Jimmy And The Q Celibrate Cinco De Mayo At The El Dorado Casino

Jimmy & The Q

A historic encounter where strings and brass* blend in perfect harmony... There was a definite leaning towards the blues last night, but my personal favorite was a cover of the Bob Dylan song "Knockin' On Heaven's Door".
And, they seem to be having a lot of fun entertaining the crowd. You are sorry you missed their performance, believe me! Pictures don't do them justice. A video is in the works, stay tuned.

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* OK music aficionados - my mistake: the saxophone is technically a woodwind instrument, even though it is made of brass! It indeed has a reed!
From Wikipedia:
"The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece like the clarinet."
and
"The view of most scholars (see organology) is that the term 'brass instrument' should be defined by the way the sound is made, as above, and not by whether the instrument is actually made of brass. Thus, as exceptional cases one finds brass instruments made of wood, like the alphorn, the cornett, and the serpent, while many of woodwind instruments are made of brass, like the saxophone."
Sorry, Tony!

Vegas Tripping, WHV thanks you for the link

Vegas Tripping has just linked to WHV from their excellent featured editorial posted by Chuckmonster titled Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas (v 2.0). Please read this most timely, important document! To be linked to or referenced or even just casually mentioned by the top ranked Vegas site is an extreme honor. Thanks, Vegas Tripping!

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Guitarist Jimmy Herring And "Widespread Panic" Coming To Las Vegas

Jimmy Herring coming to Vegas on July 3rd.

( From The Guitar Channel - News, reviews, and info from the world of Jazz Rock Fusion guitar.)

Jimmy Herring to record album with Widespread Panic



By Rich Murray

Widespread Panic will begin recording a new album this month. This will be the first album to feature new guitarist Jimmy Herring, who has been playing with the band for a while now. It is tentatively scheduled for a fall release. The band (w/ Herring) will also hit the road next month for a summer tour. Here are the confirmed tour dates:

6/9/07 – Wakarusa Music Festival – Lawrence, Kansas
6/17/07 – Bonnaroo Music Festival – Manchester, TN
6/22/07 – Red Rocks Amph – Morrison, CO
6/23/07 – Red Rocks Amph – Morrison, CO
6/24/07 – Red Rocks Amph – Morrison, CO
6/28/07 – Orpheum Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
6/29/07 – Orpheum Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
6/30/07 – Orpheum Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
7/1/07 – Viejas Concerts in the Park – San Diego, CA
7/3/07 – Aladdin Theatre – Las Vegas, NV
7/6/07 – The Backyard – Austin, TX
7/7/07 – The Backyard – Austin, TX
7/8/07 – The Backyard – Austin, TX
7/10/07 – Riverfest Amph – Little Rock, AR
7/13/07 – Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL
7/14/07 – Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL
7/15/07 – Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL
7/17/07 – Tower Theatre – Philadelphia, PA
7/18/07 – Fleet Pavilion – Boston, MA
7/20/07 – Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY
7/21/07 – Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY
7/22/07 – Bethel Woods Center – Bethel Woods, NY
7/24/07 – Chevrolet Theatre – Wallingford, CT
7/26/07 – Ntelos Pavilion – Portsmouth, VA
7/27/07 – Verizon Wireless Amph – Charlotte, NC
7/28/07 – Verizon Wireless Amph – Charlotte, NC

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Jimmy Herring according to Wikipedia.

Widespread Panic according to Wikipedia.

Official Jimmy Herring website.

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Jul. 03, 2007


Las Vegas, NV
Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts

Pre-sale tickets on-sale 5/8 @ 10am EST $40.00 Tier 1 Reserved $36.00 Tier 2 Reserved Public On-sale: 5/11 @ 10am PDT Ticketmaster.com 702.474.4000 Doors: 6:30pm Show: 7:30pm

Keep Violence Out Of Vegas

This will be my only semi-political rant for the entire year, I promise. If you do not agree with me that is fine. Post your comments below. But am I wrong or is Vegas attracting the wrong elements from LA and other parts of SoCal? I'm talking about gang bangers members who seem to think that there is an open shooting season whenever Vegas sponsors a big sporting event or entertainment events like the NBA All-Star Game or like the MTV awards in September.

Gang membership has increased significantly from 2004 to 2006: "Las Vegas police said there are now 7,447 adult and juvenile gang members in Las Vegas. This is a 26 percent increase from 2004, when there were 5,905 gang members in the jurisdiction."

I am not being racist when I say gang members, please confine your expansionist activities to LA - you have already destroyed one "nice" section of LA ( Westwood )that used to be perceived as a safe to visit. Please confine your gang activities to Cally!

