When bands whose sound is as intricate and versatile as The Speed of Sound in Seawater come to your town, it’s a must-see. YouTube videos definitely don’t do the actual live show justice. ...
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Images: Be Like Max, The Anchorage, The A-Oks and more January 10, 2014 at The Artistic Armory
Jan 14, 2014
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Being that this was my first time at The Artistic Armory, and knowing only that it was an art gallery, I was curious as to how the venue could possibly hold the 150+ people who RSVP’d on Facebook. As it turns out, the art-adorned warehouse is a very nice size for shows, cozy enough to provide an intimate setting, but large enough to alleviate my fears that the place would be too tiny to hold the skanking that was about to ensue. ...
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Images: Street Dogs, The Old Firm Casuals, Death March, Bricktop, Rule of Thumb December 7, 2013 at Las Vegas Country Saloon
Dec 27, 2013
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Boston's Street Dogs returned to Las Vegas December 7 for their Wreck the Halls holiday tour, and I was really excited to finally see them. I’ve always had bad luck trying to catch them live. The last two Vegas shows of theirs were Punk Rock Bowling 2012 (I was stuck in a never-ending security line, and missed their performance) and a canceled show with Pennywise last October. Shortly thereafter the band announced an indefinite hiatus, which more often than not is synonymous with breaking up. So by that point I was resigned to the sad fact that I would never get to pump my fists to their working class anthems live. ...
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Images: Mercy Music, No Red Alice, Bradley Riot December 6, 2013 at Velveteen Rabbit
Downtown’s Velveteen Rabbit was jam packed on Dec. 6, and for good reason. It was the Mercy Music/No Red Alice Ebony & Irony split EP release show and friends and family came out in droves to celebrate with the men behind the monikers, Brendan Scholz and Sal Giordano. ...
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Images: Last Call, Living With Lions, Narrowed, Calmosa December 3, 2013 at The Knight Hall
“Thank you, we’ve been Last Call!” While I want to stress that the guys in local pop punk band Last Call are not throwing in the towel just yet, these bittersweet final lines spoken by vocalist Austin Jeffers, and the fact that the band members have been throwing around the word “hiatus” for a while, does make it feel like this show marked the end of an era for Last Call – and the beginning of a new one for the bands that have formed in their wake. ...
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Images: Code Orange Kids, Caravels, Frameworks, Unfair Fight, Alaska December 2, 2013 at Eagle Aerie Hall
Dec 17, 2013
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Had this Monday night show started on time, Alaska would have played in front of six kids, not including myself. So the fact that most people (including a band mate) were running late, definitely ended up working out for everyone. ...
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Images: Fat Wreck Chords Tour feat. Less Than Jake, Anti-Flag & more December 2, 2013 at the Hard Rock Live
Since its beginning in the 90s, Fat Wreck Chords has established a rock solid rep as a home for fast and fun skate and pop punk. From their early days of Lagwagon and No Use For a Name through the early 2000s with Against Me!, Lawrence Arms and Rise Against, to today’s roster featuring Teenage Bottlerocket, Cobra Skulls and Dead to Me, Fat has stayed true to that sound through every fad that’s come and gone, remaining independent when many labels were selling ownership to the majors. ...
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Images: Polar Bear Club, Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps, TheCore. November 30, 2013 at the Eagle Aerie Hall
Dec 13, 2013
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Polar Bear Club made Vegas a frequent stop in their early days, most notably playing the now-defunct Jillian’s on their first west coast tour for Sometimes Things Just Disappear in 2008 along with Broadway Calls, The Swellers and Crime in Stereo. Five years, two record labels and three more full lengths later, PBC finally headlined a show in our area again, this time atop a powerhouse bill featuring Citizen, Diamond Youth, Sainthood Reps and locals TheCore. and Amoride. ...
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