Sister Hazel, Tonic make it through the rain

Sister Hazel, Tonic make it through the rain
Mark E. Ortega
Freelance
July 21, 2013

Saturday night in downtown Las Vegas, the Rock of Vegas free concert series continued as '90s acts Sister Hazel and Tonic played, while also enduring what was at times a torrential downpour.

Both bands formed twenty years ago this year, and being a 25-year old had me slightly out of place. The crowd was mostly people in their 30s and 40s.

"This band was popular during my first divorce," an attractive 40-year old woman told me during the end of Tonic's set. "I've only been divorced once."

"So, you're planning on increasing that number then?" I asked.

90s acts rock downtown Vegas amidst heavy heat

90s acts rock downtown Vegas amidst heavy heat

Mark E. Ortega

June 30, 2013

If a near record-setting Las Vegas temperature wasn't hot enough Saturday night, additional heat was brought by the Summerland Tour as part of Fremont Street's Rock of Vegas 2013 free concert series in downtown Las Vegas.

Popular nineties acts Everclear, Live, Filter, and Sponge played over the course of more than three hours in front of a packed crowd that braved temperatures more than one hundred degrees. This despite the sun having set hours before.

The bands played condensed sets in order to get through the show by 12:30. Due to this, each act played through their recognizable hits while also throwing in a new track or two to bring attention to new albums they are or will soon be peddling.