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As Prince gets ready to rock The Joint, take a look back at The Purple One through the years
April 25th, 2013
What can one possibly say about Prince at this point in time? The artist formerly known as The Artist—scheduled to play four shows over a two-day stand at The Joint, April 26-27 ($55-$95)—has reportedly been pouring himself into his live performances of late, reportedly playing two-hour sets loaded with classics and covers. Read more »
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See The Free Daniel Bedingfield Show at Any Cost
April 24th, 2013
When I saw Daniel Bedingfield perform last July at M Resort, I expected a little self-aware contrition from the “Gotta Get Thru This” singer, something in his demeanor that would acknowledge that although the BRIT Award winner has sold 4 million albums since 2001, the world has moved on from his brand of highly calculated pop. Read more »
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City of Las Vegas Hosts Colorado Rockers
April 24th, 2013
Denver indie-rock band Snake Rattle Rattle Snake slithers into Centennial Plaza at the Historic Fifth Street School (401 S. Fourth St.) at 6:30 p.m. April 27. (Local act American Cream opens.) If the school seems an odd venue to host a free rock show, that’s because it is. How did it happen? Read more »
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Tour Buzz: Prince, Iamdynamite and Kendrick Lamar
April 22nd, 2013
THE MAN FROM MINNESOTA: What can one possibly say about Prince at this point in time? The artist formerly known as The Artist—scheduled to play four shows over a two-day stand at The Joint, April 26-27 ($55-$95)—has reportedly been pouring himself into his live performances of late, reportedly playing two-hour sets loaded with classics and covers. (Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune wrote that Prince played both Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough” and, puzzlingly, Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel” during a September concert.) Read more »
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Concert Review: Danzig
House of Blues, April 17
April 22nd, 2013
It could be said that old hardcore punk rockers don’t die, they just start metal bands. In the case of Glenn Danzig, after forming the legendary horror punk band The Misfits and following that with the death metal band Samhain, he established the eponymous Danzig with a debut album and tour in 1998. Twenty-five years later, the performer nicknamed “Evil Elvis” fittingly kicked off the band’s 25th anniversary tour in Las Vegas. Read more »
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Concert Review: Joe Bonamassa
The Pearl at the Palms, April 20
April 22nd, 2013
Just before the show, an excited fan asked the porter in the men’s restroom if he was familiar with Bonamassa’s guitar prowess, exclaiming, “He’s like a combination of Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray Vaughan!” After the fan walked out, another guy who overheard the exchange, said, “I don’t know where he gets the Jimmy Page part.” Read more »
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Concert Review: Alex Clare
Hard Rock Café on the Strip, April 18
April 22nd, 2013
This cat’s got soul. Taking the stage in front of a packed house, U.K. singer-songwriter Alex Clare launched into “Relax My Beloved,” that stirring voice with just the amount of grit shining bright (though the sound in the venue could have been a bit louder). Read more »
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Vinyl Recommendations for Record Store Day
April 16th, 2013
Dust off those record players and get the 45-rpm adapters ready, here comes Record Store Day 2013! Read more »
