Story archive for April 2009
Staying in Cirque Shape
Evelio Contreras, Scott Den Herder | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (2:53 p.m.)
John Maxson, 36, has performed in Cirque du Soleil's "O" for 11 years. Getting older has made it more difficult to stay in shape, and he has had to adjust his workout to prevent injuries.
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Chirps, barks and laughs with the Human Sound Effects Machine
Allison Duck | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (12:32 p.m.)
Few people can claim they created a music genre, but Michael Winslow, the “Man of 10,000 sound effects” is credited with developing beatboxing.
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The Weekly’s summer movie preview
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
The six most-anticipated films from the year’s biggest box-office season.
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Skorchamenza
Jeremy Adams | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
It’s time to face the truth: Skorchamenza is the new Guitar Hero of Las Vegas’ music scene.
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Addicted to Brand
Rick Lax | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Russell Brand is huge in Europe, but you probably just know him as the hypersexual rock star Aldous Snow in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Well, the man can write.
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Now we’re cooking
Steve Friess | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Top Chef began filming Season 6 in Las Vegas on Monday. This could easily be the start of an economic recovery. It’s not as ridiculous as it sounds.
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Tiny Little Rant: Nevada is not prepared for swine flu
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Sorry, but we have a bit of a tough time swallowing Gov. Jim Gibbons’ claim that Nevada is prepared for the swine flu, and has “standard operating procedures” in place.
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The Most Beautiful People in Las Vegas: 2009
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Once again, we bring you our picks for the most beautiful people in Las Vegas, a diverse collection of actors and artists, bakers and basketball players. Their beauty is ineffable, outstanding and undeniable. See for yourself.
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Heaven forbid!
Scott Dickensheets | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Patron saints—isn’t it time to deputize some new ones, fresh inspirational figures to help us face our uniquely modern problems?
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Randi Sorenson – A model Republican
Xania Woodman | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Not that kind of Republican. The sexy Wet Republic cabana attendant came to Vegas straight out of high school to pursue her professional dance career.
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Organic Alien Margarita
Xania Woodman | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Beam up cocktails with Alien Tequilas anejo, direct from the Extraterrestrial Highway.
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Tasha Chemplavil | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Taking a page from A Christmas Carol, this lackluster imitation of a classic tale feels stale despite its unique romance angle.
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Comfort food all night long
Max Jacobson | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Another killer—if you don’t mind the metaphor—here is “angry” mac ’n’ cheese, which gets its dudgeon from the addition of jalapeños, and has a nice, bubbly top crust. If you like crab cakes, The Bar does the genre proud.
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Return of the freeze
C. Moon Reed | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
There’s a dark secret many of us try to hide: Back before I was a local, I was a tourist. I’d like to say tourist me was too good for yard-long containers of frozen sugar-booze, but ... well, you know.
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Is Anybody There?
Ken Miller | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Coming-of-age tales all follow a basic formula and this British drama follows it directly. The good news is you’re not likely to care.
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Cruisin’ down the Thai way
Aaron Thompson | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Calling the Skinny Jeans a rock band feels like an understatement. They’re a soccer team. And a promotions and production group.
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The doctor is in
Xania Woodman | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
If cover bands give you a fever, it will be remedied with a prescription of more cowbell courtesy of Dr. Zhivegas.
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Courtesy of the Artisan, your weekend is served
Team Hangover | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
A new afterhours that is not in a strip club??? Plus cheaper drinks and discount hotel rooms? We like!
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Four-color freebies
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Comic books will once again be at the forefront of pop culture this week, and the comics industry is taking advantage with its annual Free Comic Book Day event.
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The Help Desk
- Fremont Street Experience paying tribute to 1969 and Woodstock this summer.
- Just make sure not to eat the brown deep-fried Twinkies.
- Las Vegas tops list of highest foreclosure rates—seven times the national average.
- So don’t look at it as losing your home—look at it as joining a very large and popular club.
- Analyst: Median home price in Vegas could fall to $100,000 by the end of the year.
- So, how exactly does this foreclosure thing work?
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A hound dog in a bear market
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
I just can’t help believing,” Elvis once famously sang. And that is how Trent Carlini is approaching launching his new show, Elvolution.
