About the author  ⁄ Aaron Mattern

I like tacos, pictures of cats, and sleeping.

Mercy Music covered by MxPx, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Zebrahead

Word has finally gotten out about our favorite Las Vegas band Mercy Music, as members of MxPx, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, and Zebrahead surprise released a cover of “Nothing In the Dark”.  Considering these are 3 of my favorite bands, some going back 20 years, it’s awesome to see Mercy Music get the recognition they deserve.   Check out the video below, and go see all four bands live this weekend: Friday, April 1, 2022 Anaheim, California House of Blues Saturday, April 2, 2022 Phoenix, Arizona Marquee Theater   ...

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Vegas locals Hard Pipe Hitters are back with a new Single “Third World America” and album coming later this year.  Checkout the new jam on your favorite streaming service at https://www.hardpipehitters.com/ Via Press Release: HARD PIPE HITTERS AWAKEN WITH FIRST NEW SINGLE IN FIVE YEARS Hard Pipe Hitters embodies what it means to be true D.I.Y. punk collective. Leaving their presence on the Vegas music scene with a history of political activism, local charity work, and over a decade’s experience touring the West Coast. Sharing the stage with legends like Dead Kennedys, GBH, Subhumans, The Flatliners, and countless others. Never discriminating between a proper venue and an all-ages D.I.Y. space. Upon the release of 2017’s well received album “This Is Rock Bottom” HPH went through personal growth, sparking a brief hiatus. After five years of radio silence, “Third World America” is the band’s first new single gracing the world, partnering with ...

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Las Vegas Locals Anti-Vision are releasing a new Split EP Sonorajave with Phoenix punks Skull Drug October 1 via Las Vegas’ own Asteroid M Records. Via Press Release: Phoenix Punks, Skull Drug, and Las Vegas punks Anti-Vision’s new split “Sonorajave” is a swelteringly heavy reflection of all the chaos we’ve lived through in the past two years.  Recorded in the midst of a pandemic topped with uncertainty, both bands focused their frustrations into sludgy, overdriven guitar riff and furiously fast drumming.  Release shows will be taking place October 2 in Tempe, and October 30 in Las Vegas. ...

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