Images: The Last Gang, Oceanside Sound System, Rayner and more April 30, 2016 at The Bunkhouse Saloon (Punk Rock BBQ)

May 6, 2016 Posted by Alan Madrigal In Images Tagged Agent 86, franks & deans, Joni’s Agenda, Lambs to Lions, oceanside sound system, Radio Silence, Rayner, The Civilians, the last gang, War Called Home Comments 0

The continual downpour that encapsulated Las Vegas during the same weekend as Viva Ska Radio’s Punk Rock BBQ put the BBQ aspect of this punk rock extravaganza on the backburner. ...

Images: Jesse Pino, Jared Stinson, Matt Salkeld and more April 20, 2016 at 11th Street Records (Punk Rock BBQ)

May 6, 2016 Posted by Margaret Schmitt In Images Tagged Brock Frabbiele, dead frets, jesse pino, Matt Salkeld, Mercy Music Comments 0

Brendan Scholz of Mercy Music opened the events for this afternoon, a companion piece to the Punk Rock BBQ, with a song called "Fine," complete with an impeccable solo that featured all the power of an electric guitar coming from an acoustic. ...

Images: Tartar Control, Left Alone, The Henchmen and more April 29, 2016 at The Bunkhouse Saloon (Punk Rock BBQ)

May 5, 2016 Posted by Emily Matview In Images Tagged Guilty by Association, Guts (CO), jerk, Left Alone, sic waiting, Tartar Control, The Henchmen, Yosemite Slam Comments 0

The promise of good tunes and pulled pork was enough for me to relent on my cardinal rule, that any show with more than 6 bands, or less than 30, is doing it wrong. ...

Stripped Down Session: Toxic Kid

May 4, 2016 Posted by Emily Matview In Stripped Down Session Tagged toxic kid Comments 0

Toxic Kid sound like they grew up spending fall at Rock 'n' Roll High School and summer at Rockaway Beach, and that's alright with me. ...

Review: Audacity ‘Hyper Vessels’ (2016)

May 3, 2016 Posted by Alan Madrigal In Reviews Tagged Audacity Comments 1

Right off the bat, 'Hyper Vessels'’ opener “Counting the Days,” reacquaints you with the brilliantly messy and ever-urgent pace of the band’s sound. ...