Allison Duck

Allison is a graduate of The University of Virginia, where she fell in love with its local music scene. After relocating to Las Vegas in 2005, she transferred her musical allegiance to here, and also discovered new passions — local mixed martial arts and the UFC. She is the valley's day — and night — planner, compiling lists of events for the Las Vegas Weekly and Las Vegas Sun online calendars.

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Sushi Roku's Far East Mule will bring out your inner gin lover: Monday, May 13, 2013; Refreshing new cocktail is the perfect complement to Sushi Roku's Summer Break menu.
Chocolate wine revisited: It’s not just for Valentine’s Day: Tuesday, March 5, 2013; You can wear white after Labor Day and chocolate wine isn’t just for Valentine’s Day.
In defense of alcohol gift sets: Friday, Dec. 21, 2012; The alcohol gift set is so much more than a cop-out gift; it's your buddy's favorite booze plus fun extras!
Try a new wine, or nine, at the Generous Pour: Wednesday, July 18, 2012; Taste away at Capital Grille's annual pairing event.
Sammy Hagar teaches us to make sex in a glass: Friday, Feb. 24, 2012; First, you've got to burn the rum.
Host Chael Sonnen talks MMA Awards, Anderson Silva and ring girls: Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011; The Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards return tonight to the Pearl at the Palms for a second year. Fighting royalty will walk the red ...
Singer-actor Christian Kane likes Nashville, Alice in Chains and UFC: Friday, Sept. 16, 2011; He’s got the looks, voice, acting skills, stuntman physique and that hair -- oh, that magnificent hair. Christian Kane pulls double duty as an actor and a musician, and ...
Neon Reverb brings comedy home: Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011; Vegas' comedy community might be even more tightly knit than we thought.
Neon Reverb starts off with a laugh, from Krikor…: Friday, Sept. 9, 2011; The most unpredictable element in a good comedy show is a fun audience. Enter Krikor.
Mike & Molly star and comedian Billy Gardell is living the dream: Thursday, July 7, 2011; Comedian and TV star Billy Gardell is moving up to the majors, headlining Mirage’s Aces of Comedy Series at the Terry Fator Theater. Best known for his role on the sitcom ...
Check your jerseys and flip-flops at Sebastian Maniscalco’s show door: Thursday, May 5, 2011; Sebastian Maniscalco, a style correspondent for The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and a performer on Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show, headlines ...
Imagine Dragons uses low-key show for public band practice: Monday, Jan. 10, 2011; Local band Imagine Dragons had a little public band practice to start off their year.
UFC 109: Where to watch and where to party: Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010; No ticket? No problem.
Schmear campaign: Vote for your favorite bagel: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010; Get your vote on ... for your favorite Panera bagel. It's asiago cheese, right?
The Hot and Heavy AVN 2010 Party Guide: Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010; Want to party with a porn star? It's your lucky weekend.
Five notes and quotes from Lavo on NYE: Friday, Jan. 1, 2010; Carmex, Goldfish and stains of mysterious origin...
UFC 107: Where to watch: Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009; UFC 107 takes place in Memphis but local Las Vegas fight fans have plenty of viewing opportunities without leaving town.
Has anyone seen Rampage Jackson?: Monday, Dec. 7, 2009; "The Ultimate Fighter” coach was a no-show at Saturday’s fight. Too busy learning the script for "A Team"?
Guide to Black Friday: Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009; After you pack on the holiday pounds, find out the best place to buy a new pair of stretchy pants!
UFC 106 walk-in music: Griffin changes his tune, secures win over Ortiz: Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009; Forrest Griffin changed up his signature song and earned a victory over Tito Oritz at UFC 106.
UFC 106: where to watch and where to party: Friday, Nov. 20, 2009; Find where to watch the fights and where the fighters will be partying after they leave the Octagon.
Are you Tuff-N-Uff to be a ring girl?: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009; Think you have what it takes to be a ring girl? Prove it tonight at Tuff-N-Uff's ring girl search at Hawaiian Tropic Zone.
Everything is not wonderful with Everclear: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009; “Please don’t tell me everything is wonderful now," Everclear frontman Art Alexakis at the Hard Rock Cafe Strip. OK, Art, it's not.
Rob Zombie, PDA and ... German werewolf women?: Monday, Nov. 2, 2009; Welcome to a nightmare a la Rob Zombie at The Pearl.
Who wants to eat Wayne Newton?: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009; How do you do justice to a Las Vegas icon via a party favor?
UFC 104: Where to watch: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009; While Los Angeles isn’t too far away, a weekend trip and a UFC 104 admission ticket aren’t in the cards for every MMA fan this weekend. Watch UFC 104 in Las Vegas at one of these local casinos or sports bars.
Imagine Dragons gets a Bite of the spotlight: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009; Train's loss was Imagine Dragons' gain when the local band got to fill in on the main stage at Bite of Las Vegas.
