09.19.10 · 10:45 PM

Neon Reverb Saturday: Mark’s journal

After experiencing an evening of timing conflicts Friday, I knew not to clock-watch Saturday night. So, with an open schedule and an open mind, I began my second night at Neon Reverb. Walking into the Griffin, I immediately notice something … Nobody’s here. I brush this off, thinking Zach Ryan & Friends must be warming up in the back room. Asking around, I’m told the bands (tonight’s set includes the Black Shades as well) are at least an hour behind ... Read more...

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09.18.10 · 6:35 PM

Neon Reverb Friday: Julie’s Journal

With only one of three Gentleman Callers band members in tow (banjo and pedal steel player Bryan Daste), earthy acoustress and spring 2010 Neon Reverb vet Emma Hill kicked off evening two of Neon Reverb with an intimate and joyous 40 minutes in front of what seemed to be two dozen close, personal friends at the Beat coffeehouse. After praising the festival as “super kickass,” she admitted the Portland duo, currently on a last-minute national tour courtesy of JetBlue’s All ... Read more...

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09.18.10 · 3:45 PM

Neon Reverb Friday: Spencer’s Journal

Sometimes it’s fun to run around town to different venues for Neon Reverb; other times, it’s nice just to stay in one place. I’d planned on doing the latter tonight, with a stacked 10-band bill scheduled for the Aruba Hotel. But after seeing the condition of the room housing the larger stage early this morning, I wasn’t sure that would actually be possible. Pulling into the parking lot around 8 p.m., I’m immediately aware of a transformation. Gone is the ... Read more...

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09.17.10 · 7:05 PM

Neon Reverb Thursday: Julie’s Journal

At 7 p.m. on the dot I cross Fremont Street, heading east toward, well, which will it be? Max Supera’s 7 p.m. acoustic performance at the Beat coffeehouse, or Wyatt McKenzie’s 7 p.m. set in the Griffin’s shabby-chic back room? Behind me, the much-lauded double-decker Red Bull shuttle bus hangs a right onto Las Vegas Boulevard, and though I’m tempted to hop on board for quick look-see, I merely make a mental note to explore its interior and circular route ... Read more...

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09.17.10 · 2:50 PM

Neon Reverb Thursday: Spencer’s Journal

My Neon Reverb experience begins with a taco. Okay, technically, it begins with a run-in—almost literally—with the festival’s double-decker Red Bull bus, which is maneuvering its way out of the Yayo Taco parking lot onto Maryland Parkway as I’m driving in Thursday night. If the impressive-looking vehicle is any indication, Neon Reverb has definitely grown up this fall (see: last September’s scary kidnapper-van shuttle). Then on to the taco, a carne asada-stuffed mess that’s neither remarkable nor terrible. That’s roughly ... Read more...

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07.24.10 · 2:54 PM

Killer booking: Flowers takes root at Shimmer Cabaret for solo performance

Brandon Flowers’ upcoming solo album is titled “Flamingo.” But he’s opening a brief club tour at “Hilton.” In one of the more fascinating bookings ever in Las Vegas, Flowers is scheduled to play the Las Vegas Hilton’s Shimmer Cabaret on Aug. 15. Don’t bother trying to get tickets to the concert in the 375-seat showroom/lounge hybrid. They went on sale at 10 a.m. Friday and sold out about as fast as 375 tickets can be sold. Flamingo is set to ... Read more...

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04.7.10 · 1:22 PM

Why pay? Free ticket contest for Keith Urban at The Joint

Las Vegas Weekly and AEG Live bring you tickets to one of the hottest country singers today - Keith Urban at The Joint on Friday, April 23rd! Australian country singer and three-time Grammy Award-winner Keith Urban will be hitting the stage in Las Vegas this month. Although Urban released his first album nearly 20 years ago, it wasn’t until the past decade that he made his mark on American music. In that time, however, he has been honored with five ... Read more...

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04.2.10 · 3:05 PM

Them Crooked Vultures ticket giveaway!

Enter to win tickets to see super group Them Crooked Vultures live at The Joint. Las Vegas Weekly and AEG Live are giving you the chance to win tickets to see Them Crooked Vultures at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Saturday, April 17th. Them Crooked Vultures, made up of Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age’s Joshua Homme, and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, are touring in support of ... Read more...

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03.29.10 · 2:30 PM

High-school flashback

Heeeeello, high school! This is the dominant thought in my head as Less Than Jake takes the main stage at Extreme Thing. I hadn’t heard or thought about the band since those four painful years at Las Vegas High School (Go Wildcats?), and standing with the crowd Saturday I felt a little bad for it. Less Than Jake probably has matured and accomplished plenty of amazing things since I forgot about them, I tell myself. Or not. Here are five ... Read more...

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03.29.10 · 3 PM

Extreme frenzy over Escape the Fate

“Holy fucking shit.” Cursing is prohibited here at Extreme Thing, but you have to forgive Escape the Fate frontman Craig Mabbitt for the slip. This hometown audience is giving the hardcore act a response like no other. It is almost bursting at the seams. Only a few songs in and the act must stop the set. The barricade separating the audience from the stage is giving way under the power of thousands of rabid fans. “Everyone needs to take 10 ... Read more...

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Cocktail of the Week May 15, 2013
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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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