You used to get candy for free on Halloween, but we’ve got something better. OK, that’s a lie. Nothing is better than candy. We do, however, have free stuff. If you want to win Eagles of Death Metal swag to go with their Election Night show at the Beauty Bar (517 Fremont St.), including VIP passes, T-shirts and Eagles of Death Metal CDs, we can totally make that happen. Only, though, if you promise not to egg the FiascoCave.
To win, send us your best re-enactment of the cover of Death By Sexy. We’ll send the top entries to our panel of blue-ribbon judges and hook up the winners with stuff that, for better or worse, will not be coated in delicious, delicious chocolate. Sorry.
We’re 10 days out of the election (Vote Apollo/Lando!), and 10 days away from something that’s at least as exciting as civic duty: A free Eagles of Death Metal show at the Beauty Bar (517 Fremont St.) that will include free silkscreened T-shirts and Rock Band set up on a few screens. To RSVP, fire it up here.
But we’re not done there. Not where Josh Homme-related projects are concerned. (No, seriously, if we ever get the chance to do anything Queens of the Stone Age or Kyuss-related, we’re jumping at that, too.) We’re giving away VIP passes, T-shirts and Eagles of Death Metal CDs. To win, send us your best re-enactment of the cover of Death By Sexy in any milieu you choose. We’ll send the top entries to our panel of blue-ribbon judges and hook up the winners with swag.
It’s completely worth it, because you need to see a band that can put out a video this insanely awesome:
Hawthorne Heights will be your festival ambassadors of fun. See how happy they are? (Via MySpace.com)
AMPLIFY!!, a four-day music conference complete with music and education, kicks off today in downtown Vegas. We imagine this will be nothing like the meeting of music and education that you had to put up with in elementary school, if only because it doesn’t smell like Doritos downtown and no one will be playing the recorder.
Bands will play at a bunch of different downtown venues, including Jillian’s and Beauty Bar (517 Fremont St.).
For a lot more information, including what bands are playing when, click here.
See, it’s at the Beauty Bar, but it’s “not so beautiful.” That’s a little juxtaposition for you.
Tonight’s offering at Beauty Bar (517 Fremont St.) is The Not So Beautiful Stand Up Comedy Show with Jason Harris at 10 p.m. I guess that means Chelsea Clinton is invited — HEYO! Seriously, she was kind of homely in ‘92. That’s some topical stuff right there. Hate staying in on a Tuesday night? Read on. Events at 10 p.m. unless we tell you otherwise. Click for more words and pictures »
We know Sunday is your national holiday and all that, but if you could unwrap your mouths from the business end of your bongs for more than an hour, CineVegas is presenting a free screening of comedian Doug Benson’s documentary Super High Me in the back patio of Beauty Bar. They’ll even provide free popcorn if, for some magical reason, you might be a little hungry when you show up. Just bring your own lawn chair.
The doc follows Benson as he abstains from pot for a month, then smokes, eats, vaporizes, and we assume injects, weed for 30 straight days to study the effects of marijuana on the human body, as well as exploring political issues surrounding dope.
If your idea of a good time isn’t listening to Phish play the same four chords for 98 minutes, you could always check out Vanilla Ice at Bellagio’s Bank. Or, you could take in the sun and skin at the season opener of The Mirage’s Bare pool. Just leave the bowl at home.
Downtown skinny-jeans mecca Beauty Bar is offering up some hot music to keep you hip kids warm this winter. First up is a Punk Rock Bowling after-party on Friday, Jan. 18 that brings punk bands The Generators and Mad Marge and the Stonecutters together with the Babes in Sin Burlesque troupe for a night of drunken sexiness. The shenanigans get underway at 11 p.m., and it’ll cost ya $10, unless you show up with a Punk Rock Bowling ticket — then it’s only $5.
Then on Saturday, Jan. 26, electro-wave sex animals Punk Bunny descend upon Beauty Bar to celebrate the release of their new CD, Take it!, which features surefire hits such as “F**k It, Then S**k It” and “Just the Tip.” Yes, just like last night. For $5, expect nothing short of a soft porn performance on stage (think Jenna Jameson meets ABBA), and, hopefully, in the audience as well. Participation is highly encouraged.
If $200 cover prices, Justin Timberlake songs and throbbing crowds aren’t your cup of tea for ringing in 2008, downtown Las Vegas’ Beauty Bar has an alternative: “A Shiny Sparkly New Year’s Eve.” For only $20, you get admission, an open bar from 9:30 - 10:30 p.m. and two entertainment options: Funky grooves inside spun by DJs Standing 8, 8-Bits and John Doe, or live performances in the back patio by Opium Alibi, With My Dying Breath and Secrets Kept in Suicide. Wow, sounds cheery.
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