The Happy Campers may hold the record for the longest running punk band in Las Vegas and if you don’t believe me, check out the recent career retrospective Campers frontman Isaac Irvine wrote for PIV. The band recently put out their 6th release Dancing With Demons and to celebrate this momentous occasion, they put on a release show at the Hard Rock Cafe on Paradise. ...
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Images: Authority Zero, Guilty By Association, The People’s Whiskey, War Called Home February 1, 2014 at Backstage Bar and Billiards
Feb 7, 2014
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My first time seeing Authority Zero was close to two years ago at the Hard Rock Pool with NOFX, and I remember leaving the show pleasantly surprised by a band with whom I was only moderately familiar. Mid-way through their most recent Las Vegas stop at Backstage Bar and Billiards (and my 3rd Authority Zero show) I realized that the punk/reggae group have become one of my favorite live bands. ...
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Images: The Quitters, TheCore., Illicitor (debut show), Narrowed February 1, 2014 at The Artistic Armory
Rumors swirled over the past few weeks as a flyer began circulating boasting a lineup of three of Las Vegas' finest bands – The Quitters, TheCore. and Narrowed - along with "a band so secret that we can't say their name yet.” ...
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Images: The Peccadilloes, Unfair Fight, Sounds of Threat, Surrounded by Thieves, Bobby Meader January, 24 2014 at The Double Down Saloon
Over the past few years, Vegas-based SquidHat Records has collected an impressive roster of local punk rock talent. And in addition to helping out their own bands, they've made a positive impact by promoting non-SquidHat acts and organizing local showcases. So I was excited to support the label and see some of my favorite locals at the first day of their second anniversary festival, featuring The Peccadilloes, Unfair Fight, Sounds of Threat, Surrounded by Thieves and Bobby Meader Music. ...
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Images: Yellowcard, What’s Eating Gilbert January 19, 2014 at Vinyl Las Vegas
It’s hard to imagine now that playing pop punk could turn you into a massive commercial success. But back in 2003, with Blink 182 and Fall Out Boy blaring from everyone’s radio, pop punk was big business. It was an era when bands like Saves the Day were filling up the House of Blues and New Found Glory could sell out the Thomas & Mack. It was a good time to be a pop punk band, and it was that was the year that Yellowcard, after years of relentlessly touring, caught fire with Ocean Avenue, a slice of summery fun that seemed to only exist in that time and place. ...
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Images: Pulley, TheCore., Happy Campers, War Called Home January, 11 2014 at Backstage Bar and Billiards
If you grew up in the 90s and owned a set of Pig wheels and Independent trucks, it’s a safe bet to say you listened to Pulley. ...
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Images: The Speed Of Sound In Seawater, Apex Of Apathy, Oranges and more January 6, 2014 at the Eagle Aerie Hall
Jan 16, 2014
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When bands whose sound is as intricate and versatile as The Speed of Sound in Seawater come to your town, it’s a must-see. YouTube videos definitely don’t do the actual live show justice. ...
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Images: Be Like Max, The Anchorage, The A-Oks and more January 10, 2014 at The Artistic Armory
Jan 14, 2014
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Being that this was my first time at The Artistic Armory, and knowing only that it was an art gallery, I was curious as to how the venue could possibly hold the 150+ people who RSVP’d on Facebook. As it turns out, the art-adorned warehouse is a very nice size for shows, cozy enough to provide an intimate setting, but large enough to alleviate my fears that the place would be too tiny to hold the skanking that was about to ensue. ...
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