Allison Duck
Story Archive
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Guide to Black Friday
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 After you pack on the holiday pounds, find out the best place to buy a new pair of stretchy pants!
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UFC 106 walk-in music: Griffin changes his tune, secures win over Ortiz
Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 Forrest Griffin changed up his signature song and earned a victory over Tito Oritz at UFC 106.
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UFC 106: where to watch and where to party
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 Find where to watch the fights and where the fighters will be partying after they leave the Octagon.
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Comedy
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.
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Dining
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.
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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.
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Music
Same songs, "Different Light" for Everclear
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 Where singer songwriters meet hard rock, you'll find Everclear, performing at Hard Rock Cafe Strip.
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Music
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.
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Rob Zombie, PDA and ... German werewolf women?
Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 Welcome to a nightmare a la Rob Zombie at The Pearl.
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Who wants to eat Wayne Newton?
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 How do you do justice to a Las Vegas icon via a party favor?
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Nightlife
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:
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Sports
UFC 104 walk-in music begs for blood
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.
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Sports
UFC 104: Where to watch
Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009 While Los Angeles is not too far away, a weekend trip and a UFC 104 admission ticket aren’t in the cards for every MMA fan this weekend. If you’re looking for local viewing options, there are plenty. Some Station Casino locations and sports bars and lounges will be showing the fight and offering food and drink specials.
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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.
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Comedy
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.
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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.
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Entertainment
You go, girls: At music showcase GirlFestival it's all about the ladies
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.
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Comedy
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.
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Dining
Mona Lisa will make you smile
Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 When you're looking for more than a fast food meal after most restaurants have closed their doors, head to Mona Lisa in The Artisan for late night fine dining on the weekends.
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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?
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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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Art
Holy Frijoles! Bean Boy puts art on glass
Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 Local artist Frijol Boy has applied his love of artwork to his job as a tattoo artist and a painter. He's taking it to the next level with a First Friday art show at The Gypsy Den.
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Dinner at The Peppermill with Dat Phan
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 Last Comic Standing winners like late night grub, too. Peppermill-style.
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Music
Wine + Lifehouse = potential for mass PDA
Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 Find out what happens when you mix 150 wines and sentimental Lifehouse tunes at the Rock 'n Roll Wine Amplified Festival. Our prediction: a mass make out session.
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Art
Palace Station is up to some monkey business
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 Who can say they have artwork on their walls from a real live monkey? If you check out Monkey Biz at Palace Station this weekend, you can join this elite club.
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Dining
Real men (and women) drink fruity beers
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 Leave the Natty Ice in the dorm room. It's time to start drinking like an adult!
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Comedy
Dat Phan: homeless to hilarious
Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 Comedian Dat Phan has the distinction of being the first winner of Last Comic Standing and one the Smithsonian Institute's Top 10 Most Influential Vietnamese-American Individuals, not bad for someone who used to be homeless.
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Preach it, brother Daniel
Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 A lesson in embracing the new with Leopold and His Fiction.
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Anatomy of an Imagine Dragons super fan
Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 Every band has a super fan, the one who never misses a show, is always up front and sings along to every word. For Imagine Dragons, that fan is Weston Brown.
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UFC 103: where to watch
Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 If you don't have plane fare to head to Dallas, watch all the UFC action right here in Las Vegas.
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Banter at Boomers
Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 When you already have a keytar, do you really need more cowbell?
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Entertainment
Taking the long road with Bonnie Raitt
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 The red-headed blues singer sees hope for the blues. You just have to know where to look.
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Neon Reverb: The complete schedule
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009 Four nights and more than 100 bands - plan your Neon Reverb with this complete concert schedule.
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Las Vegas guide to Mexican Independence Day
Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009 Mexican Independence Day is just around the corner and concert venues and clubs around Las Vegas are bringing in the big guns to celebrate. Famous musicians like Marco Antonio Solis, Ricardo Arjona and Luis Miguel have come to croon and rock out. Comedians like Kiki Melendez, Polo Polo and Paul Rodriguez will have you laughing in the aisles and there is even bloodless bull fighting at the South Point. So don your sombreros and break out the red, white and green flags; it's time for a fiesta.
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Music
Aruban metalfest
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009 Local promoter Pan thinks he can pack the Aruba Showroom by bringing in quality local and regional metal bands. Hence, this weekend's Metal Mayhem.
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Labor Day Weekend: The Definitive Party Guide
Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 Forget hard work, Labor Day Weekend in Las Vegas is all about playing hard.
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Art
Back to Berlin
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009 The crowd at White Square Gallery’s final reception was as diverse as the work on the walls. Present: the dreadlocked hippie, the fedora-wearing hipster and the suit and skinny-tie set—all addressed as “my artists, my guests, my collectors” by owner Natasha Young.
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Never too young to give
Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009 With the many charity fundraisers going on this weekend, local bands have gotten the all ages scene involved with the giving at a Muscular Dystrophy Association benefit concert at The Farm.
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Local Music
Checking in on The Lazystars on the eve of their EP-release show
Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009 Timing is everything for The Lazystars. They'll tell you that themselves. In fact, that's what they told us on the eve of their CD-release show.
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Harry Basil’s in town, hide the Krazy Glue
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009 Rodney Dangerfield acolyte and prop comic Harry Basil has a 25-year Vegas history stretching all the way back to a "band of zanies" taking over The Dunes. Still zany, Basil is back.
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Carrie Snow's mom is meaner than your mom
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009 Comedian Carrie Snow has written for Roseanne Barr and joined the comedy fraternity with her role in The Aristocrats but now she's in for another interesting career path: writing about her "crazy" mother.
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Q&A with new UFC Octagon girl Natasha Wicks
Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 From a Las Vegas farm to the UFC Octagon, new ring girl Natasha Wicks is all natural and proud of it.
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UFC 101: Where to watch
Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 If you can’t afford the plane fare to Philly, you can still watch UFC 101 right in your own backyard at these local bars and casinos.
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Pay to be played: Local bands can donate for radio airtime
Friday, Aug. 7, 2009 KOMP 92.3-FM is trading radio airtime for donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Feeling charitable?
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Comedy
(More than) three questions with comedian Bryan Bruner
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009 Bryan Bruner, former host at the LA Comedy Club at Trader Vic’s, left Las Vegas for the bright lights and bigger options of New York City. Now, he's back for a night of laughs.
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Playing themselves: Country duo Third Town leaves impersonating to go original
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009 Local band Third Town is a little bit of country, a little bit of rock ’n’ roll and a little bit Nashville Star, too.
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The “happiest mayor in the universe” makes a birthday wish
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 Mayor Goodman entered the VIP pre-party for his 70th birthday bash to 50 Cent's "In Da Club." In case you weren't aware, our mayor is a p-i-m-p.
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Priceless frocks from a Flawless designer
Friday, July 31, 2009 Designer Camille Flawless has made her mark on the couture fashion scene of Las Vegas by outfitting celebrities and putting local beauties on billboards to advertise her Flawless designs.
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It’s Thorogood’s microphone and he’ll do what he wants to
Monday, July 27, 2009 George Thorogood proved he's still "Bad to the Bone," and a cougar magnet, at his show with Jonny Lang in Primm.
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He’s still bad to the bone
Friday, July 24, 2009 George Thorogood has been "Bad to the Bone" for years and has no plans to stop, unless you steal his guitar.