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Romas has lived in Las Vegas since joining \u201cSplash\u201d at the Riviera in 1997. She has since been a favorite dancer and choreographer in the city and launched Sexxy in March of 2015. 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Today he\u2019s president and CEO of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts at Symphony Park in Downtown Las Vegas, which on March 12th celebrated its eighth anniversary.","duration":"42:38","duration_sec":2558,"cover":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stephens-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_125\/v1566249999\/rj-project\/podcasts\/asumpko9e9epmg1rstrn.jpg","pubdate":"2020-03-30 03:00:00","keywords":"las vegas, vegas, celebrities, celebrity, kats, katsilometes, John Katsilometes","type_of":"full","audio_file_size":"40948204","audio_file_type":"audio\/mpeg","skin":null,"services":{"spotify":"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2miTfhq","itunes":"https:\/\/apple.co\/2kUcQ7F","google":"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/I3k6bnqlwajm6m4f3cnihigvnqi?t%3DPodKats!_Las_Vegas_Entertainment%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16","stitcher":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/las-vegas-reviewjournal\/podkats"}},{"id":270,"mp3":"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.reviewjournal.com\/rj-project\/podcasts\/podcast_4_ep_68_20200326_172807.mp3","title":"Penn's Sunday School (Pt. 2) | Ep. 68","artist":"Las Vegas Review-Journal | John Katsilometes","about":"Surprise! 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Up next she is bringing Sankofa, a celebration concert of African American music and history, to Myron's Cabaret Jazz at 3 p.m. on Feb. 23. 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Be sure to click 'subscribe' or 'follow' on your preferred podcast app.","duration":"45:08","duration_sec":2708,"cover":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stephens-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_125\/v1566249999\/rj-project\/podcasts\/asumpko9e9epmg1rstrn.jpg","pubdate":"2019-08-19 04:00:00","keywords":"Prince, Elisa Fiorillo, New Power Generation, las vegas, vegas, celebrities, celebrity, kats, katsilometes, John Katsilometes","type_of":"full","audio_file_size":"43354774","audio_file_type":"audio\/mpeg","skin":null,"services":{"spotify":"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2miTfhq","itunes":"https:\/\/apple.co\/2kUcQ7F","google":"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/I3k6bnqlwajm6m4f3cnihigvnqi?t%3DPodKats!_Las_Vegas_Entertainment%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16","stitcher":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/las-vegas-reviewjournal\/podkats"}},{"id":142,"mp3":"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.reviewjournal.com\/rj-project\/podcasts\/podcast_4_ep_36_20190812_073118.mp3","title":"Spiegelworld Founder Ross Mollison | Ep. 36","artist":"John Katsilometes","about":"Our guest this week is Ross Mollison, the founder of live entertainment production company Spiegelworld, which brought \u201cAbsinthe\u201d to Caesars Palace and \u201cOpium\u201d to the Cosmopolitan. 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He is Piff the Magic Dragon, the comic magician dressed as a dragon at Flamingo Las Vegas. The showroom where he performs at 8 p.m. has just been re-named for Piff. The man whose legal name is John van der Put shares his inspirations, how he sometimes performs out of the costume and the night a kid threw sidekick Mr. Piffles into the crowd. 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And also his podcast with Chris Booker, which he is taping at The Space on Saturday afternon. \r\n\r\nAlso joining us is Nina DiGregorio, founder of Femmes of Rock starring Bella Electric Strings. 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The show has opened its residency at 1Oak Nightclub at the Mirage. The show runs Tuesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nPMJ, as it is known, is an artistic time machine. The band re-imagines popular music into vintage genres. Including swing, Motown, doo-wop, and jazz. The music is from artists ranging from Lady Gaga to Adele, The Strokes to Katy Perry and the White Stripes. 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He left his late-night talk show in December 2014 after a decade on CBS. Ferguson set ratings records and earned a Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting for his interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. As the host of \u201cCelebrity Name Game,\u201d Ferguson was awarded the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host two years in a row. 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Comic actor Brad Garrett, who runs Brad Garrett\u2019s comedy club at the MGM Grand! Garrett has performed on the Strip since the 1980s, as an opening act for such legends as Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra. 