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Lucha, Beer And Punk Rock

May 21, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, Lit, Los Kung Fu Monkeys, Pennywise, Punk, Rock 'n Roll, Sabroso Taco Festival, Ska, Ska Punk, The Vandals, Tucson, Unwritten Law

Cinco de Mayo is the celebration of the Mexican army defeating the French in the Battle of Puebla. It is a holiday that has taken on a celebration of Mexican culture and drinking here in the U.S. Over the years, the holiday has been more of day that my activities are more dictated by if there is a good show. This year presented a festival that has been hitting Tucson and a few stops around the country for a couple years now. It is the Sabroso Taco Festival with acts…

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In With The Out Crowd

May 7, 2018May 8, 2018 Every Show JoeArizona, BLK Live, Direct Hit, Face to Face, Jukebox Romantics, Less than Jake, Punk, Scottsdale, Ska, Ska Punk

Enthusiasm is the intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval. Many describe it as infectious. I would go with it as the theme of the amazing lineup of a tour. This night’s tour package had Less than Jake and Face to Face co-headlining with Direct Hit and Jukebox Romantics along for the ride. All four of these bands brought a large amount of enthusiasm to their night’s performances. Opening up was the only band I was unfamiliar with going in, the Jukebox Romantics. The three piece from New York was…

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The 2017 Top 10 of the Arizona Locals

December 28, 2017December 28, 2017 Every Show JoeAlex Squared, Alternative Rock, Best Of 2017, Corky's Leather Jacket, Dadadoh, Exxxtra Crispy, Father Figures, First or Last, Kill Your TV, Local Music, Music, Playboy Manbaby, Punk, Rock, Ska, The Linecutters, Twin Ponies

I’ll say it here, for all the complaints people have for 2017, and I have a couple of my own, the Arizona music scene is strong. They are killing it in this last year. It made my choices tough. Fighting the urge to make it the longest list since 2016, I have cut it down to my top 10 local Phoenix and Arizona band albums. You can see my genre of preference in it, but I’m sure you will find surprises. So without further adieu… Alex Squared “Mexican Fishing Tricks”…

Concerts

Look What Happened

November 28, 2017November 28, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Flagstaff, Less than Jake, Progatonist, Punk, Red City Radio, Ska, Ska Punk, The Green Room

Road trips are becoming a more common regularity for my concert going. It is not just the big festivals either. This is a random trip to a place out of town like the Rialto in Tucson. With the opening of the Green Room up in Flagstaff, they have been bringing fantastic punk shows through the cooler climate. It is a Crescent Ballroom size venue with an excellent selection of craft beers from around the Flagstaff area. With a car lease, and limited income currently, I have fewer opportunities to get…

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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 Overlapping Tastes

September 25, 2017October 17, 2017 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Arizona, Fishbone, Los Kung Fu Monkeys, marquee theatre, Psychobilly, Punk, Reggae, Reverend Horton Heat, Rockabilly, Ska, Strung Out, Tempe

If you told me there would be a tour with Reverend Horton Heat, Fishbone, and Strung Out on it, I would have given you an askew response. I think highly of all three bands, but together on one stage I wouldn’t imagine. However, it makes complete sense after a little thought. There are a bunch of crossover fans from the three genres of punk, ska, and rockabilly. With that, we got fantastic performances plus a great surprise in the opening Los Kung Fu Monkeys. Entering the show I had a…

Concerts

A Skankin’ Fourth

August 14, 2017May 21, 2020 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Acoustic, Arizona, Bowcat, Folk, Krovak, Leigh Dekay, Punk, Ska, Tempe, The Steady 45s, Yucca Tap Room

If there wasn’t a genre I did not catch enough of during the pre-Independence Day celebrations, it was Ska. Thanks to the actual Fourth of July, that was remedied. It had one of my favorite voices to hear sing in the Steady 45s and a regular staple of our local Ska scene, Bowcat. Plus Leigh, of Krovak, jumped on for some punk and folk acoustic songs to open up. To say I had a blast, would be an understatement. First, if you have never caught a Krovak show, you should.…

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Putting the BBQ In Punk Rock

July 29, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Ass Wipe Junkies, Bowcat, Celtic Punk, Era of Extinction, Killer Neighbors, Kiwanis Park, Punk, Ska, Tempe, The Industry, Whiskey and the Barrels, Working Mutts

The Fourth of July bring out your usual patriotism and fireworks. For me, and a lot in the Phoenix punk scene, it brings other fantastic traditions and get-togethers. The annual Pre-Independence Day Barbeque is one of those amazing events. This is put on by Bo, of the Industry, and his wife Marcia, of Bowcat, alongside a bunch of their punk musicians and friends. I started attending them about three years ago. I have had a blast and made new friends at every one of them. This year mine kicked off…

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A Trio of Terrific Music

July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 Every Show JoeAcoustic, Arizona, Folk, Jenny Owen Youngs, marquee theatre, Ogikubo Station, Ska, Streetlight Manifesto, Tempe

There are some bands that you are guaranteed to see some amazing music every tour they have. Streetlight Manifesto is just one of those bands. You could say they are bedfellows with some legends of Ska and talented solo acts. Over the years they have introduced me to acts like Sycamore Smith and Dan Potthast’s solo work. Their own music puts them atop the upper echelon of my favorite bands. Without worry, a tour with Ogikubo Station, Jenny Owen Youngs, and Streetlight Manifesto was going to be a blast. …

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Warped Tour: Part Two

July 13, 2017July 13, 2017 Every Show JoeAlestorm, Arizona, Metal, Municipal Waste, Phoenix, Punk, Ska, Sonic Boom Six, The Adolescents, The Ataris, The Dickies, Warped Tour

Onto part two of the longest time I’ve spent attending a Warped Tour in over a decade of going. This brings with it a band that brought controversy after the Phoenix stop, two bands from across a body of water, and a whole lot of energy across the entire six. This is part two of an amazing day of music and one of the best Warped Tours for me in a few years. Starting off right where I left off in part 1, we come to the Dickies. They are…