Garage bands across the country dream of making it big - touring, playing for screaming fans and enjoying the rock-and-roll life. Coming to Madison Friday with Mà ¶tley Crà ¼e, Chicago-based The Last Vegas are one step closer to that dream.
Guitarist Adam Arling echoed this evolution, describing The Last Vegas as a loud, raw, hard rock band that comes straight from the garage right to the stadium stage.""
Moving from small venues to stadiums is a rite of passage for musicians on their way to the top, and that is exactly what The Last Vegas hopes to continue to do.
""It's pretty awesome to be able to come back to a lot of these cities that we do have a track record in, but just do it on a completely dominant scale. It's pretty surreal,"" Arling said.
Arling also reminisced about their ""hardcore"" traveling and touring experiences over the last three years.
""We're used to driving all day in a van surrounded by six sweaty dudes all the time, sleeping on floors and eating deli meat out of a hotel room,"" he said. ""And now we're rolling around on a tour bus, pulling into stadiums, playing to thousands and thousands of people a night. Honestly, it's like you're having a fantasy dream and you're waiting to wake up from it.""
Along with touring with Mà ¶tley Crà ¼e, The Last Vegas worked with Nikki Sixx, bass player for Mà ¶tley Crà ¼e, on their first album, set for release in spring 2009.
Their first single, ""I'm Bad,"" is already getting radio play, and is available on iTunes and AOL. Band members are hopeful that the single will be a huge success.
Being avid Mà ¶tley Crà ¼e fans themselves, The Last Vegas could not speak highly enough of the wonderful opportunity handed to them.
""To be collaborating with someone who you're a fan of is a pretty amazing experience,"" Arling added. ""And [Sixx] has killer ideas. He knows how to write awesome, catchy, hard rock/punky trash tunes, and they're right up our alley.""
But to Mà ¶tley Crà ¼e, passing the torch is just another way to give back to the rock-n-roll community at large.
In a statement, Mà ¶tley Crà ¼e vocalist Vince Neil said, ""The overall talent and energy of The Last Vegas surpassed our expectations. Mà ¶tley Crà ¼e is excited to pass the torch on to these amazing musicians, just as Ozzy did for us over 25 years ago.""
Overall, The Last Vegas just hopes to enjoy their time on tour, and appreciate every move they make forward.
""It's pretty awesome because we've seen the other side for so long, we've been an underground band, and I think that's what makes it all the sweeter,"" Arling said. Finally, The Last Vegas have made it to the big time.
