The Righteous Brothers, they are righteous, Bill Medley and Bucky Heard. The act has performed a residency at Harrahs since 2015 and the residency is ongoing until 2019. Lets Hit It!

Mark Shunock, is the proprietor of the Space and founder of Monday’s Dark. He also played Lonny in Rock of Ages at Venetian and the Rio. Since then, the Space has become a community destination, and Monday’s Dark is a popular music production and fund-raising effort that was launched in December 2013. Shunock is also an arena emcee for the Vegas Golden Knights and has also emceed for Top Rank Boxing. As always, we have a lot happening on the scene this week, as I sat with Mark Shunock of the Space, former Jersey Boys cast member Travis Cloer, and Amy Saunders, the star of Miss Behave Game Show at Bally’s.   Let’s hit it!

Human Nature has been a popular Las Vegas act since opening at the then-Imperial Palace -- now Linq Hotel -- in 2009. The Australian quartet began with a Motown-themed show presented by none other than Smokey Robinson, and  have 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. John Katsilometes also catches up with Terry Fedor and Matt Ryan who performs the “Bruce Springsteen” character for the acclaimed Legends in Concert.

Jennifer Romas of the adult revue Sexxy at the Westgate Las Vegas; Stephanie Calvert of the rock band Starship and also Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding; and Las Vegas rock tandem Rockie Brown and Jason Tanzer.  Welcome to PodKats, this is Kats, John Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. I write the column called Kats! on Page 3A, every day, and online all the time!

2008. The much-hyped “Believe” 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 “Mindfreak Live” has closed as his contract with Cirque expired.   As he moves into his next show at Planet Hollywood, Angel talks of his time at Luxor, his young son Johnny Crisstopher’s 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,  We go out on the town with Las Vegas showman Frankie Scinta, and “Zombie Burlesque” star Enoch Augustus Scott.

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  in mainland China on a 19-day, 14-city tour.

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’s 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’s Steakhouse at the Plaza. Daniel Emmet rose from the lounges of Las Vegas to the final 10 of “Ameria’s Got Talent,” and he describes his wild ride on the NBC competion show.

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!   Mat Franco is a champion of “America’s Got Talent,” and a champion on the Strip. He has headlined for three years at a theater named for him at Linq Hotel. “It flies by!” 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’s 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.

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’s, 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 “Livin’ La Vida Loca” 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’s Eve 2019.

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 chat with Frankie Moreno, the Las Vegas showman who created the show’s 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 “A Mob Story” at Mandalay Bay; Kutash produced the great water show “Splash” at Riviera, and his history in Vegas dates to opening for Elvis Presley at the Las Vegas Hilton.