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It’s like the Human Genome Project, but with punk bands swapped for DNA.

Twice now, the popularity of the a cappella group Pentatonix has been one step ahead of the people booking them.

The unseasonably warm weather has us thinking of the warmer months ahead, a time synonymous with some great Las Vegas music festivals whose line-ups have started taking shape.

After frontman Josh Homme’s brush with death, Queens of the Stone Age added a touch of vulnerability to its powerful mix at The Joint on Thursday.

Jamie Jones’ life was changed forever 15 years ago when he put a little video game disc into his PlayStation, a generation ago, and that little game taught him how to DJ. He became obsessed with “Music 2000,” which let him learn to DJ using drums, high hats and bass sounds.

It’s a bit past 5:30 on a Saturday evening, and in a corner booth of the velvet cocoon that is Champagne’s Cafe, talk has turned to extraterrestrials.