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Music
The Rooks' final show comes with no hard feelings
Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010 Get ready to say a fond farewell to a local favorite.
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Noise
Dusty Sunshine debuts
Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 Members of The Petals, Rubiks Hotel and A Crowd of Small Adventures have formed a local-supergroup-of-sorts.
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Music
Three questions with The Avett Brothers’ Scott Avett
Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 The Avett Brothers perform at the Silverton on September 2.
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Music
Beer, sweat and good times at Las Vegas Shakedown music festival
Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010 It’s not every day you get your eardrums blown out by psychedelic reverb, heckled by an over-the-top rock star and soaked in a sweat shower, all in just three hours time.
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Music
New all-ages concert series launches at Winchester Cultural Center
Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010 “We have great bands in this town, and [we want] to put them in a venue that really shows them off."
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Music
Punk, garage, rockabilly fest returns after a nine-year hiatus
Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010 The Las Vegas Shakedown, a three-day punk, garage and rockabilly festival, returns after a nine-year hiatus this weekend.
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Music
As Dusty Rhodes checks out, Coastwest Unrest steps in
Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 One door closes, another one opens.
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Entertainment
Three questions with Tokyo Police Club keyboardist Graham Wright
Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 In conjunction with the title of the band's new album Champ, fans are challenging them to various competitions.
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Music
Catching up with Kyle Divine, guitarist for Dusty Rhodes and the River Band
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 The band embarks on what's (probably) their last tour and makes a stop in Vegas with handmade merch.
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Music
Moksha stretches out along Binion’s rooftop
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 “This is like trying to follow the Goonies’ treasure map."
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Art
Grub infants! Purring cactus! Stinky popcorn! The eccentric art of Jesse Smigel
Thursday, July 22, 2010 The funny, thinky work of eccentric creator Jesse Smigel merges art and novelty... but is it art?
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Music
Four notes from Sunday’s Bunkhouse acoustic night
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Who says an acoustic night needs to have only acoustic performances?
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Music
Heavy metal band Early Man sings for Meat(wad)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Already earning respect from Metallica fans, Early Man's “More to Me than Meat and Eyes” was featured on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force film soundtrack. Rock on.
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Music
Four questions with Silversun Pickups bassist Nikki Monninger
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 The Grammy-nominated self-proclaimed non-planners hit the road for their headlining tour.
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Music
Five notable covers from Friday’s Gypsy Den Bob Dylan tribute show
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 The Weekly breaks it down.
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Music
Rook-ie outing
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 It’s been months in the making -well, three to be exact -and it’s officially upon us: the first studio recordings by bluesy rock ’n’ rollers The Rooks.
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Music
Five reasons not to miss Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 If Devendra Banhart and Gogol Bordello had a love child, it’d be frontman Alex Ebert.
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Music
Banging Yanni's drum
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Who’s Charlie Adams? Longtime drummer for new-age giant Yanni, of course.
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Music
Viva Rock Vegas: Local band showcase
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Saturday’s local-band showcase goes down outdoors. Breathe some fresh air and listen to eight acts of varying genres.
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Local Music
My Pop Rocks
Thursday, June 17, 2010 In honor of Fathers’ Day, some local-music dads stopped by the Weekly offices with their biggest fans.
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Music
Whiskey Revival: a cover band with a kick
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 "It's way better than karaoke.”
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Music
Those girls sound a lot like The Skooners ...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 The Chipmunks have The Chipettes, and apparently The Skooners have a female counterpart as well: The Ladyboys.
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Music
Bringing rock to the country
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 The Las Vegas Country Saloon is about to get a little less country.
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Music
The party's over
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 The once-a-month underground electro-house party known as Say What?! is saying farewell.
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Music
First fest
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 For June’s First Friday, the arts district welcomes the inaugural 18b Music Festival.
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2010 Vegas' Best Nightlife
Best Dive Joints
Thursday, May 27, 2010 It's a three-way tie! Double Down, Dispensary and Champagnes Cafe.
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Entertainment
OK Go: Superstars of YouTube
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 OK Go bassist Tim Nordwind, on his band’s viral video successes and injuries in the line of action.
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Noise
Get Bamboozled
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Five bands from Bamboozle Roadshow you could be hearing a lot more from soon.
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Mandalay Bay
Minus the Bear adds up to a good time
Thursday, May 20, 2010 Minus the Bear's set at the House of Blues was full of fan favorites, with a few new tracks thrown in.
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Music
Five questions with singer Tim Lambesis of metal band As I Lay Dying
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Jesus meets metal with songs that offer a solution to the problems of the modern world.
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Music
Three rowdy nights of Punk Rock Bowling
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Thoughts on the scene, the banter and the bands at Punk Rock Bowling.
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Noise
Spindrift explains it all
Thursday, May 6, 2010 Who needs Indians when you can have cowboys and gypsies?
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Music
Academy fight songs
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 “Even though the sound wasn’t great, and it wasn’t the biggest crowd, it was nice to do our part by coming and playing a show."
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Noise
Deer Tick bromance at Beauty Bar
Thursday, April 29, 2010 Deer Tick showed some love for more than just its fans Wednesday night.
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Music
Walk, rock and burn
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 When you’re playing for a good cause, relief from the heat comes before rules and regulations, right?
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Music
Musician High
Thursday, April 15, 2010 Ever feel like the entire local scene came through Green Valley?
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Music
Japanese Scream + Pleasure Droid = Japandroids?
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Vancouver's garage-rock duo come to town Thursday at Beauty Bar.
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Entertainment
Frills, flowers and cold, empty eyes?
Saturday, April 10, 2010 Discreetly tucked away at the corner Tropicana Ave. and Sandhill Rd. lurks a teahouse like no other in town.
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Nightlife
Are you the face of Vegas pool season?
Friday, April 9, 2010 New web series 'Vegas Summer Crew' is looking for a few good pool-hoppers.
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Music
Evers McGee keeps his cool despite mechanical meltdown
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Sometimes you have to put on a happy face.
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Music
Imagine Dragons
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Avid Dragons fans will rejoice, but what about the casually interested?
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Local Music
Sexual Sasquatch takes over the Griffin
Friday, April 2, 2010 A Sasquatch may seem like a strange creature for a band to identify as, but The Mad Caps explain the comparison well.
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House of Blues
Six thoughts each from Alkaline Trio and Cursive
Thursday, April 1, 2010 Alkaline Trio and Cursive are teaming up Saturday at the House of Blues.