Local electro-organic duo Kid Meets Cougar have been noticeably and sadly absent from the music scene these past 16 months. ...
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Images: The Swellers, Last Call, Tuesday After School, Armoride, The Letter You February 16, 2012 at The Knight Hall
Mar 7, 2012
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Unfortunately for everyone except people who hate things that are great, it’s been a long time since The Swellers have come to Vegas. Add to that the fact that their February 17th show at The Knight Hall with locals Last Call, Tuesday After School, Amoride and The Letter You was their first headlining gig in town, and you can understand the palpable anticipation in the room while the foursome were setting up. ...
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Images: Tumbledown, Mike Herrera (acoustic), Sprockets (acoustic), The Objex (acoustic) February 14th, 2012 at the King’s Room in the Rio
The King’s Room at the Rio played host this Valentine’s Day to a venerable pop punk veteran, MXPX’s Mike Herrera, and his country-tinged band Tumbledown. Along to celebrate the special day were two pairs of local bands gone acoustic – Sprockets and The Objex. ...
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Images: Children of Bodom, Eluveitie, Revocation, Threat Signal February 9, 2012 at the House of Blues
Feb 27, 2012
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On Thursday, February 9th, the House of Blues Las Vegas brought together metal from all over the world. Canada's Threat Signal, Boston's Revocation, Switzerland's Eluveitie and Finland's Children of Bodom all had their way with Vegas' leather pant-wearing, knee-high platform boot-strapping metal followers that night, and I was lucky enough to see the carnage from a safe, sheltered distance. ...
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Images: Banner Pilot, Holding Onto Sound, TheCore., Deadhand, Murder Majesty February 5, 2012 at the Bunkhouse Saloon
Feb 23, 2012
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Vegas natives like myself that fancy themselves fans of gruff-vocaled, aggressive and frequently-bearded midwestern pop punk are often left with far too long of a lull between shows. Luckily the dry spell was broken (sans beard) on February 5th when Minneapolis-based punks Banner Pilot played the Bunkhouse with locals Holding Onto Sound, TheCore., Deadhand and Murder Majesty. ...
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Images: Last Call February 19, 2012 at the House of Blues (XPOZ Battle of the Fans)
Morrissey once said “we hate it when our friends become successful.” Morrissey can be pretty dumb sometimes. ...
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Images: August Burns Red, Silverstein, Texas In July, I the Breather February 1, 2012 at the House of Blues
Feb 16, 2012
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Opening with your “whoa” song is a bold move, and when August Burns Red started their set with “Empire,” from the 2011 album Leveler, the pit turned into a sing-along shove-fest. To further light a fire under the already-active crowd, singer Jake Luhrs ordered a chicken fight. Not wanting to disappoint, audience members mounted each other’s shoulders and went at it in the pit. No injuries were reported. Lots of fun was had. All shenanigans aside, the band sounded amazing. ...
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Images: Strung Out, Jughead’s Revenge, The Sheds, Guilty By Association, Battle Born January 29, 2012 at the Hard Rock Café on the Strip
Feb 10, 2012
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The metal-meets-punk sound that Strung Out helped pioneer and popularize has influenced countless musicians in the 2+ decades since the band’s formation, but there’s just nothing like seeing the real deal. ...
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