Las Vegas punk rock bands War Called Home and The Quitters celebrated the birthday of two classic albums at The Artistic Armory this past weekend. ...
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Las Vegas punk rock band The Quitters celebrated the release of their album Contributing to Erosion this past week, playing a show at The Artistic Armory with fellow locals The People's Whiskey, TheCore. and The Dirty Panties. ...
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Jul 18, 2014
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Tagged The Dirty Panties, The Peoples Whiskey, The Quitters, thecore.
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California skatepunk band DC Fallout returned to Vegas this past week, playing a show at The Artistic Armory with locals New Cold War and War Called Home. ...
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One of my favorite bands I've discovered while helping out with the site was The Shell Corporation during their Stripped Down Session back in 2012. I was impressed enough by their acoustic performance that I found them on Spotify and listened the whole way home from the shoot. I missed their Vegas show that evening and have been eagerly awaiting their return, which finally happened on Wednesday, May 7th at The Artistic Armory. ...
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Los Angeles’ DC Fallout recently came through Vegas for two nights to finish up their west coast tour, and I managed to catch their first night at The Artistic Armory, which doubled as the debut show for Vegas punk rock supergroup New Cold War. The Armory popped up fairly recently as a consistent all-ages venue, and it’s quickly becoming one of my favorite spots to see bands. The intimate setting reminds me a lot of VLHS in Pomona, where I really enjoyed catching a show a few years ago. ...
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Mar 21, 2014
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Las Vegas can be a great place to see large touring acts, but unfortunately, we frequently get skipped by smaller and mid-level bands. Such was the case on the most recent Propagandhi tour supported by the Flatliners. Thankfully, I had some business to take care of in my hometown of Portland, Oregon anyway, and I was able to catch their show at the Hawthorne Theater. ...
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Feb 27, 2014
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Tagged Propagandhi, The Flatliners, War On Women
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Every year at Punk Rock Bowling, you’re forced to make some tough choices. There are so many great bands playing club shows at the same time, and you’re bound to miss someone great. So last year, while our own Emily Matview covered the Lawrence Arms/Nothington show, I attended Strung Out/Guttermouth at Fremont Country Club. So when the Larry Arms announced a tour in support of Metropole, their first record in eight years, I vowed not to miss them again, and made the long trek to Los Angeles’ El Rey Theater. ...
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The Happy Campers may hold the record for the longest running punk band in Las Vegas and if you don’t believe me, check out the recent career retrospective Campers frontman Isaac Irvine wrote for PIV. The band recently put out their 6th release Dancing With Demons and to celebrate this momentous occasion, they put on a release show at the Hard Rock Cafe on Paradise. ...
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