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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It’s kind of hard to imagine now, but in 2003, pop punk was big business. I mean, there’s hardly any rock band period that can fill a place like the Thomas and Mack now, but in 2003, the combined might of New Found Glory, Good Charlotte, MXPX and The Movielife were able to get that year’s edition of the Honda Civic tour upgraded from the already impressive Cox Pavilion over to a venue more accustomed to hosting U2 and rodeos. Unfortunately, the poorly executed venue upgrade resulted in one of the most violent shows I can recall. ...

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Today we’re proud to bring you a brand new song from MxPx’s upcoming album Plans Within Plans in the form of a Stripped Down Session with frontman Mike Herrera. MxPx is a hugely influential band to me, and their album Life in General is one of the albums that got me listening to punk rock in the first place. The new song is called “Aces Up” and it's the first track on Plans Within Plans, out April 3rd. ...

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The King’s Room at the Rio played host this Valentine’s Day to a venerable pop punk veteran, MXPX’s Mike Herrera, and his country-tinged band Tumbledown. Along to celebrate the special day were two pairs of local bands gone acoustic – Sprockets and The Objex. ...

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