Sometimes everything going wrong works out for the best. I was planning on filming with Newburgh, NY's With the Punches during the day, but we ended up meeting just after the sun set. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Cobra Skulls “Eagle Eyes” 7″
I’m a big fan of Reno’s Cobra Skulls, and they've always been on my long list of bands I want to film with since they're just so great at acoustic songs. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Less Than Jake (three songs)
Less Than Jake were the first punk band I ever saw live, catching them at The Joint back in the late 90s playing on an eclectic bill that also featured Deftones, Sugar Ray and Vanilla Ice (no "Ninja Rap" was played that night). It's safe to say that if the Gainesville ska punks didn't help refine my musical tastes then, I'd be running a blog called "Slow Jamz in Vegas" right now. ...
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Stripped Down Session: The Swellers “Hands”
We met up with The Swellers' frontman Nick Diener to record a Stripped Down Session before the band's show at Vinyl at the Hard Rock Hotel. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Bobby Meader (two songs)
Local folk artist Bobby Meader has been doing a great job raising his musical profile since playing his debut show with friend Jesse Pino just a few months ago. ...
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Stripped Down Session: I Call Fives (two songs)
Pure Noise Records has been killing it this year with excellent releases from bands like Forever Came Calling, The American Scene and I Call Fives, whose self-titled debut full-length is reminiscent of bands like the Starting Line and New Found Glory. ...
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Stripped Down Session: The Shell Corporation (three songs)
The Shell Corporation is a San Francisco-based punk rock band whose sound is like a cross between A Wilhelm Scream and Hot Water Music. I met up with them while they were in town on their latest tour and I’m glad I did, because this stuff is just plain good. ...
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Stripped Down Session: The Menzingers (two songs)
The Menzingers' latest record On the Impossible Past is hands down my favorite release of the year so far. So much so, that I used my bachelor party weekend to catch the guys play a show in Pomona earlier this year. ...
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