I'm a born & raised Baltimore native, and although I'm a converted desert rat now, the offbeat culture of Charm City still holds a special place in my heart. Suffice it to say that I was looking forward Beach House's show at the House of Blues for some time. Yeah, they weren't playing at a church [...]
Las Vegas has the fastest growing population of veterans in the country. Veteran in the Valley is a column focusing on the strange transition from soldier to civilian in Las Vegas and the veterans that call this city home. “I mean, seriously, what are the odds that there will be a war in the [...]
Karen O walked back on stage for the encore and said, "We were just talking back stage. I'm not fucking with you. Best. Vegas. Show. Ever." But I'm getting ahead of myself. Indie art-rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs hit up the Boulevard Pool Saturday night at The Cosmopolitan to support their upcoming album Mosquito. The wind [...]
In 1997, Jason Pierce penned the lines, "Think that I'm a winner baby; probably Las Vegas." That song, "I think I'm In Love," was one of the highlights of Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space. Sixteen years later, Spiritualized made good on the bet by playing an "intimate" Friday night show at the House of [...]
Vampire Weekend graced the Las Vegas Strip on Friday at The Cosmopolitan’s Boulevard Pool. The straight-laced indie group formed at Columbia University in 2008 and has been shifting the sound of indie pop since. I remember hearing a review of Vampire Weekend ages ago that basically asked the question, “This is indie music now?”. The band has [...]
The New Order concert at The Cosmopolitan this past Thursday was a must see for any self-respecting Joy Division fanboy, present company included. Opener Johnny Marr must be doing yoga or something; he didn't look a day over 35. Although his vocals were buried a bit in the mix as he's known to do, Marr's [...]
If the theory is correct, any business opening in an area undergoing economic redevelopment will have a positive effect on those already there. When redevelopment includes a cultural component, as it does in the 18b Arts District, the kind of business moving in becomes much more relevant. In September of 2012, interior design firm Inside [...]
Here's a quick roundup of gallery offerings in the Arts District this month. Above: "Gateway" by Erin Stellmon @ Trifecta Trifecta Gallery Erin Stellmon deals with the transient nature of Las Vegas and it's disposable construction, spectacle of implosion, economic destruction, and its phoenix-like ability to rise from its own ashes. Stellmon consistently and skillfully [...]
The David LaChapelle lectures that The Cosmopolitan's P3Studio hosted this weekend seemed to fly just under the radar, allowing for an intimate setting of around twenty people. It was a treat to share a small audience with one of the most recognized photographers of the last 20 years. The first day focused on his still [...]
The Neon Roundtable is a Las Vegas based update of the fabled Algonquin Roundtable. Twice a month, a rotating panel of artists, musicians, writers and performers sit down to discuss a wide variety of topics. Check out their first episode.
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