Cheyenne Saloon
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Soul-ska, country-rap, Steamrollers
November 29th, 2012
In search of the next band to add to its roster, SquidHat Records is holding an open call for submissions on its Facebook page. The Las Vegas music label invites local bands to post their music, along with a note explaining why they should be signed. Read more »
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Cigarettes, Swedes, Skulls
September 20th, 2012
This week’s surreal underground rock show and art exhibit has everything I need for a good (and demented) time: a music video starring X-rated puppetry, original artworks by Jesus Lizard front man David Yow and the unveiling of an album by the best freak-punk/avant-metal band in town, the Fat Dukes of Fuck. Read more »
Concerts
Beau & the Outfit
Cheyenne Saloon, Aug. 31
September 6th, 2012
Lead singer Beau Hodges describes the sound of his Henderson band as “red dirt rock,” which is to say it’s a mix of Texas country storytelling and classic rock with an edge. Read more »
Concerts
Hemlock
Cheyenne Saloon, Aug. 25
August 30th, 2012
It’s nearly impossible to growl and smile at the same time, but Chad Smith came damn close to pulling it off. There was no mistaking the good time Hemlock’s founding front man/bassist was having as he engaged the crowd—tugging his dreadlocks out to each side, pounding his fist on his chest, bulging his eyes out and pogoing up and down—and the audience reciprocated with some high-energy cheer of its own. Read more »
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Punk mammaries, gross-out metal, power violence
June 14th, 2012
It’s going to be an extra-loud week. Punk acts, death-metal marauders and power-violence avengers are descending on Las Vegas in unprecedented numbers. Please invest in hearing-protection plugs or you might as well just hand over your eardrums to a cannibal bath salt-head. Read more »
Concerts
Bipolar
Cheyenne Saloon, June 2
June 7th, 2012
Charlie, Bipolar’s mono-named lead vocalist, knocked me out with her one-two punch of guttural screaming rage and melodic vocals. Read more »
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Oh well, whatever, never mind
April 26th, 2012
Local bands playing covers of famous alt-rock groups are going strong at the Royal House. Following two very successful evenings involving the music of the Pixies and Talking Heads, this week’s tribute-night (9 p.m. April 27) focus is Nirvana. Read more »
Music
Season of the Witch
Huntress frontwoman Jill Janus conjures the black art of metal songcraft
March 15th, 2012
If there’s an It Girl in metal right now, it’s Jill Janus, the blond, statuesque, always half-naked, totally pagan, operatic singer in Huntress. After years as an L.A. rock-nightlife staple, DJ-ing and promoting club shows, she finally formed her own band last year. Huntress quickly signed a deal with monolithic European metal label Napalm. Read more »
Concerts
Good Greens
Cheyenne Saloon, Jan. 25
February 2nd, 2012
Not just any band can draw a hefty crowd on a Wednesday night, but Good Greens can. With their body-grooving style of reggae-rap, this local six-piece kicked off a set that felt more like a house party than a concert. And the crowd responded by dancing and singing along. Good Greens has been jamming out since 2010, and in that time they have cultivated a clean, radio-quality sound. Read more »
Concerts
American Head Charge
The Cheyenne Saloon, Jan. 21
January 26th, 2012
Recently reunited industrial metal band American Head Charge plowed into Las Vegas with so much aggression that there was nothing left standing. They haven’t played Las Vegas in years, and many excited fans were waiting in anticipation. Read more »
