My wife and I live and work near Red Rock Resort, so when we look for weekend fun, we catch concerts and parties at Cherry and at the pool during the summer, but it seems we don’t get to Green Valley Ranch very often. Last Saturday, we decided to make a night of it, and I’m glad we did. First, we split a delicious margherita pizza and calamari at Terra Verde. There was a bit of a wait, so when you go – call ahead and make a reservation. The lounge is perfectly fine for a quick bite, which is all we had time for before meeting our friends at Ovation to see Sin City Sinners.
Our friends affectionately refer to them as “The Sinners” and have seen them perform a handful of times. I always hear great things about the Stations bands, and these guys put on a fantastic show. The Sinners performed several originals and a handful of classic hard rock tunes before their second set – Guns N’ Roses epic album Appetite For Destruction – in its entirety.
Photo courtesy of myspace.com/scsinners
The Sin City Sinners are known for their guest appearances, too. Dirrty, from The Spyderz, helped with a few tunes, including a great cover of the Rolling Stones’ Sympathy For The Devil, and during a break, legendary metal drummer Vinnie Paul took the stage to present the band with a gift guitar, then stayed to check out the show. Much to the delight of some of her fans, adult-film star and Penthouse Magazine Pet of the Year Sunny Leone gave away DVDs of her newest feature.
Sinners’ front man Todd Kerns nailed every lyric of every song, and the band was equally great. The show brought back some great memories of the GNR classics. Covering “Appetite” has got to be a tall order – everyone who knows the album, knows the songs and lyrics like the back of their hand. If they’re like me, they played the tape about a million times, then bought the CD, then somehow acquired the mp3s, too. My friends and I all agreed that the show was great, but I was also impressed with Ovation. You never really know what type of show you’re going to see when a venue doesn’t charge a cover or sell tickets. I have been disappointed by this before at some Las Vegas concerts. The lights and sound were better than almost any in Vegas – and while they had a smoke machine running, it didn’t drive my wife crazy like it has at some venues. The crowd was pretty full, but there were still some very good seats available. Drink prices are very reasonable, and my friends and I decided that we’d be back for another show – sooner than later.
Catch the next Sin City Sinners show at Green Valley Ranch on Saturdays.
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