Today, I finally ordered wristbands! On one side it says our slogan “Trust me, I’m local” and on the other side it says Local Bands Of AZ! We will be selling them for $3 and all of the money made will go towards contests and give aways! Visit the page for more info and get your wristband!
-Shawna
Local Bands Of Arizona
Hey everyone!
Sorry for the lack of posts lately! Been very busy with school and the local page, but you’ll be excited to hear that we’ve got some big things in store for the rest of 09! I will be interviewing local bands such as Loren Battle, Laconic, We Own The Sky and many more! We’ve be fixing up the page as well so keep checking out the page to see what has been added! We hope everyone is doing well and remember to support your local scene!
Also we did our first interview with The Season Premiere so check that out on the page! (its too big to upload here =( )
-Shawna
Local Bands Of Arizona
So, as before I mentioned we had a house show for my birthday. With every house show comes complications; especially when it is your very first house! Held at a family friends house, I hosted my first show that went fairly well. Ashes Of A Fallen Hero, Askyla, Approaching Skylight, The Scenery and Ashes Of Erin were scheduled to play, but unfortunatly the last two were unable to.. Ashes Of A Fallen Hero was the first up. They are a Metal/Hardcore band from Gila Bend and they basically work, eat, and play music. It is literally a rare moment to see them sleep! As we all know, being the opening band can be difficult, but you would never know with these boys. They were all so spirited! “We do what we love and we love the people who support us.” -Vando, (vocals). AOAFH definatly gave it their all and amazed me!
Next to play was Askyla. The previous time I saw them play, they had been added to the show last minute, but now that I finally got to see them with time to prepare I was very pleased with their performance! They all coordinate very well when playing and you can see the happiness on ther faces when they are playing. Approaching Skylight was the last to play and I was very anxious to see them play. One, because I’ve never seen them play before and I love their music, and two, my friend Chance and I wanted to see them “Drop phat beats”. They did pretty well and didn’t have any mess ups. Although, I did notice that Marissa (vocalist) have some trouble getting enough breath to finish her lines, but otherwise I enjoyed the show and was more than ecstatic with all the bands that played and I so grateful that they agreed to play. I was very sorry that The Scenery and Ashes Of Erin couldn’t play because they are two of my favorite local bands by far.
Now for the mishaps! Haha. So first off, I was 30 minutes late to my own show which I got crap for but hey, at least I got there, right?? Oh, and my favorite was when Drew (bassist) from Ashes Of Erin calls me up and says that he is at his studio to get the PA System for the show but he has locked his keys in his car. Now usually when his car is in park it won’t lock but it just has to on this day! So he had his keys locked in his car along with his bass and the car was running therefore wasting gas and air conditioning. Haha. Despite everything that happened everyone said they had a great time, and that was the whole purpose of it! So, the next time I have another show I now know what to expect and hopefully everything will be more smooth! Til then keep supporting all the local talent we have and keep checking up with the Local Bands Of Arizona page!!
-Shawna
Local Bands Of Arizona
In honor of Shawna’s 16th birthday, there is going to be a house show/pool party on the 10th of July! So far Ashes of Erin, The Scenery, and Ashes Of A Fallen Hero are scheduled to play, but we are still booking more bands! So come out and have a good time! The flyer is posted below! Also, make sure to check out the Local Bands of Arizona page on Myspace for upcoming shows, updates, pictures, and everything on the local music scene!
-Shawna
Local Bands of Arizona
Wendesday night Dr. Acula along with several other bands: Aithia, M.P.O.E., For The Dream, What Destroys Us, Behold The Dreamer, From The Pawn, and Autumn Black performed at The Sets. The place was a little hard to find, maybe because I’ve never been there, haha, but it was a decent size.
