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  • 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.

  • 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?

  • 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'.

  • Art

    Friday, Oct. 2, 2009

    Local artist Frijol Boy has applied his love of artwork to his job as a tattoo artist and a painter. He's taking it to the next level with a First Friday art show at The Gypsy Den.

  • Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009

    Last Comic Standing winners like late night grub, too. Peppermill-style.

  • Music

    Friday, Sept. 25, 2009

    Find out what happens when you mix 150 wines and sentimental Lifehouse tunes at the Rock 'n Roll Wine Amplified Festival. Our prediction: a mass make out session.

  • Art

    Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009

    Who can say they have artwork on their walls from a real live monkey? If you check out Monkey Biz at Palace Station this weekend, you can join this elite club.

  • Dining

    Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009

    Leave the Natty Ice in the dorm room. It's time to start drinking like an adult!

  • Comedy

    Monday, Sept. 21, 2009

    Comedian Dat Phan has the distinction of being the first winner of Last Comic Standing and one the Smithsonian Institute's Top 10 Most Influential Vietnamese-American Individuals, not bad for someone who used to be homeless.

  • Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009

    A lesson in embracing the new with Leopold and His Fiction.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Friday, Sept. 18, 2009

    When you already have a keytar, do you really need more cowbell?

  • Entertainment

    Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009

    The red-headed blues singer sees hope for the blues. You just have to know where to look.

  • Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009

    Four nights and more than 100 bands - plan your Neon Reverb with this complete concert schedule.

  • 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.

  • A&E

    Friday, Sept. 11, 2009

    Local comedian Tanyalee Davis has recovered from spinal surgery a year ago and is ready to bring on the laughs at Bonkerz Comedy Club this weekend with her hilarious blend of stand-up and storytelling.

  • Dance

    Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009

    Bust out your bedlahs, it’s time to bellydance! If you didn’t already know a bedlah is the traditional bra top and belted skirt worn by many bellydancers, check out the Bellydance Intensive and Festival at Palace Station this weekend.

  • Music

    Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009

    Local promoter Pan thinks he can pack the Aruba Showroom by bringing in quality local and regional metal bands. Hence, this weekend's Metal Mayhem.

  • Music

    Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009

    Umphrey's McGee guitarist Brendan Bayliss caught up with the Weekly to discuss the art of stomach drumming and just when to end a 25-minute jam.

  • Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009

    Forget hard work, Labor Day Weekend in Las Vegas is all about playing hard.

  • 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.

  • Art

    Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009

    The crowd at White Square Gallery’s final reception was as diverse as the work on the walls. Present: the dreadlocked hippie, the fedora-wearing hipster and the suit and skinny-tie set—all addressed as “my artists, my guests, my collectors” by owner Natasha Young.

  • 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.

  • Local Music

    Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009

    Timing is everything for The Lazystars. They'll tell you that themselves. In fact, that's what they told us on the eve of their CD-release show.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Friday, Aug. 7, 2009

    KOMP 92.3-FM is trading radio airtime for donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Feeling charitable?

  • Comedy

    Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009

    Bryan Bruner, former host at the LA Comedy Club at Trader Vic’s, left Las Vegas for the bright lights and bigger options of New York City. Now, he's back for a night of laughs.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Monday, July 27, 2009

    George Thorogood proved he's still "Bad to the Bone," and a cougar magnet, at his show with Jonny Lang in Primm.

  • Friday, July 24, 2009

    George Thorogood has been "Bad to the Bone" for years and has no plans to stop, unless you steal his guitar.

  • Friday, July 24, 2009

    Big Tony Esposito has been cranking out the jokes since his days as the big kid on the playground. He'll bring his Southern and Italian-inspired humor to Bonkerz Comedy Club at Palace Station this weekend.

  • Comedy

    Thursday, July 23, 2009

    From All That to headlining his own gigs, comedian Gabriel Igleasis has kept it fluffy and of course, funny.

  • Monday, July 20, 2009

    Breathing some fresh air into the local improv scene, Matt Donnelly's Celebrity Tarot Lounge will blend comedy with celebrity secrets via tarot card readings leading to hilarious improvised scenes.

  • television

    Sunday, July 19, 2009

    Can I buy a vowel? Vanna White and crew are in Vegas taping for Wheel of Fortune, and we got the glamorous co-host to spill on wardrobe malfunctions, doing Playboy and her favorite guest of all time.

  • Sunday, July 19, 2009

    On Saturday, a specially modified Boeing 727 taking off from McCarran International Airport left Vegas and gravity behind.

  • As We See It

    Thursday, July 16, 2009

    What's a "volutneer"?

  • Wednesday, July 15, 2009

    The DJ/rapper duo are taking over Tao Beach this Thursday to film the video for booze-anthem "Shots," and you're invited to make a cameo.

  • Sunday, July 12, 2009

    With UFC 100 behind her and her husband, Jennifer Mir has a message for Brock Lesnar.

  • Sunday, July 12, 2009

    From Blur to Sara Brightman, UFC 100's walk in music spanned an interesting melodic range.

  • Friday, July 10, 2009

    Somehow, we've resisted the urge to copy edit the Doggfather's less than stellar grammar. Primm, Dre and the Laker Mobile, straight from the Dogg's mouth.

  • Friday, July 10, 2009

    Predictions from Randy Couture and Lyoto Machida and tech savvy jock straps mark the first day of UFC's fan expo.

  • Friday, July 10, 2009

    UFC 100 is a fightcard not to be missed. Find out where to watch all the big bouts and where the fighters will be partying after they bash each others' faces in.

  • Friday, July 10, 2009

    On the eve of the historic UFC 100, Tuff-N-Uff presents Tuff Girls, an all-female MMA card at the Orleans Arena. This ladies night won't involve cosmos or manicures.