About Las Vegas Arts in Print Media, 1990-2015

It is primarily drawn from daily, weekly, and monthly publications based in Las Vegas between 1990 and 2015. Prior to 1990, there were many fewer Vegas publications than later. The 2015 conclusion coincides with its topics having moved online. I was rescued from my quest by technology.

The advent of online media challenged publishers of older material to digitize their archives for current access. In many cases, the publishers were out of business. Among those which continue publication, there are financial constraints on the choice to digitize their archives. In most cases, the judgment has been made that the costs are too high. The result has created an impression that the subjects covered here cannot be a subject of research.

Publications cited include Art in America, Art Week, Arts Alive, Desert Companion, In-Music, LA Times, Las Vegas City Life, Las Vegas Music Scene, Las Vegas Review Journal, LVRJ The Nevadan, Las Vegas Sun, Las Vegas Weekly, Las Vegas Mercury, New Times, Scope, Spinzo, Time, Vegas magazine, Vegas Seven.

The archive has arbitrary gaps in it. To rescue myself from unbending habit, I skipped paying attention to media for three weeks a year. I judged that there were topics likely to have their own diligent archivists.I hope that other contributors will improve the archive.

--Anthony Bondi, 2022