Pub Rock Live – Every Show Joe

The Littlest Man Band Pays A Visit to the Desert

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Every Show Joe2 Tone, 2 Tone Lizard Kings, Arizona, Bowcat, Folk Music, Indie Rock, Pub Rock Live, Rocksteady, Scott Klopfenstein, Scottsdale, Ska, The Littlest Man Band

The most regular stream I tuned in to through the Covid quarantine was that of Scott Klopfenstein. Not only did I hear, and subtly remember lyrics, of his solo work in regularity, but I heard the songs of this band called the Littlest Man Band. It is a band that formed back in 2003 but went on break while Scott moved to the East Coast. However, since Scott has come back to the West Coast, you can say the cliché he got the band back together. With a couple adjustments…

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Photo Gallery: Mustard Plug & The Toasters

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Every Show Joe2 Tone, 2 Tone Lizard Kings, 3rd Wave Ska, Arizona, Half Past Two, Mustard Plug, Pub Rock Live, Scottsdale, Ska, The Toasters

I’m back digging into my backlog of photos once again, with a night of Ska music to remind us of the good times before. This tour brought two staples and favorites of the genre, The Toasters and Mustard Plug, tag team headlining duties. Dave and Mustard Plug were their usual charismatic and fun selves taking top billing this night. Bucket singing songs from the Toasters that are so remembered they ended up more like singalongs with this crowd. I would be beside myself not to mention this tour introducing me…

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Photo Gallery: Ska Parade 30th Anniversary Tour

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Arizona, Bowcat, Hans Gruber and the Die Hards, Jokers Republic, Los Kung Fu Monkeys, Monkey, Pub Rock Live, Scottsdale, Ska, Ska Parade, The Holophonics

January 25th was a night of many awesome and hard music decisions in Phoenix. However, my attention went to the collection of amazing and fun ska bands celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Ska Parade radio show. Bowcat were our sole locals that kicked off a night that just felt like a celebration of the genre. Joker’s Republic was the only band new to me and I was blown away. If you’ve never seen Hans Gruber and the Die Hards, then you owe it to yourself to when things resume.…

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A Fat Wreck in the Desert

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 Every Show JoeArizona, Clowns, Jen Pop, Mean Jeans, Pub Rock Live, Punk, Reason Unknown, Scottsdale, Teenage Bottlerocket, The Bombpops

The compilation is a time honored tradition to find new music on the music labels you know. Labels have been doing it for decades now, giving you a sampling of artists and tracks off of their latest release. There were countless labels with each their own, like Punk-O-Rama and Fat Music for Fat People. A time honored tradition these days by many labels that have transitioned to doing comps digitally. In a similar fashion, you can find a few labels putting together a tour package of their latest album releasing…

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Go With The Flow

June 9, 2018June 9, 2018 Every Show JoeAcoustic, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Coyote Tango, Hollowpoint Vigils, Johnny Lee, Miles to Nowhere, NEATO, Off the Mark, Pub Rock Live, Punk, Reggae, Scottsdale, Skull Drug

There is a lot of new music hitting my ears weekly these days. Perhaps it is the exponential growth of bands I follow or just the coincidental concentration of bands releasing new music. With that comes the album release shows. It is a get together of musicians and a few of their favorite musical friends to celebrate their latest lyrical creations. This time around a few guys I’ve been watching since I was a teenager were celebrating their latest music, NEATO, with a few of their favorite friends. The show…

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Ska Punk Is Dead

May 20, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Craven Moorehead, Go Punk Yourself, KUPD, Pub Rock Live, Punk, Scottsdale, Ska, Ska Punk

Well, no, it’s not dead. However, our local radio icon of the Ska Punk persuasion, Craven Moorehead, put together the first of possibly many nights under the name of “Ska Punk is Dead.” It is where fans of the genres can enjoy some punk rock and ska, have some beers, and meet other fans of the genre. There was some dancing too. The night is made up of a custom mix of songs chosen by our Go Punk Yourself DJ, and joined by two musicians from the local scene putting…

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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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Raking It In

May 12, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Pub Rock Live, Punk, Rock, Scottsdale, Surf Rock, Together Pangea

With a cover band, it tends to be hard to tell the true personality of the musicians. However, when you go to a Me First and the Gimme Gimmes show, the personalities shine the most. Tonight was a bigger example of this when you bring in awesome personality of the openers touring with them. The sold out crowd was in for a treat from all three bands on Wednesday. If there was a contest for best band name to tour with Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, it would be…