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Showroom for change
Ken Miller | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
If your only glimpse of World Market Center has been from the I-15, trust me, you haven’t seen it.
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Noriko Takahashi as Diana in KA
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Noriko Takahashi says she sometimes gets recognized in Japan even without her makeup. Her role—the baton-twirling daughter of the chief archer—is a natural fit.
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Foreclosures, horses and Patrick Swayze—oh, my!
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
This is something never to be taken for granted about our city: that wandering a distance of about 100 feet can be like falling down the rabbit hole. A wonderful thing, this.
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Dream zone
Lauri Quinn Lowenberg | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
"The fading of the bony gloved hand, again, reflects the way everything is fading, but what remains is what his dreaming mind wants to leave him with: the capability to give and receive love."
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Peggy plots your planets
Peggy Allison | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Beware of jealousy Saturday when Pluto, the planet of power and big business, squares off with Venus. Allow others in the workforce to share their higher knowledge.
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Jeffrey M. Anderson | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Every comic-book fan knows that origins in movies are boring; here's nearly two full hours of the stuff.
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Swing and a miss
Mike D'Angelo | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Sugar is well-intentioned but a bit of a bore.
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Studio time
Jeremy Adams | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)
Ryan butler pulls up to the vacant lot outside Studio Vegas Recording Studios in a black, tricked-out Mercedes with shiny rims. Believe it or not, Ryan Butler is a grandma’s boy.
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Holly Madison says goodbye to her Playboy tattoo
Melissa Arseniuk | Wed, Apr 29, 2009 (5:48 p.m.)
Trust the ink, or lack thereof: There’s very little chance of reconciliation between Hugh Hefner and his former number one squeeze, Holly Madison.
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Remembering the big kid who was Glen Gondrezick
John Katsilometes | Wed, Apr 29, 2009 (1:09 p.m.)
I'd heard that if you thought Gondo was a holy terror on the basketball court, you should see him play volleyball.
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Another loss in the nightlife community: Steve Baach
Deanna Rilling | Wed, Apr 29, 2009 (12:57 p.m.)
Local liquor representative and DJ manager Steve Baach was killed in a car accident on April 17.
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MGM Mirage halts stock trading
Las Vegas Sun Staff | Wed, Apr 29, 2009 (12:49 p.m.)
Pending an important news announcement, MGM Mirage closed stock trading at 12:11 p.m. today.
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Dancing with the welterweights
Andy Samuelson | Wed, Apr 29, 2009 (9:01 a.m.)
A thong, diet pills and too many verbal jabs to tally, if this Saturday’s action inside the ring is half as memorable as the antics leading up to the mega-fight, boxing fans are in for a treat.
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Cirque sets its sights on Manhattan
Sarah Feldberg | Wed, Apr 29, 2009 (12:10 a.m.)
"O." "Ka." "Zumanity." "Mystére." "Love." And yes, "Believe." With six of Cirque du Soleil’s 10 resident shows holed up in Las Vegas casinos, there is no better city than Las Vegas to take in Cirque’s over top spectacles replete with well-muscled contortionists and acrobats and lots of custom spandex.
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Refined Fusion gets great mileage, has many safety features
As its name might suggests, the Fusion is Ford Motor Company's car for all seasons. This mid-sized, four-door sedan emerged from Ford's Sonora, Mexico, plant in late 2005. Since then it has steadily been updated, most recently with an optional gas/electric hybrid power train. Sales are strong, with nearly 150,000 sold in each of the past three years.
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Sharing love with strangers in the desert night
Jennifer Grafiada | Tue, Apr 28, 2009 (noon)
A long night in the desert leads to flaming monsters, live sex acts and lessons on free-thinking from Admiral Painjoy.
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Two circuses (but only one ringleader) hit the Las Vegas stage
Melissa Arseniuk | Tue, Apr 28, 2009 (12:32 a.m.)
Two circus-themed tours rolled through Las Vegas this weekend, but when Kenny Chesney’s “Sun City Carnival” stopped at the Joint, it put on a very different show than the Britney Spears “Circus” at MGM Grand.
