Spencer Patterson
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Noise
Life Is Sh*t taps The Vibrators to headline its seventh edition
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019 The majority of the bill will spotlight some of the local scene’s most interesting acts—from longtime Vegas band Black Camaro to next-gen names like Laabradoor, World Tension, Spring Breeding and Peachole.
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A&E
Beloved Vegas band Curl Up and Die returns to a local stage (and begins crafting new material)
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 Joining CUAD for the August 30 Bunkhouse show will be Caravels, playing for the first time since 2015.
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Noise
Psycho Las Vegas fits in nicely at its new Mandalay Bay festival digs
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 As much as any ear-pummeling number or head-spinning light show, the friendly, accommodating atmosphere created by resort staffers helped Psycho extend its streak of success in Vegas.
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A&E
Looking back on 15 notable Psycho Las Vegas 2019 performances
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Electric Wizard, Beach House, Opeth and more.
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A&E
Psycho Las Vegas brings the noise to Mandalay Bay
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019 After three years at the Hard Rock Hotel, the event—built loosely around heavy, psychedelic and metallic music—makes the move to Las Vegas Boulevard, becoming the first major music festival to inhabit a single Strip resort.
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Noise
Curl Up and Die, Caravels to team for Bunkhouse reunion show
Thursday, July 18, 2019 Curl Up and Die—featuring Mike Minnick on vocals, guitarist Matt Fuchs, bassist Ryan Hartery and drummer Keil Corcoran—played its first show since 2005 on June 22 at Anaheim's Chain Reaction.
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Noise
Psycho Las Vegas taps Original Misfits to fill Saturday-night headliner role
Saturday, June 29, 2019 The reunited horror-punk godfathers replace Megadeth, which canceled most of its 2019 dates when Dave Mustaine announced he'd been diagnosed with throat cancer.
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Taste
Head east to Le Cafe du Lac for salmon perfection and more
Thursday, June 27, 2019 The MonteLago Village spot sits alongside a man-made lake, so you might as well linger at one of the outdoor tables, order more and enjoy the surroundings.
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Noise
Talking Mandalay Bay setup with Psycho’s festival founder
Friday, June 7, 2019 “When I first came in, I thought, ‘This place is huge,’ but actually, the whole festival is right here,” founder Evan Hagen says, gesturing to the swath of casino from House of Blues to the Events Center. “Overall, it’s the same size as it was, in terms of the footprint—a six-to-seven-minute walk from one end to the other.”
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Noise
Emerge takes a meaningful step forward during its second festival edition
Monday, June 3, 2019 Emerge got a whole lot right during its second go-round. What’s left for a potential year three? Drawing bigger crowds, across the board.
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Features
Seven acts to circle in your Emerge festival planner
Thursday, May 30, 2019 Tank and the Bangas, Laura Jane Grace, Culture Abuse and more
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Noise
Priming you for Sleep, set to headline Brooklyn Bowl
Thursday, May 23, 2019 The stoner-rock deity is known for its slow, heavy and extended music, its weed-steeped lyrics and its blissfully altered audiences.
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A&E
Nine must-see acts at Punk Rock Bowling 2019
Thursday, May 23, 2019 Refused, The Murder City Devils, The Hives and more …
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A&E
Planet Desert Rock returns for a second heavy weekend
Thursday, May 16, 2019 Featuring Red Fang, John Garcia, Sasquatch and many more.
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Noise
A Spencer Krug playlist, to prepare you for his Vegas return
Thursday, May 2, 2019 It’s been nearly seven years since he played Las Vegas, and much has changed for the Canadian indie rocker and songwriting marvel in that time.
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A&E
Post Malone, Chance the Rapper, The Black Keys top Life Is Beautiful’s 2019 lineup
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 R&B singer Janelle Monáe, indie band Vampire Weekend and electronic producer Zedd performed at the inaugural Life Is Beautiful in 2013, but they might not recognize the Downtown festival when they return for its seventh edition in September 2019.
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Noise
Curl Up and Die vocalist Mike Minnick talks reunion, reissues, Vegas show and beyond
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 The band recently announced its first return gig—June 22 in Anaheim, California—and will bring three-fourths of the lineup that made its final album to the stage, along with a familiar name on drums.
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Noise
Headliners Megadeth, Opeth join diverse Psycho Las Vegas 2019 lineup
Thursday, April 11, 2019 The fest's fourth Vegas edition will also feature Electric Wizard, Beach House, Bad Religion, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Faint and many more.
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A&E
Coachella acts spill into Vegas this month
Thursday, April 11, 2019 Catch Iceage, Weezer, Chvrches and others onstage here in April.
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Noise
Prepare for Black Moth Super Rainbow’s first Vegas gig
Thursday, March 21, 2019 If you like weird, psychedelic music, you should be at this show. The openers are promising, too.
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A&E
Laura Jane Grace, Talib Kweli and Andrew Bird highlight Emerge’s reimagined 2019 festival
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 The Hard Rock Hotel will host the two-day gathering May 31 and June 1. Passes go on sale Friday, March 1.
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Noise
Singer-songwriter Kurt Vile talks Vegas comeback, The Sadies and Barack Obama
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 “Unless I fall off my game, I’m gonna say that every new, full-length record I put out will be my best. But then I go back to the [older] records, and I enjoy them all a different way. They kind of all live in different dimensions, really.”
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A&E
Reflecting on 20 amazing years of shows at Las Vegas’ House of Blues
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 From Underworld to OutKast, and Erykah Badu to Jason Isbell
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Taste
CraftHaus creates an exclusive new beer to help Brooklyn Bowl celebrate
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 The collaborators will officially launch KnockDown Punk Hoppy Lager at a collaborative dinner before the March 7 Band of Horses show, featuring four courses and six beers.
