Music Festival Geography
South by Southwest
Texas
Jack Torrance
The Shining
The Killers were not native to Vegas, however when this member moved from Utah, he found a posting from Dave Keuning looking for a band mate. The rest is history.
Brandon Flowers
Lamb served in a pita & topped with onions peppers & sauce makes up this Greek sandwich
Gyro
American Idol jumped this young morning disc jockey to bonafide stardom with him as host
Ryan Seacrest
Life is Beautiful
Nevada
Leatherface
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Famed photographer and music video director, Anton Corbijn did the album art (and helped mold the concept) for this sophomore album that focussed on faded glory and the good ol’ days.
Sam's Town
In Jewish cooking potato pancakes commonly enjoyed during Hanukkah are known as these
Latkes
This season 8 runner up went on to front the band queen.
Adam Lambert
Sasquatch
Washington
Ghostface
Scream
The killers’ debut album Hot Fuss took the world by storm that artists such as U2, Coldplay, and Robbie Williams began to incorporate this lyric from “All These things that i’ve done” into their own live renditions of their music.
I've got soul but i'm not a soldier
In Spanish cuisine they're appetizers or small bites of food like stuffed dates or chicken croquettes
tapas
On season 6 of American idol , Simon cowell threatened to quit the show should this top 7 contestant win the show that year. Fans either disagreed, or wanted to give simon a really hard time.
Sanjaya Malakar
Shaky Knees
Alabama
Samara
The Ring
The killers own their very own recording studio in Las Vegas, NV which shares the name of this record that brought them out of hiatus.
Battleborn
To top off a French meal you might try this pancake dish served flaming in an orange sauce
crepes suzette
This winner of season 7 was the first “rock” winner of the series.
David Cook
Firefly
Delaware
John Kramer
Saw
The band would often sneak into the band room at this university in order to practice, write, and rehearse many of the songs that appear on “Hot Fuss”
UNLV
The cioppino, although very much inspired from italian dishes, actually originated in this california city.
San Francisco
In season 3, William hung became one of the most talked about (and most viewed) idol auditions where he performing a rousing interpretation of this song.
She Bangs by Ricky Martin