Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Jerry's Lounge

  • Lon Bronson performs in the orchestra for "The Rat Pack is Back" Wednesday at the Plaza. He also travels the country to keep working steadily as a musicians, conductor and orchestrator.
    Workin’ to keep workin’
    Trumpet player Lon Bronson came to Las Vegas when it was a mecca for musicians and has adapted as it has become tougher to find work.
  • Less Elvis in Vegas doesn’t mean no Elvis in Vegas
    There’s not a whole lot of shakin’ goin’ on in Las Vegas this week to celebrate the 74th birthday of Elvis Presley.
  • Spirit of Elvis rocks on
    Spirit of Elvis rocks on
    As incredible as it may sound, Elvis Presley would have celebrated his 74th birthday today – probably quietly at Graceland lest he throw out a hip.
  • Andre King sings from the dance floor last month at Jerry's Nugget with the band he founded in 1999, Sho Tyme. Motown Fridays at the North Las Vegas casino have become a popular feature.
    A sound that’s recession-proof, or perhaps made for it
    Don’t tell the crowd filling the dance floor at Jerry’s Nugget there’s a recession. It’s Motown Friday and the 100 or so fans in the lounge have forked over a $5 cover charge to listen to Sho Tyme
  • Offstage, local acts doing the hustle
    Offstage, local acts doing the hustle
    For struggling entertainers who have to promoting their own acts, this is a lousy time to be in show business in Vegas. And it’s never been harder for the lesser-known performers, because of the recession, to fill their showrooms, even as their costs remain the same.
  • Mainstay of Vegas music on album up for Grammy
    Local music legend Jerry Lopez will get a taste of the national spotlight at the annual Grammy Awards ceremony Feb. 8 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
  • Slide guitarist Roy Rogers performs as part of the long-running free blues concert series in Boulder Station's Railhead Lounge last year.
    Boulder blues back to cheer you
    There’s no place like home. The free Boulder Blues Series returns tonight to the Railhead Lounge at Boulder Station.
  • Lounge performer T. Fox dresses up to sing Latin pop music as he entertains the crowds on the patio of Trader Vic's outside Planet Hollywood on the Strip Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.
    Lounge singer has moved up
    Five years ago T. Fox was performing in a wide spot in a hallway on the second floor of the Tropicana. The makeshift lounge was at the entry to the Island Buffet.
  • The band SRO, including, from left, guitarist Dana Barry, vocalist Rico Diamante and bass player Rico Madrid, performs at Roxy's Lounge in Sam's Town. The band plays blues, soul, rock and rhythm and blues, spanning the last half of the 20th century, and tries to appeal to audiences of all ages.
    Keeping music live
    Rico Diamante, dapper in a fedora and silky red double-breasted suit, steps from behind the curtain of the small stage of Roxy’s Lounge in Sam’s Town.
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"Lounge music lives in Vegas," says Richard Cheese, second from right, who brings Lounge Against the Machine to town next week.
    Meet Richard Cheese: He’ll grate on you, make you laugh and sing along
    Make room in the Rat Pack pantheon, fellas. Move over Frank, Sammy and Dean ... here’s Dick.
  • Nova's founder and bassist Carlos Elorza calls the Tempo Lounge "a special venue. It's like you're in our living room." Nova entertains with several styles of jazz at Group Therapy Thursdays at the Hilton, where, a spokesman says, there is a strong commitment to live music.
    It’s good therapy: Evenings of jazz
    An alien sound wafts over the clang of the slots, the buzz at the blackjack tables and the cheers from the sports bettors.
  • New Country Strings fires up the crowd at Dixie's Dam Country Bar at the Hooters hotel. Tony Moore says the cast members rotate occasionally and hail from around the world.
    Country, strings attached
    Take equal parts fiddling, beautiful women and sexy dancing — combine them all in a country bar and you have an explosive formula for a good time.
  • Indigo performs Latin cover songs with vocals in English and Spanish at Mexican restaurant Agave.
    Latin band Indigo sizzles Summerlin Saturday nights
    Add vibrant Indigo to the brilliant pinks and oranges of the Mexican restaurant Agave. That’s one recipe to put color into beige-centric Summerlin.