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She is starring as Roxie Hart in the national tour of \u201cChicago\u201d at The Venetian Theater from April 10-14. She talks about how she first performed the role on Broadway, her memories of Las Vegas, her fitness program and how she wound up as a boxing photographer and correspondent. 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No. 19 are artists who appreciate classic contemporary music. Earth Wind & Fire is onstage for 6 shows at Venetian Theater. Founding member and bassist Verdine White talks of his longevity, on and off the stage, and what inspired him to play the bass. AND, a good friend of the Kats! Column for years, Yellow Brick Road founder Brody Dolyniuk is back in town.","duration":"26:52","duration_sec":1612,"cover":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stephens-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_125\/v1566249999\/rj-project\/podcasts\/asumpko9e9epmg1rstrn.jpg","pubdate":"2019-03-19 16:19:00","keywords":"celebrities, celebrity, kats, katsilometes, las vegas, vegas, John Katsilometes, Verdine White, Brody Dolyniuk","type_of":"full","audio_file_size":"51555617","audio_file_type":"audio\/mpeg","skin":null,"services":{"spotify":"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2miTfhq","itunes":"https:\/\/apple.co\/2kUcQ7F","google":"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/I3k6bnqlwajm6m4f3cnihigvnqi?t%3DPodKats!_Las_Vegas_Entertainment%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16","stitcher":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/las-vegas-reviewjournal\/podkats"}},{"id":82,"mp3":"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.reviewjournal.com\/rj-project\/podcasts\/podcast_4_ep_18_20190308_185408.mp3","title":"Dana Carvey | Ep. 18","artist":"John Katsilometes","about":"I am on the prowl, indeed! Welcome to PodKats! This is Kats, John Katsilometes, of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. My column is called Kats!, appropriately enough. Find it on page 3A every day online all the time. \r\n\r\nMy guest on this episode of PodKats! is the great Dana Carvey, appearing Friday and Saturday night at the Mirage, along with Ray Romano in the hotel\u2019s Aces of Comedy Series. Carvey is famous as a cast member on \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d and spinoff film \u201cWayne\u2019s World.\u201d He performs many impressions, including both presidents Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. 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Welcome to PodKats! This is Kats, John Katsilometes, of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. My column is called Kats!, appropriately enough. Find it on page 3A every day online all the time. \r\n\r\nOur guests on this episode of PodKats! are performers involved in shows where there is a lot of disrobing. Up first is Vinny Guadagnino, famous as a cast member of \u201cJersey Shore\u201d who is guest-starring in \u201cChippendales\u201d at the Rio from April 26th through May 26th. And, the Naked Magicians, who are really magicians and are almost entirely naked, are in residency at Brad Garrett\u2019s Comedy Club at the MGM Grand.","duration":"37:32","duration_sec":2252,"cover":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stephens-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_125\/v1566249999\/rj-project\/podcasts\/asumpko9e9epmg1rstrn.jpg","pubdate":"2019-03-07 08:03:00","keywords":"celebrities, celebrity, kats, katsilometes, las vegas, vegas, John Katsilometes, vinny guadagnino, naked magicians","type_of":"full","audio_file_size":"72034349","audio_file_type":"audio\/mpeg","skin":null,"services":{"spotify":"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2miTfhq","itunes":"https:\/\/apple.co\/2kUcQ7F","google":"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/I3k6bnqlwajm6m4f3cnihigvnqi?t%3DPodKats!_Las_Vegas_Entertainment%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16","stitcher":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/las-vegas-reviewjournal\/podkats"}},{"id":74,"mp3":"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.reviewjournal.com\/rj-project\/podcasts\/podcast_4_ep_16_20190215_183344.mp3","title":"Ester Goldberg\u2019s Totally Outrageous Brunch | Ep. 16","artist":"John Katsilometes","about":"I am on the prowl, indeed! Welcome to PodKats! This is Kats, John Katsilometes, of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. My column is called Kats!, appropriately enough. Find it on page 3A every day online all the time. \r\n\r\nOur guests on this episode of PodKats are members of the cast of Ester Goldberg\u2019s Totally Outrageous Brunch, which is opening this month at The Sayers Club at SLS Las Vegas. The adult variety show will perform at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Airington portrays Ester, a funny and foul-mouthed redhead of a certain age. The show is loaded with talented Las Vegas performers. In this roundtable discussion at the Sayers Club, we are joined by cast members