Wednesday night Nick Carter dined at LAVO inside The Palazzo with his girlfriend and a group of friends. The Backstreet Boy drank Belvedere Bloody Mary cocktails and dined on dishes including Calamari, Tuna Tartare and Chicken Parmagiano.
Also spotted dining, rapper Lil Jon who enjoyed the famed Kobe Meatball and Chicken Marsala.
Carter and Lil Jon both headed upstairs to the nightclub for Label Junkie Wednesday, which featured a fashion show by Haute Chix boutique. Lil Jon drank Patron Silver out of his Bling Bling bottle and at a separate VIP table Carter and friends had Grey Goose and Cranberry cocktails and danced to the sounds of DJ Crooked.
Baseball player Jason Giambi was also at LAVO with friends. The first baseman drank Grey Goose and Dom Perignon
Paul Oakenfold Presents: Perfecto Vegas
Ongoing – Every Saturday at 11 p.m.
FIESTA LIKE A ROCKSTAR UNDER THE SOMBRERO
AT TACOS AND TEQUILA
T&T Introduces Spicy Weekend Fiesta Friday and Saturday Nights
Friday and Saturday nights at Tacos & Tequila (T&T) just got even hotter with the spiciest party under the sombrero. T&T’s Spicy Weekend Fiesta, hosted by the Sexy Elissa, is a delicious and exciting way to liven up the weekend with irresistible Mexican food, mouth-watering handmade cocktails, and of course, enough tequila shots to go around.
For those that are over the “club scene,” but still want some extra pep in their weekend lineup, T&T’s Spicy Weekend Fiesta is on the mark. On the mic, the Sexy Elissa will get the crowd going wild while DJ Ernan gets the floor pumping and the Temptress of Tequila keeps the party jumping with her stiff pour. The spicy weekend event takes place every Friday and Saturday night beginning at 9 p.m. under T&T’s abstract sombrero, making it truly “the best party under the sombrero.”
The highly-stylized Mexican restaurant and bar with a fun, high-energy vibe and flavorful menu, is located inside the Luxor Las Vegas Hotel & Casino and open daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The 8,000-square-foot venue embodies Mexican culture intermixed with rock-n-roll flair with a flavorful menu created for Drive This Entertainment! by the talents of world-renowned restaurateur and chef Richard Sandoval. For more information contact T&T at 702.262.5225, or visit the web site at tacosandtequilalv.com. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/tacosandtequila or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tacosandtequila.
NOVE ITALIANO
Nove Italiano sits atop the Palms Casino Resort’s Fantasy Tower and combines inspired design, superb Italian cuisine and unsurpassed energy—not to mention some of the city’s most spectacular views. Recently named #1 Italian Restaurant in Las Vegas by Orbitz, Nove Italiano transforms perceptions of Italian dining just as N9NE Steakhouse, situated in the original Palms tower, revolutionized the American steakhouse. A prominent station in the dining room features a chef preparing Spaghetti Nove, decadent seafood pasta and a Nove Italiano signature dish. Created by Executive Chef Geno Bernardo, the menu offers a wide range of crudos (which means “raw” in Italian, often ceviche or sashimi), thin-crust pizzas and a variety of steaks, such as bone-in filet, New York steak and rib eye. The restaurant is a unique blend of classical and modern elements, an intriguing combination that permeates both the dining room and the kitchen.Nove Italiano is open Sunday through Thursday from 5:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 5:30 p.m. – 11 p.m. For additional information, please visit www.novelasvegas.com or call 702.942.6800. $75 per person
RAIN NIGHTCLUB
Z-Trip’s Revolution – A Party for the People
Ongoing – Every Friday at 11 p.m.
N9NE Group and Palms Casino Resort present Z-Trip’s Revolution featuring world-renowned musical talent DJ Z-Trip. DJ Z-Trip is the new resident mix-master, showcasing his genre-blurring style on select Fridays. To be a part of Z-Trip’s Revolution, purchase tickets at www.revoltonfriday.com
Las Vegas headliner Terry Fator to sing national anthem for Shelby American
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Feb. 28 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Popular Las Vegas headliner Terry Fator has been tapped to sing the national anthem for the Shelby American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 28.
Fator, known throughout the world for his celebrity singing impressions and unparalleled ventriloquism, won the second season of NBC-TV’s America’s Got Talent and currently performs at The Mirage Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
“It is an honor for me to sing the national anthem at the Shelby American race in Las Vegas,” said Fator. “I believe that my fans and NASCAR fans are one and the same, so it is a match made in Heaven. I grew up in Texas, so you know I’m a NASCAR fan!”
