Folk punk duo Andrew Jackson Jihad returned to Vegas for the second time this year for a fun, intimate show at Backstage Bar and Billiards. The twosome seemed genuinely excited to be playing to the surprisingly full crowd, and we were treated to lots of banter, with a few songs thrown in for good measure. ...
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Images: The 1975, Linus Young November 2, 2013 at Vinyl Las Vegas
The 1975 is definitely out of my normal punk wheelhouse, but it's always nice to have a few palate cleansers to give variety to your musical life. ...
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Images: Such Gold, Alaska, Characters, Amoride, A Burden on Society October 30, 2013 at Eagle Aerie Hall
Nov 12, 2013
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The Halloween spirit was in full effect at The Eagle Hall on Oct. 30, as evidenced by free candy at the door, the fact that these photos were taken by a girl in a banana suit (Thanks, Hunter!), and by all three bands I saw being scary good. ...
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Images: AFI, Touché Amoré, Coming October 26, 2013 at the House of Blues
In 2003, AFI had just signed to Dreamworks and the single for “Girls Not Grey” had become something a 40 minute wait on Bearshare could provide. The band played a special show at The Huntridge that I was lucky enough to snag a ticket to (thanks to Frank at Balcony Lights). ...
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Images: Slayer, Gorija, 4ARM October 25, 2013 at The Joint
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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Images: New Found Glory, Alkaline Trio, H2O October 25, 2013 at the House of Blues
I’ve been going to shows for more than half my life now but I never really felt old until the announcement that New Found Glory and Alkaline Trio would be joining forces for a co-headlining tour. ...
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Images: Joey Briggs, Brock Frabbiele, Divided Heaven, Bobby Meader October 23, 2013 at The Dive
Nov 5, 2013
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Weeknight shows don’t always draw big crowds, particularly 21+ plus shows aimed at an audience of people who need to be up early for work. So I was happy to see the respectable turnout at The Dive’s October 23rd show with Joey Briggs, Divided Heaven, Brock Frabbiele and Bobby Meader. ...
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Images: Story of The Year, Like Moths To Flames, Hawthorne Heights & more October 22, 2013 at Henderson Events Plaza (Scream It Like You Mean It)
Nov 1, 2013
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The Scream It Like You Mean It tour hit the Henderson Events Plaza on Oct. 22, with rock veterans Story of the Year headlining and Like Moths to Flames, Hawthorne Heights, Set It Off, and I Am King rounding out the bill. In its fifth year, this tour was considerably smaller than previous packages but it was still a pretty amazing night, nonetheless. ...
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