You know, I guess I think I've always been a professional critic, you know, or some sort of professional

appreciator or something. And then. Now this is serious business here man.

Putting on a great show is the most important thing you can do.

One great rock show can change the world.

A former street artist who recorded his first album with Tots and Pans,

Willis Earl Beel is now a label mate of Radiohead and Adele.

I'm Greg Codd of the Chicago Tribune and

I'm Jim Deeregatus from W beez and Columbia College.

Willis Earl Beale performs live in our studio. Then Greg and I review the new album

from one of the biggest rock bands in the world, Kings of Leon.

That's all coming up on Sound Opinions.

You're listening to Sound Opinions, and now it's time for some music news. I know how much you like to win

in Sin City.

Jim I know how much you like to join AC-DC in Sin City, Las Vegas to play the slots. You go there regularly four times a year I hear.

I go for the shows.

Yeah, there you go.

But the slots and the gambling are no longer the soul draw to Vegas. That's been true for a number of years, but now music is rapidly catching up with gambling as the major draw in the city.

A huge industry is developing around the dance clubs there, the DJ's and the pop acts. the 26% of casino goers are now skipping wagering and many of them are gravitating to these

major clubs. 21 of the country's 100 most profitable night clubs are now based in Las Vegas. Seven of the top ten in

Vegas making more than 25 million a year that is a major industry so you've got

these big draws big pop-backs doing

residencies there Britney Spears selene beyond elton john some of these for

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