“If you want to get out and shake a leg, we’re your band,” says Fred Schneider, a founding member of the iconic new-wave band B-52s, playing House of Blues at Mandalay Bay this weekend.
Arts & Culture
In developing “Magic Mike Live,” Channing Tatum says,“We didn’t want to go with just a basic club design or a lounge or one of the Vegas venues people have done before.”
“I had to start looking at live-music events as a fan, an entertainment experience, instead of just being interested in production and management,” says LVE President Pat Christenson.
A new restaurant, Charlie’s Bar & Grill, is named after longtime Steve Wynn friend and casino host Charlie Meyerson.
The aquarium being designed by Raymer and King’s crew for the Animal Planet show “Tanked” is to be installed at the Sharks’ home arena, SAP Center, aptly known as The Shark Tank. The episode airs this fall on the Animal Planet series.
Pasquale Rotella is a force in the festival universe as the spin-master of Insomniac Events and founder of the EDC.
Joey Pero originated the role of Nick Radel, but has yet to perform it in New York. He gets his chance Sunday night during the Tony Awards broadcast.
Diana Ross is debuting her show at Encore Theater, after headlining in three runs Venetian Theater on the Strip.
Peter Frampton plays the Colosseum at Caesars Palace with the Steve Miller Band in August, but he’s ready to talk about the 50th anniversary of “Sgt. Pepper” right now.
Guests at the Mirage receive complimentary “Sgt. Pepper” CDs — remastered for the album’s 50th birthday — and can pose in front of a giant “Pepper” album cover.
Carlos Santana remembers The Beatles’ singing, “She Loves You,” but soon burst out after watching Bob Dylan.
Lon Bronson’s first call upon hearing of Gregg Allman’s death was to Jim Buck. Buck was busy, but he found a way to play “Whipping Post” to honor Allman.
From the scene: An unusual way to enter a facility for a top music duo; Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns are moving their Monday night shows to Vamp’d.
Neal Schon and Carlos Santana stormed through a three-song foray to open Sunday’s Santana show at House of Blues.
“Love and War” is the new album and single from Brad Paisley, who enlisted a trusted friend and songwriter — John Fogerty — to collaborate on the project.
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