Out Of The Desert

Out of the Desert just returned from our first “road trip”. Yeah, we traveled all the way to Pahrump, Nevada where we headlined a bluegrass, acoustic music festival.

Now we are back in town and will be playing at our home stomping grounds out in Boulder City at the Boulder Dam Brewing Company on Saturday, May 19th from 8:00 to 11:00 PM.

This coming Sunday, April 29th, Out of the Desert will be at The Arts Factory and we invite everyone who plays or sings to bring their instruments and voices.  Starts at noon and goes till 4 PM ish.

We plan on starting the show with a set by Out of the Desert and then having a jam for about and hour. Then, Out of the Desert will be available to back up those that want to play or sing a song. Should be a lot of fun so please come on down and get involved here in Las Vegas to show that Bluegrass is COOL.

Just shoot me an email if you have any questions but by all means……come.

The Arts Factory is at:  107 East Charleston Boulevard  Las Vegas, NV 89104

(702) 383-3133

Out of the Deset at The Arts Factory

Out of the Desert will be playing every Sunday in March at The Arts Factory’s Bluegrass Brunch. It is located at Charleston and Main in Las Vegas. There is no cover charge and this is you best chance for Bluegrass every Sunday anywhere in Las Vegas. We play from noon till 3:30ish. You should come yourself and tell all you friends to get on down here.

Here are some new videos of Out of the Desert that were taken at a live show at Walkers Furniture in Las Vegas. They are on MySpace and here is the link. Out of the Desert on MySpace Videos

New bass player Brian Burns is up to speed and not only playing great bass but adding some new songs that he sings.  It’s been a while since we have played at the Brewery so come out and see what’s changed.  It’s just getting better all the time.

We are playing at The Boulder Dam Brewing Company this Saturday,  Feb 4th from 8 PM until 11 PM.

I just want to also mention that we are doing Bluegrass Brunch’s  at The Arts Factory and it is also a great venue to come and hear our band.   We have performances there on these Sundays.  Feb 12th and 26th.  We we be there EVERY Sunday in March.  These all start at noon and go on till 3 or 3:30 or there abouts.   No cover charge and great food and a fabulous drink selection.  This gig is really starting to get off the ground.  Come be part of it.

If you have any questions, drop me an email.

Out of the Deset at The Arts Factory

The Bluegrass Brunch Debut went great. The day was so nice that we played outside and people that were eating inside asked if they could move outside so the could hear us play. We even had dancers doing the Electric Slide (or in our case the “acoustic” slide) while we were playing. We have dubbed them “The Out of the Desert Dancers”.

Our host Wes made us feel right at home and his great staff put together some great drinks (I had a killer Mojito) and food. Don’t pass up trying the sweet potato french fries w/ clusters of blue cheese. That was the best.

Sure hope you can come on down and help keep this thing going. It’s great fun and we have set up dates in January and February. See you there. Check the calendar for the dates. Here is a link for directions.
The address is 107 E. Charleston #155 Las Vegas, NV 89104

Out of the Desert is trying out a new venue This Sunday. No cover charge but great food and drinks so come on out to see if we can get this thing off the ground. We hope to be able to do this bi-monthly and if we get enough interest we can start getting guest performers and other bands in here.

This will also be the debut of our newest member. This will be Brian Burns playing upright bass. We will call him number 4. (just kidding Brian). Brian is a great fit for our band and we hope to have him around for a very long time.

If you have any questions just use the email link on this site or give me a call on the contact phone.

Hi All, I’ve posted our VIDEO that was just aired on Vegas PBS. Two time Emmy winner Reginald LaFrance (below the band billboard in the center) produced this short feature that was aired November 4th 2011.

We are very honored that Vegas PBS selected us for the Bluegrass segment of the Vegas PBS Arts Showcase. Our band as well as other local talent of different genres will be featured Friday, December 23rd at 9 PM on Vegas PBS.

Hi Everybody,

It’s been a more that two months since I’ve updated the website here. You know…in Seattle, summer was the time that was really easy to get gigs at all sorts of civic events. You could hardly miss having your calendar filled with all sorts of outdoor festivals, art shows, street fairs etc but I find that it is just the opposite here in the Las Vegas area. It is simply way to hot to do anything out doors. Oh well. Here is what is coming up.

Friday, October 28th will find us at the Boulder Dam Brewing Company and we would sure like to have you all come by. We will be without Rick Seligman that evening but have no fear. John Meek with step right in playing every thing he can carry. Dobro, Mandolin and maybe even the fiddle too. Come on out and see the gang.

Out of the Desert has been doing a little something in all this time that has gone by. PBS Las Vegas will be airing a show called Give me the Banjo. It is narrated by Steve Martin of Saturday Night Live fame. Most everybody knows that Steve is an excellent banjo player and this show will kind of be a history of the banjo.

Our band had been contacted to be a little feature at the end of this show to be one of the highlighted local artists in the series called Vegas PBS Arts Showcase. We did a video shoot over in Nelson, Nevada and will be doing the song How Mountain Girls Can Love and also a short interview on how we started playing this kind of music, how we all met and stuff like that.

This show will air on November, 4th at 9 PM. Here is a link to the Vegas PBS Arts Showcase and if you scroll down a bit you will see our band. We were very proud and excited to be selected to do this spot. Hope you all get a chance to see it.

That’s all for now. See you soon.

Mark

Here we go again at the Boulder Dam Brewing Company.

All of us will be there including the much awaited return of Jon Meek after his adventures in India.

See you there.