Images: DC Fallout, Lambs to Lions, Happy Campers, New Cold War, The CG’s March 14, 2014 at Artistic Armory

Los Angeles’ DC Fallout recently came through Vegas for two nights to finish up their west coast tour, and I managed to catch their first night at The Artistic Armory, which doubled as the debut show for Vegas punk rock supergroup New Cold War. The Armory popped up fairly recently as a consistent all-ages venue, and it’s quickly becoming one of my favorite spots to see bands. The intimate setting reminds me a lot of VLHS in Pomona, where I really enjoyed catching a show a few years ago. ...

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Images: From Indian Lakes, The American Scene, Naive Thieves, Apex of Apathy March 8, 2014 at the Southern Nevada Sports Centre

Unfortunately, work kept me from half a show again, so I missed local openers Tonight We Fight, Characters and part of Apex Of Apathy. From what I was able to catch, Apex seemed like they had an insanely great time. You don't always see crowd participation during local sets but Apex had it. A line of eager faces took up the front row to dance along to what the band had to offer. A good friend to many, and to the band, Macario Gutierrez of Twin Cities came up to the microphone during their instrumental song and gave it a new life. It is definitely safe to say that the band got an energy going that lasted throughout the whole night ...

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Images: The Neighbourhood, Kitten, Born Casual March 8, 2014 at the House of Blues

If you’ve listened to the radio at all in the past few months, then chances are you’ve heard at least one catchy hook by California’s The Neighbourhood. Their songs "Sweater Weather" and "Afraid" have taken over the airwaves everywhere. The band was in Las Vegas early last year playing at a much smaller venue, to a much smaller crowd - but things were a bit different March 8, as they played a sold-out show at The House of Blues with support by indie synth-pop group Kitten and Providence, RI-based DJ Born Casual. ...

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Exclusive: Divided Heaven interview, song premiere

Divided Heaven frontman Jeff Berman is a longtime friend of the site, first working with us on a Stripped Down Session in 2012. Since then, the singer/songwriter has toured through Vegas multiple times, signed to Say-10 Records and later this month, he’s releasing his sophomore album “Youngblood.” The album will be available at the release show at The Dive on March 21 and in anticipation of it, Berman talked to us via email about the record, his love for Vegas, his feelings about the Heart Attack Grill, Punk Rock Bowling, and more, and we have a the world premiere of Youngblood track “Ego and Nothing More.” ...

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