We know how you like it: Hard and fast. So without further adieu, here’s a preview of what’s to come in Las Vegas’ live music scene for the month of October 2008. Buckle up:

Wednesday, Oct. 1
Wasted Space: Filter at 10 p.m. $20, 21-over.

Thursday, Oct. 2
Jillian’s: Heavy Heavy Low Low, So Many Dynamos, KDT and Vannacutt at 6 p.m. $10-12, all ages.

Friday, Oct. 3
House of Blues: Mindless Self-Indulgence, Die So Fluid, Dearestazazel and I Am The Dream at 6 p.m. $17-20, all ages.
Fremont East Entertainment District: Rock the Block featuring Gogol Bordello at 6 p.m. $15-20, all ages.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): Hang Em High, Friday Night Gunfight and Indulge at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.

Saturday, Oct. 4
Jillian’s: Guilty by Association, Battle Born, Dirty Panties, Zero Fingers and Seventy Sevens at 6 p.m. $10, all ages.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): Skorchamenza, Picture Pilot and Pigasus at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.

Sunday, Oct. 5
Revolution: Letters Burning, Air Raid Anthem, Lips Like Morphine at 10 p.m. 21-over.

Tuesday, Oct. 7
Wasted Space: Lydia Vance, Shatterance and Plan B at 10 p.m. 21-over.

Wednesday, Oct. 8
House of Blues: Opeth, High on Fire, Baroness at 5 p.m. $20-23, all ages.

Thursday, Oct. 9
The Joint: Gavin DeGraw and Charlotte Sometimes at 8 p.m. $25, all ages.
Hard Rock Hotel (Paradise Stage): Rock Band Live Tour featuring Panic at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White Ts and The Cab at 7 p.m., $39.50 and up, all ages.
House of Blues: Henry Rollins (spoken word) at 6 p.m. $20-22, all ages.

Friday, Oct. 10
The Joint: Sara Bareilles, Marc Broussard and Raining Jane at 8 p.m. $25, all ages.
House of Blues: Perpetual World Tour featuring Yngwie Malmsteen and ANJ at 7:30 p.m. $25-30, 21-over.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): Ian Shane Tyler, Lips Like Morphine and Pan De Sal at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.

Saturday, Oct. 11
The Joint: Kings of Leon, We Are Scientists and The Stills at 8 p.m. $30.50, all ages.
House of Blues: Santogold, Mates of State and Low vs Diamond at 5:30 p.m. $20, all ages.

Sunday, Oct. 12
House of Blues: New Found Glory, A Day to Remember, Four Year Strong, International Superheroes of Hardcore and Crime in Stereo at 5 p.m. $14-17, all ages.
Revolution: The Chinese Stars and The Awesome Brothers at 10 p.m., 21 over

Tuesday, Oct. 14
Wasted Space: Jackie Greene at 10 p.m. $15, 21-over.
House of Blues: The Academy Is…, We The Kings, Carolina Liar and Hey Monday at 5 p.m. $15-17, all ages.

Wednesday, Oct. 15
Wasted Space: The Ting Tings at 10 p.m. $15, 21-over.

Thursday, Oct. 16
House of Blues: Angels and Airwaves at 6 p.m. $22, all ages.

Friday, Oct. 17
Jillian’s: All Light Dies, The Second Chariot, The Blood Syndicate, Forging The Warhammer and Empirical at 6 p.m. $10, all ages.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): Left Unattended, The Quitters, Dead Birds and Blind Kids at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.

Saturday, Oct. 18
Ovation (Green Valley Ranch Station): Joe Jackson at 8 p.m. $27.50 – $59.50, all ages.
Wasted Space: The Head Cat at 10 p.m. $20, all ages.
Jillian’s: The Fallen Vegas, Dim, Winter Will Follow, More Than Mortal and Of The Gods at 6 p.m. $10, all ages.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): The Day After and Von Iva at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.

Sunday, Oct. 19
House of Blues: Gym Class Heroes, the Roots and Estelle at 6:30 p.m. $37-52, all ages.
Jillian’s: In:Aviate, The Stiletto Formal, Man Without Wax, A Penny For Jane and Joshua Judges Ruth at 6 p.m. $10, all ages.
Revolution: My Pet Saddle, The Union Line and The Living Suns at 10 p.m. 21-over.

Tuesday, Oct. 21
Wasted Space: Cherry Hill, Theory of Flight and Slow to Surface at 10 p.m. 21-over.

