Amber Sampson
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Concert ReviewsFive Thoughts: Clairo at Las Vegas' House of Blues, March 28
Thursday, March 31, 2022 Saxophonists and flute players hopped in as Clairo indulged her penchant for jazz, a sonic departure from the indie pop of her debut. But she lit into some crowd-pleasers, too.
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NoiseLocal spin: New music from Ted Sablay, Ted Rader and more
Thursday, March 31, 2022 Singles from Kat Kalling, Neon and Theo.
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FeaturesChanging course: Amelia Cooper, cooking up something new
Thursday, March 24, 2022 “I know for a fact that there’s a lot of people that were worse off than we were, because I served them,” she says.
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A&EGrammy nominee Arlo Parks keeps her eyes and ears open at all times
Thursday, March 24, 2022 “I like to describe it as always keeping the antenna up,” says the West London singer-songwriter, who opens for Clairo at Las Vegas’ House of Blues on March 28.
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A&EFemale Las Vegas musicians reflect on the women who inspired them
Thursday, March 17, 2022 Marking Women’s History Month by celebrating Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Sade, Björk, Kim Gordon and many more.
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A&ETalking art and opportunity with Weina Zhang, developer of Downtown Las Vegas’ English Hotel
Thursday, March 17, 2022 “Convention people are 10 minutes away. Fremont’s 10 minutes away. We have it all, location-wise.”
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TasteChampion pizzaiolo Floriana Pastore crafts excellence from her Signora Pizza truck
Thursday, March 3, 2022 “I have a lot of pizza [for] a truck. Usually you see three or four dishes maximum, because it’s a tiny space. I always have 10 to 15.”
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A&EAfter serving his country, Las Vegan Mahonry Tovar has relaunched his band The Musket Vine
Thursday, March 3, 2022 In 2016, the group released ‘Sleepless Nights’ and ‘Unwanted Memories,’ two synth-driven LPs channeling the dreamy, atmospheric pop of Beach Fossils and The Smiths.
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FeaturesWith Downtown’s Insert Coin(s), Christopher LaPorte married arcades with Las Vegas nightlife
Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 “UFC President Dana White would come in and be like, ‘All right, I want that video game system, and hey DJ, play the Beastie Boys.’”
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FeaturesLas Vegas offers a one-of-a-kind backdrop in these classic video games
Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 ‘GTA: San Andreas,’ ‘Fallout New Vegas’ and beyond.
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FeaturesThese brothers hope to make skill-based gaming more mainstream in Las Vegas
Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 March’s two-day Casino Esport Conference will aim to inform casino leaders on how to integrate video gaming successfully.
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FeaturesLas Vegans Louis Castle and Brett Wesley Sperry reinvented strategy gaming with Westwood Studios
Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 “When you have to remind people to get back to work and stop playing, you know you’re on to something big."
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A&EGet to know desert-devoted Las Vegas quintet Secos
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 The band plays Taverna Costera on February 25, and has a full-length album in the works, with a targeted release date in mid-April.
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FeaturesFive favorite bloody marys to keep on your Las Vegas brunch radar
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 The Green Monster at Toasted Gastrobrunch arrives complete with stuffed olives, celery, shrimp and bacon in the glass.
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FeaturesYour guide to the latest, delicious Las Vegas brunch wave
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 Boom Bang, Casa Calavera, Smoke & Fire, Wally’s and many more.
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NoiseFive Thoughts: Tyler, the Creator at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas (February 12, 2022)
Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 It’s incredible to see a 12,000-strong arena matching such energy, song for song.
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A&ELas Vegas’ Shanda & The Howlers make ’60s R&B original again on new LP ‘It Ain’t Easy’
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 Shanda Cisneros’ signature husky growl recalls Etta James, and the Howlers’ soulful arrangements hearken back to Otis Redding, Phil and Ronnie Spector and Motown.
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A&EThe finalists from TV’s ‘Finding Magic Mike’ move from screen to Las Vegas stage
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 “Rarely do you see a TV show where guys are supportive of each other and not afraid to give each other hugs and be open with each other emotionally. That was our power.”
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A&EReflecting on the Mob Museum’s first 10 years with President and CEO Jonathan Ullman
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 “It’s fascinating to people. They love to hear the stories of good versus evil. It’s cops and robbers.”
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A&ELas Vegas’ Kappa Toys continues to grow, even during challenging retail times
Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 “We’ve planned our store around awakening the kid in everyone.”
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NoiseLocal spin: New singles from the Las Vegas music scene
Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 New tracks from Ekoh, Cuddlethot, Aaron Archer and more.
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TasteEnter the Tiger: Hakkasan unleashes a feast for Lunar New Year
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 One of the Strip's best-known Chinese restaurants is going all out for the Year of the Tiger.
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A&EMeet Made in Vegas art competition winner Kat Tatz
Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 “A lot of painters absolutely love the limelight. … I’m very friendly and nice, but that’s not who I am.”
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A&EGet to know ascending Las Vegas R&B project Dimples Music
Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 In “Fairytales,” she highlights the historic Westside, singing at Mario’s Westside Market and where the Moulin Rouge once stood.
