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As seen in: KNPR-FM (Las Vegas, NV), Flipboard, EIN News, Las Vegas Sun, Ultimate Classic Rock, NewsBreak, Desert Companion, Las Vegas Weekly, Our Community Now, Dakota Radio Group News, KFTE-FM (Lafayette, LA) and
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The Tricky Path To Legalizing Cannabis Lounges In Las Vegas

The Tricky Path To Legalizing Cannabis Lounges In Las Vegas

KNPR-FM (Las Vegas, NV) — Recreational marijuana may be legal, but finding a place to consume it has been a whole other ordeal. Ever since Nevada voted to permit adult use of cannabis two years ago, the marijuana industry has tried to get state and local governments to greenlight so-called social lounges.
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Virtual Vegas: How will VR technology continue to enhance our experiences?

Virtual Vegas: How will VR technology continue to enhance our experiences?

Las Vegas Weekly — Isn’t Las Vegas already a sensorial, fantasy-enabling escape? Can it be a virtual reality playground when it’s also the most famous adult playground in the real world? Can Vegas work in the virtual one?
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Music matters for DJ Douglas Gibbs

Music matters for DJ Douglas Gibbs

Las Vegas Weekly — “Music matters,” he says. “That’s my whole thing.” That DJ intuition explains why Douglas Gibbs has held the Saturday-night residency at Downtown Cocktail Room for almost 10 years, and why he’s enjoyed a 40-year career behind the decks.
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Las Vegas LGBT community displays sadness, anger and togetherness the day after the Orlando shoot...

Las Vegas LGBT community displays sadness, anger and togetherness the day after the Orlando shoot...

Las Vegas Weekly — Several things went through my mind after reading breaking news that a gunman had opened fire inside Pulse nightclub in Orlando late Saturday night.
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Concert review: Bob Dylan in prizewinning form at The Chelsea

Concert review: Bob Dylan in prizewinning form at The Chelsea

Las Vegas Weekly — The Chelsea is no Royal Albert Hall, but it was an ideal Strip location for Dylan to celebrate his Nobel victory, if not directly.
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Plans To Build Houses Near Red Rock Stalled - For Now

Plans To Build Houses Near Red Rock Stalled - For Now

KNPR-FM (Las Vegas, NV) — The Clark County Commission ruled that Gypsum Resources, the company behind the housing development, must first get approval from the Bureau of Land Management to create a connecting road on federal land. The BLM has previously rejected those proposals.
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Decade of distinction: An appreciation of the pioneering Downtown Cocktail Room

Decade of distinction: An appreciation of the pioneering Downtown Cocktail Room

Las Vegas Weekly — Most of us have our Downtown Cocktail Room stories. But they're not your typical Vegas-insanity stories, where people boast of leaving the bar well past sunrise or prematurely due to unwise dalliances with either alcohol or bouncer. This is not that kind of bar.
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After a long absence from Las Vegas, Radiohead singer Thom Yorke returns for a solo show

After a long absence from Las Vegas, Radiohead singer Thom Yorke returns for a solo show

Las Vegas Weekly — Mercifully, one Radiohead member is giving Las Vegas another chance, during what’s shaping up to be the most unorthodox tour of his career.
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Boulevard Mall might be Las Vegas' most charming shopping center

Boulevard Mall might be Las Vegas' most charming shopping center

Las Vegas Weekly — This is not the Boulevard Mall of old. It’s not even the Boulevard of two years ago. Las Vegas’ original mall has gone through numerous changes. Developer Sansone Companies made its intentions clear from the beginning: to revitalize the property and add non-retail offerings, but also to ensure that it appealed to the large Latino population in its vicinity. It has done all that.
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Album review: David Bowie still pushing forward with 'Blackstar'

Album review: David Bowie still pushing forward with 'Blackstar'

Las Vegas Weekly — Fans listening for Bowie’s pop classicism might be disappointed, though his sonic trademarks abound—all reprocessed to hypnotic and inspired effect.
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Concert review: Explosions in the Sky quiets its Las Vegas crowd

Concert review: Explosions in the Sky quiets its Las Vegas crowd

Las Vegas Weekly — One of EITS’ defining characteristics and creative assets is its rejection of the traditional verse-chorus-verse-chorus pop musical structure. Its long and dramatic works are more like symphonic pieces, with complex narrative arcs, instrumental explorations, interlocking arpeggios, emotional bursts and sudden rhythmic shifts. Scribbling all that operatic clangor for 90 minutes is almost exhaustive. But to take it in—aurally, visually, emotionally—is one of rock’s great live experiences.
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Can Vegas take its music festival surge any further?

Can Vegas take its music festival surge any further?

Las Vegas Weekly — It was only a matter of time before Las Vegas capitalized on the festival surge. As the so-called entertainment capital of the world, we’re already a unique music market.
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An ode to our Valley's parks

An ode to our Valley's parks

Las Vegas Weekly — I’ve always been a big fan and patron of the Las Vegas Valley’s park system. As a taxpayer I help sustain them, and it’s quite the return on investment. Unlike the gym, which costs me $228 a year to ignore.
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'Home Recordings' give fans an intimate glimpse at Kurt Cobain's creative process

'Home Recordings' give fans an intimate glimpse at Kurt Cobain's creative process

Las Vegas Weekly — me Recordings The Kurt Cobain faithful will take whatever his estate and Universal Music can wring out. With "Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings," the late Nirvana frontman/songwriter's lone solo album of alternate takes and unreleased demos, thirsty fans get a twofer: the chance to eavesdrop on his creative process and hear him at his most musically raw and stripped-down.
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EDC Night 2: A 15-year reflection on the ever-changing sound and spectacle

EDC Night 2: A 15-year reflection on the ever-changing sound and spectacle

Las Vegas Weekly — EDC remains the greatest production one can witness in the Las Vegas Valley. It has come a long way from its considerably more modest presentation in Tulare all those years ago, though you can still see (and hear) traces of its former self here and there.
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Infinite resource: The modern library has become far more than a quiet home for books

Infinite resource: The modern library has become far more than a quiet home for books

Las Vegas Weekly — The overlooked beauty of our libraries is that they’re full of little cultural happenings that make it more than just a book repository. Like shopping malls, libraries in the 21st century must evolve to offer experiences and, more specifically, serve their communities if they are to survive the digital era.
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Digging into MGM Resorts' controversial new parking policy

Digging into MGM Resorts' controversial new parking policy

Las Vegas Weekly — Paid parking/valet service is coming to the Strip via MGM Resorts, and unsurprisingly, locals have been hoisting their digital pitchforks.
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'Wicked,' 'Book of Mormon' Highlight Smith Center's 2019-2020 Broadway Season

'Wicked,' 'Book of Mormon' Highlight Smith Center's 2019-2020 Broadway Season

KNPR-FM (Las Vegas, NV) — "Wicked" is one of the most beloved Broadway musicals of the 21st century. So is "The Book of Mormon." Both productions played for several weeks at the Smith Center during their Las Vegas debuts. And they're coming back for the theater's 2019-2020 season.
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Jazz Bands From UNLV And Green Valley High To Compete At Monterey

Jazz Bands From UNLV And Green Valley High To Compete At Monterey

KNPR-FM (Las Vegas, NV) — This weekend, UNLV's esteemed jazz studies program makes its 10th consecutive appearance at the Monterey Next Gen jazz fest, the competitive complement to the legendary Monterey Jazz Fest. And Green Valley High's jazz band will join them, making its Monterey debut.
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