It was a stroke of luck that led lead singer Micah Armijo to create the alternative rock band Soul'd Out, but it's the group's collective drive to make its mark on the Sin City music scene that has defined it.

Armijo, a Las Vegas-based businessman for the past 20 years, had always written songs and played music as an outlet, but when he was introduced to bass player Tim McKearney by a mutual friend more than three years ago, it just clicked.