American music venue in Phoenix, Arizona
The Trunk Space
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Location
| 1124 N 3rd St,
Phoenix, Arizona
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Owner
| JRC, Stephanie Carrico
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Type
| all-ages music venue,
Art Gallery
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Genre(s)
| rock and roll
,
punk
,
experimental music
,
independent music
,
improv
,
talk show
,
comedy
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Seating type
| standing room, occasional chairs
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Opened
| April 2004
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www
.thetrunkspace
.com
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The Trunk Space
is an all-ages music venue in
Phoenix, Arizona
, United States. It was located at 1124 N 3rd Street since 2016, but announced a need to move after May 2024 due to cost pressures.
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Background
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Originally a coffee cart called
The Paper Cup
in the later-defunct Paper Heart Gallery, in its original location on Van Buren Rd., co-owners JRC and Stephanie Carrico split from the Paper Heart Gallery to form The Trunk Space.
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The Trunk Space is an
art gallery
,
coffee bar
, and
performance space
. There are gallery shows twice a month, for Phoenix's First Friday and Third Friday art walks, with randomly occurring private events. The
coffee bar
features a full-service
espresso machine
which uses Xanadu coffee beans.
[4]
The performance space is used for
improv
comedy,
MST3K
-styled movie showings
[5]
and particularly, musical performances. Performers vary in genre, degree of experimentation and experience level.
The featured mural on the brick wall at the front entrance of The Trunk Space was painted by Luster Kaboom.
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Music
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The Trunk Space is a venue for touring acts that are on the rise. Some acts that have come through include;
Matt and Kim
,
Nobunny
,
Japanther
,
Mark Sultan
(of
The King Khan and BBQ Show
fame),
Julian Koster
,
Kimya Dawson
,
Quintron
and
Lightning Bolt
.
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Some notable acts have gotten their starts and have come to prominence through frequent appearances at the venue, including opening for some of the prominent touring acts.
Andrew Jackson Jihad
,
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Michelle Blades,
[11]
and
TreasurE MammaL
[12]
are a few bands that fall under that category.
Performance Art
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On top of monthly Improv and a Late-Night Talk Show, there are performance arts pieces of varying types, such as roasts of those living and deceased.
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Over the years, The Trunk Space has a developed a close and personal group of volunteers and regulars, who consider the venue and its involved members as family. These regulars can be found helping run the door, running the espresso machine, setting up bands and running the sound board. Sean Bonnette of
Andrew Jackson Jihad
got a tattoo of The Trunk Space's street numbers, backwards, after noting them from frequently while performing on the stage, where the street numbers can be seen reversed above the door facing Grand Avenue. Since he has gotten the tattoo, numerous other family members have received the tattoo, including Carrico and JRC. At last count, at least a dozen presently have the tattoo.
In April 2014, the community celebrated The Trunk Space's 10th anniversary with a multiple-day concert festival,
Indie 500
, which featured dozens of bands, performing over the course of 10 days, with some 500 songs played in total.
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See also
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References
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"Phoenix Venue The Trunk Space leaving its longtime home"
. Phoenix New Times. April 24, 2024
. Retrieved
May 1,
2024
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Leatherman, Benjamin (3 April 2012).
"Trunk Space Celebrates Its Eighth Anniversary This Weekend"
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[1]
Archived
2012-03-08 at the
Wayback Machine
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"Xanadu Coffee Co"
. Archived from
the original
on 2012-12-20
. Retrieved
2012-04-25
.
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"Best Horror Movie Show: Dr. Zombie's Movie Lab of Terror - Best of Phoenix® 2011: Your Key to the City"
.
Phoenix New Times
.
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a
b
Times, Phoenix New (7 April 2012).
"Andrew Jackson Jihad and More, Trunk Space 8th Anniversary, 6/5/12"
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Rosenblum, Lenni (25 February 2011).
"Flier of the Week: Japanther"
.
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Richards, M.T. (17 November 2011).
"Mark Sultan @ The Trunk Space"
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Cizmar, Martin (15 November 2010).
"Julian Koster (of Neutral Milk Hotel) Brings Slumber Party Like Show to Trunk Space Tuesday Night"
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"The Trunk Space - Phoenix, Arizona - Bars, Clubs"
.
www.azcentral.com
.
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Woodbury, Jason P. (16 February 2012).
"Michelle Blades @ The Trunk Space"
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Rosenblum, Lenni (3 April 2012).
"Flier of the Week: Treasure MammaL"
.
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"The Trunk Space Presents HP LOVECRAFT: Exhumed, Roasted August 20 : Grand Avenue Arts & Small Business District :: Phoenix, AZ"
. Archived from
the original
on 2012-07-14
. Retrieved
2012-04-25
.
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Villarreal, Yezmin (2014-04-01).
"Trunk Space Kicks Off Its Indie 500 Concert Series with Infectious and Intimate Performances"
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