Amber Sampson
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A&E
Moshpits and memories: Sick New World Las Vegas
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 After a year-long hiatus, Sick New World returned to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on April 25 with more than 50 bands.
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A&E
5 thoughts: The 2026 LVL Up Expo at Las Vegas Convention Center
Monday, April 27, 2026 If cosplay is the currency of every great fan expo, LVL Up was loaded.
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Taste
Gabriela Cámara delivers sophistication from Mexico City with Cantina Contramar
Thursday, April 23, 2026 The Fontainebleau Las Vegas offshoot of the chef's acclaimed seafood destination is focused on ingredients and execution.
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Noise
Sick New World festival fills a void with its most diverse lineup yet
Thursday, April 23, 2026 Nu-metal is what Sick New World promised when it debuted in Las Vegas in 2023, and although Korn and System of a Down are back, this festival’s shown a propensity for crossovers.
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A&E
Film industry vet and UNLV professor Thomas Bjelic on building worlds through sound
Thursday, April 16, 2026 Bjelic has amassed hundreds of credits while working on blockbuster horror franchises, sci-fi thrillers and films for the father of body horror, David Cronenberg.
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News
Bruno Mars to be honored with Las Vegas Strip parade and street name
Thursday, April 9, 2026 The parade on April 10 begins near Bellagio on Las Vegas Boulevard and ends at T-Mobile Arena’s Toshiba Plaza, and that stretch, Park Avenue, will be renamed Bruno Mars Drive.
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Taste
Henderson’s Golden Boy Deli puts perfectly crafted sandwiches on a pedestal
Thursday, April 9, 2026 Owners Scott Arn and Ramtin Yashar, two former chefs of Downtown’s beloved Esther’s Kitchen, debuted the neighborhood deli with global flavors inspired by their travels.
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Features
Dawn of a new day: Tao Group Hospitality brings Omnia Dayclub to the Las Vegas Strip
Thursday, April 2, 2026 The 46,000-square-foot Omnia Dayclub and Skybar is set to open at Caesars Palace on May 15.
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Features
Your 2026 guide to Las Vegas pool and dayclubs
Thursday, April 2, 2026 Around here, we take our poolside partying pretty seriously. We plan entire weekends around it, anticipating those sun-soaked afternoons beside the DJ booth or in a cozy cabana.
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Fine Art
'Soulful Creatures' unearths a centuries-old tradition at Bellagio Gallery
Thursday, April 2, 2026 In Ancient Egypt, many animals were prized pets of royal families, worshipped and sometimes buried with their owners and mummified to join them in the afterlife.
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A&E
LVL Up Expo 2026
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 A trio of cosplayers soldiers from the video game Helldivers 2
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A&E
LVL Up
Monday, April 27, 2026 The LVL Up Expo returned to the Las Vegas Convention Center April 24-26.