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Blood-stained and sweaty, Miranda Lambert ain’t no southern belle
Melissa Arseniuk | Tue, Apr 28, 2009 (12:29 a.m.)
She's blonde, she rocks, and she can and will drink you under the table. Ladies and gentleman, meet Miranda Lambert.
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So You Think You Can Dance dashes hopes in Las Vegas
Sarah Feldberg | Mon, Apr 27, 2009 (7:03 p.m.)
“There’s nothing fun about sitting in a chair and ripping away hopeful people’s dreams,” said So You Think You Can Dance judge Adam Shankman. But someone's got to do it.
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Vegas’ first virtual speakeasy? Social Mixology goes underground
Xania Woodman | Mon, Apr 27, 2009 (4:26 p.m.)
After 55 days, BarMagic's Social Mixology tour is hitting the road. But you'll need a secret password to find out where the couture cocktail party will be landing next.
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3400 Destination: House departs Jet Nightclub for good
Deanna Rilling | Mon, Apr 27, 2009 (3:45 p.m.)
Parties in Vegas have a shelf life. The Monday house event calls it quits tonight while it's still good.
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Carmen Electra lights up Sunday in Las Vegas
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Apr 27, 2009 (12:47 a.m.)
When Carmen Electra celebrates her birthday, it tends to last days. Seven days, in fact, including one hot afternoon at Wet Republic.
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Singing an afterthought as Britney Spears plays to her crowd at the MGM Grand
John Katsilometes | Sun, Apr 26, 2009 (8:14 a.m.)
Is she singing? Why even ask? Britney Spears' dance-a-thon nonetheless thrilled a packed house at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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AM? Amen! DJ AM unleashes inaugural set at Rain
Deanna Rilling | Sat, Apr 25, 2009 (2:12 p.m.)
With DJ AM taking Fridays and Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto on Saturdays, Rain is riding high. Other clubs are probably pissing themselves in fear right now.
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Bon Jovi rocks out (but doesn’t sell out) at the Joint
Melissa Arseniuk | Sat, Apr 25, 2009 (1:59 p.m.)
Bon Jovi rocked for nearly two hours straight last night at the Hard Rock's new Joint, if only more people had been there to see it.
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Epicurean 2009 makes for a delicious affair
Sarah Feldberg | Sat, Apr 25, 2009 (1:18 p.m.)
Over 100 local watering holes and eateries set up tasting booths along the Flamingo’s lush walkways, likely enough caloric content to nourish the entire NFL. For a week.
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A healthy dose of new Vegas, and it looks nothing like The King
John Katsilometes | Sat, Apr 25, 2009 (1:03 p.m.)
DJ AM's wildly popular appearance at Rain was a stark contrast to Trent Carlini's Old Vegas treatment of Elvis.
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Break-in at Kelly Monaco’s Vegas Penthouse
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Sat, Apr 25, 2009 (11:34 a.m.)
Monaco hid behind the bed during an early morning robbery.
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Well-meaning crap
Josh Bell | Fri, Apr 24, 2009 (12:01 p.m.)
Michael T. Toole, contributing writer for Turner Classic Movies website, joins Josh to chat about earnest but ineffective new releases The Soloist and Sin Nombre, plus Fighting and Earth also in theaters, and Jean-Claude Van Damme’s comeback vehicle JCVD on DVD.
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Video: Get your summer six pack with the Chippendales workout
Jennifer Grafiada | Fri, Apr 24, 2009 (11:57 a.m.)
Our favorite Chippendale helps us shape up for summer and answers vital questions like, “Are squats or lunges more effective in building a bodacious, traffic-stopping ass?”
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Q & A with DJ/producer Chris Cox
Deanna Rilling | Fri, Apr 24, 2009 (midnight)
Pure's new resident chats about skeletons in the career closet, keeping tired tracks interesting and DJing during a live sex show... wait, what?
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Rhinestones, pianos and Bicentennial short shorts
Richard Abowitz | Fri, Apr 24, 2009 (midnight)
Long before Criss Angel called flying on a Vegas stage a magic trick, Liberace did it as showmanship.
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Brainstorming who’s in and out as Elton John departs The Colosseum
John Katsilometes | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (10:19 a.m.)
