The continual downpour that encapsulated Las Vegas during the same weekend as Viva Ska Radio’s Punk Rock BBQ put the BBQ aspect of this punk rock extravaganza on the backburner. ...
Read More →The continual downpour that encapsulated Las Vegas during the same weekend as Viva Ska Radio’s Punk Rock BBQ put the BBQ aspect of this punk rock extravaganza on the backburner. ...
Read More →Brendan Scholz of Mercy Music opened the events for this afternoon, a companion piece to the Punk Rock BBQ, with a song called "Fine," complete with an impeccable solo that featured all the power of an electric guitar coming from an acoustic. ...
Read More →The promise of good tunes and pulled pork was enough for me to relent on my cardinal rule, that any show with more than 6 bands, or less than 30, is doing it wrong. ...
Read More →You know a show is going to be good when the pre-show playlist is made up of Matt Skiba, Mariah Carey, Brand New and The Replacements. And that's a fact. An actual, indisputable fact. Because only a band with complete confidence in their skills has the courage to come out after the greats. ...
Read More →As I walked into Brooklyn Bowl, I immediately thought to myself “I should’ve worn that fancy leotard,” self-consciously eyeballing many who took the opportunity to sport their best date night apparel, while many others looked like they’d followed CHVRCHES from Coachella and had the sunburn to show for it. ...
Read More →It’s hard not to wonder how today’s musical landscape would be different if the Exploding Hearts hadn’t met such a tragic, early end. Sure, we’d probably still have Jason Derulo, and “All About That Bass” undoubtedly would still have taken the world by storm, but imagine that sweet vintage guitar rock being thrown in to break up the monotony of modern radio. ...
Read More →The first thing NOFX frontman Fat Mike said when he took the stage to a seemingly sold out House of Blues audience was “there’s nothing better than a Monday night in Vegas, except about 3,561 other things.” ...
Read More →When I arrived at the House of Blues, I could tell the crowd for this show was going to be a bit different than what I'm use to. I felt a bit out of place, not wearing a stitch of animal print clothing. I wasn't phased though, because I’m sorry - but if you didn’t like The Darkness' “I Believe in a Thing Called Love,” you have no sense of humor or appreciation for fantastically unnecessary shredding. ...
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