You don't listen to Melt Banana's tunes as much as get waylaid by them in an experience akin to getting pelted with punk-rock bricks.
The band's warp-speed grind combines rocket-fuel guitars with the agonized whelp of frontwoman Yasuko Onuki in a kind of free-range bloodletting that's equally assaultive and artful.
See the band at 10 p.m. today at the Bunkhouse, 124 S. 11th St. Tickets are $10; call 384-4536.
-- By JASON BRACELIN
“X Rocks” was knocked off stage during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, so long ago that the Las Vegas casino it calls home changed names.
The two-day dance party in downtown Las Vegas, an offshoot of the Life is Beautiful music and arts festival, is set to debut this fall.
Celine Dion received a rousing reception from the crowd and cello great Hauser at his sold-out Las Vegas show.
Hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion brought the Hot Girl Summer tour to the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday.
The lofty prices run counter to industry trends, where acts have cut prices to foster sales.
The famous downtown Las Vegas music festival is turning into a two-night affair in its first year of sole ownership by Rolling Stone.
On a Vegas weeknight, Lady Gaga’s “Jazz + Piano” show returned to Park MGM, and Flavor Flav joined Brian Newman on stage at NoMad Library.
Megan Thee Stallion, “Loud & Proud” wrestling, Las Vegas Restaurant Week and the Punk Rock Tattoo Expo top this week’s lineup.
Spots where Elvis Presley reflected and Frank Sinatra reclined are among the hidden spaces, places and items to be found in Las Vegas theaters.
The Sphere’s Jim Dolan says of the famous Las Vegas venue’s audiovisual technology: “We’ve only scratched the surface.”
