition, they brought a look and names to the mix that forever cemented their icon status. Since the time of the band, three of them split off to form their own projects. One member to do this was…

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Infesting Tucson With Music

July 12, 2018August 6, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, Bleach Party U.S.A., Blue Collar Criminals, Blueprints for Destruction, Extremity, Hardcore, inFest Tucson, Metal, No Self, Punk, Scar Eater, Scattered Guts, Southpaw, The Radolescents, The Rock, Tucson

I haven’t deeply explored what the Tucson music scene has to offer. Most of my discoveries of bands from Tucson occur when they play up here in Phoenix. That does not cover the huge breadth they have to offer. Thanks to the invitation to inFest Tucson this year, I got to continue expanding my discovery of the breadth of their scene. This was a mix of their offerings, most I had never seen, mixed with a couple touring acts out of Southern California and Texas. Add in that we had…

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Warped Tour: Part Two

July 13, 2017July 13, 2017 Every Show JoeAlestorm, Arizona, Metal, Municipal Waste, Phoenix, Punk, Ska, Sonic Boom Six, The Adolescents, The Ataris, The Dickies, Warped Tour

Onto part two of the longest time I’ve spent attending a Warped Tour in over a decade of going. This brings with it a band that brought controversy after the Phoenix stop, two bands from across a body of water, and a whole lot of energy across the entire six. This is part two of an amazing day of music and one of the best Warped Tours for me in a few years. Starting off right where I left off in part 1, we come to the Dickies. They are…

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The Pleasures of the Ears

April 4, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Metal, Nashville Pussy, Old Fashion Assassin, Punk, Rock 'n Roll, Tempe, Yucca Tap Room, Zeke

Expanding on the bands and music that you listen to is one of the greatest pleasures. It lets you see and experience bands you may not have got out to see if you stuck to your bubble. On the flipside, it means you slowly build out a large music collection that gets harder to memorize all the lyrics within. Tonight was another one of those nights, experiencing Zeke for the first time. There was only one local on this show, and that was Old Fashion Assassin. The three piece are…

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Bro, Don’t Call Me Bro

April 2, 2017April 2, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Broloaf, Metal, Punk, Sanitation Squad, Sreamin Yeehaws, Tempe, Warheads, We Might Be Wasted, Yucca Tap Room

There is not quite a show like a Broloaf show. I could name it that because of the presentation. The confetti, the beer bongs, and the story skits they put on through any given show. Though actually, it includes the bands that are booked with them. I find myself seeing fantastic bands, not always of the punk genre, playing on the bill with Broloaf. This is what leaves me anticipating anytime Broloaf plays, with no exception tonight. No stranger to me or this site, We Might Be Wasted kicked off…