Yucca Tap Room – Page 3 – Every Show Joe

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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That Patriotic Meltdown

August 5, 2017May 21, 2020 Every Show JoeArizona, Broloaf, No Year, Old Fashion Assassin, Punk, Skull Drug, Tempe, Yucca Tap Room

The second half my Independence Day traditions for a few years running is the one packaged with Broloaf. They do their annual Independence Day Meltdown every year, usually the Saturday before or on July Fourth. For one, if you have seen a Broloaf show then you know they bring the boom. For two, you get a package with great bands joining them for the celebration. This night was opened up with an old familiar, Skull Drug. It was their usually high energy, fast paced set. Though this year with a…

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Punk, Punk, and More Punk

July 25, 2017May 21, 2020 Every Show JoeArizona, Creepsville 666, Psychobilly, Punk, Rockabilly, Shovel, Some Kind of Nightmare, Tempe, Venomous Pinks, Year of the Fist, Yucca Tap Room

It was a night that brought together friends from everywhere. Our usual scene of friends joined by those we love when they come to town. For me there was new music and friends to meet with Year of the Fist too. This midweek show was one of the reasons I wish I didn’t have work the next day. This night at the Yucca Tap Room was five bands of significant energy, character and fantastic music. The guys of Creepsville 666, who are becoming a regular attraction on this site, opened…

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Good Vibes and Good Causes

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 Every Show Joe51 West, Alternative Rock, Arizona, Contradiktion, Corky's Leather Jacket, Country, Double Nickles Collective, Downtown Brown, Ethan 103, Good Boy Daisy, marquee theatre, Nomada, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Soul, Tempe, The Banter, Torn at the Seam, Yucca Tap Room

After a full day of Warped Tour, would you go on to do two days of two shows? Some people may say no. For me, the answer is a yes. This may be how I earned the nickname that spawned this site. Although with it being a Saturday, I got a full night’s rest. I would start over at the Marquee Theatre and end my music adventure between three spaces in the Yucca Tap Room center. Up first was the big reason I was at the Marquee, to watch the…

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No Noise Complaints Here

July 1, 2017May 21, 2020 Every Show Joe2 Tone, Arizona, Big D and the Kids Table, Bowcat, Doped Up Dollies, Left Alone, Ska, Ska Punk, Tempe, Yucca Tap Room

This was a Sunday night I was looking forward to for a bit. It had been about four years since I last caught Big D and the Kids Table. It was a fantastic time hanging with them at the Warped Tour bowling event. In addition to catching their set the next day, I ran into members of the band, like Ben and Derek, around Warped Tour throughout consistently. The interactions just cemented how great these guys and the Big D are. After that I was bugging their drummer Derek every…

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A Summer Birthday

June 27, 2017June 28, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, C:28, Contradiktion, No Gimmick, Punk, Rundown Roommates, Tempe, Venomous Pinks, Yucca Tap Room

This marks the third birthday show put together by a friend. It was a full punk lineup, varied from the prior two shows. This time it was celebrating Summer’s birthday and she brought out five shining examples of the Phoenix scene. How she managed to stay closer to sober the entire night is the only enigma I have. The first of the music was her boyfriend’s band, Rundown Roommates. These energy filled guys didn’t hold anything back. I’m starting to get used to seeing Freddy behind the drums regularly. He…

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There Was Cake

June 21, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Creepsville 666, Ham, Psychobilly, Punk, Rockabilly, Skull Drug, Tempe, The Limit Club, We Might Be Wasted, Yucca Tap Room

I know a lot of Gemini that love music. The next of the June birthday shows was for my great friend Tommie. This one was packed full of friends in bands and her boyfriend, Donnie, opening up in We Might Be Wasted. Unfortunately, I was wrapping up the last of the Punk Rock Bowling pictures and arrived late. But knowing Donnie, I’m sure it was awesome. If it included that speedo again, then my eyes were spared something too. Since I arrived late, I ended up starting the night off…

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A Ska Mixer

June 13, 2017June 13, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Brava, Jack the Cat, Ska, Skacore, Tempe, The Effects, Yucca Tap Room

Skacore is a term not found in the Phoenix scene. I first caught the genre outside of this city, when I went on a short tour in 2014 with the local band Nomada. They opened up for the River Ratts in a venue in Riverside. This was one of the craziest pits I’ve partaken in. Your instinct is to skank during the ska parts, but then the hardcore sections of the songs hit and you have yourself a mosh pit. Our headliners this night harken from that genre, sandwiched in…

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What Punk Rock Bowling Hangover?

June 12, 2017June 12, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Bad Funk, Lost In Society, Punk, Rock, Tempe, Time Out Lounge, Upstart 33, Working Mutts, Yucca Tap Room

What do you do after four days straight of punk rock? Go to more punk rock. Unlike my last three years of Punk Rock Bowling, this Tuesday had two awesome punk shows the night I returned. Over at the Yucca Tap Room, Booze & Glory passing through. Meanwhile, at Time Out Lounge the excellent guys of Lost in Society. I split my time between, catching the two awesome out of town openers at Yucca and made it in time for Lost in Society and Bad Funk at Time Out. Opening…

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Surprises Abound

May 31, 2017 Every Show JoeArizona, Ese, Punk, Tempe, The Fighting 48th, We Might Be Wasted, Western Settings, Yucca Tap Room

Just because I’m heading to Punk Rock Bowling the next day doesn’t mean I’m going to miss some awesome music the night before. It does mean this goes up after though. The night was full of surprises catching bands like the Fighting 48th and Ese for the first time, while bands I already love with We Me Be Wasted and Western Settings. Opening up was a band I didn’t know was comprised of so many awesome musicians from our scene, the Fighting 48th. This includes Jimmy from the Tribulators, Roy…