A singer who premiered in 1970 at the Frontier Hotel with Ray Anthony and the Bookends is celebrating her 55th anniversary of performing in Las Vegas.
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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.
Lenny Kravitz has announced his second set of dates at Dolby Live, scheduled for August.
Elvis Presley is still a heroic figure across entertainment culture, certainly in this city. Presley’s 90th birthday is Wednesday, a good time to take a state-of-the-King tour of Las Vegas.
Berklee-educated drummer Daniel Platzman joined Imagine Dragons in 2011, just before the Las Vegas-born rock band signed with a major label.
Old emotions resurfaced in the new film “The Last Showgirl,” in which Pamela Anderson plays Shelly who has spent three decades in “Le Razzle Dazzle,” a feathered topless revue based on “Jubilee.”
Rockers 311 performed the last concert in Las Vegas before the COVID shutdown.
Spiegelworld reportedly has a concept that can perform at the Cosmopolitan. But MGM has not announced any plans for the theater.
Carlos Santana took a hard fall and broke the little finger on his left hand, pushing back his return to House of Blues.
Nancy Sinatra invited the Osmond Brothers, featuring Wayne Osmond, to open for her at the International Hotel (today’s Westgate) on Aug. 29, 1969.
Stand-up Nate Bargatze scored unexpectedly with an immediately iconic portrayal of George Washington in a skit dubbed “Washington’s Dream.”
Bruno Mars performed as a band member with The Hooligans, not the front man, as he counted in 2025 for a packed house.
Janet Jackson’s opening at Resorts World Theatre was a custom-made experience.
Bellagio pianist David Osborne has a remarkable history with Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who died Sunday at age 100.
The 2024 Kats! Awards takes a look back at the memorable individuals and events of the Las Vegas entertainment scene in 2024.
Rap superstars 50 Cent and Eminem have generated international buzz by teasing to a joint album.