Fans of all ages are beginning to appreciate the talent of dynamic entertainer Art Vargas, who for years has paid tribute to the Golden Age of Las Vegas. There was a time when older generations packed his shows. Now he’s being discovered by the younger generations as well. “I recently performed at the Bootlegger and [...]

June 20 will mark the 10th anniversary of the first story that I wrote about vocalist/keyboardist Joe Darro appeared in the Las Vegas Sun. Now 75, Darro continues to perform at venues around town. Until recently he was at an Italian restaurant in Green Valley called Frediani’s, where jazz was an important part of the [...]

Jimmy Walker puts on memorable performances in Las Vegas at out-of-the-way venues such as the Champagne Café on Maryland Parkway (Thursay nights) and Daddy Mac’s in Henderson(Sundays). No, not that Jimmy Walker – not the Jimmy JJ Walker from “Good Times” and stand-up comedy fame. Another Jimmy Walker, the drummer/vocalist – a musical purist who [...]

How much is an exclamation point worth! We may find out if Tony Sacca follows through on his threat to sue pal David Saxe for allegedly stealing the title of a show. About five years ago Sacca (an entertainer/producer/syndicated TV show host/co-owner of a nightclub on Fremont Street) created a musical revue he calls “Vegas [...]

May 27 marks the end of a jazz era in Las Vegas. Dan Ellis, leader of the Las Vegas Classic Jazz Band, says Boyd Gaming has pulled the plug on the long-running afternoon music performance. “A lot of fans are going to be upset,” said Ellis, a keyboardist. The roots of the six-piece band stretch [...]

“A Bronx Tale” is a tour de force for Chazz Palminteri. The 59-year-old actor, writer brought his forceful production back to the Venetian for an encore performance after a successful run last year. It will be here through May 9 and then return again Oct. 7-18. Shows are at 8 p.m. Tickets are from $37.25 [...]

She’s the most unlikely comedian on the stand-up circuit. At 75, Grandma Lee has been disarming audiences with her often ribald-comedy for a little more 10 years. My favorite line, the one that made her a finalist in 2009’s “America’s Got Talent” – her college-student daughter said “I ain’t a virgin anymore” and Grandma Lee [...]

Internationally acclaimed singer Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio will be honored with a star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars Thursday, April 29. The free ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. at the Crown Theater inside the Rio. Estefan was born in Cuba in 1957. When Fidel Castro seized power in 1959 [...]

I turned 65 on April 25 and since then have been doing a lot of reflecting about everything. When glam/rock star Brett Michaels suffered a brain hemorrhage last week, I recalled interviewing him in November, 2008 to advance a performance at the Aliante. It was a decent interview. He played up his charming lover-boy role, [...]

Tears well up in his eyes, his voice chokes and he stops talking until he composes himself. Emir Lopez is 40 years old, an aspiring filmmaker who recently finished “Cigar Song,” a script loosely based upon his eventful life. Almost 30 years have passed since he was taken from his native Cuba and transplanted to [...]