If you haven’t had the chance to see local pop punk band The Letter You, you’re missing out. They impress me more and more every time I see them, and after wanting to film with them for a while, the opportunity came up to bring them to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, where they played two songs “Scissors” and “Halfway.” If you like what you hear you can head over to their Bandcamp page and download their On Our Own EP for free. ...
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Holding Onto Sound is undoubtedly one of Vegas’ best and hardest working punk bands and it’s always been a mystery to us why they don’t get more exposure. But after their show with NOFX at New Year’s Heave and the announcement that they’re playing the main stage at this year’s Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival, it looks like that’s about to change. Find out how they got added to Punk Rock Bowling, how the addition of Bob on second guitar rejuvenated their songs, their thoughts on moving to a bigger label, their upcoming EPs and more. ...
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Last month Manchester Orchestra, Saves the Day and Weatherbox were announced as headliners for a free St Patrick’s Day event that doubled as a farewell party for the O’Sheas Casino on the Strip. While none of those bands scream “St Patrick’s Day” to me, they do shout “great music” so I decided to brave the stormy weather and massive drunken foot traffic to catch some good tunes and attend what was without a doubt the strangest show experience I’ve had since launching Punks in Vegas. ...
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One great side effect that has come from me starting this website is that people are constantly turning me on to new, amazing artists that I might not have heard otherwise. Case in point is Rockford IL's Warren Franklin, who I filmed a Stripped Down Session with while he was on tour with Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate). ...
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Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) is an excellently rad indie/emo band from Michigan led by Count Your Lucky Stars Records founder Keith Latinen. When they announced a date in Vegas I knew I wanted to film a Stripped Down Session with them and I have Cory from Caravels to thank for setting this up. ...
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It’s only been a few months since Set Your Goals played the Hard Rock Café on the Strip with New Found Glory, Wonder Years, Man Overboard and This Time Next Year on the Pop Punk’s Not Dead tour. But they must have missed us, because before launching into a new tour, the hardcore-influenced pop punkers headlined a show supported by some of Vegas’ best: Last Call, The Letter You, and Rivalries. ...
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Happy to be out of the stormy St. Patrick’s Day weather, we filmed this Stripped Down Session with Weatherbox's Brian Warren in the warmer, drier climate of a Flamingo Hotel room. The windows provided one of my favorite Stripped Down backdrops for the super catchy "I'm Ready For You To Come Back." ...
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Today we’re proud to bring you a brand new song from MxPx’s upcoming album Plans Within Plans in the form of a Stripped Down Session with frontman Mike Herrera. MxPx is a hugely influential band to me, and their album Life in General is one of the albums that got me listening to punk rock in the first place. The new song is called “Aces Up” and it's the first track on Plans Within Plans, out April 3rd. ...
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