Indie Rock
Vampire Weekend's sixth Vegas visit is the charm at Fontainebleau
November 11th, 2025Vampire Weekend’s November 7 Vegas set was an act of immense generosity from a band that’s visited Vegas only six times in its lifespan, several of those truncated festival sets. Songs from every one of their albums, plus a b-side and several covers. All hits, no skips.
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MusicFive Thoughts: Pixies at Encore Theater in Las Vegas, June 13-14
The Pixies mention Las Vegas a few times in their sprawling discography, but their 2024 track, “The Vegas Suite,” was a decisively smart addition to ...
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MusicIndie-rock legends Cursive bring new and old sounds to Backstage Bar & Billiards
Armed with its latest album Devourer, Cursive returns to the Las Vegas stage on February 17.
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MusicCobra Starship delivers a MySpace-style rager at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
The emo personas of MySpace’s past were resurrected at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas on October 17, as the scene-kid spirit was intense at this neon-lit ...
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Concert Arts & Entertainment Brooklyn Bowl
Cobra Starship at Brooklyn Bowl
Cobra Starship at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
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The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Three Takeaways from Wallows at The Chelsea (August 11)
The indie bedroom trio brought a stadium-size energy
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A&EFive Thoughts: Faye Webster at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas (April 17)
The indie folk-pop star brought a wealth of genre-hopping grooves to the stage.
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A&EMcGill, Nevada's Schellraiser Music Festival is a homegrown treat
A curious thing happened at the Schellraiser Music Festival: Attendees stood (or sat) on cool grass shaded by tall trees and actually listened to bands ...
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Concert Arts & Entertainment
Dinosaur Jr. at Schellraiser 2023
Dinosaur Jr. performs at Schellraiser Music Festival in McGill, Nevada, June 3, 2023.
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MusicFive reasons to check out McGill, Nevada's Schellraiser Music Festival
Happening June 1-3 a few hours north of Vegas, homegrown music festival Schellraiser boasts a smartly-curated lineup that includes Blond Redhead, Asleep at the Wheel, ...
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Arts & Entertainment Concert
Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead
Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead, set to perform at the 2023 Schellraiser Music Festival in McGill, Nevada
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MusicSurf Curse's Vegas show was all about belonging, costumes and Elvis
There were plenty of parties and events to choose from in Las Vegas this Halloween weekend past, but the indie rock fans chose to turn ...
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Arts & Entertainment Concert
Surf Curse at Area15
Surf Curse guitarist Noah Kholl at Area15's Portal
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MusicFoals rocks and grooves at Vegas' Brooklyn Bowl
It's only a light hyperbole to say that Foals baptized fans in holy fire at their October 28 appearance at Brooklyn Bowl.
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Arts & Entertainment Brooklyn Bowl Concert
Foals at Brooklyn Bowl
Yannis Philippakis of Foals performs at Brooklyn Bowl
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