Aithia was up first and we all know how hard it is to be the opening band because people are usually still getting there and they don’t move much. Nonetheless, they did pretty well. Larry (vocals) and Rian (bass) were the most energetic of the band. They had solid screaming for the most part, but barely interacted with the crowd. Martin (A Breath Before Death) helped with vocals on a Devil Wears Prada cover. There was only one mishap with the stage. While playing the last song the bassist and vocalist collided but they picked right back up. Next was My Philosophy On Euthanasia who didn’t move much till the second song. They sort of interacted with the crowd but I would say that Preston (guitarist) and Sterling (drums) were the most active. They had some ghetto drums that produced some sick beats! Only one thing I noticed was that the other two guitarist faced the back a lot.
For The Dream was next and they were super energetic and had lots of crowd reaction. They had some sick breakdowns and let a spectator, John, come on the stage and sing “There’s No Justice, It’s Just Us with them.” Over all their performance was good and screams were solid! I have a video of them on my Myspace if you would like to see them! What Destroys Us played next and for it being my first time seeing them, they really impressed me. They had insane breakdowns, were interactive, crowd friendly, and had someone named Jake help with screams. My friend described them as riff masters, haha! I would say they had a passionate performance and coordinated very well on the stage.
Now i will just go out of order, but From The Pawn had really upbeat and moving music with sick riffs and a dynamic act. I especially favored their instrumental endings. This was also the first time I’ve seen Behold The Dreamer and they were really great performers! They had excellent timing and threw down in synch, and once again, John came up to help with the lower screams. They were humorous, active, and the drummer was insane! Askyla was added last minute to the show and even though they only played a few songs and had short breakdowns they got an encore from the crowd!
Autumn Black was next to last to play and I have to say that the drummer was very social and nice while talking to the crowd when they were setting up. Being a hardcore band they had one of the most intense breakdowns of the show. The guitarists and bassist’s hands were moving so furiously and the drummer had one of the most complicated set ups of the night! Also, they had a very interesting sound when they played the keys, but while while they played everyone stood still and i don’t know if it was because of the time being 11:34 pm or because of their sound beng so intense and ever changing.
And last but not least, DR. ACULA! While setting up, I looked around and could tell everyone was a little tired because of the moshing and craziness, but as soon as they started playing they lit up the stage! The keyboardist was nuts! Lucky he had his keyboard attached to his stand or else it would have ended up on the other side of the room! They definatly had the most breakdowns as well as hilarious samples and they had raw, vile vocals that were so intense you could see the veins on his head! All in all it was a really impressive show! Make sure you check each bands Myspace and listen to their music and keep supporting the local music scene!
-Shawna
Local Bands of Arizona
Aithia Myspace, M.P.O.E. Myspace, For The Dream Myspace, What Destroys Us Myspace, Behold The Dreamer Myspace, Askyla Myspace, Autumn Black Myspace, Dr. Acula Myspace
So another new Junkie Threads tee is on it’s way! It will be available soon, check it out below and let us know what you think. Also, more news coming soon so stay posted by subscribing to our blog. Peace ya’ll!
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-Estevan
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So I went to San Diego this past weekend and visited some cool places, one being Sea World. The weather was in the 60’s and 70’s which was great. Anyhow just thought I would share some pics of me rockin my Junkie Threads shirt. Enjoy!!
Ryan
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So we’ve added another category to our site called Local Bands of Arizona Blog. This section of our site will have everything and anything on Arizona local bands. We wanted to do something for everyone to find all this info. because we know social sites (myspace, facebook) can get flooded with info and a lot of times info. on these things is not reached to the peeps it should.
So this section will contain, everything from flyers for shows to news, reviews on bands, etc. This will be brought to you by Shawna of Local Bands of Arizona. She is an awesome girl and is excited to get this going, bring all you guys/gals news and info. on something she loves a lot, music! So subscribe to our blog and you will be in the know of everything/anything that is posted on our site.
Checkout her first post and Give Shawna a shout out and let her know that this is an awesome thing she is doing!
Peace
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-Estevan
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We cannot make it to the Vegas show, 
but get out there and support some fuckin AZ Metal! Laconic and Ashes of Erin will fuck shit up as always. Show is at Cheyenne Saloon in Vegas, flyer is below.
-Estevan
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