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A&EDJ Yo Yolie has become a regular at hot spots all over Las Vegas
Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 When she isn’t showering crowds in Champagne with Lil Jon at Hakkasan, she’s spinning at Omnia’s Deseo Latin Sundays, at Emporium at Area15 or beyond.
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A&EMajestic Repertory puts a magical retro spin on ’90s classic ‘The Craft’
Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 “It is very Hot Topic, and we’re encouraging audience members to come dressed up.”
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A&ERising Las Vegas star Papichuloteej flips the script on his own musical story
Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022 He’s doing it as an alt-pop rapper and singer who has amassed more than 3 million streams across his Spotify catalog and played Downtown’s Life Is Beautiful festival in 2021.
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NewsGameworks powers down all its locations—including Las Vegas’ Town Square spot—for good
Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 “The continued slow economic recovery has left us no choice other than to close.”
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NoiseGet to know Las Vegas singer-songwriter Walt Haleigh
Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 Prior to the pandemic, he wrote 100 songs to sharpen his skills.
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NewsConvention comeback: Continued virus uncertainty makes Las Vegas’ 2022 large-gathering outlook somewhat murky
Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 “Virtual meetings were a great interim solution, but from what we hear from our convention customers, nothing replaces in-person convening for networking and getting deals done.”
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A&EYour guide to New Year’s Eve weekend in Las Vegas
Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021 Send out 2021—and ring in 2022—at these parties, concerts, clubs and more
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NewsClean the World teams with community partners on mobile showers for the homeless
Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021 The private units, which don’t require water or electrical hookups, feature porcelain toilets, painted walls, natural light, air conditioning and heating and, yes, hot water.
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A&E‘Electric Church’: Black Pumas arrive in Las Vegas ready to take you higher
Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 The Weekly caught up with Eric Burton and Adrian Quesada ahead of their first-ever Las Vegas show, December 18 at House of Blues.
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TasteSaffron adds more vegetarian contrast to Las Vegas’ Chinatown
Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 Chef Louross Edralin is a former ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ contestant.
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A&EAmber Harlan gets to the root of mental health at the Noise Project hair salon in Downtown Las Vegas
Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 “More and more today, we need to normalize it. We need to talk about it. Not a lot of people are doing well.”
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A&EDJ duo Louis the Child on the gift of imagination and the new Las Vegas residency
Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 “We basically freestyle almost the entire show every time.”
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A&EChvrches’ Iain Cook breaks down the horror of new LP ‘Screen Violence’ ahead of the trio’s Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas show
Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 “It’s the first time we’ve ever started with a name for an album before there were ever really any songs.”
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NewsUNLV to compete in New York Jazz Championship
Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 Only nine other colleges were chosen to participate in the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship, slated for January 10-11 in New York City.
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A&EGet to know Las Vegas musical enchantress Ami Divine
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 Last year, Divine released ‘Spells,’ an evocative debut she says served as a “therapy and healing tool.”
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A&EUsher’s ‘Backstory Pass’ Las Vegas experience creates a world all its own
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 “It’s a heightened reality. You’re really stepping into Usher’s imagination.”
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TasteLa Neta Cocina y Lounge brings modern Mexican to Downtown Summerlin
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 Chef Israel Castro inventive BFTs (Big F’n Tacos) will wow, specifically the “lobsta” taco, a ridiculously large, butter poached lobster with a cheese-stuffed tortilla wedged in between.
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A&ERedTail, Zouk Group’s sports and gaming bar, adds to Resorts World Las Vegas’ versatility
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 Arcade basketball, giant Jenga, full-size ping pong, beer pong and other games dominate the space.
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FeaturesCritical Care Comics spreads cheer to children across the Valley
Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 The boy’s speaking ability was limited, but he took The Flash on a tour of the hospital, “point[ing] me out to the other doctors and nurses, like, ‘Fastest man alive.’”
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A&EFive Thoughts: Day N Vegas at Las Vegas Festival Grounds (November 12-14)
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 People came to hear quality hip-hop, and they most certainly did.
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FeaturesChatting with Day N Vegas rapper Denzel Curry about anime, self-growth and what’s next
Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 “Once the curtains are closed and there’s nobody saying you’re this person or you’re that person, who are you?”
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A&EDay N Vegas: Acts to catch, a lineup quiz and more!
Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 The hip-hop festival returns to the Las Vegas Strip with Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Tyler, the Creator topping its powerhouse bill.
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TasteDelilah lead sommelier Cristie Norman reflects on her wine journey
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 “When I took the first-level somm exam a couple days after my 21st birthday, I actually had to email the organization to let me sign up, because I wasn’t old enough.”
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A&EHow Las Vegas R&B singer Tanna Marie refound her voice
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 “I have really learned to love myself and, the new music I’m working on will really showcase that.”
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A&EDerek Hough does it all in his fast-paced new Venetian show
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 The six-time ‘’Dancing With the Stars’ champion and judge flows through most every style of dance imaginable, from many musical eras, without missing a beat.
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A&EElectric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas 2021: reflections from a first-timer
Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 It's really hard to believe you're in the middle of a desert.
