THE LAST VEGAS TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ‘WHATEVER GETS YOU OFF’ APRIL 14 ON ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC

THE LAST VEGAS

TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ‘WHATEVER GETS YOU OFF’  
APRIL 14 ON ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC

BAND BUILDS ON BUZZ OF NEW SINGLE, “I’M BAD”
AND MÖTLEY CRÜE TOUR

AFTER RECEIVING UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY BY WINNING
GUITAR CENTER “ON-STAGE”

New York, NY (March 31, 2009) – With their much-buzzed-about single “I’m Bad” recently featured as the iTunes “Single of the Week” for February 17-23, THE LAST VEGAS have set April 14, 2009 as the release date for their new CD, the brazenly titled WHATEVER GETS YOU OFF (Eleven Seven Music).  The group was hand-picked by Mötley Crüe as part of Guitar Center’s On-Stage new music program.

Earning accolades from the press on the “Saints of Los Angeles 2009 Tour” with Mötley Crüe, Hinder and Theory Of A Deadman, THE LAST VEGAS–cited last year by SPIN as "Best Discovery” in the magazine’s SXSW 2008 coverage–recently took time out to shoot a video for “I’m Bad” in their Chicago hometown at the popular nightclub the Double Door.  To watch the debut video for “I’m Bad,” please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lV0Nl5F8R4.

The track–which “combines rock, glam and garage for an ass-kicking sound,” Billboard, 1/10/09–was inspired by “life, sex, and death,” reveals frontman CHAD CHERRY.  “It was a culmination of what happened to a friend as well as various life experiences that I have been through,” he continues.  “This song has great, sleazy riffs that have become part of our signature sound,” adds guitarist ADAM ARLING.  

Not surprisingly for THE LAST VEGAS, things got a little wild on the set, as drummer NATE ARLING explains: “We shot the video at the Double Door. I got attacked by a stripper in a bathroom stall and she started making out with me. That was the start of the day…”

THE LAST VEGAS–ADAM ARLING (guitar), NATE ARLING (drums), JOHNNY WATOR (guitar), DANNY SMASH (bass) and CHAD CHERRY (lead vocals)–recorded WHATEVER GETS YOU OFF in Los Angeles with veteran rock producers DJ Ashba (Sixx:A.M., Mötley Crüe), Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne) and Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Sixx:A.M. after being hand-picked by Mötley Crüe as part of Guitar Center’s On-Stage program. They were awarded a record and management deal, giving the band an unprecedented opportunity.  In a recent interview with the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Nikki Sixx shared his thoughts about THE LAST VEGAS, noting: “They're honest. They're real. They're not full of (expletive). They're a real rock 'n' roll band” (February 12, 2009).
    
Here’s a sample of the praise THE LAST VEGAS has received for their live gigs so far:

“…buzzed-about newcomers the Last Vegas…”
        –Chris Riemenschneider, Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 12, 2009

“…this band proved it belonged onstage and was deserving of its role as lead openers. Both looking and performing the part with studded leather, intense singing and overzealous stage moves, The Last Vegas commanded the audience’s attention and let it know the show had begun.”
        –Alice Daugherty, San Diego State Univ. Daily Aztec, February 5, 2009

“…newcomers the Last Vegas more than held their own…give the Last Vegas time. Like Motley Crue, it has lasting power.”
        –Katjusa Cisar, Capitol Times (Madison, WI), February 15, 2009

"…Last Vegas ignited the crowd. The showmanship, musicianship and their ability to connect with the audience not only won me over, but I believe it won overall in attendance! Just good Rock and Roll."
        –Victor Hudson, The Village Idiot (South Carolina), February 27, 2009

“The Last Vegas won a national competition to have a place on the Motley Crue tour and proved that they deserved it. They brought the audience to their feet…”
        –Bianca Ionescu, Central Florida Future, March 5, 2009

Catch THE LAST VEGAS on tour in the cities below and look for additional tour dates to be announced soon.  Also check out www.thelastvegas.com for more information.

To view the EPK for The Last Vegas, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywxgzGMAtmQ&feature=channel_page

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