Punk – Page 22 – Every Show Joe

An Old St. Patrick’s Day Tradition Returns

March 19, 2017May 31, 2017 Every Show JoeAlternative, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Bouncing Souls, Chandler, Fitz and the Tantrums, Flogging Molly, Harper and the Moths, Less than Jake, NOFX, Pot of Gold Festival, Punk, Rawhide, Rundown Roommates, Ska, Ska Punk

Flogging Molly spent about one third of my life playing St. Patrick’s Day in Phoenix. They spoiled Phoenix with the best way to celebrate the holiday. A couple of those years they came through with their regular tour on top. Then after a long stint living in Los Angeles, they relocated the band to Detroit. This meant a harder trek than just four to five hours every year, and so the Phoenix tradition came to an end. In its ashes, they started doing the Salty Dog Cruise, which for some…

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Making St. Patty’s Day Pink

March 18, 2017March 18, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Creepsville 666, Inept Hero, Krovak, Psychobilly, Punk, Rockabilly, Skull Drug, Tempe, Venomous Pinks, Yucca Tap Room

One of the longer running punk bands in the valley are the Venomous Pinks. Over the last couple months the hard work they have been putting has been paying out dividends. They are now signed to a label, Squid Hat out of Vegas. They have an opening slot on the main stage of this year’s Punk Rock Bowling. Now the first fruits of labor under Squid Hat released with a great new EP titled “We Do It Better,” with two of the hardest songs I’ve heard from them titled “Pizza…

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Ruining… or Making Your Grandma’s Music Better?

March 17, 2017March 17, 2017 Every Show JoeAlex Squared, Arizona, Contradiktion, Franks & Deans, Punk, Skull Drug, Tempe, Yucca Tap Room

Expressions are a great way to engage with an audience. The more animated on stage the more entertaining it can make a performance. Tonight felt like the culmination of a couple of the most expressive performers in our scene getting together. The first two are perfect compliments to each other too. Franks and Deans brought on top one of the most unique punk performances I have seen. The night opened up with the guys from Payson, Alex Squared. This fast paced group of punks right away showed their appreciation for…

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Celebrating St. Patty on the Ides of March

March 16, 2017 Every Show JoeAndy Warpigs, Arizona, Bloody Rogue Bastards, Celtic, Celtic Punk, Folk Punk, Punk, Rugged Rogues, Tempe, Whiskey and the Barrels, Yucca Tap Room

It is never too early to start drinking. That seems a good mantra to apply to any day, but, in addition, to starting to celebrate St. Patty’s Day. While two days off, it didn’t keep some of our best Celtic bands from putting together a show over at the Yucca Tap Room. I can say it was a lot of fun, and a little confusing to start off. The band that had me scratching my head a little was the Rugged Rogues. These guys certainly dressed the part with kilts…

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The Celts From Down Under

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Celtic Punk, Cockswain, Phoenix, Punk, The Rumjacks, Valley Bar

I love it when I get to throw a band in front of everyone on here that I’ve been aiming for more attention for a while. Tonight was a shorter show with just two bands. Although after getting up earlier for a Dentist appointment, my body was perfectly fine with a shorter night. This show brought us the Rumjacks all the way from Australia, plus our local band of energy, Cockswain. First, this is where I embarrass my drunken judgement skills with a fun St. Patty’s Day story seeing Cockswain.…

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A Night of Punk To Remember

March 5, 2017March 6, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Bricktop, Club Red, Fatskins, Mesa, Punk, Rile 9 Collective, Sniper 66, Starving Wolves, The Besmirchers, Unstable Youth

Punk rock is my favorite genre. Shows like the one tonight are what remind me why I love the genre so much. So I want to celebrate that in this, so I’m only going to spend a sentence on why I do not like going to Club Red. What transpired with the ownership after Kim Commons passed, and how friends that used to work there were pushed out is the reason I do not want to give them money or attention. With that, last night was one of the best…

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A Return to the Trunk Space

March 4, 2017March 4, 2017 Every Show JoeAhllha, Alternative, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Fathers Day, Indie Rock, Mooseknuckle Sandwich, Phoenix, Punk, Trunk Space, Yairms

There are some people in the Phoenix music scene that have had amazing impacts on it. One of those people is Ryan Avery, who I think in the mind of most people, he is a person that it is hard not to associate the Trunk Space with. He was one of the hardest working performers for the past couple Indie 500 events, performing in multiple bands of his creation. So when Ryan said he and his wife were moving to L.A. about a year ago, it was a blow to…

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The Only Way to Celebrate Is With Hard Punk Rock

March 3, 2017October 19, 2017 Every Show JoeAnti-Vision, Arizona, Common Tongue, Molotov Cockroach, Punk, Sector 7-G, Tempe, Time Out Lounge

Passions are what make life worth it. Tonight was a night of two of my biggest passions happening nearly the same time, music and videogames. I love them so much that they are the two things tattooed on me. When I saw set times, I was like, this will perfectly work out. Of course, on punk rock time means there is going to be sets later than planned. That’s fine, because I actually had issues tearing myself away from watching Common Tongue’s set to pick up the Nintendo Switch. Before…

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Local Punks Having Fun

March 1, 2017 Every Show Joe51 West, Arizona, Ass Wipe Junkies, Manoz Zuziaz, Punk, Tempe, The Otos

Sometimes things happen and plans change. Unfortunately for the show last night, our headliner had a band emergency and didn’t make it to 51 West. Hope things are better now and they can continue on the road. What did happen as result was an awesome local punk show with two bands I was catching for the first time and a surprise at the end. Up first were the Ass Wipe Junkies. They’d come recommended from a couple people, and I can see why. A mostly fast paced, punk rock set…

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Theatrics and Fun Times Ahead

February 26, 2017April 21, 2023 Every Show JoeAlternative, Andy Warpigs, Arizona, Folk Punk Rock, Garage Rock, Genre, Indie Punk, Indie Rock, Phoenix, Playboy Manbaby, Punk, Tempe, The Bombpops, The Darts, The Thin Bloods, The Trunk Space, Trunk Space, Yucca Tap Room

I’m of two minds of set times being posted. First, and probably more unique to myself and a few others, having set times posted can help me figure out on busy nights like tonight a plan of attack to hit the music I want to see. However, I’m on the other mind where I’ve been at a show early with an amazing local band, and no one is there. This happens more often than I like to see, and if there is only a start time you get a couple…