Usually the 7th studio album from a band as successful as Face to Face would be relatively moot, as people would have long since made up their minds about whether or not to buy the album before listening to the first note. That isn’t true of Laugh Now, Laugh Later. ...
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Review: Holding Onto Sound “The Sea” (2011)
Three years after Songs of Freedom, Las Vegas’ own Holding Onto Sound return with The Sea, an impressive concept album of sorts featuring oceanic metaphors, themes of rebirth and talk of the death and destruction of war. If that all sounds a little heavy for you, don’t worry, this album is nothing if not fun to listen to. ...
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Review: Chuck Ragan, Brock and Sal of TheCore. February 26, 2011 at The Lounge in the Palms
The Hot Water Music co-frontman plays here often, and fresh off of a three-day residency at the House of Blues opening for Social Distortion and Lucero, Ragan played the first of three scheduled dates, this one free, at The Lounge inside the Palms casino. ...
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Review: Weezer, Imagine Dragons January 21, 2011 at The Joint (‘Blue Album’ and ‘Pinkerton’ show)
Weezer can be a difficult band to love. Their first two albums, 1994’s smash hit The Blue Album and 1996’s sleeper Pinkerton, amassed the band a huge and loyal fanbase, but their post-reunion material has left many of those fans cold. ...
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