I’ve got a soft spot for Matt Salkeld from when he played guitar in Black Sails, Western Shores. He is currently working on some equally-great acoustic tunes which he played across the west as part of the Drunks Go Acoustic Tour. We filmed this after Matt’s set at the Vegas stop of the tour, behind the Paradise Poker Club (which based on this, may also have some sort of black market spool business.) The songs are “The River” and “11 Won” and you can get them on Salkeld’s album Life, Love, Hate, and Alcohol, available now on Bandcamp. ...
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The 2012 Extreme Thing is only a week away, so it’s about time to start planning which bands you’re going to see. To help, here’s the schedule. ...
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Vegas-based GC Records has just put out the Prison Break 2438 EP, a tie in to the recently-released apocalyptic science fiction novel of the same name written by GC founder Shahab Zargari and his brother Shahram Zargari with illustrations by Brian Ewing. ...
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Punks in Vegas has teamed up with the House of Blues and Tiger Army to give away a pair of tickets to the psychobilly band’s nearly sold out April 7th show in Las Vegas with The Blasters. This contest has ended ...
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Andrew W.K.’s 2003 show at the Huntridge Theatre was one of the best shows I’ve ever been to, but I also thought it would be the last time I saw the party rocker. W.K. made the best of a very low turnout and invited the entire audience of about 35 excited kids on stage to party with him as he played through his then-new and at the time oft-misunderstood debut I Get Wet. ...
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A week after the rest of the venues for the 2012 Vans Warped Tour were revealed, we finally have confirmation on where the Vegas show will be held. The Vegas stop, which will take place on June 20th, will be held at the Luxor Hotel Parking Lot. This year’s lineup includes New Found Glory, Yellowcard, Bayside, Anti Flag, Streetlight Manifesto, Into It. Over It, Koji, Man Overboard, Fireworks, Every Time I Die, Living With Lions, Make Do and Mend, Polar Bear Club, Senses Fail, Title Fight, I Am The Avalanche and more. You can check out Warpedtour.com for a full list of bands, dates and venues. ...
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I’ve wanted to film a Stripped Down Session with Jared Stinson of Sic Waiting for a while now but scheduling conflicts kept getting in the way. The wait was worth it. Filmed in the back room of the Paradise Poker Club before Stinson’s set on the Vegas stop of the Drunks Go Acoustic tour, the songs are Sic Waiting’s “We Can't All Be Right,” Dead Fret’s (Stinson’s acoustic project) “The Road” and a cover of Ignite’s “Live for Better Days.” ...
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In support of the March 26th release of their new album, Vulnerable, and their March 31th headlining appearance at Extreme Thing, The Used have announced that they will be making a March 30th in-store signing appearance at Zia Records Exchange on 4503 West Sahara Avenue. ...
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