Allison Duck

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Photo of Allison Duck Allison Duck is a graduate of The University of Virginia where she first fell in love with the local music scene on the East coast. After relocating to Las Vegas in 2005, she immersed herself in the local music scene. She's now lucky to have the chance to write about the musicians she loves in the Las Vegas Weekly and Las Vegas Sun.

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Recent Stories (view all stories)

From Intel to the Apollo: Dan Nainan leaves the nerd lab behind
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009
The Mac vs. PC bubble wrap guy is "platform agnostic." Guess who's a Mac.
Competitive eating leads to full stomachs… and proposals?
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009
How many balls can you fit in your mouth? Joey Chestnut ate 50 at Martorano.
Same songs, "Different Light" for Everclear
Band's new album features evolved versions of their classics
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009
Where singer songwriters meet hard rock, you'll find Everclear, performing at Hard Rock Cafe Strip.
Handsome Furs, Afghan Raiders free at Beauty Bar (open bar, too!)
Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
You can thank some auto-inclined conventioneers for the free Handsome Furs, No Age and Afghan Raiders show at Beauty Bar and that open bar, too.
Las Vegas Halloween Guide 2009
Monday, Oct. 26, 2009
Break out your fishnets and vampire fangs. Halloween in Las Vegas is a marathon of parties, concerts and costume contests with thousands of dollars on the line. Here's where to celebrate:
UFC 104 walk-in music begs for blood
Hard-hitting action prefaced by violent lyrics during walk ins
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009
"Hungry Like the Wolf," "Bleed it Out" and "Burn it to the Ground" accompany UFC fighters on their entrances for UFC 104.
J. Reid's got jokes
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009
Local comedian J. Reid is currently on tour with Bill Bellamy and performing on his tv show Who's Got Jokes?. See him life this week at Sin City Comedy at the V Theater.
Bite into Las Vegas (plus six questions with Pat Monahan of Train)
Train will headline the 13th Annual Bite of Las Vegas at Desert Breeze Skate Park
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009
It's time to stuff your face and rock out at the annual Bite of Las Vegas one-day food and music festival. Now. Like, right now.
You go, girls: At music showcase GirlFestival it's all about the ladies
Welcome to the land of XX-chromosome musicians
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009
When the guys in Mötley Crüe wrote “Girls, Girls, Girls,” they probably weren’t thinking about a multi-day, multi-venue, multi-genre estrogen-fest.
A "Mork and Mindy" childhood and advice from George Wallace
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009
Comedian Don Barnhart could have easily ended up in the military, “peeling potatoes and cleaning latrines.” Instead, thanks to a childhood watching Robin Williams and some advice from George Wallace, he spends his days in Las Vegas telling jokes.

Recent Blog Posts (view all entries)

Are you Tuff-N-Uff to be a ring girl?
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Think you have what it takes to be a ring girl? Prove it tonight at Tuff-N-Uff's ring girl search at Hawaiian Tropic Zone.
Everything is not wonderful with Everclear
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009
“Please don’t tell me everything is wonderful now," Everclear frontman Art Alexakis at the Hard Rock Cafe Strip. OK, Art, it's not.
Rob Zombie, PDA and ... German werewolf women?
Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
Welcome to a nightmare a la Rob Zombie at The Pearl.
Who wants to eat Wayne Newton?
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
How do you do justice to a Las Vegas icon via a party favor?
UFC 104: Where to watch
Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009
While Los Angeles isn’t too far away, a weekend trip and a UFC 104 admission ticket aren’t in the cards for every MMA fan this weekend. Watch UFC 104 in Las Vegas at one of these local casinos or sports bars.
Imagine Dragons gets a Bite of the spotlight
Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
Train's loss was Imagine Dragons' gain when the local band got to fill in on the main stage at Bite of Las Vegas.
Tommy Rocker’s to be a paradise for Parrotheads
Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
Parrotheads from across the country will party at Tommy Rocker's this Saturday for the Not the Last Man Standing party, even though Buffett won't perform at the MGM this October.
Be the next MMA ring girl
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009
A ring girl contract with MMA Xplosion is on the line. Come show off your bikini bod at Hawaiian Tropic Zone for a chance to win the top prize.
What’s in a (band) name?
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009
Are the booking agents at the Hard Rock trying to punk us or are Taintstick and Swollen Members really playing back to back shows at Wasted Space?
3D porn is coming… at you
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009
As technology advances, so does the porn industry. Tommy Gunn is out to prove that 3D porn is the next best thing if you can't get some real lovin'.

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