
Punk Rock Bowling Made Easy
Punk Rock Bowling is back again, and the musical lineup looks superb. There’s plenty of classic testosterone-fueled punk on hand (Agnostic Front, The Damned, D.R.I.), sure. But there’s also more diverse, quirkier fare this time around. Case in point: new-wave pop radicals Devo, and a group comprising former members of hardcore icons Read More

La Comida Adds New Flavor to Fremont East
If the Strip is for tourists, Downtown is for locals. Once-limited, Downtown’s dining options seem to be expanding like the universe, thanks to new entries such as Joe Vicari’s Andiamo at the D, Park on Fremont, Mingo Kitchen & Lounge and the newly minted La Comida—Michael and Jenna Morton’s upscale Mexican joint Read More

Midweek Events: Andy Warhol, Avant Café and an Arts Roundtable
Listen, you should leave your house. Or your job. Do you have a job? Leave it; it’s beneath you. Go, and check out one or all of these Downtown events tonight and tomorrow. The second edition of the Contemporary Art Center’s “state of the arts” roundtable discussion, Conversations @ CAC, happens from Read More

The Haute Wheels Couture of Bunker Hill Bradley
From the age of four, Bunker Hill Bradley was obsessed with drawing cars. But after years of designing cars for the likes of GM and Nissan, Bradley traded in his macho roadster bonafides to navigate a new set of curves: women’s bodies. The Vegas fashion designer’s high-octane past shows through in the clingy poly-spandex Read More

Go ‘Behind Closed Doors’ with JK Russ
Sexual strength, artistic insight. Looking for both? Look … Behind Closed Doors. “There are lots of amazing women here doing amazing things and they don’t get held back as much as in other places,” says JK Russ, a contributor to Sin City Gallery’s current Behind Closed Doors exhibit. “That’s why women have a Read More

Seeing DTLV: Hanging at Helldorado
EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to Seeing DTLV, a new photo feature inspired by Seven’s Vegas Moment. Whenever we capture a piece of Downtown’s soul, we’ll post it here, accompanied by a few words from the photographer. I’ll start us off. — Geoff Until last weekend neither my friend nor I had ever attended the Read More

This Weekend: Cowboys vs. Skaters vs. Hula Dancers
Let’s talk weekend, shall we? I think you’ll enjoy what this one has to offer. Take some time and consider the menu, and when you’re ready, go ahead and order. Friday: The Zappos Rideshop Series celebrates the online retailer’s vast selection of stylish kicks by putting those shoes on skaters, who will Read More

Velveteen Rabbit, Reviewed by Xania Woodman
EDITOR’S NOTE: We’re thrilled to present this review of Downtown’s wildly popular new cocktail lounge Velveteen Rabbit, written by Vegas Seven’s Senior Nightlife, Beverage and Dining Editor Xania Woodman. There’s a new breed of bar in Las Vegas, and I’m hoping it multiplies. Velveteen Rabbit tried to open quietly on May 1, Read More

At the Huntridge Theater, October 1996
In July 1995, the roof of the Huntridge Theater collapsed. (Luckily, no one was injured.) In the wake of that disaster, the fate of the Huntridge was far from certain; even though it had recently been added to the National Register of Historic Places, Las Vegas wasn’t really a preservation-friendly town circa 1995. The Read More