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Shakedown Vegas 2024, week 6 at the Tuscany Suites & Casino, was relocated upstairs. During the short wait in line get in, Deadheads had their lists out and were ready to get out of the blazing afternoon sun. A few hours later, Dead & Co. took the stage in the Sphere Las Vegas for show #18 of its summer 'Dead Forever' residency. 6/22/2024. Follow for local videos from Las Vegas.

Shakedown Vegas 2024, week 6, barreled ahead through a desert Saturday afternoon of 110F sunny weather, complete with misting fans and an air conditioned marketplace with Deadheads of all ages including parents with their kids and grandparents with more than a touch of grey. Celebrating pre-show before the 18th concert of Dead & Co.'s summer residency at Sphere Las Vegas, 'Dead Forever'. Follow for local videos from Las Vegas.

Afternoon action at the 2024 United States Bowling Congress' Open Championships at the South Point Hotel & Casino Bowling Plaza, during the final month of the biggest bowling tournament in the world. Teams from across the nation began competing on Feb. 23, 2024, with the ultimate goal of winning their divisions and being awarded a championship on July 29, 2024. Regardless of rolling a strike, double or turkey, or accidentally dropping a ball on someone's foot, everyone goes home richer in memories and maybe bank account. 6/21/2024. Follow for local videos from Las Vegas.

Afternoon action at the USBC Open Championships, held over six months at the South Point Hotel & Casino Bowling Plaza, Las Vegas. The huge tournament, featuring teams from around the nation competing every day, began in February, 2024, and ends with new team champions crowned on July 29, 2024. Follow for local videos from Las Vegas.

The iconic Mirage Volcano, which has been erupting nightly for 34 years in front of the Mirage Hotel & Casino with spewing fire and intense heat, goes off during the last show of the night within two weeks of its permanent closure. The hotel that Steve Wynn built in 1989 and began the current era of mega-resorts on the Strip stops taking reservations on July 14, 2024, and permanently closes on July 17, 2024. It is scheduled undergo 3 years of redesign and construction before reopening in 2027 as Hard Rock Las Vegas, featuring a 720 ft. tall guitar-shaped hotel tower which will be built where this volcano currently resides. Subscribe for weekly local videos from Las Vegas.

Inside Steve Wynn's The Mirage Hotel & Casino with the end coming in two weeks, slot machines unplugged and Cirque Du Soleil's Beatles' 'Love' show and theater closed. The Mirage opened in 1989 and is closing permanently on July 17, 2024; it will undergo three planned years of construction and redesign, with a planned opening in 2027 as Hard Rock Las Vegas. The project is currently best known for what will be a 720 foot high guest room tower in the shape of an electric guitar, to be built in front where the current Mirage Volcano erupts every night. 6/30/2024. Follow for local videos from Las Vegas.

Traffic is gridlocked on East Flamingo Road heading east, between Las Vegas Blvd. and LINQ, during late night street construction. This setting attracted several unofficial State of Nevada birds- orange traffic cones. 6/30/2024. Follow for local videos from Las Vegas.

This is the Mirage Hotel & Casino at night on June 30, 2024, within 2 weeks of its permanent closing, 34 years after being designed & built by Steve Wynn and ushering in the modern era of the luxury mega-resort on the Strip. From the gaming floor through its darkened, domed atrium to the front desk area and the seawater aquarium behind it. The hotel's last overnight for guests is July 14, and closing is July 17. Next, three years of construction and redesign is planned before reopening in 2027 with a 720 ft. high, electric guitar-shaped guest room tower in front, where the current Mirage Erupting Volcano is located. 6/20/204. Follow for local videos from Las Vegas.

A full segment of the Sphere Las Vegas' nightly exosphere digital canvas show, complete with art, advertisements and out of this world images. 5/9/2024. Follow for weekly videos from Las Vegas.

The final day of the Tropicana Las Vegas. This was the view from the very front of the property across Las Vegas Boulevard & Tropicana Ave., on its last night of business. April 2, 2024 . Follow for weekly local videos from Las Vegas.

