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Spencer Patterson

Spencer Patterson is the Editor of Las Vegas Weekly, having previously served as Managing Editor, Arts & Entertainment Editor and a Staff Writer for the magazine. A graduate of Cornell University, he's an obsessive album listener who can typically be found earphoned, discovering new artists or digging deeply into favorites' back-catalogs. He's also a voracious sea urchin eater; if you have a celestial uni spot to recommend, please drop him a line.

Recent Stories (view all stories)

  • Features

    Thursday, June 8, 2023

    From the Copa Room to the Colosseum, the Bunkhouse to Brooklyn Bowl, counting down Las Vegas’ all-time concert spaces.

  • A&E

    Thursday, May 11, 2023

    Death Grips, Deftones, Fiddlehead, Kittie, Placebo, Scowl, The Sisters of Mercy and, yep, Korn.

  • A&E

    Thursday, April 20, 2023

    “I have about 24 songs written down, and then normally, I chose on the night that we play, and then off it goes. It’s a sonic thing, and it’s got a movement to it," frontman Alister Parker tells the Weekly in a rare interview.

  • A&E

    Thursday, April 20, 2023

    “This demographic has proved that they like their goalies, but for the most part, it’s the most evenly distributed [jersey] numbers I’ve ever seen.”

  • Taste

    Thursday, March 23, 2023

    After weeks of intense research, our first recommendation is to bring a friend, order two queso tacos apiece and share the birria fries or nachos.

  • A&E

    Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022

    The list of performers reads like a local who’s who from the past decade and a half: Dusty Sunshine, Dark Black, Hassan Hamilton, Mercy Music, Same Sex Mary, Indigo Kidd, Halloween Town …

  • Features

    Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022

    Happy hour runs weekdays from 2 till 5, and it’s a fun one.

  • Taste

    Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022

    “On a busy night, a group would come in, and there’d be no seats available. I didn’t like to see that.”

  • Taste

    Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022

    The Thai eatery works best with a hungry group, so you can pass around plates of ceviche, garlic green beans and the show-stopping filet mignon tartare as you decide what comes next.

  • Noise

    Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022

    The year-old North Strip resort rolled out the blood-red carpet for Psycho’s attendees, making almost every potential performance space available to Psycho’s 150-ish and their fans.

  • Tuesday, April 17, 2018

    Sadelle’s will scratch your New York bagel itch.

  • Friday, Feb. 19, 2016

    Built to Spill's Doug Martsch, Tuesday night at the Bunkhouse.

  • Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015

    So many choices ...

  • Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015

  • Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015