Jason Bracelin once went on tour with Kid Rock so you don’t have to. Prior to first being named the R-J’s music writer in 2006, Bracelin was the music editor for the Cleveland Scene alt-weekly. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois. A Decatur, Ill. native, Bracelin has lived in Las Vegas since 2006.
After releasing their first non-concept album last time out with 2015’s “The Color Before the Sun,” these hard-edged, punk-influenced prog rockers are back at it with “Vaxis — Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures,” due in October, which continues the band’s “Armory Wars” narrative.
They thought maybe it was their “La La Land” moment.
His music has changed music. As he hits town for an extended engagement at the Park Theater, let’s examine how Stevie Wonder has impacted the music industry itself.
What’s an “Alcoholocaust,” you ask? Find out in the latest roundup of recommended Vegas music releases:
The organic meets the synthetic on “I’ll Be Your Girl,” the latest album from Portland, Oregon’s the Decemberists, who leaven their earthy indie folk with swirling keyboards on their New Wave-influenced eighth record.
Another day, another Shakespeare-indebted starlet with “Hopeless” tattooed across her derriere and songs about swallowing lit matches.
No one would have blamed him if he never came back.
How an unassuming 28-year-old became one of hip-hop’s most unlikely stars.
The turning point was all the strangers shedding tears in the backseat.