Tommy Rocker’s to be a paradise for Parrotheads: Friday, Oct. 16, 2009; Parrotheads from across the country will party at Tommy Rocker's this Saturday for the Not the Last Man Standing party, even though Buffett won't perform at the MGM this October.
Be the next MMA ring girl: Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009; A ring girl contract with MMA Xplosion is on the line. Come show off your bikini bod at Hawaiian Tropic Zone for a chance to win the top prize.
What’s in a (band) name?: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009; Are the booking agents at the Hard Rock trying to punk us or are Taintstick and Swollen Members really playing back to back shows at Wasted Space?
3D porn is coming… at you: Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009; As technology advances, so does the porn industry. Tommy Gunn is out to prove that 3D porn is the next best thing if you can't get some real lovin'.
Dinner at The Peppermill with Dat Phan: Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009; Last Comic Standing winners like late night grub, too. Peppermill-style.
Preach it, brother Daniel: Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009; A lesson in embracing the new with Leopold and His Fiction.
Anatomy of an Imagine Dragons super fan: Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009; Every band has a super fan, the one who never misses a show, is always up front and sings along to every word. For Imagine Dragons, that fan is Weston Brown.
UFC 103: where to watch: Friday, Sept. 18, 2009; If you don't have plane fare to head to Dallas, watch all the UFC action right here in Las Vegas.
Banter at Boomers: Friday, Sept. 18, 2009; When you already have a keytar, do you really need more cowbell?
Neon Reverb: The complete schedule: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009; Four nights and more than 100 bands - plan your Neon Reverb with this complete concert schedule.
Las Vegas guide to Mexican Independence Day: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009; Mexican Independence Day is just around the corner and concert venues and clubs around Las Vegas are bringing in the big guns to celebrate. Famous musicians like Marco Antonio Solis, Ricardo Arjona and Luis Miguel have come to croon and rock out. Comedians like Kiki Melendez, Polo Polo and Paul Rodriguez will have you laughing in the aisles and there is even bloodless bull fighting at the South Point. So don your sombreros and break out the red, white and green flags; it's time for a fiesta.
Labor Day Weekend: The Definitive Party Guide: Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009; Forget hard work, Labor Day Weekend in Las Vegas is all about playing hard.
MAGIC Afterparties: Your complete guide: Monday, Aug. 31, 2009; Forget the trade show floor. The real fashionable fun is at MAGIC parties that start up after the convention closes down.
Never too young to give: Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009; With the many charity fundraisers going on this weekend, local bands have gotten the all ages scene involved with the giving at a Muscular Dystrophy Association benefit concert at The Farm.
Harry Basil’s in town, hide the Krazy Glue: Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009; Rodney Dangerfield acolyte and prop comic Harry Basil has a 25-year Vegas history stretching all the way back to a "band of zanies" taking over The Dunes. Still zany, Basil is back.
Carrie Snow's mom is meaner than your mom: Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009; Comedian Carrie Snow has written for Roseanne Barr and joined the comedy fraternity with her role in The Aristocrats but now she's in for another interesting career path: writing about her "crazy" mother.
The tale of the (mix) tape: UFC 101’s walk in music: Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009; Once the fighters enter the Octagon, UFC bouts are all about blood, holds and well-aimed fists, but sometimes their walk to the ring and the music that accompanies it is as interesting as the brawl itself.
Q&A with new UFC Octagon girl Natasha Wicks: Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009; From a Las Vegas farm to the UFC Octagon, new ring girl Natasha Wicks is all natural and proud of it.
UFC 101: Where to watch: Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009; If you can’t afford the plane fare to Philly, you can still watch UFC 101 right in your own backyard at these local bars and casinos.
Pay to be played: Local bands can donate for radio airtime: Friday, Aug. 7, 2009; KOMP 92.3-FM is trading radio airtime for donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Feeling charitable?
Playing themselves: Country duo Third Town leaves impersonating to go original: Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009; Local band Third Town is a little bit of country, a little bit of rock ’n’ roll and a little bit Nashville Star, too.
The “happiest mayor in the universe” makes a birthday wish: Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009; Mayor Goodman entered the VIP pre-party for his 70th birthday bash to 50 Cent's "In Da Club." In case you weren't aware, our mayor is a p-i-m-p.
Priceless frocks from a Flawless designer: Friday, July 31, 2009; Designer Camille Flawless has made her mark on the couture fashion scene of Las Vegas by outfitting celebrities and putting local beauties on billboards to advertise her Flawless designs.

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