Join us for an evening of readings from the 2022 Las Vegas Writes anthology, Neon Riffs and Lounge Acts: Las Vegas Writers on Music. Book signing to follow. Free and open to the public.

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ABOUT THE BOOK

In a city founded as much upon music as anything else, a question endures: How does this history as the entertainment capital of the West influence the non-stop momentum of today’s Las Vegas? Neon Riffs and Lounge Acts: Las Vegas Writers on Music is an anthology that considers the enduring momentum of Las Vegas on music, live, and recorded. This is a place where great music was made famous by the King of Pop, the King of Rock ’n’ Roll, and the Rat Pack. Twelve of the best writers in the valley—a few musicians themselves—pursue the rattle and hum of Sin City musicality, exploring what drives hard rock and soft ballads in the desert. Prepare yourself for the emotional reality of living for the music in the heart of this throbbing mass-entertainment venture.

The book includes original, never-before-published essays by: Jason Bracelin, Betty Burston, Alycia Calvert, Sara Dudo, Brian Garth, John Glionna, Wendy Randall, Timea Sipos, Benjamin Stallings, Kelly Stith, Carlos Tkacz, and Tyler Williams.

Las Vegas Writes is a program of Nevada Humanities, published by Huntington Press, with support from the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, and part of the Las Vegas Book Festival. Las Vegas Writes anthology is an annual collection of writings by local authors focused on a theme connected to Las Vegas.