Articles by Ian Gormely

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  Rancid

  …Honor is All We Know

  PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2014

  Rancid's anti-authoritarian anthems and tales of class struggle were always difficult to take given the group's relative success right out...

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  Ryan Hemsworth

  Huntridge Stage, Las Vegas NV, October 26

  PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2014

  Anyone looking for a sense of what Ryan Hemsworth's forthcoming album might sound like was likely left scratching their head after the Hali...

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  Arctic Monkeys

  Downtown Stage, Las Vegas NV, October 26

  PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2014

  Ten years ago it was hard to imagine Arctic Monkeys breaking in America. So British was their worldview and the wave of hype behind them, t...

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  Foo Fighters

  Downtown Stage, Las Vegas NV, October 26

  PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2014

  Have we reached peak Grohl? With a new album, TV show and an appearance on 60 Minutes, the Foo Fighters leader seems everywhere at the mome...

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  Outkast

  Downtown Stage, Las Vegas NV, October 25

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2014

  From the moment the Atlanta duo appeared onstage — stationed in a giant cube, surrounded by Stankonia's black and white American flag...

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  Lionel Richie

  Downtown Stage, Las Vegas NV, October 25

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2014

  If there's one name that stuck out like a sore thumb in Life is Beautiful's lineup, it was Lionel Richie. The king of '80s-lite, Richie's s...

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  TV on the Radio

  Ambassador Stage, Las Vegas NV, October 25

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2014

  The mild-mannered nature of the band's members makes it easy to forget what a formidable force TV on the Radio are onstage. A summer spent...

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  Girl Talk

  Downtown Stage, Las Vegas NV, October 24

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2014

  Say what you want about mash-up DJ Greg Gillis, aka Girl Talk, but onstage, dude knows how to party. Inflatable hands and sneakers and a ba...