Story archive for September 2009
The gubernatorial scene at a glance
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Oct 1, 2009 (midnight)
See who's announced, who will announce and who should announce.
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A pat on our own back: Multiple NPA awards for the Weekly
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Oct 1, 2009 (midnight)
In the recent Nevada Press Association contest, the Weekly picked up 12 awards, four of them first-places in key categories.
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Amen Corner: Some elected officials actually work!
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Oct 1, 2009 (midnight)
And you thought your elected officials were all ethically challenged reprobates. Shame on you! Some of them are still working their asses off—or should we say burros?
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Oct 1, 2009 (midnight)
- Las Vegas tourism officials reviving “What happens here” slogan.
- Apparently they’re going after that demographic that hasn’t seen any movies in the last 10 years, doesn’t own a TV and has short-term memory loss.
- Building violations issued against Paris Las Vegas.
- It was something about “Eiffel Tower” and “missing bolts,” but there’s no real reason for alarm.
- Las Vegas police officer arrested in dispute with neighbor.
- When are people going to learn? Those Vegas block-party potlucks are nothing but trouble.
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At the cinematic mercy of others
Josh Bell | Thu, Oct 1, 2009 (midnight)
People often tell Weekly film critic Josh Bell that he's paying attention to the wrong movies, so he gave them a chance to pick what deserved coverage, whether that was an underrated favorite or a terrible movie selected for sheer torture value.
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Karma Sutra
Xania Woodman | Thu, Oct 1, 2009 (midnight)
The super-smooth double- and triple-distilled tequila performed well in the fruity Karma Sutra cocktail served up in the Karma lounge, as well as in the lively Karma and Tonic.
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Peggy plots your planets
Peggy Allison | Thu, Oct 1, 2009 (midnight)
Lady Luck is with you, Libras.
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Dream Zone
Lauri Quinn Lowenberg | Thu, Oct 1, 2009 (midnight)
She started telling me I needed to run some numbers for her first and finish a project for her while I was still naked.
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Bright Star
Mike D'Angelo | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (8:01 p.m.)
Here’s the deal: Either you’re the kind of person who’s going to get excited by a movie about the chaste romance between 19th-century poet John Keats and the love of his life, Fanny Brawne, or you’re not. If you are, keep reading.
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The Invention of Lying
Jeffrey M. Anderson | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (7:53 p.m.)
In The Invention of Lying the universe is skewed; it’s an alternate reality in which lies were never invented. Everyone speaks the truth all the time, no matter how unpleasant or hurtful, and even the word “truth” doesn’t exist.
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Vegas bartending show served straight up
Xania Woodman | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (7:45 p.m.)
If Vegas was last year’s dark horse in the running to win the first season of On the Rocks, then Season 2 is shaping up to be Vegas’ time to shine as a gracious two-time host city.
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Whip It
Josh Bell | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (7:40 p.m.)
Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut Whip It plays like one pictures a sleepover at Barrymore’s house might unfold.
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Playboy TV looks to Las Vegas for a slice of strip-club reality
Deanna Rilling | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (7:30 p.m.)
Filmed in Vegas at the legendary Palomino Club, King of Clubs follows the Gentile family as they take over the only strip joint with a full-nude license and a full bar. But this isn't just a half-hour’s worth of lap dances.
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Las Vegas Philharmonic Pops Series’ A Night at the Movies
Geri Jeter | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (7:04 p.m.)
Film meets Philarmonic at the Pops Series' A Night at the Movies.
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Art, by the book
Susanne Forestieri | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (6:54 p.m.)
Inscribed/Messages explores the arts entanglement with language, but it also taps into our earliest experiences with pictures and text to produce a powerful experience.
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Strong men also cry
Ken Miller | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (6:17 p.m.)
Find out what makes Weekly editor Ken Miller cry.
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DJ Z-Trip confirmed as new Friday resident at Rain
Deanna Rilling | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (6:13 p.m.)
We hate to say that we told you so but...
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Zombieland
Josh Bell | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (6:05 p.m.)
Zombieland takes everything Shaun did cleverly—the meta-movie references, the love amidst the apocalypse, the forging of a makeshift family to combat unspeakable horrors—and amps it up with distracting, empty visuals and lazy, repetitive jokes.
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Love, Michael Moore-style
Mike D'Angelo | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (5:45 p.m.)
If there are two people I never want to see in a motion picture again, they are Michael Moore and some poor, low-paid security guard who is just trying to do his/her goddamn job.
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Tommy Rocker’s rocks again
John Katsilometes | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (5:23 p.m.)
Tommy Rocker's is returning to its pre-boobies formula.
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Peepshow: An erotic novelty
Richard Abowitz | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (5:15 p.m.)
It's not all T&A. Peepshow was created with production values and staging in mind, and from the start, compared amazingly well to a traditional Vegas topless show.
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Farewell, CineVegas
Josh Bell | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (5:06 p.m.)
Even with CineVegas in limbo, its legacy will remain.
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Refresh, Refresh
J. Caleb Mozzocco | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (4:55 p.m.)
In 2006, Refresh, Refresh was a short prose story by Benjamin Percy, later published as the title piece in a collection of his work. It’s now a graphic novel by Danica Novgorodoff, and, somewhere in between, it was a screenplay for a movie.
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Five semi-random excerpts from You’re Nobody ’til Somebody Kills You: A Rat Pack Mystery
4. “‘Sleep in my bed, Eddie!’ God, a week ago, if someone had told me I’d hear those words from Marilyn Monroe ...”
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A Kennedy to the end: A memoir by a dynasty’s last lion
Chuck Twardy | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (4:20 p.m.)
We’ve heard the word “epic” summoned so often to describe Ted Kennedy’s life, it’s no surprise he starts his autobiography with a device out of Homer.
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Van Morrison at the Joint: A few dry observations
Spencer Patterson | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (4:19 p.m.)
Alcohol was not served during Van Morrison's concert. Really.
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The real deal with Wayne Brady
Richard Abowitz | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (3:55 p.m.)
He's already an actor-singer-dancer-comedian, and Wayne Brady is determined to add even more hyphens to his description.
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Basement Jaxx
Annie Zaleski | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (3:53 p.m.)
Scars resembles a jumbled hip-hop album—more specifically, the type that relies on cameos to hide a lack of innovation.
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Miranda Lambert
Josh Bell | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (3:20 p.m.)
Miranda Lambert is still exploring all the facets of her craft, and she’s got plenty of ground left to cover.
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Mariah Carey
Ben Westhoff | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (3:11 p.m.)
Despite some confusion in narrative, Carey feels extremely engaged with her material and she reigns in her trademark melisma.
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The ups and downs of caffeinated booze
Greg Beato | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (3 p.m.)
BooYa Tequila, Freaky Ice Vodka, Moonshot Beer, Gravity ShotPak Vodka: It’s perfectly legal to have caffeine in your goofy alcoholic beverage. So, why are state attorneys general trying to ban the stuff?
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A death, the end of an era … and Aubrey O’Day
Steve Friess | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (2:41 p.m.)
The events of last week represent a serious cultural step back for Las Vegas, from a disastrous opening for Zowie Bowie and CineVegas being canceled to Playboy model Aubrey O'Day whining about topless photos.
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Stats from Orange Sheila’s solo-performance return
April Corbin | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (2:36 p.m.)
Orange Sheila is drunk and ready to rock solo again.
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Will cover for food
Pj Perez | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (2:24 p.m.)
Acoustic Soul’s gimmick is simple but impressive: It plays entirely by request, passing out menus featuring hundreds of songs constituting the band’s repertoire.
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Ask Dead Elvis: Did we screw over Las Vegas, NM?
Dead Elvis | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (2:21 p.m.)
Hey Dead Elvis! Is it true that Las Vegas, New Mexico, was a prospering city long before this Las Vegas came to fruition?
