Japanese punk rock superheroes Peelander-Z will blow minds and save souls at 10 p.m. Friday at Double Down Saloon, 4640 Paradise Road. The show is free; call 702-791-5775.
Juan Gabriel was a big enough star to launch Las Vegas as a Mexican Independence Day party mecca, and he is big enough now to play here on a different weekend.
If Trombone Shorty needs a roof over his head between weekends at Coachella, the new Brooklyn Bowl should feel just like home.
There are a whole lot of questions about quarterback prospect Johnny Manziel entering May’s NFL draft. His intelligence probably shouldn’t be one of them.
A dig into Adam Scott’s closet uncovers no dirt, skeletons or porn stars. The new man to beat in golf is one of the good guys, and he’s a favorite around here because he’s a UNLV guy.
UNLV plays its spring football game tonight, knowing more about its team. The Rebels, though, still have unanswered questions heading into the summer.
The Austin, Texas-based band Leopold and His Fiction is fronted by Detroit native Daniel James, and the musical heritage of his hometown — Detroit — can be heard as loud and clear as one of James’ tongue-wagging guitar solos.
The 24-year-old Las Vegan fights for a world title for the first time when he meets WBA junior welterweight champ Khabib Allakhverdiev Saturday on the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley undercard at the MGM Grand Garden.
Republicans were outraged in 2009, after President Barack Obama said companies that took bailout money “can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer’s dime.”
Young the Giant’s latest record, “Mind Over Matter,” registers immediately as smartly constructed, radio-ready alt-rock. The band plays the Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan Friday night.
Super middleweight Gilberto Ramirez (27-0, 21 knockouts) will meet veteran Giovanni Lorenzo (33-6, 25 KOs) in tonight’s 10-round main event of Top Rank’s boxing card at Mandalay Bay.
Ian Anderson didn’t lose a Thunder car race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring last season and is 2-0 this year. But he now is more interested in winning a road-course national championship.
The final spots in the 20-horse Kentucky Derby field will be decided on Saturday in the Toyota Blue Grass at Keeneland and Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park.
Rock favorites Aerosmith return to the MGM Grand Garden arena on Aug. 2, with Slash. Tickets are $49.50 and $149.50 and go on sale at noon Monday at Ticketmaster outlets.
With National Garlic Day coming up, you can prepare with one of these dishes, available locally.
Henderson’s free Stroll ’n’ Roll on Saturday, and the Smith Center performance of “Women Fully Clothed: Older and Hotter,” on Friday are two of the many events in the valley this weekend.
One of the traditional phrases of encouragement used by spectators at a baseball game is to “be tough with two.”
Linda Cooney was asleep on the couch in the living room of her family’s Summerlin home when her son Kevin Cooney began to pummel her, a jury learned Thursday. The testimony came from Linda Cooney’s other son, Las Vegas police officer Christopher Cooney.
Centennial’s Cooper Powell pitched a perfect game with four strikeouts on Thursday as the Bulldogs beat visiting Desert Oasis 10-0 in five innings.
Pierce Morgan finished with 12 kills, 13 assists and 10 digs as Chaparral’s boys volleyball team outlasted Clark 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 12-25, 15-11 on Thursday.
Sam Dickey shot a 4-under-par 68 at Mountain Falls on Thursday to help Arbor View’s boys golf team grab the first-round lead in the Pahrump Valley Invitational.
Two years ago, Ben Carter left his hometown to play college basketball at Oregon. He could be returning home and transferring to UNLV.
Ashley Ross was 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs Thursday to help Centennial’s softball team hold off visiting Desert Oasis, 11-9.
A man died after being shot near H Street and Owens Avenue Thursday afternoon, Las Vegas police said. The shooting took place on the 1700 block of Curran Way about 4 p.m.
Mayor Carolyn Goodman declared April 9-12 “UNLVino Week” on Thursday, in honor of the food and drink festival, which turns 40 this year.
One of the traditional phrases of encouragement used by spectators at a baseball game is to “be tough with two.”
Nine people were killed Thursday in a three-vehicle crash involving a bus carrying high school students on a visit to a college.
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