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Looking out at the Las Vegas skyline, the miles of newly-built, pre-planned, identical suburban neighborhoods stretching into the desert in every direction do little to inspire the hundreds of local artists that call Sin City their home. Outside of the cliché storylines of network dramas like CSI or Vegas, the city is actually a pretty boring place to live. "It's a unique place," says Minus One vocalist Josh Weltmer. "The kids are really stuck in an adult playground and, unless you're 21, nobody cares about what you want. It's evident by the lack of all-ages venues here." Minus One, a hard-rock quintet, has worked towards gaining a following in Las Vegas since Spring 2003, playing at bars like The Boston Bar and Grill, The Cooler Lounge, and The Cheyenne Saloon, while managing to hit as many all-ages venues as possible before they ultimately closed their doors. (Doggystyle and Metro Music, for example). Guitarist Justin Woolard explains the fickleness of the local scene. "I feel like there's an overwhelming disinterest in local music here. If you don't sound like something people already like, you're done. And sadly, it seems that those people that do look beyond the radio for their music can be a bit snobby and slag everybody off in an effort to seem cool. And really, it's just pathetic. We could have the next Jawbox or Fugazi, hell even U2, in this town and nobody would give them the time of day." One thing that is evident right away is that Minus One's music is full of energy. The band's live show is a high-octane experience. The band fuses frantic beats, dueling guitars and urgent vocals to create emotive songs that question everything, from personal matters like love and relationships as well as more public political themes. "I think our songs say something about the world we live in. We're not happy with everything we see and we're not shy about telling people," explains Woolard. "We happen to be anti-war and pro regime change here in America and we're unapologetic about it." Minus One, for their part, are working to make Las Vegas and its local music scene more interesting, one show at a time. The band, along with 20 other local acts, is featured on the UNLV Polar Bear Club's "Support Your #$%&ing Local Scene" compilation, available at Big B's records and at all Minus One performances.

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Mar 05, 03:54 AM

same as, its taken years to track this band down from owning that Thrasher cover cassette, even looked for album in the states when i visited in the early 90's but without fail, finally have reassurance that it wasnt just in my mind, we need tracks of the kids dont skate here and nick of time uploaded to iLike as soon as, cheers
Dec 31, 03:10 PM

Freaking. A. Since 1985, I have been looking for proof (other than my very well-worn, dubbed tape of a Thrasher Mag compilation) that this awesome band existed. Never have I found it, until today. I am a happy girl!

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