After three years at the Hard Rock Hotel, the event—built loosely around heavy, psychedelic and metallic music—makes the move to Las Vegas Boulevard, becoming the first major music festival to inhabit a single Strip resort.
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Native American tribe claims nuclear waste can’t be stored on its land
More than 150 years after the first treaty between the Western Shoshone and the federal government was signed, the two nations disagree on the outcome—the Shoshone say they never turned over their land.
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats bring a heavy-rock rainbow back to Psycho Las Vegas
Frontman Kevin Starrs says he’s looking forward to catching The Original Misfits and proggy Portland band Danava. “I think they’re the best hard rock band in America.”
Main Street Strollers rolls into Las Vegas
After starting a successful stroller-rental business in Orlando this past year, Mark Ortenzo figured Las Vegas would be a good city for expansion.
Don’t have a cow: Your guide to non-animal food items
It can’t be stressed enough that we need to watch out for our family members, including the furry ones, and keep an eye out to protect our neighbors and their loved ones.
Futures focus: Six of college football’s most tempting preseason bets
Time is running out to get action down on arguably the best way to bet college football.
Effort to make Las Vegas’ air cleaner puts a spotlight on ‘classic’ cars
In 2015, Nevada lawmakers identified a troubling trend: Owners of old cars labeled as “classic” vehicles were skirting smog tests and potentially exceeding mileage caps set by …
Supercharge your back-to-school wardrobe with vintage threads
Vegas hasn’t always been known for its street style, but that’s changing. Layer it up ’90s-style by pairing denim jackets with Doc Martens, go ’80s with trousers and button-ups, or go retro with leather jackets that James Dean himself would envy.
Wildfires are not just a California problem
In the age of climate change and global environmental change, fire season throughout the West has become longer, more pronounced and sometimes more volatile.
Local biologists try to reintroduce a rare frog species into Southern Nevada
Despite the arid desert climate, the relict leopard frog once thrived in the region before the growth of Las Vegas changed its habitat.