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- The shape of things to come
- Anxiety hits Las Vegas Boulevard read article
- How low can you go?
- Confessions of a bad-news addict read article
- These are anxious times
- A few pieces of my worried mind read article
The Intersection
- Leave Boyd alone!(2 comments)
- Within hours of last week’s not-terribly-shocking news that Boyd Gaming was halting construction on its $4.8 billion Echelon project, message boards and blog comment sections ... more
- Movement or fan club?(1 comment)
- A line forms behind a circle of people flanking a table where ex-Black Panther Dhoruba Bin Wahad waxes pseudo-philosophic on the inherent evil of the ... more
- Be like Bobby
- Whether Robert Kennedy would have made a good president is unknowable. All that is certain is that during his campaign he convinced millions of Americans ... more
- Bringing it all together(1 comment)
- It seems so incredibly simple, you wonder why no one in Las Vegas has done it before. But if it succeeds, it’s sure to be ... more
- The Help Desk
- Celtics’ Paul Pierce handcuffed during traffic stop on the Strip. And the list of reasons why we’ll never get an NBA franchise just keeps on ... more
Nightlife
- Douchebag follow-up
- This just proves once more that when Los Angelenos come to poo all over Vegas, they shouldn’t depart thinking the mayor is busy shining up ... more
- Rock Pockets
- In a world routinely committing crimes against rock culture (Tuscan Orange Grapefruit Michelob Ultra?!), it’s gratifying to see little pockets of rebellion still clinging to ... more
Arts & Entertainment
- A fine Hokes(1 comment)
- On a recent trip to the Valley of Fire, I was determined to see petroglyphs. I knew they were there—I had been to the visitor’s ... more
- Close call
- It’s been a quiet week over at Rejavanate. Following a large brawl during a July 26 show featuring LA punk band Naked Aggression, the indie ... more
- Five freakiest things about this local punk CD we received
- Local music can be very scary. Check out this freaky punk CD we received. more
- Majestic at the midpoint
- Half-way through the Utah Shakespearean Festival, Jacob Coakley reviews Othello, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Taming of the Shrew. more
- Jabba the shirt: Wear him today
- They called him Jabba the Huntridge, the foul-mouthed, ill-tempered and morbidly obese security guard at the historic Huntridge Theatre who patted down thousands of kids ... more
- Movement or fan club?(1 comment)
- A line forms behind a circle of people flanking a table where ex-Black Panther Dhoruba Bin Wahad waxes pseudo-philosophic on the inherent evil of the ... more
- Paging Mr. D … Mr. Chuck D
- Nas is bumping on the public-address system as T.J. Crawford readies the remaining National Hip-Hop Political Convention attendees for a closing session on the fall ... more
- Motley Crue
- From the moment they hit the stage at the nearly full Mandalay Bay Events Center with “Kickstart My Heart,” Mötley Crüe sounded tired and sluggish. more
Screen
- An express to nowhere
- Stoner comedies, as became all too apparent during the brief heyday of Cheech and Chong, tend to suffer from an inherent liability: Their protagonists are ... more
- Encounters at the End of the World
- At this point in his career—46 years as a filmmaker, 54 features and shorts—Werner Herzog has done time in so many inhospitable climes, and celebrated ... more
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
- The pants don’t make much of a showing in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, but no matter. They’re nothing more than a gimmick ... more
- Hell Ride
- After Pulp Fiction came out in 1994, theaters and video stores were flooded with legions of Quentin Tarantino knockoffs, second-rate crime dramas with self-consciously hip ... more
Taste
- A new dynasty
- Who would have imagined the Gold Coast casino would be a hotbed for authentic Chinese cooking? Now the recent opening of Noodle Exchange has thrust it into the forefront of Chinese dining in Vegas, and customers are slowly getting the message.
Horoscopes
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Wednesday
2008-08-13
Xania's Hot Spots
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Wednesday
2008-08-13
Wednesday is hula hoop night at the Double Down with DJ Beelzebozo and Szandora
Central
DJ Beelzebozo and Szandora the Hula Hoop Chick at the Double Down
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Wednesday
2008-08-13
The Strip
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Thursday
2008-08-14
Central
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Thursday
2008-08-14
Listen to DJ Al spin Top 40, hip-hop and the best of the 80's to today
Downtown
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Thursday
2008-08-14
VJ Stefan Gilmore rocks the house at RA Sushi
The Strip
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Friday
2008-08-15
The sexy starlett performs with the Pussycat Dolls
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Friday
2008-08-15
Paolo Nutini at the Hard Rock Pool for Friday Night Live
Central
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Friday
2008-08-15
Fridays never looked so good; join the industry party people at Tao Beach
The Strip
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Saturday
2008-08-16
The world's most infamous party isn't only at the Playboy Mansion
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Saturday
2008-08-16
North Las Vegas
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Saturday
2008-08-16
Punk rock night at the Double Down
Central
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Sunday
2008-08-17
Local pop rockers hit the stage at the Beatles Revolution Lounge
The Strip
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Sunday
2008-08-17
Rock
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Sunday
2008-08-17
One Love Sundays ar rumjungle feature live reggae music
The Strip
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Monday
2008-08-18
DJ Chris Adams spins commercial dance, house and hip-hop
Top 40
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Monday
2008-08-18
Kick back on Mondays and enjoy food and drink specials at the Tropicana Pool
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Monday
2008-08-18
The Strip
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Soundcheck
- Scars on Broadway
- These days, any rocker worth his (or her) salt has a side project. But with System of a Down on hiatus, Scars on Broadway—the new band co-founded by guitarist/vocalist Daron ...
Read more... - The Faint
- Say this for The Faint: They don’t sweat the trends. The Nebraskans went retro-new wave in the late ’90s, way before anyone was gushing over Hot Hot Heat, Fischerspooner or ...
Read more... - Hawthorne Heights
- Used to be protracted legal battles were the domain of more established artists bickering over back-catalog royalties or accounting malfeasance. Similarly, most bands don’t experience the untimely death of a ...
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AUGUST 7 - AUGUST 13
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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