NYE 2012: The Black Keys and Divine Fits at The Joint
Posted: 4 months 3 weeks ago Comments PermalinkI think I let myself believe it would be the best show I’d see all year, this 2012-closing Black Keys show at The Joint. I let myself believe the crowd would be polite and easy-going and wearing a...
Play like you mean it: The Killers, Dec. 28, The Cosmopolitan
Posted: 4 months 3 weeks ago Comments PermalinkThere were times during last night's Killers homecoming at The Cosmopolitan's Chelsea Ballroom where I felt physically uneasy, from the unnervingly flexible floor often pounced upon by 4,000 fans...
Imagine Dragons go platinum
Posted: 5 months 2 weeks ago Comments PermalinkWe mean this as a compliment: We're no longer surprised when Imagine Dragons hits a crazy "you've made it now, son" landmark. This time, it's something they share with The Killers, Ne-Yo and Panic...
Caravels to record first full-length album
Posted: 5 months 4 weeks ago Comments PermalinkAfter five years as a band, the Caravels are heading into The Palms Studio to record their first full-length album, to be released in March (or close to it). "Overdue is a good way to put it,"...
Morrissey reschedules Cosmopolitan show
Posted: 6 months 1 week ago Comments PermalinkAfter postponing his fall tour due to his mother's illness, English rock crooner Morrissey has rescheduled dates, which now pushes his original Black Friday show at the Chelsea Ballroom inside The...
Local label SquidHat gifting bands on its own birthday
Posted: 6 months 2 weeks ago Comments PermalinkIt survived, it survived!
SquidHat Records, the fresh-faced local punk rock label owned by former Portlandians, is celebrating its first birthday at the Double Down Saloon by hosting a...
Photos from last night: Minus the Bear, Cursive at the Hard Rock Cafe
Posted: 6 months 2 weeks ago Comments PermalinkLast night, indie bands Minus the Bear and Cursive -- both frequent Vegas visitors -- played the Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip, a show that had been moved from the delayed Fremont Country Club.
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Guns N' Roses: Nov. 2, The Joint
Posted: 6 months 3 weeks ago Comments PermalinkDuring the onslaught of promotion for Guns N' Roses 12-date run at The Joint, members liked to say the band would be doing things it hadn't done before. I've only seen GNR once before, but the...
Play-by-play: Eddie Vedder, Nov. 1, The Pearl
Posted: 6 months 3 weeks ago Comments PermalinkAfter an invigorating opening performance from Glen Hansard (The Swell Season, the movie Once), Eddie Vedder walks on The Pearl stage and, with his acoustic guitar, launched right into his band...
The XX not rescheduling after Cosmo rainout
Posted: 6 months 3 weeks ago Comments PermalinkFor over 2,800 people, The XX's Oct. 10 show at The Cosmopolitan's Boulevard Pool was a memorable, sublime concertgoing event ... until about a half-hour in, when the English trio was rained off...
