Singer Smokey Robinson christening new showroom at Aliante Station.

Mike Weatherford
Show bargains offer at least a glint of silver lining in a dire economy. Echoing the months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, locals have a buffet of discounts to choose from.
I’m talking to the biggest player in Las Vegas entertainment on the loading dock in back of Luxor, because it’s a place where he can smoke.
It’s probably a coincidence — isn’t it? — that Irish "hypnomagician" Keith Barry turned up in Las Vegas the same week as Criss Angel’s grand opening. The two couldn’t be more different, except Barry is the one doing the real mind freaks.
Don’t try this on YouTube, kids.
Stomp Out Loud” will beat its last trash can at Planet Hollywood on Jan. 4, though producers hope to move the percussive revue to a smaller venue.
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