About the author  ⁄ Aaron Mattern

I like tacos, pictures of cats, and sleeping.

Emily Rose Matview A Tiny Part of an Endless Place 1983-2021 Scene: A beautiful girl walks into the bar, just as “Return of the Mac” comes on the jukebox. Emily Matview, founder of Las Vegas staple PunksInVegas’ (punksinvegas.com), exits the building with a smirk. Her library has burned. End scene.  Em, even though it was only last month, it already feels like it’s been 84 years.  But don’t WORRY! We’re getting Doc Brown to fix the DeLorean so he can take us back to 1985.   See, Emily was born in the Windy City, on January 14, in The Year of the Magna Carta. At six years old Emily’s family moved to Sin City.  She grew up riding bikes and skateboarding in Sunrise Mountain, spending all her money on comics from Alternate Reality and CDs from Big B’s, Balcony Lights,  and Columbia House, and going to shows at the Huntridge. One ...

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