Whether at Woodstock or on the Strip, John Fogerty has owned the stage. But he hasn’t always owned his music.
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John Katsilometes’ man-about-town column appears on daily on page 3A. Katsilometes moved to Las Vegas from Northern California in 1996 and spent two years with the RJ before moving to the Greenspun Media Group in 1998, where he served as an editor, magazine writer and columnist. He returned to the RJ in August 2016. He has won numerous state and regional awards, including the 2013 Nevada Press Association Journalist of the Year honor, and has been awarded three times for column writing by the Best of the West contest.
After spending two decades following the world’s favorite Sin City rock band, it’s time to take stock of The Killers’ best live performances.
In the wake of its trend-setting production, the superstar rock band has donated $300,000 to UNLV College of Fine Arts.
A year after saying, “Cream cheese slows you down,” Joey Chestnut is coming back to Bagelmania.
Black Eyed Peas members Will.i.am, Apl.de.ap and Taboo have announced the band’s shows at PH Live are off.
Drummer Mikkey Dee’s illness has forced a delay in the Scorpions’ 2025 series on the Strip.
Three weeks prior to Carrie Underwood’s rendition of “America the Beautiful” at Monday’s inauguration of Donald Trump, a Las Vegas singer performed at Donald Trump’s party at Mar-A-Lago to usher in ’25.
Madonna hosted “SNL’s” season 11 premiere and Penn & Teller were the guests. The season went south from there.
Kenny Chesney, who was recently announced as the next headliner at Sphere, played a big role in a Vegas couple’s marriage proposal in November 1996.
B.J. Novak, best known for portraying Ryan Howard on NBC’s “The Office” for eight years, visited the Plaza on Wednesday.
Dave Matthews and John Mayer are to perform together for the first time at “FireAid,” a benefit event to help those affected by the California wildfires.
DJ superstar Kygo and his manager, Myles Shear, join Tao Group Hospitality for a new club at MGM Grand.
A downtown variety show, the spirit of a reggae legend, and a Vegas act celebrating 50 years are among this year’s highlights.
Kenny Chesney says he’s “always looked for ways to deepen the music” as he prepares to play Sphere.
Cook E. Jarr lorded over the lounges of Las Vegas for decades. But the woman who would become his wife said even the clubs on the Strip could not contain his energy.