Images: Happy Campers, Battle Born, At It Again February 8, 2014 at the Hard Rock Cafe

Feb 13, 2014 Posted by Aaron Mattern In Images Tagged At It Again, battle born, Happy Campers Comments 0

The Happy Campers may hold the record for the longest running punk band in Las Vegas and if you don’t believe me, check out the recent career retrospective Campers frontman Isaac Irvine wrote for PIV. The band recently put out their 6th release Dancing With Demons and to celebrate this momentous occasion, they put on a release show at the Hard Rock Cafe on Paradise. ...

Stripped Down Session: Second to Last (two songs)

Feb 12, 2014 Posted by Emily Matview In Stripped Down Session Tagged second to last Comments 1

Second to Last vocalist Tyson Evans was kind enough to make an early afternoon stop at the new Punks in Vegas HQ to play a couple songs from his band’s latest album Nobody Cares. This is the inaugural session at the new casa de PIV, so please excuse the still-bare walls. ...

Music: Elements of Now ‘Forgive Us Xenu’ EP

Feb 11, 2014 Posted by Lance Wells In Featured Music Tagged Elements of Now Comments 0

Following on the heels of our interview with Nate Robards, Punks in Vegas is happy to roll out this music feature on Nate’s latest band, Elements of Now. ...

Review: Bayside ‘Cult’ (2014)

Feb 10, 2014 Posted by Ian Caramanzana In Reviews Tagged Bayside Comments 1

In late 2013, New York punk giants Bayside posted a series of cryptic images to their Instagram and Twitter accounts. The images were various symbols from records that spanned the band's entire discography. This left fans speculating: was this foretelling their long-awaited sixth album, or would it simply be a “greatest hits” collection? Soon after, the exciting announcement came that their latest album of new material, Cult, would be released on February 18th through Hopeless Records. ...

Images: Authority Zero, Guilty By Association, The People’s Whiskey, War Called Home February 1, 2014 at Backstage Bar and Billiards

Feb 7, 2014 Posted by Aaron Mattern In Images Tagged Authority Zero, Guilty by Association, The Peoples Whiskey, War Called Home Comments 0

My first time seeing Authority Zero was close to two years ago at the Hard Rock Pool with NOFX, and I remember leaving the show pleasantly surprised by a band with whom I was only moderately familiar. Mid-way through their most recent Las Vegas stop at Backstage Bar and Billiards (and my 3rd Authority Zero show) I realized that the punk/reggae group have become one of my favorite live bands. ...