The music nerds at In Spite Magazine count down their favorite concerts of 2025, featuring Mille Manders and the Shut Up, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Teenage Bottlerocket, Iggy Pop, Levity presents LASERSHIP, My Bloody Valentine, Philthy Dronez, and so much more.

Flag, The Damned, Bridge City Sinners, Angel Du$t, and The Rifleman String Band …

Who needs a green room? The Rifleman and Dick Slaughter found Paul Holstein’s suite at the Golden Nugget while he was off gambling during PRB weekend—and raided his beer. They talk about Punk Rock Bowling, old Vegas coke bars, passports, and, of course, rifles.

Dick Slaughter Photo takes a tour of the Terror House, home base of Las Vegas punks Terror Attack. Inside he meets Brent Tanhder—the mastermind behind the chaos—along with a few dogs, and sits down for a chat with Bowser and Bubba Bass.

Amigo The Devil, The Pietasters, Riverboat Gamblers, Leftover Crack, Barstool Preachers and Go Bold on the Monster Street Party Stage Monday at Punk Rock Bowling 2025.

Youth Brigade, Maid Of Ace, Lambrini Girlz, and Shitfire on the Monster Street Party Stage, plus Dr. Strange Records autograph sessions, at Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival 2025.

Punk Rock Bowling Saturday Club Shows: Good Riddance & The Adolescents.

It was a “Special” night at Punk Rock Bowling as Lynval Golding performed with The Aggrolites, accompanied by a lineup of ska royalty including The Toasters, Mephiskapheles, Calmatix, and The Kilograms.

Punk Rock Bowling Friday: 7 Seconds, Negative Approach, The Effigies, Stalag 13, and Poker with Fat Mike.

Terror Attack, Bullshit Detector, Civic, Upchuck, and The Adicts take the Main Stage Saturday at Punk Rock Bowling 2025.

Codefendants, Upchuck and Shitfire pool party on the roof of the Downtown Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. A highlight of the Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival over Memorial Day Weekend 2025.

The Briefs Pool Party at 2025 Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival. Citrus Grand Pool Deck on the roof of the Downtown Grand Hotel on Memorial Day.

Teenage Bottlerocket Pool Party at 2025 Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival. Citrus Grand Pool Deck, on the roof of the Downtown Grand hotel in Las Vegas.

DI, Cigar and Chaser at 2025 Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival. This was the Saturday line up at Hogs & Heifers, a Punk Rock Saves Lives showcase called Punk Rock Hoedown.

The Sleights & secondSELF Kick Off 2025 Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival.

The Drowns at Backstage Bar & Billiards (club show) during 2025 Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival.

Dick Slaughter somehow slithered his way into the Youth Brigade show in L.A. and landed an interview with the band’s frontman—and founder of BYO Records and the Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival—Shawn Stern.

John Greenwood gives us a Damned + TV Smith tour preview — featuring photos by Dick Slaughter. Catch both acts in and around Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas this weekend, at the UC Theatre in Berkeley, CA on May 30, and later this summer at the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, UK. Full tour dates and links in the article.

Punk Rock Record Reviews: The Best of 2025, Part Eight. The Sleights, BULLSHIT DETƎCTÖR, Oust, E-Parents, Propagandhi, Worthington’s Law, Headsplitters, Fake News, Sex Germs, The Chris Rolling Squad, and more.

Your girl at the rail’s take on what to see at Punk Rock Bowling 2025!