Rising grunge/punk band Biblioteka takes the Red Dwarf stage performing 'Where Did We Go Wrong', from their 2022 debut album, 'Pretty Ugly'. Featuring lead singer/bassist Mary Robins' channeling of both Kurt Cobain's and Courtney Love's stage presences. 3/19/2024. Follow for weekly local videos from Las Vegas. "Where are we going Just take me back home So spacey and cold out And starting to glow Evil eye Following close Evil eye Don’t wanna see no You’re cutting me up and You’re spitting me out Where did we go wrong Took the easy way out You’re cutting me up and You’re spitting me out Where did we go wrong Took the easy way out Cleaned out my closet Ran into your ghost And now it will follow No matter how far I go Evil eye Follows me home Evil eye Don’t wanna see no You’re cutting me up and You’re spitting me out Where did we go wrong Took the easy way out You’re cutting me up and You’re spitting me out" #lasvegas #music #livemusic Where did we go wrong Took the easy way out Hey You’re cutting me open You’re chewing me out Where did we go wrong Took the easy way out You’re cutting me up and You’re spitting me out Where did we go wrong I’m much better off now You’re cutting me up and You’re cutting me open You’re cutting me up and You’re cutting me open"

The 2023 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix welcomed fans from around the globe to the front of Caesars Palace, on the Strip. Especially popular were the Oracle Red Bull car driven by Sergio Perez, which had its own music DJ, and the Mercedes Lewis Hamilton car. The race was later won by Max Verstappen. The 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend is November 21-23. Follow for weekly videos from Las Vegas..

Founder and namesake Steve Wynn's famous creative imagination remains a presence in the Wynn North Atrium, which includes international art works such as the 'Smiling King Bear' sculpture by Spanish contemporary artist Okuda San Miguel as well as a vintage 2020 McLaren Elva sportscar, featuring a 4.0 liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine, 804 bhp and goes from 0-62 miles per hour in less than 3 seconds, one of the cars in Wynn's McClaren Experience Center. Looking allowed but no touching, even if you feel the need to joyride for a few seconds to the main bar. Follow for weekly local videos from Las Vegas.

Las Vegas punk/garage rockers The Implosions perform 'Keep 'Em Coming' live onstage at the Red Dwarf in front of a hometown crowd. This song is about a frequent sight in Vegas- senior citizens playing slot machines like zombies, lubricated with cheap drinks and doubling down to hit that elusive jackpot. 9/22/2023. Follow for weekly local videos from Las Vegas. "Blue hair, cold stare All day long, sittin’ there The phone rings on time Been a while since we seen your dime Just can’t leave yet, gotta place my bet Can’t live without sittin’ here throughout They love me My drinks are all free Keep ‘em coming and I’ll keep doublin’ It’s just pennies and dimes No one needs to know I’m lying Give a little and take some more Play and drink ‘til you’re on the floor My only friend is here He calls me and he leers Makes sure that I’m getting my fill ‘cuz someone’s gotta foot the bill Take, take, take, that’s what they say No one else cares anyway All my friends are sittin’ here Jack and Ace and Queen Vermeer Keep ‘em coming Blue hair, cold stare All day long, sittin’ there The phone rings on time Been a while since we seen your dime Just can’t leave yet, gotta place my bet Can’t live without sittin’ here throughout They love me My drinks are all free Keep ‘em coming and I’ll keep doublin’"

San Jose State's goalkeeper David Sweeney makes a great deflection block on a University of Nevada, Las Vegas offensive kick and almost takes out the goal, then the goal almost takes out a UNLV forward after the corner kick that happens next. The Las Vegas Strip is visible in the background from the goalkeeper view. Peter Johann Memorial Field, UNLV. Final score: UNLV 2, San Jose State 0. 10/5/2023. Follow for weekly local videos from Las Vegas.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas' men's soccer team scores against San Jose State University's goalkeeper Dan Sweeney for the first goal of the game, with the Las Vegas Strip in the background. Final score: UNLV 2, SJSU 0. Peter Johann Memorial Field, UNLV campus. 10/5/2023. Follow for weekly local videos from Las Vegas.

Legendary Southern California Chicano ska/hardcore band La Pobreska, complete with brass horns, rocks the Dive Bar Sunday midnight dance pit while performing 'Las Cruces de Tijuana', from their landmark 2011 ska/core album, 'Estamos Unidos'. Las Vegas, 1 am, 10/23/2023. Follow for weekly local videos from Las Vegas.

The Bellagio lagoon, home to its dancing fountain show after dark. In the background is the hot air balloon and Eiffel Tower of Paris Las Vegas. The lagoon and hotel are modeled on Lake Como, Italy. Follow for weekly videos from Las Vegas.

Richiman (guitar) & Groove Nice (bass), the premier blues band in South Korea, pays tribute to the Beatles by performing 'Come Together' live onstage at the Sand Dollar Lounge, Las Vegas. This trio loves American blues and tours the United States once a year to share their musical obsession. 1/17/2023. Follow for weekly local videos from Las Vegas. "Here come old flat top He come groovin' up slowly He got ju-ju eyeball He one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker He just do what he please He wear no shoeshine He got toe jam football He got monkey finger He shoot Coca-Cola He say I know you, you know me One thing I can tell you is You got to be free Come together, right now Over me" #lasvegas #music #livemusic #beatles

Lainey Wilson rocks the Fremont Street Experience with a tribute to Joe Walsh, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Creedence Clearwater Revival, downtown Las Vegas. Follow for weekly videos from Las Vegas.

