Best in Print
- Ladies, lift your daubers
- A rollicking adventure of hope, lies and numbered balls in the bingo barns of Sin City read article
- Mission to Montreal
- Four Las Vegas comedians hit the big Just for Laughs festival. Was it worth the trip? read article
- More than words
- Ryan Olbrysh’s photos capture ironies you’d otherwise miss in the fast pace of Las Vegas life. A ... read article
The Intersection
- See ya later, improvisators(1 comment)
- They make their living with nonstop energy on stage, careening wildly from one idea to the next, never sure if anything will stick, and frankly ... more
- Stories from your government
- When she’s finished reading the storybook aloud, she tells the squirming kids, “I’m Catherine, and I’m your attorney general.” They blink, mostly, and wait. more
- The limits of term limits
- It’s certainly dispiriting to see democracy waterboarded by the people we elect or appoint to safeguard it for us, whether it’s through torture memos, secret ... more
- 12 reasons to not hate the bus
- It’s been a month of bad PR for the C.A.T. bus system. Whether it’s a crazy guy hijacking a bus or an alleged perpetual drunk ... more
- Pure Satisfaction
- This is an excerpt from the radio show Our Metropolis, a half-hour issues and affairs program that airs Tuesdays at 6 p.m. on KUNV 91.5-FM ... more
- The price is … strange
- I am not one of those 9-11 conspiracy nuts. I have an eccentric British pal who does believe that George W. Bush, despite his incompetence ... more
- Trial run(3 comments)
- “How lucky for me that he made the stupidest mistake of his life in my city!” Scot Savage is talking about former NFL star, television ... more
- Waxing insignificant
- At the London headquarters of Madame Tussauds, the only place in the world where bloody decapitations and exacting facsimiles of Brad Pitt’s ass are presented ... more
Nightlife
- Vegas Gets Booked(3 comments)
- Giving new meaning to the phrase “Are you in the book?” first-time author Jay Louis’ debut, Hot Chicks With Douchebags (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008), attempts ... more
- TULADTALLV
- Party with the cars … and maybe a few stars. That’s the basic concept of The Ultra Lounge at Dal Toro & Lamborghini Las Vegas, ... more
- Crystal Rock’n Lemonade
- A little bit Country Time (think rocking chairs) and a little bit rock ‘n roll (think streaking), bartender Toni Rossi’s irresistible creation has a deceptive sting. more
Arts & Entertainment
- The power principle
- Actors like playing the villain, the wisdom goes, because the villains get to be bad and the heroes must remain steadfast and dull. The villains ... more
- Slow resurfacing
- They don’t go overboard fliering parking lots, nor do they post loads of MySpace bulletins. In 2007, they played only 14 shows. But that doesn’t ... more
- Local track we love
- Duo Chris Leland and Joe Ervin, mainstays on the Vegas folk scene since 2005, have exceeded solid past efforts with this haunting serenade. more
- I wrote what?!
- Local duo The Naturals sent out a MySpace bulletin on July 28 announcing a dramatic mid-tour breakup, with the text attributed to … yours truly. more
- Half In
- Timed to make as big a splash with poker fans as possible, Tim Molyneux’s All In: The Poker Musical put on three performances earlier this ... more
- Slow resurfacing
- They don’t go overboard fliering parking lots, nor do they post loads of MySpace bulletins. In 2007, they played only 14 shows. But that doesn’t ... more
- Take Back the “Night”
- Shakespeare was a perv. Let’s keep a tally, shall we? Rape? Check. Man-boy-fairy love triangle? Check. Bestiality? Check. Oh yeah, it’s all there. All there ... more
- Tenth time a charm?
- Dancers—long-legged, festooned in sequins and feathers or little at all—are a Vegas staple. But, quiet as it’s kept, there is an alternative dance tradition in ... more
- Looking on the brightside
- A local teen taking on Las Vegas’ biggest rock band? Call him brazen, foolish or naïve if you want, but Ian Shane Tyler might just ... more
- Five Questions with Troy Nkrumah, local organizing head of the National Hip-Hop Political Convention
- [Vegas hosting the National Hip-Hop Political Convention] is major considering Las Vegas attempted a ban of hip-hop. That, along with the fact that, nationally, Vegas ... more
- What about Bobby?
