Concerts
Concerts
Kendrick Lamar
Hard Rock Café, Oct. 19
October 25th, 2012
West Coast hip-hop sensation Kendrick Lamar came into town on BET’s Music Matters Tour headlining a bill that featured Stalley, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock. Read more »
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Dr. John with the Blind Boys of Alabama
Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center, Oct. 16
October 25th, 2012
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and five-time Grammy winner sauntered onstage with a hip wiggle, a feathered cane and a burgundy suit. He sang with a sexy, seen-it-all blues voice that seemed untethered by the constraints of his 71-year-old body. Read more »
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Cee Lo and Friends
The Showroom at Planet Hollywood, Oct. 10
October 18th, 2012
Just when you think it’s too early to make the yuletide bright, soulful singer Cee Lo Green gets you in the mood for the holidays … and for the February debut of his Loberace residency at Planet Hollywood. Read more »
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Madonna
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Oct. 13
October 18th, 2012
“Oh, Madonna. What stunt will you pull to prove you’re still shocking?” I wondered. The Material Girl dropped trou to display her thong- and fishnet-clad derrière in what she explained was a statement on obscenity and how she thinks society’s lack of humanity is obscene. Read more »
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The xx
Boulevard Pool, Oct. 10
October 18th, 2012
More than 2,800 fans paid homage to the alluringly melancholy British indie band. Hovering clouds at the outdoor show only added to the mood. Read more »
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Tea Leaf Green
Vinyl, Oct. 12
October 18th, 2012
The last time I saw Tea Leaf Green live, in 2005, the San Francisco-based jam band had already earned a reputation as dynamic performers. But a couple of lineup changes in recent years have expanded the band’s musical palette, even as their songwriting has become more concise. Read more »
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Peter Gabriel
Planet Hollywood, Oct. 5
October 11th, 2012
Whether wearing outrageous costumes with Genesis 40 years ago or ruling MTV in the 1980s, Gabriel helped pioneer the incorporation of performance art into popular music. Yet his first concert ever in Las Vegas couldn’t have begun with less pomp. Read more »
Concerts
Chevelle
Vinyl at the Hard Rock Hotel, Oct. 5
October 11th, 2012
They had me at the Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood audio sample. The trio played to a sold-out crowd (one that wasn’t uncomfortably packed in like sardines—thank you, Vinyl). Read more »
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Tomorrows Bad Seeds
Hard Rock Café on the Strip, Oct. 3
October 11th, 2012
With so many doses of rock, reggae, punk and hip-hop, it was challenging to really find a groove during the 75-minute set from Hermosa Beach, Calif.’s Tomorrows Bad Seeds. Read more »
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Metric
House Of Blues, Oct. 7
October 11th, 2012
For the sake of this review, we’re going to pretend that Metric has no antecedents. Blondie, Missing Persons, Kim Wilde, Romeo Void and Altered Images never existed. Read more »