Sir Elton John asked who would fill his shoes when he leaves The Colosseum. We reconstruct an executive meeting to sort that out.
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Kristina Antuna at The Box Office - hold the mayo
Allison Duck | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (1:14 a.m.)
Drop your burrito and get your butt to tonight's spicy local showcase.
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Sin Nombre
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Sayra (Gaitan) follows her uncle and estranged father from Honduras, heading to New Jersey to live with a family of half-siblings she’s never met. Mexican gang member Willy (Flores) joins the throngs bound for the border almost by accident, after killing the leader of his crew before the man can rape Sayra.
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Remembering Adam Stokes
Jack Colton | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
The Las Vegas nightlife scene is saddened by the passing of one of our own.
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Gone but not forgotten
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Thanks to DirecTV, unjustly canceled shows get a second chance.
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Depeche Mode vs. Pet Shop Boys
Annie Zaleski | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
In the 1980s, Depeche Mode and the Pet Shop Boys helped synth-pop break into the mainstream. Now, both have released new records.
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Tinted Windows
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
At first glance, the lineup of supergroup Tinted Windows seems pretty incongruous: singer Taylor Hanson (Hanson), bassist Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne), guitarist James Iha (ex-Smashing Pumpkins) and drummer Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick).
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Rikki’s Day
Xania Woodman | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
A benefit for hit-and-run victim and Penthouse bartender Rikki Lambert
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Earth
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
A sweeping, generic wildlife film, Earth features a few passing mentions of global warming but otherwise focuses on the same things as every other nature documentary since the form was invented: predators and prey, migration, harsh climates and cuteness.
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Amen Corner: The Las Vegas Sun wins the Pulitzer
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
The Las Vegas Sun (the Weekly’s corporate sibling) has been pumping out consistently high-quality work for some time, and it’s finally been rewarded, with the Holy Grail of journalism awards, no less: the Pulitzer.
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The wrong choice
Scott Dickensheets | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
At Timbers Bar and Grill on Sunday morning, in full view of my wife, friends and the overly caffeinated waitress, I commit the biggest mistake I’ll make all week: I don’t order the Sierra Madre Omelet.
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The Informers
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Los Angeles. Early ’80s. Vacuous, rich and pretty blond boys and girls get drunk, get high and get laid; a few come to a vague realization that their lives are, um, vacuous.
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Peggy plots your planets
Peggy Allison | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
You love to chat. Sweet Venus moves to Aries. Nice week to share your dreams with others.
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Was Gov. Gibbons aboard the Titanic?
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Eerie similarities between the sunken ship and the sinking city. Will there be enough lifeboats?
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Dream zone
Lauri Quinn Lowenberg | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
"When I moved my shower curtain I saw a bloody red smear ... I looked up, and there was a vent above my shower with salmon-colored guts that were spilling through."
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Metric
Andy Wang | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Wow, what a seductive beginning to an album that grabs you right away and refuses to release you.
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She-sweets
Greg Beato | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Fling’s fingers are imbued with a faint metallic pink shimmer that straddles the line between “amusingly chic” and “scrumptiously contaminated.” If you haven’t guessed yet, Fling is aimed at women.
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Box office bailout
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
A Weekly list of movies to help you deal with the economic crisis.
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The Weekly’s recession-busting guide
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
The dollar not quite worth what it was yesterday? We’ve come up with a few ways to take the painful sting out of enjoying life.
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Joint opening
John Katsilometes | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
The Hard Rock's new concert venue debuts strongly, except for a broken nose and one woman's dashed hopes of marrying McCartney.
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Rock by committee
Sara Eckel | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Jill Sobule's last two record labels have gone bankrupt. So she made a direct appeal in an e-mail to her fans: Would they finance the record?
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Duller than fiction
Mike D'Angelo | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Movies based on true stories generally like to trumpet their real-world bona fides right at the outset, so that we’ll be properly amazed as the remarkable events unfold.
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God’s showman
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
So there’s this story about a showbiz guy who finds the Lord and renames himself John 3:16 Cook and starts preaching the Word, not just to quietly aching suburbanites with dependable tithes, but also to drunks and homeless guys and drug addicts and prostitutes.
