Review Category : Images

Images: Nothing With Numbers January 1, 2012 at MDV Rehearsal Studios

Nothing With Numbers reunited for a special, invite-only gig at MDV Rehearsal Studios this past week. Most of us, the band included, were still recovering from the previous night’s “New Year’s Heave” event with NOFX, so while the band was as animated as ever the crowd was subdued, mostly content to lay on couches, chairs or even just the floor. Everyone was smiling because the music was so good, but also winching slightly from the headaches and dehydration that are a staple of New Year's Day. ...

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Images: NOFX, Lagwagon, Old Man Markley, Holding Onto Sound December 31, 2011 at the House of Blues (New Year’s Heave)

New Year’s Heave at the House of Blues started off right with Vegas’ very own Holding Onto Sound. Playing many of their newest and most inspired songs, HOTS opened the evening for a mix of locals and dedicated out-of-towners looking to start the party early. ...

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Images: Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto, Lionize December 23, 2011 at the House of Blues

I seem to mention this in every ska review that I write, but I have a huge soft spot for the oft-, and unfairly, maligned subgenre of third-wave ska punk that dominated MTV and radio airwaves when I was young. One of the bands that was on constant rotation for me and thousands of other 13 year olds during this time was Reel Big Fish, the poster children of the sillier, sunnier southern California style of ska. ...

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Images: As I Lay Dying, Of Mice & Men, Winds Of Plague, Motionless In White Decmber 17, 2011 at the House of Blues

Visiting from Great Britain, Sylosis made the most of their 25 minutes of stage time, with back-to-back intense, harmony-driven thrash. Making sure that everyone's hearing was adjusted, the locally popular Motionless In White brought a positive message through melodic, aggressive pieces and a taste of synchronized dancebanging (new word, use it!). Additionally, I must point out that, it was during Motionless's set that I realized that you have to be pretty badass to look like you’re having an all-out amazing time playing keyboard in a metal band. Later in the evening I had about a minute to say hello to singer Chris Motionless who, like most "metal guys", is way nicer than the growling and thrashing may lead us to believe. ...

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