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Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas Nightclub Has Star Studded Grand Opening

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:46:15 GMT

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Wasted Space inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas officially opened its doors this past Saturday night. It was an all-star studded event on the scale that the Hard Rock is famous for. Guests were treated to a special acoustic set by former Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale Also playing that night was all-star rock band Camp Freddy.

The room was jam-packed with a collection of Vegas' hottest movers and shakers along with some of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood. Some of the guests included co-owner Carey Hart, club partner Benji Madden of Good Charlotte with girlfriend Paris Hilton, Dave Navarro and Matt Sorum from Camp Freddy, singer Everlast, singer and actress Mandy Moore, reality show star Brody Jenner, rapper Ice-T with his wife Coco, actress and poker player Jennifer Tilly and Miss Nevada Veronica Graboski to name just a few enjoying the festivities.

Shortly after midnight Gavin Rossdale took the stage and performed the Bush hit "Glycerine" as part of his set along with some songs from his new solo album "Wanderlust" The sexy staff of Wasted Space also helped to keep the party rolling into the early morning hours! The Hard Rock once again set the standard as the hottest party spot in Sin City!

Photo credits: Hard Rock Hotel

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UFC Star Parties Inside The Hard Rock Hotel Nightclub Wasted Space

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:31:17 GMT

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Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is quickly turning into the newest celebrity hotspot in Las Vegas. Spotted this past Saturday hanging out and enjoying the festivities was members of the rock band Hoobastank, John Dolmayan from System of a Down and UFC champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson who "made it rain" over the crowd with handfulls of dollar bills!

Photo credit: J. Ludwig

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Paris Hilton Helps Open New Nightclub In The Hard Rock Hotel In Las Vegas

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:02:34 GMT

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The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino lived up to its reputation as THE place to see celebs in Las Vegas last Saturday night. The band Good Charlotte played a special poolside performance to kick off the evening's festivities. Celebs Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie were spotted in a private cabana enjoying the show. After the show the Madden brothers along with Paris and Nicole checked out the newest nightspot Wasted Space, which motocross star Carey Hart is a partner in. Other famous faces seen in the crowd were Everlast, Audrina Patridge, Michael Boychuck and Ben Lyons.

The group them headed over to the Body English nightclub for the weekly Smashtime party. DJ Clinton Sparks let a seven piece marching band around the casino floor then onto the red carpet. There they posed with Ben Lyons and upcoming rapper Kardinal. Sparks led the band into the club, making a grand entrance. Once insode they launced into the song Dangerous by Akon with Kardinal with DJ Sparks spinning in the background.

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UFC Fighter Chuck Liddell Deals Blackjack At Hard Rock Las Vegas

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:42:20 GMT

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UFC fighter Chuck Liddell was at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas July 4, 2008 and surprised guests with a special appearance at Hell's Belles where he dealt blackjack for about an hour.

Photos courtesy Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas

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Bette Midler's Harlettes Bring Glamour To Las Vegas Baseball

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:23:58 GMT

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On Monday June 30th, the singers and dancers from Bette Midler's Las Vegas show "The Showgirl Must Go On" at Caesars Palace will entertain the crowd and help cheer on the home team at the Las Vegas 51s baseball game.

To kick the night off on a high note, the famed "Harlettes" will sing the National Anthem. then 18 sassy dancers, who Bette affectionally refers to as the "Caesar Salad Girls" will band together to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in style.

Bette Midler's current Las Vegas show replaced Celine Dion in the Colosseum Theater in May 2008 after Celine closed her 5 year run. Bette's show alternates with Cher's new Vegas show and also with Elton John's Red Piano show.

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Jay Leno Helps Out Iowa Flood Victims

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:14:37 GMT

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"Tonight Show" host and Emmy Award-winning comedian Jay Leno will be performing two special shows in Las Vegas at the Mirage Hotel and Casino with the proceeds going to the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation to help assist the Iowa flood victims. These special shows will be on Wednesday June 25th and Friday June 27th. Both shows are at 10 PM. Tickets are priced at $90 and are available by calling (702) 792-7777.

Leno has over the past decade participated in numerous fundraising campaigns both in the United States and abroad. He helped raise money to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina, familes of the 9/11 attacks and survivors of the tsunami in Southeast Asia.He's also dedicated to peforming for American troops stationed all over the world.

Leno took over the "Tonight Show" in 1992 after the retirement of long-time host Johnny Carson. He had been a guest many times previously starting in 1977. He continues to set records for ratings for the popular late night show.

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Baywatch Star Stays In Drag On The Las Vegas Strip

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:33:25 GMT

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It's been 10 years since Las Vegas strip headliner Frank Marino, who stars in "An Evening At La Cage" at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, had a guest starring role on Baywatch when David Hasslehoff had to go undercover as a drag queen. Frank is a special reporter for Extra and just happened to spot Hasselhoff when he was filming a piece. He decided to see if David would look as a blue-haired lady!

Hasselhoff is no stranger to the Las Vegas strip, having previously performed here in "The Producers" show which ran at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. Marino, who performs nightly as "Joan Rivers", has won the "Best Dressed Las Vegan" award several times. "A female impersonator is just a person who has too much fashion sense to be one sex", he said.

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Sandwich Clothing Line Debuts In Las Vegas

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:42:29 GMT

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The European clothing line Sandwich has announced that it will bring it's fashionable brand of women's clothing to Las Vegas. They will debuting their clothing at their new store, located inside the Fashion Show Mall located on the Las Vegas strip.

The new Las Vegas store will be their flagship store and will currently be their only American location. A grand opening party will celebrate their entry into the US clothing market.

