Never strangers to Vegas, Alkaline Trio make their return to our city on July 22 at the Hard Rock Café. Smoking Popes and Dead Country are opening. The tour, which finds the band playing their most intimate Vegas show in almost a decade, is both in support of Damnesia, an unplugged album featuring "12 new/old songs - 2 new/new songs and a sweet cover!," which will be available July 12 on Epitaph/Heart & Skull Records, and to celebrate the 15 year anniversary of guitarist/co-vocalist Matt Skiba starting the band. According to bassist/co-vocalist Dan Andriano: “We’re looking forward to our 15th anniversary tour this summer. We’re going to really try to put together a set that encompasses everything the band has done over the past 15 years and plan to play some songs that rarely find their way in to the set list. We ...