The Punk Rock Museum is the world’s most comprehensive attraction dedicated to the history of the music, the culture and the absurdity of punk rock. Located in Las Vegas, it houses artifacts and memorabilia from across the world’s punk scene—such as handwritten lyrics, instruments, clothing, photos, flyers and artwork. Encompassing 12,000 square feet at 1422 Western Ave, between the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown, the museum celebrates the genre’s substantial cultural impact over the last half-century. This year’s September tour guides are: This year’s September tour guides are: Pleasent Gehman (September 6th – 8th), Barry Ward & Dave Dictor (September 13th – 15th), CJ Ramone (September 20th – 22nd), Joel Jimenez & Shapel Lacey (September 22nd), Brendan Kelly (September 27th – 29th) and Keith Morris (September 27th – 29th).
September 6th – Cumbia the new Punx DJ night at The Triple Down!
Pachucapunkx, Aly Soto, is a queer Chicana musician from the Vegas backyard ska scene. When she isn’t putting on rager ska shows with her Skandalosas crew in backyards of East Las Vegas, she’s behind the turntables turning up the party. Following her first session in The Triple Down ‘Noche De Ska’, she will return for round 2 with ‘Cumbia The New Punx’! Friday, September 6th inside The Triple Down she will be spinning Cumbia, Ska, and Latin punk classics all night.
September 22nd – Joel Jimenez and Shapel Lacey are doing guided tours, a live podcast episode of Lesser Known Characters with special guest CJ Ramone, and a DJ set!
Lesser Known Characters is a podcast hosted by Shapel Lacey and Joel Jimenez, where each episode is a musical journey into the lives of their friends featuring musicians, comics, and other entertainers. They ask questions such as “What’s the first album you ever bought? What’s the anthem of your youth? Your go-to car jam? Favorite hype song? What songs do you play when you’re sad? Or in love? To name a few. By celebrating the music that has defined our guests’ lives each week Lesser Known Characters creates a unique and intimate connection for our audience not found anywhere else. Both hosts are stand-up comedians and play in a hard-core band called Mad Peaceful.
September 22nd Shapel Lacey and Joel Jimenez are coming to the Punk Rock Museum! They’re doing tours at 2:30 pm and 6 pm and we are very excited to have them do their first live podcast ever taking place after their tours at 8:30 pm in The Triple Down Bar with special guest CJ Ramone! Followed by a DJ set to keep the party going!
September 27th – Metal Punx and Record Swap with DJ King Chubby!
Metalx Punx vol. 666! Las Vegas Battle Jacket’s Club will be hosting the first-ever record swap inside The Triple Down while DJ King Chubby will be spinning heavy metal bangers and punk classics all night.
September 27th – 29th: Red Scare 20th Anniversary Takeover at the Punk Rock Museum with Brendan Kelly and Comrades.
Red Scare Industries is taking over the museum September 27th – 29th and they are bringing Brendan Kelly for guided tours of the museum with some Red Scarecomrades! Tickets are on sale now for the guided tours and don’t forget the live gigs atthe Usual Place – Brendan Kelly is the guy from The Lawrence Arms, The Falcon, Nihilist Arby’s and more. The Chicago icon has toured the world with his music and released a dozen essential punk rock albums. His road-worn bass guitar is a coveted artifact in The Punk Rock Museum and it’s about damn time he finally came to Vegas to share his whimsy and wisdom. Be advised: this is gonna be one of the more fun and engaging tour guides coming through the TPRM, so prepare accordingly (ie, try his signature drink, the ‘Shitty Margarita’).
Back in 2004 he co-founded punk imprint, Red Scare Industries, and who better to conduct a party parade through the museum? Because Beex and Red Scare are TAKING OVER the museum, he called in some backup. The Red Scare Comrades at his side will be Friday: Deanna is from Sincere Engineer, and her debut, Rhombithian, is a Midwest emo-punk fave. Sam Russo is a British balladeer from Suffolk UK, and Toby will be there to keep the gents hydrated. Saturday: Patrick “Seton” O’Connor is a punk rocker on TV and radio, and if you’ve ever heard The Menzingers or Arms Aloft on a sports talk show, it’s because of him. Shahab Zarqari is Vegas punk royalty in our eyes.
He runs LV’s own GC Records, and any friend of David Jones is a friend of ours. Sunday: Adam Fletcher sings forThe Copyrightsand comes from the Lost Cross scene (as seen in TPRM!) outta Southern Illinois. Buzzpop FTW! Neil Hennessy needs no introduction and has played inThe Falcon, Sundowner, the Wandering Birds… lotsa of Red Scare bands!
Artifact Highlight of the Month with Alkaline Trio
This month, we’re excited to showcase a unique piece from our current Alkaline Trio exhibition: a prosthetic demon face created by Russell FX, featured in the video for the song ‘Blood, Hair and Eyeballs’. This artifact is from the band’s tenth studio album, which was released on Rise Records on January 26th, 2024. The album marked a significant moment as it was their final release with drummer Derek Grant, who departed from the group prior to its announcement.