By way of some miracle, this year’s Vans Warped Tour took place on UNLV’s grassy intramural fields rather than the blacktop we’ve become accustomed to, and with temperatures only a bit over 90 degrees, I’d dare to say the day was actually comfortable. ...
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Images: A Wilhelm Scream, Get Dead, TheCore., Fredward June 15, 2014 at Backstage Bar & Billiards
It can be near impossible to get people out to a show on a Sunday night. You throw in the fact that June 15 was Father’s Day and the night of the Game of Thrones finale and I wouldn’t be surprised to see downwards of 6 kids coming out. ...
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Images: Man Overboard, Transit, Forever Came Calling, Knuckle Puck, Twin Cities, Characters June 7, 2014 at the Eagle Aerie Hall
Jun 16, 2014
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The 105+ degree heat didn’t stop pop punk fans from lining up over an hour before doors opened for the June 7 Vegas stop of The Heart Attack Tour. ...
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Images: Punk Rock Bowling day three feat. NOFX, Against Me! and more May 26, 2014 at Fremont East
While waiting the unusually long time for NOFX to take the stage as the headlining band on the final day of Punk Rock Bowling, I had to laugh, seeing a stage hand come out every three minutes or so and cross another song off the band’s originally lengthy setlist. ...
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Images: Cock Sparrer May 25, 2014 at Backstage Bar & Billiards (Punk Rock Bowling)
Last time legendary British street punk band Cock Sparrer headlined Punk Rock Bowling in 2011, they also treated us to a special, intimate performance at the Las Vegas Country Saloon. Because of this and their general predilection for playing to fans in small places they were high on the list of suspects for the “surprise guests” spot at the even smaller Backstage Bar & Billiards this year. ...
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Images: Reverend Horton Heat, Old Man Markley, Piñata Protest, The Lucky Cheats May 25, 2014 at the Fremont Country Club (Punk Rock Bowling)
Jun 5, 2014
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Reverend Horton Heat are almost as synonymous with Vegas as Elvis or, uh, Donnie and Marie. ...
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Images: Punk Rock Bowling day two feat. Descendents, Face to Face and more May 25, 2014 at Fremont East
Every year I look forward to Punk Rock Bowling just a little bit more. Where else can you find people still decked out in their finest leather bondage pants when temperatures are reaching over 100 degrees? ...
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Images: ALL, The Briefs, Night Birds May 24, 2014 at the Fremont Country Club (Punk Rock Bowling)
When Descendents were announced as returning headliners for this year’s Punk Rock Bowling, I hoped, prayed and wished that sister band ALL (featuring Descendents members Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez and Stephen Egerton) would also make their return to Vegas. ...
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