| Rock Vegas: Live Music Explodes in the Neon Desert Contributor(s): Christenson, Pat (Author) |
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ISBN: 1944877053 ISBN-13: 9781944877057 Publisher: Huntington Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Genres & Styles - Rock |
| Dewey: 781.660 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 277 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Las Vegas, Nevada - Geographic Orientation - Nevada - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As recently as the early 1990s, Las Vegas was considered the place where headlining bands went to die; the Entertainment Capital of the World didn't attract a major touring act until 1993. Compared to the rest of the country, Vegas wasn't only far behind the live-music curve, but the paradoxically conservative instincts of the casino bosses and city fathers made it very difficult for touring bands, especially rock and rollers, to gain a foothold. In the past 20-odd years, however, Sin City has evolved into the number-one live-music market in the world. How did that happen? How did Las Vegas make the transition from Sinatra, Newton, and the Folies Berg re to a city with more than 500,000 seats for live-music events that draw more than 5 million fans annually, 75% of them from outside Nevada? Las Vegas Rock City chronicles the contemporary history of concert bands, venues, promoters, and marketers, as seen through the eyes of one of the most active participants in the process, with 500 live-music events in 35 years under his belt. Author Pat Christenson was deeply involved in the events and intimately connected to the characters who made Vegas come alive |