Concerts
Concerts
The Dirty Hooks
Vinyl at the Hard Rock Hotel, Nov. 3
November 8th, 2012
If you’re a regular Vegas Seven reader, you may have noticed us raving about this local trio. But even as we named their debut CD, Electric Grit, the Best Local Album this year, we still hadn’t seen them live. Read more »
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Eddie Vedder
The Pearl, Nov. 1
November 8th, 2012
The sold-out crowd was happy just to see Vedder when he took the stage for the second of two nights in Las Vegas to open his postponed U.S. solo tour. He quickly earned the adulation in what became a special night for both performer and the audience. Read more »
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Barbra Streisand
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Nov. 2
November 8th, 2012
A true music fan’s bucket list only needs two items: See Babs perform in the flesh and get your tits autographed by Lemmy from Motörhead. I checked off the former over the weekend, surrounded by aging, Broadway-loving, mostly liberal Las Vegans. Read more »
Concerts
Guns N’ Roses
The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, Nov. 2
November 8th, 2012
Be prepared to take a nap before heading to the Appetite for Democracy three-week residency (ending Nov. 24). The show didn’t start until just before midnight, and rocked through three hours of musical nostalgia. Read more »
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A$AP Rocky
House of Blues, Oct. 29
November 1st, 2012
Despite the fact that none of the performers have an official album out, the line to see Danny Brown, ScHoolBoy Q and A$AP Rocky was wrapped around the House of Blues and littered with the most eclectic group of fans you’ll ever see at a hip-hop concert. Read more »
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Mark Knopfler and Bob Dylan
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Oct. 27
November 1st, 2012
Two members of rock royalty—Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame and the legendary Bob Dylan—performed to a crowd that spanned generations. Read more »
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Melvins Lite
Las Vegas Country Saloon, Oct. 23
November 1st, 2012
“We broke the record we set last night in Phoenix,” said Buzz Osborne, lead singer/guitarist of the venerable sludge-metal band Melvins Lite. The trio has embarked on a grueling tour in support of their last release, Freak Puke. The tour is more of a mission; 51 dates in 50 states in 51 days. They’re attempting to break a Guinness World Record to be the fastest tour by a band in the U.S. Read more »
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Paper Route
Vinyl at Hard Rock Hotel, Oct. 27
November 1st, 2012
Opening for the acclaimed act Switchfoot is no easy task. But the Nashville, Tenn.-based Paper Route made it look easy. Read more »
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Loretta Lynn
Texas Station, Oct. 19
October 25th, 2012
The country legend’s concert felt like a loving red-state family reunion. Her twin daughters, Peggy and Patsy, performed, referring to the First Lady of Country Music as “Mom.” Those who weren’t family—from backing band the Coal Miners to the fan who delivered roses—were treated as such. Read more »
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The Toadies with Helmet
The Pool at the Hard Rock Hotel, Oct. 20
October 25th, 2012
The year 1994 was an insane one for seminal albums (Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral, Nas’ Illmatic, Hammer’s The Funky Headhunter). Never reaching that level, but not unworthy of the discussion was the third full-length from alt-metal outfit Helmet, Betty. Read more »
