Panda Bear, Built to Spill, Benjamin Booker and more to perform at The Bunkhouse Saloon in April
The Bunkhouse Saloon in Downtown las Vegas will feature Panda Bear, Built to Spill, Benjamin Booker and other musical artists in their April entertainment lineup (Pictured: Panda Bear).
The live music venue, bar and restaurant has earned a reputation as one of the Las Vegas Valley’s best places to see both established and emerging bands since the 1950s.
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Panda Bear
- Date: Friday, April 10
- Time: 9 p.m.
- Admission Cost: $20
- Event Info: Noah Lennox, one-fourth of the founding members of Animal Collective, takes his inspiration from ‘70s dub duo albums including King Tubby-meets-Rockers Uptown and Augustus Pablo-meets-Lee Perry and the Wailers Band.
Dengue Fever
- Date: Saturday, April 11
- Time: 9 p.m.
- Admission Cost: Tickets will start at $10
- Event Info: Dengue Fever is a six-member band from Los Angeles, combining Cambodian pop music and lyrics with psychedelic rock. Their songs have appeared in films such as “City of Ghosts,” “Jim Jarmusch’s Broken Flowers” and “The Hangover 2,” as well as in the Showtime series, “Weeds” and HBO’s “True Blood.”
Benjamin Booker
Benjamin Booker
- Date: Thursday, April 16
- Time: 9 p.m.
- Admission Cost: $12
- Event Info: An American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Benjamin Booker has been described by GQ magazine as, “The suavest kid in Southern Rock.” The young musician has performed at the Newport Folk Festival, the Austin City Limits Music Festival, Voodoo Experience and Lollapalooza, where Rolling Stone magazine named his performance the festival’s “best rock star moment…best experienced live and turned up to 11.”
Built to Spill
Built to Spill
- Date: Monday, April 20
- Time: 9 p.m.
- Admission Cost: Tickets will start at $15
- Event Info: Built to Spill is an American Indie Rock band based in Boise, Idaho. The band has released eight albums and will be releasing a new album, “Untethered Moon,” on April 21. Built to Spill performed as Bunkhouse Saloon’s opening band and is back to perform for its Las Vegas following.
Buck 65 with Astronautalis
- Date: Monday, April 27
- Time: 9 p.m.
- Admission Cost: Tickets will start at $10
- Event Info: Richard Terfry, better known by his stage name as Buck 65, is a Canadian alternative hip-hop artist. The musician has won Canada’s acclaimed Juno Award for both “Alternative Album of the Year” and “Video of the Year.” Having started in music over 15 years ago as a battle rapper, Astronautilis’ roots are planted firmly in hip-hop. During live performances, the rapper often performs a freestyle rap based on topics chosen by members of his audience.
Tickets to each event can be purchased by visiting www.bunkhousedowntown.com. Must be 21 years of age or older to attend.
The Bunkhouse is located at 124 South 11th Street. The Bunkhouse is open from 5 p.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday and from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday. More information is available on the website at www.bunkhousedowntown.com, Facebook at facebook.com/bunkhouselv and Twitter @bunkhouselv.