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MARCH 12 - MARCH 18
- Minister of comedy
- Terry Fator talks about his religious upbringing, an overbearing father and the power of laughter read article
- Stripmuse
- For some artist transplants, Las Vegas provides as much inspiration as it does frustration read article
The Intersection
- Crime-fighting pays
- We encourage our prosecutors to try cases,” says Clark County District Attorney David Roger. “We believe that in order to move 60,000 cases through the ... more
- The Help Desk
- Rep. Shelley Berkley tells her colleagues: “Stop bashing Las Vegas.” IShe added, “Let’s pick on cities that can’t fight back—like Detroit!” Las Vegas unemployment hits ... more
- Amen Corner: DUI-ers should be thumb-lopped(1 comment)
- Let’s face it: The penalty system in this country for drunk drivers is a goddamn joke. more
- The short goodbye
- Jeff Beacher, showman and icon of Vegas success as excess, held a “farewell” party as a host at Tao recently. As with most things Beacher, ... more
- M is for Minutiae
- For the nearly 30 years Walt, an 83-year-old retired doctor, and Terry, a 65-year-old travel agent, have lived in Vegas, they’ve had a charming tradition: ... more
- Who’s cool now?(5 comments)
- Most girls in my high school knew me only as “magic boy.” I never dated any of them. more
Nightlife
- Wee hours, demystified(1 comment)
- Figuring out which day of the week an afterhours event falls on can be a bit tricky, but at least the music is good. more
- Haunted house?(2 comments)
- Is it cursed? Haunted? Despite multiple reincarnations, 5285 Dean Martin Drive hasn’t been able to hold its own as, well … anything. more
- Pitch perfect(1 comment)
- The next time you kick back in your poolside cabana, sink into the shade or perhaps toast in the sun, sucking down a slowly melting, ... more
Arts & Entertainment
- Ocean of glass
- Modern and contemporary architecture is in large part defined by its generous use of glass. more
- Rock, with benefits
- Filthy is already here, in the form of a stripper wearing nothing but strips of black lace. She’s chatting with rock fans she’ll soon invite ... more
- Over the top
- If you spend a lot of time in coffee shops and a lot of time in strip clubs, the idea of combining the two might ... more
- Fallon down
- Jimmy Fallon’s first week as the new host of Late Night (NBC, weeknights, 12:35 a.m.) was not exactly promising. more
- The decline of the late-night talk-show host
- From Johnny Carson to Pat Sajak, a visual representation of late night devolution. more
- Dana Vermette as The Fountain in The Living Garden
- That water that pours from her character’s fingertips? “It’s cold!” more
- Drink and be merry … and maybe eat, too
- St. Patrick’s Day provides an excuse for anyone to pretend they’re a son of Erin. And down a lot of beer. more
- Zombie burlesque!(1 comment)
- Of all the things that phrase could denote—a new album by The Vermin; a chapbook by a desperately hip poet; a display of mildly taboo ... more
- Three questions about the American Dream(1 comment)
- David Kamp traces the evolution of the American Dream and how it became the twisted pursuit of excess that appears to be the reigning interpretation ... more
- 20 visiting and local bands to catch at Neon Reverb
- From March 12 - 15 Neon Reverb is leading a caravan of around 100 local and national acts into downtown Las Vegas. Sort through the ... more
- Three questions with Joe Kendall from Las Vegas Club
- “I bought this tie at Savers that said “Las Vegas Club” on it. I was young, and I didn’t know that there was a casino ... more
- Three questions with Eric Elbogen from Say Hi
- “It was interesting for me to try to write a song about a science-fiction theme or a horror theme … But my head is definitely ... more
Screen
- The Last House on the Left
- Wes Craven’s 1972 debut feature The Last House on the Left was a scuzzy exploitation film that gained notoriety on the drive-in circuit and became ... more
- The Casino Job(2 comments)
- The Casino Job manages to make even watching naked strippers in a hot tub a laborious experience. more
Taste
- Carpe Deia!
- Man cannot live by tapas alone, newly evidenced by Café Deia, which serves an eclectic combination of French, Spanish and just plain made-up fare, most of it delicious.
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Wednesday
2009-03-18
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Godskitchen welcomes DJs Sander Kleinenberg and Chris Garcia
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Wednesday
2009-03-18
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Wednesday
2009-03-18
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Thursday
2009-03-19
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2009-03-19
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Marlon Florez (aka Art Stylus) at Global House Afterhours at Seamless
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2009-03-19
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2009-03-20
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2009-03-20
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2009-03-20
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Monday
2009-03-23
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Almost Famous: The Ultimate Rock Band Tournament at Mist at TI
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2009-03-23
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2009-03-23
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Tuesday
2009-03-24
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2009-03-24
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2009-03-24
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Soundcheck
- Neko Case
- Neko Case could have played it safe. Her lustrous voice and bewitching stage presence made her the unquestioned queen of the twang-rock scene, and she could have carved out a ...
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- Many hip-hop fans don’t know how the genre was born, how Grandmaster Flash made hip-hop into an art form by smoothing out the sound and manipulating records by putting his ...
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- Clattering, all-girl, Bay Area-bred electro-soul (once upon a time, folks called it disco).
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MARCH 12 - MARCH 18
Cocktail of the Week
Mar 12, 2009
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Xania Woodman
The “C” Spot
Designed to be enjoyed poolside, the “C” Spot has, in the maraschino cherry ice sphere, a built-in method of staying cool that does not dilute the tart cocktail as it ...
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