We Were Stereo – Every Show Joe

Photo Gallery: 88 Fingers Louie, Decent Criminal, Wewerestereo, and No Gimmick

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 Every Show Joe88 Fingers Louie, Arizona, Decent Criminal, No Gimmick, Phoenix, Punk, Rebel Lounge, We Were Stereo

Last month we had the pleasure of catching 88 Fingers Louie for the first time in years, and first time in general for me, in Phoenix. Joined by Decent Criminal on the tour and the excellent locals Wewerestereo and No Gimmick, this was easily one of my early favorite shows of 2019. While I’ve been busy trying to get the Concerts to Consoles show going, I fell a little behind. Despite that, I wanted to make sure you saw a little bit of this awesome night of music!

Concerts

Wasn’t Going Out

August 22, 2017August 22, 2017 Every Show JoeAncient Egypt, Arizona, Garage Rock, Indie Rock, Last Exit Live, Phoenix, Punk, Said Gun, The Dukes, We Were Stereo

This was a Saturday that I had consigned to staying in. It was the beginning of a more stressful period at my day job, and I always have pictures to catch up on. I posted it to Facebook to try to hold myself to it. Alas, it seems that music calls to me despite all the attempts to stay in. Music brings me to a place I enjoy being. So, I went over to Last Exit Live to catch a mix of bands I mostly didn’t know. Opening up was…

Concerts

Twenty Years Later

February 5, 2017February 8, 2017 Every Show JoeAnti-Flag, Arizona, Ballyhoo!, marquee theatre, Pkew Pkew Pkew, Punk, Reel Big Fish, Reggae, Ska, Tempe, We Were Stereo, Yucca Tap Room

Twenty Years, two decades, those national crowds have been listening and watching both Anti-Flag and Reel Big Fish. That’s two thirds of my life they’ve been in my life, although my listening to either didn’t start until about two years after that listening to Ska Punk on the old Edge 106.3. Turning sixteen with a shiny new driver’s license, I filled that void of a quiet car with the local radio airwaves. This tour, while not an expected combination of headliners, brought me great excitement to watch two favorite bands…