The decision to have Animals as Leaders open for Between the Buried and Me deserves honorable mention itself. Enjoying this pairing requires only that you A) enjoy heavy music and B) can be inspired by precision. With a hint of theatrics, Animals as Leaders greeted the House of Blues Las Vegas stage by means of “An Infinite Regression,” the introductory track from the recent album Weightless. ...
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Images: Forever Came Calling, Family Thief, At Sixes and Sevens, Wear Your Heart November 23, 2011 at Yayo Taco
Nov 30, 2011
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If you missed Forever Came Calling earlier this year at The Knight Hall, then last Wednesday was your chance to redeem yourself, as the California pop punks returned to our city for a fun-filled early show at Yayo Taco. Songs from the band’s HopE.P.assion EP and the recently released split with Handguns filled the set, with Last Call’s Austin Jeffers joining the band on vocals for “Front Porch Sunrise.” ...
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Images: Pop Punk’s Not Dead Tour feat. New Found Glory November 19th, 2011 at the Hard Rock Café on the Strip
Nov 23, 2011
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Ten years since helping to launch a new wave of pop punk to the mainstream, New Found Glory finds itself on a tour to prove that Pop Punk’s Not Dead. The sentiment was obviously well-received in Las Vegas, as the tour’s November 19th stop at the Hard Rock Café on the Strip sold out completely, finding the venue more packed than I have ever seen it before with fans of the subgenre. ...
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Images: Lemuria November 19, 2011 at the Royal Resort
I’ve been waiting for what seems like forever to get a chance to see Buffalo-based indie/punk band Lemuria live, so when it was announced that they were finally making their way to Vegas for a November 19 show at the Royal Resort I could barely contain my excitement. That is, until I realized it was the same day as New Found Glory’s “Pop Punk’s Not Dead” tour. ...
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Images: Yellowcard, Go Radio, Drive A November 16, 2011 at the Hard Rock Café on the Strip
The crowd went crazy at last week’s Yellowcard show when singer Ryan Key announced to the growing crowd at the Hard Rock Café on the Strip that, although this was the band’s third stop in Vegas this year, it was their first headlining show here since their hiatus. ...
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Images: Mates of State November 11, 2011 at the Book and Stage
11/11/11 is, quite literally, a once in a lifetime event. The more superstitious of us used the day to take a risk that might not normally be taken. The romantics flooded chapels, wedding halls and anywhere else with an available minister to get married. But for about 30 or so music fans, 11/11/11 was the day to catch one of 6 free residency shows from indie rock band Mates of State. ...
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Images: Jesse Pino Band November 7, 2011 at the Palace Station
Friend of the site and real life friend Jesse Pino played a late night showcase with his band last night at the Palace Station. The set up was certainly interesting, with the band headlining the theatre usually reserved for comedian Louie Anderson. ...
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Images: TheCore., Sic Waiting, Holding Onto Sound, Deadhand November 5, 2011 at the Bunkhouse Saloon
TheCore. wasted no time setting up a homecoming show upon returning from their brief-but-epic east coast with None More Black and Dig it Up. The show was made extra special by being the official release party for their long awaited EP Change. ...
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