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A&EOur favorite Life Is Beautiful sets—ever!
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 When crowds descend on Fremont East this weekend, they’ll encounter a living museum of great street art from festivals past—and some fun new surprises.
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FeaturesLas Vegas’ 20 Greatest Music Rooms—Ever
Thursday, June 8, 2023 From the Copa Room to the Colosseum, the Bunkhouse to Brooklyn Bowl, counting down Las Vegas’ all-time concert spaces.
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A&E15 Acts to Catch at Las Vegas heavy rock festival Sick New World
Thursday, May 11, 2023 Death Grips, Deftones, Fiddlehead, Kittie, Placebo, Scowl, The Sisters of Mercy and, yep, Korn.
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A&EResurgent New Zealand trio Bailterspace brings its noisy brand of shoegaze to Las Vegas (at last)
Thursday, April 20, 2023 “I have about 24 songs written down, and then normally, I chose on the night that we play, and then off it goes. It’s a sonic thing, and it’s got a movement to it," frontman Alister Parker tells the Weekly in a rare interview.
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A&EDiving into Vegas Golden Knights merchandise with retail director Maggie Sweeney
Thursday, April 20, 2023 “This demographic has proved that they like their goalies, but for the most part, it’s the most evenly distributed [jersey] numbers I’ve ever seen.”
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TasteEating up Vitos’ birria-centric menu
Thursday, March 23, 2023 After weeks of intense research, our first recommendation is to bring a friend, order two queso tacos apiece and share the birria fries or nachos.
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A&EThe Las Vegas scene pays tribute to Blair Dewane with a weekend of music and hugs
Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 The list of performers reads like a local who’s who from the past decade and a half: Dusty Sunshine, Dark Black, Hassan Hamilton, Mercy Music, Same Sex Mary, Indigo Kidd, Halloween Town …
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FeaturesDollar Loan Center’s Craggy Range Bar & Grill beckons, even during the daytime
Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022 Happy hour runs weekdays from 2 till 5, and it’s a fun one.
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TasteLas Vegas bottle shop and bar Khoury’s expands to meet community demand
Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 “On a busy night, a group would come in, and there’d be no seats available. I didn’t like to see that.”
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TasteLamaii’s expansion continues elevating the Henderson dining scene
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 The Thai eatery works best with a hungry group, so you can pass around plates of ceviche, garlic green beans and the show-stopping filet mignon tartare as you decide what comes next.
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NoisePsycho Las Vegas and Resorts World: A strangely harmonic match made in heavy metal heaven
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 The year-old North Strip resort rolled out the blood-red carpet for Psycho’s attendees, making almost every potential performance space available to Psycho’s 150-ish and their fans.
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A&E15 acts to catch at the 2022 Psycho Las Vegas music festival
Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 We’re excited about At the Gates, Warpaint, Spiritworld, Marissa Nadler and the GZA/Inspectah Deck team-up, among others on this weekend’s Resorts World bill.
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A&EThe Shins’ James Mercer looks back on ‘Oh, Inverted World’ and ahead to Las Vegas
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 On July 22, The Shins will return to town for the first time since 2017 with a concert at the Theater at Virgin—one that will begin with a full presentation of their 2001 debut album.
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FeaturesChanging course: Ryan Pardey, rocking the real estate market
Thursday, March 24, 2022 “Every client is different, the same way every band is different,” says the former entertainment director for the Bunkhouse Saloon.
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A&ETouring Las Vegas’ newest local concert spots with promoter Patrick “Pulsar” Trout
Thursday, March 10, 2022 “Trying to get someone to come to a show now is not anywhere close to trying to get someone to come to a show in 2019. It’s an entirely different ask.”
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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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A&ENew Downtown Las Vegas music venue Swan Dive positioning for Main Street opening
Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 "Best-case scenario we’d be open by the middle of next year," says Harvey Graham, who also operates Downtown dance club Oddfellows.
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A&ESights and sounds from Life Is Beautiful's 2021 Las Vegas return
Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 Set reports from Billie Eilish, Tame Impala, Megan Thee Stallion, St. Vincent and more.
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A&EGet to know young, new Las Vegas duo Maxwell Gang
Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 Inspired by Gorillaz, the pair created six characters—Maxwell, Mogue, Eli Prod, Lyle Deadwax, Cash William and Sewer Kid—each of whom has a separate sound, and a song named after them.
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NewsVegas music scene mainstay Ronald Corso in hospital after suffering stroke
Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021 His family is operating 11th Street Records in his absence, and has launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for medical expenses.
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SportsHow are fans supposed to feel about the Vegas Golden Knights parting ways with Marc-André Fleury?
Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021 It could be said that Las Vegas didn’t truly become a major-league town until July 27, 2021. That’s the day the franchise traded its most beloved player.
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NoiseGet to know Las Vegas ‘vacation metal’ quintet Lords of Death
Thursday, June 24, 2021 Influences include Hot Water Music, Thin Lizzy and 1986 Kurt Russell cult classic ‘Big Trouble in Little China.’
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NoiseShuttered Bunkhouse Saloon impacted by Sunday fire
Sunday, June 13, 2021 According to an eye witness, firefighters responding to the call discovered a homeless encampment inside the music venue, which has been closed since the pandemic hit in March 2020.
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A&ELive music returns to Fremont Street Experience with a blowout celebration
Thursday, May 27, 2021 The free, four-hour overnight celebration on three stages begins as the clock strikes 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, June 1.
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A&ELas Vegas' concert calendar coming back into focus
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 The whens and wheres for Deadmau5, The Weeknd, Harry Styles, Phish, Roger Waters, Justin Bieber, My Chemical Romance, Ween and more.
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A&ECurious about fantasy baseball but afraid to try it?
Thursday, March 18, 2021 Here are the basics, so you can join a league—or create your own—before opening day (April 1).
