Partway through Boba Fett Youth’s Nov. 6 reunion gig, guitarist Nate Robards asked the packed living room one simple (sarcastic) question: “This might sound weird, but who wants to hear an old one?” ...
Read More →
Blog Archives
Welcome to Vegas Archive, a feature where we re-release music from local bands that are gone, but certainly not forgotten. Today we’re bringing you the third and final part of our Boba Fett Youth series, releasing the rest of the band’s material, along with some previously-unreleased tracks and commentary from Boba Fett Youth's Nate Robards. ...
Read More →
Welcome to Vegas Archive, a feature where we re-release music from local bands that are gone, but certainly not forgotten. Today we’re bringing you the second part of our series with Boba Fett Youth, releasing their 1995 self-titled full length. ...
Read More →
Welcome to Vegas Archive, a feature where we re-release music from local bands that are gone, but certainly not forgotten. Today we’re bringing you 'If This Is Living, Freeze Me In Carbonite' (1994), Self-titled 7" (1994) and 'Outtakes and Practice' (1994) from local punk band Boba Fett Youth, who were active from 1993 to 1997. ...
Read More →
Here is part 2 of an interview I conducted with Nate Robards (Boba Fett Youth, Part Time Whore, and Elements of Now). I really enjoyed Nate's insightful answers, and I have to thank him for setting aside time from his busy schedule to participate in this Q & A. Also, in case you missed part 1 of our interview, you can check it out here. Read on and enjoy! ...
Read More →
I first met Nate Robards in the early ‘90s at a punk show at the old Elks Lodge out on Lake Mead Pkwy in Henderson. That night he handed me a copy of his new zine, “Equal,” and I was stoked because I was also in the process of starting my own little mag called “Help.” As fellow “zinesters,” we had a unique bond, and we continued to trade zines with each other as we pulled each new issue hot off the presses (aka the copy machine at Kinko’s). ...
Read More →