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Our 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.
Las 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.
15 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.
Resurgent 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.
Diving 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.”
Eating 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.
The 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 …
Dollar 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.
Las 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.”
Lamaii’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.
Psycho 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.
15 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.
The 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.
Changing 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.
Touring 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.”
Day 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.
New 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.
Sights 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.
Get 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.
Vegas 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.
How 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.
Get 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.’
Shuttered 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.
Live 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.
Las 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.
Curious 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).
Billie 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.
Year in Review: Our favorite 2020 TV shows and films: Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020; ‘The Mandalorian,’ ‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ ‘Palm Springs’ and more.
Year 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?
Local spin: New releases from Mercy Music, Same Sex Mary and Jacob Smigel: Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020; Hear all three on Bandcamp now.
COVID-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.”
Album 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.
Could 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.
Psycho Las Vegas pushes its next festival to 2021: Monday, May 4, 2020; The new dates: August 20-22, 2021 at Mandalay Bay.
Comfort spins: Revisiting some of our all-time favorite Vegas recordings: Thursday, March 26, 2020; Hassan, Holding Onto Sound, Jacob Smigel and more.
Album 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.
San Diego post-hardcore band Hot Snakes is back and better than ever: Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020; The group started performing sporadically again in 2011 before eventually releasing its first album in 14 years, the excellent ‘Jericho Sirens,’ in 2018.
Dweezil Zappa brings his father’s classic ‘Hot Rats’ album to life onstage: Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020; Four of the record’s six songs clock in past the five-minute mark, with several—”Willie the Pimp” (9:21), “Son of Mr. Green Genes” (8:58) and “The Gumbo Variations” (16:55)—featuring significant jazz-rock improvisation.
A 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.
Dynamic vocalist Jamila Woods brings her poetic music to town: Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020; The Chicago native opens for Raphael Saadiq January 24 at Brooklyn Bowl.
Cursive brings Cloud Nothings and Criteria to the Bunkhouse: Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020; After more than a decade together, noisy, Cleveland-based punk quartet Cloud Nothings is finally set for its live Vegas debut.
20 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.
Show stoppers: Our favorite concerts of 2019: Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019; From Thom Yorke to Elton John, and OMD to Refused.
Nineteen ways to close out 2019 on New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas: Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019; Lizzo, The Chainsmokers, Future, the Golden Knights and more.
Magical 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.
Modern folk hero Ryley Walker talks sobriety, Twitter persona and Genesis bootlegs: Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019; “I like that the personality and vibe of each day changes the show. Maybe a bad buffet in Vegas will affect the way I play that night.”
Priming 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.
Thom Yorke's Chelsea stopover dazzles the eyes as much as the ears: Monday, Oct. 28, 2019; Despite not playing a traditional instrument during the show, visual artist Tarik Barri stands onstage as an equal member of the band, status he demonstrated that he absolutely deserves.
Kura Revolving Sushi puts a new spin on dining out: Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019; Most dishes on the belt cost $2.50, which means you can share a sizable 10-plate meal with a companion for $12 each (beer, tax and tip aside).
Priming you for Interpol’s Las Vegas return: Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019; The NYC band performs here for the first time since 2015, October 4 at the Chelsea.