In the Wings
Think Djing is easy? Try this competition
Artifice's new spin on karaoke creates buzz
August 26th, 2011
It’s Tuesday night. Not much to do in the way of going out, is there? The normal bars are slinging drinks on what is considered a slow day. But there is one place that is doing something completely different—not just for a Tuesday, but different for any night of the week. Read more »
Andy Kindler pulling no punches at Playboy Comedy
August 23rd, 2011
Andy Kindler is not a fan of Jay Leno. Even Nick Swisher knows that. Read more »
Marc Maron out of the Cat Ranch and into the Palms
August 17th, 2011
Other comedy podcasts, of course, make interviewing (or at least bullshitting with) comics their bread and butter. It’s a go-to trope that’s done — and done exceedingly well — by other players in the still-young field, like Never Not Funny, Sound of Young America and Comedy Bang Bang. Read more »
The Voice
August 12th, 2011
The Voice, Live on Tour at the MGM on July 30 was exactly that: The Voice, live and on tour—a rerun in the flesh, featuring the show’s eight top stars. Read more »
The King is dying
August 10th, 2011
So, apparently the middling Viva Elvis hasn’t really taken off in the 18 months it’s been around. So Cirque is doing to it what should have done all along with an Elvis show — make it more a celebration of early rock ‘n’ roll. No wait. They’re doing away with the Elvis parts and making it more about acrobatics. Read more »
Seth Meyers late to stand-up, but shows chops
August 2nd, 2011
Stand-up comedy is a beast all its own. Improv and sketch comedy might work in a similar vein, but stand-up requires its own, unique set of skills that can only be mastered by doing it over and over and over again. Read more »
LA Comedy Club, out of Four Queens, vows comeback
August 2nd, 2011
Las Vegas comedy fans have found themselves short a venue recently. The lingering questions: What happened to LA Comedy Club, and is it coming back? Read more »
Cee-Lo setting up in Vegas (possibly)
July 22nd, 2011
Cee-Lo Green has popped up a few times since March, doing the Red Bull Soundclash, the Gallery opening and Marquee. Now he tells a seersuckered Matt Lauer on Today this morning that he’s going to be doing a run in Vegas –Lo-berace. Read more »
The long and the Shortfest of it
July 21st, 2011
This week marks the opening (and closing) of the Sin City Shortfest , today through Thursday at the Onyx Theater in Commercial Center. A single-night pass will run you $20 or you can catch everything for $45. Sure,it’s the perfect event for the arts-starved among us who also have Halo shortened attention spans. Here are seven more reasons to go check out the festival: Read more »
Ronnie Vannucci's new video bows
July 19th, 2011
The Killers' drummer, a robot and the dystopian future of boxcars and diners in the desert. Read more »
