Crossroads at House of Blues Las Vegas unveiled a new portrait sculpture in its gallery of stars yesterday to commemorate the start of Carlos Santana’s shows at the venue, billed “An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live — Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow.” The artwork, called a “bas relief,” was placed on the ceiling where [...]
By Caroline Fontein VEGAS.com Walking around the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas you’re bound to see some Carlos Santana memorabilia in a display case or hanging on the walls. Santana is the first resident headliner to perform at The Joint since the new 2,951-seat concert venue opened in 2009. Everyone knows his name, but seeing the Santana [...]
By Aleza Freeman (aleza.freeman@vegas.com) Vegas.com Legendary guitarist Carlos Santana has been to Las Vegas many times, but never as a tourist. He first visited in 1967 as the opening act for the Grateful Dead. His memories of the experience — as well as the venue — are, let’s just say, more than a little hazy. [...]
You can play like your favorite rock stars with Guitar Hero, but what if playing the game also allowed you to meet one of them? Video gamers had the chance to do just that Sept. 10, 2009 at the Santana Guitar Hero 5 Challenge. Hosted at Wasted Space inside the Hard Rock Hotel, the challenge featured [...]