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A hearty discount at Origin India … but at what price?
Stacy J. Willis | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (2:13 p.m.)
One writer's ethical dilemma over Yelping in exchange for discounted chicken tandoori.
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One night, two stories: Slices of life from September 23
Scott Dickensheets, Stacy J. Willis | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (2 p.m.)
An uncomfortable speech at the Fifth Street School Wednesday night or writer Stephen Elliott, barefoot and wearing a gray T-shirt, at a backyard literary event. You pick who had the better night.
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Food Fight! The Matzo Ball
Brock Radke | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (1:44 p.m.)
Matzo-ball soup is the original cure for whatever ails you, but only the real delis make it just like Bubbie's. Here, two Valley eateries go soup vs. soup. How do you say en garde in Hebrew?
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Downtown vs. the ‘burbs: Murder rates surprisingly similar
T.R. Witcher | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (1:39 p.m.)
A look at Metro’s year-to-date homicide stats reveals that, when it comes to murder rates, there’s little separating Downtown from Summerlin?
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Floor lords: May the best alterna-DJ win!
Xania Woodman | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (12:03 p.m.)
This Friday, eight of Las Vegas' best dark/alternative DJs throw down in four epic battles.
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Ultimate sobering
Deanna Rilling | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (noon)
Coed, fully clothed parking-garage Frisbee, anyone?
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Dinner at The Peppermill with Dat Phan
Allison Duck | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (10:45 a.m.)
Last Comic Standing winners like late night grub, too. Peppermill-style.
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Jeremy Piven looks to get lucky in love in Las Vegas
Melissa Arseniuk | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (8:56 a.m.)
If luck be a lady, Jeremy Piven is looking to lock that lady down. And he's looking for her at Emeril Lagasse's Stadium, at Lavo and all over Las Vegas.
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A night with Ming, digital Ping and the monkey man
Laura Davis | Tue, Sep 29, 2009 (7:41 p.m.)
L.A. electro-poppers Ming and Ping are a duo, almost.
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Kanye West and Lady Gaga: Together at last
Melissa Arseniuk | Tue, Sep 29, 2009 (6:07 p.m.)
It's a match made in headline heaven: Controversial artists Kanye West and Lady Gaga are bringing their "Fame Kills" tour to Las Vegas. It's only a question of who'll misbehave first.
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Newly humble, Creed is rocking heavier with age
Melissa Arseniuk | Tue, Sep 29, 2009 (5:19 p.m.)
After highly publicized ups and downs Creed's Scott Stapp says he's "chosen to live love as a lifestyle." But that doesn't mean he's forgotten how to rock.
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Kylie is a punk rocker?
Annie Zaleski | Tue, Sep 29, 2009 (5:18 p.m.)
Aussie Kylie Minogue has never conformed to the rules of pop-dom.
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Monte Carlo’s new Pub a flub
April Corbin | Tue, Sep 29, 2009 (4:33 p.m.)
With its short and snappy name, adorable whale icon named Gus spraying fire from his blowhole and bright new entrance, The Pub is supposed to be hipper and younger than it's former self.
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It’s in the bag: Agassi Grand Slam serves swag for celebs
Xania Woodman | Tue, Sep 29, 2009 (12:54 p.m.)
What was hot in this year’s Andre Agassi Grand Slam goodie bag? Xania Woodman dives in.
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Win tickets to Carlos Mencia live!
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Tue, Sep 29, 2009 (11:48 a.m.)
The "Equal Opportunity Offender" is hitting Treasure Island and you can go for free!
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Not quite “America’s Best Dance Crew”
Sarah Feldberg | Mon, Sep 28, 2009 (10:35 p.m.)
A little bit Las Vegas, a little bit Latin - AfroBoriké might not have taken home the $100,000 grand prize on America's Best Dance Crew, but they're still celebrating.
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They work hard for the money: The Host Awards honor our clubs’ finest
Xania Woodman | Mon, Sep 28, 2009 (1:12 p.m.)
What is a VIP host if not your best friend when you have a client in town? When there is Patron to kill? When there’s a bachelorette party en route? The winners of the first annual VIP Host Awards are...
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Rock for all ages
April Corbin | Mon, Sep 28, 2009 (12:13 p.m.)
Metal band Losing Tomorrow doesn't discriminate. They'll rock for anyone.
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Celeb Recap: Fame-ous stars take over the town
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Sep 28, 2009 (10:57 a.m.)
Fame-ous celebrities were out in droves this weekend as the Fame cast visited Las Vegas along with Tony Bennett, Chazz Palminteri, and a host of sports celebs on hand to celebrate the opening of Emeril's Lagasse Stadium.
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When, oh when, is Big Boi’s album going to drop?
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Sep 28, 2009 (10:25 a.m.)
Outkast's Big Boi will be dropping his new album, soon... really... he promises...
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Five things we learned at the Lifehouse concert
Xania Woodman | Mon, Sep 28, 2009 (12:07 a.m.)
Lifehouse loves Las Vegas! And other things learned at the band's concert at Mandalay Bay Beach on Saturday night.
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Wine + Lifehouse = potential for mass PDA
Allison Duck | Fri, Sep 25, 2009 (5:18 p.m.)
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.
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2010 Subaru Legacy
Subaru's Legacy mid-size sedan grew for 2010, but its price tag didn't.
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Chaos at Cursive
Laura Davis | Fri, Sep 25, 2009 (12:47 p.m.)
This high-adrenaline second showing may have left us bruised, but it was worth the battle wounds.
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Showing some local love
Josh Bell | Fri, Sep 25, 2009 (12:18 a.m.)
Las Vegas Weekly Managing Editor Ken Miller joins Josh to chat about local feature film Thor at the Bus Stop, plus existential comedy Cold Souls and Anna Wintour documentary The September Issue in theaters.
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Palace Station is up to some monkey business
Allison Duck | Thu, Sep 24, 2009 (4:08 p.m.)
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.
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From bar to band
April Corbin | Thu, Sep 24, 2009 (2:55 p.m.)
Hours before local cow punk heroes the Clydesdale's heavily attended CD launch party at Bunkhouse, a lesser-known band called Calicos stood on a stage five feet wide in a lesser-known bar called the Square Apple.
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The winners are in (the hot tub)!
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 24, 2009 (2:21 p.m.)
Pooches, blow up dolls and scuba gear: The Grotto's Hot Tub Challenge saw it all. See the winners here.
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The brothers in arms: Where are they now?
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 24, 2009 (midnight)
In the 2006 nightlife issue, the Weekly interviewed four sets of brothers (one of them twins!) who all worked in the Vegas nightlife industry. Three years later, we check back in.
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Nightlife glossary, 2009 edition
Team Hangover | Thu, Sep 24, 2009 (midnight)
What would the year be without Team Hangover’s annual contribution to the English language? Less eloquent, we’d imagine, and far less colorful. Therefore behold: this year’s admissions to the nightlife dictionary!
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Nightclub Citation
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Sep 24, 2009 (midnight)
Don't ya just hate it when people in the club contribute to visual, auditory and/or general vibe pollution? Time to let them know what's up with this print-and-use citation!
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Sep 24, 2009 (midnight)
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Juan Manuel Marquez.
- Fight fans enjoying UFC 103 ask, “Who and who?”
- Las Vegas-Anaheim maglev train proposal to finally get $5 million in federal funds.
- Awesome! Now it’s one step closer to never happening.
- Heidi Fleiss forced to close pet-grooming business.
- Residents complained after Charlie Sheen started taking his dogs there.
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The ones who got away: They got out while the getting was good!
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 24, 2009 (midnight)
The nightlife scene has had to let a number of Las Vegans spread their wings and fly (or drive or run) away over the last few years. Since then, they’ve traveled far and wide to discover their paths. Recently, we asked them to send back word of their journeys.
