Given last week’s tragic events at the Boston Marathon, the April 19 Dropkick Murphys show at the House of Blues Las Vegas seemed especially cathartic. Just two hours prior to the show beginning, news broke that the second bombing suspect was captured. And after a great opening set from Seattle thrash metal punkers The Insurgence, Dropkick opened with "For Boston," uniting the packed crowd in celebration of the strength of one of America’s greatest cities. ...
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Images: Tiger Army, Dale Watson March 30, 2013 at the House of Blues
Sailing across the sandy ocean from the city of angels into the city of sin, I embarked on a pilgrimage... ...
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Images: Success, Deadhand, Poke Da Squid, TheCore. April 4, 2013 at Favorite’s
Thursday, April 4 was what I’ve come to find is a pretty standard night at Favorites. Sets by Success, Poke da Squid, TheCore. and Deadhand were punctuated (and often accompanied by) the antics of one overly drunk helmet-wearing, gymnastically-inclined bar patron who spent the evening dancing onto stage barefoot, only to fall backward and be picked up by a like-minded man equipped with a far too dangerous laser pointer. So that sets the stage, right? ...
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Images: Extreme Thing 2013 feat. New Found Glory, The Aquabats!, Comeback Kid & more March 30, 2013 at Desert Breeze
It's that time of year again. When the weather starts to heat up a bit and everyone finds any excuse to spend a few hours outside. Some people swim, or skate, or exercise. But for many kids, Saturday, March 30 was all about music, mosh pits, and an unusual amount of people offering free hugs. Extreme Thing, now in its thirteenth year, hosted the usual droves of youngsters looking to scratch their metal, hardcore, or pop-punk itch. ...
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Images: SAVE YAYO Benefit Show feat. Caravels, HOTS, Stolas & more March 1, 2013 at Yayo Taco
It's an unfortunate reality check when kids in a town as bustling, sprawling, and modern as Las Vegas are forced to come together to attempt to save an establishment as vital and generous as Yayo Taco. And its even harder to understand when you go to big events like last weekend’s Extreme Thing and it’s crawling with music-lovers rarely seen at any other venue in town. ...
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Images: Pennywise, Anti Flag, Death By Stereo March 23, 2013 at the House of Blues
While the 2009 departure of Pennywise vocalist Jim Lindberg wasn’t the first time the frontman left the band (he briefly exited after the release of their self-titled debut) it did seem like it would be the permanent break. Barbs were passed in interviews, Lindberg moved on with a new project, The Black Pacific, while the other members of Pennywise - Fletcher Dragge, Byron McMackin and Randy Bradbury - continued the band with new vocalist Zoli Téglás (best known for his work with Ignite). ...
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Images: Jesse Pino, Mercy Music, No Red Alice, Brock Frabbiele, Bobby Meader Music February 23, 2013 at Backstage Bar and Billiards
Mar 22, 2013
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Feb. 23 was a night for Stripped Down Session alums as Jesse Pino, Mercy Music (Brendan Scholz from Deadhand), No Red Alice (Sal Giordano from TheCore.), Brock Frabbiele (also of TheCore.) and Bobby Meader Music packed Backstage Bar and Billiards with friends and family, celebrating the releases of Pino’s The Burn EP and Giordano’s .well-thy. demo. ...
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Images: Mustard Plug, Los Kung Fu Monkeys, Be Like Max, Save the Swim Team, Bogtrotter’s Union, March 1, 2013 at The Hard Rock Café on the Strip
Mar 18, 2013
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Veteran third-wave ska band Mustard Plug came through Vegas to play the Hard Rock Café on the Strip March 1. A quick Google search reminded me that it has been nearly 13 years since the last time I saw the band, which I remember as one of my favorite shows from my senior year of high school. ...
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