Every September for the past 27 years, a cloud colors and shapes lifts off in Reno, less than two minutes away from the University of Nevada, Reno campus.

The debut album from local band Days No Different serves a rare blend of both maturity and edginess. With a unique sound all its own, “Surrender the Mystery” is like an alt-rock Neapolitan ice cream. It has a little something for everyone.

Arts & Entertainment Editor Julian Rhodes gives a detailed rundown on the Reno concerts to look forward to this fall.

Cartel, MC Lars and Yung Joc are travelling the country this summer with their first stop being none other than Reno.

Upon arrival to the University of Nevada, Reno, a magical event occurred. The shackles of parenting were unlocked and the chains that kept you dependent on your family vanished. You are free.

I am going to give you very clear directions right now, so follow along closely. Go to your room and delete every single song from your iTunes. Go to MySpace.com, and delete your profile. Then go to Facebook.com and set up an account if you have not done so already. Go do that. [...]

Slug and Ant have apparently appeased the gods, for their newest album, “When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold,” was definitely forged with the Midas Touch.

With summer barely a month away, there is but one event that flutters through the caverns of the nation’s mind: the July 18 release of “The Dark Knight.”

Considering my horrible encounter with an immature crowd the last time I saw a show at New Oasis, I was concerned about entering the Del tha Funkee Homosapien concert this past Saturday night.

Sneakerheads, b-boys and hype fiends freckled the ballroom full of college students, making the usual rap concert audience a minority to the everyday student population present.

UNR staff and students explore the connection between fine art and the once taboo tattoo.

With gas station sunglasses on the bridge of my nose and a fine briar tobacco pipe in my mouth, I set off for the New Oasis with three of the boys last Thursday night.

The creators of “Superhero Movie” have truly revolutionized the film industry.

KTHX radio station and the Fleischmann Planetarium have teamed up to bring a reggae-inspired trip through the cosmos.

All signs pointed to “suck” during the winter months preceding “Never Back Down.”