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Noise
Gimme indie rock: brushing up on Lou Barlow
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 The Sebadoh leader (and Dinosaur Jr. bassist) plays a “small space” show February 23 at a “secret” Vegas location. Prepare by playing these five songs.
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A&E
Five things to know about Los Lobos prior to their Golden Nugget concert
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 The band’s undisputed masterpiece, 1992’s Kiko, turns 27 this year.
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Noise
Killers guitarist Dave Keuning on his new solo project, vocals and lyrics, and whether he’s still in his old band
Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 “It seems like a lot of people didn’t know me. So maybe it’s a good thing to shed a little light on my life.”
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Noise
Thirteen early-2019 Las Vegas concerts to consider
Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 The Roots, Kurt Vile, Travis Scott, Duran Duran and more.
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Noise
Concerts, albums and Las Vegas releases: recapping a busy year in music
Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018 Janelle Monáe, David Byrne, St. Vincent, The War on Drugs, Robyn and more.
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Noise
Uncle Acid, Glassjaw, Oranssi Pazuzu among Psycho Las Vegas' first wave of 2019 acts
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 Also on the bill for the fourth-year heavy rock fest at Mandalay Bay: High on Fire, YOB, Kadavar, Perturbator.
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Taste
Juan’s Flaming Fajitas brings a wealth of lunch specials to Water Street
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 Where most Mexican joints seem to offer a handful of midday deals, Juan’s dedicates two pages of its menu to them. And they’re all priced between $9 and $13.
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Noise
Concert recap: Phish makes its four-night Vegas Halloween run memorable
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 Each show was loaded with smart setlist selections and exploratory, meaningful jams—all of it augmented by Chris Kuroda’s mesmerizing light show.
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A&E
Phish’s memorable Halloween-run Vegas covers extend beyond its musical costumes
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 The Vermont quartet plays its fourth October 31 show in Las Vegas this week.
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A&E
Three Bites: Devour these Park plates before heading into T-Mobile for hockey
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 The Holy Chicken is the answer to your prayers.
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Noise
Getting to know Kyuss co-founder Brant Bjork
Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 The 45-year-old desert-rock icon plays Count’s Vamp’d on October 11.
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Sports
Knights fans shouldn’t freak out, but here are 3 reasons they can if they want to
Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 The Vegas Golden Knights lost their regular season opener Thursday night, just as the Pittsburgh Penguins did in 2015, the Boston Bruins did in 2010 and the Chicago Blackhawks did in 2009 ...
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A&E
Brush up on The Moody Blues before their latest Encore run
Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 The English band helped define art-rock during the late ’60s and early ’70s, and earned induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April.
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Noise
A Hot Tuna primer to prepare you for Jorma and Jack’s Brooklyn Bowl adventure
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 What began in 1969 as a low-key side project for Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady turned into a lifelong pursuit.
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Noise
Psycho Las Vegas wraps up its Hard Rock Hotel run in happily heavy style—and prepares for its move to the Strip
Friday, Aug. 24, 2018 Over the course of four riff-stuffed days and nights, we were reminded just how perfectly the fest fit the venue and vice versa.
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A&E
Heavy favorites: Eleven acts to catch at Psycho Las Vegas festival
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 From Dvne to Witchcraft and Goblin to Sunn O)))
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A&E
Downtown favorite the Goodwich fires up its southwest Valley location
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 Coming soon: a fenced-in side-patio area that could turn into your new favorite outdoor eating space when the calendar turns to fall.
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Noise
Three under-the-radar shows to consider this week
Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018 The Chamanas at Bunkhouse, Ben Nichols at Backstage Bar & Billiards and Snakehips at the Hard Rock Hotel pool.
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Noise
Three shows in three nights: Quicksand, Car Seat Headrest and Destroyer
Friday, July 27, 2018 In 24 hours, the Bunkhouse went from seven musicians onstage to just one—and both acts delivered.
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Noise
Three under-the-radar shows: Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Holy Wave and Sarah Shook & The Disarmers
Thursday, July 12, 2018 Bonus: another chance to catch hometown hero Shamir.
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Noise
Albums we’ve liked in 2018: Lonker See’s ‘One Eye Sees Red’
Thursday, July 5, 2018 Trippy things are happening in Poland, judging from Kraków-based label Instant Classic.
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Noise
Melt your mind: an Acid Mothers Temple primer, pre-Bunkhouse stopover
Thursday, May 3, 2018 The wildly prolific Japanese psych-rock outfit has released more than 120 albums. Really.
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Noise
Concert review: David Byrne was a natural for our Center for the Performing Arts
Sunday, April 22, 2018 The former Talking Heads man chose a sequence that made use of his staging, his rhythmically oriented band and his appreciably strong voice.
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A&E
NYC fave Sadelle’s brings smoked salmon towers—and a lot more—to its new Bellagio spot
Thursday, April 19, 2018 "We’re just as well-known for our chopped salads, our pancakes and our triple-decker sandwiches as for our bagels.”
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Noise
A Dead Meadow primer, to psych you up for Sunday’s Bunkhouse show
Thursday, April 5, 2018 The tunes are stretched-out and stoner-iffic, swaying between the blues-ness of Sabbath and Zeppelin and the space exploration of Loop and Spacemen 3
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Noise
Twisting through Ty Segall's massive catalog
Thursday, March 29, 2018 We help you prep for the Bunkhouse gig featuring the garage rocker, whose catalog swells well beyond 20 LPs.