NOISE

Liz Phair’s Ascent into Hottiness














Xania Woodman










Best Quote Ever













Audioslave

w/Staind, Seether, 30 Seconds to Mars, Taproot


Where: Thomas & Mack Center


When: November 19, 5:30 p.m.


Price: $36-$44


Info: 739-3267



"The other day, I went on a mountain-bike ride when I was back home the day before I left. And I was riding out of a strip mall, getting ready to go out on the ride, and there was a kid there that was riding a skateboard, and he looked at me when he saw me, and he goes, 'Oh my God, hey, hey!' And I turned, and he goes 'Audioslave!' And I was like, 'Yeah,' with my buddies, just going, 'Yeah, Audioslave.'"


—Tim Commerford of Audioslave, March 13, 2003, Las Vegas Weekly




Josh Bell









The Weekly Lyric Challenge


Slayer and Gwar. One is a Christian heavy metal group, the other's name is an acronym that begins with "God." But whose lyrics are whose?














Stryper

w/House of Heroes


Where: House of Blues, Mandalay Bay


When: November 22, 7 p.m.


Price: $20-$25


Info: 632-7600


Gwar

w/Devildriver, A Dozen Furies, Mensrea


Where: House of Blues, Mandalay Bay


When: November 23, 6 p.m.


Price: $17-$20


Info: 632-7600



1. "Stones have crushed us/ Water has rotted/ The walls of our crumbling domain"


2. "My life is a sinkhole/ Egregious and rude/ Worm-fested and filthy/ Frosty and lewd"


3. "I'll crush the chains that bind/ And make you feel you're born again"


4. "All gods die/ All gods speak/ All gods lie"


5. "Someone's child now half alive/ Lives in a bottle just to survive"


6. "Take me and I lay down my life/ And break me, cut the cancer with a knife"


7. "I will crush your anti-Christ/ Kill him and his kind/ Crucify the crippled/ The Devil is a lie"




Martin Stein




ANSWERS: Stryper: 1, 3, 5, 6. Gwar: 2, 4, 7








Liz Phair's Ascent into Hottiness












w/Missy Higgins


Where: House of Blues, Mandalay Bay


When: November 17, 7 p.m.


Price: $22-$30


Info: 632-7600










IN ADVANCE



Buckethead & Friends


Enter The Chicken (2 stars)













Where: Empire Ballroom


When: November 18, 8 p.m.


Price: $15-$20


Info: 737-7376



Is anyone awaiting the nu-metal Jeff Beck? Best known for his short stint in Guns N' Roses, Buckethead is really an amazing guitar player, with really interesting friends such as Serj Tankian from System of a Down, who produced Enter the Chicken. But virtuosity can't save this effort from being as dull and dry as it is technically superb.




Richard Abowitz




The Lovemakers


Times of Romance (4 stars)












w/Veruca Salt, Porsealin, Dig Jelly


Where: Empire Ballroom


When: November 19, 8 p.m.


Price: $14-$18


Info: 737-7376



The Lovemakers have had their ups and downs, but with the release of their latest CD, they have reached their highest songwriting achievement. Their fusion of retro '80s keyboard-dominated pop and contemporary dance beats are sure to delight those who love to groove. The band's ability to embrace their own sexuality (onstage and off) and their love of a style of music that has been somewhat neglected for 25 years are both odd and strangely inspiring.




Rachel Heisler













w/Fireball Ministry, The Knives


Where: House of Blues, Mandalay Bay


When: November 18, 6 p.m.


Price: $15-$17


Info: 632-7600




CKY


An Answer Can Be Found (1 star)


Despite Deron Miller having a case of Stapp-throat, CKY would never be mistaken for the more anathematic Creed. The bland songwriting and forgettable metal/punk on An Answer Can Be Found suggests the question was, "Where can I find a boring, generic disc to play?"




Richard Abowitz


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