Punk – Page 23 – Every Show Joe

The Best Solution for a Rainy Night

February 20, 2017 Every Show Joe80D, Arizona, Punk, Reason Unknown, Tempe, The Generators, The Tribulators, We Might Be Wasted, Yucca Tap Room

Rain in this city usually does two things, show how bad our local driving etiquette and keep people indoors for the time water falls from the sky. It was the perfect time to have a punk show. Yucca played host to the Generators from California and the Tribulators making the trek up from Tucson plus our solid local bands. Right at the top of it was Reason Unknown. These political punks warmed up the crowd. Travis and Pat sing lead vocals dependent on the song. They contribute to the great…

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Bring An Open Mind

February 18, 2017February 18, 2017 Every Show JoeA.F.I., Alternative, Alternative Rock, Arizona, marquee theatre, NEATO, Nothing, Pride Through Strife, PTS, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Shady Park, Souvenirs, Tempe

Always keep an open mind, as it will bring with it awesome things you would have never experienced. Tonight was a case of that, with a lot of people telling me how amazing A.F.I. can be live and that I must see them at least once. Like probably a lot of punk fans I know, I haven’t purchased an album from them since Sing the Sorrows. However, watching them perform tonight showed me what amazing musicians they are, including some of the newer stuff I was just hearing for the…

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Devote Your Life, No Boundaries

February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Authority Zero, Bloody Rogue Bastards, Celtic Punk, Constellations, Hey Smith, Madd Dog Tannen, marquee theatre, Perfect Sense, Pho Cao, Punk, Reggae, Rundown Roommates, Scottsdale, Ska Punk, Tempe, Torn at the Seam

I’ve been listening and watching Authority Zero for nearly two decades now. My first album was Patches in Time, but my sixteen year old self was catching them on the Ska Punk Show before that. I can recite almost all the lyrics to any album released before I became a slave to the GameStop corporate machine in 2006. After that, I got pulled out of the scene for a few years only to hit an occasional bigger show. Attention and time unfortunately eaten by the salaried job. Even so, I…

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I Love Livin’ in the City

February 11, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Hobo Bastard, Jack the Cat, Krovak, Punk, Radical Fun Time, Ska, Ska Punk, Skull Drug, Tempe, Yucca Tap Room

A cool thing about these things is I get to bring bands to the forefront of people’s attention. I get to showcase bands I enjoy to see a lot. It creates an exercise in writing too, as I see bands more often trying to put different words into my take for the night. Tonight was a great night to see bands you don’t hear enough about from me that I think are fantastic, along with my usual staples of awesome local punk bands. Right off of the bat, I got…

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Twenty Years Later

February 5, 2017February 8, 2017 Every Show JoeAnti-Flag, Arizona, Ballyhoo!, marquee theatre, Pkew Pkew Pkew, Punk, Reel Big Fish, Reggae, Ska, Tempe, We Were Stereo, Yucca Tap Room

Twenty Years, two decades, those national crowds have been listening and watching both Anti-Flag and Reel Big Fish. That’s two thirds of my life they’ve been in my life, although my listening to either didn’t start until about two years after that listening to Ska Punk on the old Edge 106.3. Turning sixteen with a shiny new driver’s license, I filled that void of a quiet car with the local radio airwaves. This tour, while not an expected combination of headliners, brought me great excitement to watch two favorite bands…

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Double Whammy

February 4, 2017February 4, 2017 Every Show Joe51 West, Arizona, Corky's Leather Jacket, Creepsville 666, Crown Victoria Vandalism Committee, Diego Galvan, Escape from the Zoo, Folk Punk, Psychobilly, Punk, Rockabilly, Tempe, The Freak Billyz, The Linecutters, The Living Deads, Yucca Tap Room

What do you do when there is a bunch of music in one night? If you’re me, you try to find the best way to hit as much as you love and enjoy it. For tonight, probably one of the best examples of how I earned my nickname, I hit up two separate shows almost simultaneously. In this case, it was an easier example with both 51 West and Yucca Tap Room being walking distance. It was catching a great combination of some awesome folk punk, punk, and rockabilly combined.…

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A Punk’s Night Out

February 3, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Contradiktion, Fea, Punk, Skull Drug, Tempe, Thurston, Yucca Tap Room

Change is inevitable and going to happen whether you want it to or not. Tonight brought forth a change you can see from the pictures with Yucca no longer having the black curtain behind the stage. I think it helps the stage look brighter and better, although based on the more than usual feedback has the audio bouncing around the room. The new look was brought with some of the fastest, loudest punk I’ve seen at the Yucca Tap Room tonight. Opening up was the band Thurston, who I’ve followed…

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Something Something Ashes of a Phoenix

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Becoming Legends, Down By Law, First or Last, Guilty By Association, Punk, Tempe, Undefined, Yucca Tap Room

Metaphors are a fun way to open up some piece of writing. I could go into the symbolism of a Phoenix for James or the lineup tonight for Down by Law being from the punkrockacademyfightsong album, their third and arguably most known album. No matter how I introduce it, the night was an awesome mix of punk rock with two more from out of town, Guilty By Associate from Vegas and Undefined from Prescott. Everyone brought the energy for this Tuesday night show. Energy is probably the thing that James…

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Blind Surprises

January 30, 2017 Every Show Joe51 West, Acoustic, Alternative, An Empty Orchestra, Arizona, Cory Wells, Damn The Weather, Demon In Me, Ethan 103, Indie Rock, Midway Heights, Punk, Tempe, Yucca Tap Room

I spoke of never going to a show blind just a couple days ago, meanwhile, tonight I did it. With a invite from my friend Danielle and only watching a link to a Demon in Me song, I went in to see what great offerings there were to be found at 51 West. What started and ended acoustic, turned into a great mix of alternative and acoustic sounds ending on Demon In Me. Up first was a gentleman who goes under the name Midway Heights. While he mentioned that his…

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A Little More Than Four Simple Words

January 28, 2017October 19, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Arkells, Chip Hanna, Folk, Frank Turner, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Livewire, Punk, Rock, Scottsdale, Tempe, Time Out Lounge, Will Varley

Money, it is usually the enabler to see some of the touring musicians when they come to town. Money would somehow be what kept me from discovering Frank Turner until the release of Tape Deck Heart and not seeing him live for the first time until 2014. I had just discovered the awesome band, Larry and his Flask, at Warped Tour a little prior to the show at Crescent Ballroom so I should have been there in 2012. Though going back to school for a second degree, living off of…