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Meet the Las Vegas lifers: It’s their kinda town!
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 24, 2009 (midnight)
This is it! This is the town. Contrary to what Galileo preached, for these Las Vegans, Sin City is the center of the universe—everything else simply revolves around it in jealous awe.
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Dream Zone
Lauri Quinn Lowenberg | Thu, Sep 24, 2009 (midnight)
"The plane seemed like it was going to crash."
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Peggy plots your planets
Peggy Allison | Thu, Sep 24, 2009 (midnight)
Happy birthday, Libras! Enjoy your birthday month, get ready to launch your new projects this week and keep secrets to yourself.
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Eight things that would’ve been even funnier had I been stoned at Atlas Theatre’s production of “Reefer Madness”
Stacy J. Willis | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (7:19 p.m.)
Adorable, drooling pit bulls are less adorable when they're not on the leash and we're not stoned.
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The Southeast Cocktail
Xania Woodman | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (7:10 p.m.)
Revelations in celebration of Bourbon Heritage Month!
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Journey to the center of sci-fi
Josh Bell | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (7:06 p.m.)
Add 50 movie theater seats to a comic book and memorabilia store and you have the city's unlikeliest movie theater. Who wants to catch a showing of Blade Runner?
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FAMEDORUM!
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (6:36 p.m.)
This is what happens when you combine sci-fi and dance.
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Cold Souls
Josh Bell | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (6:28 p.m.)
Cold Souls owes a lot to Charlie Kaufman’s work, particularly Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but director Sophie Barthes’ film generally suffers by comparison.
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Hey, No Age, stop following me around!
Spencer Patterson | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (6:27 p.m.)
Why is an LA noise-pop duo stalking a Weekly editor?
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A night with Karen O seven years in the making
Spencer Patterson | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (6:17 p.m.)
Seven years after an intoxicating first experience with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Spencer Patterson finds a band that's not truly there.
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The September Issue
Josh Bell | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (6:15 p.m.)
Legendary Vouge editor Anna Wintour inspired Meryl Streep's character in The Devil Wears Prada, but The September Issue shows she isn't quite as cruel as the devil.
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Monsters of Folk
Julie Seabaugh | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (5:58 p.m.)
They call their supergroup Monsters of Folk—“they” being Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, She & Him’s M. Ward and producer Mike Mogis - but they are more than the sum of their parts.
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Pearl Jam
Josh Bell | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (5:50 p.m.)
Pearl Jam has nothing left to prove, and that can be liberating. After you’ve sold millions of albums and essentially defined an entire movement, you can afford to do whatever you feel like doing, even if that's going into dad-rock territory.
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Ask Dead Elvis: When was the first killing in Southern Nevada?
Elvis likes this question because it reminds people that there was a time when Las Vegas was a Wild West city, before the first Target or Babies ‘R’ Us.
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Fish Story
Rick Lax | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (5:01 p.m.)
Rick Lax's dream of making out with dolphins finally comes true for a mere $550.
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Thor at the Bus Stop
Josh Bell | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (4:57 p.m.)
Despite the mystical overtones, Thor isn’t a supernatural movie.
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What’s in a green name?
T.R. Witcher | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (4:35 p.m.)
An environmentally friendly casino has to be a contradiction in terms. Giant buildings that welcome and encourage the extravagant, wasteful behavior of thousands of guests at the same time hardly seem like a recipe for saving Mother Earth.
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Suggestion Box: Hey UNLV…
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (4:15 p.m.)
Not a bad start, UNLV. We were glad to hear how much water you’ve saved by getting rid of the trays in the cafeteria, but let’s face it: It’s not nearly enough. If you truly want to start conserving resources, we’ve got a couple of ideas of our own.
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Instant popularity recipe
Julie Seabaugh | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (3:54 p.m.)
Step by step directions to achieve local music stardom Imagine Dragons-style.
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Scene from a shuttle van
Julie Seabaugh | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (3:52 p.m.)
If a free shuttle is doing laps with no one on it, is it still a great idea?
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If Gogol Bordello were a venue
Julie Seabaugh | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (2:56 p.m.)
Half musical tailgate, half Tijuana street fair, Katie Cewe’s Gypsy Den hands down wins the title of Best Neon Reverb Addition (Venue Division)
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A dingo ate their drummer?
Julie Seabaugh | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (2:52 p.m.)
Minus one drummer and starting at 1:15 a.m., The Morning After Girls opted for free-form, ultra-dense, moody soundscapes.
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Serene don’t swing
Julie Seabaugh | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (2:49 p.m.)
The Most Serene Republic decided to skip playing their cover of Jim Lowe's "Green Door" a mere 2.63 miles from the world-famous social club?
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Neon Reverb beefs up the bottom line
Spencer Patterson | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (2:45 p.m.)
After losing some $5,000 in the spring, Neon Reverb came out almost even this time, in spite of our weak-ass economy.
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Lost along the way
Rick Lax | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (2:38 p.m.)
Unlike The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol won’t ruffle feathers, let alone cause a “delicious scandal.”
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Thank you, Psychedelic Furs
April Corbin | Wed, Sep 23, 2009 (11:27 a.m.)
The Psychedelic Furs kept their House of Blues concert on Tuesday simple: Less talk, more music.
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Johnny McGuire’s: Serving up fatty subs
Sarah Feldberg | Tue, Sep 22, 2009 (7:21 p.m.)
At the new Town Square sandwich shop the motto is "Health Food Sucks!" and the subs come big and beefy.
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My stripper suite, courtesy of Craigslist
April Corbin | Tue, Sep 22, 2009 (6:16 p.m.)
Meet the eighth wonder of the world: My new king-sized heart-shaped waterbed, complete with free stripper pole.
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Representin’!
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Tue, Sep 22, 2009 (6:15 p.m.)
Who are the best ambassadors for Las Vegas right now?
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Checking in on checking out
Scott Dickensheets | Tue, Sep 22, 2009 (5:57 p.m.)
Unless the food really sucks, inevitably the worst part of a dining experience is waiting for the bill.
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Proper pastrami
Max Jacobson | Tue, Sep 22, 2009 (5:31 p.m.)
What survive in today’s idiom of Ashkenaz—or Eastern European Jewish—foods are pastrami, corned beef and matzo ball soup, although credible versions are hard to find, even in Vegas. See how Tommy Pastrami matches up.
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Charles Schulz meets abstract art
Scott Dickensheets | Tue, Sep 22, 2009 (5:16 p.m.)
Look at this piece, “EP V,” from the exhibit Ellsworth Peanuts, by local art collective Ripper Jordan. It’s abstract, (just like real art!), but what if, as you look at it, we say these two words: “Peppermint Patty.”
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Getting to know bluesman Glenn Patrik
Pj Perez | Tue, Sep 22, 2009 (4:50 p.m.)
When Glenn Patrik hits the stage at the Las Vegas Blues Festival on Saturday, he’ll bring with him 40 years of Kansas City, Kansas-bred, road-tested, soul-encrusted blues.
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Ken Miller is torn
Ken Miller | Tue, Sep 22, 2009 (4:42 p.m.)
How should he feel about the guy who punished his bank with fish and urine?
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Real men (and women) drink fruity beers
Allison Duck | Tue, Sep 22, 2009 (12:10 p.m.)
Leave the Natty Ice in the dorm room. It's time to start drinking like an adult!
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The return of Social Mixology
Xania Woodman | Mon, Sep 21, 2009 (7:21 p.m.)
The "traveling speakeasy" is heading back to Vegas to celebrate Bourbon Heritage Month with fresh cocktails and twisted classics. And only the Weekly is spilling the where and when.
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Man of the Moment: Kid Cudi performs at Tao
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Sep 21, 2009 (4:59 p.m.)
Kid Cudi might not look to be all of his 25 years, but the rapper proved on Saturday that he can party with the big boys.
