Downtown Las Vegas will be rocking to an independent beat this week as Amplify!! Independent Music Conference sets up shop at seven local venues. The four-day conference filled with panels with industry pros during daylight hours and live music showcases at night, features locals bands like Lydia Vance, The Deadly Seven and Aurora Falls as well as national acts like Hawthorne Heights and yes, the man who kills your brain like a poisonous mushroom, Vanilla Ice. If that isn't reason enough to check out Amplify!!, the incredible variety of bands on the schedule below should do it.
Tickets good for all nights and stages $15 in advance, $20 day of show.
- Tuesday, August 5
- Kick Off concert @ Jillians
- 7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – TBA
- 7:35 p.m. – 7:55 p.m. – TBA
- 8:10 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Heavy Mojo
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Dirty Heads
- 9:45 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. – Big B
- Wednesday, August 6
Audio Clips
Aurora Falls
- Adobe Flash Player Required to listenBeauty is Spontaneous
- Adobe Flash Player Required to listenLet the Organ Play
- Adobe Flash Player Required to listenPick Me Apart
- 6:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. – Omegarilla
- 7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – Siamese Graffiti
- 7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Pillsplitter
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Colporter
- 8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – The Asphalt
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Aurora Falls
- 9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Todd Kerns
- 10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Idle Red
- 10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Ra(z)ner
- 11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – Slow to Surface
- Hawthorne Heights, Ministry of Love and Red Hot Radio @ Jillian’s
- 6:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. – Ministry of Love
- 7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – Wayward
- 7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Amarionette
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Think
- 8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Red Hot Radio
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – A Dull Science
- 9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Serene
- 10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Searchlight
- 10:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Hawthorne Heights
- Theory of Flight, Kil Jaden, Lips Like Morphine @ Celebrity Theater (BADiDEA Stage)
Audio Clips
Theory of Flight
- Adobe Flash Player Required to listenBurn On
- Adobe Flash Player Required to listenCan't You See
- Adobe Flash Player Required to listenGoodbye Tonight
- Adobe Flash Player Required to listenMaybe in This World
- Adobe Flash Player Required to listenNext to You
- Adobe Flash Player Required to listenOne Last Call
- Adobe Flash Player Required to listenSinister
- 7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – Betting on Tomorrow
- 7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Kil Jaden
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Onara
- 8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Sinphonics
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Old Man’s Syndrome
- 9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Otto’s Daughter
- 10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – One Ton Project
- 10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Outlett
- 11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – Inverse
- 11:30 p.m. – 11:50 p.m. – Theory of Flight
- 12:00 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. – Lips Like Morphine
- A Penny for Jane, Indulge and Hang Em High @ Icehouse Lounge
- 7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – The LatchKey Kidz
- 7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Here She Lies
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Someday Broken
- 8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Boldtype
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Divide the Day
- 9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Hang Em High
- 10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Left Standing
- 10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Classic Addict
- 11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – Indulge (MDV Showcase)
- 11:30 p.m. – 11:50 p.m. – A Penny for Jane (MDV Showcase)
- Losing Tomorrow, Sex Pop Suicide and Lydia Vance @ Jillian’s Hi-Life
- 7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – Passed Judgement
- 7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Authmentis
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Losing Tomorrow
- 8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Aulta
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Sex Pop Suicide
- 9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Lydia Vance
- Random Eye, Bagg of Noize and Torche @ Beauty Bar
- 7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Narayan
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – The Living Suns
- 8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Random Eye
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Super Martian Robots
- 9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – London Metal Exchange
- 10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Anthem
- 10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Bagg of Noize
- 11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – Torche
- Redstone Hall @ Neonopolis
- 7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Stex Jabba
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Weston Buck
- 8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Peech
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – The Frail
- 9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Redstone Hall
- Darren Michaels @ Brass Lounge
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Yesteryear
- 8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – The Ivy Lines
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Eric David
- 9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Radiobox
- 10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Darren Michaels
- Thursday, August 7:
- Stargasm, Electric Valentine and Amplify 2007 winners Ultraviolet Sound
- 7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – Almost Normal
- 7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Ninefinger
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Plan B
- 8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Castles in Spain
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Lick
- 9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Yesterday’s Heros
- 10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Stargasm
- 10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Desillusion
- 11:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Electric Valentine
- 11:45 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. – Ultraviolet Sound (Amplify 2007 winners)
- Par~A~Digm, RnR and Big Beat Battalion @ Canyon Club
- 6:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. – Dead Element
- 7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – Par~A~Digm
- 7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Verse
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Shotgun Radio
- 8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Mic Danja
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Shysty
- 9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – RnR
- 10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – The Bad Apples
- 10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Conjob
- 11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – Big Beat Battalion
Audio Clips
Strikt 9
- Adobe Flash Player Required to listenFrozen Fist of Hate
- Adobe Flash Player Required to listenSlow Burn
- Adobe Flash Player Required to listenWaste of Skin
- Fallen Vegas, Shatterance and Strikt-9 @ Jillian’s
- 6:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. – The Second Chariot
- 7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – 15 North
- 7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Fallen Vegas
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Calibra
- 8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – When All Light Dies
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Spun in Darkness
- 9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Unset
- 10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Shatterance
- 10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Strikt-9
- The Deadly Seven, The Stript and Vains of Jenna @ Beauty Bar
- 7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – Moscow
- 7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Dancing with Aspirin
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Black Army
- 8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Crossing Sarnoff
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – The Trademark
- 9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Candygram for Mongo
- 10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – The Ku
- 10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – The Deadly Seven
- 11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – The Stript
- 11:30 p.m. – 12:15 a.m. – Vains of Jenna
- Lidine and The Lady & The Tiger (TLTT) @ Jillian’s Hi-Life
- 7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Lidine
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Last Action Hero
- 8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Suffocate the Creep
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Sky Diamond City
- 9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – A Pacific Romance
- 10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – The Lady & The Tiger (TLTT)
- Menores and We Are the Arsenal @ Neonopolis
- 7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Menores
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Deejer
- 8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Neverwonder
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Un:Armed
- 9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – We Are the Arsenal
- Leo Starwind & the Raft @ Brass Lounge
- 8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Apple Nasty
- 8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. – Chum
- 9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Olio
- 9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Corday
- 10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Leo Starwind & The Raft
- Vanilla Ice @ Celebrity Theater BADiDEA Stage (TQ Management Showcase)
- 6:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. – Matt Brodeur
- 7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. – A Bird A Sparrow
- 7:35 p.m. – 7:55 p.m. – Steve Victory
- 8:10 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Wake Hollywood
- 8:45 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. – Kristen Mari
- 9:20 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Young and Divine
- 10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Killing Caroline
- 10:35 p.m. – 10:55 p.m. – Marcos Hernandez
- 11:10 p.m. – 11:35 p.m. – Sleepstar
- 11:50 p.m. – 12:35 a.m. – Vanilla Ice
- Friday, August 8:
- Best of Show finale featuring I Hate Kate @ Jillian’s
- Line up TBA
- 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – I Hate Kate
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