Category Archives: Concerts

Jake Shimabukuro Christmas Special

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Carmelo

Several months ago, I bought us tickets to Jake Shimabukuro’s Christmas Special. This time, he was playing at a different venue. At the Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts, a place I haven’t been to in many years. We had front … Continue reading →

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Crowdstrike’s Fal.Con 2023

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Carmelo

Nick had some extra passes that came with our contract and we tried to get our teams to go, and only a few actually wanted to, so I accompanied them. It’s a long drive to Vegas, about 5 hours long, … Continue reading →

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New Philosophy at Desert Ridge

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Carmelo

Our friend Eric was playing at Desert Ridge, so we came to support! They did great! Eric even did some ukulele!

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Knotfest

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Carmelo

We went to see Slipknot and a bunch of other bands and also ran into some old friends. Like Joe, who Jaime, Camille, and I used to work with forever ago, and also Danielle and Sarah, Jaime’s old friends from … Continue reading →

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Doobie Brothers and Santana

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Carmelo

We went to see a fantastic show with the Doobie Brothers and Santana

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New Philosophy and Eric

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Carmelo

Our friend Eric is in a new band and we went to go see him play. A rooftop bar that was really nice. It was also a little bit of celebration of Eric’s birthday!  

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Jake Shimabukuro – Mesa Arts Center – 2019

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Carmelo

We took our second visit to the Mesa Arts Center, where we had a lively gathering with the Phoenix Ukulele Group, other Ukulele fans, and a performance from Jake Shimabukuro. It was deeply enjoyable to meet friends in the unfamiliar location, getting to see long-unseen faces, and personally meet Jake after his show. Continue reading →

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Jake Shimabukuro – Mesa Arts Center – 2018

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Carmelo

I was inspired to play the Ukulele in 2014, while Jaime and I were in Oahu and decided to just hit up the Ukulele festival down the road from the hotel. I was like fuck it, sure, why not? I … Continue reading →

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