Are there any better lyrics to sum up another Memorial Day weekend of drunken adventures and punk rock anthems than Against Me!’s "We Did It All For Don"? Well, maybe Bouncing Souls’ “Punks in Vegas,” but hey, this is a review of the Laura Jane Grace club show, so roll with me here. ...

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“Thank you for sticking around for us!” shouted Swingin Utters’ frontman Johnny "Peebucks" Bonnel before his band’s headlining gig at the Beauty Bar this past week, the band’s second in Vegas this year following a spot on the Punk Rock Bowling festival. ...

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I've been a fan of Santa Cruz, CA punk rockers Swingin' Utters since picking up the Fat Wreck Chords’ Physical Fatness comp during my Freshman year of high school. A little over ten years later, I'm proud to have worked with them on these Stripped Down Sessions, filmed behind the Bunkhouse Saloon before their June 15th show. The songs are "Bent Collector Of 1000 Limbs," "Scary Brittle Frame" and "The Librarians are Hiding Something" and you can see them after the jump. ...

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