PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment
118 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 93 ratingsPodKats! is a weekly hang with the biggest names in entertainment, hosted by man-about-town columnist John "Kats" Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. You can find his column on page 3A every day and online all the time at http://reviewjournal.com/Kats.
Thanks to longtime Vegas headliner Frankie Moreno for the PodKats! theme, 'Biggest Cat in Town,' from the album Broke Down in Paradise.
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Episodes
Dana Carvey | Ep. 18
March 09, 2019 02:51 - 18 minutes - 33.7 MBI 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. My 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’s Aces of Comedy Series. Carvey is famous as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live,” and spinoff film “Wayne’s World.” He performs man...
Vinny Guadagnino & The Naked Magicians | Ep. 17
March 07, 2019 16:03 - 37 minutes - 68.7 MBI 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 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 “Jersey Shore” who is guest-starring in “Chippendales” at the Rio from April 26th through May 26th. And, the Naked Magi...
Ester Goldberg’s Totally Outrageous Brunch | Ep. 16
February 16, 2019 02:33 - 22 minutes - 42 MBI 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 guests on this episode of PodKats are members of the cast of Ester Goldberg’s 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...
Ice Cube | Ep. 15
February 09, 2019 02:46 - 17 minutes - 31.9 MBI 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’s an accomplished actor in such movies as “Boyz in the Hood!” “Friday” and “Barbershop.” He’s also the CEO of ...
Jay Kornegay, Myron Martin & Stephanie Sanchez | Ep. 14
February 02, 2019 02:01 - 36 minutes - 67.4 MBI am on the prowl, indeed, as theme song indicates! 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. The 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 ...
Cameron Hughes, Mike Hammer & Kenny Davidsen | Ep. 13
January 26, 2019 01:34 - 34 minutes - 62.7 MBThe scene never stops, folks, and this week I was ignited by Cameron Hughes! He’s known as the igniter! And he is the guy who works the crowd during breaks in the action at Vegas Golden Knights games at T-Mobile Arena. I also caught up with Mike Hammer, the acerbic comic magician at Four Queens; and Kenny Davidsen of Don’t Tell Mama in downtown Las Vegas who is also the bandleader at Tuscany Suites.
ZZ Top, Carlos Santana, Xavier Mortimer & Little Miss Nasty | Ep. 12
January 19, 2019 03:09 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MBI 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. I met up with rock legends ZZ Top. I also Chat with another Rock legend Carlos Santana of House of Blues at the children’s 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 wi...
Derek Stevens | Ep. 11
January 12, 2019 00:49 - 14 minutes - 26.6 MBDerek Stevens, who, along with his brother Greg, have announced the name of the resort they are building on Fremont Street. The hotel-casino is scheduled to open in December 2020. If 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 ...
The Righteous Brothers | Ep. 10
January 10, 2019 01:07 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBThe Righteous Brothers, they are righteous, Bill Medley and Bucky Heard. The act has performed a residency at Harrah's since 2015 and the residency is ongoing until 2019. Lets Hit It!
Mark Shunock, Travis Cloer & Amy Saunder | Ep. 9
January 10, 2019 00:42 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBMark 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...
Human Nature, Terry Fator & Matt Ryan | Ep. 8
December 12, 2018 19:15 - 28 minutes - 52.4 MBHuman 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 beginnin...
Jennifer Romas, Stephanie Calvert, Rockie Brown & Jason Tanzer | Ep. 7
December 01, 2018 00:11 - 31 minutes - 57.5 MBJennifer 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!
Criss Angel, Frankie Scinta & Enoch Augustus Scot | Ep. 6
November 22, 2018 05:21 - 24 minutes - 45.3 MB2008. 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 Jo...
John Shaw, Branden Powers & Philip Fortenberry | Ep. 5
November 13, 2018 19:20 - 25 minutes - 46.1 MBWelcome 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, ...
Tenors of Rock, Oscar Goodman & Daniel Emmet | Ep. 4
November 13, 2018 19:17 - 19 minutes - 35.2 MBWelcome 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 ...
Mat Franco, Chris Phillips & Murray Sawchuck | Ep. 3
November 13, 2018 19:12 - 21 minutes - 39.3 MBWelcome 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 ...
Vinny Adinolfi, Jerry Lopez & Patrick Hughes | Ep. 2
November 13, 2018 19:07 - 19 minutes - 35.7 MBWelcome 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 s...
Frankie Moreno, Carlos Santana & Jeff Kutash | Ep. 1
November 13, 2018 19:01 - 23 minutes - 43.5 MBWelcome 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 Le...