01.30.09 · 9:09 AM

No recession for Coachella’s ambition

Thought Coachella might cut costs to combat the sagging economy? Think again. The Southern California music festival’s 2009 lineup has been unveiled, and it looks pretty darn pricey from here. Paul McCartney. Morrissey. Leonard Cohen’s first U.S. performance since 1993. Franz Ferdinand, Conor Oberst, Girl Talk, ex-Las Vegans The Crystal Method, The Hold Steady, Mike Patton & Rahzel. And that’s just some of what’s slated for day one of the three-day extravaganza, scheduled for April 17-19 at Indio’s Empire Polo ... Read more...

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01.28.09 · 11:27 AM

T.I. wants to spread the love, with you, and you, and you

The crack dealer-turned-rap-sensation may have a violent past – his best friend was shot dead and he’s about to go to jail for weapons charges of his own – but he says he has turned over a new leaf and is out to spread the love. The rapper said he hopes to do “as many positive things as possible” before beginning his yearlong prison sentence in March. Those positive things include more community service (he is required to complete 1,000 ... Read more...

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01.19.09 · 1:05 PM

Inauguration kicks off in Vegas with a local music marathon

Starting with last October’s presidential debate party, the Canvas Café in the Silverado Ranch neighborhood has quickly become the politically minded coffee drinker’s café of choice. Canvas Café offers tasty coffeehouse fare like paninis, wraps, espresso and wine with a side of political discourse, if you like. In honor of tomorrow’s historical inauguration of Barack Obama, Canvas Café will be throwing a pre-Inauguration Day bash with a slew of local bands on the ticket. Pan de Sal will be performing ... Read more...

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01.18.09 · 3:17 PM

The Killers come home to new Joint

For the lucky Las Vegans that managed to snatch a ticket to The Killer’s sold out October show at The House of Blues before they disappeared within minutes, you’ll have another chance in April to see the hometown heroes take over a local stage. Those of you who showed up to Ticketmaster too late and were unwilling to be extorted by scalpers, get ready to pounce when tickets go on sale at the Hard Rock box office and at Ticketmaster.com ... Read more...

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01.16.09 · 1:15 PM

A sort of homecoming for Meg & Dia

Sisters Meg and Dia Frampton are a modern day Brady Bunch. The musical girls started playing together as an acoustic duo while living in Vegas and have since moved to Utah and taken on three more band members for a fuller sound that earned them spots on the Warped Tour in 2006 and 2007. We chatted with Dia as she drove the band’s van to Guitar Center and found out about Meg & Dia’s upcoming album, the first song Dia ... Read more...

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01.15.09 · 6:34 PM

Back to Hebrew school with the “gangstaz of hilarity”

Up on stage MC Ethel raises a loaf of perfectly browned challah above the crowd. The first in a series of props used throughout FA-COCK-TA’s CD release show for their debut album Loxstars, the bread and the blessing performed on it by one of the band member’s fathers provide the single traditional moment of the evening at The Beatles’ Revolution Lounge. If you left after that introduction, you might have the impression that FA-COCK-TA, likely Las Vegas’ only Jewish hip ... Read more...

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01.15.09 · 2:08 PM

Close calls and close quarters with One Pin Short

Local ska and reggae band One Pin Short has finished their tour with Reel Big Fish and can enjoy a little time at home before hitting the road again in March on a spring tour of colleges in the Southeastern U.S. The boys have several local shows lined up in the meantime, including a pre-Inauguration Day performance with other members of the local Macro-Fi collective at the Canvas Café, scheduled for Monday, January 19. Then they’ll be back at the ... Read more...

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01.13.09 · 9:56 PM

“Live from Las Vegas” brings Palms performances to iTunes

Las Vegas music fans are in for a special treat as recording artists are making the Palms and its recording studio their venue of choice for laying down tracks and live performance recordings available on iTunes. Today, indie rock darlings My Morning Jacket release their Live from Las Vegas at The Palms EP, featuring various tracks from past albums including “Knot Comes Loose” and “Thank You Too.” The live tracks also include their early recording, “Tonight I Wanna Celebrate With ... Read more...

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01.13.09 · 3:43 PM

Join Vince Neil’s poker crüe

In a watershed moment in rock—or at least Hard Rock Hotel and Casino —history, the legendary foursome Mötley Crüe will rock out two nights in a row before The Joint closes its venerable doors forever. On February 6 and 7, the Crüe will play the final two shows to echo through the music hall, which opened in 1995 and has hosted everyone from Bob Dylan and James Brown to Nine Inch Nails and Norah Jones. But before the Crüe plays ... Read more...

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01.7.09 · 7:26 PM

One Pin Short brings down the House … of Blues

This is what I overheard while waiting in line at will call last night at the House of Blues: “Man, who’s playing tonight?” “I don’t know. Um… uh, Reel Big Fish I think. And somebody else. Whatever, I’m here for One Pin Short anyway.” It’s refreshing to hear young Vegas music fans express their loyalty to our local musicians. Streetlight Manifesto was the forgotten band on that fan’s list and though they put on a great set, much of the ... Read more...

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01.5.09 · 6:16 PM

Not coming up short this time

Local ska/reggae band One Pin Short is getting the chance of a lifetime this January as they join Streetlight Manifesto and Reel Big Fish on the Southwest leg of their winter tour. Reel Big Fish first got wind of the local group this summer when they were asked to play OPS’s CD release party at Jillian’s in June. Reel Big Fish liked what they heard and invited the band to join them on tour through California, Colorado, Nebraska, Arizona and ... 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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