Las Vegas was the first stop on Toys That Kill’s U.S. tour, even though they're from San Pedro, CA. it still felt like a sort of “coming home” show due to their ties to Vegas via Civic Minded Five. ...
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Images: One’s Truth, Take Mind’s Place, Nicotine, Just Chronicle, Across The Universe July 1, 2016 at theGAME (Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan)
Jul 25, 2016
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Tagged Across The Universe, Just Chronicle, Nicotine, One's Truth, Take Mind's Place
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An odd thing I learned about shows in Japan was the pre-show ticketing process. On the flyer for the show, there was an email address to contact about tickets. It seemed straightforward enough, I assumed I would email them and they would point me to a site to buy tickets. ...
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Images: Screeching Weasel, The Dickies, The Queers July 14, 2016 at the Beauty Bar
Fans of the old school Lookout Records scene don’t just like pop punk, they worship it. And while the uninitiated would scratch their heads as to why we would be willing to stand outside in the dreaded Las Vegas heat to see guys in their 40s, 50s and 60s sing about farting, young love and high school, there was absolutely no way I was missing a show featuring Screeching Weasel, The Dickies and The Queers! ...
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Images: Hotel Books, Hearts Like Lions, Foreign Sons and more July 8, 2016 at Eagle Hall
Jul 15, 2016
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I found myself back at the Eagle Aerie Hall last week to catch Hotel Books return to Vegas with Hearts Like Lions and a slew of locals. Or maybe I should say “return to Henderson,” as the all-ages spot is located outside the city limits. ...
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Images: The Falcon, The Copyrights, Sam Russo, Mikey Erg July 5, 2016 at the Beauty Bar
The Falcon is back with a new album and a west coast tour, kicking things off at the Beauty Bar last week on Nickel Beer Night. ...
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Images: Be Like Max, The Holophonics, Day Labor, Noise Complaint, The CG’s July 1, 2016 at 11th Street Records
Jul 12, 2016
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Be Like Max kicked off their latest U.S. trek with a hometown show at 11th Street Records earlier this month, making this hybrid record shop/recording studio/venue host to an insanely strong lineup of ska. ...
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Images: Summer of Ska 3 feat. Be Like Max, Drinking Water, The CG’s and more June 18, 2016 at The Warehouse
Summer of Ska returned for its third year in Vegas, this time taking place at The Warehouse. And with the lineup including bands such as Be Like Max, The CGs, Bitch’n’Dudes, Bombflower and Light ‘Em Up, I went in with a combination of feeling stoked for the tunes and confused on how they’d be able to pack this many bands into such a small space. ...
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Images: Shallow Like Me, For The Win, Abandoned By Bears, Guts, Settle Your Scores and more June 9, 2016 at The Warehouse
Jun 17, 2016
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Finally it was time for locals Shallow Like Me and boy, I was not ready for this band. ...
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