Biggest Little Bands

By Caydie Tampac Photos by Ellyn Pillers Wrapped up in puffer jackets and knitted beanies and warmed by the raw sounds of local bands, Reno’s music scene gathered in the cozy backyard known as Dawghouse for the last time.  From left to right: Kelly Mader and Pascual-Cruz, venue owners of Dawghouse. Pictured with Lauren Juillerat of Biggest Little Bands following a collaborative event. Photographed at Dawghouse by Ellyn Pillers on 11/22/25. Since its first show on July 13, 202

By Caydie Tampac, Kat Beglau Photos by Aden Oster I step into what appears to be a dim, vast void with an irresistible curiosity. Then in an instant, I find myself blinded in a vivid kaleidoscope of colors with flashing streaks of fluorescent pinks, blues and greens beaming down from the lights above. People are sparkling and dancing in neon fishnets, faux furs and vibrant hair all around me. My ears are entranced with turbulent, synth-heavy melodies of beeps and boops and tw

By Mia Thomas Photography by Ellyn Pillers and Mungo The Holland Project on Sept. 1, was packed wall to wall with a crowd ready to lose themselves in live music. Reno’s Negative Association, a rock ‘n’ roll five-piece, kicked the show off with chemistry you could feel radiating off them as they performed.  “We speak our own language,” Lola Anderson says when talking about their stage performance. Negative Association started the night with more poetic and soulful ballads. Hal