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The real devil in Prada: Win tickets to “The September Issue”
Sarah Feldberg | Mon, Sep 21, 2009 (4:23 p.m.)
The supposed inspiration behind Prada-wearing fashion dictator Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada has her own documentary. Win your way into an advance screening of The September Issue.
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Dat Phan: homeless to hilarious
Allison Duck | Mon, Sep 21, 2009 (11:34 a.m.)
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.
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Nite Bite: All Hallows’ early
Xania Woodman | Sun, Sep 20, 2009 (11:57 p.m.)
In Las Vegas, Halloween is a week-long affair, and it's never too early to start planning your costume-clad party schedule.
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Killing the vibe at The Killers show
Melissa Arseniuk | Sun, Sep 20, 2009 (11:32 p.m.)
This is what happens when you fight in front of Mr. Flowers.
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Diddy sets red carpet record
Melissa Arseniuk | Sun, Sep 20, 2009 (10:48 p.m.)
Faster than a speeding bullet, it's Diddy's carpet appearance at Wet Republic.
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Curtain call
Spencer Patterson | Sun, Sep 20, 2009 (12:15 p.m.)
Afghan Raiders serve up wild ending to Neon Reverb, fall edition
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Not quite Themselves?
Spencer Patterson | Sun, Sep 20, 2009 (12:13 p.m.)
Neon Reverb’s headlining hip-hop duo isn’t quite what it was six months ago
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Preach it, brother Daniel
Allison Duck | Sun, Sep 20, 2009 (11:07 a.m.)
A lesson in embracing the new with Leopold and His Fiction.
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Neon Reverb: The best of the Bunkhouse
April Corbin | Sun, Sep 20, 2009 (10:57 a.m.)
Cow punk rockers The Clydesdale celebrated the release of their latest CD with an energetic party that only Neon Reverb could host. The show brought the band to the Bunkhouse along with The Mad Caps, Leopold and his Fiction and The Flametrick Subs. The music was great, and we couldn't pick just one favorite melodic moment from the night. However, there were some obvious standouts.
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Anatomy of an Imagine Dragons super fan
Allison Duck | Sun, Sep 20, 2009 (12:23 a.m.)
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.
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Celebrity/media NFL picks: Week Two
Sal DeFilippo | Sat, Sep 19, 2009 (5:53 p.m.)
It seemed an impossible circumstance for the Denver Broncos, facing second-and-10 from their own 13 with only 28 seconds to play. But nothing is impossible against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Holly Madison, Kim Kardashian and Mel B. do it doggie style
Melissa Arseniuk | Sat, Sep 19, 2009 (12:33 p.m.)
Pink's hot doggie style, that is. The popular frankfurter spot named hot dogs for the starlets at its Planet Hollywood grand opening.
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Salt Lake City is the real Jerusalem, and other revelations from Neon Reverb
April Corbin | Sat, Sep 19, 2009 (12:12 p.m.)
Jacob Smigel is back in town for Neon Reverb, and he brought his coffee beer bong with him.
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Scenes from The Square Apple
April Corbin | Sat, Sep 19, 2009 (11:49 a.m.)
Waiting. Waiting. Listening. And, finally, rocking out.
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Reeling ’em in
Spencer Patterson | Sat, Sep 19, 2009 (11:49 a.m.)
Back from California, The Skooners flex their drawing muscle
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Mutual appreciation society
Spencer Patterson | Sat, Sep 19, 2009 (11:48 a.m.)
Warlocks, Martinez reunite—if only for one night
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Busy feet
Spencer Patterson | Sat, Sep 19, 2009 (11:47 a.m.)
Woven’s Abagon pedals his way to Neon Reverb immortality
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Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Deanna Rilling | Fri, Sep 18, 2009 (6:12 p.m.)
Ahoy, landlubbers! One of ye olde Weekly’s favorite holidays is fast approaching, mateys! International Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19, and we’re here tell you about it if you’ve been wallowing as a bilge rat.
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UFC 103: where to watch
Allison Duck | Fri, Sep 18, 2009 (5:45 p.m.)
If you don't have plane fare to head to Dallas, watch all the UFC action right here in Las Vegas.
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Free Creed ticket giveaway!
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Fri, Sep 18, 2009 (4:20 p.m.)
The post-grunge rockers are now post-breakup and heading to Las Vegas.
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Hooping for health and happiness
April Corbin | Fri, Sep 18, 2009 (3:20 p.m.)
Hula hoops aren't just for children anymore.
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Celeb forecast: “Diddy,” Ronson and Kid Rock… Oh my!
Melissa Arseniuk | Fri, Sep 18, 2009 (1:56 p.m.)
So many celebs, so little time. Stalk more effectively with this complete weekend schedule.
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Counting on Kid Rock
Melissa Arseniuk | Fri, Sep 18, 2009 (1:23 p.m.)
He has sold 11 million albums worldwide, been nominated for five Grammy Awards and married one Playboy Playmate. Here, a look at last night's Kid Rock show, by the numbers.
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Adventures in spaz-dancing
Spencer Patterson | Fri, Sep 18, 2009 (12:33 p.m.)
“That was like being in a tornado,” Jackson Wilcox of ACoSA declares after descending into the crowd toward the end of Neon Reverb, Night 1 at the Bunkhouse.
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New Cloud rising
Spencer Patterson | Fri, Sep 18, 2009 (12:26 p.m.)
A glimpse into Mike Weller's rocking future...
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Unusual dreams
Spencer Patterson | Fri, Sep 18, 2009 (12:07 p.m.)
Local folk act Dreaming of Lions "throws together" their opening Neon Reverb performance.
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Banter at Boomers
April Corbin, Allison Duck | Fri, Sep 18, 2009 (12:03 p.m.)
When you already have a keytar, do you really need more cowbell?
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5 things James Woodbridge is excited for at Neon Reverb
Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (7:44 p.m.)
We made the festival co-founder name a few of the bands that have him all worked up this weekend.
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Win free tickets to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs!
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (12:09 p.m.)
Who wants to play a fun game of “What the heck is Karen O wearing?”… for free?
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A growing problem with no solution
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
In a state with an alarming suicide rate, murder-suicides appear to be increasing as well.
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Jennifer’s Body
Josh Bell | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Maybe it’s a little early to call Diablo Cody a one-trick pony, but, well, she’s a one-trick pony. The screenwriter of Juno’s second screenplay, the horror-comedy Jennifer’s Body, seems to have never met a genuine human emotion.
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The Weekly playlist: Say Yeah!
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Get psyched for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ first Vegas show in seven years with these tunes.
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Why you should see writer Stephen Elliott read from his new book at Laurenn McCubbin’s house
Scott Dickensheets | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Because Elliot’s new book, The Adderall Diaries, sounds like a great book.
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The Weekly Review: Human Nature
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
With Smokey Robinson producing and fronting for them, Human Nature better be able to deliver the Motown goods at the Imperial Palace. And mostly, the four Australians do not disappoint.
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That DJ Dan interview
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Celebrating 20 years as a DJ, Dan reflects on his favorite career moments, what it takes for a successful 2x4 set, and the impostor DJ Dan.
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Post-apocalyptic fun with Dead Neon
April Corbin | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Dead Neon wasn’t created to be comedic; the self-described “primitive nuclear rapture doom metal” band was created to promote poetry.
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Go directly to jail
Ken Miller | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Enter 2009, when many can’t afford to pay their mortgages. And in Las Vegas, where bond is 15 percent of bail (most states are 10 percent), more Las Vegans are having to make tough choices when faced with having a loved one spend the night in jail.
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Stripper Poles R Us
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Get your tween up on that stripper pole, preferably with grandma and a chunky boy clutching a bucket of Diet Pepsi in the other hand. The pole belongs to us! The people!
