It came as a surprise to all of us when it was announced that the once thriving downtown music festival, Neon Reverb, was returning this year after a bit of a hiatus.  The lineup this year is stacked.  Between Ty Segalll, The Melvins, Chuck Ragan, Beach Slang, La Sera, and various other bands at the top of their game, Neon Reverb has decided to come back kicking and screaming. The thriving success of downtown’s music scene is in part due to Neon Reverb putting the various venues and bands, carving their place within music, on the map.  Pairing nationally touring bands headed to Austin for SXSW, with the finest local talent, spells a win-win for all parties involved, and creates an actual party for those in attendance.  I sat down with two of the people responsible for the modest festival’s resurrection, James Woodbridge and Ronald Corso, at Corso’s shop, 11th ...

Dennis Steffan has been a dedicated contributor to the Las Vegas punk scene for a number of years now, including drumming for veteran punks, Sector 7-G, and his latest project, hardcore outfit Jamaican Bobsledding Team. ...