April 14, 2009 at 4:40 pm

Buy 'Whatever Gets You Off' Today!

New York, NY (April 14,2009) - THE LAST VEGAS, the band hand picked by Mötley Crüe to tour with them as part of Guitar Center’s On-Stage new music program, have released their debut CD for Eleven Seven Music, the brazenly titled WHATEVER GETS YOU OFF. Earning accolades from the press on the “Saints of Los Angeles 2009 Tour” with Mötley Crüe, Hinder and Theory Of A Deadman, THE LAST VEGAS--cited last year by SPIN as "Best Discovery” in the magazine’s SXSW 2008 coverage--recently took time out to shoot a video for “I’m Bad” in their Chicago hometown at the popular nightclub, the Double Door.  To watch the debut video for “I’m Bad,” please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lV0Nl5F8R4. The track--which “combines rock, glam and garage for an ass-kicking sound,” Billboard, 1/10/09--was inspired by “life, sex, and death,” reveals frontman CHAD CHERRY.  “It was a culmination of what happened to a friend as well as various life experiences that I have been through,” he continues.  “This song has great, sleazy riffs that have become part of our signature sound,” says guitarist ADAM ARLING.  Not surprisingly for THE LAST VEGAS, things got a little wild on the set, as drummer NATE ARLING explains: “We shot the video at the Double Door. I got attacked by a stripper in a bathroom stall and she started making out with me. That was the start of the day…” THE LAST VEGAS--ADAM ARLING (guitar), NATHAN ARLING (drums), JOHNNY WATOR (guitar), DANNY SMASH (bass) and CHAD CHERRY (lead vocals)--recorded WHATEVER GETS YOU OFF in Los Angeles with veteran rock producers DJ Ashba (Sixx:A.M., Mötley Crüe), Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne) and Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Sixx:A.M. after being hand-picked by Mötley Crüe as part of Guitar Center’s On-Stage program. They were awarded a record and management deal, giving the band an unprecedented opportunity.  In a recent interview with the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Nikki Sixx shared his thoughts about THE LAST VEGAS, noting: “They're honest. They're real. They're not full of (expletive). They're a real rock 'n' roll band” (February 12, 2009).     Here’s a sample of the praise THE LAST VEGAS has received for their live gigs so far: “…buzzed-about newcomers the Last Vegas…”         --Chris Riemenschneider, Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 12, 2009 “…this band proved it belonged onstage and was deserving of its role as lead openers. Both looking and performing the part with studded leather, intense singing and overzealous stage moves, The Last Vegas commanded the audience’s attention and let it know the show had begun.”         --Alice Daugherty, San Diego State Univ. Daily Aztec, February 5, 2009 “…newcomers the Last Vegas more than held their own...give the Last Vegas time. Like Motley Crue, it has lasting power.”         --Katjusa Cisar, Capitol Times (Madison, WI), February 15, 2009 "...Last Vegas ignited the crowd. The showmanship, musicianship and their ability to connect with the audience not only won me over, but I believe it won overall in attendance! Just good Rock and Roll."         --Victor Hudson, The Village Idiot, February 27, 2009 “The Last Vegas won a national competition to have a place on the Motley Crue tour and proved that they deserved it. They brought the audience to their feet…”         --Bianca Ionescu, Central Florida Future, March 5, 2009 Catch THE LAST VEGAS on tour in the cities below and look for additional tour dates to be announced soon.  Also check out www.thelastvegas.com for more information. To view the EPK for The Last Vegas, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywxgzGMAtmQ&feature=channel_page  

March 2, 2009 at 12:14 pm

A blog from St. Paul AND a phone number to call us on!

 We just set up a new phone number so we can talk to you guys from the road.  Call in to hear what we're up to, leave messages for us, and get updates about everything Last Vegas.  Call us now - 773-840-8502! In other news, cold as hell in St. Paul today....definitely not on the west coast anymore as this time machine called a tour bus leaves every night after the gig around 2am, and you wake up at the arena of the next day figuring out which way is up (and where the nearest bathroom is).   The Republican National convention was here back in Sept. or something, and I think we may have Sarah Palin's dressing room today.  Or at least we can dream.... Today is the third day we've had the iTunes single of the week on their main page, and the response is great from the crowd.  People are singing along to I'm Bad at every show now.  Creating bad people in every town, sing along our friends.   It's good to be bad.  Our TM knows of a late night gentlemen's club where he's king VIP, or part owner after years of patronage, so we'll see what that's all about in a few....Adios 'til Green Bay tomorrow. -Adam

February 15, 2009 at 3:24 pm

Madison, WI.

 Valentines day in Madison, WI tonight, and The Last Vegas sends some hot love.  We used to come up and see shows here all the time growing up, Megadeth, Pantera, Ozzy, the works...now we're playing the arena.  Pretty crazy.   Before the show we did a Motherf$*cker of the Year Pre-Party acoustic set at the Badger Bowl bar sponsored by WJJO, the local rock station spinning I'm Bad.  Super crowded at 4pm, and we did acoustic versions of new songs off the upcoming record; I'm Bad, Apologize, and Whatever Gets You Off.  People were diggin. Maybe something will leak out online next week.   Back to the arena stage to set the show off right for Theory, Hinder and The Crue.  The Crue was even more awesome tonight than usual.  Nikki was all over the stage. -Adam

February 13, 2009 at 5:29 pm

new podcast interview with chad...

 Check out our myspace blog to hear a new audio interview chad did for mr. media

February 12, 2009 at 9:22 pm

another update from the road

 Welcome from the road... it's been one hell of a week on tour with Motley, Theory and the Hinder dudes. Getting dialed in with all of our new gear in these big arenas thanks to GC!!....  Everything kicked off in San Diego last Monday, and we've been pretty blown away by the Motley stage show. It's all BIG. Big lights, Big pyro, Big sound! People are definitely getting their moneys worth on this one.  It feels great to play some of the new tunes that we wrote and recorded for the new album that's coming out in April.  The crowd is diggin it and the set is finally starting to get really tight.  We hit Reno next which was wild.  Lots of partying and it seemed like the whole crew on tour was ready to start tearing this thing up.  A day off and we headed to Las Vegas for 3 days and 2 shows, the final two shows at the legendary "Joint" in the Hard Rock Casino.  We posted a lot of pics and videos from these two, mostly cause we had a hard time remembering all the craziness that got packed into those gigs.  Total stimulus overload; lights, waitresses in lingerie, high rollers, outta controllers, a very "augmented" scene to say the least. The whole twisted 9 yards and it fit like a dirty glove.    We had a couple days off to get out here to the midwest. It's back to arenas in Omaha and Moline tonight.  Second time hitting this place for The Last Vegas. We played here last summer with Buckcherry. Should be great! We have lots of friends in town and we're getting into all the territories we've been hittin on the club scene for the last 4 years. We're getting ready to load in now, tune up our new goodies courtesy of On Stage, and sound check.  All I can say to the people reading this is "get your tickets now!".. this show is big and you'll walk away with ringing ears and a melted brain from 5 hours of serious rock... we'll keep sending out the stories as they come so stay tuned in. This is only the beginning of this 7 week run and it's only going to get more crazy as this machine rolls on....  see ya then...    Rock on - Johnny