Before kicking off a tour with Vegas’ own Last Call, Forever Came Calling’s singer/guitarist Joe Candelaria was kind enough to play two songs for Punks in Vegas Stripped Down Sessions. ...
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Stripped Down Session: From the Top (two songs)
San Luis Obispo, CA’s From the Top made the trek down to Las Vegas last week to play at Last Call’s Stay on the Outside record release show. Before the show, I met up with the band at Last Call HQ to film a Stripped Down Session. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Signals Midwest “The Things That Keep Us Whole”
Ohio’s Signals Midwest made their first stop in Las Vegas this past weekend, playing a show at Hypnotic Billiards Lounge with locals TheCore. and Deadhand. Before the show, the band stopped by Punks in Vegas HQ to film a Stripped Down Session and play with the Dragonzord. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Dead Birds and Blind Kids “Sympathy for Aquaman”
Local punk rockers Dead Birds and Blind Kids are opening up for the Nekromantix at the House of Blues August 11 and in anticipation for the show, vocalist/guitarist Trent and guitarist Nick stopped by Alternate Reality Comics to film a Punks in Vegas Stripped Down Session. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Dead Country “Euro Thrash”
Dead Country is a band I wasn’t familiar with before they were announced as openers for Alkaline Trio’s west coast tour, but all it took was one listen for them to get my attention. They play rock music with an obvious punk influence, bridging the gap between bands like Alkaline Trio and bands like Queens of the Stone Age, and they are damn good at what they do. Before their set at the Hard Rock Café on the Strip in Las Vegas, Dead Country vocalist/guitarist Nick Long was nice enough to sit down with Punks in Vegas to record a Stripped Down Session. The song is called Euro Thrash, and is available on the band’s first EP, which you can buy from them on tour or from iTunes (if they aren’t heading your way soon). ...
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Stripped Down Session: Dave Hause of The Loved Ones “C’Mon Kid”
Dave Hause is known and loved by many as the lead singer for The Loved Ones, which is one of my favorite bands of the past decade. But Hause also has a thriving solo career, releasing the excellent Resolutions earlier this year on Paper + Plastick Records. While at the Hard Rock Café on the Strip in Las Vegas and before his set opening up for Alkaline Trio, Hause sat down with Punks in Vegas to record a Stripped Down Session. The song is called C’Mon Kid, and can be found both on the 2009 Revival Tour compilation (acoustic) and on Resolutions (electric). ...
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Stripped Down Session: Such Gold “Gut Rot”
Melodic hardcore/punk band Such Gold made a stop in Las Vegas last night on their way to the Sound and Fury festival in Santa Barbara, playing an enthusiastic show at the Knight Hall with Last Call, The Greenery, and Maker. Before their set, Such Gold’s Ben Kotin and Nate Derby sat down with Punks in Vegas to record a Stripped Down Session. The song is called Gut Rot, and it’s available on their Pedestals EP, which is for sale now on Mightier Than Sword Records. ...
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Stripped Down Session: Nothington “In Flames”
Van trouble, bar fights, and a mysteriously absent sound guy weren’t enough to stop Nothington from putting on an awesome show at the Bunkhouse on Monday night. While they had some free time in Vegas, Jay Northington and touring banjo player Andy Brown were nice enough to stop by the Poplar Center for Cultural Excellence to film a Punks in Vegas Stripped Down Session. The song is called "In Flames," and you can hear it on their mostly acoustic EP More Than Obvious,out now on Red Scare Industries. ...
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