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The Wolf closes
Fear & Lounging Comments Oct 31, 2012 5:10pmAfter almost two years of operation, Black Camaro’s Brian Garth has decided to close his Chrome Werewolf Studios in the Arts District. Originally opened as a way to complete his band’s long-awaited...
Reggae’s prominence in Las Vegas continues to rise. But why does it vibe so well with locals?
Fear & Lounging Comments Updated: Oct 31, 2012 4:09pmYou can hear it from Henderson’s sleepy Water Street, the up-stroke of a wah-pedaled electric guitar, the off-beat skank of a keyboard, the rah-dah-dah-dat slaps of the congas, the calls of “Jah!”...
Another day, another Dollar: An iconic blues bar returns
Fear & Lounging Comments Oct 17, 2012 6:19pmTwo weeks before these words were written, The Sand Dollar Blues Lounge was revived with the ceremonial lighting of its neon signage staring down Spring Mountain Road. Even though Lisa Drankiewicz-...
Punk band The Quitters run in Tough Mudder endurance event
Fear & Lounging Comments Oct 10, 2012 9:06pmThere they stand, sunken into a wooden bullpen of Marines, personal trainers, waiters, while a hype man at the front of the pack prepares them for what’s to come. Ten miles. Twenty-five obstacles....
Dance music pioneer Jesse Saunders launches Pure House Music Festival against the trend-driven backdrop of the Strip
Fear & Lounging Comments Updated: Oct 03, 2012 5:38pmJesse Saunders looks like a happy guy. When he’s not approaching friends and fans on the dance floor, he’s in the booth, presiding over the Sept. 23 DJ competition at Insert Coins, where all the...
‘I lost my mind’: Singer-songwriter Bobby Meader talks about the path to his debut album
Fear & Lounging Comments Sep 12, 2012 4:47pmWe’re sitting in Bobby Meader’s house, Meader and I. We’re going to listen through his debut album, We Are the Blues We Write, the only album he’s made in his life, to figure out what it’s about. And...
Battle fatigue: The Killers fail to match their bravado on album No. 4
Fear & Lounging Comments Updated: Sep 19, 2012 4:57pmIt’s been awhile since Brandon Flowers has said something stupid.In the promotion of Hot Fuss, and even during the release of Sam’s Town, The Killers’ frontman amassed all sorts of publicity dissing...
Review: Dude City and The Mad Caps Aug. 30 at The Boulevard Pool
Fear & Lounging Comments Sep 05, 2012 5:19pmThe most detectable difference we saw Thursday evening, when local quartet Dude City paired up with Seattle transplants/honorary locals The Mad Caps at the Cosmopolitan’s BLVD Social Club promo at...
Neon Reverb: Here’s what you shouldn’t miss.
Fear & Lounging Comments Updated: Sep 12, 2012 2:38pmTy SegallLast time we heard from Ty Segall he’d just released the soft, singer-songwritery-by-contrast Goodbye Bread, returned from an international tour and couldn’t get Motorhead out of his mind....
Local band Close to Modern makes a killer new EP
Fear & Lounging Comments Aug 29, 2012 9:05pmOn a hot March afternoon, Close to Modern plays for — we’re not exaggerating — five people. Two are there for them specifically. Two are sound guys. One is Carson Daly. They’re all sweating profusely...