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
- La Toya Jackson in danger of losing Las Vegas house to foreclosure, owing $745,670 in unpaid mortgage.
- Yeah, that La Toya impersonator on the Strip? That’s REALLY La Toya!
- Survey finds Nevada residents prefer cremation.
- Second most popular choice was being buried alive in debt.
- Las Vegas sees spike in weddings for 9-9-09.
- Divorce lawyers see record spikes on 9-10-09 as well.
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I lived at Town Square (for about 20 minutes)
Rick Lax | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Safe for children … no serious crime … bountiful employment opportunities … good nightlife … Town Square might be the perfect place to live, if only there were residences. One writer attempts to move in and find out.
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Fong’s, Hogs, Hard Rock: In search of the perfect bar experience
C. Moon Reed | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
On a quest for the perfect bar experience, criss crossing the city with two fake names and two fake boobs.
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Raekwon
Ben Westhoff | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Spinning horrifically violent, often crude tales of New York dope running, Raekwon has crafted an album as dense and rewarding as its predecessor.
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Two comics J. Caleb Mozzocco says are worth marking your calendar for
J. Caleb Mozzocco | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Start saving those pennies. Two worthwhile comics are around the corner.
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Peggy plots your planets
Peggy Allison | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
A new moon brings the unexpected this week, expect opportunities to arise in love and career.
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Hummers for your feet!
Greg Beato | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
If it seems a little ironic that slender urban saplings are dressing like Paul Bunyan and the Marlboro Man, well, so what?
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Magical Macbeth
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
There are few opportunities to work a Las Vegas magician and Shakespeare into the same sentence—most probably involve trickery, irony or metaphor. This one doesn’t involve trickery, though there is a magician.
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Overly measured art
Susanne Forestieri | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
“Measure twice, cut once”—the old proverb that advises one to plan and be careful before taking action - may not be the best advice for making art.
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Further Reverberations
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
The fall version of Neon Reverb was designed to be far smaller than its spring counterpart, but there are more than 100 acts listed for this weekend's festival. Hmmmm.
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Staking its claim
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Bite has all the elements common to Vegas shows - magic, aerialists, dancing, a singer - but it's got topless vampires, too.
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As Dead Elvis: Did Vegas have a national talk show?
My dad insists there was a national talk show called The Las Vegas Show in the mid- or late ’60s. Yet I couldn’t find any info when I did research on the web. Could it just have been a one-off special?
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Don’t call it a downer!
Steve Friess | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Even at 81, Broadway legend and Phantom director Hal Prince has lost none of his enthusiasm for what he does.
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Open letter to my favorite radio station
Scott Dickensheets | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Dear 107.9-FM: You’re airing promos asking listeners what changes they’d like to hear, and I do have a suggestion: How about a tad more musical adventurousness?
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30-second chinchilla review
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Is the fighting chinchilla our new “yo quiero” chihuahua? Our AFLAC duck? And what the hell does it have to do with Vegas?
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Groovy nonsense
Mike D'Angelo | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Steven Soderbergh transforms corporate malfeasance into zany comedy with The Informant!
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What to see at Neon Reverb?
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
A night-by-night festival study guide, so you can catch the best the lineup has to offer.
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Lorna’s Silence
Josh Bell | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Belgian filmmaking brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne explore the depths of guilt in their latest film, Lorna’s Silence, an often heart-wrenching story about an Albanian immigrant caught in the middle of a shady citizenship scam
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Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson
Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
The concept—moony singer-songwriter records intimate series of duets with Page 1 starlet.
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Amen Corner: Capitalism at its finest
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Nina Radetich, the plucky newscaster at Channel 13, was caught offering the services of her boyfriend, a guy with some PR experience, to the owner of Tire Works, a business that was soon to be featured as the subject of an undercover expose on—where else?—Channel 13.
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How we spent Patriot Day (September 11)
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Go-go dancing, hording in a home office and Disneyland? We're so American...
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Yeah, we have a czar for that
With more and more government functions being grouped under “czars”—to improve efficiency and accountability, just as in imperial Russia—it’s clearly time the concept filtered down to the local level.
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Hipsters: the sitcom
Josh Bell | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Bored is far too smug and weak-willed to actually be funny, but at least it’s sometimes light on its feet and has few pretensions to profundity.
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Pool-hopping in the time of Metro raids
Team Hangover | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
For the first time in Las Vegas history, hot girls who wanted to take their tops off were turned away.
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A mixed makeover
Brock Radke | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
There are plenty of delicious bites on Khotan’s menu, but stick to the sushi or small plates if you want to be impressed.
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Guaranteed to raise a smile
John Katsilometes | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Cheap Trick and many valuable friends are performing some of the best music ever to emanate from the Hilton Theater with their treatment of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
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Circulatory System
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Okay, let’s get it out of the way: Jeff Mangum plays on this record, "plays" being the operative word here.
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Run for the Roses
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Darren West’s Run for the Roses is the ideal expression of Bellagio’s very good taste in bourbon.
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JR Hahn— Man of mistry
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
The role of Tao Beach’s water boy is to entertain, to get the party started and to dole out a refreshing mist to the pool’s roasting hens.
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We’ve got spirit
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
We the People, in order to form a perfect bar, seek to establish Cachaça as “Cachaça, Brazil’s Noble Spirit.”
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Shadows Fall
Josh Bell | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
The new Shadows Fall disc, Retribution, doesn’t sound like it was crafted for the radio, or for anyone other than the band’s dedicated fanbase.
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Dream Zone
Lauri Quinn Lowenberg | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
"In my dream I had to perform the autopsy. I then saw her head in a bag..."
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Homicide
Mike D'Angelo | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Long unavailable on home video, David Mamet’s 1991 film Homicide remains the most weirdly personal work he’s written directly for the screen, and still ranks among his finest.
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It Might Get Loud
Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
The heavily hyped documentary with Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, U2’s The Edge and consummate lo-fi band whore Jack White fails to rise above meandering, minimal-effort vanity project.
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Muse
Annie Zaleski | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Muse's mix of prog-rock meandering, gnarled guitar riffs, goth-pop flourishes and dance-funk rhythms isn’t exactly pandering to the mainstream. And The Resistance is Muse’s most cohesive statement yet.
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Brief, potent
David Berke | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
They may be small, but short stories have been getting a lot of ink lately. Here, five of this year's best collections.
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A tango with los toros
Sarah Feldberg | Wed, Sep 16, 2009 (12:10 p.m.)
In bloodless bullfighting, does banishing the slaughter kill off the drama?
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Score free tickets to Kid Rock!
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Wed, Sep 16, 2009 (11 a.m.)
Wanna rock out with the Kid? We'll get you in for free!
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Flavorful fancy with Burger Bar’s custom milkshakes
April Corbin | Wed, Sep 16, 2009 (9:12 a.m.)
Using 60 ingredients to create a DIY milkshake at Hubert Keller's Burger Bar, the possibilities are nearly endless. Jägermeister Nutella shake, anyone?
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Taking the long road with Bonnie Raitt
Allison Duck | Wed, Sep 16, 2009 (8:47 a.m.)
The red-headed blues singer sees hope for the blues. You just have to know where to look.
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Genius in a bottle
Xania Woodman | Wed, Sep 16, 2009 (1:22 a.m.)
Three bartending contests will serve up over $30,000 in prizes over the coming months for those who can mix, shake and pour.
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Hue’s on first: The graying is ceaseless, as is the analysis
The hairs are not so much gray as white, and thick like cat whiskers.
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Redneck sexy and ready to rock
April Corbin | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 (4:58 p.m.)
No twang here. The Mark Barrett Project isn't just country. They're rocking country.
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Pussycat Doll gets Gossy
Melissa Arseniuk | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 (4:28 p.m.)
Pussycat Nicole Scherzinger mixed business with pleasure this weekend in Vegas.
