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Jason Bracelin is an entertainment writer and music critic.
• Sounding Off
• Artist Interviews/Features
• Concert Reviews
Sounding Off - 2007
Jul 24: Big labels to blame for woes
Jul 17: Pop punk band a sweet treat
Jul 10: Politicians should change their tunes
Jul 03: Drown out the kids with tunes for the 4th
Jun 26: Pray these long shots don't cross finish line
Jun 19: Tribute discs hit and miss
Jun 12: Fire Fest bringing death to town
Jun 05: Just Jazz stirs memories
May 29: Long odds pay off for young band
May 22: House music finds a home
May 15: Band brings new life to thrash metal
May 08: Ovation joins trend of modern lounge
May 01: YouTube filling video void
Apr 24: Legends heat up Vegas man's solo debut
Apr 17: Hip-hop, swing among local releases
Apr 10: Practice pays for piano student
Apr 03: Rolling around in '90s nostalgia
Mar 27: 'Gayngsta rapper' fights fire with fire
Mar 20: Designer catches a Bleeding Star
Mar 13: Context everything in use of n-word
Mar 06: 'Black Parade' a punk-rock morality play
Feb 27: Tramlines CD proves seaworthy
Feb 20: Web site 'outs' Killers, Panic!
Feb 13: Band reunions are all the Rage
Feb 06: Police force date with Grammys
Jan 30: Music industry made its own mess
Jan 23: Weekend left punk fans bowled over
Jan 16: Look for big things from these locals
Jan 09: Duo sees room for country in Las Vegas
Jan 02: Try Vegas mixtape for 2006
Final Columns in 2006
Dec 26: Top CD looks at funky soul
Dec 19: Local bands have sex in mind on CDs
Dec 12: Holiday classics often overlooked
Artist Interviews/Features - 2007
Jul 20: The Bangles have no problem introducing their '80s hits to a new generation
Jul 13: Raucous supergroup Hellyeah striving to take the seriousness out of heavy metal
Jul 06: Members of Las Vegas' Hemlock making headway while becoming touring vets
Jun 22: Members of Fall Out Boy dealing with pressures of coming of age in spotlight
Jun 8: With an endearing lack of self-consciousness, Cyndi Lauper shows her true colors
Jun 1: The Hold Steady's brash catalog a study in trauma, triumph of adolescence
May 25: After long hike to fame, Chris Daughtry joins Bon Jovi at Tiger Jam
May 18: John legend making a name for himself with playfully seductive repertoire
May 11: Built to (Expletive) Last
May 11: Chesney going for the gold at annual country music awards
May 04: Taylor Hicks brings his organic, nostalgic take on soul to the House of Blues
Apr 27: Decemberists bring different spin to love songs
Apr 27: Singer Akon finds hard work pays off as he keeps music charts in a headlock
Apr 20: Singer Gwen Stefani's changing image takes her from tomboy to cover girl
Apr 13: George Thorogood & The Destroyers are a Chevy Suburban anyone can drive
Apr 06: Leaving Audioslave behind, Chris Cornell again strikes out on his own
Mar 30: Bullet For My Valentine survives trial by fire to make inroads in the U.S.
Mar 23: Pinetop Perkins, 93, brings his innovative piano playing to the House of Blues
Mar 16: Singer Amy Lee says new Evanescence album not all gloom and doom
Mar 09: Robert Cray's deep musical roots thread through R&B, soul, gospel
Mar 02: Bob Seger is back on the road, where most of his best songs take place
Feb 23: Touring with a vengeance helped 30 Seconds to Mars prove it was no vanity project
Feb 16: Getting a Bad Rap
Feb 09: For Flyleaf singer Lacey Mosley, success and faith have come as a surprise
Feb 02: Fight the Power: MC Lars says he has every right to teach white kids about rap acts such as Public Enemy
Jan 26: Things Are Looking Up: After seeing newer local bands make it, pop-rockers The Higher are on the rise
Jan 19: Doing Their Own Thing: The members of NOFX play for themselves, whether fans like the results or not
Jan 12: Sticking to the Middle: After accidentally becoming political, Incubus mostly avoids social criticism on new CD
Jan 05: Laying Down the Law: Unwritten Law guitarist says his band's tired of being mistreated by record labels
Final Artist Interviews/Features - 2006
Dec 29: Made-for-TV supergroup Rock Star: Supernova plays its first gig Sunday at The Joint
Dec 22: The Vermin celebrate the holidays at the Double Down Saloon
Dec 15: Coming to His Senses: Senses Fail frontman used his songs to work through his depression
Concert Reviews - 2007
Jul 02: HOT CONCERT: Hill spreads her funky word
Jun 17: DISCRETE EXCESS: The Police strikingly self-assured
Jun 16: Fans as much a part of Fire Fest as the bands
Jun 10: TRUE COLORS: They all bop to Lauper's brand of fun
May 28: Bon Jovi rocks crowd at Tiger Jam
May 07: SHORT, NOT SWEET: Spears show underwhelms
May 05: Chesney's fans take in the ultimate beer party
Apr 23: Stefani puts on the glitz
Apr 09: JOSH GROBAN CONCERT: Big talent, high sap content
Apr 02: Sly comes in from the cold
Mar. 19: Impassioned vocals not enough - Evanescence
Mar. 12: A dueling guitar feast
Mar. 09: Punk rockers put on two personas for price of one
Mar. 05: Just that old-time rock 'n' roll
Feb. 05: Strait-forward country
Jan. 14: An enchanted evening with still nervous 'Arty'
Final Concert Reviews - 2006
Nov 27: Dixie Chicks unbowed
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