Music
Hot Fun in the Summer
A summer music guide to soul songsters and pop princesses Summer is here, and with it comes some great musical offerings, including the hottest pop and R&B acts of the past, present and future. Begin the season with Erykah Badu. The neo-soul songstress just released New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh, which features “Window Seat.” Read More »
Clicking Toward Nirvana
One music group innovates by building the Buddha Machine
The most recent album by the Beijing-based ambient/experimental music group FM3 isn’t an album at all. In fact, FM3’s Zhang Jian and Christiaan Virant haven’t put out a proper CD or LP since 2006 (Hou Guan Yin). If you want to hear the duo’s latest music, you’ll need to go to fm3buddhamachine.com and invest $25 in a small, mysterious object called the Buddha Machine.
Read More »Doom (in June) town
If your idea of a music festival involves a leisurely picnic amid a sonic background of smooth jazz, then you may be put off by Doom in June (myspace.com/doominjune). But if you consider Nevada’s more aggressive contexts—the mob, Nevada Test Site, the carnal dens of Pahrump—then this festival seems apt.
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Beach Music
Rusted Root and thoughts on the Vegas pool concert season The experience of seeing Rusted Root perform May 28 at the Hard Rock’s pool concert series, Rogue’s Friday Night Live (presented by Vegas Seven sister company SpyOnVegas.com), was as much about the vibe as it was the music. The pleasure of relaxing in a tropical paradise almost overpowered the sound. Read More »
Interactive Art
Upon rock (music) a sculpture will be built Riotous girl punk, drunken country and electro-pop are just some of the sounds that will christen the Downtown sculpture park’s First Friday inaugural 18b Music Festival, a battle of the bands with the greater goal of putting art in the art-less park. Read More »
Heavy metal tears
Been a rough few weeks for your friendly neighborhood Soundscraper. The passing of metal legend Ronnie James Dio (b. 1942, RIP) weighed heavy, causing me to spin nothing but Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hell albums for hours on end. If I keep this up much longer, my wife will divorce me and my job will be outsourced to someone who doesn’t repeatedly bombard his fellow cubicle dwellers with, say, Lock Up the Wolves.
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Taking Off
The “epic-ness” of Aeroplane descends upon Las Vegas Vito Deluca and Stephen Fasano are on the forefront of a “nu” shift in the constantly evolving genre of dance music. The Italian-themed, Belgian-based duo who make up Aeroplane have been making waves with their originals, remixes and DJ mixes since 2007. They’ve created a compelling “nu-disco” sound, which meticulously blends light ’n’ fluffy melodies, groove-heavy bass lines and disco-infused beats, all in the vein of 1970s and early 1980s Italo, disco and American pop music. Read More »
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