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Neon Reverb: The complete schedule
Allison Duck | Tue, Sep 15, 2009 (3:43 p.m.)
Four nights and more than 100 bands - plan your Neon Reverb with this complete concert schedule.
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Nobunny loves (and scares) us
April Corbin | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 (5:45 p.m.)
Just when we thought nobody could entertain us, shock us and leave us trembling in gleeful confusion, Nobunny did.
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Undead rule the desert
April Corbin | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 (1:02 p.m.)
Ten minutes before Zombie Shaker Box's scheduled start time, restless, metal-loving fans crowded the stage and began chanting for the band to start playing. It set the tone for the evening.
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Miley on sale
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 (1:01 p.m.)
Pint-sized pop culture icon Miley Cyrus announced a big deal today: She's selling a limited number of tickets to her Sept. 26 concert at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center for $25.
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Celeb recap: Mimi, Matt Goss and “America’s Best DJ”
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Sep 14, 2009 (10:56 a.m.)
Mariah Carey, Nicole Scherzinger and "The Real Deal" Holyfield were all found frolicking in Las Vegas this weekend.
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Mariah in no particular hurry during measured performance at Pearl Concert Theater
John Katsilometes | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 (8:59 p.m.)
In fine voice and form, Mariah Carey was in total control during the first of two concerts at the Palms.
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Me and Mariah: An encounter with the diva after 16 years
Sarah Feldberg | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 (2:07 p.m.)
Until last night’s performance at The Pearl it had been 16 years since I’d seen Mariah Carey. In that time, I'd gone through puberty and learned to drive. And Mariah? She'd ditched the plaid for something a little more fabulous.
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Las Vegas guide to Mexican Independence Day
Allison Duck | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 (8:14 a.m.)
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.
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Celebrity/media NFL picks: Week One
Sal DeFilippo | Sat, Sep 12, 2009 (2 a.m.)
Just like every year, there were plenty of sideshows during the offseason and preseason to add to the alluring dawn of an NFL season. But forget about the return of Michael Vick. Ignore the third coming of Brett Favre. Quickly wave goodbye to the retiring Tedy Bruschi. Do not concern yourself by wondering if we’ll ever see Richard Seymour in a Raiders uniform, or whether the entire city of Denver will revolt over the loss of Jay Cutler. These are interesting plots, but there’s something bigger that I’m keeping an eye on.
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Fabulous Flashbacks
Deanna Rilling | Fri, Sep 11, 2009 (7:30 p.m.)
Bringing one hell of a dance party to the Palms for four days, Vegas’ second Fabulous Fest was everything a club kid could ask for. A week later, the nightlife industry has finally recovered. Maybe. We have the pics and video if you missed it.
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Paul and Perfecto, one year later
Deanna Rilling | Fri, Sep 11, 2009 (5:30 p.m.)
Paul Oakenfold kept his promise. Before Perfecto began, he told the Weekly he’d bring Vegas something different. On Perfecto’s one-year anniversary, we caught up with Oakie backstage to hear his reflections on his first year at Rain.
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Building an empire of Hot Tamales
Sarah Feldberg | Fri, Sep 11, 2009 (2:33 p.m.)
“I hope that my husband never reads this,” says comedienne Kiki Melendez, chuckling as she explains the feeling of finishing a great show, “but it’s better than an orgasm.”
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Celeb forecast: Mariah sings, a Pussycat Doll prowls and Bow Wow does his thing
Melissa Arseniuk | Fri, Sep 11, 2009 (11:46 a.m.)
Just because Labor Day has passed, doesn't mean the celebrity-sighting season is over. This weekend heats up with small screen stars and big name rockers.
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Duel in the Desert will bring the heat (and lots of metal)
April Corbin | Fri, Sep 11, 2009 (11:24 a.m.)
The Cheyenne Saloon's battle of the bands began in May with 36 bands. Now, the final nine are ready to duel it out for cash, prizes and street cred.
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Dennis Mitchell fires off six reasons he loves the (new) music of The Beatles
John Katsilometes | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (10:43 p.m.)
"Breakfast With The Beatles" host Dennis Mitchell has had his ear to Beatles music all his life and has a few quick opinions of the band's newly released, remastered CD collection.
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Criss Angel gives Oprah a “mindfreak”
Melissa Arseniuk | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (3:23 p.m.)
When Oprah Winfrey wanted to mystify guests at her 24th season premiere party, she knew just who to call: Criss Angel.
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Dream Zone
Lauri Quinn Lowenberg | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (12:23 p.m.)
"I was walking with a muck farmer when I saw a big snake all coiled up ready to strike..."
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Peggy plots your planets
Peggy Allison | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (12:18 p.m.)
Social life advice, creative boosts and business deals are all in the stars this week.
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Elvis, mayoral vow renewal, Rat Packers … just another night on Fremont Street
John Katsilometes | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (12:18 a.m.)
The self-dubbed Happiest Mayor in the Universe clutched his wife in one hand and a Bombay Sapphire martini in the other for a renewal of vows on the Fremont Street Experience’s Third Stage.
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Death becomes us?
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
Suicide or accidental overdose, DJ AM robbed himself of a future and us of the chance to see just how bright his star could someday shine. It’s the very definition of a tragedy.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
- Las Vegas Police hold planning seminar for neighborhoods facing rising crime due to foreclosures.
- Criminals hoping for empty homes were very appreciative of the heads-up.
- Harry Reid spokesman says the senator wasn’t being serious when he told the Review-Journal, “I hope you go out of business.”
- Just like when he told his constituency, “I hope we reform health care in a meaningful way.”
- Mayor Oscar Goodman renews wedding vows.
- Hey, the guy’s happily married—plus, he discovered that term limits apply to his marriage, too.
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Poetic license
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
Novelist Ivy Pochoda doesn’t get Las Vegas literally correct in her new book, but she wasn’t trying to. It’s the latest entrant in the growing collection of literature set here.
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You can’t get away
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
I live near the far southwest corner of the Valley. We are, one likes to think, just about beyond the reach of graffiti and crime. But not quite.
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AM in LV
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
No matter if you frequented nightclubs or not, it’s impossible to deny the impact Adam Goldstein had on the DJ world.
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A hasty retreat
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
It’s not “labor” if you’re in a cabana, right?
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So much for the teachable moment
Ken Miller | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
President Obama’s speech on education sent shock waves through our PTAs. So Clark County School District Superintendent Walt Rulffes offered “alternative” activities for that 20 minutes.
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New Fashioned
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
Bourbon Heritage Month continues with the Silverton’s take on the classic Old Fashioned, traditionally made with an orange slice, lemon twist and maraschino cherries.
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B.B., meet The Beatles
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
The Beatles Revolution Lounge won't be the only club at the Mirage dedicated to a musical legend for much longer. Soon to open: B.B. King’s Blues Club.
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‘The good I can do outweighs the bad that can happen’
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
She’s a sweet little old lady, and her existence among the darkest lives in Vegas—daily with the homeless, criminal, mentally ill, lost, screwed-up, prostituting, pimping, addicted, hurting, violent people—is an alarming and exciting thing. It can’t be this simple: Nice Episcopalian housewife and mother of three spends her life holding the hands of the criminal and destitute because Jesus showed up and told her to.
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Now what?
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
Parolees looking for a second chance are finding it more difficult than ever.
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Gaumont Treasures: 1897-1913
Jeffrey M. Anderson | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
This three-disc DVD set highlights three major French silent-era directors from Gaumont’s legendary studio, and in each case, sheds a bit of new light on film history.
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Paint by numbers
Josh Bell | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
It’s a shame short films don’t really get their due as an art form, because not every story needs to be blown up to feature length. Shane Acker’s 2005 animated short film 9 was nominated for an Academy Award, but still only reached a fraction of the audience that Acker’s new feature version will, even if it turns out to be a giant failure.
