Seven Questions for UNLV Baseball Coach Tim Chambers
The baseball coach on turning around the Rebels, being a Hall of Famer, shaking the fear out of Bryce Harper and potentially leaving the town he Read More
Sean DeFrank
In Baker, the Temperature’s Rising Again on World’s Tallest Thermometer
Not long after Willis Herron’s death in 2007, his family drove to Baker to visit the civic landmark and roadside oddity he had built in 1991 and later sold: the World’s Tallest Thermometer. When they got there Barbara Herron, who lives in nearby Apple Valley, began to cry when she saw the disrepair her late husband’s creation had fallen into. Read More
Major League Memories of the 51s
Cashman Field has been the site of many memorable moments in its three-plus decades as this city’s home to professional baseball. And with the Las Vegas 51s having just kicked off the 2014 season, we’ve chosen to celebrate 32 consecutive years of Triple-A baseball in Las Vegas by unveiling our seven most noteworthy events in franchise history. Read More
Concert Review: Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
The close-knit setting seemed to bring out a playful side of the former Pavement frontman, who early on led the Jicks in a tongue-in-cheek take on Alice in Chain’s “Man in the Box,” a nod to the band’s boxed-in stage setup. Read More
On the Gridiron, Rebels Reloading
After more than a decade of losing seasons, the UNLV football team had a breakthrough year in 2013, winning seven games and earning a bowl bid. Now trying to build off that success, the Rebels will conclude spring practices with the annual Spring Showcase game. Read More
Kimmel Dishes Out Assist
Dave Rice has done an exceptional job attracting talent since taking over as UNLV’s basketball coach in 2010, and he just landed another star recruit. ABC talk-show host and Las Vegas native Jimmy Kimmel will host the third annual An Evening With Dave Rice fundraiser May 17 at the MGM Grand. Read More
Concert Review: The Pink Floyd Experience
It’s been up to tribute acts such to keep the British rockers’ music alive for audiences. PFX has been one of the best at this for 10 years, but their stop here on the Greatest Hits and Rarities Tour Part II revealed a few flaws. Read More
Concert Review: Elvis Costello and the Roots
To celebrate the opening of Las Vegas’ newest concert venue, these genre-mixing masters took the stage in the wake of last year’s collaborative effort, Wise Up Ghost. Read More
The Heroes of March
In its 55 years of existence, the UNLV basketball team has experienced some unforgettable postseason triumphs, most notably four trips to the NCAA tournament’s Final Four, crowned by a national championship in 1990. Read More
Three Questions About the Wranglers’ New Home
The Las Vegas Wranglers recently announced they are moving to a fabric-shell structure atop the fifth level of the Plaza’s south tower next season after Boyd Gaming declined to renew the hockey team’s lease with the Orleans Arena. Read More
Concert Review: Queens of the Stone Age
Queens expanded on the band’s sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll template, revealing an emotional vulnerability not explored previously. Read More
California’s Cup Runneth Empty
The stakes are getting higher as the West continues to get drier. Not only has Southern Nevada received precious little rain over the past two months, but California Governor Jerry Brown last week declared that the Golden State could be in the midst of a “mega-drought.” Read More
Zeppelin USA Proves Itself an Authentic Experience
It’s a dangerous stunt to attempt to recapture the live essence of a band such as Led Zeppelin. Their songs are so sonically embedded into our consciousness–each note, beat and howl absorbed by many of us since our early teens–that the slightest misstep or deviation could shatter the illusion. Read More
Lead Dog: Jerome Williams
The 6-foot-9 “Junkyard Dog,” an NBA first-round draft pick in 1996 after playing at Georgetown University, was a nine-year pro. Read More
Life of the Party: Linda Cavazos
She was elected as Nevada delegate for the Democratic National Convention in 2012 as well as Nevada State Democratic Party second vice chairwoman in March. Read More