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Countdown to Life is Beautiful 2014: Vintage Trouble

14 Oct

Years ago I was fortunate enough to not only see Vintage Trouble live a handful of times but also able to review one of their shows at Book & Stage for Vegas SEVEN. Fast forward a couple years and here I have booked Vintage Trouble for not one but two shows at Life is Beautiful 2014! The Ty Taylor led outfit will headline the Grills & Guitars kickoff party on Thursday, October 23 and then hit the Western Stage on Friday, October 24 at the festival! If you’ve never seen this band live you are missing out and if you have seen them live, you know these two shows are going to be electric! Hope to see you there!

Video: Foo Fighters ft. Zac Brown cover Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” on Late Show with David Letterman

14 Oct

Check it out, the Foo Fighters kicked off their week long residency on the Late Show with David Letterman last night and brought along a special guest in Zac Brown to cover Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs.” Can’t wait for the Foo Fighters to close out Life is Beautiful 2014 on Sunday, October 26!

Countdown to Life is Beautiful 2014: Girl Talk

13 Oct

He was our surprise guest performer at the Life is Beautiful 2014 Lineup Party we held in June at Brooklyn Bowl and rocked a packed house for nearly two hours. In less than two weeks the mash-up maestro will bring the party to Downtown Las Vegas and take the stage for what will surely be a memorable set filled with confetti, balloons, streamers and a whole lot of sweaty dancing fanatics! Girl Talk prior to The Weeknd and Kanye West, yes please!! To add a little bit more ammo to this celebration, Girl Talk will also be celebrating his birthday at the festival. P A R T Y ! ! !

Girl Talk |Downtown Stage |Friday, October 25 | 6:50 – 7:50 pm

Countdown to Life is Beautiful 2014: Dizzy Wright

11 Oct

Lucky 13! Getting closer to Life is Beautiful 2014 and one of the acts I am pumped we were able to add this year is Vegas’ own, Dizzy Wright. The 23 year old rising hip-hop star is poised to be the next musician to break from the neon desert. Anyone who’s see Dizzy live can attest to his on-stage presence but it’s his lyrics that make him a champion. The 2013 XXL Freshman Class honoree raps a positive message and awareness. So far so good because the fans keep lining up to see him and you won’t want to miss his set on Sunday, October 26 on the Ambassador Stage at 3:35 p.m.

Countdown to Life is Beautiful 2014: Las Vegas Philharmonic & The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil perform a Tribute to The Beatles

7 Oct

17 days until the second Life is Beautiful festival in Downtown Las Vegas, October 24-26! If you haven’t gotten your tickets, do so at www.lifeisbeautiful.com and if you have, awesome and I can’t wait to see you!

If there is one performance you can’t miss, it’s this one. I’ m talking about legendary, one time only performance.  In honor of The Beatles’ 50th Anniversary of coming to Las Vegas, I’ve gotten the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra and The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil to join forces for a 40 minute tribute to the Fab Four.  It’s going to break down like this, on Sunday afternoon you are going to want to make your way to the main stage where the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a 20 minute solo set of Beatles songs before being joined on stage by the cast of LOVE for an incredible performance of acrobatics and dancers meets symphony. Yes you read that correct, this is all going to happen at once, Cirque du Soleil cast members will be flying, Beatles music will be playing and you as a spectators are going to witness an incredible never before seen show.

If I could begin to explain how excited all parties involved are, you wouldn’t believe me.  Everyone is pouring their blood, sweat and tears into this performance and I promise you this is going to be legendary.

Me personally, this performance is the coolest thing I’ve ever had the opportunity to work on. And yes, I realize I work for a festival so I’m not joking when I say how amazing this opportunity is.  Not only is LOVE my favorite show in Las Vegas, I clearly am a fan of The Beatles, Giles Martin working on the arrangement for this performance is just WOW and the opportunity to work with the Philharmonic is such an incredible one (these musicians are uber talented and hearing them in rehearsals gave me chills);  this  magical in so many ways.

