Last Call released their long-awaited debut full length Dog Years via their own Broken Arrow Collective label earlier this week. To help celebrate the release, we have two videos recorded just a few hours after the band wrapped up production on the album in October. ...
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Video: Brian Fallon of Gaslight Anthem live at Vinyl Las Vegas
Last week, Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon performed a special acoustic set for local alternative station X1075’s Studio X series at the Vinyl inside the Hard Rock Hotel. ...
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Video: Members of Strung Out and The Swellers “Justified Black Eye” (NUFAN cover)
The punk rock community lost one of its best frontmen when Toy Sly passed away earlier this year. It was a surprise to everyone, as the excellent solo artist and frontman for melodic punk band No Use for a Name was only 41 and had recently come through Las Vegas, playing the Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival. ...
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Video: Holding Onto Sound “Just a Man” live at the House of Blues
Way back in June, locals Holding Onto Sound headlined the Figgzillamusic.com eNVy showcase at the House of Blues. It wasn’t their first time playing the big stage (they opened for NOFX at New Year’s Heave earlier this year) but it was their first time in the headlining spot, and they did a really excellent job. We recently came across some footage we shot at that show of the band playing one of their new unreleased songs, “Just a Man.” ...
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Video: Vinnie Caruana (I am the Avalanche) live at Warped Tour
I've long been a big fan of I am the Avalanche's Vinnie Caruana, discovering him first as the frontman for early 2000s melodic hardcore band The Movielife. While most are used to the shouts and high energy that come with seeing him on stage fronting a full band, he also shows immense talent seated calmly behind an acoustic guitar, which is something you can witness on this year's Warped Tour inside the Acoustic Basement tent. ...
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Video: TheCore. “ThunderMakers” live at the House of Blues
June’s eNVy showcase (presented by figgzillamusic.com) was an especially big event for locals TheCore. ...
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Video: Laura Jane Grace “Black Me Out” (Revival Tour)
One of my favorite shows so far this year was the Revival Tour at the Aruba Hotel and my favorite performance at said show, which is hard to narrow down because every artist was so good, was the set from Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace (then performing as Tommy Gabel). ...
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Video: Nothington “The Ocean” live at the Las Vegas Country Saloon
Back in March, we had the pleasure of seeing Nothington play at the Las Vegas Country Saloon with Lagwagon and Cobra Skulls. We were experimenting with multi-shot video at the time, and we’ve finally gotten around to editing the live video together for public viewing! The song is “The Ocean” and can be found on the band’s Roads, Bridges and Ruins album. ...
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