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Trent Carlini Becomes Elvis Presley In Las Vegas

Tue, 27 May 2008 04:03:56 GMT

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Las Vegas has long been known for it's excellent entertainment. One of the performers most synonymous with Vegas is Elvis Presley. During his run at the Las Vegas Hilton he set many attendance records for Las Vegas shows. He also spawned a huge line of impersonators. One of the very best performing today is Trent Carlini whose high energy show can be seen at the famous showroom at the Sahara hotel and casino.

As was recently noted by the Las Vegas Shows Reviews blog:

Trent Carlini provides a true retrospective of the King’s career and song catalog, beginning with early standards such as “Blue Suede Shoes” and “Hound Dog”, continuing into the "Jailhouse Rock" and "Viva Las Vegas" Hollywood hits and building to the crowd-pleasing "Burning Love". Carlini also weaves in "Love Me Tender", wandering into the front row to romance a couple of ladies and inviting more toward the stage for a kiss on the cheek, provided they’re 21 — yes, he really does ask the girls who appear under-age!. The show includes all the King’s standards, even a spot-on rendition of "Little Sister", the track later immortalized again by Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin.

Two big screens provide background footage and narrative that fill the spaces between sets allowing Carlini to make his costume changes from 50’s zoot suit style Elvis, to black leather clad Elvis, to the studded-cape King. Sometimes videos simply provide set-up for the next musical sequence, as in the Las Vegas Strip stock footage that runs through "Viva Las Vegas".

In another interlude Carlini sends a love note to fans, revealing the double-entendre of the show’s sub-title. Using clips from his own youth interspersed with performance video, he explains his lifelong passion for Presley’s music and persona. He view’s his ability to channel Elvis as a gift. Using this gift to deliver the music and message worldwide provides fans with their "Dream King" and makes Carlini "King" of his own dreams.

Trent comes to Vegas with a long list of accolades, including numerous TV apearances such as "The Tonight Show" and "Late Night With David Letterman." He also was named "Entertainer with the Most King-like Charisma" by Global Records and had headlined the "Annual Birthday Tribute to the King" for the past decade. In addition to the previous accolades, Trent won ABC TV’s "The Next Best Thing" competition, giving him untimate bragging rights.

He's backed by a top-notch five piece band plus a quartet of dancers whose varied costume changes span the several decades of the King's popularity. After the show the audience has a chance to purchase memoribilia from the show plus have Polaroids taken with the man himself. Las Vegas has seen many impressionists paying homage to the King's legacy over the years but none do it better than Trent Carlini. If you're longing for a piece of Vegas's past, Trent is your ticket!

You can read the complete review at: Trent Carlini Is… Elvis In Las Vegas

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Fab Four Mania Brings The Beatles Music To The Las Vegas Strip

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:34:31 GMT

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The showroom at the Sahara hotel and casino in Las Vegas has played host to some great musicalacts over the years. The latest great act to play this historic venue is the Fab Four Mania . In the spirit of the famed "BeatleMania they are a note-for-note re-creation of the Beatles and their legendary music.

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Functioning as M.C. for the evening, impersonator/comedian Paul Terry gives audiences his best Ed Sullivan, introducing the Lads from Liverpool, and padding the costume changeovers with routines that manage to evoke late-60’s colloquialisms, while also satirizing the genre with a knowing wink. The faux Fab Four hit the ground running from their opener, offering up some of the Beatles’ earliest hits while the crowd keeps busy throughout, providing syncopated claps during "8 Days a Week," twisting at their seats for "Twist & Shout," and singing along with many other standards.

The next act segues into psychedelic Sgt. Pepper/Magical Mystery Tour territory. Crank up the distortion! While paying accurate tribute to the most recognizable hits from those years, the set might benefit even further by pulling out a gem less often re-visited, such as "Fixing a Hole," and reminding audiences that not every song in the Beatles catalog evolved into muzak. Ringo does get his due in Fab Four drummer Tony Felicetta’s sweet rendition of "A Little Help from My Friends".

Before the final act Steven Craig (A.K.A. John Lennon) takes to the piano for a solo "Imagine". While all the fans in attendance heartily concurred with Craig’s heartfelt expressions of grief and outrage over Lennon’s fate, the maudlin speech may momentarily take the show’s tone down a notch more than it deserves. Remarks emphasizing Lennon’s life, rather than the nature of his death, might enhance the effectiveness of this set piece. Not to mention that "Imagine," a selection from Lennon’s post-Beatles solo career, digresses somewhat from the "Fab Four Mania" concept. Beatles tracks such as "Let It Be", "Strawberry Fields", "Come Together" all aptly evoke Lennon’s personal spirit and philosophy equally well. Nevertheless, Craig’s "Imagine" gives fans an accurate and respectful recreation of the beloved classic track. And the choice not to insert any cheesy video montages, but rather let the music stand on its own, proves correct.

Kudos do go out to the behind-the-scenes crew as well. They have managed to put together some unique montages of the Liverpool Lads from that era, rather than the usual shots we're all so familiar with. Clips of the real "Penny Lane" and the surrounding area really highlight that number by adding a matching visual to the outstanding audio. Another Beatles medley performed by British people they filmed out and about on the streets of England proves another perspective about how the average person still loves their music even a generation later.

The cast members are all about as close to the originals as you could get. From Paul's left-handed upside-down bass playing, John's signature stance and glasses, George's shy nature and Ringo's happy-go-lucky peronality, you'll be taken back to another place and time. If you close your eyes you'll almost swear you're in the audience in Shea Stadium or watching the Ed Sullivan show. Unfortunately many of my generation didn't get to see the Beatles. But the Fab Four is a close as you can get to the original!

You can read the complete review at: Fab Four Mania Replicates Every Beatles Note Live

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