Rebel Lounge – Page 3 – Every Show Joe

All In a Afternoon

September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Ambient Six, Arizona, Audrey Heartburn, Blues, Connor Carmody, Corey PA, Jazz, Phoenix, Punk, Rebel Lounge

The old Mason Jar used to do regular afternoon shows for years before it closed. In a nod to the old tradition, the Rebel Lounge that reopened the space as a venue has started it again. This past weekend I took up the opportunity finally check it out. It was a mix of anticipation to see Audrey Heartburn again while watching musicians I haven’t seen perform before with Connor Carmody, Ambient Six, and Corey PA. Opening up was a gentleman I had met before, Corey PA, but I had not…

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The Things That Come Together

August 4, 2018August 4, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, Left Alone, Phoenix, Punk, Rebel Lounge, Rocksteady, Ska, Street Dogs, The Last Gang, Thug Riot

The stars are aligning more on tours these days. This isn’t the first time writing about it the last year, where a lineup is a mix of bands I’m excited to go see. It wouldn’t matter if separate or together, but it certainly amps up the excitement as one. That amped up excitement was just finding out that Street Dogs, Left Alone, and the Last Gang had announced they would be coming to town together. However, there was one day of show surprise. Thug Riot would make the trek up…

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The Triple Release

May 23, 2018May 20, 2020 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Exxxtra Crispy, Not Confined, Phoenix, Playboy Manbaby, Punk, Rebel Lounge, Ska, T.O.S.O.

Album release shows are an excellent way to bring out everyone into one place to pick up and celebrate new music. They tend to usually be for a single release, and occasionally for a dual release. However, in this case we had three bands releasing three new albums of their own. This would be a first for my concert going, as Playboy Manbaby, T.O.S.O., and Not Confined had a brand new album this night. On top of those, we had Exxxtra Crispy playing to start the entire thing off. Exxxtra…

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A New Lens of a Variety of Punk

April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, Innocent Elaine, Phoenix, Punk, Rebel Lounge, The Dollyrots, Travis James and the Acrimonious Assembly of Arsonists, Weird Radicals

For the near year I have had my camera, I have been shooting with just a 30mm lens. Since my financial situation has remedied itself, I finally invested in a second lens, a 50mm. The Dollyrots show was the perfect way to try it out. All photos from this night were using the new 50mm lens. It certainly is an ongoing learning experience. Although, I think the results of capturing all these excellent bands turned out well. It was a superb night of music from different angles of the punk…

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The Enthusiasm of Pessimism

October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Folk, Folk Punk, Jeff Rosenstock, Laura Stevenson, Phoenix, Punk, Rebel Lounge, Rock, Ska, Wiccan Babysitter

When Bomb the Music Industry started playing, I was too busy graduating from college and becoming a cog in the corporate machine. I fell out of following music outside of a couple bands while I worked for GameStop. After leaving that position, I had to work to find my stress free environment which brought me back to following music in 2011. However, by the time I got to discovering Jeff Rosenstock, it was after Bomb the Music Industry had ceased playing. The closest thing I could do was track down…

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The Rockin’ Folk

October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Bluegrass, Dirty Sunset, Folk, Foresteater, Phoenix, Rebel Lounge, Rock, Valley Queen

Music is a therapy. It is something that is a great place to forget your stress. For me, it is how I started this frequenting of shows. The venues are a place of letting the mind escape on the chords of the instruments, the rhythm of the drums, and words of the lyrics. Catching the three bands of this night, Dirty Sunset, Foresteater, and Valley Queen, were another example of that amazing therapy. The night opened up a little more folky with Dirty Sunset. These guys play a bluegrass and…

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Did I Say I like a Rocking Guitar?

October 5, 2017October 17, 2017 Every Show JoeAlternative, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Fairy Bones, Garage Rock, Great Grandpa, Grunge, Indie Rock, Phoenix, Rebel Lounge, Rozwell Kid, Vundabar

The annual Viva PHX music festival has been a place to see the bands that I love playing and catch some new ones. This year that included the guys of Rozwell Kid and their praise of the AT&T moon. Granted, these guys were touring with Jeff Rosenstock and the Menzingers so I would have caught them no matter where they played. However, they jumped high onto my radar once I saw them play at Viva PHX. For the first tour since, they came through with two bands I hadn’t heard…

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Blind Discoveries

August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 Every Show JoeAcoustic, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Emo, Good Ol Joel, Naturalist, Phoenix, Punk, Rebel Lounge, The News Can Wait

One of the merits since the Trunk Space started the Indie 500 was catching new bands. You can show up for a known band, but stick around until your eyes won’t stay open. In that time you see a large mixture of genre. You see bands you never knew the name of that stick in your memory as you leave. Good Ol’ Joel is one of those bands I first saw at the 2016 Indie 500. One thing that stuck with me was their guitarist made a skateboard into his…

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Sugar, Spice, and a Dash of Punk

July 18, 2017 Every Show JoeAlternative, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Beachwood Coyotes, Burgandy Jurk, Fairy Bones, Harper and the Moths, Hollowpoint Vigils, Indie Rock, New Wave, Phoenix, Punk, Rebel Lounge, Tempe, The Real Fits, Time Out Lounge

What do you do after spending about ten hours out at a Warped Tour in Phoenix? If you’re me, you take the day off to rest and go out to music the next night. Plus given Harper and the Moths are taking time off to put toward a new album, the Real Fits show was on the top of my radar. The night opened on a fantastic touring band, then flowed into great local acts across two air-conditioned venues. That touring act would be Beachwood Coyotes from L.A. These awesome…

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Present Discoveries

July 3, 2017July 25, 2017 Every Show JoeAlternative, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Bear Ghost, FutureCastle, Phoenix, Rebel Lounge, Rock, Twin Ponies

The night before Warped Tour you might think I was preparing my body for one hundred and fifteen degrees. Instead, I was finding some killer music to watch. For this night it was two local bands I love, and a band that is a joint combination of two musical acts I’ve not seen before. Up first were the guys that open anything with a bang, Bear Ghost. I always describe them as if they were the Aquabats, but more rock and no super suits. If Bear Ghost wanted to add…