The Las Vegas police department is already overwhelmed when big sporting (example: The recent NBA All-Star Game) or music events hit this town and they have to devote more and more resources to special anti-gang and anti-riot units. We don't need LV to become another LA.

Places like the Palms ( not meaning to pick on them, but they do seem to market to the gangsta wannabe crowd ) seem to be encouraging the attraction of these bad elements. Example: the upcoming MTV video awards in September. I wish they would change their tune and not encourage gang bangers to visit here. It is bad for tourism and definitely bad for tourists who may find themselves in the crossfire!

Vegas must be kept safe for both tourists and locals!

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Related (File under "Bad for Business") article from the Houston Chronicle: MGM Mirage Exec Blasts NBA All-Star Game

Bette Midler to replace Celine Dion as Caesars headliner in Las Vegas

I can see the "Divine Miss M" singing "The Rose" , "Wind Beneath My Wings" and "From a Distance" and doing her shtick in the huge Colosseum theatre. Good choice, since I don't think Ms. Streisand was available. ( Maybe next we can replace Wayne Newton? )

'LAS VEGAS - Bette Midler will replace Celine Dion as the headliner at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, officials announced Thursday, answering the lingering question of who would be chosen to step into some big shoes and the 4,100-seat Colosseum, which Dion virtually sold out for what will be a nearly five-year run by December.
Dion’s show, "A New Day," has grossed more than $500 million since it began in March 2003, producers said. The Grammy award-winning singer announced in January that she would end her run at the end of the year in the $95 million theater.
Midler said the venue was intimidating but exciting.
"I’m looking forward to it, but also I’m terrified because it’s huge," she told The Associated Press by telephone. "That’s giving me the vapors."
"At the same time, they also give you a lot of toys to play with. They give you the lifts and you can fly people in, you can fly them out. There’s all this wing space and hydraulics and stuff, and the dressing rooms are staggering. It should be an opera house somewhere in the Black Forest."
Midler, 61, said she agreed to a two-year contract to work 100 shows a year, performing five nights a week for 20 weeks beginning Feb. 20.
The schedule is less grueling than Dion’s, who performed 160 shows per year.
"That’s really what made me decide it was going to be fun," Midler said. "I have a child in school and I have a lot of commitments here in New York City. I like the idea of being able to come and go."
With Elton John continuing his 50 shows a year through 2008, there will be room for a third Colosseum performer, said John Meglen, the president of Concerts West, an AEG Live company that books talent for Caesars.
"We will probably have one additional artist, which we’ll announce later," Meglen said. He would not comment on widespread speculation that Cher also will be signed to perform.
Meglen said the Colosseum will go dark after Dion’s last show Dec. 15 until Midler begins.
Midler said she hasn’t decided what her 90-minute show will look and sound like.
"I think it’ll be my usual outrageous, flamboyant, over-the-top show," she said.
"I have tremendous background singers and I always have a great band," she added. "If I get lucky, I’ll have semi-nudes. I love showgirls and I love feathers and sequins, so I’m hoping there’ll be plenty of that."'

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Celine Dion Fan Site Blog On MySpace.

Bette Midler according to Wikipedia.

Industry Opening of TAO BEACH LAS VEGAS - May 3rd (9 PM)

On Thursday, May 3rd The MAIN Event returns to host the Industry Opening of TAO Beach. Be one of the very first to see the much talked about and highly anticipated poolside venue. The party starts at 9P with the requisite hosted bar and will be followed by Bryan Bass' 'Dirty 30' birthday party at TAO Nightclub.

RSVP

( RSVP to The MAIN Event: Industry Opening of TAO Beach on Thursday, May 3rd at the brand new TAO Beach club )

Audi R8 on test in Las Vegas - YouTube Video

My first "sporty" car was an Audi Fox back in the early seventies. I can't compare it to the R8, but I do have a certain affinity to Audi engineering.

The video shows people being distracted from the lights and glitter of the Strip when the R8 drives by and causes a refocus of their attention on the 2-seat, mid-engined super sports coupe. The video also has some good shots of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and has excellant production qualities. Now, where can I find an extra 110 grand to buy this beauty?

From the wikipedia article:

"The Audi R8 is a mid-engined sports car released by the German automaker Audi in 2006. Audi announced in 2005 that the name of the successful Audi R8 race car would be used for a new road car in 2007, the Audi R8, based on the Audi Le Mans Quattro concept car, which appeared at the 2003 Geneva Auto Show and 2003 International Motor Show. The R8 was officially launched at the Paris Auto Show on 30 September 2006. There is some confusion with the name which the car shares with the Le Mans winning R8 LMP. Originally, many thought the car would be called the R9 (as there is a gap in numbering left when Audi announced the R8's successor, the diesel-powered R10)."