Red Rock Resort
Music
Tour Buzz
June 21st, 2012
Here’s a test: Name one Def Leppard hit that isn’t conducive to pumping your fist. Read more »
Concerts
The Beach Boys
Red Rock Resort, May 27
May 31st, 2012
The Beach Boys have been a perennial act on the summer concert tour schedule for decades. But the band’s 50th Anniversary tour has received greater attention and attendance this year not because of the milestone number, but because of the inclusion of all of the band’s surviving original members—most notably Brian Wilson. Read more »
Music
God Only Knows
A Californian ponders the endless summer of the Beach Boys on the occasion of their 50th anniversary reunion tour
May 24th, 2012
I was well into adulthood before I could listen to the Beach Boys. And by listen, I mean listen. Because it’s easy to just listen to the Beach Boys, the songs are just too catchy not to, even in passing. Read more »
Music
Tour Buzz
March 29th, 2012
I am faced with a dilemma. I want to check out The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, want to let my head swim in that ginormous cultural watershed … but at the same time, I don’t want my friends to think I’m any less committed to my mullet, my Hemi and my globe-spanning collection of shot glasses. Enter PFX: The Pink Floyd Experience, a Pink Floyd tribute show featuring six players you’ve never heard of and several truckloads of spotlights and lasers. Read more »
Seven Questions
Brannon
One of Las Vegas’ first big-city stylists on his admiration for Vidal Sassoon, his signature style and which A-list celeb needs a new ’do
January 12th, 2012
A million different roads lead to Las Vegas—some marked by desire and others by necessity. Hairstylist Brannon found himself on such a twisting path. He left New York City in 2001 after losing his apartment following the 9/11 tragedy. He knew Los Angeles wasn’t for him but saw some opportunities in Las Vegas. So he rolled the dice on the possibility that it would become the next big destination for hairstyling. Read more »
Business & Services
Best Place for Bar-Top Video Poker
July 28th, 2011
If you think tonight’s the night you’re going to finally turn a couple of Andrew Jacksons into a handful of Ben Franklins, you at least should give yourself a fighting chance. So bypass the neighborhood tavern and belly up to a bar at Red Rock Resort. Unlike the corner pub, these bar-top machines have favorable pay schedules with progressive royal flushes attached. Read more »
Stage
Best of the B-Boys
Dancers from around the world come to Vegas to battle in the Olympics of hip-hop
July 21st, 2011
When Howard and Karen Schwartz traveled to Tokyo more than 10 years ago, they noticed large crowds gathered to watch street dancers perform on sidewalks. Inspired, Howard and his wife wondered, “What if we could be able to have the whole world enjoy that talent and creativity?” So they created Hip Hop International, and started by producing a stateside hip-hop competition. Read more »
Concert Review
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
July 7th, 2011
With supermodel good looks, Grace Potter could have a musical career without much talent. But here’s the thing: Potter is immensely talented. And she proved it at the pool at Red Rock Resort on July 1, when she and her background band, the Nocturnals, experimented with a number of different genres—blues, rock, country, dance, pop, even reggae. Read more »
Concert Review
Mötley Crüe
June 23rd, 2011
Ahh, the delight of aging rock stars. They may wear bedazzled pants and grow stringy long hair, but they can sell tickets … especially when we’re talking about one of the biggest bands to come out of 1980s hair metal. Case in point, Mötley Crüe sold 8,800 tickets to their June 18 show at Red Rock Resort’s newly constructed amphitheater. Read more »
