With that Stewart looks up for a second, smiles, grabs a drag of his cigarette and then goes back to his quarters. He has a right to be proud. Left Standing is Stewart's baby. In the two years since he pieced together the band, Left Standing has gone from a virtual unknown to one of the top groups in Vegas. The band plays constantly.
Record labels call daily.
The group has two Battle of the Bands titles. Many have tagged the group as Vegas' next great export, the latest band to move up to the big time. It wasn't so long ago that Left Standing was just a struggling punk band trying to get a gig. Originally a four piece, the group sprung up from the remnants of The Reform, Stewart and drummer Ben Henry's now-legendary local hardcore band. Stewart says the band lacked focus, the necessary drive to get beyond the neon shadow.