Whenever there are music festivals in surrounding cities, we here at Punks in Vegas always hope we’ll end up with a one-off show from a great musician as they travel through to the big gig. That said, it never occurred to me that Vegas’ own Cannabis Cup would bring out one of my favorite punk rock frontmen, Red City Radio’s Garrett Dale. ...
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Red City Radio’s set was the stuff dreams are made of. Garrett Dale is one of my favorite frontmen, and his charismatic croon had the whole crowd locked in. There just might not be anything in the world more joy inducing that screaming “I am a fucking juggernaut” at the top of your lungs on “Show Me on the Doll Where the Music Touched You” or “I just want to get high and play my fucking guitar” on “In the Meantime.” ...
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Sep 12, 2016
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There isn’t a whole lot that can get me out of bed before noon on Punk Rock Bowling weekend. Wait. Did you say that Pears is playing a free show with complimentary tacos and all my friends will be there? Alright, I’ll put some pants on. ...
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By the time I came back to Vegas for spring break, I was aching to go to another show. No shade towards Reno, but the Vegas scene will always be home. There’s just something about this scene that can’t be replicated. ...
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Have people talked much about Donnie and Marie when reviewing Chuck Ragan? ...
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Mar 18, 2016
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For a bunch of self-proclaimed “rudies,” the kids at last weekend’s Be Like Max show sure were polite. ...
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In the words of the great Descendents, “I just want to say / Thank you for playing the way you play.” ...
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Aug 6, 2015
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The Punks in Vegas 4 Year Acoustic Bash is just a week away, meaning if you haven’t already put in your RSVP on Facebook you should do that right now. Seriously, we’ll wait. ...
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Jul 24, 2015
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Tagged Brock Frabbiele, eliza battle, no red alice, steady hands
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