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Rites and Exhalations
Demon Lung capitalizes on being Las Vegas’ only doom-metal band
January 26th, 2012
Thanks to the Internet, the underground is not obscure and even National Public Radio heaps praise upon the genre. But for local drummer Jeremy Brenton, who beats the skins for and engineers the music made by Demon Lung, doom isn’t a bandwagon upon which to jump. It’s the kind of aggressive, unhurried rock he’s dreamed of creating for a decade. Read more »
Soundscraper
Romeos, Sunbears and Tragedy
January 26th, 2012
Look for two amazing new Las Vegas bands—China, who sound like an angular Nirvana and project an astonishing early-’90s vibe, and Coiled Snakes, a heavy post-rock trio featuring members of Poison the Well and legendary locals Curl Up and Die. Read more »
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Tour Buzz
January 26th, 2012
Kid Rock is a Frankenstein, powered by simple hip-hop beats and classic rock. He is Whodini and Aerosmith and even Wolfman Jack, and he gives every damn thing he’s got onstage. Read more »
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CD Reviews
Dark Matters, Grand & Noble and The Narrow Garden
January 26th, 2012
Expensive Looks, Dark Matters (Group Tightener); Grand & Noble Grand & Noble (Self-released); Eyvind Kang, The Narrow Garden (Ipecac) Read more »
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Tour Buzz
January 19th, 2012
The mighty Wu-Tang Clan is coming to the House of Blues on Jan. 19 ($45-$50). According to reviews of Wu-Tang's latest tour, they're coming at Vegas hard. "The legendary collective possessed more energy than artists half its age. Read more »
Concerts
Smokey Robinson
Eastside Cannery, Jan. 13
January 19th, 2012
Always a poet, a punner, a master of metaphors and clever references, the Motown legend took the stage inside a giant Baby Boomer-stuffed ballroom and opened with “Going to a Go-Go.” Second song? “I Second That Emotion.” At 71, he dances like a fool, cracks jokes and tells stories about the salad days—when he used to compose tunes for another act (the Temptations) in his head while driving his own touring band the Miracles cross-country. Read more »
Concerts
The Cab
Hard Rock Café on the Strip, Jan. 13
January 19th, 2012
Mixing melodic pop-rock with grooving almost-dance beats, the Las Vegas ensemble delivered a high-energy performance that had every teenage girl screaming at the top of their lungs … the entire time. This was The Cab’s first headlining show in a while, and lead vocalist Alexander Michael DeLeon exclaimed to a packed house, “They said no one would show up.” Read more »
Concerts
The Gingerbread Boys and OK Sweetheart
The Royal House, Jan. 13
January 19th, 2012
This was a show about the potential of one band and the crisp execution of another. First up was the Gingerbread Boys, a new local band featuring Halloween Town’s Ryan Pardey, Red Eye Radio’s Bryan Todd, A Crowd of Small Adventures’ Mike Weller and brothers Blair and Ian Dewane from the Skooners. This is the band with potential, so much potential that I hope they fully commit to this project. Read more »
Concerts
Diggy Simmons
Hard Rock Café on the Strip, Jan. 14
January 19th, 2012
The 16-year-old from MTV’s reality show Run’s House may be able to claim Reverend Run from Run DMC as his father and music mogul Russell Simmons as his uncle, but he’s talented in his own right. Rapper YG warmed up the crowd of screaming teenage girls, and when Diggy hit the stage, pandemonium ensued. Read more »
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CD Reviews
Rich Forever, F#ck Da City Up and Darkest Nights
January 19th, 2012
Rick Ross, Rich Forever (Maybach Music Group); T.I., F#ck Da City Up (Self-Released); Ryshon Jones, Brighter Days, Darkest Nights (Self-Released) Read more »
