'Casino' is a 1995 American epic crime drama film directed by 'Martin Scorsese' and starring 'Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci & Sharon Stone'.Casino was released o. Desert Diamond Casinos is an Enterprise of the Tohono O’odham Nation, investing into its own tribal enterprises to foster economic development while simultaneously maintaining control over the enterprises’ impacts on the environment, natural resources, and tribal cultural values. The Nation’s enterprises provide much of the financial. The Palm Desert Scene is a group of related bands and musicians from Palm Desert, Southern California.Their hard rock sound – often described as desert rock – contains elements of psychedelia, blues, heavy metal, punk rock, acid rock, alternative rock, and other genres.It often features distinctive repetitive drum beats, a propensity for free-form jamming, and 'trance-like' or 'sludgy.

The Palm Desert Scene is a group of related bands and musicians from Palm Desert, Southern California. Their hard rock sound – often described as desert rock – contains elements of psychedelia, blues, heavy metal, punk rock, acid rock, alternative rock, and other genres. It often features distinctive repetitive drum beats, a propensity for free-form jamming, and 'trance-like' or 'sludgy' grooves.^[9] The involved musicians often play in multiple bands simultaneously, and there is a high rate of collaboration between bands. The Palm Desert Scene is also notable for fostering stoner rock pioneers Kyuss. The term 'stoner rock' is sometimes used interchangeably with the term 'desert rock'.^[10] However, not all Palm Desert scene bands are 'stoner rock' and not all stoner rock bands sound exactly like those in Palm Desert.^[7] Palm Desert has been named by Blender magazine as 'one of the top seven rock n' roll cities in America'.^[11]

History[edit]

The scene evolved from various Palm Desert bands' (especially Yawning Man's) marijuana-driven instrumental jam sessions in the desert.^[2] It is largely known for its heavy, grinding riffs and association with the use of illicit substances, particularly marijuana, peyote, LSD, and magic mushrooms.^[3][10] These jam sessions inevitably contained some psychedelic rock influences.^[1] Possibly because of the scene's proximity to Mexico and Spanish speaking communities, there is a significant influence of Latin music on Palm Desert rock which is very evident with the El Miradors. Due in part to their roots as smalltime bar bands, many of the Palm Desert bands have strong blues elements in their music as well. Palm Desert bands built a large local following by frequently performing at bars and parties in and around the isolated towns of Southern California's desert areas. The band Kyuss, specifically, performed shows at desert parties known as 'generator parties'.^[12] These shows consisted of small crowds of people partying in the desert, beer drinking, drugs, and the use of gasoline-powered generators to provide electricity for the musical equipment.^[3][13] Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age member Josh Homme commented that playing in the desert 'was the shaping factor for [Kyuss]', noting that 'there's no clubs here, so you can only play for free. If people don't like you, they'll tell you. You can't suck.'^{[10][12][14][15]} The Palm Desert Scene gets well featured and rave reviews in the local annual world-famous Coachella Music Fest in nearby Indio.

The Desert Sessions[edit]

One project within this scene are the Desert Sessions, in which Josh Homme invites a group of musicians, most of whom are from the Palm Desert scene, to Rancho De La Luna, a studio in the desert, where they write, rehearse and record some 10 songs in one week's time. The songs are recorded and then never played again by the same lineup, though a number of Desert Sessions songs have later been covered on albums by Queens Of The Stone Age and become part of the QOTSA live repertoire. The Desert Sessions series has now yielded 12 volumes, which have been released in pairs on CD but individually in 10' vinyl EP format. Though the series is commonly associated with the Palm Desert Scene, not all artists in the scene have participated, and there have been other artists to contribute to the project who are clearly not from the scene, such as John McBain of Red Bank, New Jersey's Monster Magnet, Dean Ween of Pennsylvania's Ween and England's PJ Harvey.^[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abVanhorn, Teri. 'Queens Of The Stone Age At Home In Desert'. mtv.com. MTV. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
2. ^ ^abPrato, Greg. 'Normadic Pursuits - Yawning Man'. Allmusic. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
3. ^ ^abcdSteve Appleford (October 22, 2014). 'Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme Is Our Last Real Rock Star'. L.A. Weekly.
4. ^Orzeck, Kurt. 'QOTSA End Year On A High Note: Josh Homme Reunites With Kyuss Singer In L.A.'MTV.com. MTV. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
5. ^Loeffler, Shawn. 'BRANT BJORK AND THE LOW DESERT PUNK BAND HIT THE STONER GROOVE ON 'STOKELY UP NOW''. yellmagazine.com. Yell Magazine. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
6. ^Linn, Robin; Lalli, Mario (July 19, 2013). 'The strange births of Desert Rock'. The Sun Runner, Journal of the Real Desert. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
7. ^ ^abDewey, Casey. 'Stoner Rock's Best Kept Secret'. Tucson Weekly. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
8. ^Mettler, Mike. 'A Desert Soundtrack'. palmspringslife.com. Palm Springs Life. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
9. ^^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}
10. ^ ^abcLynskey, Dorian. 'Kyuss: Kings of the stoner age'. The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
11. ^Fong, Erik (November 4–17, 2003). 'One Flew Over the Eagle's Nest'. Blender. Archived from the original on January 19, 2008.
12. ^ ^abMorris, Chris (January 15, 1994), 'Kyuss lands on its feet and keeps climbing', Billboard, p. 1
13. ^Billik, Kira L. (March 14, 1993), 'Confused punk rockers' have an identity crisis', Buffalo News, pp. G3
14. ^Felci, Michael. 'Dave Grohl explores desert rock in HBO series'. The Desert Sun. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
15. ^Bennett, J. 'Kyuss Vocalist John Garcia Is Free At Last'. Noisey. Vice. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

