Concerts
Concerts
The Romantics
South Point, June 9
June 14th, 2012
As co-headliners at this year’s JuneFest, the Romantics tried their damndest to get the mildly buzzed crowd up and moving. Read more »
Concerts
B-52s
The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel, June 9
June 14th, 2012
Sure it was a little disappointing to have this would-be poolside concert moved indoors. But these iconic rockers made up for it with a solid show, even if the production seemed a tad flat. Read more »
Concerts
David Brouwer and the Foundation
The Cosmopolitan’s Book & Stage, May 29
June 7th, 2012
This self-described “crooner with an edge” made his bones touring on Holland America cruise ships, and has now laid roots in Las Vegas, the superlative place for his swank style. Read more »
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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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ScHoolBoy Q
Body English at the Hard Rock, May 31
June 7th, 2012
Nearly three hours of opening acts and an earsplitting sound system could have ruined ScHoolBoy Q’s show before it even started. Read more »
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Chickenfoot
The Joint at the Hard Rock, June 1
June 7th, 2012
When your four decades in rock ’n’ roll include stints fronting three noteworthy bands with a successful solo career in between, you’ve banked quite a few memories. So it was only appropriate for Chickenfoot frontman Sammy Hagar, while introducing the pre-encore finale “Future in the Past,” to push life’s rewind button. Read more »
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The Beach Boys
Red Rock Resort, May 27
May 31st, 2012
The Beach Boys have been a perennial act on the summer concert tour schedule for decades. But the band’s 50th Anniversary tour has received greater attention and attendance this year not because of the milestone number, but because of the inclusion of all of the band’s surviving original members—most notably Brian Wilson. Read more »
Concerts
Van Halen
MGM Grand Garden Arena, May 27
May 31st, 2012
That Van Halen chose to title their most recent album—their first of any kind in 14 years and first with original frontman David Lee Roth in 28 years—A Different Kind of Truth was some kind of fitting, considering the endless stream of lies its members (past and present) have spewed over the past three decades. Read more »
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Pennywise
Punk Rock Bowling, May 28
May 31st, 2012
New factors made me both anxious and excited about this year’s Punk Rock Bowling. I’d heard the event was selling more tickets, which hopefully meant bigger crowds. Read more »
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Childish Gambino
Boulevard Pool at the Cosmopolitan, May 27
May 31st, 2012
Who would’ve ever thought that the funny guy from Community could be a successful rapper? Read more »
