t's been a little while since Boston, MA pop punk band A Loss For Words has played Vegas - their last show here being a part of the 2012 Extreme Thing Festival - so as soon as it was announced that their The Lost Boys co-headliner with Handguns would be coming through Henderson I knew I had to jump at the chance to film a session with them. ...
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Contest: Win tickets to see Andrew Jackson Jihad and TheCore. at Backstage Bar & Billiards 11/7
Punks in Vegas has teamed up with Sal Giordano of TheCore. to give away two pairs of tickets to see the punk rock band’s November 7th show opening for Andrew Jackson Jihad with The Gunshy, Bobby Meader Music and Zabi Naqshband. ...
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Images: Tim Kasher, Laura Stevenson, Jake Bellows October 19, 2013 at Backstage Bar and Billiards
The last time I saw Tim Kasher, he was playing the Hard Rock Live with his band Cursive. I was surprised to see the audience for the show, which was headlined by fellow indie rockers Minus the Bear, seemed to be largely unfamiliar with Cursive’s work. The band has churned out no less than 7 albums since its inception in the late 90s and I would think the back to back masterpieces of Domestica and The Ugly Organ had given them a lifetime pass among music lovers. ...
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Images: Fucked Up, Tony Molina, God’s America October 16, 2013 at Backstage Bar and Billiards
I saw Fucked Up twice back in 2010, at Punk Rock Bowling and Matador at 21, but they hadn’t graced our city since then, and this was their first headlining non-festival appearance in Vegas. ...
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Stripped Down Session Playlist: Fest Music for Acoustic People 2013
So I'm not going to The Fest this year. But – and this is a big but (seriously, like twice the size of one Sir Mix-A-Lot would deem worthy) – I do have this compilation of Punks in Vegas Stripped Down Sessions featuring Fest 2013 bands. ...
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