Richiman (guitar) & Groove Nice (bass), the top American-style blues band in South Korea, perform their entertaining hit, 'Groove Nice', onstage live at the Sand Dollar Lounge, near the Las Vegas strip. 1/17/24. Follow for weekly local videos from Las Vegas. "Oh, You know I am a rich man, eh, cuz I’ve got the groove nice. I ain’t got no competition I’m just falling in the soul city Hey buddy~ you can dance all day long I got the brand new Korean blues soul You’ve never seen these over sea blues It’s the Richiman and groove nice Let’s stand up, play with me I can’t stop the blues no more Ladies and Gentleman~ Richiman & Groove nice (Groove Nice!) (Groove Nice!) (Groove Nice!) (Groove Nice!) We can hit a nice groove Hey, let’s shake shake’ em off Rolling in the Groove nice I can’t breathe anymore Oh~~ I love love love you blues friends Cuz I see you’re getting into rhythm Let’s do like this (1,2) Let’s do like this (1,2) Let’s do like this (1,2) Let’s do like this (1,2) Let’s do like this (1,2,3) Let’s do like this (1,2,3) Let’s do like this (1,2,3) Let’s stand up, play with me I can’t stop the blues no more Ladies and Gentleman~ Richiman & Groove nice We can hit a nice groove Hey, let’s shake shake’ em off Rolling in the Groove nice I can’t breathe anymore We can hit a nice groove Hey, let’s shake shake’ em off Rolling in the Groove nice I can’t breathe anymore (Groove Nice!) (Groove Nice!) (Groove Nice!) (Groove Nice!)"

Las Vegas' War Peggy perform 'Coping', from their 2024 album 'Where Do Good Girls Go?', live at the Red Dwarf. 3/09/2024. Follow for weekly local videos from Las Vegas. "I’m wearing yesterday's makeup, wondering if i’m ever gonna shape up You’re wearing last night’s t-shirt, wondering if you’ll ever stop being hurt This is the life that we live, just trying to cope with what we did This is the truth that we face, will we ever make it out of this place? In this city we call home Lights so bright, but we stand alone In the darkness, who’s impressed Nothing’s real except the stress In the past you can’t escape Running fast from our mistakes In this city, we call home Some live underneath the city’s lights, acting like they pop bottles every night Hiding behind their blue screen, doing anything, just to be scene. We crave a real connection, someone with understanding holding on to one another, until we find our other. In this city we call home Lights so bright, but we stand alone In the darkness, who’s impressed Nothing’s real except the stress In the past you can’t escape Running fast from our mistakes In this city, we call home I can’t imagine a time, without you right by my side You had everything that you need, and yet you still held on to me This is the life that we live, just trying to cope with what we did This is the truth that we face, will we ever make it out of this city we call home Lights so bright, but we stand alone In the darkness, who’s impressed Nothing’s real except the stress In the past you can’t escape Running fast from our mistakes In this city, we call home"

The front entrance/valet area of Las Vegas' Bellagio Hotel & Casino and the famous lagoon, with Paris Las Vegas' Eiffel Tower in the background. Follow for weekly local videos from Las Vegas.

Man-made Lake Mead comes into focus at the Lake Mead National Recreation area visitor's center, outside of Las Vegas and Boulder City, Nv. Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a U.S. national recreation area in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona. Operated by the National Park Service, Lake Mead NRA follows the Colorado River corridor from the westernmost boundary of Grand Canyon National Park to just north of the cities of Laughlin, Nevada and Bullhead City, Arizona. It includes all of the eponymous Lake Mead as well as the smaller Lake Mohave – reservoirs on the river created by Hoover Dam and Davis Dam, respectively – and the surrounding desert terrain and wilderness. Formation of Lake Mead began in 1935, less than a year before Hoover Dam was completed. The area surrounding Lake Mead was protected as a bird refuge in 1933and later established as the Boulder Dam Recreation Area in 1936 and the name was changed to Lake Mead National Recreation Area in 1947. In 1964, the area was expanded to include Lake Mohave and its surrounding area and became the first National Recreation Area to be designated as such by the U.S. Congress. Follow for weekly local videos from Las Vegas.

This cowgirl's ample behind serves as a cushion for her first ride on the bull. Stoney's Rockin' Country, Town Center, Las Vegas. 8/3/2023.