Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra

Random Joy

March 24, 2019April 29, 2019 Every Show JoeAuthority Zero, Coyote Tango, Danielle Durack, Harrison Fjord, Haymarket Squares, Hyperbella, Instructions, James Band, Katastro, Lighthouse, Los Nopaleros, Michael Coughlin, Paranova, Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra, Phoenix Rock Lottery, Pistoleros, Playboy Manbaby, Post Hoc, Sydney Sprague, The Banter, The Bittersweet Way, The Freeze, The Sink Or Swim, The Stakes, Treasurefruit

There are a few events that put together music in my favorite ways in Phoenix. One unfortunately came to an end in Viva PHX, while others continue to flourish like the Indie 500 at the Trunk Space. An event on that list, that I have loved every time I’ve attended, is the Phoenix Rock Lottery. In the six years, I’ve only missed the first one and last year’s due to an overlapping commitment. It is put together by Psyko Steve and the ticket sales benefit Rosie’s House. The rules are…

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Indeed, Viva PHX

March 12, 2017March 12, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Crescent Ballroom, Fucked Up, Jeff Rosenstock, Joyce Manor, PAO, Phoenix, Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra, Phoenix Masonic Temple, Rozwell Kid, The Menzingers, Viva PHX, X

I’ve been going to Viva PHX since it started. I think it is hands down, the best music festival that is put on in the Phoenix area all four years. The price proposition to the amazing amount of great music in about twenty places certainly contributes to it. That is in addition to that I love it more due to the atmosphere of music around downtown Phoenix. Viva PHX is the hearing music bouncing through alleys and off buildings walking through downtown Phoenix. This year was no different, just bouncing…

Concerts

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…