LA’s Gentlemen Prefer Blood may have taken their name from a Rudimentary Peni song, but their sound comes more from the vintage Lookout Records catalog than those anarcho-punks, and that’s right in my wheelhouse. ...
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Stripped Down Session: DFMK “Deja de Valer Verga”
Tijuana rock-and-roll-infused punk rockers DFMK were on tour with Gentlemen Prefer Blood and Western Settings when they stopped in to record one song with us. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Western Settings
I first came across San Diego’s Western Settings when they played The Dive last year with our pals in Success. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Todd Allen (Squarecrow)
San Diego’s Todd Allen has spent years as a member of punk rock band Squarecrow, but recently, he decided to pack up and move east - and on the way, he stopped in Vegas to play a solo gig at The Dive. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Bad Cop / Bad Cop
I first heard California’s Badcop / Badcop when they played the Punk Rock Bowling mainstage last year and I fell instantly in love with their infectious harmonies. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Fossil Youth
Late last year we had a session scheduled with Enid, OK pop punk/emo band Fossil Youth, who were touring with Grey Gordon at the time. Unfortunately ...
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Stripped Down Session: John Nolan (Taking Back Sunday/Straylight Run)
Mar 11, 2015
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John Nolan is one of my favorite songwriters, and though I've enjoyed his return to Taking Back Sunday, I've greatly missed hearing him on lead vocals. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Joey Hines
Some artists I discover through skate videos or punk comps but with local singer/songwriter Joey Hines, I first heard him from working together at the library, hearing his rousing rendition of “If You’re Happy and You Know It” before hearing any originals. ...
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