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Ask Dead Elvis: Celeb quickies
Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow had one of those quickie Vegas marriages. Any more details as to where and when? Any other celebrities more famous that them who hooked up in Vegas?
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Sustainably soused
E.C. Gladstone | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
Palazzo’s Canyon Ranch dominates the Strip spa scene in many ways, but there’s one aspect that really sets apart this outpost of “health, wellness and holistic and integrative care” (as its website puts it): Booze.
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No sticky wicket here
Max Jacobson | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
Garfield’s might just be the only place in the city that would look equally at home in Barbados, but the menu is eclectic here, featuring French, Italian and American fare, with hints of North Africa and Asia along the way.
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Greek-Italian throwdown!
Scott Dickensheets | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
The Greek Food Festival. The San Gennaro Feast. Two great ethnic food events—but what if you can only attend one? How to choose? Perhaps this handy point system will help you decide.
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America’s best dance town?
Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
Another season of America’s Best Dance Crew, another booty-shakin’ team from Las Vegas. Latin crew AfroBoriké have their sights set on the season finale and then back on the Vegas Strip.
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Pop life
Zach Smith | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
As head writer of the The Onion’s AV Club, Nathan Rabin has become one of the most entertaining and prolific entertainment writers around in recent years. His memoir, The Big Rewind, uses his pop-saturated memory as a window into his life and times, with a different piece of cultural detritus prompting each recollection.
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Anniversary present
Danielle Kelly | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
How might a nonprofit contemporary art center kick off its 20th anniversary season? How about sharing the love, embracing the edge and inviting young artists to put on a show.
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Polvo
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
For the past decade, Polvo has chiefly existed as one of those quintessential indie bands most regular folks have never actually heard.
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Jay-Z
Ben Westhoff | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
Jay-Z would have you believe he’s this generation’s Sinatra. Too bad he's playing hip-hop catch-up to in-vogue hipster rappers on his latest album.
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Arctic Monkeys
Annie Zaleski | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
England’s Arctic Monkeys specialize in being clever. You can practically see vocalist Alex Turner give a knowing wink after singing each line.
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Aruban metalfest
Allison Duck | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
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.
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Stepping out
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
5285 Dean Martin Drive was previously the home to 1) a Mexican restaurant, 2) a strip club, 3) a live music venue and 4) a short-lived afterhours spot, someone’s willing to take a chance on the property again. And this time, it’s got soul—soul music and food, that is. Should we give the property another chance?
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Girls got rhythm
April Corbin | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
All-woman AC/DC cover band Hell's Belles isn't about playing up the girlie shtick. When you’re tackling AC/DC’s catalog, you don’t have time to think about ovaries.
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Humpday
Josh Bell | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
You’d hardly expect to see Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson in a movie making out with each other or discussing the logistics of filming themselves having sex, but most of what else goes on in the acclaimed indie comedy Humpday is sort of the low-key version of one of those bro comedies.
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Whiteout
Jeffrey M. Anderson | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
Whiteout has been sitting on the shelf for some time now, as if in winter storage. Perhaps during that time it grew lethargic and atrophied. Finally released, it resembles a murder mystery with some action and suspense thrown in, but none of these elements achieves its desired effect.
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Hey, buddy, eyes up here!
Rick Lax | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
My roommate’s 3.5-inch protrusion/3.5-pound breasts arrived in a plain white box, which we loaded into the back seat of my mom’s SUV. Then we drove to Wal-Mart.
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When life isn’t a movie
Steve Friess | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
Every article and interview available online refers to Ted V. Mikels as a savant of sorts. But there's a different story to tell. Ted V. Mikels is 80 years old and broke.
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In this corner, Floyd Mayweather …
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
Showmanship and boxing have always been united, but with Floyd Mayweather Jr. the nature of the show shifts, and at some point, objectively, the boxer is less boxer than multitasking reality star.
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Suggestion Box: Cash up front
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
It seems every jackass with a checkbook is using Las Vegas as their personal piggy bank.
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Sgt. Pepper’s lonely Rock Band release party
April Corbin | Wed, Sep 9, 2009 (4:16 p.m.)
Minutes after midnight on release night for the new The Beatles: Rock Band, almost no one was scooping up the supposedly revolutionary game.
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Win a Find Your Fame getaway!
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Wed, Sep 9, 2009 (1:54 p.m.)
Enter to win a free night at Paris Las Vegas, tickets to a red carpet screening of the Fame remake and access to a VIP afterparty where you can mingle alongside the singing and dancing stars.
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NFL 2009 Forecast: A peek into the future of football
Ryan McAfee | Wed, Sep 9, 2009 (1 p.m.)
Before you hit the sports book, start taunting your friends or bet your first born on Super Bowl victory, check out our predictions for the 2009 NFL season.
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Bands on the Run: Marathon seeks energetic rock ‘n’ roll performers
April Corbin | Wed, Sep 9, 2009 (12:58 p.m.)
The Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon on Dec. 6 will feature more than 30 local and regional acts along its 26-mile course, and one of those bands could be yours.
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Holly Madison to continue in Peep Show
Melissa Arseniuk | Wed, Sep 9, 2009 (12:08 p.m.)
Holly Madison will continue giving fans a peek and will maintain her role as Bo Peep for at least another year.
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America’s Best DJ Awards return to Vegas
Deanna Rilling | Tue, Sep 8, 2009 (2:26 p.m.)
Just when you thought you had recovered from Labor Day Weekend, the America's Best DJ Awards comes to Vegas for the closing ceremony.
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Call him T-Painful
Melissa Arseniuk | Tue, Sep 8, 2009 (10:06 a.m.)
The Labor Day crowd at Rehab on Sunday partied through a T-Pain performance that was more karaoke than concert. Get that rapper back on a boat.
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Hard Rock Cafe Strip zooms in on rock and roll history
Amanda Finnegan | Mon, Sep 7, 2009 (10 a.m.)
Hard Rock International's second Las Vegas location, smack in the middle of the Strip, serves up rock and roll memorabilia with interactive technology.
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Hyper-hip Matt Goss finds a fit at the Palms’ ‘Gossy Room’
John Katsilometes | Sun, Sep 6, 2009 (11:08 a.m.)
Backed by an eight-piece band and the flexible Dirty Virgins dancers, Matt Goss seems to have found a niche at The Lounge at the Palms.
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The “people’s DJ”: An interview with Carl Cox
Deanna Rilling | Sat, Sep 5, 2009 (12:10 p.m.)
Beginning his career behind the turntables before most of the people packing Strip nightclubs were born, Carl Cox is a staple in the world of electronic music. The DJ/producer returns to Las Vegas this weekend.
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Jumping for joy (and a smaller waistline)
April Corbin | Fri, Sep 4, 2009 (2:51 p.m.)
At Sky Zone you can literally bounce off the walls and lose weight while doing so.
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Celeb forecast: Four days of fun with LMFAO, Vanilla Ice and more
Melissa Arseniuk | Fri, Sep 4, 2009 (1:37 p.m.)
Whether spinning, singing or simply smiling for cameras, the Strip will be packed with stars for Labor Day Weekend.
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Lt. Dan rocks out
Sarah Feldberg | Fri, Sep 4, 2009 (11:19 a.m.)
Before Gary Sinise was Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump or Detective Mac Taylor on CSI: NY he was just a kid who wanted to be a rock star. Now, his band is playing Las Vegas.
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Fabulous Fest Guide
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (3:02 p.m.)
Time to experience “the Fabulous side of life.” We've got your complete schedule of all four days of partying at the Palms for Fabulous Fest.
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Another whirl with school to spend that stripper money wisely
Hiding under the skirt of higher ed, I've noticed some stripper skills are transferable to college studies. Quick math, for instance.
