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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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Noise
Pig Pen to channel decades of hardcore lineage into a breakneck set at Sick New World
Thursday, April 23, 2026 The Toronto-based hardcore outfit is made up of longtime friends who united in the Niagara music scene.
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A&E
World Market Center’s Spring Sample Sale can kick off a refresh of your home
Thursday, April 23, 2026 The Sample Sale presents an opportunity to rethink and reimagine gathering spaces.
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Noise
Belgian darkwave duo Ultra Sunn plays the new Bizarre Bar
Thursday, April 16, 2026 Grounded in Belgium’s electro lineage, the band balances reverence with reinvention. Its sound pairs Gaelle Souflet’s hypnotic synth lines with Sam Hugé’s commanding baritone.
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A&E
Review: Drain brings its signature surf-soaked hardcore to a sold-out House of Blues Las Vegas
Friday, April 10, 2026 Over the past 12 years, the band has carved a path through DIY rooms, vet halls and festival stages, working up to House of Blues.
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A&E
Inside The Shag Room’s role as an incubator for emerging talent at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
Thursday, April 9, 2026 For the past five years, the intimate lounge known for its swanky hideaway vibe has evolved into a live music hub, hosting weekly open mic nights and curated showcases.
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Recipes
Superfood recipes: Making the case for simple, affordable ingredients and real nourishment
Thursday, April 9, 2026 Many so-called superfoods are neither rare nor expensive. Instead, they are everyday ingredients that often go overlooked.
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Noise
Hardcore trio Drain brings offbeat optimism and a new album to the House of Blues
Thursday, April 2, 2026 Twelve years in, Drain still feels like a band in constant motion: high-energy, scrappy and improbably joyful.
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Features
How to navigate Las Vegas dayclubs: What to wear, how to last and more
Thursday, April 2, 2026 The difference between a long, sun-soaked afternoon and a short-lived, overheated misstep often comes down to the basics.
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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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Taste
First impressions of brand-new Braseria by EDO
Thursday, March 26, 2026 This luxe eatery on Paradise Road from the acclaimed EDO Hospitality Group feels self-assured, even a touch audacious.
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Print
UNLV reading series Neon Lit brings writers to the mic, adds a bit of jazz
Thursday, March 26, 2026 The April 3 event at 11th Street Records will be themed around the beat poetry movement of the 1950s.
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A&E
Las Vegas special effects designer Eva Jacqueline on transforming the surreal into the tangible
Thursday, March 19, 2026 Jacqueline has honed her artistic abilities at the Break All Productions workshop, developing skills that range from sculpting and painting to large-scale building and scenic design.
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Taste
Girl dinner goes out: Minitinis, cocktails and shareable bites at Scotch 80 Prime
Thursday, March 19, 2026 At Scotch 80 Prime’s lounge inside the Palms, girl dinner trades the kitchen counter for a leather booth and a proper pour.
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Noise
Key 3: Las Vegas host and hip-hop dancer MP Art shares three albums that helped build his bounce
Thursday, March 19, 2026 A good emcee can make or break an event, and Arturo Cecena, better known as MP Art, understands that better than most.
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Stage
Drag parody 'Golden Mean Girls' brings a brilliant pop-culture mashup to Majestic Repertory Theatre
Thursday, March 19, 2026 The show is written by Jamie Morris, a seasoned playwright whose past works include parody favorites like "Mommy Queerest" and "The Devil Wears Payless."
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A&E
Rapper Snow Tha Product reflects on finishing old songs, fan loyalty and touring album ' Before I Crash Out'
Monday, March 16, 2026 On "Before I Crash Out," Snow Tha Product revisits older songs longtime listeners have been campaigning to hear finished, while also writing from a place of hard-earned clarity.
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News
Higher ed price hikes: Nevada college tuition and fees set to rise by up to 12%
Thursday, March 12, 2026 The Board of Regents voted to approve a three-year tuition increase across the Nevada System of Higher Education that will also see community college tuition increasing by 9%.
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Concert Reviews
Nine Inch Nails weaponizes spectacle in Las Vegas concert appearance
Monday, March 9, 2026 Sound, light, and image blurred together until the nearly 17,000-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena felt less like a concert and more like a peek into Trent Reznor’s restless mind.
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Nightlife
Funk, fashion and emerging artists meet at Midnight Train to Vegas
Thursday, March 5, 2026 Come aboard and strut your stuff on the next Midnight Train to Vegas at StarBase on March 12, a homegrown immersive production blending "Soul Train" with "TRL."
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Comedy
Punk spirit meets stand-up comedy as Shapel Lacey hits Wiseguys
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 Comedy started as a dare when someone challenged Lacey to try stand-up during his college years.
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Fine Art
Sacred surroundings: Nuwu’s 'Healing the Heart' exhibit praises the undeniable power of ecology
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 The exhibit invites viewers into a layered exploration of plant ecology that’s grounded in Indigenous knowledge, community care and lived experience.
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Features
Romance without the algorithm: Tips for shooting your shot IRL
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 Online dating nudges people into your path, but the real world is overflowing with opportunity if you’re paying attention.
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A&E
Mayfair Supper Club’s new chapter blends cuisine, spectacle and late-night energy
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 It’s an unmistakably inventive version of “dinner-tainment,” one that’s sophisticated and hard to replicate.
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A&E
City of Las Vegas provides free trees to homeowners in high-heat ZIP codes
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 The initiative’s goal is to plant 60,000 trees across the Valley by the year 2050 to combat rising temperatures and improve quality of life.
