The Punk Rock Museum is still buzzing from our first anniversary and Mayor Goodman’s official declaration of Punk Rock Day on April 1st in Las Vegas. From May through June, a curated array of tours and enriching programming awaits, offering an opportunity for reflection and exploration. Our lineup of tour guides for May and June is stacked with individuals who bring a wealth of firsthand experience and captivating stories to the table. Each guide has their unique journey through the punk rock scene, and they’re ready to share their insights and adventures with visitors. From personal encounters with punk legends to witnessing pivotal moments in the movement’s history, these guides offer a perspective that’s both enlightening and entertaining.
May 3rd, 4th, 5th – Chris DeMakes – Less Than Jake
May 7th – Billy Gibbons ZZ Top
May 10th 11th 12th Steve Ignorant – Crass
May 17th 18th 19th Mitch Harris – Napalm Death
May 23rd – Roger Miret – Agnostic Front
May 23rd Jake Kolitis – Casualties
May 24th Roger Miret – Agnostic Front
May 24th Jake Kolitis – Casualties
May 24h John Reis – Rocket From The Crypt
May 24th Dez Cadena – Black Flag
May 25th John Reis – Rocket From The Crypt
May 25th Dez Cadena – Black Flag
May 25th Vic Ruggiero – The Slackers
May 25th Jason Navarro – Suicide Machines
May 26th Dez Cadena – Black Flag
May 26th John Reis – Rocket From The Crypt
May 26th Karl Alvarez – Descendants
May 26th Stacey Dee – Bad Cop/Bad Cop
May 27th John Reis – Rocket From The Crypt
May 27th Dez Cadena – Black Flag
May 27th David Rodriguez – Casualties
May 28th – Eugene Hutz – Gogol Bordello
May 28th – Jake Kiley – Strung Out
May 28th David Rodriguez – Casualties
May 29th Eugene Hutz – Gogol Bordello
May 30th Rick Thorne – Good Guys In Black
June 7th – 9th Kid Congo – The Cramps/Bad Seeds
June 14th – 16th Jonny Two Bags – Social Distortion
June 21st – 23rd Monkey – Adicts
June 28th – 30th Matt Caughthran – The Bronx
With the Punk Rock Bowling Festival slated for May 24th to May 27th, the museum has an exciting lineup of events planned kicking off on May 22nd with a “Not A Boys Club” show featuring a live set from Las Nalgonas and DJ Dani Darks. May 23rd – Jake Kolatis from The Casualties will be a DJ at the Triple Down starting at 9 pm! The museum will have new exhibits, surprise performances, and interactive experiences that celebrate punk rock culture. After the festival wraps up, the museum will continue to keep the punk spirit alive with post-festival events.
May 23rd 7-9 pm– Brooke Smith photography exhibition opening and book signing: Long before Brooke appeared as Catherine Martin in the iconic The Silence of the Lambs, she was one of the Hardcore punk kids hanging out on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Growing up in Rockland County, just north of New York City, Brooke always felt like an outsider. The Lower East Side, Alphabet City and Tompkins Square park is where she found her family. And she always had her trusty Minolta with her.
This book, like an intimate family album, documents the day-to-day life of Brooke’s friends and acquaintances as they create and embody a community around Hardcore music. Brooke went on to become a highly respected actor starring in many films and TV shows. But she never forgot her roots, and the people she still calls her family. Brooke Smith’s photography exhibition opens on May 23rd and she will be attending to sign copies of her book available to purchase in The Punk Rock Museum’s gift store.
May 24th-27th – Guided tours with John Reis and Swami And The Bed Of Nails release party: Swami and the Bed of Nails featuring Swami John Reis (Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu, Rocket From The Crypt, PLOSIVS and more) is pleased to present a new single (coming out on Swami Records/BMG) titled “Privacy.” It was recorded by Reis at City Of Refuge as well as by Ben Moore at Singing Serpent. “Privacy” is buzzsaw, symphonic, punk rock ‘n’ roll. Breakneck lurching guitars grind against a Dickies-esque melody yet in a more full frontal, garage palette. John has a bunch of things planned around his tours at The Punk Rock Museum including a listening party debuting the new record, DJing at the Triple Down (bar in the museum), and some surprises in store for anyone who joins him on his guided tours. He will also be selling and signing the “Privacy” 7” at the museum! Buy your tickets for a guided tour with John HERE.
May 28 – May 29 – Gogo Bordello Takeover: At 9 pm upstairs in the museum there will be screening of a new Gogol Bordello documentary Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story (produced by Vice News, directed by long term friend of the band Nate Pommer and Eric Weinrib ) that premiered in the Tribeca film fest. Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story is an intimate portrait of Ukrainian immigrant Eugene Hütz, chronicling the rise of his NYC punk band Gogol Bordello and his defiant return to Ukraine.
The screening will be followed by Q & A with Eugene Hutz and Sergey Ryabtsev. There will be an afterparty with DJ HUTZ and a new progressive art punk band from NYC Mary Shelley, performing a new single out on Casa Gogol Records.
MORE ABOUT THE PUNK ROCK MUSEUM:
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.