Anne Martinez, Sarah Hester Ross and music director Aaron Fuller, and also co-producers Steve Wilson and Kevin Beebee.","duration":"22:58","duration_sec":1378,"cover":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stephens-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_125\/v1566249999\/rj-project\/podcasts\/asumpko9e9epmg1rstrn.jpg","pubdate":"2019-02-15 18:33:00","keywords":"celebrities, celebrity, kats, katsilometes, las vegas, vegas, John Katsilometes, ester goldberg","type_of":"full","audio_file_size":"44069663","audio_file_type":"audio\/mpeg","skin":null,"services":{"spotify":"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2miTfhq","itunes":"https:\/\/apple.co\/2kUcQ7F","google":"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/I3k6bnqlwajm6m4f3cnihigvnqi?t%3DPodKats!_Las_Vegas_Entertainment%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16","stitcher":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/las-vegas-reviewjournal\/podkats"}},{"id":72,"mp3":"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.reviewjournal.com\/rj-project\/podcasts\/podcast_4_ep_15_20190208_184648.mp3","title":"Ice Cube | Ep. 15","artist":"John Katsilometes","about":"I am on the prowl, indeed! Welcome to PodKats! This is Kats, John Katsilometes, of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. My column is called Kats!, appropriately enough. Find it on page 3A every day online all the time. Our guest on this episode of PodKats is Ice Cube, who is headlining House of Blues at Mandalay Bay. He is a trailblazer among rap artists who broke in the 1980s with NWA. He\u2019s an accomplished actor in such movies as \u201cBoyz in the Hood!\u201d \u201cFriday\u201d and \u201cBarbershop.\u201d He\u2019s also the CEO of his own basketball league, the Big 3. Cube talks about his upcoming show at House of Blues, his political views, his sports endeavors. 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Welcome to PodKats! This is Kats, John Katsilometes, of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. My column is called Kats!, appropriately enough. Find it on page 3A every day online all the time. \r\n\r\nThe scene is hop-hop-hopping folks. On this episode of PodKats!, we catch up with Westgate Las Vegas Superbook Vice President Jay Kornegay, Smith Center for the Performing Arts President Myron Martin, and New York-New York entertainment executive AND former \u201cFantasy\u201d singer Stephanie Sanchez.","duration":"36:50","duration_sec":2210,"cover":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stephens-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_125\/v1566249999\/rj-project\/podcasts\/asumpko9e9epmg1rstrn.jpg","pubdate":"2019-02-01 18:01:00","keywords":"celebrities, celebrity, kats, katsilometes, lasvegas, vegas, john katsilometes, jay kornegay, myron martin, stephanie sanchez","type_of":"full","audio_file_size":"70682834","audio_file_type":"audio\/mpeg","skin":null,"services":{"spotify":"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2miTfhq","itunes":"https:\/\/apple.co\/2kUcQ7F","google":"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/I3k6bnqlwajm6m4f3cnihigvnqi?t%3DPodKats!_Las_Vegas_Entertainment%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16","stitcher":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/las-vegas-reviewjournal\/podkats"}},{"id":67,"mp3":"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.reviewjournal.com\/rj-project\/podcasts\/podcast_4_ep_13_20190125_173537.mp3","title":"Cameron Hughes, Mike Hammer & Kenny Davidsen | Ep. 13","artist":"John Katsilometes","about":"The scene never stops, folks, and this week I was ignited by Cameron Hughes! 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And he is the guy who works the crowd during breaks in the action at Vegas Golden Knights games at T-Mobile Arena. \r\n\r\nI also caught up with Mike Hammer, the acerbic comic magician at Four Queens; and Kenny Davidsen of Don\u2019t Tell Mama in downtown Las Vegas who is also the bandleader at Tuscany Suites.","duration":"34:15","duration_sec":2055,"cover":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stephens-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_125\/v1566249999\/rj-project\/podcasts\/asumpko9e9epmg1rstrn.jpg","pubdate":"2019-01-25 17:34:00","keywords":"celebrities, celebrity, kats, katsilometes, lasvegas, vegas, cameron hughes, mike hammer, kenny davidsen","type_of":"full","audio_file_size":"65739286","audio_file_type":"audio\/mpeg","skin":null,"services":{"spotify":"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2miTfhq","itunes":"https:\/\/apple.co\/2kUcQ7F","google":"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/I3k6bnqlwajm6m4f3cnihigvnqi?t%3DPodKats!