The Used’s Oct. 9 show at Brooklyn Bowl was packed to the gills, both with fans in their late 20s/early 30s (like myself) looking for a bit of nostalgia, and younger fans who must have gotten into the band long after the hay day of their 2002 self-titled record. ...
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Author Archives : Tyler Newton
Photo Nerd and all around...Nerd. Shooting for several years now. Support Local Artists!
Reverend Horton Heat are almost as synonymous with Vegas as Elvis or, uh, Donnie and Marie. ...
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Jun 5, 2014
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Tagged old man markley, Piñata Protest, Reverend Horton Heat, the Lucky Cheats
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When Descendents were announced as returning headliners for this year’s Punk Rock Bowling, I hoped, prayed and wished that sister band ALL (featuring Descendents members Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez and Stephen Egerton) would also make their return to Vegas. ...
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Even though I attend Punk Rock Bowling every year I don’t always shoot it. There are so many good bands to see and good friends to hang with that it can be a bit overwhelming. ...
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I’ve never actually written a show review before, and my familiarity with Black Flag is pretty sparse outside of Damaged and My War, so when Tyler asked me to review the show he was photographing, I was a little worried about being able to speak to fervent fans of the entire Black Flag catalogue. ...
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In support of their upcoming record Once More ‘Round The Sun, the mighty Mastodon returned to the House of Blues Las Vegas on May 3. I didn’t know what to expect for this stop – maybe we’d be treated to some new face-melting material? Or would the set be made up mostly of stuff from 2011’s The Hunter? ...
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Downtown’s Velveteen Rabbit was jam packed on Dec. 6, and for good reason. It was the Mercy Music/No Red Alice Ebony & Irony split EP release show and friends and family came out in droves to celebrate with the men behind the monikers, Brendan Scholz and Sal Giordano. ...
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The Joint was packed on Friday, October 25th for the return of Slayer. The cries of “Slayer! Slaaaaaayyyyer!” were nearly deafening as the legendary thrash metal band took the stage to play an awesome throwback set, reaching far into their extensive catalogue. ...
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