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
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.
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.
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.