Las Vegas Sun

May 13, 2008

Jerry Fink

Entertainment Reporter

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Guitars & Saxes adds feminine touch to cool jazz
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Guitars & Saxes began as a modest idea — a group of world-class guitarists and saxophonists traveling across the country playing cool jazz during the hot summer months.
Comedy is magician’s secret
Realizing accordion wasn’t his ticket, Vegas entertainer made himself funny
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
There wasn’t much call for a dancing accordion player, so Murray SawChuck turned to magic and comedy. Probably a good choice. Today the 29-year-old comic magician lives in Las Vegas and performs around the world.
Story, music of ‘Jersey Boys’ pop the lid off memories
Monday, May 12, 2008
The ink was still drying on my driver’s license when I first heard “Sherry,” the song that ignited the career of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
A night of classic country, coming from Ireland
Monday, May 12, 2008
When Daniel O’Donnell pours his heart out in such country hits as Buck Owens’ “Love’s Gonna Live Here Again” or Conway Twitty’s “Hello Darlin’ ” you won’t hear a twang, although you might catch just the hint of an Irish brogue.
Osmonds, Osmonds everywhere
Donnie and Marie plan summer stop before Flamingo run; brothers also to visit
Monday, May 12, 2008
When the Osmond clan invades Europe this month, it’s going to look like D-Day.
30 years later, still hungry
Icon of MTV generation speaks about longevity, technology and music piracy
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Duran Duran turned on the lights — and cameras — for music in the ’80s by parlaying their tech savvy and cinematic good looks into stardom.
Opening act has Las Vegas spirit with British accent
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Your Vegas hails from ... a small English market town northwest of Leeds.
Eclectic musical mix makes familiar sound
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Singer Matt Bishop of the band Swtiches proclaims his group “a neurotic bunch of obsessive-compulsive weirdos.”
Top ‘popera’ names in Vegas lights
Fans can choose from 2 lineups, ticket-price ranges
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Good news for popera fans: Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban are performing at Mandalay Bay in a star-studded concert with Michael Buble. And for the budget conscious, prominent female singer Romina Arena heads to the Cannery.
Revamped Pogo’s will be a cleaner place, maybe more musical
Monday, May 5, 2008
Jazz fans and musicians stood wall-to-wall inside Pogo’s on the night before the neighborhood tavern closed temporarily so new owners could clean off some of the dust that has settled over the past 50 years.

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