Las Vegas Entertainment News (March 18, 2010)

  • Wrapping Reverb
    • Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:42:00 -0000 - Depending where you sit, Neon Reverb is either a can’t-miss party or a total nonentity.
  • Lit + art
    • Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:33:00 -0000 - Monthly readings at downtown’s Contemporary Arts Center draw standing-room-only crowds to hear UNLV’s MFA creative writing students read recent works among CAC’s rotating exhibits. March 19’s Neon Lit features poetry and prose from Oscar Oswald, Shannon Salter, Justin Burnside and Ben Morris.
  • Pokemon still going strong
    • Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:17:00 -0000 - An abandoned liter-bottle of Fanta, no less than half a dozen different types of energy drinks, the requisite Mountain Dew bottle and a bag of crunchy Cheetos can all be spotted in this crowded room. Punctured tennis balls cap the legs on dozens of chairs to prevent screeching noises and scratch marks on the floors. One young man is wearing a T-shirt that reads, “Can my clefable metronome ditto’s transform, and then copy its own minimize, but for only one energy? Huh? Can it? Huh?” - which is probably amusing to the rest of the people in the room but would read like Geek to almost everyone outside it.
  • Who are some artists I should know?
    • Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:16:00 -0000 - Get to know four local artists making their mark in Las Vegas.
  • Hanoi Rocks frontman strikes again
    • Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:05:00 -0000 - Put on your darkest eyeliner and grab that leftover can of Aqua Net. Michael Monroe of ’80s glam rock outfit Hanoi Rocks bring his long hair and tight pants to Wasted Space on Monday. His latest eponymous project also features fellow former Hanoi Rocks member Sami Yaffa.
  • A ‘Night’ with the “British” makes for great theater
    • Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:05:00 -0000 - Like Anouilh mixed with LaBute, “Dogs” is a moral examination, and the tension grows minute by minute as relationships are developed, then slowly shifted by casual betrayals.
  • One Meal: Market Grille Cafe
    • Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:05:00 -0000 - Satisfaction that doesn’t leave you feeling like you’ve swallowed a brick.
  • St. Patrick’s Day event guide
    • Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:05:00 -0000 - This St. Patrick’s Day, embrace your Irish heritage, or your friend, neighbor or former kindergarten teacher’s Irish heritage. Everyone can be a Son of Erin as the green beer flows and the corned beef is sliced across the Strip and beyond. Check out the drink specials, music and other festivities in store for St. Paddy’s Day in Las Vegas.
  • Cigar guitars and missing musicians
    • Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:05:00 -0000 - Unexpected results with Super Fuzz and the D.M.C. Experiment.
  • One busy bee(keeper)
    • Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:05:00 -0000 - Fear of writer’s block isn’t stopping folk singer/songwriter Zach Fountain.
  • Mojave magic
    • Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:05:00 -0000 - The Mojave Desert of Las Vegas is no universally adored land of wonder, but Cliff Segerblom knew its beauty.
  • Marathon band
    • Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:16:00 -0000 - On 311 Day, the band outlasted the fans for a 60-song show at Mandalay Bay.
  • Tasting Vegas’ No. 1 rated Yelp eatery
    • Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:00:00 -0000 - It’s not for cranky critics, but Off the Strip serves giant, simple food.
  • Midnight blues: The Pines fight the law, win (for a minute)
    • Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:00:00 -0000 - Sometimes, 15 minutes isn’t enough time.
  • 20 questions with a … puppet!?
    • Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:05:00 -0000 - In honor of his first anniversary at the Mirage, Terry Fator will unveil a new “cast” puppet at his show Saturday. We couldn’t wait, so we tried to pry it out of him. The puppet, that is.
  • The return of the solo Strip show
    • Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:05:00 -0000 - Lily Tomlin returns to town for a one-woman show, “Not Playing with a Full Deck.”
  • Paint it, positive
    • Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:00:00 -0000 - On paper, the arts are looking grim. In less than two years the city lost the Las Vegas Art Museum and two critical downtown galleries, Naomi Arin Contemporary Art and Michele C. Quinn Fine Art Advisory. The Las Vegas Philharmonic nearly collapsed, Nevada Ballet Theatre restructured for financial reasons, and museums and cultural centers cut hours and programming.
  • Happy 311 Day!
    • Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:53:00 -0000 - Celebration to include a five-hour set and beach party.
  • Annual St. Patrick’s festival starts today in Henderson
    • Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:05:00 -0000 - Featuring Irish dancers and green beer, Henderson will host the 44th annual Sons of Erin St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival starting today. The free event runs through Sunday at the city’s events plaza, 200 S. Water St.
  • Making sense of Neon Reverb
    • Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:05:00 -0000 - Prioritize properly with our Neon Reverb primer.