Las Vegas Weekly

Matador at 21: Fest of a lifetime

Indie icons rock out centerstage during record label's anniversary weekend

An overachieving plastic cup, a trainwreck MC and a non-stop talker: Notes from Matador at 21

Q&A: Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore

The singer-guitarist on what it means to be with Matador Records.

Q&A: Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan

Does McCaughan think his record label-Merge-competes with Matador? No. Find out why.

Q&A: Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham

Pink Eye talks Matador missteps, his band's rock opera and opening for Arcade Fire

Q&A: Liz Phair

Liz Phair talks about her history with Matador, and whether she misses the label.

Q&A: Kurt Vile

One of Matador's newer artists talks about his favorite albums and what he's working on.

Q&A: The New Pornographers’ Carl Newman

Carl Newman talks about why the Lost Weekend will be the greatest thing EVER.

Matador Records gathers its family of bands for a Vegas-size celebration

Perhaps it’s fitting for Matador Records to blow out its 21st birthday candles in the very un-indie setting of a Las Vegas casino.

Q&A: Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan

One-third of Yo La Tengo speaks to the Weekly about why the band's stayed with Matador so long, and why it's never played Vegas

Yo La Tengo’s James McNew once lived in Las Vegas?!

An offhand mention by bandmate Ira Kaplan prompts a quick e-mail exchange

Matador’s manifesto: Chatting with label co-owner Gerard Cosloy

One of the men behind Matador shares what he looks for in a band.

Q&A: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion’s Jon Spencer

The JSBX frontman on frontman on his love for ex-label Matador, and his mission to reissue his catalog.

Q&A: Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus

Anyone remember when Pavement played Huntridge Theatre? Stephen Malkmus does.

Q&A: Guided By Voices’ Tobin Sprout

Was the Matador festival the impetus for the reunion? The Weekly asks.

Matador Sunday recap

Guided by Voices, Yo La Tengo, Liz Phair, The New Pornographers, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Shearwater, Kurt Vile, Times New Viking, The Clean

Matador Saturday recap

Belle and Sebastian, Spoon, Superchunk, Cat Power, Perfume Genius, The Jon Spencer Blues Experience, Come, Girls

Matador Friday recap

Pavement leaves audiences wondering. Fucked Up leaves audiences scared. And more awesome details from the first day of the festival.

Breaking down Matador at 21’s Sunday lineup

Guided By Voices, Yo La Tengo, Liz Phair, The New Pornographers, Ted Leo—and why they matter

Breaking down Matador at 21’s Saturday lineup

Belle and Sebastian, Spoon, Cat Power, Superchunk, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion—and why they matter

Breaking down Matador at 21’s Friday lineup

Pavement, Sonic Youth, Fucked Up, Chavez, Guitar Wolf—and why they matter

Matador fest: Our interview with label head Gerard Cosloy

"If this has come off like a big ‘fuck you’ to Las Vegas, it was really, really not intended that way."

The Weekly playlist: Matador edition

Brush up on the label before it hits town

Mob scene?

“It’s a typical Las Vegas turnout.”

Matador festival tickets to go on sale Friday, cost around $200

Ticket details have been revealed for October's Matador 21st birthday bash at the Pearl, and here's what we know...

Matador lineup announced: GBV, Pavement, Sonic Youth & more!

Three-day festival headed to Vegas October 1-3

Matador in our midst

Spencer Patterson is ready for The Lost Weekend. Are you?

Pavement to headline Matador Records fest in Las Vegas

The label will celebrate its anniversary with a three-day, band-filled bash this October.

Matador fest: The latest Zia ticket info

What you need to know for Friday's on-sale