09.16.08 · 12:15 PM

Dear Vampire Weekend: apology accepted

Stereotypical rock star behavior includes destroying hotel rooms and smashing guitars, not apologizing to the crowd. When Vampire Weekend played at The Joint last night, they spent most of their time in between songs addressing their lack of material and promising that they’ll be bringing more the next time they visit Vegas. The fledgling band currently only has their self-titled album to draw from, but that didn’t stop them from introducing a few new tunes to the crowd, who eagerly ... Read more...

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09.14.08 · 8:16 PM

Under the neon, a new festival makes its mark

Under the lights of Fremont Street last night the Neon Reverb music festival was making its mark. At the Beauty Bar Pan de Sal delivered a surprisingly large crowd for an early show, leading them in the “peanut butter smushy” line dance and ending their participatory set with a call and response chant: “When I say ‘Pan de’ you say ‘Sal!’ When I say ‘undies,’ you say ‘off.’ The crowd happily obliged – with the chant, that is, not the ... Read more...

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09.12.08 · 6:16 PM

Vampire Weeknight

I’ve found myself starting to watch Saturday Night Live just for the musical guests. Such was the case this past March when I noticed the name Vampire Weekend flash on the screen as the musical guest on that night’s episode. Being woefully out of touch with the national indie music scene at the time, I had no idea who these guys were. I imagined they might be some kind of metal outfit. Maybe they wore those plastic vampire teeth that ... Read more...

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09.6.08 · 1:20 PM

Neon Reverb: Downtown Music Festival Schedule

If you’ve been feeling deprived of lively local music and cool downtown culture, Neon Reverb is arriving to inject you with a vital dose. With Vegoose, Las Vegas’ sole large-scale music festival, now defunct, Neon Reverb founders Thirry Harlin and James Woodbridge are on a mission to create their own local music festival and at the same time enliven the streets of Downtown Las Vegas. According to Neon Reverb’s MySpace, they plan to “galvanize downtown Las Vegas as the center ... Read more...

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09.4.08 · 3:32 PM

Shinedown takes over the spotlight at HOB

I remember being a little confused when I heard that a band called Shinedown was opening for Godsmack at the Hard Rock’s Summer Stage in 2006. Godsmack were touring with Rob Zombie and their latest single at the time was called “Shinedown.” I figured the opener of the same name was some effort at promoting their new tune. It turned out that the opening band was an entity in its own right with a loyal following of alt metal fans ... Read more...

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Cocktail of the Week May 15, 2013
by Sabrina Chapman

The Golden Pillar: An architectural cocktail built for XS

This Sunday, XS nightclub celebrates the grand reopening of its after-dark pool party, Night Swim. Along with the bash comes a new offering of signature cocktails served by the pitcher, ...
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