Tempe – Page 10 – Every Show Joe

Creepy Birthday To You

January 9, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Contradiktion, Grave Danger, Jack the Cat, Punk, Rockabilly, Ska, Ska Punk, Tempe, True Rivals, We Might Be Wasted, Yucca Tap Room

Stealing a little lyric from the “Theme from a NOFX Album” and slightly modifying it, Creepy Don is not really so creepy. This was the night to celebrate his birthday though in the most appropriate way, a punk show. The line-up included his band, We Might Be Wasted, amongst a great packet of musicians. Although, Nick, from Jack the Cat, jested that his taste in music hasn’t got better with age if Jack the Cat is playing. On that note, Jack the Cat kicked off the show. I don’t know…

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Rocking Around The Upright Bass

January 7, 2017January 7, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Black Rose Phantoms, Buried in Red, Creepsville 666, Psychobilly, Rockabilly, Tempe, The Freak Billyz, Yucca Tap Room

A great philosophy in concert going is to always be at shows early and support all the bands. However, tonight was an example of the struggle of managing my time between my day job and keeping up with my website. My aim is to keep a twenty four hour cycle of show posts unless I’m writing up something bigger like the Punk Rock Eve or the upcoming Viva PHX, where there is more to go through. Unfortunately, doing that means I made sure after my day job to get Thursday…

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They Are Not Protesters of Piñata

January 6, 2017January 6, 2017 Every Show JoeAndy Warpigs, Arizona, Celtic Punk, Folk Punk, Latin Punk, Nomada, Pinata Protest, Punk, Tempe, Whiskey and the Barrels, Yucca Tap Room

Punk rock is a mentality that can be infused into anything. The guys in Piñata Protest are a group that demonstrates this. This band is a high energy infusion of Latin influences, like cumbia, into punk rock. Hopefully if there are people unaware of how awesome they are or that they are punk, this piece of writing about the show at Yucca will bring some people to go check them out next time they are in town. The show itself was an assortment of punk, kicking off with Andy Warpig’s…

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Ringing In A New Year

January 2, 2017January 2, 2017 Every Show JoeAlternative, Arizona, Authority Zero, Creepsville 666, Face to Face, Fourbanger, Gilbert, Hall 13, LightSpeedGo, No Gimmick, Phunk Junkeez, Playboy Manbaby, Punk, Rusty Ranch, School of Rock, Strung Out, Tempe

For many, the year 2016 was not the best one that could have been. Many less likely and less positive events occurred over the past year that some are wishing to put behind them in a traditional way as the clock ticks past midnight. For me, the year has been about change. It has been changes for the positive in many topics. It has been a stepping block to further ambitions and passions. For people in either the positive or negative view of 2016, New Year’s Eve brought some of…

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They Put the Dent in Twin Ponies

December 31, 2016December 31, 2016 Every Show JoeAlternative, Arizona, Bear Ghost, Dent, Indie, Punk, Rock, Sonoran Chorus, Tempe, Twin Ponies, Yucca Tap Room

New Year’s Eve isn’t the only night that brings out a bunch of great music. The Eve of New Year’s Eve brings out just as much fun. I went over to Yucca for the awesome dudes in Dent and Twin Ponies releasing their new split. They know how to book a show, because Bear Ghost and Sonoran Chorus brought the energy too. Sonoran Chorus right off the bat hits you with this punk energy and alternative indie sound blend. This is the perfect show opener if you’re looking to make…

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A Wedding Punk-iversary

December 21, 2016December 21, 2016 Every Show JoeArizona, Celtic Punk, Jack the Cat, Punk, Skull Drug, Tempe, We Might Be Wasted, Whiskey and the Barrels, Yucca Tap Room

Twenty Five years is a long time, and an amazing achievement. Tonight’s show was a celebration of two good friends, Barry and Isabel, celebrating twenty five years married. I did forget to ask what has made it work well for so long, but I have to imagine it is that punk rock spirit in it. Not only are they one of the most punk couples I know going to shows, they had a punk rock show with cake to celebrate those twenty five years instead of just a simple house…

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A Couple of Punks Solo It

December 9, 2016 Every Show Joe51 West, Arizona, Chuck Arock, Dani Delarge, Diego Galvan, Dylan Starks, Little Bags, PEARS, Tempe, The Linecutters, The Otos, Zach Quinn

This was a night catching one of my favorite touring friends, and seeing more of the great younger musicians in our punk scene. There was a good energy to the room. A lot of fantastic musicians I don’t usually see play by themselves, just usually with their appropriate bands. Three of the four didn’t even use a microphone. First up we had Dani Delarge, who comes from the super energetic band The Otos. His bandmate, Liam, I’ve watched go fearlessly into mosh pits for a few years now. Dani’s solo…

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It Gets Worse, But Not This Night!

December 7, 2016December 7, 2016 Every Show JoeArizona, Bowcat, It Gets Worse, Mr Incommunicado, Ska, Tempe, Yucca Tap Room

Tonight was one of those nights where the magic of social media helps you discover a band somewhere else in the country, and when they finally come to your home city you make sure to go see them play. It Gets Worse is that band for me on this Tuesday night. They originally followed me over a year ago on Instagram, and I looked into who they were and some of their music to end up following back. The night started locally with the guys in Mr. Incommunicado. The first…

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Expanding On Rockabilly With Tim Polecat

December 3, 2016 Every Show JoeArizona, Tempe, The Limit Club, Tim Polecat, Time Polecats Trio, When Copper Was King, Yucca Tap Room

It is a known fact that I love my Punk and Ska at the front most, but I am a lover of many music genres from the Nerdcore to the Folk. My knowledgebase of other genres are where I falter more than that of the first two mentioned above. This is a night that I got to expand on my Rockabilly knowledge, while seeing one of the bigger legends of the genre in Tim Polecat from, well, the Polecats! This night started off with a brand new band by their…

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A Grand Ol’ Punk Show

November 27, 2016May 21, 2020 Every Show JoeArizona, Get Dead, Guttermouth, Krovak, No Gimmick, Swapmeat, Tempe, The Cryptics, We Might Be Wasted, Yucca Tap Room

This was a freaking fun night of music. The show was loaded to the brim with seven bands, four of our locals and three touring bands. We even saw No Gimmick spare no expense for the endeavor with a handmade banner. With that large line up came an early start to the show at 6:45. The night led off with Krovak doing their more traditional set since Halloween. Leigh’s R2-D2 did make it out again onto one of the amps for the set. We even got reading material from Leigh…