Purple Reign

Las Vegas is famous for celebrity look alikes and knockoff shows. Last night, I saw one of the best imitations of Prince you will ever see.

My brother, Joe, told me this band was a dead ringer for Prince's group, complete with a Morris Day extra attraction. He was right! Purple Reign is the name and front man Jason Tenner is fantastic at doing The Artist.

The group plays various venues around Las Vegas throughout the week. We caught them at their weekly Friday night engagement in the Chrome Showroom at the Santa Fe Station Hotel and Casino. It was truly a party in the well known Purple Paisley tradition. This guy is good! He has the mannerisms, the costumes, the dance moves and most importantly, the voice. When the show opened with the familiar spoken introduction to "Let's Go Crazy" being delivered by a figure in silhouette, I thought Prince, himself, was on stage. Don't take my word for it, judge for yourself!

He did old school Prince (Head, Controversy, I Feel 4 U) , new school Prince (Musicology) and everything in between (1999, Sexy M.F., Raspberry Beret, Erotic City, and more)! The show included two sets and midway through each, a Morris Day ringer came out and did favorites by The Time (Jungle Love, Cool, The Bird and more). We danced, we sang, we had a purple poppin' good time! And, here's the best part- this concert only cost us $5 each! Only in Las Vegas!

Oh, Good Evening!