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Courtesy photo - Comedian Greg Proops performs Saturday at John Ascuaga’s Nugget.
‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ comedian bringing big laughs to l...
Who is “the Proopkitty” and why can he never remember his lines? Greg Proops, the bespectacled comedic genius who stars in the aforementioned popular improvised comedy show “Whose Line Is It, Anyway?” on the ABC Family channel, is coming to Sparks on Saturday.
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Courtesy photo - Indie-rockers Modest Mouse perform at the Grand Sierra Resort on Tuesday.
Modest Mouse shows what it means to be modest
For those who are into the indie-rock scene, Modest Mouse’s music video “Little Motel” is just another poignantly filmed four minutes on MTV. But for those in the indie-rock scene who happen to know of the Reno/Sparks area, it’s something closer to home.
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Tribune/Nathan Orme - Country star Carrie Underwood performs Monday night at the Reno Events Center.
Concert Review: Underwood shows Reno why she is the female v...
Carrie Underwood stepped on stage Monday night in her stilettos with a pair of skulls etched onto the back of her white tank top. The country girl gave all the appearance that she was ready to rock as she started her set with the upbeat “Flat on the floor.”
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Courtesy photo - Reno Philharmonic conductor Barry Jekowsky dons chaps during a performance of Rhythm & Rawhide.
Classic meets country at Rhythm & Rawhide
Classical music will meet cowboy culture Saturday night at the sixth annual Rhythm & Rawhide charity event to support the Reno Rodeo Foundation and the Reno Philharmonic Association.
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<a href= mailto:dreid@dailysparkstribune.com>Tribune/Debra Reid</a> - Tony DeGeiso and Paul Dancer star in Funtime Theater's production of the comedy "Greater Tuna". Each actor plays ten small-town characters requiring numerous quick changes behind the set.
Two times ten equals Tuna
Go to one of this weekend’s performances of “Greater Tuna” at the Studio on Fourth Street in Reno, and you might notice something a little strange about the characters.
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Courtesy photo - Country star Carrie Underwood performs Monday at the Reno Events Center.
‘Idol’ winner from a small town comes to the Biggest Little...
In 2005 Carrie Underwood took the “American Idol” stage for the first time with flowing crimped hair, blue jeans and a bright pink T-shirt.
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Courtesy photo - Tahoe-based Subjektochange will bring its funky blue bass sound to Great Basin Brewing Co. on Saturday.
Good music growing wild like the trees in the local mountains
There must be something in the Tahoe water, because there has been a covey of bands springing up with an array of interesting musical styles.
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Arts in Bloom takes root on Mother’s Day at Marina
A whirlwind of artistry will blow over the Sparks Marina on Sunday with the sixth annual Arts in Bloom Festival.
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Courtesy photo - Country star Trace Adkins played at The Grand Sierra on Saturday night.
Concert Review: Ladies really do love country boys
Trace Adkins couldn't have kicked off his concert better, choosing "I've Got my Game On" as his opening song, which summed up most of his show Saturday night at the Grand Sierra Resort.
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Courtesy photo The Used headlines the Rockstar Get A Life Tour, which makes a stop at the University of Nevada, Reno on Saturday.
Get a life – courtesy of The Used
Traveling from college campus to college campus, the Rockstar Get A Life Tour with headlining band The Used will make a stop at Lawlor Events Center Saturday night. Since kicking off at New Mexico State University on April 2, the tour has been making the rounds and will stop at the University of Nevada, Reno to rock the campus before winding down with a trip through California and ending in Arizona on April 10. Rock band The Used might be the...
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Courtesy photo/Artown Americana and bluegrass music, such as that performed by Laurie Lewis and The Right Hands, will be one of many styles featured at the 2008 Artown festivities.
Artown 2008 is a feast for the senses
Introducing the lineup of Artown 2008 events to local residents is like waving a tasty bowl of jambalaya in front of a hungry Creole. Like the famous New Orleans dish, this rich, artistic festival features spicy variety, interesting venues and hearty reprisals of past favorites. With a buffet of cultures and an elixir of artistic talent, the annual festival will satisfy people of all ages and personal tastes. Throughout July, more than 350,0...
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Dark karma hangs over ‘Pyramid Highway’
When northern Nevadans think of Pyramid Highway, it is often considered just a long, sometimes dangerous stretch of road between Sparks and Pyramid Lake.
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Reno maestro to make his grand finale
Years of musical knowledge, professionalism and passion will be on display Sunday and Tuesday in the form of graceful flicks of a small white baton.
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Tribune/Tony Contini - Tegan and Sara rock the Grand Sierra Resort Friday night.
Concert Review: Tegan and Sara command attention
If it wasn't for the edgier, somewhat punkier, haircut that Tegan was sporting, only the faithful fans would have been able to tell pint-sized indie rockers Tegan and Sara apart.
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Tribune/Nathan Orme - Lead singer of The Gin Blossoms Robin Wilson taps his tambourine during and smiles at the audience during Friday's show at The Nugget.
Concert review: Gin Blossoms show Sparks some love
As The Gin Blossoms finished their show Friday night at John Ascuaga’s Nugget, lead singer Robin Wilson verbalized the feelings he and the band showed the audience all night.
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Tribune/Cortney Maddock - The "Dining Chair" (1953) compliments the textile samples that line the "Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful Exhibit."
'House Beautiful' gives art-goers design ideas
Straying away from the conventional definition of art, the Nevada Museum of Art will open its "Frank Lloyd Wright and The House Beautiful" exhibit Saturday night. In this exhibit, the American architect has created art that can be sat on and dined at, looked through and illuminated with.
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Courtesy photo/Autumn DeWilde - Indie rock sisters Tegan and Sara will perform Friday night at the Grand Sierra.
Young indie twins make their star burn bright
Indie rock/pop twins Tegan and Sara have found mainstream music success with their latest album, “The Con,” and the accidentally catchy tunes have added many fans to their already large underground fan base.
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Photo Courtesy of John Ascuaga's Nugget - The Gin Blossoms will play in The Nugget’s Celebrity Showroom, Friday at 8 p.m.
Gin Blossoms aim for a new, satisfying experience with conce...
The music of this Arizona-based band was not nearly as hardcore as some of its grunge-era peers, though there was some drama.
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Courtesy photo - Credence Clearwater Revisited, a band formed by two of the original members of Credence Clearwater Revival, will perform at the Silver Legacy on Friday.
Bad moon to rise over Reno
Driving in my family’s red Oldsmobile Omega along Northern California’s Highway 101 is one of my strongest childhood memories. As with many such memories, there is a soundtrack. In this case, it is listening to Creedence Clearwater Revival on cassette.
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Courtesy photo Bourgeois Gypsies will play at Great Basin Brewing Co. in Sparks on Friday night.
Gypsies bring earthy sound down the mountain to Sparks
Despite the nomadic implications of the band’s name, the music of the Bourgeois Gypsies has been kept in check by the fortress of nature that is the Sierra Nevada Mountains. When the band caravans down from Sierraville Calif., on Friday to play at the Great Basin Brewing Co., Mother Nature will be unveiling a great secret. “(Our sound) kind of falls between the cracks,” said vocalist and guitarist Arnold Mitchem. “It’s not straightforward fo...
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