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A&EBillie Eilish, Green Day, Tame Impala top Life Is Beautiful's 2021 Las Vegas festival lineup
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 More than 60 acts revealed for the three-day Downtown gathering, set for September 17-19.
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NoiseYear in Review: Our favorite 2020 albums
Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 Where did Fiona Apple, The Weeknd, Perfume Genius and Run the Jewels rank on our four critics’ lists?
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FeaturesCOVID-19 survivor John Gist, concert promoter
Thursday, July 16, 2020 “I let my guard down,” he admits. “I played with the wild dog, and I got bit.”
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NoiseAlbum review: Deerhoof’s ‘Future Teenage Cave Artists’
Thursday, June 11, 2020 Bassist Satomi Matsuzaki and drummer Greg Saunier sing about a dystopian world—oh wait, that’s our actual, broken reality.
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A&ECould a live-show hybrid—exclusive audiences with worldwide streaming—help save Las Vegas’ concert industry?
Thursday, May 14, 2020 “You’re seeing artists wanting to take streaming to the next level, and Vegas has some of the best production in the world,” Billboard’s Dave Brooks says.
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NoisePsycho Las Vegas pushes its next festival to 2021
Monday, May 4, 2020 The new dates: August 20-22, 2021 at Mandalay Bay.
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NoiseAlbum review: Guided By Voices’ ‘Surrender Your Poppy Field’
Thursday, March 19, 2020 Pollard’s preternatural ability to bounce around the pop/rock spectrum makes ‘Poppy Field’ a real contender for GBV’s upper upper pantheon.
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NoiseA few favorite shows from shuttering rock club Vinyl’s eight-year run
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 Built to Spill, Bombay Bicycle Club, DeVotchKa and more.
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Noise20 From 20: Our favorite albums of the past 20 years
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 Spencer Patterson and Case Keefer run through their picks, from Boston Spaceships and Tim Hecker to Jason Isbell and Tegan & Sara.
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NoiseMagical music: Our favorite albums of 2019
Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019 FKA twigs, Lana Del Rey, Weyes Blood and some you might not have heard yet.
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NoisePriming you for Built to Spill’s ‘Secret’ celebration
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 The tour celebrates the 20th anniversary of 1999 LP Keep It Like a Secret, the third piece of the Boise indie rockers’ beloved ’90s album trilogy.
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A&EBeloved Vegas band Curl Up and Die returns to a local stage (and begins crafting new material)
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 Joining CUAD for the August 30 Bunkhouse show will be Caravels, playing for the first time since 2015.
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A&ELooking back on 15 notable Psycho Las Vegas 2019 performances
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Electric Wizard, Beach House, Opeth and more.
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NoisePsycho Las Vegas fits in nicely at its new Mandalay Bay festival digs
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 As much as any ear-pummeling number or head-spinning light show, the friendly, accommodating atmosphere created by resort staffers helped Psycho extend its streak of success in Vegas.
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A&EPsycho Las Vegas brings the noise to Mandalay Bay
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019 After three years at the Hard Rock Hotel, the event—built loosely around heavy, psychedelic and metallic music—makes the move to Las Vegas Boulevard, becoming the first major music festival to inhabit a single Strip resort.
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NoiseCurl Up and Die, Caravels to team for Bunkhouse reunion show
Thursday, July 18, 2019 Curl Up and Die—featuring Mike Minnick on vocals, guitarist Matt Fuchs, bassist Ryan Hartery and drummer Keil Corcoran—played its first show since 2005 on June 22 at Anaheim's Chain Reaction.
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NoisePsycho Las Vegas taps Original Misfits to fill Saturday-night headliner role
Saturday, June 29, 2019 The reunited horror-punk godfathers replace Megadeth, which canceled most of its 2019 dates when Dave Mustaine announced he'd been diagnosed with throat cancer.
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TasteHead east to Le Cafe du Lac for salmon perfection and more
Thursday, June 27, 2019 The MonteLago Village spot sits alongside a man-made lake, so you might as well linger at one of the outdoor tables, order more and enjoy the surroundings.
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NoiseTalking Mandalay Bay setup with Psycho’s festival founder
Friday, June 7, 2019 “When I first came in, I thought, ‘This place is huge,’ but actually, the whole festival is right here,” founder Evan Hagen says, gesturing to the swath of casino from House of Blues to the Events Center. “Overall, it’s the same size as it was, in terms of the footprint—a six-to-seven-minute walk from one end to the other.”
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NoiseEmerge takes a meaningful step forward during its second festival edition
Monday, June 3, 2019 Emerge got a whole lot right during its second go-round. What’s left for a potential year three? Drawing bigger crowds, across the board.
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NoiseA Spencer Krug playlist, to prepare you for his Vegas return
Thursday, May 2, 2019 It’s been nearly seven years since he played Las Vegas, and much has changed for the Canadian indie rocker and songwriting marvel in that time.
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A&EPost Malone, Chance the Rapper, The Black Keys top Life Is Beautiful’s 2019 lineup
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 R&B singer Janelle Monáe, indie band Vampire Weekend and electronic producer Zedd performed at the inaugural Life Is Beautiful in 2013, but they might not recognize the Downtown festival when they return for its seventh edition in September 2019.
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NoiseCurl Up and Die vocalist Mike Minnick talks reunion, reissues, Vegas show and beyond
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 The band recently announced its first return gig—June 22 in Anaheim, California—and will bring three-fourths of the lineup that made its final album to the stage, along with a familiar name on drums.
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A&ELaura Jane Grace, Talib Kweli and Andrew Bird highlight Emerge’s reimagined 2019 festival
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 The Hard Rock Hotel will host the two-day gathering May 31 and June 1. Passes go on sale Friday, March 1.
