Review Category : Images

Images: Vans Warped Tour feat. Sick Of It All, Sworn In, Tonight We Fight and more June 23, 2017 at The Backyard Outdoor Events Center at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

The last time I went to Warped Tour was three years ago, when I was 17 and the lineup, the venue, and my excitement levels were all drastically different. This year, I was confused about the festival layout and ambivalent about the majority of the bands playing- TMI, but I didn’t even bother putting on makeup or shaving my legs beforehand. And I wouldn’t normally be caught dead at a show without makeup, but I digress. I felt a bit like a mom, as our photographer, Margaret, had to show me around the Hard Rock Hotel and explain to me who a bunch of the musicians were. But honestly? Despite feeling out of place at times, I had a lot more fun than I thought I would (I know, I know- don’t tell anyone). And now I know the Hard Rock Hotel much better than I ever wanted to. We ...

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Images: Television, The Weirdos, The Avengers, Alice Bag & The Sissy Bears and more May 26, 2017 at The Bunkhouse Saloon (Punk Rock Bowling)

On the second day of Punk Rock Bowling 2017, we caught punk rock pioneers Television, who played The Bunkhouse Saloon with The Weirdos, The Avengers, Alice Bag & The Sissy Bears, Generacion Suicida and Spider. ...

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Images: The Menzingers, Lawrence Arms, Toys That Kill and more May 27, 2017 at The Bunkhouse Saloon (Punk Rock Bowling)

This year’s Punk Rock Bowling was unusually quiet for me, as the only tickets I purchased were for the Saturday show at The Bunkhouse featuring The Menzingers, The Lawrence Arms, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Toys That Kill, and Wolves & Wolves & Wolves & Wolves. ...

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Images: Punk Rock Bowling 19 feat. Iggy Pop, Bad Religion, Cock Sparrer and more May 27-29, 2017 at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center

“If you are a Trump supporter, fuck you, get the fuck out of our scene!” shouted an impassioned Fat Mike before taking a baseball bat to the Indecline “The Emperor Has No Balls” statue, treating it like an a disgusting piñata where the only prize is epic sadness. It was one of the many moments of political catharsis that took place during this year’s Punk Rock Bowling Festival. ...

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