“We love this fucking city” exclaimed Success frontman Rev Peters at his band’s headlining show at the Beauty Bar last week, their second headliner at the venue in just under 5 months. ...
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Images: Red City Radio, toyGuitar, No Red Alice, The Damnit Jims, Decent Criminal September 2, 2016 at Beauty Bar
Sep 12, 2016
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Red City Radio’s set was the stuff dreams are made of. Garrett Dale is one of my favorite frontmen, and his charismatic croon had the whole crowd locked in. There just might not be anything in the world more joy inducing that screaming “I am a fucking juggernaut” at the top of your lungs on “Show Me on the Doll Where the Music Touched You” or “I just want to get high and play my fucking guitar” on “In the Meantime.” ...
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Images: Outlier, Genesis Company, Deep End, Color Cast Cinema August 23, 2016 (house show)
Closing out the night was San Jose hardcore band Outlier and despite having the opportunity to check them out beforehand after the urging on some friends who are fans, I decided to go in blind and let their live show be my introduction to the band. ...
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Images: Summer Bummer feat. Be Like Max, Hard Pipe Hitters, The CGs and more August 21, 2016 at Vinyl Las Vegas
Sep 1, 2016
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As I stepped out of the elevator, and into the lobby of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, I found myself lost in a turmoil of slot machines and cigarette smoke. I hadn’t been in a casino in almost five years, let alone Vinyl. ...
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Images: Pears, Direct Hit, Rayner, Hard Pipe Hitters August 18, 2016 at the Beauty Bar
Despite the fact that playing music in the rain can make even the dweebiest of rock stars look cool (I’m looking at you, Bush and your 1996 MTV Spring Break performance of “Glycerine”) it’s actually not that fun to have your gear shorted out. ...
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Midnite Fest feat. Knockout Kid, A Poison Alibi, Settle Your Scores and more August 20, 2016 at The Warehouse
The all-ages scene in Vegas has never been able to catch a break for very long when it comes to venues. Case in point, The Midnite Warehouse. ...
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Images: Keepsake, Words From Aztecs, Guts and more August 12, 2016 at Eagle Hall
Aug 23, 2016
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The saying "it's better to burn out than to fade away" came to mind while watching Keepsake’s final show on August 12. The local melodic hardcore band decided to call it quits earlier this year after a little less than three years together. But they came together one more time to say goodbye. ...
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Images: Vans Warped Tour feat. Reel Big Fish, Teenage Bottlerocket, Masked Intruder and more August 9, 2016 at The Backyard Outdoor Events Center at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
A notification popped up on my phone that “Vans Warped Tour has posted in their event.” I checked it out and to my surprise, I was reading a post explaining that half the stages at the Hard Rock would be inside. How would this all work? ...
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