While the 2009 departure of Pennywise vocalist Jim Lindberg wasn’t the first time the frontman left the band (he briefly exited after the release of their self-titled debut) it did seem like it would be the permanent break. Barbs were passed in interviews, Lindberg moved on with a new project, The Black Pacific, while the other members of Pennywise - Fletcher Dragge, Byron McMackin and Randy Bradbury - continued the band with new vocalist Zoli Téglás (best known for his work with Ignite). ...
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Images: Jesse Pino, Mercy Music, No Red Alice, Brock Frabbiele, Bobby Meader Music February 23, 2013 at Backstage Bar and Billiards
Mar 22, 2013
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Feb. 23 was a night for Stripped Down Session alums as Jesse Pino, Mercy Music (Brendan Scholz from Deadhand), No Red Alice (Sal Giordano from TheCore.), Brock Frabbiele (also of TheCore.) and Bobby Meader Music packed Backstage Bar and Billiards with friends and family, celebrating the releases of Pino’s The Burn EP and Giordano’s .well-thy. demo. ...
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Images: Mustard Plug, Los Kung Fu Monkeys, Be Like Max, Save the Swim Team, Bogtrotter’s Union, March 1, 2013 at The Hard Rock Café on the Strip
Mar 18, 2013
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Veteran third-wave ska band Mustard Plug came through Vegas to play the Hard Rock Café on the Strip March 1. A quick Google search reminded me that it has been nearly 13 years since the last time I saw the band, which I remember as one of my favorite shows from my senior year of high school. ...
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Images: Weatherbox, Caravels, 1819, Brock Frabbiele February 7, 2013 at Yayo Taco
The first time I saw Weatherbox was on the Strip last year for the O’Sheas closing party on St. Patrick’s Day. The crowd was as mixed as Strip crowds for free shows get, so I was happy that this time, it was the more intimate Yayo Taco that would play host to the San Diego band. ...
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Images: Daylight, Narrowed, The Letter You February 5, 2013 at East Side Joe’s
While Vegas didn’t get the full package tour with Balance and Composure and The Jealous Sound, Doylestown, PA’s Daylight did stop here for a return engagement at East Side Joe’s (where they played last July with the now-defunct Basement). ...
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Images: The Story So Far, The American Scene, Heart to Heart, Guts, The Letter You March 3, 2013 at the Eagle Aerie Hall
Mar 7, 2013
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On the outskirts of Vegas, where virtually every all-ages venue has been shut down, a gem of a lineup found its way onto a floor in a tiny hall planted between a mountain and a Girl Scout cabin. As odd as the settings were, kids showed up hours early and in droves to see wunderkinds The Story So Far and their supporting bands The American Scene, Heart to Heart, Guts and The Letter You. ...
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Images: The Toasters, Mrs. Skannotto, The Remedies February 8, 2013 at the Hard Rock Café on the Strip
A sparse but passionate crowd gathered at the Hard Rock Café on the Strip Feb. 8 to see long-running ska band The Toasters with Rochester, New York's Mrs. Skannotto and locals The Remedies. ...
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Images: Tiger Lily, Narrowed, Guts, Calmosa January 30, 2013 (house show)
A few rising local bands, thirty or so kids, and Oklahoma City's Tiger Lily found their way into a small, quiet backyard tucked inside downtown Las Vegas for a midweek punk rock show that was well worth a crisp five dollar bill. Contrary to popular belief, house shows still happen. And they're awesome. ...
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