Music of Nevada

Music of Nevada
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For most outsiders, Nevadan music is probably most closely associated with lounge singers like Wayne Newton playing in Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City and other cities, however, have had innovative musical communities.

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Punk rock

Reno was a regional capital for punk rock, led by Kevin Seconds of 7 Seconds, a noted hardcore punk band. Called Skeeno (Reno, Lake Tahoe, Sparks), the Reno scene had a distinctive fashion statement, placing charcoal markings underneath the eyes. Outside of 7 Seconds, whose recordings have made them punk legends, Skeeno hardcore bands included Section 8, the Wrecks, Urban Assault and Thursting Squirters. Reno was home to Positive Force, a loose organization that organized the punk rock community in a given place. Positive Force spread to Chicago, Washington D.C. and elsewhere around the country.[1]

Country music

The city of Elko, Nevada is an important center for cowboy music and poetry. In 1985, Hal Cannon, director of the Western Folklife Center, founded the first Cowboy Poetry Gathering, which has since spread across the country; Elko is also home to the Cowboy Music Gathering. Las Vegas' music scene includes a number of country and cowboy-themed hotel shows, many of them featuring big stars like Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Blush, pg. 72
  2. ^ Byron, pgs. 146 - 149

References

  • Blush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. ISBN 0-92291-571-7. 
  • Byron, Janet (1996). Country Music Lover's Guide to the U.S.A. (1st ed. ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-14300-1. 

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