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Courtesy Photo - The Smashing Pumpkins will perform Tuesday at the Knitting Factory in Reno. Smashing Pumpkins ready to roll through Reno
The multiplatinum alternative band The Smashing Pumpkins will play at the Knitting Factory on Tuesday with special guest Bad City. Best know for most recognizable songs including the band’s ...
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Electronic Arts brings 'Madden' to Facebook
Electronic Arts is bringing its popular “Madden” football game to Facebook. “Madden NFL Superstars” launches as a free application Tuesday.
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Arts in Brief for Sept. 2 - 8
First Thursday at the Nevada Museum of Art Grab a beer, groove to the live music and check out the Nevada Museum of Art’s galleries today from 5 to 7 p.m. as part of First Thursday. The Whiney Mye...
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Courtesy Photo/The Whitney Meyer Band will release the "Dream Killer" CD today at the Knitting Factory in Reno with proceeds from the show going to the Northern Nevada International Center. CD release party a charity event for local musician
What has been nearly a lifetime of music for local singer and songwriter, 23-year-old Whitney Myer, will culminate in the release of her second album today at the Knitting Factory in Reno.
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Courtesy Photo - The Oak Ridge Boys will perform today, Friday and Saturday at the Nugget in Sparks. The Oak Ridge Boys play three nights at the Nugget
The Oak Ridge Boys possess one of the most distinctive and recognizable sounds in the music industry.
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Courtesy Photo - Performers from Le Grand Cirque will take the stage at the Eldorado Hotel Casino on Tuesday and will perform through Nov. 7. The cirque is coming to town
The circus is swinging, flipping and twirling into town. Le Grand Cirque will begin performances at the Eldorado Hotel Casino in Reno on Tuesday.
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Courtesy Photo/Seth Mayer - RiffTrax creators Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy and Mike Nelson will perform a live version of the show to be broadcast into two local movie theaters. Get a riff of ‘Reefer’
‘Mystery Science Theater 3,000’ creators mock anti-pot classic
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Arts in Brief for Aug. 12-18
Picasso’s cubism at NMA Join art historian Brett Van Hoesen for an insightful look at the Picasso painting “Musical Instruments and Fruit Bowl on a Pedestal” and learn about Picasso’s cubist ex...
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