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- Homeless shelter?
- By matching homeowners who have empty houses with homeless folks who need shelter, Calvin Leslie feels he’s doing Las Vegas a service while making himself a little money. Some neighbors disagree. read article
- Vegas calling
- Local punk didn’t die, it went underground - to house gigs, desert shows, and the streets - where it’s been embraced by a new generation read article
The Intersection
- Preservation at a price(1 comment)
- The next time you’re standing in the historic Huntridge Theatre, you might be picking up a pair of flip-flops. Not at a band’s merchandise table; ... more
- UNLV students try to fix what pols haven’t
- The speed at which traffic buzzes by these three acres of grass and shade is mesmerizing. Huntridge Circle Park is an island between north- and ... more
- Digital Vegas(1 comment)
- Even for me, even with all that I say and write and do to evangelize the cause of digital media in this city, it was ... more
- Judge Elizabeth Halverson
- The formal disciplinary hearing of Judge Elizabeth Halverson concluded last week with testimony from witnesses for Halverson. However, the completion of the hearing came on ... more
- Cool Bus!
- We’ve innocently come to revel in our hatred of the U.S. president, and the Vegas sun is trying to kill us. The 28-ton blue bus ... more
- Tiny little rant
- When exactly did companies around town (you know who you are) decide to start leaving those annoying fliers on our garage-door handles? For most Las ... more
- Subprime = subcrime?
- At the corner of Fremont and 15th Street, a Las Vegas police camera, powerful enough to scan two dozen locations and pinpoint a license plate ... more
- Minority report
- The e-mail sat in my in-box, an angry bullet fired by a frustrated white man. Minutes before, he’d heard San Diego Union-Tribune columnist Ruben Navarette ... more
- Ron’s report(3 comments)
- For nearly 25 years, Ron Futrell was the face of KTNV Channel 13. His laid-back, friendly demeanor, coupled with solid sports reporting and an instantly ... more
Nightlife
- Chill Out!
- The temperature is 23 degrees Fahrenheit, and you’re surrounded by ice. The bar, walls, seating—everything is carved from blocks of Canadian ice. And it’s all ... more
- Exactly 20 minutes with ND of ND’s Space
- Douchebags are soooo hot right now. Well, at least in their own minds. Douchebaggery is running rampant and has garnered—as many rampant things do—its very ... more
- Mic me
- I’ve tagged along on karaoke nights before, but none quite like this. Sure, there’s the usual database of 70,000 songs (including a large Korean selection), ... more
- Blame it on Rio
- In this, Sugarcane’s opening night, the Sushisamba bartenders are beyond bustling—they’re downright flustered. Though they’ve had a month to softly open inside the Shoppes at ... more
Arts & Entertainment
- Parting words
- They stood 6-5, with the afros 6-9, hated Tommy Lasorda and charged steak sandwiches to the Underhills’ tab. Okay, they didn’t really, but like the ... more
- Funky good time
- The first time I walked into the house that hosts the Funky Jah Punkys’ weekly barbecue concert, SpongeBob SquarePants was playing on the TV. The ... more
- Here and there
- Contemporary Arts Collective Director Beate Kirmse, in her first curatorial effort, has chosen two painters whose work could not be more different: Erik Gecas, favoring ... more
- Sweet hypocrisy
- An important part of watching MTV’s reality sensation My Super Sweet 16 is wishing horrible, unpleasant things on the bratty, pampered teenagers who whine and ... more
- The young and the restless
- Dust Gallery, on the ground floor of Downtown’s Soho Lofts, is used to being on the edge of the next big thing. Next week, the ... more
- A journey of forgiveness
- While the Atomic Testing Museum is thin on details about the human costs of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, the center does have the ... more
- Old Man Syndrome
- Despite what the band’s name might suggest, this four-song EP actually sounds kinda fresh. more
- Three questions with Deer Tick’s John McCauley
- I’ve played in an ice-cream parlor. I’ve played in the back of a frame shop. I played a fashion show at a VFW post the ... more
Screen
- Bottle Shock
- There are few narrative formulas as crowd-pleasing and oft-used as the underdog story. Audiences have a timeless desire to see the snobby nobleman fall face-first ... more
- Roman de Gare
- At a gas station one night, Pierre (Pinon), the slaving ghost writer to a famous trash novelist, watches Huguette (Dana) get stranded after her fiancé ... more
- Definitely not to be
- The play-within-the-movie that gives Hamlet 2 its title comes off like a bizarre, twisted, campy mash-up of Shakespeare and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, complete ... more
- The Rocker
- Is it possible for a movie to actually kill rock n’ roll? Probably not, but The Rocker certainly comes close. more
- What’s in a skin color?(1 comment)
- Last week’s release of the big-budget comedy Tropic Thunder was greeted with protests from several advocacy organizations representing a certain minority group, people who objected ... more
- Three questions with Hamlet 2 star Steve Coogan
- Jeffrey M. Anderson takes a moment with Hamlet 2’s star Steve Coogan. more
- Death Race
- Anderson showed a satirical edge in his 1994 debut, Shopping, but brings his video-game sensibilities to this belated remake of Death Race 2000. more
Taste
- Erin go blah
- The food at McFadden’s, a self-styled Irish pub that originated in New York City before expanding into a national chain, is quite good, although only marginally Irish.
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2008-08-27
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2008-08-27
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2008-08-27
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2008-08-28
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John Huntington's One Night Stand with Mickey Avalon at VooDoo Lounge
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2008-08-28
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2008-08-28
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Friday
2008-08-29
Bill Engvall performs a stand-up routine at Treasure Island
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2008-08-29
3 Doors Down perform live with Staind and Hinder
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2008-08-29
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Saturday
2008-08-30
Ice Cube performs at a late show at the HOB
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2008-08-30
New York New York's newest club opens its doors Labor Day weekend
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Saturday
2008-08-30
Comedian Chris Rock takes his stand up to Caesars Palace
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Sunday
2008-08-31
'90s rockers take over the House of Blues
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2008-08-31
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Saloon Door Slammer and Diablo Dimes at the Beatles Revolution Lounge
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2008-08-31
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Monday
2008-09-01
Iconic singer Bob Dylan brings his live show to Las Vegas
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2008-09-01
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2008-09-01
DJ Chris Adams spins commercial dance, house and hip-hop
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Tuesday
2008-09-02
From Russia with lust
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2008-09-02
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Tuesday
2008-09-02
Hot lesbian hangout, for girls who like girls and free for locals
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Soundcheck
- Extreme
- Singer Gary Cherone sounds way more like Sammy Hagar than he used to—an influence from his time fronting Van Halen, perhaps?—but otherwise it’s business as usual for hard rockers Extreme ...
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- Despite what the band’s name might suggest, this four-song EP actually sounds kinda fresh.
Read more... - Staind
- Believe it or not, Staind was at one time one of the most promising metal bands in the country. Their 1999 sophomore album, Dysfunction, integrated the pummeling, heavy sound of ...
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Cocktail of the Week
Aug 21, 2008
by
Xania Woodman
Tasmanian Rain
Anyone who says that water is water is water is lying to himself and is sadly missing out on a great beverage pleasure. The velvety soft, pleasant mouth-feel of Tasmanian ...
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