Their tunes are as colorful as their tattooed knuckles and necks. The dudes in Rancid are punk-rock lifers to be sure, but their curled-lip snarl is leavened by plenty of reggae and ska flourishes, meaning hips and fists get swung in equal measure.
See Rancid at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Tickets are $27 in advance, $29 day of show; call 632-7600.
-- By JASON BRACELIN
Led by an early founder and front man Lonnie Jordan, War is a recurring Las Vegas headliner.
A Big Beautiful Block Party takes over a portion of the Plaza grounds this weekend with nonstop music highlighted by Justice, and Jamie xx.
Neon City Festival organizers plan to bring an art and music installation previously seen at Burning Man for the inaugural free festival event.
After announcing earlier this month the first Las Vegas residency for New Kids on the Block in the band’s 40-year history, the iconic boy band is already adding more dates.
Mackelemore has explained his anti-America message over the weekend as NCF officials have booked more headliners.
Suge Knight issued a warning to his long-time rival Sean “Diddy” Combs after the Bad Boy mogul’s arrest in an interview from prison.
KOMP 92.3-FM and X107-5 said they would no longer play Green Day music. The reason? Billie Joe Armstrong’s blasting of Las Vegas during his rant at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
Kacey Musgraves, Nicki Minaj and a tailgate hosted by chef Michael Symon are some of the highlights this week.
As temperatures kinda, sorta start to cool in Vegas, the city’s festival schedule takes the opposite trajectory: heating up with one major music gathering after the next through November.
Dita Von Teese talks of putting some distance between her show and the term “burlesque.” This idea is akin to Cirque du Soleil moving beyond “circus.” But it makes sense.
