Nerdcore – Every Show Joe

Schaffer the Darklord’s Headlining Night

April 11, 2022April 12, 2022 Every Show JoeArizona, Hip Hop, Last Exit Live, Lex the Lexicon Artist, Nerdcore, Nerdcore Hip Hop, Phoenix, Pop Music, Rap, Schaffer the Darklord, STD, Super Smack and the P.O.P.

During 2020 and into 2021 musicians performing livestreams were the place where many of our favorite musicians went. They were my go-to for catching music while safely quarantining at home. One of my regular streams was the monthly Four Eyed Horsemen streams. I could always depend on the four staples of it, Schaffer the Darklord, Mega Ran, MC Frontalot, and MC Lars, to perform once a month through that time. They always brought on a guest to open and for one of those was my first time watching and hearing…

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A Neighborhood Gathers for WayneFest 2021

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 Every Show Joe2 Tone, 2 Tone Lizard Kings, Arizona, Blood Feud Family Singers, Bluegrass, Coronado Park, Folk Music, Garage Rock, Hip Hop, Mega Ran, Nerdcore, Phoenix, Rap, Ska, Surf Rock, The Rebel Set, Wayne Fest

Wayne Newton lived in Phoenix. Yes, Mr. Las Vegas and known for his iconic look performing music Wayne Newton. For a part of his childhood he grew up in the Coronado District of Phoenix. He attended North High School before moving again to set him up for all the grandeur of Las Vegas. Why bring this up? That is because WayneFest is a celebration named after him and a get together of the neighborhood he once lived in. It started in 2018 making it one of our newest festivals in…

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The Four Eyed Horsemen Assemble In Phoenix

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 Every Show JoeArizona, Four Eyed Horsemen, Hip Hop, MC Frontalot, MC Lars, Mega Ran, Nerdcore, Phoenix, Rap, Rebel Lounge, Schaffer the Darklord

One of the most consistent streams over the year and change without live shows was the Four Eyed Horsemen. The four that make up this group are MC Frontalot, MC Lars, Mega Ran and Schaffer the Darklord. The once a month streams were easily top of the pile in production. The effort put into the monthly themes, green screen and real backdrops and costumes further reinforced this. They were something that I could rely on while Covid shut down live concerts that always gave me smiles, laughs and times to…

Artist Spotlight Concerts Editorial

Favorite Musician Discoveries of 2020

November 15, 2020November 16, 2020 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Apes of the State, Bite Me Bambi, Catbite, Favorite Discoveries, Folk Punk, Folk Punk Rock, Grumpster, Half Past Two, Hardcore Punk, Jacknife Stiletto, Kill Lincoln, Lex the Lexicon Artist, Nerdcore, Punk, Rocksteady, Sarchasm, Ska, Ska Punk, Street Jail

The understatement for a lot of us is that the year 2020 has been mostly downs with a couple ups. I’m here to help improve that with awesome artists I have discovered through the year. A couple of the musicians on the list were before quarantining and lockdowns, but they count in my book. Majority I found through the past eight months of livestreams and streamed concerts. I know for many of you, it is a lukewarm prospect to go watch these streams while you miss the live experience. However,…

Concerts To Consoles

Concerts To Consoles: Episode 28 – Kalen Lander

September 14, 2019December 8, 2019 Every Show JoeConcerts To Consoles, Hip Hop, Jet Set Radio Future, Nerdcore, Punk, Rap, Sega, Snailmate, Synthwave, Xbox

This episode brings half of Snailmate, Kalen Lander, on for a little Jet Set Radio Future while it plays on Xbox. We chat things of his music origins, tour life, Snailmate’s tour life, Long Wongs, social media and more.

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Artist Spotlight: Snailmate

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 Every Show JoeArizona, Hip Hop, Nerdcore, Punk, Snailmate, Synth, Tempe, Yucca Tap Room

Continuing on with the artist spotlight feature brings a local Nerdcore duo into the light. This is one you may not see as often locally because they have been doing a lot of trekking around the country since they started. My history with them goes back to when April was drumming in this fantastic blues and soul style band, Sister Lip. When that band ended up calling it quits, a few members went onto new projects with April joining Kalen for Snailmate. In the more than a decade since I…

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All Hail Our New Imperial Overlords

November 29, 2018 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Doll Skin, Hip Hop, Instructions, Mega Ran, Nerdcore, Phoenix, Playboy Manbaby, Pro Teens, Punk, Teek Hall, Trunk Space

Album release shows bring with them bigger crowds and higher energy. They tend to inspire creativity and more showmanship from the bands. One band that tends to not only go with the bigger room, but it brings out the best of their creativity is Playboy Manbaby. Leading up to this night, we had political ads and signage for the band lobbying to become Imperial Overlords. With that, we had a broader musical spectrum of a few of Phoenix’s finest musicians leading into their album release set. Opening up were the…

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A Visit To Mt. Nerdcore

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, Hip Hop, MC Frontalot, MC Lars, Mega Ran, Nerdcore, Phoenix, Rap, Schaffer the Darklord, Teek Hall, Valley Bar

There are shows that are just a magical coming together of musicians. They have artists that when you list dream shows, you put them together. When it gets announced, it is hard to contain that excitement. The Mt. Nerdcore tour is that magical dream show of artists coming together. For the first time on the West Coast, it brings together four of the biggest names in Nerdcore with MC Lars, Mega Ran, Mc Frontalot, and Schaffer the Darklord plus one local surprise. That surprise was Teek Hall opening up the…

Interviews

Delving Into Nerdcore: Interview With MC Frontalot

October 11, 2018 Every Show JoeHip Hop, MC Frontalot, Nerdcore, Rap

If you have followed me over the the past couple years, you probably have noticed there is this genre of music that I tend to make it out to amongst all the punk rock, ska, and alternative bands I watch. That genre being Nerdcore Hip Hop. It is a genre that I latched onto years ago. The topics touching on dozens of hobbies and habits growing up to this day. That includes video games to computer programming to knowing exactly what it is like to hang on a message board…

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T.P.F.R.

March 24, 2017March 24, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Bear Ghost, Big O, Hip Hop, Last Exit Live, MC Lars, Mega Ran, Nerdcore, Phoenix, Punk, Random, Rock

I will admit at the top that my experience and knowledge of hip hop isn’t that strong. This includes dating back to early nineties hip hop, where the extent is a little of Wu-Tang and having listened to a bunch of Beastie Boys. It was more that I couldn’t relate to it. Enter the Nerdcore genre, where these were lyrics and topics that bring out things I’m familiar with. For an example of how engrained into some of the nerdcore topics I am, my left arm includes two video game…