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Since the dawn of Man, house shows have been the lifeline of true underground punk rock music. If you've never heard of them, or if their name is certain to generate some interest, chances are the bands playing at any given local house shows are worthy of your attention. Case in point, The Manor in Tempe is the left ventricle of the Arizona punk rock house show circulatory system. The guys who run/work/live at The Manor are also members of local punk bands like Higher Love, Lower Love and Standards, who coincidentally also populate some of the shows held there.
"For the past few years now, The Manor has played host to hundreds of bands and performance artists, ranging from every genre and style of music you can imagine. In those same few years, we've had a countless number people move in and out. Currently, we have four people living here, all of whom book and play shows all over phoenix (and the country I might add). This really works to our advantage, because all of the Manor residents are experienced in what it takes to book, promote and run a show, as well as all of us being very proactive people in general. This makes for an awesome show, regardless of what bands are playing or what day of the week the show falls on." - Neutral Words
The guys from Distort-Phx & CitySlaang Presents have been hard at work shipping in bands in from all over the place to entertain you restless degenerates. Shows at the Manor are advertised as donation driven, but that doesn't mean you get in for free, cheap-ass. Donations are suggested to help the touring bands and fix whatever holes or clogged toilets the guys have to take care of once the party ends. So how about this, go check out a show at The Manor, bring $7 for the touring bands, and try to respect the house a little, huh? These guys gotta sleep in whatever shit you may be dragging in.
"The place is pure fun. It's how punk shows should be really. ...No stage, lighting, or superb sound system. Just an old PA, bands, and sweaty kids in a living room going ape shit." -oh shit (part 2)
Check out some of the upcoming shows happening at The Manor:
8pm @ Rogue Bar (East) • 21+ • $8
with Symbol Six, Social Task, Dead Lazlos Place
8pm @ Big Fish Pub • All Ages • $8
with Stellar Corpses,uptown Psychos,the Vampz, The Quaranted!
9pm @ Hollywood Alley • 21+ • $5
with The Tattle Tales, The Jerk Officers, The Cosmeticators, Ta-80
6pm @ Firehouse, The • All Ages • $5
with Cultura Libertaria, The Venomous Pinks, Los Mudras, Manos Zuziaz, Scrupulous, Sunday Best
8pm @ Rogue Bar (East) • 21+ • $6
with The Jitters, The Complainiacs, The Whorchatas, Black Banner Dovichenko, Watch Out Coat Rack
9pm @ Hollywood Alley • 21+ • $??
with Adam's Evil, Green Lady Killers
9pm @ Palo Verde Lounge • 21+ • $??
with Goodnight Loving (on Dirtnap Records), Destruction Unit,, Scorpion Vs. Tarantula,, Cosmeticators
7pm @ Exit7 • 21+ • $4
with Saddles, Western Medicine, Sleepwalk A Robot, The Grassroots Campaign & Ex-spectator
7pm @ Trunk Space • All Ages • $6
with Dread Crew Oddwood, Wizard Teeth, The Cullens
7pm @ Trunk Space • All Ages • $8
with Autistic Youth, The Baths, Chandails, Mangled Men
The brand new Good Men Die Like Dogs 4 song 7-inch "Postscript" is available for $5 on our website... or if you're one of those kids that hate plastic and grooves, download the mp3s for free. Not as cool, but whatever, dork.
Veteran Valley hard rock/metal outfit Greenhaven is about to get some national exposure, thanks to a new TV show on the Versus sports network. 3-Gun Nation, a competitive shooting show that requires contestants to navigate an obstacle course while shooting targets with a rifle, shotgun and pistol, has chosen "Waterloo," ...
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We're looking for Arizona bands interested in being on the first AZKAOS compilation! Any punk bands and subgenres there-of are welcome. Send an mp3 to gaggingmaggotrecords@cox.net. The comp will be released as a free download and a free cd included with a future issue of AZKAOS zine.