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Tiny Little Rant: Real estate shenanigans
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
It was hardly a surprise to us to learn that real estate agent Brooke Boemio is in a bit of hot water over boasting how she’s able to short-sell properties by getting owners to stop making their payments.
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Sin City in your hand
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
It took a Vegas-obsessed techie from California to create the killer LV iPhone app.
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What did I just do that for?
Steve Friess | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
My wild, wacky, journalistically complicated Michael Jackson benefit journey.
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Getting a kick out of Junior
Why did he do it? Why did Junior decide to—dare to—become, of all things, a singer? Had he become a doctor or a lawyer, his name would have been a garland, a laurel, instead of a source of comparison and rebuke.
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Fine blend
Susanne Forestieri | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
The Donna Beam Gallery’s Way Out West exhibit—a colorful mix of widely diverse modernist styles—reminds me of the cantina scene in Star Wars with its mix of colorful alien patrons.
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Bourbon!
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
September being National Bourbon Month, it's time to pick up a proper glass to toast America's native spirit. First stop: Adam Carmer’s Whisky Attic.
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Dissed and dismissed!
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
It’s not so much that GQ magazine snubbed Sin City in this month’s list of "The 10 Best Drinking Cities in America." It’s that ... okay, yes, it’s that they snubbed us.
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Well-seasoned sounds
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
Time for Las Vegas to get a dose of “deep, soulful, funk and dub-inspired dance/electronic music.” That’s what producer/DJ Miguel Migs says he’ll be bringing to the tables at Fabulous Fest.
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Sucking out the flavor
Josh Bell | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
Now that Miramax is giving a proper release to his latest effort, Extract, Mike Judge (Office Space and Idiocracy) has delivered some of the dullest material of his career.
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The Girl From Monaco
Josh Bell | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
Anne Fontaine’s The Girl From Monaco starts promisingly enough, with a high-powered Parisian lawyer, in town for a scandalous murder trial, fending off the advances of a beautiful woman.
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Whitney Houston
Ben Westhoff | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
Whitney Houston’s new album, I Look to You, makes no attempt to sound current, but somehow she has produced an inspirational, crossover-ready R&B album that’s as powerful as her early work.
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A legend in his own time
Xania Woodman | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
Las Vegas is positively heartbroken over the loss of DJ AM, for though he was world-renowned, Adam Goldstein had very quickly became a Las Vegan through his years of residencies at Pure and Rain.
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A&E Fall Preview!
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
We've got your next three months planned...
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Full-court press
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History, tucked inside an average building on the UNLV campus, is the kind of place that can be hard to find even if you’re among the small percentage of Las Vegans who have been there before.
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Poke on through
Ken Miller | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
Penis Pokey is a ballsy attempt to meld your member with the printed page. Whipping it out is strongly implied by the author, who’s cut a one-inch-diameter hole in the thick pages to allow the user an interactive experience.
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Parking-lot film fest
Josh Bell | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
It’s no CineVegas, but the Pahrump Film Festival is entering its third year, having expanded in 2008 from the patio at the Red Sky BBQ into the restaurant’s parking lot.
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Fox hunting
C. Moon Reed | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to drink cheap.” I don’t believe that quote is posted anywhere at Ellis Island Casino & Brewery, since I just made it up. But it should be.
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Trouble finding good Mexican?
Brock Radke | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
For years, critics and foodie types have bemoaned “a lack of good Mexican food” in Vegas. We found it.
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After and Before: Katy Tate, Showgirl in Bette Midler’s The Showgirl Must Go On
“The girls give me a hard time for how long it takes me to put on my makeup,” Tate admits.
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Ask Dead Elvis: Neon Graveyard
What is the story behind that “graveyard” where all the old casino signs come to rest?
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Bill Cosby’s stand-up statistics
Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
0: Similarly legendary comics who unspool spellbinding, self-deprecating stories with such authority, originality or world-weary wisdom.
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Money and justice
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
Can Nevada bridge the gap between tight budgets and effective counsel for the poor?
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The Used
Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
Loosely grouped around the concept of self-hatred, the 11 pop/hard-rock hybrids are as raw, dark and unpolished as the band allegedly intended. But they’re also surface-deep and uninspired.
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The Black Crowes
Josh Bell | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
Like a sitcom, The Black Crowes’ follow-up to their 2008 reunion album Warpaint was recorded in front of a live studio audience.
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Julia
Mike D'Angelo | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
Easily one of the best films to be released this year—albeit not in Las Vegas—Julia finds perpetually cool Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton) taking a flamethrower to her image.
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All About Steve
Jeffrey M. Anderson | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
Sandra Bullock is still button-cute, but Mary’s annoying personality effectively eclipses that—at least until the heroic, happy ending in which Mary becomes a beloved hero.
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Better for punching a brick wall?
Annie Zaleski | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
Abrasiveness is relative. Perhaps in response to the tolerance our ears have developed for noise and distortion, a horde of lo-fi acts have been championed by tastemakers in recent years.
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The joke’s on us
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
It was a joke. Right? When Harry Reid, during a Chamber of Commerce luncheon last week, told a Review-Journal ad man, “I hope you go out of business.”
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What’s in a name
Scott Dickensheets | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
Jerry Misko’s distinctive work—paintings that zoom in tight on this city’s signage and neon iconography—has made him one of the quintessential Vegas artists. His new exhibit is titled Jerry F’n Misko. We asked him about that.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
- Police seize two handguns and two bulletproof vests from Floyd Mayweather’s home following shooting allegations.
- Hey, sometimes paintball games just get out of hand.
- Rapper Too Short arrested in Vegas on DUI and possession of marijuana.
- Driving drunk with weed? Maybe this guy needs to change his name to 2 Stupid 2 Live.
- Nebraska philanthropist claims he had “immunity” from criminal charges over $15 million in gambling debts at two casinos.
- Because philanthropic work sometimes requires you to gamble with money you don’t have.
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Vivian Girls
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
Virtually every Vivian Girls song unfolds the same way. And you know what? It’s a fun freaking formula. No matter how many times I hear it, I want to hear it again. And again. And again.
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Keeping it (Sur)real
April Corbin | Wed, Sep 2, 2009 (5:52 p.m.)
From rapping about turtles to hanging with Ron Jeremy, you should always expect the unexpected from Vanilla Ice.
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Reader-submitted film festival
Josh Bell | Wed, Sep 2, 2009 (4:58 p.m.)
Got an unknown film that deserves attention or an underrated movie that needs another look? Josh Bell wants you to pick what he reviews.
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Labor Day Weekend: The Definitive Party Guide
Allison Duck | Tue, Sep 1, 2009 (6:48 p.m.)
Forget hard work, Labor Day Weekend in Las Vegas is all about playing hard.
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Nite Bite: DJ AM’s replacement
Deanna Rilling | Tue, Sep 1, 2009 (3:30 p.m.)
With the news of DJ AM’s passing on August 28, the future of AM Fridays at the Palms nightclub was put into question.
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Time pens a story about Vegas, and Oscar Goodman takes umbrage
John Katsilometes | Tue, Sep 1, 2009 (2:49 p.m.)
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, who piped up after President Obama's perceived slight this year against corporations using taxpayer money for junkets to Vegas, has fired off a letter to the editor to Time for the Aug. 24 story "Less Vegas."
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Investigation into DJ AM’s death continues
Melissa Arseniuk | Tue, Sep 1, 2009 (12:54 p.m.)
As investigators continue to piece together the details surrounding DJ AM’s death last week, mounting evidence suggests drugs were a factor in death of the famed DJ.
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Prive temporary liquor license extended to October 6
Xania Woodman | Tue, Sep 1, 2009 (12:31 p.m.)
The County Commission today approved a short extension to Prive's 30-day temporary liquor license.
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Twenty-Four is the same but more
At turning 24, there was cake, a stack of books but only one phone call.
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