Local Stuff You Should Know #6
Shows blow through here like the monsoon rain we wish we could get
TPStank • Friday, August 28, 2009 • 12:20 PM
Updated 9/15
Red Son causing a panic
Monsoon season usually sucks balls out here in the desert. We're lied to for several weeks about getting rain that either only finds its way to remote locations of the state, or doesn't even come at all, the temperature jumps 2 degrees every day, and usually the only comfort we have is knowing that we only have to suffer about 2 more months of constant daily "excessive heat warning" reminders. But don't sweat it, bitches!, the beginning of the last 2009 quarter has given us a much better kind of hotness to look forward to. September and October alone will have you braving your oven of a car, and possibly several freeway trips, to check out some of these awesome national/local combo punk shows that will be coming up like Agent Orange, The Accused, J.F.A., D.I., and a hell of a lot more. Check it out!
The wolfman of AZRockabilly.net has been busting his hump bringing out some kick ass national rockabilly acts to the valley for years. Lucky for you, there doesn't seem to be an end to that in sight. This Saturday, August 29th, The Quakes will be busting into Chasers in the NE valley, and they'll be bringing along their buddies The Grims , Death Valley Drifters , Riff Raffs , Kats of Horror and more. Show starts around 7, but your best bet would be to get there early. The last show took over a small district.
Can you think of a better way to celebrate a fucked up Saturday hangover than listening to Tempe's favorite punk DJ Johnny Volume spinning outlaw country records while you gorge your growling stomach with breakfast specials and $3 Bloody Marys & Mimosas? Of course not. Then drag your lazy ass out of bed at noon and hop down to Lucky Devil @ 1212 E. Apache in Tempe this Sunday and pay your respects to your new version of church... heathen. Also, check out Volume's new music blog , because he probably knows more about music than you.
Remember these guys? They had a swing hit that pigenholed them as a one-hit-wonder, but allegedly they're getting back to their ska roots. Taken from a recent press release by the Daddies, "The Daddies plan to reconnect with a ska audience that is largely aware of the band as merely a swing band. 'We toured with many of the iconic ska bands when we were coming up,' Perry says, 'like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Fishbone, Reel Big Fish, The Specials, No Doubt, and Madness, but at that time, we were really touring behind Zoot Suit Riot , so we didn't play a ton of ska in our sets. Now we will.'" They'll be playing with Captain Squeegee and the whole shindig is sponsored by ArizonaSka.com .
If you're anything of a fan of 80's/90's Arizona punk music, then grab your teddy bear and wake up mommy and daddy, because it's fucking Christmas time. Celebrating some of Arizona's most prominent punk rock acts of the last 20 yrs, the HOCO Fest @ Club Congress on September 4th will feature a collection of old school local punk rock bands like J.F.A. , Blood Spasm , and much more. Big thanks to our myspace friend, Father Larry , for giving us a heads up on this one! Check out out calendar listing for all the details.
Red Son has been working hard touring and getting their new EP, Forget the Rhetoric , ready for their album release party at The Phix on September 11th. They'll be playing with friends My Science , Run with the Hunted , Move Forward and Days of Awe (formerly Antietam). Front man Jason Anthony tells us, "This will be our 3rd release if you're not counting the demo. I don't think we could be happier with this recording, Byron at Villain (Villain Recording Studio ) pulled out all the stops to make this an amazing EP without sounding over produced. These are the first set of songs that we've written with our new drummer Jesse Mitchell (ex- 5-on-1 and Sparrow) and he really has taken us to a new level of sing writing. The new songs are fucking furious with equal parts fast, heavy and punch-in-the-face, a little bit of epic, plenty of social commentary hopefully without being too preachy and a little metaphor for poetic expression. Definitely a new chapter for Red Son."
Southern CA punk rock old schoolers, D.I. , head to the valley in a couple weeks to fuck up your weekend. They'll be at Club Red in Tempe September 12th lending some riffs to the celebration of locals Atomatic Self Destruct 's debut album, Deceleration Trauma . Along for the ride are other locals Reason Unkown and Drunk on Tuesday .
When asked about setting up the show, Rick "Fish" Stevens from Pi Records told us "Me and ASD sat down and talked about bands that we really liked growing up. Many names were brought up in the conversation. The guys from ASD brought up D.I. and said that they have played with them before, and they were super cool and down to earth. Over the period of years D.I. has always been one of my fave bands but i have never seen them live. As the days went by J the bass player got the info and contracts together and made the deal to bring them to town. I think this will be the best cd release party of the fall."
