Concerts
Concerts
The Killers
The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan, Dec. 28
January 10th, 2013
In Las Vegas there aren’t too many opportunities to cheer for the hometown band. This could be why the Killers, with their platinum albums and Billboard No. 1’s, hold such a place in the city’s collective heart. On Dec. 28, the foursome ended a three-year absence from the Las Vegas stage with a 90-minute set filled with hits from their four albums. Read more »
Concerts
A Perfect Circle
PH Live at Planet Hollywood, Dec. 29
January 10th, 2013
While the seasonal influx of tourists followed the pied piper into the easily digestible saccharine pop-rock concerts on the Strip, the show everyone should have attended was A Perfect Circle. Read more »
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan, Dec. 31
January 10th, 2013
If you’re going to see a band play on New Year’s Eve, especially at $150 a ticket, you should expect a little more than the norm. But for the most part, the Red Hot Chili Peppers treated their show as if it were just another stop on their I’m With You tour. Read more »
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Pentatonix
The Hard Rock Café on the Strip, Dec. 15
December 20th, 2012
The self-proclaimed “choir nerds” and Season 3 winners of NBC’s The Sing-Off are an a cappella group of five vocalists who create their own beats, sounds and harmonies. Using nothing more than their voices, Pentatonix remix and re-create current hits and old favorites. Read more »
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Lamb of God
House of Blues, Dec. 12
December 20th, 2012
The hard-driving metal music steam-rolled the audience, proving why the band is a leader of the genre. From the first downbeat of the drum intro for the opening song, “Desolation,” the band cranked out their blend of high-energy blast beats and groove that had every kid in the mosh pits practically killing each other. Read more »
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Deana Martin’s Christmas Show
Cabaret Jazz at The Smith Center, Dec. 14
December 20th, 2012
The audience was primarily septuagenarians with nostalgia on the brain. Introduced by a video of “Father Dean,” Deana Martin took the stage with a spirited version of “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.” Supported by a quintet—including original Rat Pack musicians Vincent Falcone on piano and Joe Lano on guitar—Martin presented a jolly bag of holiday cheer mixed with plenty of yesteryear. Read more »
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La Fin Absolute du Monde
Bunkhouse, Dec. 13
December 20th, 2012
The El Cerrito, Calif., band’s dark, experimental sound was a stark contrast from the Bunkhouse’s décor. The saloon was decked with twinkling Christmas lights and holiday bobbles—even the deer head was wearing a white, fluffy beard and Santa hat. It would have been more suitable if we were all outside in the night rain. Read more »
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Megadeth
House of Blues, Dec. 6
December 13th, 2012
Megadeth rocked. Period. They commemorated the release of their 1992 best-selling album, Countdown to Extinction, with a 20th anniversary tour bearing the same name. Megadeth performed Countdown in the exact track order sprinkled with a few of their classic hits such as “Hangar 18” and “Holy Wars … The Punishment Due.” Read more »
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Cash’d Out
Diablo’s Cantina at Monte Carlo, Dec. 8
December 13th, 2012
The upstairs open-air venue was buzzing with boxing fans left over from a Pacquiao-Marquez fight viewing party as the Johnny Cash cover band took the stage. Front man Doug Benson re-enacted the opening of Live at San Quentin, announcing “Hello, we’re Cash’d Out” before launching into “Folsom Prison Blues.” Read more »
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ZZ Top
House of Blues, Dec. 5
December 13th, 2012
Those sharp dressed men—bassist Dusty Hill and guitarist Billy Gibbons—entered the stage with their signature look. A still-beardless Frank Beard pounded the drums. Read more »
