What’s the rumpus? Pink Awful! The five piece rock band from Reno, Nevada combines swirling, angular, but melodic guitars with a driving, solid rhythm section and vulnerable yet visceral lyrics. The band’s sound gives a nod and a wink to a familiar past while exploring the musicality of dissonance, spoken word, female empowerment and the occasional odd time signature. At times dance-able. At times atmospheric and drenched in delays. At times... More
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Alternative, Indie
Sonic Youth, Patti Smith, Fugazi, Pixies
Actors Killed Lincoln are an alt-folk outfit from Reno, Nevada. The band's music is a raw blend of acoustic folk melody and amplified rock energy, with diverse influences in Celtic, gypsy, and Latin styles. They're best recognized in their hometown for dynamic, high-energy performances, and...
The Pretty Unknown is a collaborative project, bringing together well-known Reno singer/songwriter Cecil McCumber and the fantastic jazz influences of Mac Esposito (bass/vocals), Karl Busch (saxophone), Jef Derderian (trumpet) and Greg Lewis (drums). The Pretty Unknown blends funk and folk with...
Memories and melodies are what The Bonfire Set is all about. The musical company, built out of childhood friends and unexpected bandmates, began playing their eclectic and classic tunes in spring 2013 and instantly started performing around their hometown of Reno, Nevada. Playing everything from...
The Flesh Hammers are a controversial, and musically brilliant outfit who have succeeded in creating a sound all their own. The band formed in 2003 in Reno, Nevada but are based in Northern California. The band mostly plays in the San Francisco bay area and tours up and down the west coast. They...
Los Pistoleros was formed in 2010, bringing Psychobilly to the Reno underground music scene. In 2011 the self titled album was recorded at Dogwater Studios and released the same year. Pistoleros continued to progress in the Reno music scene, touring the West Coast ,opening for major acts such as...
The Shames are an independent hard-hitting beats and female-fronted vocals punk rock n roll band powered by super burritos; The band formed in 2009 in the heart of Reno, NV. Short, quick, loud and sweet. Dirty danceable punk. Members: guitarist-vocalist Penny Sillin, drummer Cyril Beatty,...
Busking by Moonlite came together at a Knitting Factory show. The night was all about acoustic appreciation and at the time Mason and Nico were playing. Ken noticed this and jumped to action and since then we formed Busking by Moonlite. We all came up with classic rock and blues, but as time...
It started when Mark started playing solo shows in 2003 as he sought his own place in the neon-rock world of Reno, Nevada. Playing mostly as "Mister Vague" with a rotating cast of cohorts, Earnest recorded songs and played shows throughout the West Coast. This led to a debut Mister Vague release...