Man Overboard is one of the best young bands in pop punk, so it’s fitting that they spent the last few months on New Found Glory’s Pop Punk’s Not Dead tour. Before their show at the Hard Rock Café on the Strip, Man Overboard met up with the Punks in Vegas team in the loveliest of alleys to film a Stripped Down Session. The song is “Dead End Dreams,” and it comes from their recently released self-titled album on Rise Records. ...
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Holiday Session: Brendan Scholz of Deadhand “The Christmas Song” (Weezer Cover)
This Holiday season, Punks in Vegas is teaming up with some of our favorite musicians to raise money and awareness for music education with special Holiday editions of the Stripped Down Sessions. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Wear Your Heart (two songs)
Ever so courageous, local pop punk wunderkinds Wear Your Heart braved the ferocious bears at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum to film a Stripped Down Session with us. The songs are "Sleeping in Shifts" and "Bark Twice if you're in Milwaukee." ...
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Stripped Down Session: Transit (two songs)
While in Vegas for their packed show at the House of Blues with Bayside, Saves the Day and I am the Avalanche, Boston, MA’s Transit were nice enough to let us backstage to record a Stripped Down Session. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Defeater (two songs)
Before a packed show at the Hypnotic Lounge, Defeater’s Derek Archambault stopped by Punks in Vegas headquarters for a comfy, fireside Stripped Down Session. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Have Nots
On their way through town while touring with Big D and the Kids Table, Boston ska-punks Have Nots stopped by Punks in Vegas headquarters to film a Stripped Down Session. ...
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Stripped Down Session: The Mighty Fine “Flow”
Currently touring in support of their latest release In Revival, San Luis Obispo CA’s The Mighty Fine graced The Box Office with their presence last Friday night and we were lucky enough to wrangle them into sitting down for a Stripped Down Session. In case you missed the show, or saw the show and didn’t get enough, or just love things that are undoubtedly awesome, you should check out this video of them playing “Flow.” ...
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Stripped Down Session: Heart to Heart “Recollections”
If you were fortunate enough to find yourself at The Box Office on Friday night, you got to see a fist raising, screaming, sweaty shirt removing show by Pismo Beach, CA punkers Heart to Heart. The band is touring in support of their new (and very awesome) 7” Deathproof, which is out now on Anchor 84 Records. We met up with singer Nick Zoppo and guitarist John Hayes before their show to record a Stripped Down Session. The song is called “Recollections,” and you can watch it here. ...
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