_Las_Vegas_Entertainment%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16","stitcher":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/las-vegas-reviewjournal\/podkats"}},{"id":65,"mp3":"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.reviewjournal.com\/rj-project\/podcasts\/podcast_4_ep_12_20190118_200635.mp3","title":"ZZ Top, Carlos Santana, Xavier Mortimer & Little Miss Nasty | Ep. 12","artist":"John Katsilometes","about":"I am on the prowl, once more! Welcome to PodKats! This is Kats, John Katsilometes, of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. My column is called Kats!, fittingly enough, on page 3A every day online all the time. \r\n\r\nI met up with rock legends ZZ Top. I also Chat with another Rock legend Carlos Santana of House of Blues at the children\u2019s book charity Spread the Word Nevada. I reconnected with magician Xavier Mortimer, who is opening a new headling show at Windows Showroom. AND I spent time backstage with Gina Katon and Marc Jordan of Little Miss Nasty, the adult rock\/burlesque show at Hooters Hotel Casino! 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The hotel-casino is scheduled to open in December 2020. \r\n\r\nIf you follow the Kats! Column, you know that Derek is the bold overlord of The D Las Vegas and Golden Gate. His company also operates the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, the site of the naming-announcement party on January 10th. Derek explains this name inspired by Las Vegas history and its pioneers, and also talks of the great sports book and Garage Mahal, and how he will always be on the casino floor chatting up customers.","duration":"14:30","duration_sec":870,"cover":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stephens-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_125\/v1566249999\/rj-project\/podcasts\/asumpko9e9epmg1rstrn.jpg","pubdate":"2019-01-11 16:49:00","keywords":"celebrities, celebrity, kats, katsilometes, las vegas, vegas, derek stevens, the d, downtown las vegas, circa, new casino, fremont, john katsliometes, podkats","type_of":"full","audio_file_size":"27864903","audio_file_type":"audio\/mpeg","skin":null,"services":{"spotify":"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2miTfhq","itunes":"https:\/\/apple.co\/2kUcQ7F","google":"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/I3k6bnqlwajm6m4f3cnihigvnqi?t%3DPodKats!_Las_Vegas_Entertainment%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16","stitcher":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/las-vegas-reviewjournal\/podkats"}},{"id":61,"mp3":"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.reviewjournal.com\/rj-project\/podcasts\/podcast_4_ep_10_20191030_163602.mp3","title":"The Righteous Brothers | Ep. 10","artist":"John Katsilometes","about":"The Righteous Brothers, they are righteous, Bill Medley and Bucky Heard. 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He also played Lonny in Rock of Ages at Venetian and the Rio. Since then, the Space has become a community destination, and Monday\u2019s Dark is a popular music production and fund-raising effort that was launched in December 2013. 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The Australian quartet began with a Motown-themed show presented by none other than Smokey Robinson, and \u00a0have since moved to the Venenetian and expanded the theme to JukeBox -- a collection of great rock and roll classics. They planning to add to their resiencey at Sands Showroom with a new multi-year contract. The are also returning to Australia for a two-month tour beginning next May. 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The much-hyped \u201cBelieve\u201d was originally a collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, but was not well received by reviewers or the public and went through a major overhaul soon after it opened. Angel convinced Cirque officials to allow him to produce the show himself. The plan worked. After a successful residency his hit show \u201cMindfreak Live\u201d has closed as his contract with Cirque expired. \u00a0 As he moves into his next show at Planet Hollywood, Angel talks of his time at Luxor, his young son Johnny Crisstopher\u2019s health challenges, how he has been perceived by the media, the influence of his family and how he has grown over the past decade. Plus,\u00a0 We go out on the town with\u00a0Las Vegas showman Frankie Scinta, and \u201cZombie Burlesque\u201d star Enoch Augustus Scott.","duration":"24:44","duration_sec":1484,"cover":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stephens-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_125\/v1566249999\/rj-project\/podcasts\/asumpko9e9epmg1rstrn.jpg","pubdate":"2018-11-21 21:21:00","keywords":"celebrities, celebrity, kats, katsilometes, las vegas, vegas, John Katsilometes, criss angel, frankie scinta, enoch augustus scott, magic","type_of":"full","audio_file_size":"47536812","audio_file_type":"audio\/mpeg","skin":null,"services":{"spotify":"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2miTfhq","itunes":"https:\/\/apple.co\/2kUcQ7F","google":"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/I3k6bnqlwajm6m4f3cnihigvnqi?t%3DPodKats!