Tag Archives: Las Vegas

Revisited: Little Hurricane – 5 28 11 – Las Vegas

Last weekend I had the opportunity to check out San Diego based Little Hurricane at Chandelier Bar at Cosmopolitan. In the fairly short amount of time I had listened to their music prior I was impressed but after seeing CC and Tone live, I’m now a huge fan. Their sound of dirty blues/rock just works and I can’t picture the music with more than just the duo on stage. Between Tone’s raw voice and skills on the slide guitar and CC providing solid beats (and also easy on the eyes), Little Hurricane are a force to be reckoned with. Big things are in their future, get onboard now; pick up their album Homewrecker while you’re at it and see them live.
Follow @doyouheartmusic

Tags: Bar, BLues, CC, chandelier, Concert, Cosmopolitan, Homewrecker, Las Vegas, Little Hurricane, Live, Rock, San Diego, Show, Tone

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories Music You Should Know, Revisited

Revisited: Mumford & Sons – 4 15 11 – Boulevard Pool – Las Vegas

21 Apr

“Originally appeared in Vegas Seven“

Check out my most recent concert review of Mumford & Sons from April 15 at the Boulevard Pool at Cosmopolitan. You can also click HERE to for the setlist and images.

Become our fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter

Tags: Bonnaroo, Coachella, Concert, Cosmopolitan, Do You Hear The Music, Dust Bowl Dance, Festival, Folk, Glastonbury, Las Vegas, Little Lion Man, Live, Lover Of The Light, Marcus Mumford, Mumford & Sons, Music, Old Crow Medicine Show, Review, Sigh No More, The Cave, Vegas Seven, Wagon Wheel

Comments 1 Comment
Categories Revisited

Breaking News: MTV’s inaugural O Music Awards bound for Las Vegas

20 Apr

(via the AP and Business Week)

MTV’s inaugural O Music Awards bound for Las Vegas

NEW YORK

MTV is taking its inaugural O Music Awards to Las Vegas.

The network announced Tuesday that its planned show honoring digital music and fandom will take place at a “mystery location” in Las Vegas on April 28. The hourlong live show will stream online and on mobile.

The show includes categories like “must-follow artist on Twitter” and “best fan cover.” Fan voting will decide the awards. MTV says 1.9 million votes have been cast.

At the Vegas event, rapper Chidera “Chiddy” Anamege of the hip-hop group Chiddy Bang will try to enter the Guinness World Records for longest freestyle rap.

Other scheduled performers will include Lupe Fiasco, Lil B, Matt & Kim and Mumford & Sons.

Tags: April 28, Best, Chiddy Bang, Digital, Do You Hear The Music, Facebook, Fan voting, Folk, Freestyle, Guinness World Records, Hip-Hop, indie, Las Vegas, Lil' B, Location, Lupe Fiasco, Matt & Kim, MTV, Mumford & Sons, New York, O Music Awards, R&B, rap, Rock, Secret, Soul, Twitter

Comments 1 Comment
Categories News

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

Become our fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter

Tags: 944 Magazine, Beauty Bar, Book & Stage, Boulevard Pool, Chelsea, Cheyenne Saloon, Cosmopolitan, Craig A. Nyman, Craig Nyman, Do You Hear The Music, Double Down, Downtown, Hard Rock Cafe, Hard Rock Hotel, House of Blues, Las Vegas, Live, Lounge at Palms, Mandalay Bay, Music, Palms, Pearl, Rock and Roll Wine, The Joint, Vegas, Venue

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories News, Revisited, The Vegas Years

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).

Become our fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter

Tags: Book & Stage, Boulevard Pool, Chairlift, chandelier, Coachella, Cosmopolitan, Damian MArley, Do You Hear The Music, Jenny & Johnny, Jr. Gong, Las Vegas, Mumford & Sons, Nas, Tallest man In The World, Vegas

Comments 2 Comments
Categories Images, Revisited

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

Become our fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter

Tags: 4 15 11, April 15, Boulevard Pool, Coachella, Cosmopolitan, Craig Nyman, Do You Hear The Music, Earth Below My Feet, Erik Kabik, Las Vegas, Little Lion Man, Lover Of The Light, Lovers Eyes, Marcus Mumford, Mumford & Sons, Mumford and Sons, Nothing Is Written, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Cave, Wagon Wheel

Comments 4 Comments
Categories Revisited

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!

Tags: DJ Vice, Do You Hear The Music, LA, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Music Unites, Playboy, playboy.com, Rock The Rabbit

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories News

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.

Tags: Clear Channel, Cosmopolitan, Do You Hear The Music, iHeart Radio Live, Las Vegas, Lovers Eyes, Magazine, Marcus Mumford, Mumford & Sons, New Song, New York, NYC, Paste, Track

Comments Leave a Comment
Categories Music You Should Know, New Music

Revisited in Photos: Marina and the Diamonds – 4 8 11 – Las Vegas

11 Apr

Marina and the Diamonds were the latest to take their act to Book & Stage in Las Vegas. Here are some images I snapped from the show on April 8. Not exactly the best photos I’ve ever taken but it was a little tough to capture Marina as she was a ball of energy jumping around nonstop. Besides having what seemed to be an unlimited tank of energy, she has an incredible voice and is a heck of a performer. If you have the chance to see her live, don’t miss it.