Brett’s By Jackie Brett R&B SUPERSTAR JAMIE FOXX BRINGS HIS TOUR TO CAESARS PALACE Jamie Foxx will bring his “Blame It Tour” to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Friday, Oct. 9. Tickets range from $59.50 to $195, call 800-745-3000. “Intuition,” Foxx’s newest musical release, features an impressive list of guest stars such as Lil’ Wayne, Kanye West, T-Pain, and T.I. When his last album, “Unpredictable,” reached the top spot on the U.S. pop charts in 2006, he became only the fourth person in history to win an Academy Award for acting, he played Ray Charles in 2004’s “Ray,” and release a No. 1 album. The other three were Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Barbra Streisand.
KELLY CLARKSON’S TOUR STOPS AT THE HARD ROCK Pop megastar Kelly Clarkson will be bringing her “All I Ever Wanted Tour” to The Joint at the Hard Rock on Nov. 6. Clarkson will be joined by the Australian sister duo The Veronicas and rising band Parachute. Tickets start at $49.50, call 800-745-3000. Clarkson has sold more than 20 million albums since her 2002 debut. Her “All I Ever Wanted” release shattered Billboard Records, when “My Life Would Suck Without You” jumped from No. 97 to No. 1 in its first week of release. Clarkson premiered her current single “Already Gone” on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” The Veronicas, who delivered five top 10 singles in Australia on their debut album, have now earned platinum record success with the electro-rock sizzler “Untouched.” Parachute’s current single “She is Love” continues to climb both Hot AC and Top 40 charts. WYNONNA WILL SING AT THE ORLEANS Iconic country singer Wynonna Judd will bring her 2009 tour and a glimpse into her 25-year epic musical journey to the Orleans Showroom, Sept. 25, 26 and 27. Tickets start from $74.95, call 702-365-7075. Wynonna will sing the chapters of her life when she performs an eclectic assortment of country, rock, blues and soul-bearing standards from her current album, “Sing: Chapter 1,” which is her seventh solo effort. Wynonna has
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sold more than 10 million albums and had 16 Top Ten hits. Wynonna’s rapport with fans dates back to the early-1980s launch of The Judds, featuring Wynonna and her mother Naomi. The Judds won seven CMA Country Duo of the Year honors, five Grammys and sold more than 20 million records.
CROSBY, STILLS & NASH WILL PERFORM POOLSIDE AT THE M RESORT Grammy award- winning trio Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) will perform at the M Resort’s Villaggio Del Sole Entertainment Piazza on Saturday, Sept. 26. Noted for their intricate vocal harmonies, the widely-celebrated group comprised of legendary artists David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash have been together for more than four decades. Tickets are $88. Following CSN will be Journey on Oct. 3 and Tim McGraw on Oct. 23.
DIONNE WARWICK ‘KNOWS HER WAY’ TO THE CANNERY Singer, songwriter, actress and producer Dionne Warwick will take the stage at The Club inside the Cannery in North Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $19.95, call 702-507-5757 or 866-999-4899. Celebrating more than 40 years in the music business, Warwick between the years 1963 and 1966 became the first African-American female vocal artist to record one-dozen consecutive top 100 hit singles. In 1968, Warwick also became the first African-American female solo artist of her generation to receive a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance.
JON LOVITZ BRINGS HIS COMEDY ROUTINE TO THE EXCALIBUR Comedian Jon Lovitz will bring his distinctive style to the Excalibur, Sept. 15-Oct. 1. Tickets are $54 and $79, call 702-597-7600. In 1985, Lovitz accepted an offer to perform regularly on “Saturday Night Live” and within his first two years on the show earned an Emmy® Award. He became well-known for many characters including Tommy Flanagan of Pathological Liars Anonymous, Master Thespian and Hanukkah Harry. Lovitz has been in more than 30 movies including “Big,” “A League of Their Own” and “The Wedding Singer.” His distinctive voice gave him the lead voice of the character Jay Sherman in the cult cartoon series “The Critic.”
FORK & POUR Food & Beverage Magazine of Las Vegas | September 2009
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