Las Vegas Weekly

August 4, 2008 · 4:43 PM

Amplify!! 2008 showcase schedule

By Las Vegas Weekly Staff

The Deadly Seven play Beauty Bar on Thursday, August 7.

Downtown Las Vegas will be rocking to an independent beat this week as Amplify!! Independent Music Conference sets up shop at seven local venues. The four-day conference filled with panels with industry pros during daylight hours and live music showcases at night, features locals bands like Lydia Vance, The Deadly Seven and Aurora Falls as well as national acts like Hawthorne Heights and yes, the man who kills your brain like a poisonous mushroom, Vanilla Ice. If that isn't reason enough to check out Amplify!!, the incredible variety of bands on the schedule below should do it.

Tickets good for all nights and stages $15 in advance, $20 day of show.

Tuesday, August 5

Kick Off concert @ Jillians

7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – TBA

7:35 p.m. – 7:55 p.m. – TBA

8:10 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Heavy Mojo

9:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Dirty Heads

9:45 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. – Big B

Wednesday, August 6

Aurora Falls, Slow to Surface and Siamese Graffiti @ Canyon Club

6:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. – Omegarilla

7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – Siamese Graffiti

7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Pillsplitter

8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Colporter

8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – The Asphalt

9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Aurora Falls

9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Todd Kerns

10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Idle Red

10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Ra(z)ner

11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – Slow to Surface

Hawthorne Heights, Ministry of Love and Red Hot Radio @ Jillian’s

6:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. – Ministry of Love

7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – Wayward

7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Amarionette

8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Think

8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Red Hot Radio

9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – A Dull Science

9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Serene

10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Searchlight

10:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Hawthorne Heights

Theory of Flight, Kil Jaden, Lips Like Morphine @ Celebrity Theater (BADiDEA Stage)

7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – Betting on Tomorrow

7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Kil Jaden

8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Onara

8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Sinphonics

9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Old Man’s Syndrome

9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Otto’s Daughter

10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – One Ton Project

10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Outlett

11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – Inverse

11:30 p.m. – 11:50 p.m. – Theory of Flight

12:00 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. – Lips Like Morphine

A Penny for Jane, Indulge and Hang Em High @ Icehouse Lounge

7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – The LatchKey Kidz

7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Here She Lies

8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Someday Broken

8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Boldtype

9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Divide the Day

9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Hang Em High

10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Left Standing

10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Classic Addict

11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – Indulge (MDV Showcase)

11:30 p.m. – 11:50 p.m. – A Penny for Jane (MDV Showcase)

Losing Tomorrow, Sex Pop Suicide and Lydia Vance @ Jillian’s Hi-Life

7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – Passed Judgement

7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Authmentis

8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Losing Tomorrow

8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Aulta

9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Sex Pop Suicide

9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Lydia Vance

Random Eye, Bagg of Noize and Torche @ Beauty Bar

7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Narayan

8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – The Living Suns

8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Random Eye

9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Super Martian Robots

9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – London Metal Exchange

10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Anthem

10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Bagg of Noize

11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – Torche

Redstone Hall @ Neonopolis

7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Stex Jabba

8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Weston Buck

8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Peech

9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – The Frail

9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Redstone Hall

Darren Michaels @ Brass Lounge

8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Yesteryear

8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – The Ivy Lines

9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Eric David

9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Radiobox

10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Darren Michaels

Thursday, August 7:

Stargasm, Electric Valentine and Amplify 2007 winners Ultraviolet Sound

7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – Almost Normal

7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Ninefinger

8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Plan B

8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Castles in Spain

9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Lick

9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Yesterday’s Heros

10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Stargasm

10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Desillusion

11:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Electric Valentine

11:45 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. – Ultraviolet Sound (Amplify 2007 winners)

Par~A~Digm, RnR and Big Beat Battalion @ Canyon Club

6:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. – Dead Element

7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – Par~A~Digm

7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Verse

8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Shotgun Radio

8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Mic Danja

9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Shysty

9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – RnR

10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – The Bad Apples

10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Conjob

11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – Big Beat Battalion

Fallen Vegas, Shatterance and Strikt-9 @ Jillian’s

6:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. – The Second Chariot

7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – 15 North

7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Fallen Vegas

8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Calibra

8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – When All Light Dies

9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Spun in Darkness

9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Unset

10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Shatterance

10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Strikt-9

The Deadly Seven, The Stript and Vains of Jenna @ Beauty Bar

7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – Moscow

7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Dancing with Aspirin

8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Black Army

8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Crossing Sarnoff

9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – The Trademark

9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Candygram for Mongo

10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – The Ku

10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – The Deadly Seven

11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – The Stript

11:30 p.m. – 12:15 a.m. – Vains of Jenna

Lidine and The Lady & The Tiger (TLTT) @ Jillian’s Hi-Life

7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Lidine

8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Last Action Hero

8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Suffocate the Creep

9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Sky Diamond City

9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – A Pacific Romance

10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – The Lady & The Tiger (TLTT)

Menores and We Are the Arsenal @ Neonopolis

7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Menores

8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Deejer

8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Neverwonder

9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Un:Armed

9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – We Are the Arsenal

Leo Starwind & the Raft @ Brass Lounge

8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Apple Nasty

8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Chum

9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Olio

9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Corday

10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Leo Starwind & The Raft

Vanilla Ice @ Celebrity Theater BADiDEA Stage (TQ Management Showcase)

6:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. – Matt Brodeur

7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – A Bird A Sparrow

7:35 p.m. – 7:55 p.m. – Steve Victory

8:10 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Wake Hollywood

8:45 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. – Kristen Mari

9:20 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Young and Divine

10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Killing Caroline

10:35 p.m. – 10:55 p.m. – Marcos Hernandez

11:10 p.m. – 11:35 p.m. – Sleepstar

11:50 p.m. – 12:35 a.m. – Vanilla Ice

Friday, August 8:

Best of Show finale featuring I Hate Kate @ Jillian’s

Line up TBA

10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – I Hate Kate

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