The Dirty Hooks — Las Vegas

Alternative blues rock — the Electric Grit record is the place to start.

Instagram: @thedirtyhooks · Listen: Bandcamp

Next show: Oct 24, 2026 @ Swan Dive — see the Events Calendar

The Acid Sisters — Las Vegas

Psychedelic garage rock from the Vegas underground.

Instagram: @theacidsisters · Listen: Spotify

Next show: Nov 6, 2026 @ Swan Dive — see the Events Calendar

Red Eye Gin — Las Vegas

Americana, blues & funk with a Grateful Dead heart.

Website: taylorwachman.com

Next show: Dec 26, 2026 @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas — see the Events Calendar

Mercy Music — Las Vegas

The anchor punk act of the modern Vegas scene — headlined Backstage Bar in February 2026.

Instagram: @mercymusic · Listen: Bandcamp

The Dollheads — Las Vegas

All-sibling pop-punk — new album Teenage Angst Revisited lands Oct 30, 2026.

Instagram: @the_dollheads · Listen: Bandcamp

MEGA-SCOPES — Las Vegas

Masked electronic jam-funk trio with a packed-house live reputation.

Instagram: @megascopes · Website: whatarethemegascopes.com

Next show: Nov 28, 2026 @ Swan Dive — see the Events Calendar

Jessica Manalo — Las Vegas

Soul & blues singer-songwriter with a voice built for small rooms.

Instagram: @jesssicamanalo · Website: jessicamanalo.com

Next show: Oct 15, 2026 @ The Shag Room, Virgin Hotels — see the Events Calendar

Sonia Barcelona — Las Vegas

Dream pop / indie rock — Best of Las Vegas honoree; her music has been placed in Netflix’s The Brothers Sun.

Instagram: @artofsonia · Watch: YouTube

Desert Island Boys — Las Vegas

Three-piece surf punk, loud and sunburned.

Instagram: @desertislandboys · Listen: Bandcamp

The Far Worst — Las Vegas

Female-fronted heavy rock — debut album Vicious Cycle landed January 2026.

Instagram: @thefarworst · Watch: YouTube

Next show: Nov 21, 2026 @ Neon City Festival — see the Events Calendar

Soft Echo — Las Vegas

Indie rock / shoegaze — the lineup includes Taylor Milne (Big Talk).

Instagram: @thesoftecho · Website: softechomusic.com

Same Sex Mary — Las Vegas

Psych / garage rock — core of the local scene for over a decade.

Instagram: @samesexmary · Listen: Bandcamp

Thee Swank Bastards — Las Vegas

Instrumental surf rock institution — Surf Sunday Brunch at Red Dwarf, Golden Tiki sets, decades on the circuit.

Instagram: @theeswankbastards · Website: swankbastards.com

ScHoolboy Q — Los Angeles

West Coast hip-hop — LA to the core.

Instagram: @groovyq · Listen: Spotify

Next show: Oct 17, 2026 @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas — see the Events Calendar

Mia Asano — Los Angeles

Electric-violin rock/metal — a million-plus following, playing rooms a fraction of her size.

Instagram: @miaasanomusic · Listen: Spotify

Next show: Oct 23, 2026 @ Swan Dive — see the Events Calendar

Lil Rob — San Diego

Chicano rap legend.

Instagram: @thereallilrob · Listen: Apple Music

Next show: Dec 6, 2026 @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas — see the Events Calendar

Prayers — San Diego

Cholo goth electronic pioneers.

Instagram: @prayers · Watch: YouTube

Next show: Nov 12, 2026 @ Swan Dive — see the Events Calendar

As I Lay Dying — San Diego

Metalcore heavyweights.

Instagram: @asilaydying · Listen: Bandcamp

Next show: Mar 4, 2027 @ Backstage Bar & Billiards — see the Events Calendar

Twin Temple — Los Angeles

Satanic doo-wop, dressed to the nines.

Instagram: @twintemple · Links: Linktree

Next show: Mar 20, 2027 @ The Wiltern, Los Angeles — see the Events Calendar

Souls of Mischief — Oakland

Hieroglyphics crew, alt hip-hop royalty.

Instagram: @soulsofmischief · Listen: Bandcamp

Next show: Oct 15, 2026 @ Backstage Bar & Billiards — see the Events Calendar

Rival Sons — Long Beach

Blues-drenched hard rock headliners.

Instagram: @rivalsons · Listen: Spotify

Next show: Nov 6, 2026 @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas — see the Events Calendar

The Mainliners — Hollywood

SoCal punk lifers.

Instagram: @themainliners · Listen: Bandcamp

Next show: Nov 15, 2026 @ Swan Dive — see the Events Calendar

The Iron Maidens — Los Angeles

All-female Iron Maiden tribute — uncanny and note-perfect.

Instagram: @theironmaidensofficial · Website: theironmaidens.com

Next show: Oct 23, 2026 @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas — see the Events Calendar

Slothrust — Los Angeles

Alt rock / grunge-blues.

Instagram: @slothrust · Listen: Bandcamp

Next show: Nov 18, 2026 @ The Bellwether — see the Events Calendar

Kontravoid — Los Angeles

Darkwave EBM menace.

Instagram: @kontravoid · Listen: Bandcamp

Next show: Oct 16, 2026 @ Backstage Bar & Billiards — see the Events Calendar

The Crystal Method — Los Angeles

Big-beat pioneers — formed in Las Vegas in 1993.

Instagram: @thecrystalmethod · Listen: SoundCloud

Next show: Feb 5, 2027 @ The Bellwether — see the Events Calendar

Grateful Shred — Los Angeles

Psychedelic folk-rock in the Dead tradition.

Instagram: @gratefulshredmusic · Listen: Bandcamp

Next show: Dec 4 & 5, 2026 @ The Bellwether — see the Events Calendar

Wolf & Bear — Sacramento

Post-hardcore / progressive.

Instagram: @wolfandbearband · Listen: Bandcamp

Next show: Nov 20, 2026 @ Backstage Bar & Billiards — see the Events Calendar

Cydeways — Santa Barbara

Alternative reggae rock.

Instagram: @cydewaysmusic · Watch: YouTube

Next show: Oct 29, 2026 @ Backstage Bar & Billiards — see the Events Calendar

Soft Vein — Los Angeles

Darkwave industrial.

Instagram: @softvein_ · Listen: Bandcamp

Next show: Nov 15, 2026 @ Bizarre Bar — see the Events Calendar

Brijean — Los Angeles

Dream pop / electro-jazz.

Instagram: @heybrijean · Listen: Bandcamp

Next show: Oct 31, 2026 @ The Bellwether — see the Events Calendar