Jackson Browne was one of the singer-songwriters who influenced Garth Brooks, and now Brooks’ mesmerizing acoustic performances in Las Vegas set the bar high for Browne doing the same today.
Music
It seems just and right that the Tropicana picked a group that’s been around longer than its old showroom to relaunch the venue this weekend.
Zakk Wylde
Remember when Vegas tried that whole ‘Let’s appeal to families’ thing in the early ’90s?
When falling asleep as a child, Jerry Tiffe would rock himself to sleep by singing.
Presidio Brass, a San Diego-based quintet, recently stopped by Rancho High School, 1900 E. Searles Ave., to perform and give music lessons to students.
A look at some of the DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores this week:
On their first headlining tour, with Las Vegas being its second date, Imagine Dragons seemed more at home on a larger stage than they did back when they were playing smaller local clubs like Beauty Bar and The Bunkhouse.
The “Full Chicken Poetry Slam” returns to the Double Down. The winner gets $100 and The People’s Whiskey will perform. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the saloon at 4640 Paradise Road. The show is free; call 791-5775.
Las Vegas resident Herb Hardesty toured with R&B legend Fats Domino for more than 30 years and has performed with the likes of Tony Bennett, B.B. King and Ella Fitzgerald.
The Who’s new staging of “Quadrophenia” is full of deliberate “then and now” comparisons, but Las Vegas got an extra one Friday night.
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has announced a spring concert series featuring many acts who will also be playing Coachella this year. Tickets to all the Cosmo shows go on sale at 10 a.m. today at
www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com and Ticketmaster outlets.
Save money on Zoloft and get some natural mood enhancement via reggae rockers Rebelution.
Dan Reynolds is jet-lagged and tired, his voice slowly leaking energy like a punctured tire losing air.
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