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Noise
Coachella Day 2: 5 thoughts about Guns N’ Roses (and other notes)
Sunday, April 17, 2016 For years, fans yearned to see Axl Rose and Slash together onstage again—and the results are impressive.
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Noise
Coachella Day 1: LCD Soundsystem, Sufjan Stevens and other festival thoughts
Saturday, April 16, 2016 It felt fitting that LCD Soundsystem’s fourth performance at the festival—and first festival appearance anywhere since re-forming—be of the night-capping variety.
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Noise
10 musical reasons to Coachella this weekend (or next)
Thursday, April 14, 2016 And yes, weekend passes can be had at relatively reasonable prices if you look around (though beware of counterfeits).
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Noise
Impressions from T-Mobile Arena's opening night with The Killers
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Was this the greatest night in Las Vegas rock history? Sounds about right.
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A&E
Dreaming big: Some splashy gets for the new arena would be ...
Thursday, March 31, 2016 The Boss, T-Swift and many more.
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Music
Santana by the numbers: Tallying up the 'Original' band's taped-for-TV/DVD reunion
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 A few more oldies would have put the night over the top, but it was still a righteous return to the stage.
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Music
Wrapping Neon Reverb: Downtown's pioneering music festival felt reinvigorated
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 Looking back at Neon Reverb 2016: Individually, Ty Segall won the weekend for me, but my MVP award goes to the Vegas scene, for reconfirming its depth and diversity.
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Music
Neon Reverb recap: Ty Segall rages to the finish line
Monday, March 14, 2016 The California fuzz-rocker delivered a manic performance ranking with the fest's all-time best.
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Music
Neon Reverb recap: La Sera, Babes, Rusty Maples and more
Friday, March 11, 2016 For the record, Neon Reverb’s opening night wrapped up at 12:59 a.m. at the Bunkhouse on Friday.
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Features
Neon Reverb 2016: Reflecting on the festival's first 10 editions
Thursday, March 10, 2016 The Walkmen, Moonface, new discoveries and late, late nights.
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Music
Digging into next weekend’s Neon Reverb festival music lineup
Friday, March 4, 2016 Head to Oddfellows Saturday night for a Reverb-focused listening party.
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Noise
Phil Lesh, by the numbers: Tallying up the Grateful Dead bassist's Brooklyn Bowl run
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Lesh took the stage with his primary touring outfit, Phil & Friends, as well as the Terrapin Family Band.
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Noise
Album review: Animal Collective's 'Painting With'
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 For every interesting turn, the experimental-pop group lights off at least one dud.
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Noise
Five thoughts: Built to Spill (February 15, Bunkhouse Saloon)
Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 Something's different, and it goes way beyond the setlist. BTS is a trio tonight!
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A&E
Ty Segall, Neon Indian, Melvins, Beach Slang to play Neon Reverb 2016
Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 Festival passes to the 75-plus-act Downtown Vegas festival go on sale today at 10 a.m.
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Features
How to book a touring band for your backyard
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 "if you can connect with the artist, you just moved the ball way down the field."
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Features
10 Vegas acts to watch in 2016: Presagers
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 "The first time I saw them I was floored by the intensity,” says promoter Patrick “Pulsar” Trout.
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Noise
Album review: Ty Segall's 'Emotional Mugger'
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 His most diverse ride yet.
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Noise
A dozen concerts and albums that have the Weekly staff excited about 2016
Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 From The Cure to Rihanna and David Bowie to Animal Collective, sounds we're looking forward to in 2016.
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Dining
Did you know Henderson’s Whole Foods has its own restaurant?
Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015 Whole Foods Henderson’s new eatery is serving burgers, flatbreads and sushi rolls, and has an impressive lineup of 24 draft beers.
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Features
Can’t stop won’t stop: Five of our favorite Vegas all-you-can-eat experiences
Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 Wings, tacos, brisket … it’s all out there waiting for your face.
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Noise
Neon Reverb is back! The Downtown music fest sets dates for 2016
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 “Neon Reverb has always been about our bands and our venues, and there’s something special about a truly Vegas festival.”
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Noise
Public Image Ltd makes its unlikely Vegas visit count
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 The night’s high mark was undoubtedly “Religion,” off PiL’s 1978’s debut, First Issue.
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Noise
John Mayer sparks the Grateful Dead’s latest live lineup
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 Mayer held his own, meshing with the band and producing dazzling solos that felt connected to Jerry Garcia’s legacy.
