Brock Frabbiele - TheCore. co-frontman, solo acoustic artist, bartender, champion beard grower, graphic artist and generally cool dude - has been announced as a finalist in The 97.1 The Point's “Juke Box Hero” contest to open for Foreigner and Styx (both bands making their surprising Punks in Vegas debut with this post). ...
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War Called Home and The Quitters to pay tribute to two classic albums this Saturday at The Artistic Armory
20 Years after we begged our parents to loan us $17.50 to buy NOFX’s Punk in Drublic cassette from the mall and used one of our “15 free CD” credits to score Weezer’s eponymous blue debut from Columbia House, two of Vegas’ finest punk rock bands will be teaming up to play the albums in their entirety at a special show this Saturday at The Artistic Armory. ...
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Las Vegas street punks The Civilians sign with Crowd Control Media
Local punks The Civilians have signed with Crowd Control Media, a label that seems to specialize in street punk and oi. The band will be releasing a full length through the label in September. ...
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Narrowed announce split with Southtowne Lanes
Local punks Narrowed have announced a split with non local punks Southtowne Lanes, from Eugene, OR. ...
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The Gashers announce summer tour
Las Vegas punk rockers The Gashers have announced a summer tour. ...
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Jesse Nabers (local music photographer) launches Kickstarter to replace damaged gear
If you’ve been regularly attending local punk shows over the last 8 years then chances are you've probably seen Jesse Nabers out there documenting the scene. He's an amazing photographer, and we're incredibly thankful for the tips and tricks he's offered us over the years. ...
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Be Like Max hitting the road as part of the first Ska Revival Tour
Vegas ska punk act Be Like Max will be skanking all over the western US this summer as part of the inaugural Ska Revival Tour. ...
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Mercy Music sign licensing deal with Squidhat Records, new album scheduled for September release
You’ve seen him on the cover of the Las Vegas Weekly, rocked out with him at the Punks in Vegas 3 Year Bash and he might have sold you a guitar at some point, but now the whole world is going to get a chance to hear Brendan Scholz’s Mercy Music. ...
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