Spencer Patterson

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Twisting through Ty Segall's massive catalog: Thursday, March 29, 2018; We help you prep for the Bunkhouse gig featuring the garage rocker, whose catalog swells well beyond 20 LPs.
Breaking down the bill: psych-rockers Earthless, Kikagaku Moyo and JJUUJJUU at Beauty Bar: Thursday, March 1, 2018; Three good reasons to head Downtown on a Wednesday night.
Zia Record Exchange prepares to move its west-side Vegas location: Monday, Feb. 26, 2018; The Sahara store will soon relocate to Rainbow Boulevard, just south of Charleston.
Dimmu Borgir, The Hellacopters, Sunn O))), Godflesh set for Psycho Las Vegas 2018: Friday, Feb. 23, 2018; Among others confirmed: Enslaved, American Nightmare, Boris, CKY and Rocket From the Crypt.
Wavves, No Age headline Neon Reverb’s 2018 festival lineup: Friday, Feb. 16, 2018; The Downtown music fest takes places March 8-11 at the Bunkhouse Saloon, Beauty Bar, Backstage Bar & Billiards, Artifice and Cornish Pasty.
Ty Segall veers all over the musical map on 'Freedom's Goblin': Monday, Feb. 5, 2018; He channels Radiohead, Faces-era Rod Stewart, Of Montreal and Townes Van Zandt on his latest album—and that’s just on the first of its four sides.
Three shows to consider this week: The Octopus Project, Cheap Tissue and Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018; For nearly 20 years, The Octopus Project has been crafting an electronic-washed strain of indie music that might best be categorized as experimental-pop.
Survive, High on Fire, Goblin among Psycho Las Vegas' first 2018 acts: Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017; Passes to the heavy-rock gathering's third edition go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
Jerry Velarde, President, Evergreen Organix: Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017; These are some of the men and women responsible for cannabis' overwhelmingly successful start in Southern Nevada.
Scott Sibley, Partner, MMJ America: Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017; These are some of the men and women responsible for cannabis' overwhelmingly successful start in Southern Nevada.
Three reasons to catch Boris at the Bunkhouse: Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017; If recent setlists hold up, the Japanese trio will play droney new album Dear straight-through.
Fever Ray’s ‘Plunge’ condemns sexual politics—and affirms personal power: Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017; Of course, such sentiments hit hardest when accompanied by magical melodies, and the LP largely succeeds.
Heads up: Clark County’s ‘Centered’ public-art program is complete: Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017; If you’ve exited the eastbound 215 at Eastern Avenue recently, you’ve surely noticed two massive, black-metallic heads rising from the median.
At last, Guided By Voices headlines a show of its own in Las Vegas: Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017; “I think live, Bob is singing better than ever,” guitarist Doug Gillard says. “He wants the emphasis to be on the music, instead of the spectacle.”
Arcade Fire was the right band at the right time in the right room in Las Vegas: Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017; By the end of the night, the crowd had danced, cheered and, in some cases, cried itself to the point of exhaustion.
Five thoughts: Tegan and Sara at the Pearl (October 21): Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017; Tegan and Sara treated Saturday’s show as a sort of storytelling session, addressing 2007 album "The Con"—and anything tangential to it.
Emerge pushes back its conference launch to spring 2018: Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017; During its original November weekend, Emerge will host a concert at Brooklyn Bowl benefitting victims.
Five annual Las Vegas sporting classics: Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017; NASCAR, NFR, rugby and more
Wolf Parade’s soars back into space on ‘Cry Cry Cry’: Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017; Meet the new Wolf Parade … even better than the old Wolf Parade?
Unbeatable: The Vegas Golden Knights instantly connect with their new hometown: Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017; Our team. That sounds good. Especially right now.
‘Luciferian Towers’ falls short of a Godspeed You! Black Emperor classic: Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017; There’s a running Morricone Western thread that culminates in closer “Anthem for No State,” but overall the record sounds relatively unsurprising.
Prized Thai restaurant Lotus of Siam vows to reopen in its longtime location: Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017; “It’s sad to see everyone leaving because this plaza is getting old. You don’t leave your grandparents because they’re getting old.”
Get to know the psych warriors of Wand before they invade the Bunkhouse: Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017; Frontman Cory Hanson and drummer Evan Burrows served in Ty Segall’s backing band for last year’s Neon Reverb-capping performance.
Henry Rollins, Spoon’s Britt Daniel bolster Emerge’s inaugural lineup: Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017; Also announced: a huge wave of new bands, including Lower Dens, White Reaper and The Regrettes.
Looking back on the seventh season of ‘Game of Thrones’—and ahead to the eighth: Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017; A lot has been made of the show’s tempo shift, from meandering crawl to sudden charge.
