{"id":2855,"date":"2014-02-22T10:41:37","date_gmt":"2014-02-22T18:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2014-02-22T10:44:23","modified_gmt":"2014-02-22T18:44:23","slug":"nomads-death-march-play-free-matinee-show-at-vacation-vinyl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/2014\/02\/22\/nomads-death-march-play-free-matinee-show-at-vacation-vinyl\/","title":{"rendered":"Nomads &#038; Death March Play Free Matinee Show At Vacation Vinyl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Andrew Bansal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/nomads_vacation.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2855]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2860\" title=\"nomads_vacation\" src=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/nomads_vacation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/nomads_vacation.jpg 600w, http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/nomads_vacation-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/nomads_vacation-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>February 21st 2014, Vacation Vinyl, Los Angeles CA: <\/strong>There is never a shortage of free live entertainment in Los Angeles, with various venues doing no-cover shows and record stores hosting free events on a regular basis. Local hardcore punk bands Nomads and Death March came together for one such free in-store at Vacation Vinyl in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles yesterday. This was a matinee show in celebration of the release of Nomads&#8217; self-titled debut EP 7-inch, which was available for sale at the store. Despite such an early show on a Friday, the turnout was great and the store was packed with people even before it started, and after a swift gear setup by the bands, things got underway at 5 PM, as scheduled.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Death March<\/strong> played a 15-minute set of D-beat laden hardcore punk and got an appreciative response from the crowd. Their set included a cover of Wolfpack&#8217;s &#8220;No Future&#8221;, and looking at the Wolfpack tattoo on the vocalist Rob Aston&#8217;s neck, it was certainly an appropriate selection. He led the band excellently as he showed tremendous energy and expression in his performance. Some intermittent feedback noise aside,\u00a0Death March gave a good account of themselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit Death March on the web:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/pages\/Death-March\/363458560393385\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.com\/pages\/Death-March\/363458560393385<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/RealDeathMarch\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com\/RealDeathMarch<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Soon after, <strong>Nomads<\/strong> took the stage and played an even shorter set clocking in at a mere 10 minutes. In comparison to Death March they portrayed more of a power-violence vibe in their brand of hardcore punk. They played the Power Of The Riff pre-party with Black Breath and Early Graves at the Echo last year and proved to be a solid opening act on that occasion, and as the headline act at this in-store they definitely held their own, even in such a short space of time. They formed in 2012 so they&#8217;re still a relatively new entity but with this debut EP release they&#8217;re well on their way to waving the LA HxC flag for years to come.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit Nomads on the web:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/NomadsPunk\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.com\/NomadsPunk<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/NomadsPunk\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com\/NomadsPunk<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/NomadsPunk.BandCamp.com\" target=\"_blank\">NomadsPunk.BandCamp.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Nomads.StoreEnvy.com\" target=\"_blank\">Nomads.StoreEnvy.com <\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Overall, this was yet another fun little event at Vacation Vinyl, a store that&#8217;s always worked endlessly in its endeavor to support underground metal and punk. As compared to Metal Assault&#8217;s last visit to this store for the free Narrows, Early Graves and Lies show, it was a different PA system this time and the sound was definitely better as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles&#8217; underground faithful are encouraged to support bands like Nomads and Death March, and visit Vacation Vinyl not only for your rock\/metal\/punk record needs but also for some killer in-stores in the near future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit Vacation Vinyl on the web:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/VacationVinyl.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">VacationVinyl.blogspot.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/VacationVinyl\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.com\/VacationVinyl<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VacationVinyl\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com\/VacationVinyl<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/VacationVinyl\" target=\"_blank\">instagram.com\/VacationVinyl<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Andrew Bansal February 21st 2014, Vacation Vinyl, Los Angeles CA: There is never a shortage of free live entertainment in Los Angeles, with various venues doing no-cover shows and record stores hosting free events on a regular basis. 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