DEATH OF ROCK N' ROLL?

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PINK E'S! FUN FOOD & SPIRITS

3695 W FLAMINGO ROAD

BEFORE IT CLOSED THIS WAS VOTED THE BEST POOL HALL IN LAS VEGAS. ALL THE TABLES HAVE PINK FELT, $1 DRINK SPECIALS, THE DINER HAD CAR SEATING LIKE 'PULP FICTION'S' " JACK RABBIT SLIM'S" AND LIVE! BANDS EVERY SATURDAY, MONDAY WET T-SHIRT CONTESTS FOR $500. AND YOU GOT TO SEE REAL ACTS. KIP WINGER,WEEZER,DOKKEN,AND MANY MANY MORE. PLUS THEY HOSTED THE VERY BEST LAS VEGAS COVER BANDS!

THE HUNTRIDGE THEATER

1208 E CHARLESTON BLVD

WAY BACK IN THE DAY THIS USED TO BE A MOVIE THEATER,AN AMPHITHEATER AND CONCERT HALL. AT THE END IT HOSTED LIVE MUSIC AND MOVIE FESTIVALS. SOME OF THE BIGGEST ACTS PLAYED HERE & IT WAS ALWAYS ALL AGES SHOWS. I SAW INSANE CLOWN POSSE & KOTTONMOUTH KINGS HERE AND IT WAS A RIOT!!

SANCTUARY

1125 S. MARYLAND PARKWAY

THIS MAY HAVE BEEN THE BEST MUSIC VENUE ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME. THIS CONVERTED POST OFFICE HOUSED ONE OF THE HOTTEST MUSIC VENUES IN LAS VEGAS DURING ITS PRIME. HOSTING ALL AGES SHOWS OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN HEAVY METAL & HARD ROCK. THERE WAS NO STAGE SO THEY PLAYED ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF YOU AND CAME OUT INTO THE CROWD. I SAW DISTURBED HERE WHEN THEY WERE PASSING OUT A/B SIDE CASSETTE TAPES. NOW THEY ARE A #1 BAND. PLUS EVERY WED & SAT THEY HAD LIVE SHOWS WITH LOCAL & MAJOR ACTS.

THE BOSTON BAR & GRILL

1030 E FLAMINGO ROAD

THE BOSTON BAR & GRILL WAS A LOCAL PUB & EATERY WITH ONE OF THE BEST MUSIC VENUES IN THE CITY. MOSTLY LOCAL TALENT, BUT OCCASIONALLY A BIG ACT WOULD PLAY FOR $5 COVER!! SOME OF THE BEST FOOD AROUND & EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT A JIMI HENDRIX COVER ACT THAT WAS MIND BLOWING.

THE BEACH

LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER

365 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE

ONE OF THE BEST NIGHTCLUBS/MUSIC VENUES/SPORTS BARS IN VEGAS. A MULTI-STORY CLUB WITH COMFY SEATING & BIG SCREEN TV'S EVERYWHERE. ONE OF THE BUSIEST PLACES IN TOWN IT CLOSED TO EXPAND THE CONVENTION CENTER. WE HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL SUPER BOWL PARTIES HERE-$10 COVER GETS YOU IN WITH $1 DRINK SPECIALS(EVERY COMMERCIAL) & FREE SNACK BUFFET(WINGS,NACHOS,CHILI & MORE) A BUCKET (8 BOTTLES) FOR $5!!

PLUS WE'VE SEEN .38 SPECIAL & MOLLY HATCHETT THERE JUST FOR THE $10 COVER!!

OVER THE LAST 7-8 YEARS THE ONCE BOOMING MUSIC SCENE OF LAS VEGAS IS NEARLY GONE. YOU CAN STILL SEE ALL THE BIG NAME ACTS AT THE CASINO ARENAS AND PAY $100'S OF DOLLARS TO SEE THEM FROM THE NOSE BLEED SECTION. BUT THE DAYS OF GOING TO A LOCAL POOL HALL OR BAR AND SEEING A MAJOR ACT FOR $10-$20 AND BEING UP NEXT TO THE STAGE(IF THERE WAS ONE). GONE!!
LOCAL BANDS HAD LOTS OF HUGE TURNOUTS AT THESE PLACES AND SOME WENT ON TO HUGE SUCCESS-SLAUGHTER IS A LAS VEGAS BAND."UP ALL NIGHT, SLEEP ALL DAY". THE SCENE WAS BIG ENOUGH THAT ALL YOUR FOLK ARTISTS & POETS HAD REGULAR GIGS AT BORDERS BOOKSTORE & JITTERS COFFEE HOUSE. NOW IF YOU WANNA SEE SOME CHEAP MUSIC YOU HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING AT THE PARK OR FIGHT THE CROWDS DOWN @ FREMONT STREET EAST TO SEE LIVE MUSIC. GOOD THING HERE IN LAS VEGAS YOU CAN CALL UP THE RADIO STATION OR GO TO ONE OF THEIR IMPROMPTU EVENTS & WIN FREE TICKETS BECAUSE YOU SURELY CAN'T AFFORD THEM. YEARS AGO YOU COULD SEE KID ROCK FOR $30 , NOW HE'S PLAYING @ THE PALMS AND YOU ARE LUCKY TO FIND A CHEAP SEAT FOR UNDER $200!
ALL THE CASINOS NOW ARE RECRUITING BIG POP STARS (CELINE DION,CRISS ANGEL, COLDPLAY) TO PERFORM REGULARLY AND SIGNING THEM TO $25-$50 MILLION DOLLAR A YEAR DEALS SO ...........ANY HOPE OF SEEING A CHEAP SHOW AGAIN ARE GONE!!

YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ALL DAY MUSIC EVENTS SPONSORED BY THE LOCAL RADIO STATIONS. SEVERAL YEARS BACK THE R&B STATION HAD A "SUMMER JAM" CONCERT (15+ BANDS FOR $20-$30), THE CLASSIC STATION USED TO HOLD" JUNEFEST"-ALL 80'S BANDS LIKE LOVERBOY, PAT BENATAR,SAMMY HAGAR,BAD COMPANY,GEORGE THOROGOOD, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL,BLUE OYSTER CULT, JOAN JETT, BILLY SQUIRE, KANSAS AND MORE.

THEN X107.5-XTREME RADIO USED TO HOLD O.B.C.(OUR BIG CONCERT) AT SAM BOYD STADIUM, AN ALL DAY EVENT WITH (15+ MAJOR ACTS) & 30,000 PEOPLE. WE SAW PAPA ROACH,STATIC X, CYPRESS HILL, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS,GOD AMONG MEN,GODSMACK,SYSTEM OF A DOWN AND PHATTER THAN ALBERT & MANY MANY MORE!

WE MISS ALL THE GREAT MUSIC & FUN VENUES OF LAS VEGAS!!