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As We See It
After the Paris attacks, why the show goes on
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 Live performance, for me, has always been an escape, from real life, real worries and real danger.
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Noise
Yo La Tengo’s scaled-back Sayers Club show delivers a quiet thunder
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 The band's power has always stemmed from the clash of its many musical styles.
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Dining
Tips to help you Fogo de Chão in style
Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 Fogo de Chão grand-opened a Downtown Summerlin location, and the Weekly was there to fill up on meat.
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Features
That time I accidentally bared my face to the world
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015 My clippers didn’t have a guard, and I slipped. Badly.
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Noise
The Weekly interview: Yo La Tengo singer/guitarist Ira Kaplan
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 Talking the Mets, the band's current tour and playing Vegas for Matador at 21.
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A&E
Vegas hardcore heroes Tomorrows Gone reunite for two rare shows
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 Tomorrows Gone spawned Las Vegas' much-loved millenium band Faded Grey.
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Noise
Joanna Newsom’s fourth LP might be her most transportive
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 The 33-year-old’s music feels born of a space and time far removed from bustle and technology.
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Dining
Ja Rules: Jaburritos brings addictive sushi burritos to Las Vegas
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 Sushi or burritos? That what’s-for-dinner argument has raged for centuries, and now there’s an easy answer.
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Entertainment
Celebrate the day Marty McFly hopped in the DeLorean
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 The Plaza puts on a party to rival the Enchantment Under the Sea dance.
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Noise
Neil Young makes his Vegas return an epic, exhaustive experience
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 The nearly 70-year-old rocker arrived onstage without fanfare, sitting at a piano to deliver a stirring solo rendition of “After the Gold Rush.”
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Noise
Album review: Deafheaven's 'New Bermuda'
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 If you liked Sunbather, you'll dig this one.
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As We See It
In brief: High-speed rail to LA, a PT's brewery and Piff the Magic Dragon on 'AGT'
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015 Plus: Las Vegas' favorite mythical creature on the finale of America's Got Talent.
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Noise
Album review: Kurt Vile's 'B'lieve I'm Goin Down ...'
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015 What starts as a party starter ends up in a deep, dark place that’s not a ton of fun.
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Noise
The Weekly interview: Swervedriver frontman Adam Franklin
Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 The shoegazey British band plays Backstage Bar & Billiards on September 24.
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Features
For veteran Vegas improv band Moksha, live greatness is no accident
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 "Once you get out on the ledge, that’s really where it’s fun."
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Features
Notable bands that have—and haven't—played Las Vegas
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 Radiohead has performed in Las Vegas—twice?
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Noise
Melvins bring the heavy to the cozy Sayers Club
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015 It's one of the stranger things we've witnessed.
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Dining
Gelatology brings dessert art to the southwest Valley
Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 In her usual tradition, Alberganti began handing out samples the moment we walked through the door.
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Features
Fall A&E Preview: Concerts
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015 Concerts, films, albums, books! Your guide to the cultural onslaught from Labor Day through Thanksgiving.
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Concert Reviews
Concert review: A focused Isaac Brock elevates Modest Mouse’s Vegas return
Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015 When he’s locked in like that, few bands can come close.
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A&E
The Bunkhouse Series revives that venue’s concert calendar at the Sayers Club on Strip
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 When Downtown’s Bunkhouse Saloon closed without warning on July 20, the loss of a key off-Strip music space brought with it a more immediate concern: What would become of the venue’s slate of upcoming shows? Vegas music fans now have their ...
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A&E
Rush’s (possible) final Vegas show can’t quite match its greatest
Thursday, July 30, 2015 Crowd energy at MGM Grand Garden sags after the Canadian trio starts with too many newer songs
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A&E
Checking in with the Mikes who ran the Bunkhouse, following the venue’s sudden end
Thursday, July 30, 2015 "I don't think we got the chance to fully spread our wings."
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Music
A punky celebration: Punks in Vegas puts on a 4-year birthday bash show
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 But before you feed your ears, a few reasons to check out the local website.
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As We See It
A tourist's smartphone snapshot of Cosmo's pool fire goes viral—and informs the masses
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 “I realized people in Las Vegas would be wondering where those dark smoke clouds were coming from.”
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Music
Hey, local promoters! Save these displaced Bunkhouse shows
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 The Downtown venue's closure left more than 25 scheduled concerts without homes.