Las Vegas Live Music Venues – 944 Magazine April 2011

18 Apr

Recently I was presented with an amazing opportunity and was asked to write a feature on Live Music Venues in Las Vegas for 944 Magazine.  Below is the four page story which ran in the April issue, highlighting five of the top venues in town as well as a side bar with a handful of other places to check out live music.  If you want to view the digital version, click HERE and go to page 76.

 (originally appeared in 944 Magazine Las Vegas – April 2011)

Big thank you to everyone for the support of my blog because without it, I wouldn’t have had the chance to turn my hobby into something more and end up writing a feature story for a magazine.

Cheers!

Craig

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Weekend Wrap in Photos: Jenny & Johnny, Chairlift, Mumford & Sons, Nas & Damian Marley

17 Apr

What a weekend for live music it was in Las Vegas.  So many great bands and DJs in town stopping through before hitting Coachella that it almost felt like Coachella East as there was an electricity all weekend.  On Thursday, seeing Jenny & Johnny perform at the Chandelier Bar at Cosmopolitan was just awesome and a great way to kick things off.  Caught a couple minutes of Chairlift’s set after but wasn’t too impressed.  Friday night was bananas at Mumford & Sons rocked the Boulevard pool (when the weather is perfect I don’t know if there is a better place in Las Vegas to see a show); Tallest Man On Earth was a great opener as well.  My musical weekend was wrapped up on Saturday night as Nas and Damian Marley took to the stage for what’s always a fun and energetic performance.

Here’s the weekend in pictures, Jenny & Johnny courtesy of me and Mumford & Sons and Nas and Damian via Erik Kabik (www.erikkabikphoto.com).

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Revisited: Mumford & Sons – Las Vegas – 4 15 11 – Set List and Images

16 Apr

Last night was one heck of a show.  Mumford & Sons first time ever playing Las Vegas and what a night it was!  Be sure to check out the review coming out in Vegas Seven next week but until then, here’s the set list and some images courtesy of Erik Kabik.

Mumford & Sons – 4 15 11 – Las Vegas

 1. Sigh No More

2. Awake My Soul

3. Roll Away Your Stone

4. Nothing Is Written – new song

5. White Blank Page

6. Timshel

7. Earth Below My Feet – new song

8. Little Lion Man

9. Lover Of The Light – new song

10. Thistle & Weeds

11.  Lovers Eyes – new song

12.  Dust Bowl Dance

Encore Break

13. Cover : Old Crow Medicine Show  – Wagon Wheel

14. Winter Winds

15. The Cave


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Get Your @DJVice Rock The Rabbit T-Shirt

15 Apr

Check it out, this is really cool and supports a great cause.  Our friend and not to mention an incredible talent, DJ Vice has a DJ Vice – Rock The Rabbit T-shirt available for pre-sale right now at playboy.com.  Not only will you get yourself a wicked cool limited edition t-shirt but a portion of the proceeds will benefit Music Unites, a non-profit organization dedicated to funding sustainable music education programs in underserved communities. Order your shirt now!

Paper Record Player Wedding Invitation

15 Apr

This may be one of the coolest things I have ever seen.  Big thanks to my friend Melissa for sharing this via The Daily What.

via The Daily What “Early Bird Special: Mike Tarantino and Karen Sandler are both really into music, so when they decided to marry each other they naturally commissioned designer Kelli Anderson to create for them a wedding invitation that transforms into a record player and plays a special wedding song they wrote.”

New Mumford & Sons – “Lovers Eyes”

15 Apr

Beyond excited to see Mumford & Sons tonight in Las Vegas over at the Cosmopolitan!  To kick off an all M&S music day, here’s a new song, “Lovers Eyes” the quartet performed in New York a couple nights ago as part of iHeartRadio Live, a Clear Channel entertainment production that features private performances and interviews with today’s top recording artists.  Thanks to Paste for the tip.

New Music: Foster The People – “Pumped Up Kicks – The Highweights Remix”

15 Apr

It’s no secret I am a huge fan of Foster The People so naturally if I hear something new, I’m going to share it.  Check out The Highweights’ remix of “Pumped Up Kicks.”

And if you are some of the lucky ones heading to Coachella this weekend, be sure to check the guys out Sunday at 6:50 p.m. in the Gobi tent. You won’t be disappointed, I can guarantee that.

Glastonbury 2011 Line-up Announced!

14 Apr

Out of all the festivals this summer I really am starting to think that Glastonbury has the best line-up of them all.  June 24-26 this is going to be the place to be, just look at the poster below and your jaw will drop.  Insane!

I mean the main two stages include: U2, Coldplay, Beyoncé, Morrissey, Elbow, Pendulum, Biffy Clyro, Paolo Nutini, Plan B, B.B. King, Tinie Tempah, Paul Simon, Wu Tang, Clan Rumer, Laura Marling, Two Door Cinema Club, The Gaslight Anthem, Don McLean, Metronomy, Tame Impala, The Low Anthem, The Master Musicians of Joujouka Stornoway, Fisherman’s Friends,   Primal Scream, The Chemical Brothers, Queens of the Stone Age, Mumford and Sons, White Lies, Kaiser Chiefs, Fleet Foxes , Friendly Fires, The Eels, Bright Eyes, Jimmy Eat World, TV on the Radio, The Wombats, The Kills, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Vaccines, Jessie J, The Noisettes, The Naked and The Famous, Twilight Singers, Cold War Kids, Brother Treetop Flyers, Clare Maguire, Chipmunk,  Alice Gold and Dan Mangan.

Bonnaroo Announces Cafe Artists for 2011

14 Apr

Bonnaroo announced today the Cafe Artists.  Stoked to see bands like GIVERS, Bobby Long, The Pimps of Joytime, JEFF the brotherhood and more among the list.

Now Playing: The Band of Heathens – “Medicine Man”

14 Apr