The Texas native’s show – Terry Fator & His Cast of Thousands – brings to life his puppet co-stars including Winston the Impersonating Turtle, the loveable Emma Taylor and new addition Vikki the Cougar through comic banter and their hilarious takes on musical superstars such as Cher, Justin Timberlake, Elvis Presley, Garth Brooks, The Pussycat Dolls and more.
Las Vegas Headliner Carlos Santana To Present at the
52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31
Current Las Vegas headliner and GRAMMY Award winner himself, Carlos Santana will be a presenter at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31. Carlos currently headlines in Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits inside The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, which starts its next run of shows Feb. 3. The GRAMMY’s will take place live at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Carlos Santana, 10-time GRAMMY and three-time Latin GRAMMY winner will join actress Kristen Bell, pop/R&B singer Justin Bieber, actor Jeff Bridges, pop singer and actress Miley Cyrus, actor Josh Duhamel, pop sensation the Jonas Brothers, nine-time GRAMMY® winner Norah Jones, pop singer/songwriter Ke$ha, two-time GRAMMY winner LL Cool J, GRAMMY winner and three-time Latin GRAMMY® winner Ricky Martin and nine-time GRAMMY winner Ringo Starr as the first announced presenters for the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards. They join previously announced performers/nominees Beyoncé, the Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, the Dave Matthews Band, Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Maxwell, P!nk, Taylor Swift, and the Zac Brown Band.
Santana plays approximately 36 times per year at The Joint, with a show time of 8 pm. Performances are on select Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (dark Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays). Ticket prices start at only $51 and can be purchased by visiting the Hard Rock Hotel Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000. For groups of 12 or more, call the Hard Rock Hotel Box Office at (702) 693-5220. For more information, visit www.supernaturalsantana.com, Carlos Santana’s Facebook page or The Joint’s Facebook page.
The Music 4 Peace Initiative and Tour is a collaborative initiative that aims to educate, empower, and improve the world beginning with the universal language of music. The collaborating charities include: Hip Hop Summit/Action Network, Tribes of the Worlds, Music4Peace Foundation and The Gandhi Tour. These non profits have banded together to promote a global message of peace and harmony utilizing music, artists and global resources to inspire humans across the globe to mobilize for change. Music and humanitarian charities across the globe will be 2010 campaign recipients.
Russell Simmons commented, “Hip-Hop music artists are leaders in the youth movement. We’re excited about the potential these diverse organizations have in coming together to harness music as a transformative and unifying power to promote peace throughout the world.”
Music 4 Peace has adopted the mantra of “Peace, Water and Wisdom” and strive to eradicate world hunger and violence while providing clean water and teaching empowerment.
The first events announced for the 2010 tour include:
SMI/SwaggMedia has partnered with The Music 4 Peace Tour and Initiative to co-produce the tour and as a media partner presenting the messages to the world while connecting viewers and inspiring them to donate or contribute to those in need. Professional basketball player David West, co- founder of SwaggMedia also sent a video message supporting his participation with the World 4 Peace Tour.
Visit www.music4peacetour.com for more details.
Rapper Lil Jon served as special celebrity DJ at Moon Nightclub inside Palms Casino Resort Tuesday night (1.26.10). Also at Moon Nightclub was Australian snowboarding personality Dingo (real name Luke Trembath).
Earlier that evening, Lil Jon dined at N9NE Steakhouse with a party of eight friends. They sat in the main dining room where Lil Jon enjoyed the shrimp scampi and a mixed green salad to start. For his main course, he had the grilled chicken breast.
Photos credit Shane O’Neal/N9NE Group.
Open audition to determine national anthem singer for Sam’s Town 300
Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, the race sponsor, along with FOX 5 TV, are staging an open audition called Speedway Superstar to find a singer to perform the national anthem prior to the Feb. 27 NASCAR Nationwide Series event at LVMS.
The first audition will be conducted Saturday, Jan. 30 at Sam’s Town on Boulder Highway. All performers must sing the national anthem a cappella. The top 25 singers chosen will advance to the next round of competition on Saturday, Feb. 13. On that day, the winner will be announced.
The Jan. 30 auditions will begin at 10 a.m. Registration will open at 9 a.m. Anyone wishing to audition must arrive at Sam’s Town before noon on Jan. 30. The first 150 applicants are guaranteed an audition. For more information on the competition, please contact
Jeff Motley at (702) 632-8266, jmotley@lvms.com or Janah Esquivel at (702) 436-8254, janah.esquivel@kvvu.com.
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