Michael Trotter served in the Army for eight years. During his deployment in Iraq, he learned music on one of Saddam Hussein’s pianos.
John Katsilometes
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John Katsilometes’ man-about-town column appears on daily on page 3A. Katsilometes moved to Las Vegas from Northern California in 1996 and spent two years with the RJ before moving to the Greenspun Media Group in 1998, where he served as an editor, magazine writer and columnist. He returned to the RJ in August 2016. He has won numerous state and regional awards, including the 2013 Nevada Press Association Journalist of the Year honor, and has been awarded three times for column writing by the Best of the West contest.
Damian Costa’s Composers Room, which is celebrating its first anniversary, is leading a revival of The Historic Commercial Center.
Jay Leno suffered some bumps and bruises after a fall in Pennsylvania. But the veteran comedian will appear Friday night at Wynn Las Vegas to honor Sylvester and Jennifer Stallone.
Mickey Thomas of Starship says “We Built This City” is now a crowd-pleaser.
Rap superstar/entrepreneur Travis Scott spearheaded the first ComplexCon to be held in Las Vegas. Plenty of celebrities joined him for the festivities.
The Killers are playing a trio of shows at The Colosseum in January
New Edition has sold out Encore Theater 15 times. They are about to add more to the list.
The “Best of Both Worlds Las Vegas Residency” plays Dolby Live at Park MGM for nine dates, running April 30-May 17.
Nevada Ballet Theatre Woman of the Year honoree Debbie Gibson says, “I moved here 15 years ago, so I’ve been a true local for all of these years.”
A producer of a prominent Strip production said of F1’s business interruption: “It sucks.”
Warner Bros. executive Dan Hart told the UNLV crowd in front of him, “You are a passionate team. You can feel that in this room.”
Celine Dion belted her classics “Power of Love” and “I’m Alive” in a performance lasting about more than 12 minutes. Could a return to the Strip be coming?
Dustin Lynch, Kane Brown, Diplo as Thomas Wesley join Mashmello and pioneering duo Vevo are in “Desert Saddle” at XS Nightclub.
Rock superstars Duran Duran will celebrate the end of 2024 with an added performance on the Las Vegas Strip.
Mr. Piffles performed around 3,000 shows in Las Vegas. He was the only canine — and only animal — ever awarded the Key to the Las Vegas Strip.
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