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MikeyWretch

Local Stuff You Should Know #2

Stop thinking the scene is dead or that "punk" is a certain type of sound

MikeyWretch • Monday, April 27, 2009 • 10:03 AM

Featured writer: Mikey Wretch
Featured writer: Mikey Wretch

This city is huge and filled to the brim with great music and all it requires for you to find it is to have an open mind. I have been in bands and around this town since about 1997 and I will never say that those were the good ole days because right now punk music in the valley and in the world is still alive and kicking ass. Here in our city I have been so sad to see so many people that are afraid to let in a new and younger generation of "Punk". This will not sound like the music you grew up on; they will not look like the dudes in that band from you childhood, but the heart is the same. Getting stuck in a rut is something a lot of us do. We get used to one venue and one group of certain bands, and we stay in that little circle. This is not a bad thing, but can only lead you towards not being able to find what else is going on in the rest of the city when it comes to local music. If you really are a person that cares about the local punk scene and not just some one that wants to be seen at the cool hip places, then take a night to go to a show and see some music and people that you have never met or seen. We need to tie this all together. We need to not be separate anymore. We need to realize that there is a lot more going on outside of what we think is going on.

The Trunk Space

The Trunk Space
The Trunk Space

What an amazing local venue in the heart of downtown Phoenix. The Trunk Space likes to promote unique and avant-garde music, so no matter how weird your project is you're likely to find a supportive audience there. All ages all the time, and for those of you that like to drop your pay checks in bars, there is the equally awesome Bikini lounge right next door.

The Ruby Room

The Ruby Room
The Ruby Room

The Ruby Room is a nice hidden spot with one of the best atmospheres, as far as bars go. Its right smack in downtown Phoenix. Awesome staff and great owners that are always down to help out any local acts. If you have that band you know from out of town and they need a show then I would definitely hit these folks up!

Muff Mondays

Muff Mondays
Muff Mondays

Muff Mondays take place at The Ruby Room every third Monday of every month. It's a variety show featuring music, dance, performance, videos, standup, various forms of audience participation, sketches, improv, etc. Local ladies Jacki O. Ronnie D. and Amy Jean Page host it. Lots of weird crazy funny stuff. It's free! No cover ever. There is also the muff exchange which is a table that people put stuff they don't want anymore on and you can take or leave what you want and the rest gets donated to charities and organizations that help women and girls (shelters, rehab centers, etc.). It's very cool.

Bands from here that I have been all about!

You may not like this addition but to me it's the most important part. If bands from outside of AZ don't come here then we have nothing. Bands from states that touch AZ that are also awesome!

If you have a list of local punk shit that you want to share, hit us up in our contact sectionAZPunk needs your participation! and let's talk. We definitely can't cover all these angles alone.

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Weekly Shows

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Cro-Mags @ Clubhouse

7pm @ Clubhouse, The • All Ages • $??

with Cromags, Alpha Omega, Life In Chains, Out For Revenge

10
The Hypo Twins, Birthday Suits, Elephant

8pm @ Rogue Bar (East) • 21+ • $5

with The Hypo Twins, The Birthday Suits, Elephant

11
Tim Berry @ Yucca

8pm @ Yucca Tap Room • 21+ • Free Show!

with Liar's Handshake, Chip Hanna, Dj Johnny Volume

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Tim Berry @ Yucca

9pm @ Yucca Tap Room • 21+ • Free Show!

with Chip Hannah, Liar's Handshake, Dj Johnny Volume

11
NOAH ENGH "the kid fantastic"

10pm @ Sucker Punch Sallys Diner • All Ages • Free Show!

with Noah Engh

12
Calabrese and SLIME and the Boobytramps @ Copperstate Tavern

6pm @ Copper State Tavern • All Ages • $---

with Calabrese,, Gun Smoke (can), Stellar Corpses (ca), Howlers (ca), Returners (ca),, Kraneos (mx),, Slime And The Boobytramps

12
ABE VIGODA

6pm @ Trunk Space • All Ages • $10

with Lovvers (uk), Tape Deck Mountain, Writer

12
Calabrese/ Stellar Corpses

6pm @ Copper State Tavern • All Ages • $10

with Calabrese, Stellar Corpses, Gun Smoke, Howlers, Returners, Slime And The Booby Tramps

12
The Bled "Heat Fetish" Record Release

7pm @ Underground (Nile Basement), The • All Ages • $10

with The Bled, Before You Fled, The So So Glos, The Author

12
JUST COME OUT AND PARTY!

7pm @ Shitty T-Pot, The • All Ages • Free Show!

with Sarafan, Sadistic Delusion, Dias Mas Oscuros, Systemaddict Slave, Death Squad, State Leech

12
Music @ Judy

8pm @ Judy • All Ages • Donation

with Bro Dawg Party, Custody Battle, Mouth Of Man, Gay Kiss

12
ReVoltReVolt @ the Rogue

9pm @ Rogue Bar (East) • 21+ • $5

with Revoltrevolt, The Dark Hearts, The Bitten, Skin Walkers, Wirefeeder

12
CHIP HANNA

10pm @ Sucker Punch Sallys Diner • All Ages • Free Show!

with Chip Hanna

13
NO BUNNY

6pm @ Trunk Space • All Ages • $10

with Earthmen And Strangers, So Cow, Tv Ghost, The Happy Hallows

13
Touche Amore @ Nile Underground

6pm @ Underground (Nile Basement), The • All Ages • $7

with Run With The Hunted, Mouth Of Man, Dconscience, Built To Reign

13
Truck Stop Rock Fest

9pm @ Hollywood Alley • 21+ • $5

with Greenhaven, Antique Scream, Hogjaw, Adam Lee Cogswell

14
Choptops/ Sawyers family

6pm @ Copper State Tavern • All Ages • $10

with Choptops, Sawyer Family, Buried In Red, The Do- Somethings

14
Awful Truth @ Scrappy's

7pm @ Skrappy's • All Ages • $5

with Awful Truth, Touche Amore, Busted Bearings, Acies, More

14
Touche Amore @ Skrappy's

7pm @ Skrappy's • All Ages • $??

with Touche Amore, Red Son, Ready Resist

14
Miss Derringer

8pm @ Hollywood Alley • 21+ • $8

with The Rebel Set, The Cosmeticators, Miss Derringer

14
The Slants, The Maxies, Down To! Brass Tacks

8pm @ Rogue Bar (East) • 21+ • $7

with The Slants, Get Down! To Brass Tacks, The Maxies, Snake! Snake! Snakes!, Melted Cassettes, Whqles

15
Cizmarch Maddness @ YOBS 3/13-3/15

7pm @ YOBS (Ye Olde Bike Shop) • All Ages • $5

with (3/13) Sewn Leather, Tracey Trance, Moment Trigger, Taterbug, Pigeon Religion, (3/14) Death Sentence: Panda!, Devon Williams, The Roar, Lazer Zeppelin, (3/15) Blessure Grave, Twin Crystals, Random Cuts, Ovariesy, Special Guests

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The South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival is one of the largest and most popular in the United States. For the sixth year in a row, SXSW has released a DRM-free, RIAA-safe collection of hundreds of songs which can all be downloaded for free in a couple of clicks, thanks to BitTorrent.

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Hey guys my band just recorded our first EP and are looking for some shows. You can hear 3 of the songs on our myspace. But if you or if you know someone who might be interested in booking us let me know. Peace.

and it begins...

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