Thursday, Oct. 23
House of Blues: Devildriver, SNOT, Straight Line Stitch and Instinct of Aggression at 6 p.m. $15-17, all ages.

Friday, Oct. 24
House of Blues: Los Enanitos Verdes at 6:30 p.m. $35-50, all ages.
Jillian’s: Bayside, The Matches, Valencia and The Status at 6 p.m. $13-16, all ages.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): The Pandas, Leaving Springfield and Lyric Road at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.

Saturday, Oct. 25
Club Madrid (Sunset Station): Slaughter at 8 p.m. $15, 21-over.
The Joint: Sound Tribe Sector 9 at 9 p.m. $25, all ages.
House of Blues: Chiodos, Silverstein, Escape the Fate and Alesana at 4:30 p.m. $22, all ages.
Jillian’s: Searchlight, Lydia Vance, Almost Normal, Hang Em High and Damn Near Divine at 6 p.m. $10, all ages.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): Daimeon Mosley and the Ignrous Rocks, Rockwell and Gone For Good at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.

Sunday, Oct. 26
Revolution: Moksha and Rufus Federation at 10 p.m. 21-over.

Monday, Oct. 27
Jillian’s: Sky Eats Airplane, Foxy Shazam, Eyes Like Diamonds and This Romantic Tragedy at 6 p.m. $12-14, all ages.

Tuesday, Oct. 28
Wasted Space: Jupiter Crash at 10 p.m. $10, 21-over.

Wednesday, Oct. 29
House of Blues: All Time Low, Mayday Parade, The Maine and Everyday Avenue at 5:30 p.m. $15-17, all ages.

Thursday, Oct. 30
Jillian’s: Away We Go!, Anarbor, This Time Next Year, Summit Grove and When You Wake at 6 p.m. $10, all ages.

Friday, Oct. 31
House of Blues: Apocalyptica at 7 p.m. $20-22, all ages.
Jillian’s: Cobra Starship, The Sickest Kids, Hit the Lights and Sing It Loud at 6 p.m. $15-28, all ages.
Jillian’s (Hi Life): Super Martian Robots, Van Nuys and Exit Ghost at 10 p.m. $10, 18-over.

They might be good poets, but they’re terrible promoters. Hence why, a mere six or so hours before the event, we’re just now telling you about “Under the Influence,” a poetry reading fiesta held tonight (April 9) at the Jewel Box Theater inside the Clark County Library (1401 E. Flamingo Road) at 7 p.m.

The annual event is being held in honor of National Poetry Month, and features three authors with new books out from Las Vegas-based publisher Zeitgeist Press: Zeitgeist founder Bruce Isaacson, New York professor Marc Pietrzykowski and local freelancer writer/one-man poetry movement Jarret Keene.

If you go, let us know how it went. We do have commenting capabilities up in here, you know!

“Noise” — the semi-regular live painting/music/hippie fest held inside the Aruba Hotel’s Thunderbird Lounge (1215 Las Vegas Blvd. S.) — is hosting a special, themed event, “Day of the Dead,” this Friday night at 10 p.m. Yes, it’s two weeks after the actual dia le los muertos. Whatever, don’t get technical.

There will be spoken word, a drum circle, live music by The Experimental Freakshow with The Touch, and art by a whole slew of folks, including Gina Quaranto, Jada Fire and Katlyn Breene. There will also be a special slide show/altar set up to honor dead loved ones, featuring images submitted by “Noise” attendees.

The “Noise” people are also asking for canned food and sleeping bag donations for Las Vegas Peace Project and Project Purpose.

Oh, yes, and I’m sure you can drink and fornicate and whatever else you enjoy doing as well. Well, save the fornication for AFTER the event. Maybe get a room at the Aruba. I highly recommend it.

And a thanks to Chris Snethen for linking to my Killers rant from yesterday on his excellent blog, The Vig. Hope that Sam’s Town taste washes out soon.

The event will feature original, unpublished spoken word pieces by area poets, and a limited-edition “Neon Crush” chapbook will be distributed free at the reading.

Yeah, I know it’s late notice. We here at Bleeding Neon were just informed about a half hour ago. So there you go.

Oh, and if you don’t read the Rebel Yell, UNLV’s student-run newspaper, maybe you should. Its political coverage and commentary of late has been interesting, especially the recent furor the paper received over a recent Ron Paul editorial. Click here to read the follow-up and about three dozen comments from zealous Paul-ites.