Now that all the dust has cleared about the closing of The Sets , bands and promoters have been frantically trying to find new venues to house their shows. With that said, let us raise our glasses to Tyler and the kids at Jugheads for making room for this one. Dillinger Four and Riverboat Gamblers will once again tear the roof off a motherfucker with The Arrivals and Parkway Wretch on Saturday, September 26. Get there early, because this is guaranteed to be wall to wall.
The show's been extended to an ALL AGES gig.
After pro-actively working with agents, bands & AZ Liquor board for the better part of the week we will be able to do both an All Ages (20 & under) matinee & the original planned 21+ night show. Both shows will feature the touring bands, DILLINGER 4, RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS & The ARRIVALS, only the 21+ show will feature local support PARKWAY WRETCH. Heres the rundown, the matinee show will not have any alcohol of any kind on premises, including for the bands. No one over 21 will be let in as this is an under age event and will be strictly enforced. So if you are under 21 you will be able to see D4, if your over 21 you will be able to see D4 & drink. Stressfull week but hopefully this option will work for everyone. Thanks for bearing with us as we got this all sorted.
The rad kids over at MantoothGroup are notorious for bring out some of the best national acts to the Valley. Case in point, The Queers will be drifting through Tempe on October 6th @ The Clubhouse on their "The Queers Go Pop Tour", and from what fellow Mantoother, Michelle Donovan, tells us, "They are playing all of their pop songs they never play live." Along for the ride will be The Leftovers , and TA 80 . As always with mantooth shows, you can get tickes online at Tix @ mantoothgroup.com , or stroll into Eastside & Hoodlum Records to pick them up.
A couple months ago, a punk band from Illinois, Slow Form of Suicide , hit me up looking for a show out here around mid-October. I figured, it'd been a while since I booked a show, so I hit up locals The Tightholes , Cagematch , and E.C.V. , talked to Tyler over at Jugheads , and short of double booking the date, these guys will be lucky enough to be playing with The Accused and Javelina on Wednesday October 14th. Make sure to bring a raincoat, this one's gonna get messy.
Believe it or not, The Pogues are back on tour with their original lineup. Not too sure if there are any local opening acts for this show, but they'll be rolling through the Marquee Theater on Wednesday, October 21 with The Aggrolites. Interested? If you're keen on shelling out a whopping $55 for advanced tickets, hop over to luckymanonline.com and spread em' wide. Hopefully for the sake of those willing to drop the cash, MacGowan can keep it together long enough to get thru a full set. Just one word of advice, don't stand in the front row.
Here is yet another chance for you to catch Agent Orange , if you haven't seen them yet. Still touring, and playing with locals Garage Shock , Blue Collar Criminals , Thee Oh No's , and Beatnik Bombers , these old school surf-punkers will be playing Jugheads on Saturday, October 24th. Make sure to pick up your $10 tickets early at Eastside Records or any of the bands playing, because the price goes up to $12 @ the door.
Southern MA hardcore pioneers, The Freeze , return to Jugheads again this Halloween's Eve with Satan's half-breed cousin-in-law, G.G. Elvis and the TCP Band . Locals NunZilla and AZPunk Titans , Bro-Loaf will be along for the debauchery. If you're sitting there thinking (and I know you are), "What's really missing from my life is a place where I can go drink until my penis and/or vagina reverts into my body, while watching lewd and vile acts of human behavior which may or may not result in several misdemeanor arrests, and possibly partake in an anal bongs and/or vodka tampon or three that seem to be all the rage.", well my freaky friend, this is a show you will not want to miss. If your the visual type and need some afternoon stimulation, or you just can't wait till Hallow's Eve, check out one of G.G.'s NSFW shows here to see the kind of night you're in for.
In no way did I even get to the mountain of other killer shows happening out here in the next couple of months. You're gonna have to keep your eyes peeled on AZPunk.com, because shows are added daily. If you've got something coming up that you want to promote, sign up and post it on your calendar! Who knows, maybe we'll pick it up for an article feature. It's impossible for us to get to everything, so AZPunk always needs help from the local punk bands, fans and promoters out there to keep show and local punk rock info up to date! Thanks for checking back!
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