First band to start off the show was Vegas’ own Not For Sale. They’re made up of several members from other bands in town including Asteroid-M owner Cody Leavitt, and Anti-Vision’s Robbie Malvin. They had great energy, combining ska/reggae elements into their punks songs. Behind them during the full set, a video looped superimposing their logo over black and white Hellcat Records-esque POV footage driving down the streets of Vegas. Maybe they only prepared it for The Space… but it was quite effective at sharing the band’s name and giving them a great backdrop. They definitely got everyone started for a good night. Next up was “Greenland’s” The Maxies. I’ve always enjoyed seeing the Maxies. They’re always so energetic as they play their silly Ramones-core songs. Like always, mid-set, a polar bear joined everyone to party and dance in the pit. Everyone loves polar bears in the pit. By the ...
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5 Songs I Hope I Hear at the Beabadoobee Show
Beabadoobee is playing in Las Vegas at 24 Oxford on April 18th. Our photographer Christopher Mounts wrote about what he hopes to hear. The 5 Songs I Hope I Hear at the beabadoobee Show 1. Apple Cider This was the first song by beabadoobee that I had ever heard. I don’t remember how exactly I heard it, but I remember it being stuck in my head for days. It’s one of those songs that I’ll restart before it even finishes. 2. Worth It I can’t seem to get my car stereo loud enough when this song comes on. It would fit perfectly in a coming of age movie soundtrack and I don’t know how to explain it any better than that. 3. Yoshimi, Forest, Magdalene What an album closer, seriously. It’s loud, fast, fun, and easy to sing along too. I bet the crowd will all in on this ...
Read More →Mercy Music covered by MxPx, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Zebrahead
Word has finally gotten out about our favorite Las Vegas band Mercy Music, as members of MxPx, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, and Zebrahead surprise released a cover of “Nothing In the Dark”. Considering these are 3 of my favorite bands, some going back 20 years, it’s awesome to see Mercy Music get the recognition they deserve. Check out the video below, and go see all four bands live this weekend: Friday, April 1, 2022 Anaheim, California House of Blues Saturday, April 2, 2022 Phoenix, Arizona Marquee Theater ...
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Images: The Darkness, The Dead Deads, March 10, 2022 House of Blues
Sometimes it’s good to get outside of your music comfort zone. Last week, I had the pleasure of going to a show that, if I’m being honest, I wasn’t super stoked about since I wasn’t really familiar with the bands. To my surprise, I had so much fun! I even joked after that I was their new number one fan. Which show was it? The Darkness, and openers The Dead Deads. Admittedly, I know nothing about The Darkness other than that when I was in junior high, all my skater friends were obsessed with them, and that I used to see the music video on VH-1 and MTV all the time. Besides my initial impressions, I assumed they were a gimmicky, silly hair metal band something akin to Steel Panther. However, I was proven very wrong. Filling out their opening spot was Nashville’s The Dead Deads, whom I had never ...
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Images: Austin Meade, Kody West, Go Bold January 22, 2022 Backstage Bar & Billiards
This co-headlining Austin Meade/Kody West tour was not what I was expecting when asked on Saturday night if I wanted to go to a “country show” at Backstage Bar and Billiards. It’s definitely not my usual scene, and I’ve never been to Texas, so forgive me if I get this all wrong. Vegas local Brock Frabbiele, frontman for Go Bold opened with an acoustic set that surpasses all genre labels. Frabbiele quickly won over the crowd full of sparkly cowboy boots and trucker hats with songs like “What Doesn’t Kill Us,” “Happy Songs Suck,” and “All Grown Ups Are Pirates”. The set was an equal mix of songs that made you laugh and songs that made you want to cry, which was a fitting intro for the bands that followed, who I’m still having a hard time trying to describe. There’s a good chance that it’s just my bias for ...
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