Tony Dovolani performed twice Saturday night but later learned that his cousin, Shkelzen Verzivoli, known as “Skalzy,” had died of a heart attack at age 42.
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Rockabilly fans from as far as away as Buffalo, New York and Vancouver, Canada, gathered at The Orleans this weekend to listen to music, check out classic cars and dress in their best 1950s fashion.
“With respect and love to the victims, we celebrate our music tonight,” Jason Aldean said into the camera, joining fellow stars Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett in paying tribute to the victims of the Route 91 Harvest tragedy, their words supplanting the traditional, pull-out-all-the-stops production number that starts the evening.
ACM Awards host Reba McEntire called out previous hosting tandems Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, plus Bryan and Blake Shelton. Operating solo, McEntire said, “I guess they figured it only takes one woman to do the job of two men!”
The country music community, returning to Las Vegas six months after a massive shooting in the city, remembered the victims not in song, but with words to open the Academy of Country Music Awards.
The Bluesfest in Henderson saw some electrifying performances Saturday at the Henderson Pavilion.
The City Soundtracks musical tribute series returns to Freedom Beat at the Downtown Grand this week with an installment called California Dreamin’.
After the Oct. 1 mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, the country star is still carrying the weight of the tragedy.
For 24 years now, the venue has built a reputation for booking tomorrow’s stars today.