Angus Andrew keeps Liars weird on ‘TFCF’: Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017; He brewed up this music in a remote part of Australia, while living in a house approachable only by rowboat.
Path to totality: The heavy Psycho Las Vegas festival makes year two just as memorable: Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017; The moon blacked out the sun on Monday, but a deeper form of darkness descended upon Las Vegas some 48 hours earlier.
Yes vs. Yes: Which version of the prog-rock band should you choose?: Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017; The two groups hits the Hard Rock Hotel and the Smith Center within a six-day span.
10 acts to catch at Psycho Las Vegas fest: Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017; Psycho Las Vegas | August 18-20, $99/day, $249/fest. | Hard Rock Hotel | vivapsycho.com.
A chat with MTV legend—and Emerge curator—Matt Pinfield: Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017; “At a lot of other festivals put so much focus on headliners that people don’t find new talent. A lot of these artists have a chance to blow up.”
Fleet Foxes bring the thunder to their Las Vegas debut: Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017; The sextet established its muscle immediately, opening with roaring versions of the three leadoff tracks from June’s Crack-Up, the group’s first LP in six years.
Five menus to conquer completely: Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017; Chada Street, Cleo, Mint and more
Wait, school starts again on Monday?!: Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017; Remember when summer break meant summer break?
The week in weed: the country’s largest dispensary and more: Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017; Henderson will have to wait at least another month before its five dispensaries can sell recreational marijuana.
Albums we’ve liked in 2017: Richard Dawson’s ‘Peasant’: Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017; The Englishman paints vivid pictures—of Medieval commoners scared to die in battle, struggling to stay fed, warding off dark characters—with a compositional style reminiscent of Roy Harper and Joanna Newsom.
Five thoughts: The Who at the Colosseum (August 4): Monday, Aug. 7, 2017; The duo and its six-piece backing group sprinkled in a cluster of relative rarities, while rearranging other parts of the two-hour, 23-song concert.
Indie rockers Guided By Voices to play the Bunkhouse October 27: Monday, Aug. 7, 2017; During its 24-year touring history, GBV has played Las Vegas just once, at a one-off festival seven years ago.
Squaring off over UNLV’s controversial new logo: Thursday, July 6, 2017; Is the new version really all that terrible? It depends who you ask.
Mayweather vs. McGregor and other oddball matchups: Thursday, June 22, 2017; Remember when a Kodiak bear out-hot dogged competitive-eating hero Tokeru Kobayashi?
Emerge Music Conference aims to unite bands, fans and key industry players in Las Vegas: Tuesday, June 20, 2017; “These are the 100 emerging artists you should be paying attention to, because they’re going to really matter in the next 18 to 24 months."
Album review: Fleet Foxes' 'Crack-Up' provides respite from the real world: Wednesday, June 14, 2017; Like much of folk music, it conjures a less complicated time and place, but more than most, it feels like it was specifically crafted to provide escape from the exasperating world around us.
Leave your car behind and ride to EDC—for free: Wednesday, June 14, 2017; Traffic has been EDC’s one unrelenting headache since the festival moved to Vegas.
Modest Mouse’s Brooklyn Bowl return by the numbers: Monday, June 5, 2017; The band did an excellent job rewarding repeat customers, who heard 35 unique tunes between two recent visits to the venue.
Standing close to Television is good for your ears: Monday, May 29, 2017; Far from noodling, leader Tom Verlaine picked each note and made every sound with very specific purpose.
The Weekly interview: Vegas native Mark Slaughter talks new album and Nashville ‘ha-a-air’: Thursday, May 18, 2017; “Someday I’d like to have something living in Vegas. Some sort of residency would be optimal.”
Five high-caliber off-Strip sushi spots: Thursday, May 11, 2017; Kabuto, Soho and, yes, an all-you-can-eat feast.
Album review: Slowdive’s wondrous new LP lives up to the shoegazers’ legacy: Wednesday, May 3, 2017; Principal songwriter Neil Halstead’s wondrous palate still tickles the senses the way it did circa Souvlaki.
Coachella Day 1: Radiohead’s sound snafu, The xx and more: Sunday, April 16, 2017; The fest's normally uber-reliable sound system failed three separate times, leaving the band playing without amplification, as fans winced their disappointment.
Album Review: Guided by Voices’ ‘August By Cake’: Thursday, April 13, 2017; After Robert Pollard went it alone on last year’s Please Be Honest, he takes the opposite approach.
What to do if you encounter a coyote near your home: Thursday, April 6, 2017; Like any wild animals, they migrate toward areas with more plentiful food supplies, aka rabbits, squirrels and other small-prey species.