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Local hard rock band Slaughter is playing a New Years Eve show Thursday at Vince Neil's Feelgoods Rock Bar and Grill.
Slaughter to rock in new year at Feelgoods
Longtime Las Vegas hard rock band still going strong
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
By Allison Duck
Slaughter wants you to rock -- not ring -- in the new year Thursday. The Las Vegas rock band that ascended to national prominence in the '90s with hits like "Up All Night" and "Fly to the Angels" is returning home for a New Year's Eve gig at Vince Neil's Feelgoods Rock Bar and Grill
POOL PARTY: Slash and Courtney Love perform at Bare Pool at the Mirage. The "Slash and Friends" show was part of the celebration of the Strip resort's 20th anniversary.
Justin M. Bowen — Year in Concert
Photojournalism: Our favorite photos that didn't run this year
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
By Justin M. Bowen
Being a photographer in Las Vegas is a pretty sweet gig, and shooting concerts is the frosting on the cake.
This was the scene at Rain Nightclub's 2008 New Year's Eve festivities around midnight. Things are sure to be equally exciting this year.
New Year's Eve celebration guide
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
By Allison Duck
New Year's Eve in Las Vegas is easily the biggest party weekend of the year. The clubs are pulling out all the stops with concerts, big-name DJs and a plethora of brand new venues eager to become your favorite destination of the coming year.
The audience cheers as Nathan Burton magically appears in the crowd during his afternoon show at the Flamingo Wednesday, November 4, 2009.
Nathan Burton adds Atlantic City to his schedule
Monday, December 28, 2009
By Robin Leach
It will take a little magic to pull off Nathan Burton's new travel schedule: The Flamingo headliner is going bi-coastal. Tickets go on sale for his new run of every other weekend appearances at Harrah’s in Atlantic City beginning Jan. 10.
Celebrity/media NFL picks Week 16
Sideline holiday cheers: Favre-Childress don't partake in silent night
Sunday, December 27, 2009
By Sal DeFilippo
Brett Favre, who has not missed a start in several centuries, wanted to continue to play vs. the Panthers. His coach thought otherwise, leading to sideline strife.
Don Snyder, chairman of the board of directors of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, stands in front of a replica of a box of seats in his office. The center is under construction in Symphony Park.
Smith Center board chairman: Arts and culture will change us
2020 Vision:
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Don Snyder
One of downtown’s highlights will be the Smith Center. History tells us how important world-class facilities like these have on the culture of the city’s residents. So it’s not just going to be a fabulous building, it’s going to change lives. Culture and the arts change lives. What’s happening here will forever change our children.
Who knows who will visit Scrooge tonight?
Christmas comedy lets playgoers pick characters
The Stage Door’s witty take on the classic holiday tale delivers a dose of Christmas humor
Thursday, December 24, 2009
By Allison Duck
If you’ve already decorated the tree and eaten all the fruitcake you can handle, it’s time to find something else fun to do with the family. The Stage Door Theatre at Town Square is putting a new spin on Christmas with a choose-your-own-adventure version of Charles Dickens’ classic holiday tale, “An X-mas Carol.”
Entertainment manager Chip Lightman says if his friend and client Danny Gans, who died in May, took drugs, it wasn't around him.
Longtime pal recalls Danny Gans
LAS VEGAS AT LARGE:
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
By John Katsilometes
In 2009 entertainment manager Chip Lightman saw the act he helped bring to Las Vegas, “Donny & Marie Osmond,” vault to the top of Strip entertainment at the Flamingo Las Vegas as one of the city’s top-selling productions, and he helped broker the deal that brought Garth Brooks to Wynn Las Vegas.
In this photo from the Hard Rock Hotel in 2002, Brittany Murphy with then-boyfriend Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson and Wilmer Valderrama of That '70s Show.
Actress Brittany Murphy's death shocks Las Vegas friends
Entertainer Wayne Newton: 'We truly loved her.'
Sunday, December 20, 2009
By John Katsilometes
The death of Brittany Murphy this morning at age 32 was a shock to one of her closer friends in Las Vegas, Tricia McCrone, the sister-in-law and publicist of Wayne Newton.
In this Nov. 1, 2007, file photo, actress Brittany Murphy and her husband, writer Simon Monjack, attend the BAFTA/L.A. Cunard Britannia Awards in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a 911 call from Monjack's home. Fire Department spokesman Devon Gale said the call was made at 8 a.m. today.
Hospital: Actress Brittany Murphy dies at age 32
Actress was a regular visitor to Las Vegas, says VegasDeluxe.com's Robin Leach
Sunday, December 20, 2009
CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brittany Murphy, the actress who got her start in the sleeper hit "Clueless" and rose to stardom in "8 Mile," died Sunday in Los Angeles. She was 32.

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