On Thursday, P Moss (owner of Double Down Saloon and Frankie’s Tiki Room) and Dirk Vermin (singer/guitarist for The Vermin) hosted The Exciting Sounds of Al Martino, a photo exhibit at Fallout Gallery featuring photographs by Jesse Nabers. (Pictured above: P Moss – Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com).
Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com
The gallery displays 91 select images from Double Down New York’s third anniversary celebration this past March. In addition to Moss, Vermin and Nabers, five other characters are featured in the photos, all of whom were in attendance last night including: Rob Ruckus, bass player for The Vermin; Gerry “Turbo” Proctor, drummer for The Vermin; Tom Vaught, New York City “man about town”; Darran Wells, owner of Wood Shampoo Records; and Louie “The Letch” Thomas, Jerry Lewis doppelganger. At 10 p.m., The Vermin performed a live set, including songs from their new limited edition EP titled, The Exciting Sounds of Al Martino, which were given away to guests. The EP is available for sale on www.iTunes.com, www.amazon.com, www.cdbaby.com and at Zia records, while supplies last.
Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com
Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com
Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com
Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com
The original Double Down Saloon resides in Las Vegas and has been attracting crowds for 16 years. Referred to as the ‘anti-Vegas’ venue, Double Down is renowned for playing punk, garage, lo-fi, rock and broken blues. Double Down is also home to the fabled concoction known as Ass Juice, its Bacon Martinis and Double Down Lager. Double Down Las Vegas can be found at 4640 Paradise Rd. Las Vegas, Nev. 89169.
For additional information, visit www.doubledownsaloon.com
