Live Performances Pre-/Reviews
September 14, 2009
Event: Celebration of Song, Voice Teacher Mary Lou Eagan Muratori Celebrates 40 Years of Teaching Voice; Sat., Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m.; $10
Article and photo by Rachel Heisler
Mary Lou Eagan Muratori
Ever since I can remember, all I wanted to do was sing. I sang everywhere I could: In high school choir and theater, at home with my hairbrush microphone and with my friends in our make-shift singing competitions. It wasn’t until high school that I decided to take singing to the next level, and that meant taking real voice lessons. And that is when I met Mary Lou Eagan Muratori. (more…)
August 23, 2009
Concert review: Sundown, Balsam Inn, East Pharsalia, NY, Sat., Aug. 22, 2009
By Rachel Heisler
Sundown
Not all good bands reside in NYC, L.A. or Seattle. Some, like Sundown, are doing their thing in some of the smallest towns in the country. Unless you’re actually from Norwich, East Pharsalia or Greene, it’s unlikely you’ve ever heard of the cow towns of Upstate NY. But if you are familiar with these quaint little towns, it’s possible you have run across Sundown at a local bar somewhere along the way. (more…)
August 21, 2009
Tour events: Station Casinos, Las Vegas, September 2009
By Rachel Heisler
James Otto John Legend
Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino
Event: Nashville Unglugged: The Story Behind the Song, featuring Anthony Smith, hosts Brian McComas and Aaron Benward (Country)
Venue: Ovation
Date: Friday, Sept. 18, 2009
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: Free
Ages: 21+
Event: 12th Annual A.C.I.S.: Advertising Community Talent Show, proceeds to benefit Safe Nest
Venue: Ovation
Date: Friday, Sept. 25
Time: 6 p.m.
Cost: $20 in advance, $25 day of show
Ages: 21+
Sunset Station Hotel & Casino
Event: James Otto (Country)
Venue: Club Madrid
Date: Sat., Sept. 26
TIme: 8 p.m.
Tickets: $19.95-$37.50
Ages: All ages, under 21 must be accompanied by adult
Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa
Event: John Legend (R&B)
Venue: Sandbar
Date: Friday, Sept. 18
Time: 8 p.m.
Tickets: $59.95-$89.95
Ages: 21+
Event: Lynyrd Skynyrd (Southern Rock)
Venue: Sandbar
Date: Sat., Sept. 19
Time: 8 p.m.
Tickets: %59.95-$89.95; $1 of every ticket will be donated to charity
Ages: 21+
Boulder Station Hotel and Casino
Event: Hal Ketchum (Country)
Venue: The Railhead
Date: Friday., Sept. 4
Time: 8 p.m.
Tickets: $19-$35
Ages: All ages, under 21 must be accomanied by adult
Event: JAzz Attack, featuring Rick Braun, Jonathan Butler and Richard Elliot
Venue: The Railhead
Date: Sat., Sept. 19
Time: 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25-$55
Ages: All ages, under 21 must be accompanied by adult
Aliente Station Casino & Hotel
Event: Chris Botti (Jazz)
Venue: Access Showroom
Date: Sat., Sept. 5
Time: 8 p.m.
Tickets: $49-$69
Ages: All ages, under 21 must be accompanied by adult
August 19, 2009
Concert Preview: Infected Mushroom Live On Tour
Erez Eisen and Amit "Duvdev" Duvedevani
Infected Mushroom seems to get their voice of passion from ingesting the great mysterious magic mushroom. Depending on the strain of mushie would determine the intensity of their elicit state in which they create their music. We’re not 100% sure if the guys do in fact ingest the aforementioned fungi, but it doesn’t matter. Their psy-trance beats can transport you to another dimension whether they, or you, are straight or … not.
And now is a great time to check them out, as they are currently on tour in support of their upcoming release, Legend of the Black Shawarma, which will be released Sept. 8 on Perfecto Records. This, Infected’s eighth CD, features vocal performances by Korn’s Jonathan Davis on the lead single, “Smashing The Opponent,” and Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell on the track “Killing Time”.
“It’s a really diverse record,” Duvdev (Amit Duvedevani) says, “but it’s even more aggressive-both on the metal side and on the breakbeat side.”
No doubt the live show will take this diversity to even more extreme and conscience-expanding levels … if you let it.
For more information, visit www.infected-mushroom.com.
UPCOMING SHOWS:
08/28/09-Exit I-Nashville, TN
08/29/09 Karu&Y-Miami, FL
09/03/09 Burning Man-Gerlach, NV
09/04/09 Aggie Theater-Fort Collins, CO
09/05/09 Fox Theater-Boulder, CO
09/06/09 Fox Theater-Boulder, CO
09/25/09 Tennessee Theater, Knoxville, TN
09/26/09 The Tabernacle-Atlanta, GA
January 31, 2008
Concert review: moe., The Grove of Anaheim, CA, Saturday, January 19, 2008
By Shelle
The Grove of Anaheim played venue for the evening, while moe. and the crowd came together as if we were all relaxing at home. Tickets were only $25, a great price for a killer show. (more…)
January 10, 2008
Concert review: Chris Brown, Mandalay Bay, January
By Nikki Williams
Concerts just ain’t like they used to be. Sure, you have your usual scantily clad groupies, your throngs of overly excited high school-aged girls, your random groups of less-than-fashionable guys and your occasional older, non-chaperoning, completely out-of-place fans all mixed together in a less-than-intimate atmosphere avidly anticipating the performance of 18-year-old heart-throb pop singer Chris Brown … but what is up with the extreme commercialism and the lack of showmanship? (more…)
January 9, 2008
Show review: Danny Gans, The Mirage, Las Vegas, NV
By Shelle
It’s no wonder he’s been voted Las Vegas’ Entertainer of the Year 10 times — Danny Gans can sing! And not only does he sing well, he has the ability to sound like practically any performer you can imagine. Gans is also a great comedian, impressionist and actor, and all facets come out to play at his show at the Mirage. (more…)
January 3, 2008
Concert preview: Chris Brown and Bow Wow
He’s taken the hip hop world by storm with amazing singing and dancing. And, for the record, he’s hot and spicy. That’s a triple threat worth selling your first born to go see live in concert! The R&B superstar from Tappahannock, VA, will perform in Las Vegas tomorrow night, so check it out!
Concert: Chris Brown and Bow Wow
Date: Thursday, January 4, 2008
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV
Time: 8 pm
Tickets: $73.10-$125.60 through Ticketmaster
November 5, 2007
Concert reviews: Vegoose 2007, October 26-28, Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
By Beverly Bryan, Shelle and Rachel Heisler
During Vegoose, Sam Boyd Studium’s field is turned into a riotous area full of three stages, vendors and food and drink booths, V.I.P. sections and more. The way in which to enjoy the full experience is to get their early so you don’t have to rush, and don’t stress out if you miss a show. Another one is always on the horizon and no matter what bands you see they are pretty much guaranteed to rock. You’ll inevitably find that you’ll hear music you’ve never heard before and be blown away. This year a few performances stood out as winners: Iggy and the Stooges, Cypress Hill and Rage Against the Machine, but M.I.A. and Robert Randolph held their own at this, Vegas’ largest music festival. (more…)
October 25, 2007
Festival review: GonerFest 4, September 26-30, 2007
By Beverly Bryan
Okmoniks 
Johnson n Evans
Now that the cigarette burns are mostly healed and the ground-in hangover has finally receded, I’d like to tell you all about the bands that played at the Hi Tone on the first night of the Goner Records music festival in Memphis, TN, the last week of September. (more…)
