Online 'Zine "Big Wheel Magazine" wrote a pretty cool review of the show... check it out:

http://bigwheelmagazine.com/show_reviews/the-heiz-quint-and-the-cowboy-calamity-holly-smokes-yeller-bellies-at-the-double-down-saloon-las-vegas-nv/

"So first up was Quint and The Cowpunk Calamity. I am really getting into the Psychobilly-Rockabilly bands. These guys were no exception, they kicked ass, I love the stand up bass sound they have. Also very cool was the slide guitar, Incredible sound. Not only did the slide guitar player slam out on the slide he set that aside and picked up the good ol’ electric guitar. This band was very good. A great    way to get the crowd going for an exciting night of PSYCHOBILLY, ROCKABILLY MUSIC."

First:  A preview of the Neon Reverb Festival calling us "one of the 10 local bands to catch":

http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2009/mar/12/20-bands-watch-neon-reverb/
 

Quint & The Cowpunk Calamity
Why go? This side project from Quint Olsen of local punk rockers The Lurks is pure old-fashioned country, complete with steel guitar and upright bass. The band members’ backgrounds come out in their punk-rock attitude (and choice of covers), but the music is a lovely traditional outlaw country throwback.
Stream this song: Rancid cover “Olympia, WA” (Myspace.com/cowpunkcalamity)
Who’ll be standing next to you: People who like Hank Williams Jr. and Hank Williams III equally.
Where & when: Las Vegas Country Saloon, March 14, 9 p.m. –Josh Bell

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Now: To see how effective that article was, read todays review of the show:
http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/blogs/off-the-record/2009/mar/15/small-crowd-hardly-calamity/
 

Small crowd, but hardly a calamity

By Spencer Patterson

“I haven’t been in this place yet,” I confess to Quint Olsen upon greeting the local bandleader inside the newish Las Vegas Country Saloon Saturday night. “From the looks of it, most folks haven’t,” Olsen deadpans, glancing around the all-but-empty Fremont Street bar and sometime live venue.
Olsen’s Vegas quartet, Quint & The Cowpunk Calamity, drew the unenviable task of kicking off Neon Reverb Night 3’s five-band LVCS bill, which means tonight’s set will be—as he instructs his bandmates moments before going on, more or less a “rehearsal.” When the group goes on, I count 32 total humans, including bartenders, the guy collecting money at the door, other musicians waiting for their turn, Quint and his three bandmates and me.
Still, the Calamity (primary instrumentation: acoustic guitar, pedal-steel guitar, stand-up bass, drums) handles itself professionally, revving up its usual brand of old-timey country with more than a hint of rockabilly and an attitude that’s all punk rock, down to a cover of Rancid’s “Olympia, WA.” As the head count slowly ticks up, Olsen acknowledges an old buddy who played in his very first band, Quint & The Dillywackers, some 20 years ago, and closes the set with the electric guitar-charged “Love Is Dangerous,” a tune written for one of his other ex-outfits, Mountain Hippie.
“It’s a small crowd, but we got Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Hank, Elvis,” Olsen says, gesturing toward images of country superstars lining the wall. “What else do we need?”
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Sigh.   The "Small but sexy" crowd joke only goes so far... come on people!!!!
 
 
 

http://www.viewnews.com/2008/VIEW-Dec-02-Tue-2008/North/25430530.html
 

Band combines country and punk music

By AMANDA LLEWELLYN
VIEW STAFF WRITER

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In a music industry era when genres are clearly defined and work of an ambiguous thematic nature is looked down upon, renegade musician Quint Olsen is breaking down the barriers between two iconic genres every chance he gets.
Olsen, front man and founder of the rockabilly band Quint & the Cowpunk Calamity, began blending punk rock classics with country twang last year, not long after forming the band.
"There's this strange place in my mind where punk rock and country music collide and it just works," Olsen said. "It wasn't something I set out for. I think both styles have a significant impact on our culture. Both have influenced my music. But, putting the two together was really done on a whim."
Olsen said that he grew up on country music, with his dad playing artists such as Steve Earl, Johnny Cash and Hank Williams Sr.
"It always stuck with me," he said. "I think that music resonates with most people because it's about hardship and heartbreak and all of those things in life that really gut us."
Olsen found the rage of punk rock in his teens and early 20s, submerging himself in music from bands such as Social Distortion and the Misfits.
"That movement has so much power behind it," he said. "It touched me in a different way. Both have influenced my musical journey profoundly."
Olsen said he began to get the itch to return to his country music roots while playing with rock band The Lurks in mid-2007.
"I still moonlight with them, actually," he said. "But we did a lot of rock stuff and I just started to feel like maybe I wanted to do something different. So I did."
Olsen formed the Calamity not long after and began getting gigs at various clubs around the valley.
"It was cool because a lot of the places we were playing, you wouldn't think they would be fond of country music," he said. "In fact, the majority of bars we play are punk rock bars."
Olsen said he got the idea to do a song by the Misfits with a country beat and heavy steel guitar feel one night while playing such an establishment.
"I looked out at the crowd, and they were being great," he said. "Really getting into what we were doing. But I thought, 'Hey. This is a punk bar. Let's play some punk rock.' But let's do it our way."
The response was overwhelming, according to Olsen, who holds down a day job as a guitar teacher at Cram Middle School in North Las Vegas.
"People were really digging it," he said. "The majority of musicians I've run into are also fans of the style."
Fan Rogan White said that he has seen the band play a few times, and he always looks forward to the sets with a cowpunk feel.
"I've never heard anyone else do what they're doing," White said. "It's innovative and that's why I like it."
Olsen said that the lyrics, melody and genuine angst of the punk songs aren't altered, but the flavor changes with a dash of country twang and the moan of a steel guitar.
"The band isn't looking to get a record deal or make a huge splash," he said. "I think we're just looking to keep doing what we're doing and have a good time. I call it 'outlaw country.' If I can keep doing that, I will be a happy guy."

Contact North Las Vegas and Downtown View reporter Amanda Llewellyn at allewellyn@viewnews.com or 380-4535.

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Bands Making Noise on the Scene:

(blah, blah, blah)...Vegas has long been a metal, punk, and rockabilly stronghold...From starlwarts The Vermin to (blah, blah,other bands mentioned, blah, blah)... Quint & The Cowpunk Calamity...(blah, blah,other bands mentioned, blah, blah)

All of these bands are pushing the envelope and bringing creative and unique sounds that you will find nowhere else.  No Matter how you slice it, the Vegas music scene has arrived and is a force to be reckoned with!