The Joint at the Hard Rock – Santana’s Las Vegas Home
The son of a Tijuana mariachi now resides supremely in Vegas. Yes, music legend Carlos Santana is back for more shows. What a combo, the new Joint and Santana. Sure to win a knockout with live music fans.
Over the last few years, from intimate downtown lounges, to DJs spinning at pool parties, to the latest venue to serve up an unforgettable live music experience – The Joint – I’ve noticed a resurgence of music in Vegas. It’s back, baby. Hard Rock’s concert hall has had many talented performers grace the stage over the years including The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Coldplay, The Killers, Duran Duran, David Bowie and now the man who gave us Black Magic Woman, Oye Como Va, Smooth… is bringing the heat with his signature sound.
Santana, a guitar virtuoso, rips riffs with the same passion, skill and showmanship that defined his Woodstock gig almost 40 years ago. Since many of us, including me, weren’t even conceived at the time, we will have to be content watching Santana’s 11min. version of Soul Sacrifice from the documentary film Woodstock.
In speaking to the press about headlining Vegas, Santana said-
“To me where I am playing is no different: a parking lot or Istanbul or Woodstock. Las Vegas to me is where I am offering my heart. And, hopefully, the music will resonate with them and change them. I utilize music the same way Bob Marley or Coltrane used music, to give people a different dimension about their lives.”
On partaking in all that Vegas has to offer, Santana said-
“I got my fill of strippers from when I was 9 to 14 in Tijuana. So, I know what that is about. I never got the bug for gambling. I’ve already taken the ride. I am here to just touch people’s hearts. I am not distracted. I am not tempted…In my own vision, I feel like we’re bringing the Trojan horse to Las Vegas.””
Well, the horse is here. So, Jack Satin saddled it up and rode all night. In his blazing set Santana prowls the stage like a jungle panther, the percussion heavy band was cookin’ — Santana delivers. Think it’s time I dust-off Black Magic Woman.
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