- The overwhelming majority of comics have “a thing.” A shtick. An angle. And then there’s Bobby Collins. more
Screen
- Who loves the ‘90s?
- Set for no apparent reason in 1994, Jonathan Levine’s The Wackness at first comes off like a calculated exercise in nostalgia, full of forced period ... more
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
- There’s a thin line between “winking at the camera” and “drawing attention to how bad your movie is.” In its third installment, The Mummy franchise ... more
- Brideshead Revisited
- It’s no secret that this adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s celebrated novel originally had David Yates at the helm, while Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly and Jude ... more
- Swing Vote
- In the town of Texico, New Mexico, lives Bud Johnson (Costner), the epitome of white-trash America. His slovenly and irresponsible ways haven’t stopped him from ... more
Taste
- High-concept classics
- When I was a university student, my anthropology professor claimed that the first takeout food in North America was the tamale, or tamal, as it is called in the Nauhatl language of southern Mexico.
Horoscopes
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Wednesday
2008-08-06
Chris Cornell performs live at the House of Blues
The Strip
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Wednesday
2008-08-06
Celebrate the 12th anniversary of the famed strip club
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Wednesday
2008-08-06
House
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Thursday
2008-08-07
George Thorogood and Buddy Guy perform live at The Joint
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Thursday
2008-08-07
Local heavy metal rockers hit the stage in North Vegas's Cheyenne Saloon
North Las Vegas
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Thursday
2008-08-07
Worship Thursdays at Tao offer a beautiful setting for industry members to party
The Strip
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Friday
2008-08-08
Julian Marley at the Hard Rock pool for Friday Night Live
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Friday
2008-08-08
Nas brings his signature hip hop style to the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay
The Strip
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Friday
2008-08-08
Fridays never looked so good; join the industry party people at Tao Beach
The Strip
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Saturday
2008-08-09
British reggae group comes stateside to perform all their geatest hits
Summerlin
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Saturday
2008-08-09
The Emmy Award-winning comedian performs two nights.
Comedy
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Saturday
2008-08-09
Two great rock acts at one show at the Orleans
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Sunday
2008-08-10
Stand up comedy at Harrah's Improv
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Sunday
2008-08-10
Service Industry Night, sushi style
The Strip
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Sunday
2008-08-10
Break out your best plaid mini skirt. It's time to go back to school!
Dance
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Monday
2008-08-11
Karaoke on the HOB courtyard stage
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Monday
2008-08-11
Locals and industry members can get in free to Prive's industry party where you can literally get money for nothing
The Strip
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Monday
2008-08-11
DJ Chris Adams spins commercial dance, house and hip-hop
Top 40
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Tuesday
2008-08-12
Stand up comedy at Harrah's Improv
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Tuesday
2008-08-12
Henderson Home News
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Tuesday
2008-08-12
Las Vegas Weekly
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Soundcheck
- Excuses for Skipping
- Imagine if Kevin Shields had produced The Go-Go’s and you’ve got some idea where this Bay Area-based, all-female quartet is coming from.
Read more... - Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis
- On July 16, 1930, country music’s founding father, Jimmie Rodgers, and jazz progenitor Louis Armstrong found common ground in the blues, creating “Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standing on the Corner),” ...
Read more... - Paul Weller
- Can you imagine Paul Weller’s latest album shooting to the top of the Billboard 200? Sure, as soon as John Q. Kansas figures out who the heck Paul Weller is.
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JULY 31 - AUGUST 6
Cocktail of the Week
Jul 31, 2008
by
Xania Woodman
Crystal Rock’n Lemonade
So named for Christian Audigier’s clothing line Crystal Rock, and therefore ultimately for his daughter Crystal. A little bit Country Time (think rocking chairs) and a little bit rock ‘n ...
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