Caesars Entertainment, Darin Feinstein, venture capitalist and owner of Las Vegas-based Red Mercury Entertainment, alongside Executive Producer Larry Rudolph in the award-winning Las Vegas residency for Britney Spears, “Britney: Piece of Me” at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, launched “Rock the Night for The Shade Tree” this past Wednesday, April 5. After […]
With the streets of Nevada filling up with visitors wearing cowboy boots and hats, it’s only natural that the Laugh Factory, located on the mezzanine level of the New Tropicana Las Vegas, would have one of the top cowboy comedians booked for the week of Monday, Dec. 5 through Sunday, Dec. 11, John Wesley Austin. […]
We attended an evening of great Jazz at the Italian American Club last week to see and hear what all the local excitement is about: a new singer named Jonathan Karrant. And are we glad we attended? You bet! This is a classy guy, who is well schooled in the use of his vocal chords, […]
The Mint 400 is here this week, and of course downtown Las Vegas will be a busy village for the rest of the week. There was a huge parade of the various race vehicles from Sunset Blvd. to Fremont Street earlier today, ending with a party at Atomic Liquors around 2:00 p.m. As many of […]
Last Thursday I attended the monthly residency show inside the Cabaret Jazz Theater at the Smith Center. Now I may be prejudice, as I think Clint is a total throwback to the great days of entertainers like Fats Domino, Sammy Davis, Jr., and who can ever forget Al Jolson. I know a lot of you young […]
There are few cities that offer more of an opportunity to rub celebrity elbows than Las Vegas, and there will be a lot of celebrity elbows to be rubbed Wednesday afternoon at the Italian American Club, that’s for sure, when local and national entertainment legends are inducted into the Las Vegas Entertainers Hall of Fame. […]
This week I’m going to catch up on a few shows that I have failed to write into my reviews. The first one took place at the Italian American Club (IAC) in its spacious showroom. The second took place at the Golden Nugget downtown. The showroom at the IAC was filled to capacity as the 12-piece […]
From the moment Kelly Clinton-Holmes stepped on the stage at the Italian American Club and sang “Help,” the capacity filled room sat back in their chairs and prepared for a very special and unusual show. It was a benefit for Cathy L MacLellan, who suffers from a severe disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and has had more […]
On Saturday evening, at the Italian American Club (IAC) on East Sahara, my friend of a great many years, Gene Ferrari, will step onto the stage in a wave of energy that almost crackles. He will flash his contagious grin to the audience, seizing his microphone and will fill the showroom with a rolling tenor […]
As you all know I have staged a couple of benefits for a close friend or two over the years of living in a town filled with a bunch of great “Angels.” And just who are the “Angels” I’m speaking about: The vast number of entertainers, musicians and hotels that have a huge heart for […]