Sunset Sessions give rising acts?and a few - Las Vegas Weekly

Music industry showcase open to the public at the Cosmopolitan Nov. 8 -?10

The Black Keys at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan on Feb. 20,?2011.

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The Sunset Sessions come to the Cosmopolitan this weekend, marking the first time in its 15-year history that the music-industry gathering will be open to the public. Music fans have a chance to check out a handpicked slate of promising new and established acts at a premier showcase that?s helped launch the careers of artists like Fun., Maroon 5 and The Black Keys. We caught up with founder Michele Clark to chat about what?s in store.

What do you see as Sunset Sessions? role?

I hope it gets the music industry more excited about new music again. It has gotten more and more difficult for new artists to be heard when there?s all these new compliance laws and regulations. The way everybody operates and does business has really hurt new artists because radio stations don?t want to take a chance. They can?t afford to. I try to make a human and genuine connection between the artists and people who can make their careers.

Sunset Sessions

November 8-10, 4 p.m., $25 per day

Cosmopolitan's Boulevard Pool, 855-455-1055

For a long time, the Sunset Sessions has been an tailored for music industry insiders, but this year you're opening it to the public. To whom will Sunset Sessions appeal?

Fans, anybody who?s interested in the discovery process. It?s like the real-life American Idol, where tastemakers discover superstars of tomorrow. So if you like new music and want to be a part of the discovery process, it?s perfect for you.

The truth is that the public?s reaction to the artists onstage will influence the gatekeepers. The audience genuinely has opportunity to help an artist they love.

The event doesn't just showcase new bands. There are some very established artists playing, like Steve Earle. Why?

Sometimes an artist wants a re-imagining of how they?re perceived. This is a consolidated way for artists to reintroduce themselves to the industry. They do interviews and showcases with way more people than they normally could in one day. It?s a way to get through to jaded people who they wouldn?t reach otherwise.

This year you?re giving proceeds from the event to a number of charities, including local ones like Three Square that were picked out by some of the artists. What inspired that?

Giving back has always been really important to me, and opening the event to the public gave us a perfect avenue to do that. A lot of artists have said to me they want to this to mean something more than just a showcase. They were really excited for the opportunity to do something for the local community.

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Boulevard Pool At the east end of the Cosmopolitan, you'll will find the Boulevard Pool, built in an amphitheater design that looks down the Strip. The pool area features several small pools, cabanas and a grassy yard area with foosball and lounge chairs.

3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89109

Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas dares to be different. From the hotel?s red reservations desks to fine art found throughout the resort, Cosmopolitan?s signature style is helping to pave its own path on the Las Vegas Strip.

Upon entering the resort, you?re greeted by pillars of video boards playing video art by Digital Kitchen and David Rockwell Studio exclusively produced for Cosmopolitan. Just beyond that, you?ll find all your favorite casino games on the resort?s 100,000-square-foot casino floor.

Cosmopolitan?s rooms standout as the resort?s most unique feature. About 2,220 of Cosmopolitan?s 2,995 rooms have 6-foot deep terraces that span the length of the room, a first at a modern Strip hotel. Other in-room amenities soaking tubs, kitchenettes and quirky accessories like artsy coffee table books.

The dining experience at Cosmopolitan isn?t something you?ll find at other Strip resorts, either. All of Cosmopolitan?s 12 restaurateurs are new to the Las Vegas market. You?ll find American steakhouse fare in a modern setting at STK, top-notch sushi at Blue Ribbon and the freshest fish flown in from the Mediterranean daily at Estiatorio Milos.

Whether the sun is up or down, Marquee is the place to find the party at Cosmopolitan. The venue is a dayclub/nigtclub, complete with a pool and cabanas outside and four different rooms with four different vibes inside.

If nightclubs aren?t your thing, you can grab a drink at one of Cosmopolitan?s four other bars, like the Chandelier Bar, which is encased in 2 million dripping crystals.

3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89109

Source: http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2012/nov/07/sunset-sessions-give-rising-acts-and-few-familiar/

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