About the author  ⁄ Aaron Mattern

I like tacos, pictures of cats, and sleeping.

Local label GC Records have announced a new compilation of the many cover songs their artists have recorded over the years, to be release next week, March 1, 2023. For all of March, 100% of all proceeds will be donated to The Trevor Project in memory of Punks in Vegas founder Emily Matview.  The Trevor Project’s mission is to end suicide among LGBTQ young people, so it’s extremely close to the heart here at Punks in Vegas. The preorder can be found here: https://gcrecords.bandcamp.com/album/22-years-of-comp-cover-songs The Complete Tracklist is as follows: Jack Killed Jill – You Don’t Own Me (LESLIE GORE cover) Lipstick Pickups – Slug (THE RAMONES cover) Bogtrotter’s Union – Nomad’s Revolt (MISCHIEF BREW cover) Go Bold – Three Little Birds (BOB MARLEY cover) Jesse Pino – Messengers (LAGWAGON cover) 02:53 The Rifleman – Tommy Boy (HOLDING ONTO SOUND cover) ESL?! – So Lonely (THE POLICE cover) Enemy You – Wasted Years ...

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Our pal, and local musician Dain Griffin has released his debut solo album Dead Flowers. You can check it out digitally here: Spotify Apple Music Bandcamp And if you’re interested in physical copies: https://www.hiddenhomerecords.com/products/736050-dain-griffin-dead-flowers Checkout the full press release: Once upon a time, Dain Griffin played in bands. He also went on tour with these bands. Sometimes, these bands played for ten people in a basement. Other times they played for 200+ people in a venue. After years of this, Dain quit playing in bands to focus on himself and his family. But at the end of the day, Dain Griffin is a songwriter. And when life happens, a songwriter has to write songs. So after years off the road and away from the stage, Dain Griffin – formerly of the Phoenix-based emo bands Merit and Out of Reverie – is back with Dead Flowers, his first full-length as a solo ...

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