Bias time - Against Me! and Lawrence Arms are bar none my two favorite bands, and due to their coinciding association with Fat Wreck at the turn of the millennium, they are always kind of intertwined in my head. ...
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Review: The Dirty Heads, Pepper August 8, 2014 at the Mandalay Bay Pool
Summers in Vegas are HOT, but with evening temperatures blissfully dipping below 100 degrees, the poolside show has gained a lot of traction out here. ...
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Review: Acid Rain ‘S/T’ (2014)
Tough guy hardcore. Like most sub-genres of punk and hardcore, bands of this ilk are a dime a dozen, but when the style is done right, I can certainly dig it. And in the case of a new Las Vegas band called Acid Rain, this harder version of HC is executed without a hitch. ...
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Review: GC Records 15 Year Anniversary Party with The Quitters, Illicitor & more, June 29, 2014 at Civilian Clothing HQ
The past 15 years have not been kind to the record industry. From giants like MCA to indies like Nitro, the change brought about by the digital age has caused countless labels to shut down. ...
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Review: Summer Bummer 2014 feat. Be Like Max Saturday, June 21, 2014 at The Arts Factory
The Arts Factory was home to punks and hipsters alike for the 4th Annual Summer Bummer. Into the Forest started out the show with a cacophonous sound featuring a violin, a washboard, a beer can, and the lead singer's husky voice. ...
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Review: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes ‘Are We Not Men? We Are Diva!’ (2014)
You know that meme that circulates about three times a year that says “You can fairly judge a man based on what movie he knows Tim Curry from?” I feel like the same could be said of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes’ albums. ...
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Review: Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers ‘Incongruent’ (2014)
Let’s say you’re a nerd like me who’s also really into pop punk and ska. Is there a band out there just for us? Well, there’s Devon Kay and the Solutions for pop punk, and I guess that one Weirld Al song for ska, but us greedy music fans want more. ...
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Review: Antarctigo Vespucci ‘Soulmate Stuff’ (2014)
In the best combination of individually fantastic things since peanut butter met chocolate in the late 1970s, Antarctigo Vespucci brings together two big names in the niche market of fun and earnest punk rock - Fake Problems crooner/Smith Family Shirt mastermind Chris Farren and Bomb the Music Industry shouter/Quote Unquote Records founder Jeff Rosenstock - finally solving the age-old dilemma of having to choose between either’s band for your summer kickback. ...
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