_Las_Vegas_Entertainment%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16","stitcher":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/las-vegas-reviewjournal\/podkats"}},{"id":44,"mp3":"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.reviewjournal.com\/rj-project\/podcasts\/podcast_4_ep_5.mp3","title":"John Shaw, Branden Powers & Philip Fortenberry | Ep. 5","artist":"John Katsilometes","about":"Welcome to PodKats, this is Kats, John Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. I am on Page 3A, every day and online all the time. We have an action-packed episode this week with John Shaw of Zak Bagans Haunted Museum. John is a longtime magician and sideshow artist who is known to put drills and nails in his face and lift paint cans from hooks in his eyes. His act is not for everyone, but he is a hit at Bagans Haunted Museum. Branden Powers is a flamboyant entrepreneur who has opened, and operates, such popular clubs and restaurants as Evel Pie on Fremont East and The Golden Tiki in Chinatown on Spring Mountain Road. Powers is known for his fascination with pop culture of the 60s, 70s and 80s, his appreciation for Evel Knievel and his famous display of shrunken heads. Philip Fortenberry is a master pianist and showman who has lived and worked in Las Vegas for more than a decade. He was the star of Liberace and Me at the now-closed Liberace Museum, the music director of The Cocktail Cabaret, and over the summer he introduced Broadway numbers to fans of all \u00a0in mainland China on a 19-day, 14-city tour.","duration":"25:09","duration_sec":1509,"cover":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stephens-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_125\/v1566249999\/rj-project\/podcasts\/asumpko9e9epmg1rstrn.jpg","pubdate":"2018-11-13 11:20:00","keywords":"celebrities, celebrity, kats, katsilometes, las vegas, vegas, John Katsilometes, John Shaw, Brandon Powers, Philip Fortenberry","type_of":"full","audio_file_size":"48314458","audio_file_type":"audio\/mpeg","skin":null,"services":{"spotify":"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2miTfhq","itunes":"https:\/\/apple.co\/2kUcQ7F","google":"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/I3k6bnqlwajm6m4f3cnihigvnqi?t%3DPodKats!_Las_Vegas_Entertainment%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16","stitcher":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/las-vegas-reviewjournal\/podkats"}},{"id":43,"mp3":"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.reviewjournal.com\/rj-project\/podcasts\/podcast_4_ep_4.mp3","title":"Tenors of Rock, Oscar Goodman & Daniel Emmet | Ep. 4","artist":"John Katsilometes","about":"Welcome to PodKats, this is Kats, John Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. I am on Page 3A, every day and online all the time! We join the jam with Tenors of Rock, the quintet from the United Kingdom, has logged 500 shows at Harrah\u2019s Showroom. They map their long path to the Strip, which includes a showcase at the Palms where Priscilla Presley was in the audience. Former Las Vegas Mayor and famous mob attorney Oscar Goodman sits with us for a martini (for him) and a fizzywater (for me) at Oscar\u2019s Steakhouse at the Plaza. Daniel Emmet rose from the lounges of Las Vegas to the final 10 of \u201cAmeria\u2019s Got Talent,\u201d and he describes his wild ride on the NBC competion show.","duration":"19:14","duration_sec":1154,"cover":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stephens-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_125\/v1566249999\/rj-project\/podcasts\/asumpko9e9epmg1rstrn.jpg","pubdate":"2018-11-13 11:17:00","keywords":"celebrities, celebrity, kats, katsilometes, lasvegas, vegas, tenors of rock, oscar goodman, daniel emmet","type_of":"full","audio_file_size":"36928550","audio_file_type":"audio\/mpeg","skin":null,"services":{"spotify":"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2miTfhq","itunes":"https:\/\/apple.co\/2kUcQ7F","google":"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/I3k6bnqlwajm6m4f3cnihigvnqi?t%3DPodKats!_Las_Vegas_Entertainment%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16","stitcher":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/las-vegas-reviewjournal\/podkats"}},{"id":42,"mp3":"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.reviewjournal.com\/rj-project\/podcasts\/podcast_4_ep_3.mp3","title":"Mat Franco, Chris Phillips & Murray Sawchuck | Ep. 3","artist":"John Katsilometes","about":"Welcome to PodKats, this is Kats, John Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. I am on Page 3A, every day and online all the time! \u00a0 Mat Franco is a champion of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent,\u201d and a champion on the Strip. He has headlined for three years at a theater named for him at Linq Hotel. \u201cIt flies by!