I only just heard Vegas-based bluegrass troubadour Alexander the Terrible for the first time at the Waxahatchee/Dogbreth show in April, and I was instantly impressed with her enthusiasm and blisteringly fast finger plucking skills, I knew I had to get him in for a Stripped Down Session. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Jeff Rosenstock “Hey Allison”
Bomb the Music Industry, the band Jeff Rosenstock fronted through most of the last decade, is very high on my list of favorite groups. His first solo album, I Look Like Shit, is exceptionally rad too, and if you haven’t checked out his old ska band Arrogant Sons of Bitches yet, do that ASAP. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Hard Girls “The Chord”
You might know San Jose’s Hard Girls from their work with Op Ivy frontman Jesse Michaels under the Classics of Love moniker, or you might have listened to one of their members' previous bands like Pteradon or Shinobu. And if you’ve listened to any of those, then you’re definitely going to love Hard Girls. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Bogtrotter’s Union (two songs)
Folk outfit Bogtrotter’s Union is one of the most fun live bands we’ve got in our city. If you enjoy stomping your feet and clapping your hands along with Old Man Markley or Larry and His Flask, then you need to open up a new tab and download Bogtrotter’s Union’s Call It What You Will EP from bandcamp pronto. ...
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Video: We Gave It Hell “Ares”
Local metal/hardcore band We Gave It Hell has released an official live video for their song “Ares.” ...
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Stripped Down Session: Twin Cities (three songs)
If you've been to a show at the Eagle Hall or the Southern Nevada Sports Centre, you've probably seen Twin Cities’ Macario Gutierrez sitting behind the soundboard. If you’ve never seen him on stage though, you’re missing out - because his latest project, Twin Cities, is pretty great. ...
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Video: Smile Asterisk “No Ends With Friends”
Local pop/rock group Smile Asterisk have released a music video for their song “No Ends With Friends.” ...
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Stripped Down Session: Be Like Max (two songs)
Vegas ska punks Be Like Max have been on my list to film with for a while, so I was happy they were able to meet up with us at PIV photog Aaron Mattern’s place one early morning to take the Stripped Down Sessions to a very literal place. ...
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