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Nightlife
New jams and classics share the floor at Wax Rabbit’s U Remind Me R&B party
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 People dance without any worries about who’s watching. Their shared reverence for the genre drives those inhibitions out the door, and Wax Rabbit’s allure adds to the ambiance.
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Noise
Swan Dive reemerges in the Arts District with live music and Ugly Duckling karaoke
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 Ugly Duckling is helmed by John Brophy, founder of Portland’s cult-favorite Baby Ketten Klub, dubbed the “mastermind of America’s greatest karaoke night.”
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Stage
A campy Vegas classic gets the musical treatment in Majestic Rep's ‘Showgirls’ parody
Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 The stars of “Showgirls: An Unauthorized Musical Parody” joined the Weekly for an in-character interview.
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A&E
Smell the stress away: Aromatherapy can offer powerful relief for body and mind
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 For Michael Buckham of Mike’s Recovery, aromatherapy has been a practical, deeply physical tool for healing.
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Nightlife
Rouge Noir marks one year of transformation through house music
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 The weekly event is well-traveled and well-curated, built on the unspoken understanding that house music is more than just a genre—it’s a cultural contract.
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Taste
Guerrilla Pizza Company’s Robby Cunningham on building a cult favorite
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 The Detroit-style pizzeria that established itself at the Hard Hat Lounge has finally opened its own shop Downtown.
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A&E
Local spin: New releases from Las Vegas artists Brett Bolton, Jae Douglass, Quinn Ayers and Rhaina Yasmin
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 Brett Bolton’s five-track EP combines his drums, touchpad and real-time AV systems to create an experience that transcends both sound and color.
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A&E
Where to get the most out of Dry January in Las Vegas
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 Local bars and restaurants have embraced refreshing drink alternatives and the mighty mocktail with enthusiasm.
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A&E
Wrestling meets comedy in upcoming Roastlemania IX: Redemption at Wiseguys
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025 Roastlemania is a live roast format filtered through the theatrics of professional wrestling, with comics facing off in curated pairings.
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A&E
Chiodos revisits the enduring weight of 'All’s Well That Ends Well' at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 Despite the band's split in 2016, this tour demonstrated Chiodos' enduring relevance, as the crowd turned out in full force to witness the revival of a cherished era.
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Film
Neon Museum’s new Viva Las Vegas Movies Tour explores our cinematic universe
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 You’ll learn about films foundational to Las Vegas’ reputation like Martin Scorsese’s “Casino,” alongside lesser-known gems like “Cool World.”
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Noise
Swan Dive makes relocation plans and more Las Vegas music notes
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 Hogs & Heifers will soon pop-up in the Plaza space vacated by Sand Dollar Downtown.
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A&E
Mariah Carey’s holiday show at Vegas' Dolby Live unwraps the season’s biggest gift
Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 Mariah Carey's "Christmastime in Las Vegas" show arrived with the sparkle of a new tree ornament and the confidence of someone who knows entire economies shift when her high notes thaw radio playlists nationwide.
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Nightlife
The Cosmopolitan’s reimagined Clique Bar & Lounge ignites with a new disco-driven party
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 The new Monday Night Fever party draws inspiration from the room’s new design, a fusion of old-school glam and modern opulence.
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A&E
F1 beyond the track: Culinary greats bring a taste of luxury to Las Vegas Grand Prix
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025 Gordon Ramsay and Papi Steak led the hospitality charge at this year’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.
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A&E
F1 beyond the track: Hello Kitty, F1 Academy, T-Pain and more
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025 No city does F1 quite like Las Vegas. The hospitality and entertainment offerings alone left a luxurious stamp on race week. But for all the trackside thrills we experienced, the race felt almost secondary to all the other excitement happening behind the scenes.
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Features
Trackside thrills: Formula 1’s Marshal Program brings locals from the stands to the frontlines
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 Imagine standing so close to the famous Formula 1 track that the roar of the engines vibrates in your chest, the cars blurring past you at over 200 miles per hour.
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A&E
Find your flock: A beginner’s guide to birding in Las Vegas
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025 Apps like Merlin Bird ID can turn your phone into a field guide, helping you identify species by color, song or shape.
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Noise
Las Vegas band Abbeys Garden blends DIY energy with emotive intensity
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025 Their affinity for heavier music and studio jams inject urgency into every chord.
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A&E
Las Vegas' SEMA Fest hits full throttle on rock nostalgia
Monday, Nov. 10, 2025 The one-day event returned to the Las Vegas Convention Center on November 7 with a collision of drift demos, beer-soaked crowds and guitar riffage for the weekend.
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Noise
Queens of the Stone Age brings the noise back to Vegas at SEMA Fest
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 On its current tour inspired by new EP and concert film “Alive in the Catacombs,” QOTSA sounds like sonic archaeologists brushing dust from their own bones.
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A&E
Leona Lewis brings a winter wonderland to the desert in new Las Vegas residency
Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 The U.K. singer transported us to her favorite time of the year with a merriness unlike any other.
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Features
Street royalty: Lowriders cruise Las Vegas showcasing culture and craftsmanship
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 In Vegas, the lowrider scene is alive and well, held down by families, clubs and communities who’ve made the craft their way of life.
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A&E
Inside the Silver Stamp’s over-the-top Halloween bar transformation in downtown Las Vegas
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 Animatronics and spooky decor have transformed one of Downtown's favorite watering holes.
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A&E
When We Were Young 2025: Big bands, bigger crowds, endless nostalgia
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 This year’s fest returned with an ambitious lineup of more than 50 bands and four stages cranking out tracks from every corner of the emo/punk universe.












