Want to read a little more, check out this article from my buddy John Katsilometes who interviewed the great, Giles Martin about the upcoming performance and arranging the music specifically for this show.

 

 

Countown to Life is Beautiful 2014: The Preatures

6 Oct

“I’m eighteen and I like it, Yes I like it, Oh I like it love it like it love it, Eighteen eighteen eighteen eighteen and I like it!”  Only 18 days until the second Life is Beautiful festival in Downtown Las Vegas, October 24-26! In anticipation, at DoYouHearTheMusic.com I’ll be running down an artist or two on the lineup! If you haven’t gotten your tickets, do so at www.lifeisbeautiful.com and if you have, awesome and I can’t wait to see you!

Seriously I can’t believe The Preatures are going to be performing at Life is Beautiful.  If you knew what was good for your music loving soul, you’ll make sure you get to check them out at the festival.  These rocking Aussie’s burst onto the scene in 2013 with their hit single “Is This How You Feel” and just last week released their debut album, Blue Planet Eyes.  Definitely make a point to get down with some 80s/90s pop-rock from today!

 

Countdown to Life is Beautiful 2014: Echosmith

5 Oct

We’re in the teens!  Only 19 days until the second Life is Beautiful festival in Downtown Las Vegas, October 24-26! In anticipation, at DoYouHearTheMusic.com I’ll be running down an artist or two on the lineup! If you haven’t gotten your tickets, do so at www.lifeisbeautiful.com and if you have, awesome and I can’t wait to see you!

I’m not sure there are too many other acts who have been thrust into the spotlight in 2014 as much as Echosmith.  These “Cool Kids” are everywhere right now, are currently on tour with American Authors and are being tabbed my many publications and outlets as the artist to watch.  All of it well deserved and I couldn’t be more excited for this group of siblings.  These kids have such a positive outlook on life and totally embody Life is Beautiful. We’re pumped to have them on the lineup and can’t wait for their performance on Friday, October 24.

Countdown to Life is Beautiful 2014: M4SONIC

2 Oct

22 days until the second Life is Beautiful festival in Downtown Las Vegas, October 24-26. In anticipation, at DoYouHearTheMusic.com I’ll be running down an artist or two on the lineup! If you haven’t gotten your tickets, do so at www.lifeisbeautiful.com and if you have, awesome and I can’t wait to see you!

It’s time to introduce you to a DJ you must see at Life is Beautiful, M4SONIC.  Hailing from Australia, M4SONIC, is a classically trained pianist, producer turned DJ who has mastered Launchpad/Ableton.  With a crazy knack for beautiful mash-ups, his YouTube videos rack up ridiculous numbers (in the millions) and now he’s taking his show on the road.  Beyond being excited for M4SONIC to drop a massive set in Vegas and thanks to the great team at Sol Republic, we thought we’d help give you a sample of what you can expect; check out this mash-up video M4SONIC made for Life is Beautiful in anticipation of his performance.

 

Countdown to Life is Beautiful 2014: OK Go

1 Oct

23 days until the second Life is Beautiful festival in Downtown Las Vegas, October 24-26. In anticipation, at DoYouHearTheMusic.com I’ll be running down an artist or two on the lineup! If you haven’t gotten your tickets, do so at www.lifeisbeautiful.com and if you have, awesome and I can’t wait to see you!

Ready….OK Go!  I know when we announced them people were really excited and for good reason!  One, they don’t come to Vegas too often, their live performances are spectacles, their music videos all go viral and they just have a damn good time!  Even more exciting, Hungry Ghosts, their fourth studio album drops on October 14 just in time for Life is Beautiful!  Catch OK Go on Saturday, October 25.

 

NEW MUSIC: @wearegalantis – “Runaway (U & I)”

1 Oct

P A R T Y ! I am so stoked to have Galantis on the Life is Beautiful 2014 lineup and if my excitement couldn’t grow any bigger, give a listen to their new song “Runaway (U & I)” which will be released on October 5.