Las Vegas' 16th annual Punk Rock Bowling festival began with a “bang," and though the actual festival didn't begin until Saturday, with huge names like Naked Raygun, Poison Idea, Off With Their Heads and Cro-Mags all playing sold-out shows downtown on Friday night, it was bound to be a night for the books. ...
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Images: Punks in Vegas 3 Year Bash feat. Jeff Rosenstock and the Internet Posers, Hard Girls, Mercy Music May 22, 2014 at the House of Wonk
One thing that Vegas gets that I think is fairly unique is the “I’m going to be in town for a wedding, might as well play a show” phenomenon. We got that just last year with American Football frontman Mike Kinsella and his Owen project, and this year, the honor goes to Jeff Rosenstock. ...
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Images: Black Flag, Cinema, Cinema, The Quitters May 18, 2014 at Hard Rock Live
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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Images: Being as an Ocean, Capsize May 7, 2014 at the Eagle Aerie Hall
Whenever I’m shooting a show I always try my best to capture its atmosphere. But I also want the shots to look interesting, and that can be hard to pull off at the Eagle Hall, with its barren, beige walls and floors. Luckily, none of that was a problem at the May 7th Being As An Ocean show. ...
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Images: The Shell Corporation, Illicitor, Brutal Resistance May 7, 2014 at The Artistic Armory
One of my favorite bands I've discovered while helping out with the site was The Shell Corporation during their Stripped Down Session back in 2012. I was impressed enough by their acoustic performance that I found them on Spotify and listened the whole way home from the shoot. I missed their Vegas show that evening and have been eagerly awaiting their return, which finally happened on Wednesday, May 7th at The Artistic Armory. ...
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Images: Mastodon, Gojira May 3, 2014 at House of Blues
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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Images: Be Like Max, Survay Says!, One Pin Short, Alaska April 29, 2014 at The Artistic Armory
With The Artistic Armory filled with an eclectic mix of music fans sporting Caravels shirts (I'm looking at you, Nick), Operation Ivy patches on jackets and some DIY threads, Alaska started out a night of ska with a decidedly un-ska sound. ...
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Images: Waxahatchee, Dogbreth, Mercy Music and more April 19, 2014 at the Eagle Aerie Hall
Apr 25, 2014
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Living just a few miles outside the Coachella non-compete zone definitely has its advantages. Bands ranging from The Cure to Japandroids to the Postal Service have had gigs in our city during the festival's two weekend gap in April. This year, the Coachella offshoot I was most looking forward to was the intimate headlining gig from Waxahachee - the indie rock outlet founded by former P.S. Eliot frontwoman Katie Crutchfield - at the Eagle Hall. ...
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