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To a T

As we finally pack away our T-shirts for a couple of months (see you in late February, shirt-sleeve weather!), a few reflections on our favorite piece of clothing

Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008

The key has something to do with obscurity—flaunting your command of segments of popular culture that only the hyper-clued-in know about or remember. But it’s not as simple as, say, showing off your rare 1970s-era repress of a Dirty Harry shirt.

Dealing with his own fate

Former Escape the Fate lead singer Ronnie Radke wants to let the world know he’s not a monster—just a guy with karma issues

Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008

For all that’s been said and written about former Escape the Fate lead singer Ronnie Radke, the 24-year-old has a certain zeal in his voice.

The Airbag’s response

Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008

Regulars at the notoriously grouchy local-music online gathering place weigh in on last week’s Weekly piece about their favorite forum.

Confessions of an Airbagger

In the trenches of Vegas’ rough-and-tumble, semi-hidden, yet surprisingly relevant music forum

Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008

I’m a junkie. Every morning, before I take my shower or munch down on some oat-laden cereal, I need my fix. I can’t even think about getting on with my day without hitting the Airbag, my personal epicenter for finding out what’s going on in Las Vegas’ cultural underground.

Who are We Are Wolves?

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

A trio of Montreal-based sonic stewards, We Are Wolves, with their hyper electro-rock, aren’t just your typical indie electro-trash.

Colors that run early

The UNLV/UNR rivalry may still be alive, but fan loyalty seems to be diminishing

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

For those of you who have only a vague idea what UNR is about, note one thing—it hates UNLV.

Folsom

Neon Light Nights

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

The fourth release from Folsom—the pillar of Las Vegas’ fading, macho hardcore scene—is a pack of consistently balls-out, hate-filled testosterone abuse.

A debate to remember (and forget)

Two takes on the first mano a mano between McCain and Obama

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

n hit the jackpot. Minutes into Friday evening’s presidential debate-viewing party at Sierra Gold at Jones and the I-215, someone won $20. Two center-bar televisions cut away from Barack Obama’s meandering economic prescription for the recession, and up popped glowing graphics and the word jackpot in red uppercase letter

Duel citizens

Arts and crafts vs. contemporary: the battle for the soul of Henderson art

Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008

It’s 5 p.m. inside the Water Street Gallery on a Third Thursday in August, and Henderson artist Chris Waters is making final preparations on one of his paintings. For Waters, it’s a strange and lonely homecoming. The 30-something artist hasn’t shown his work in downtown Henderson since his own city-subsidized gallery, the acclaimed contemporary-art haunt A6 Gallery, closed 14 months ago—a victim of high-rise condo economics.

Riding the wave (again)

Vegas psycho-surfers Monster Zero are back to scare the living crap out of you

Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008

Kevin and Scott Leonard seem like pretty normal guys on the surface—family men, brothers, bandmates for most of their lives. But as they sit inside a hot mini-trailer applying removal wipes to garish-looking makeup, they admit something took their lives in an unexpectedly bizarre direction.