Rocksteady – Every Show Joe

Jer Puts the Leap in Leap Day

March 12, 2024March 13, 2024 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Arizona, Devon Kay and the Solutions, Emo, Hip Hop, Indie Punk, Jer, Phoenix, Punk, Rocksteady, Ska, Ska Punk, Skatune Network, Spicy Mayo, Suzie True, Trunk Space, We Are The Union

A leap day only occurs once every four years. That would make it perhaps the most special day of the year. So, it is only appropriate that on this kind of special day we would have Jer making a tour stop at the Trunk Space. Joining them for this tour was Chicago favorites of mine, Devon Kay and the Solutions, and Suzie True, from the state next door. Not to mention, they called in the perfect local companion band, Spicy Mayo, to open it all up. If you want the…

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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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Punk Rock Bowling 2021: Day 3

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Every Show Joe2 Tone, ALL, Babe Patrol, Crazy & The Brains, DEVO, Downtown Grand, Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, Indie Rock, Las Vegas, Lunachicks, Punk, Punk Rock, Punk Rock Bowling, Riverboat Gamblers, Rock, Rocksteady, Ska, Starving Wolves, The Last Gang, The Schizophonics, The Slackers, The Twits

The last day had finally come of Punk Rock Bowling 2021. It felt like my endurance had improved from the past two and half days on my feet, a welcomed sign. Nonetheless, I was taking on chances and giving my feet and my possible ankle sprain a little more time off to rest. Then it was dashing down to put in a little food and catch the main stage openers one more time to finish this punk rock vacation of a weekend. The Twits I heard they were the youngest…

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Favorite Musician Discoveries of 2020

November 15, 2020November 16, 2020 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Apes of the State, Bite Me Bambi, Catbite, Favorite Discoveries, Folk Punk, Folk Punk Rock, Grumpster, Half Past Two, Hardcore Punk, Jacknife Stiletto, Kill Lincoln, Lex the Lexicon Artist, Nerdcore, Punk, Rocksteady, Sarchasm, Ska, Ska Punk, Street Jail

The understatement for a lot of us is that the year 2020 has been mostly downs with a couple ups. I’m here to help improve that with awesome artists I have discovered through the year. A couple of the musicians on the list were before quarantining and lockdowns, but they count in my book. Majority I found through the past eight months of livestreams and streamed concerts. I know for many of you, it is a lukewarm prospect to go watch these streams while you miss the live experience. However,…

Concerts To Consoles

Concerts To Consoles: Episode 49 – Dane, Katie, and Steven of Bowcat

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Bowcat, Concerts To Consoles, Interview, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Nintendo Switch, Podcast, Rocksteady, Ska, Twitch TV, YouTube

I’ve been working to get them on since near the beginning of Concerts to Consoles. Now you can watch on YouTube or listen on podcast services as BowCat’s Dane, Katie, and Steven join me for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! Chatting goes from the band, to Supernova Ska Festival, moshing in the skanking pit, favorite new ska lately, and to even question if fourth wave ska even exists?

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Super Rad!

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 Every Show JoeArizona, Folk, Heavy Metal, Indie Rock, Jacob Turnbloom, marquee theatre, PPL MVR, Rock 'n Roll, Rocksteady, Ska, Tempe, The Aquabats

There are bands that are just pure joy. That joy can come to an audience through the lyrics they write, the way they perform, or just in how they treat their fans. For me, the Aquabats bring all of those kind of joys. Not only that, they were the second ska band I got into after discovering the genre. The song that first grabbed my attention was the one about school lunch and a celebrated food, “Pizza Day.” I have been attending their performances for the past fifteen years, not…

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Reunited and It Feels So Good

October 24, 2019May 21, 2020 Every Show JoeArizona, Punk, Rocksteady, Tempe, The Vulturas, United X Bombs, Venomous Pinks, Yucca Tap Room

If you’re lucky, sometimes things come together in a perfect way. Perhaps it is just that right sound with a band out of the gate. Maybe it is getting to see your favorite band reunite in original form. In the case of this night’s show, it was three former U.S. Bombs members coming together once again with a new band, the United X Bombs. Before and after them on this night joined the Venomous Pinks and the Vulturas, out of California, to mark the occasion. The new look Venomous Pinks…

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Mobility and Energy

May 14, 2019May 20, 2020 Every Show JoeAcoustic, Arizona, Death By Stereo, Elvis Cortez, Hardcore Punk, Life and Limb, Pointbreak, Punk, Rocksteady, Ska, Tempe, Toxic Energy, Venomous Pinks, Yucca Tap Room

Mobility and movement will grab the attention of those seeing it from the corner of their eyes. It is a way to release and use energy. For musicians, a lot of it is energy they feed off from performing music and the audience members. It would be the theme of a most of these musicians on this night from Pointbreak to Death by Stereo. The lineup was packed, with Life and Limb, Elvis Cortez, the Venomous Pinks, and Toxic Energy four more bands playing this Friday night at the Yucca…

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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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Skankin’ is Back!

May 21, 2017May 21, 2017 Every Show Joe2 Tone, 2 Tone Lizard Kings, Abraham Drinkin, Arizona, Bowcat, Cultura Libertaria, Rocksteady, Ska, Tempe, Viernes 13, We Might Be Wasted, Yucca Tap Room

Ska revival might actually be going on. As this year trudges on, it certainly feels like the genre is starting to flourish again. From both newcomers and the established greats, I know there have been more ska shows that I’ve attended this year. As my second love, only to Punk, in music, I am enjoying this extraordinarily. Tonight was the return of Viernes 13 to the Yucca Tap Room accompanied by a solid mix of ska and punk. Opening up was the one not skirting the border of the two…