As a former zinester, I will have an eternal love for the underground publication. Prior to the arrival of the internet, zines were a priceless source of information and inspiration for those of us involved in punk/HC. I can't begin to tell you how much fun I had writing, trading, and reading zines in the '90s. ...
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Author Archives : Lance Wells
The power of youth trapped inside an aging body. I like most things punk and hardcore. Just like Kev Seconds said, I'm gonna stay young 'til I die.
This new six song EP by Las Vegas locals Keepsake is self described as melodic hardcore, but I nearly had to bust an Arnold Drummond style, “What you talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?” when I kicked it over the first time. It wasn’t until about halfway through the second song that the real melodic elements surfaced with some cool harmonized guitars. In fact, if I were to make a quick comparison, I would describe this band as a slightly less technical and more mosh driven Shai Hulud. ...
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7 Seconds is one of my all time favorite bands, and I am always stoked to see them live. Well, maybe not at 2 a.m. on a Monday morning, but it was small price to pay to see these punk/HC stalwarts at such an intimate venue. And while the crowd was a bit sparse due to the day and time, they rocked it as always. ...
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Welcome to Vegas Archive, a feature where we re-release music from local bands that are gone, but certainly not forgotten. Today we’re bringing you the third and final part of our Boba Fett Youth series, releasing the rest of the band’s material, along with some previously-unreleased tracks and commentary from Boba Fett Youth's Nate Robards. ...
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As you may have noticed, we here at Punks in Vegas have a feature called the Vegas Archive. Our goal with the archive is to help document the history of the Las Vegas underground through shared music, stories, photos, flyers, etc. The Vegas Archive in not strictly limited to punk and hardcore, and in particular, we are mainly focusing on those bands that existed before the internet age. ...
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Tough guy hardcore. Like most sub-genres of punk and hardcore, bands of this ilk are a dime a dozen, but when the style is done right, I can certainly dig it. And in the case of a new Las Vegas band called Acid Rain, this harder version of HC is executed without a hitch. ...
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With the 2014 Punk Rock Bowling Festival upon us, I figured I would bring you my favorite albums from the artists featured this year. There are a lot of great bands playing the festival that did not make my list, and as always, this is just my humble opinion. Check it out and let me know what your favorite records are from the PRB 2014 lineup in the comments. ...
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I was recently talking to an old friend of mine about the current state of the Las Vegas punk and hardcore scene. He came across rather jaded when he said, “It seems like there are no good local bands any more.” My response was a simple and resounding, “Dude, you’re just not listening.” ...
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