How to Build a Perfect Casino Party Playlist

As a mobile DJ, you are always being bombarded with special requests and tasked with coming up with the “perfect” mix for whatever theme the host has in mind for the evening. “Great” DJs earn that title in reviews and recommendations more on their ability to make the music fit the occasion than for the size of their hard drive.

One of the fastest growing themes for parties is “the casino night.” The theme is by no means new, but it has been growing over the past few years for both private parties and corporate events. The reasons for this growth are fairly simple; more casinos have opened in the US and casino specials are a staple on The Travel Channel and other networks. The internet has also played a major part in the growth of casino themed parties. Casino games are one of fastest growing video game segments. This includes social network games and apps. Even the long established online poker site PokerStars has expanded to meet the demand in this area.
Casino games are perfect for social interaction; the players in many games form a bond due to the fact that the table often wins or loses as a whole. This dynamic is especially evident at the craps table, which is easily the most boisterous of any game in the casino when a shooter is on a hot streak. This makes casino themed parties the perfect vehicle to insure the guests are entertained and have an easy way to break the ice.

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It is almost a prerequisite that a casino party has a DJ, and how you contribute to the evening can make a big difference to your reputation.

Too often, DJs for a casino theme party simply put together a list of “standards” including the old “Rat Pack” songs, Elvis tracks, and any song with the word “luck,” “Vegas,” “money,” or any casino games in the title.

Just because a song has a “gambling” word doesn’t make it a good choice.

Casinos are the ultimate fantasy and escape. Even someone that has never set foot in a real casino has an idea of what they are like. For a casino themed party to be successful, the event has to have a lot of energy and reflect the casino image. This is as much the job of the DJ as it is the game dealers.

Starters

You will likely set up an hour or so before the games and the party officially begins. Unless the host has a pre-gaming activity, like an awards presentation, consider putting together a very simple playlist that sets the mood. Ambient or up-tempo jazz works well. The Ultra-lounge discs are great for this as are artists like Art of Noise. Just start the list and walk away.

Songs and Genres

As hackneyed as it appears, you really can’t go wrong with Viva Las Vegas right as the games begin, and whether you use the Elvis or ZZ Top version is a matter of personal taste. However, bear in mind the Elvis version works even for parties where most of those attending weren’t even born when Elvis was king. It’s just that the lyrics sum up the Las Vegas experience really well.

“How I wish that there were more / Than the twenty-four hours in the day / Cos even if there were forty more I wouldn’t sleep a minute away / Oh, there’s black jack and poker and the roulette wheel / A fortune won and lost on every deal / All you need’s a strong heart and a nerve of steel / Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas.”

If you use the Elvis version, follow-up with The Elvis vs JLX version of A Little Less Conversation. This gives sets a modern tone and signals that you aren’t going to play the same old “Vegas” songs.

Dance and pop favorites are a must. The pop and dance superstars are staples of Vegas entertainment, so you can include all of them. It’s even ok to include Lady GaGa’s Poker Face, even though it’s not about poker. Britney Spears, Pussycat Dolls, and Rihanna all work well. Don’t be afraid to mix some of the old school artists like the B-52s, and Talking Heads.

The Vegas club scene is dominated by EDM. Mixing in Steve Aoki, Calvin Harris, Tiesto, and possibly Skrillex can work well.

The key is to remember you are setting a mood.

There are some “gambling” songs that do work that you might want to include in your playlist:

Winner Takes All – Abba Money, Money, Money – Abba Vegas – Clubstophobia Let’s Go to Vegas – Faith Hill Rambling Gambling Man – Bob Seger Waking Up in Vegas – Katy Perry Sin City – AC/DC Money Don’t Matter Tonight – Prince Poker- Electric Light Orchestra Ooh Las Vegas – Emmy Lou Harris That was a Crazy Game of Poker – OAR Luck be a Lady – Frank Sinatra (This one is easy to remix) Superstitious – Stevie Wonder (Stevie Ray Vaughan works too)

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