\u201d he says. Chris Phillips of Zowie Bowie opened at Rocks Lounge at Red Rock Resort in 2006. His band performs there on at 11 p.m. Fridays and Thursdays and Saturdays at 3rd Street Stage on Fremont Street Experience. Phillips, as always, brings the party while delivering the maverick spirit of Las Vegas. Murray Sawchuck has performed since 2002 in Las Vegas, and is about to move from Planet Hollywood\u2019s Sin City Theater back to the Laugh Factory. He headlined that room until 2014, when he moved to Sin City Theater, and talks of his resilience and success on the Strip.","duration":"21:26","duration_sec":1286,"cover":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stephens-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_125\/v1566249999\/rj-project\/podcasts\/asumpko9e9epmg1rstrn.jpg","pubdate":"2018-11-13 11:12:00","keywords":"celebrities, celebrity, kats, katsilometes, las vegas, vegas, John Katsilometes, mat franco, chris phillips, murray sawchuck","type_of":"full","audio_file_size":"41173108","audio_file_type":"audio\/mpeg","skin":null,"services":{"spotify":"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2miTfhq","itunes":"https:\/\/apple.co\/2kUcQ7F","google":"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/I3k6bnqlwajm6m4f3cnihigvnqi?t%3DPodKats!_Las_Vegas_Entertainment%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16","stitcher":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/las-vegas-reviewjournal\/podkats"}},{"id":41,"mp3":"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.reviewjournal.com\/rj-project\/podcasts\/podcast_4_ep_2.mp3","title":"Vinny Adinolfi, Jerry Lopez & Patrick Hughes | Ep. 2","artist":"John Katsilometes","about":"Welcome to PodKats, this is Kats, John Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. I am on Page 3A, every day and online all the time! We caught up with longtime rocker Vinny Adinolfi of Bronx Wanderers. Vinny is front man of the family act at Windows Showroom at Bally\u2019s, and he has a lot of Vegas stories to tell. Jerry Lopez and Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns have been a Las Vegas institution since the mid-1970s. He talks of his time with Ricky Martin on the \u201cLivin\u2019 La Vida Loca\u201d tour and some of the stars who have seen the band over the years. Patrick Hughes holds the keys to the upgrades to the famous Fremont Street Experience light canopy, which will be totally overhauled in time for a fancy party on New Year\u2019s Eve 2019.","duration":"19:27","duration_sec":1167,"cover":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stephens-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_125\/v1566249999\/rj-project\/podcasts\/asumpko9e9epmg1rstrn.jpg","pubdate":"2018-11-13 11:07:00","keywords":"celebrities, celebrity, kats, katsilometes, las vegas, vegas, John Katsilometes, Vinny Adinolfi, Jerry Lopez, Patrick Hughes","type_of":"full","audio_file_size":"37386296","audio_file_type":"audio\/mpeg","skin":null,"services":{"spotify":"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2miTfhq","itunes":"https:\/\/apple.co\/2kUcQ7F","google":"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/I3k6bnqlwajm6m4f3cnihigvnqi?t%3DPodKats!_Las_Vegas_Entertainment%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16","stitcher":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/las-vegas-reviewjournal\/podkats"}},{"id":40,"mp3":"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/media.reviewjournal.com\/rj-project\/podcasts\/podcast_4_ep_1.mp3","title":"Frankie Moreno, Carlos Santana & Jeff Kutash | Ep. 1","artist":"John Katsilometes","about":"Welcome to PodKats, this is Kats, John Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. I am on page 3A, every day and online all the time. \u00a0 We chat with Frankie Moreno, the Las Vegas showman who created the show\u2019s theme song and who has headlined Carnegie Hall in October. Moreno has released a string of albums and is looking forward to mixing performing-arts center shows with his Vegas dates in 2019. Rock legend Carlos Santana tells of his musical and spiritual influences (ranging from John Lennon, John Coltrane and Jimi Hendrix), and recalls performing onstage with Eric Clapton as he returns to House of Blues at Mandalay Bay. Iconic producer Jeff Kutash reveals his inspiration for \u201cA Mob Story\u201d at Mandalay Bay; Kutash produced the great water show \u201cSplash\u201d at Riviera, and his history in Vegas dates to opening for Elvis Presley at the Las Vegas Hilton.","duration":"23:44","duration_sec":1424,"cover":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/stephens-media\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_125\/v1566249999\/rj-project\/podcasts\/asumpko9e9epmg1rstrn.jpg","pubdate":"2018-11-13 11:01:00","keywords":"frankie moreno, carlos santana, santana, jeff kutash, celebrities, celebrity, kats, katsilometes, las vegas, vegas, John Katsilometes","type_of":"full","audio_file_size":"45582169","audio_file_type":"audio\/mpeg","skin":null,"services":{"spotify":"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2miTfhq","itunes":"https:\/\/apple.co\/2kUcQ7F","google":"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/I3k6bnqlwajm6m4f3cnihigvnqi?t%3DPodKats!_Las_Vegas_Entertainment%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16","stitcher":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/las-vegas-reviewjournal\/podkats"}}]
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