After a successful inaugural run last September, Neon Reverb is back from March 12 - 15 for another round of alternative, indie, folk, ska, country, rock and punk shows in downtown Las Vegas.
The music festival has mushroomed for its second time around, now featuring around 100 local and national acts at a slew of venues including the Beauty Bar, The Bunkhouse, Thunderbird Lounge, The Freakin’ Frog, The Aruba Ballroom, Las Vegas Country Saloon and The Box Office. Headliners include freestyle gospel rockers Akron/Family, Seattle’s Say Hi, hip-hoppers Themselves and New York punks Japanther, who’ve been known to serenade synchronized swimming clubs.
Passes are available for single shows, single days or the entire festival and range from free to $60, making this home grown festival a lot more affordable that Coachella or Bonaroo.
New to this edition of the festival are early shows at locations like Freakin’ Frog and the Beaux Arts Gallery where you can catch a few acts from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. before heading out for additional shows scattered around downtown. There is also a special Poolside Reverb show on Sunday at Allure Tower where you can relax by the pool, enjoying the sounds of DJ Axis and recalling your fondest Neon Reverb memories.
Here is the complete Neon Reverb schedule. Plan you musically enhanced, downtown-centric weekend accordingly.
March 12
Opening reception with The Petals at The Downtown Cocktail Room:
Who: The Petals
When: 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Genre: Folk
How much: Free
Beans (left) and Mikey work their machinery.
Who: YACHT, Kid Meets Cougar, Ex-Dinosaur, Pan de Sal and Afghan Raiders
When: 9 p.m.- 1 a.m.
How much: $10
Who: The Shys, Halloween Town, The Lazystars, Hungry Cloud and A Crowd of Small Adventures
When: 9 p.m.- 1 a.m.
Genre: Rock, Folk, Indie
How much: $10
Local rockers Ministry of Love were one of the first bands to play at the newly opened all-ages venue The Farm.
Playing at the Box Office (ALL AGES SHOW!):
Who: Eyes Set to Kill, Destruction of a Rose, No Bragging Rights, Ministry of Love, Katsumoto, Joshua Judges Ruth
When: 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Genre: Rock, Hardcore
How much: $10
Playing at The Thunderbird Lounge:
Who: Leaving Springfield, Calicos, Rubiks Hotel and Brian Conway Band
When: 9 p.m.- 1 a.m.
Genre: Rock
How much: $5
Moksha
Who: Moksha, Flux, Mango Road and Roadside Prophets
When: 7:30 p.m.-12 a.m.
Genre: Jam Band, Reggae
How much: $8
Who: Brent Jameson Band, David Quick Band, Sharon Paquette and Tim Catching for a special Neon Reverb edition of Resodence
When: 8:00 p.m.-12 a.m.
Genre: Singer/Songwriter, Acoustic
How much: FREE
March 13
Who: theSTART, The Action Design, Roxy Epoxy and the Rebound, Ministry of Love, and Van Nuys
When: 9 p.m.- 2 a.m.
Genre: Alternative, Indie, Rock
How much: $10
More
- From the Archives
- Under the neon, a festival makes its mark (9/14/08)
- Downtown-apalooza (9/4/08)
- Band Guide
- Browse locals bands playing Neon Reverb in our online band guide.
- Beyond the Weekly
- Neon Reverb MySpace
Who: Spindrift, Mere Mortals, Black Patterns, Click Bang!, The Ku, and Louise LeHir
When: 9 p.m.- 2 a.m.
Genre: Psychedelic, Indie, Rock
How much: $10
Playing at the Aurba Ballroom:
Who: Akron/Family, Leopold and His Fiction, American Gil & The Major Dudes / Las Vegas Club* and Easysleeves
When: 9 p.m.- 2 a.m.
Genre: Folk, Alternative, Blues
How much: $12
Playing at the Thunderbird Lounge:
Who: Glass Heroes, The Quitters and The Mapes, The Objex and The Dirty Panties
When: 9 p.m.- 2 a.m.
Genre: Rock, Punk
How much: $10
The Clydesdale's Paige Overton.
Playing at the Las Vegas Country Saloon:
Who: The Devil Makes Three, The Clydesdale, Stampead, See Me River, and DJ Lucky LaRue
When: 9 p.m.- 1 a.m.
Genre: Rockabilly, Country, DJ
How much: $10
March 14
Playing at the Box Office (ALL AGES):
Who: Fearless Fearless, Serene, Undefine, I Am Revolution
When: 6 p.m.- 11 p.m.
Genre: Alternative, Rock
How much: $10
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Love Pentagon
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Who: Say Hi (...), Telekinesis, The Bleachers and Love Pentagon, Romanteek
When: 9 p.m.- 2 a.m.
Genre: Pop, Rock
How much: $10
Who: Dusty Rhodes and the River Band, Black Camaro and Big Friendly Corporation, Transfer and Crash Encore
When: 9 p.m.- 2 a.m.
Genre: Indie, Rock
How much: $12
Playing at the Aruba Ballroom:
Who: The Debonaires, Two and a Half White Guys, Pimpbot, One Pin Short, The Boss City Sounds, The Remedies
When: 9 p.m.- 2 a.m.
Genre: Reggae, Ska, Soul
How much: $10
Playing at the Thunderbird Lounge:
Who: DJ Handgun
When: 10 p.m.- 4:30 a.m.
How much: $10, $5 with Neon Reverb show stamp
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Yeller Bellies
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Playing at the Las Vegas Country Saloon:
Who: Merle Jagger, Los Duggans, Craic Haus, Quint & The Cowpunk Calamity and Yeller Bellies and DJ Lucky LaRue
When: 9 p.m.- 2 a.m.
Genre: Country, Rockabilly, Bluegrass, DJ
How much: $10
March 15
Playing at the Allure Tower for Poolside Reverb:
Who: DJ Axis and guests
When: 2 p.m.- 7 p.m.
Genre: Dance
How much: FREE
Who: Japanther, Themselves, The Tinglerz and The Doodler
When: 9 p.m.- 12 a.m.
Genre: Rock
How much: $10
Who: The Blakes, Bee Movie The Band, Dude City
When: 9 p.m.- 2 a.m.
Genre: Alternative, Rock, Indie
How much: $8
Who: Festival End Party with The Bargain DJ Collective , Rex Dart (Pirate Detective), DJ Aurajin, DJ LadyFingers and more
When: 9 p.m.- 2 a.m.
How much: FREE
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