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Photo Gallery: Le Tour DeVore 5

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 Every Show JoeAcoustic, Arizona, Authority Zero, Ballyhoo!, Chris DeMakes, Critical Miss, Fayuca, Gabo Fayuca, Haley Green, How Spangler, Jason DeVore, Less than Jake, Meager Kings, Mike Spero, Punk, Reggae, Reggae Rock, Ska, Ska Punk, Still Drunk Still, Tempe, Yucca Tap Room

I’m back to going through photos from my backlog. This time going to January to the Le Tour DeVore. Jason DeVore, of Authority Zero, brought through a star studded cast of Howi Spangler, of Ballyhoo, Chris DeMakes, of Less than Jake, Gabo, of Fayuca, and Russ and Chris, of Meager Kings to the Yucca Tap Room. The tour entirely acoustic, giving people the opportunity to see these guys play their band’s songs and their own. That included an early peak at Chris’s first solo project live. Getting the chance to…

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Photo Gallery: Escape From the Zoo at Big Surf House

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Every Show JoeAcoustic, Arizona, Bad Times, Big Surf House, Chatterbox and the Latter Day Satanists, Escape from the Zoo, Folk, Folk Punk, Folk Ska Punk, Marissa., Punk, Ska Punk, Tempe, Whistlepig

What a time to start getting caught up on photos I have taken. Right now we are show less live, but plenty of online streams by a lot of our favorites. Though while shows were happening and we weren’t being asked to self-quarantine, there was an excellent folk punk show at the house known as Big Surf. In town, we had the Folk Ska Punk band, Escape From the Zoo. Joining them again on this tour would be Marissa, Jesse Sendaja’s sister, solo and this time with additionally with her…

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Photo Gallery: The Adicts at the Marquee

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 Every Show JoeAlternative Rock, Arizona, Corky's Leather Jacket, El Googly Diablo, marquee theatre, Punk, Starving Wolves, Tempe, The Adicts, Venomous Pinks

There are bands that just make the entire set a magical experience. For me, one of the best bands at this is the Adicts. Monkey’s flair and way for the theatrics with various props bring this. Add in the happy faces of Pete Dee to Kiki Kabel while performing to add to the joyous feeling brought out in any given set. For me, it was a top of the bucket list to get the chance to take pictures of one of my favorites in punk rock, The Adicts. Though speaking…

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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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That Small Venue Feel

November 18, 2019November 19, 2019 Every Show JoeArizona, Guttermouth, No Composure, Playboy Manbaby, Punk, Skeleton Army, Tempe, TV Tragedy, Yucca Tap Room

Venues define the personality of a show. How much a venue defines that personality varies from place to place. For some of the midsize to larger, it can create a distant experience. In those spaces, it is up to a band’s performance to engage the crowd more. However, the smaller spaces bring the sense of energy closer to both the fans and the bands. From the moment it was announced that Guttermouth was playing the Yucca Tap Room, I was excited. That is a room that the performance style of…

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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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A Night Full of Character

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 Every Show JoeArizona, GodSpeedBall, Mac Sabbath, marquee theatre, Metal, Nedal, Okilly Dokilly, Playboy Manbaby, Punk, Tempe

Character is the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual. They are what tend to separate you from your friends. They come out in many forms, from personality to what you wear. This is a word you could use to describe this lineup at the Marquee. In a night full of character, it started a little bittersweet with the last set by GodSpeedBall. One last fast paced punk rock performance on the big stage a good way to go out. Their on stage performance transferred from the small…

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A Reel Big Soup

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Every Show JoeArizona, Bowling For Soup, marquee theatre, Mest, Pop Punk, Punk, Reel Big Fish, Ska, Ska Punk, Tempe

Third wave ska was born out of the punk scene in the late eighties, combining the sound of old school ska with the upbeat and fast paced nature of punk. Of those within the genre, there is only a pair I have watched in double digit. One of those tattooed on my arm, Less than Jake, and the other is Reel Big Fish. I used to joke they were a band that I couldn’t miss. That I always ended up at their Phoenix stops regardless of remembering they were playing.…

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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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Photo Gallery: The Revenge

April 29, 2019May 21, 2020 Every Show JoeArizona, Punk, Tempe, The Revenge, Yucca Tap Room

There are a few gems in the Phoenix punk scene that don’t play too often. One of them being The Revenge. Fronted by Dennis Welch, a personality in his own right, and joined by matching personalities behind him makes for one explosively fun set of punk rock. Wit is thrown, beer is thrown, and all out blast is had. Snuck into this gallery is two shots that turned out of the excellent We Were Stereo too.