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When classics collide on a bitsy bun
Ken Miller | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
The newest slider variation is upon us, and it’s better than it sounds.
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10 ways to make a quick buck in Vegas
Xania Woodman | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Promote transgendered massage therapists, sell body fluids, get naked... who says there aren't jobs available?
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Only a pawn
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Diamond earrings and gold pendant? $35. HP copier/scanner? $5. Finding out your treasure belongs are virtual crap? Priceless.
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Art for awareness
Sabrina Golmassian | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Henderson gets an injection of culture when the first College Art Scene Festival hits the College of Southern Nevada’s Henderson Campus on April 24.
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Postcards from the edge
Ken Miller | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
When you think of Oregon, what comes to mind? No doubt lots of trees and lots of rain.
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A rock and a Chinese place
Steve Friess | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Sometime back in the 1990s, an eccentric fellow wanted to eat at a restaurant. He sent his advance team to scope out the place and its various exits, baffling the owners of the fine establishment.
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If you build it, will they record?
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
When you enter the studio, everything is new and shiny except for the collection of vintage amplifiers from manufacturers like Marshall, which date back to classic rock.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
- Lindsay Lohan allegedly considering joining Peepshow topless revue in Las Vegas.
- We don’t really like it either, guys, but it’s either this or she keeps making movies.
- Criss Angel calls Perez Hilton a “douchebag” during his show.
- Proving beyond all shadow of scientific doubt that it does, indeed, take one to know one.
- Nevada lawmakers vote to soften statewide smoking ban.
- You can now smoke wherever people eat, gamble and breathe.
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Your money’s no good here
Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
From rubber ducks to leather belts, it’s amazing what people will barter for.
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You know what’s free? Perspective
Ken Miller | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Obviousness alert—Nevada is not doing well. But to get you through the bad times, just look at how bad other states have it.
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12
Ken Miller | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
The magnificence of Sidney Lumet’s irreproachable 12 Angry Men was the simplicity—and brevity—with which a legal injustice was brought to light by methodically revealing the holes in the prosecution’s case.
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DJs and technology
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
A look at recent phenomena in the realm of dance music and DJing, ranging from the informative to the downright amusing.
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Plugged in at Coachella
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
There are concerts, there are music festivals, and then there’s Coachella.
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Dispatches from the Polo Field
C. Moon Reed | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Since Vegas doesn’t have a pro sports team, local musicians have filled that community vacancy. So, in order to obtain my official Las Vegas local status, I was required to watch The Killers headline Saturday night at Coachella.
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Uncovering Cheever
John Freeman | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
It is somehow continually surprising to discover how many of America’s essential writers were eccentrics, outsiders: in exile, even at home.
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A century of Hawkins
Geri Jeter | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Erick Hawkins (1909–1994) is considered by many to be one of the most influential classic modern dance choreographers of the 20th century.
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Optical fiber
Susanne Forestieri | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
It’s been almost 40 years since artists swapped their paintbrushes for needles and thread, and a century since they traded wood, stone and clay for wire and steel.
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Silversun Pickups
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
The world needs more bands like the Silversun Pickups.
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Mr. Sunday night
Scott Dickensheets | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
The measure of John Madden is simple: He helped make Sunday the new Monday.
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An epic experience
Max Jacobson | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
All the dishes I tried at Thai Pepper were interesting, and some were downright terrific. I started with a beef soup that I’ve never seen on a Thai menu in this country called kao-low - funky in the extreme and definitely not for the faint of heart.
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Fighting
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)
Maybe it’s a bad idea to expect much from a movie with a title as generic as Fighting .
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Wait! Someone else had the rid-us-of-Angel idea first
John Katsilometes | Wed, Apr 22, 2009 (11:31 a.m.)
Giving credit where it is due, CityLife called for Angel's removal from "Believe" in December.
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Wynn rings dinner bell with discounted menus
Sarah Feldberg | Wed, Apr 22, 2009 (8:22 a.m.)
It ain't cheap, but it's cheaper: 10 Wynn and Encore restaurants go the prix fixe route for Taste of Wynn.
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10 Random Tips for Pool Party Season
Deanna Rilling | Tue, Apr 21, 2009 (8:15 p.m.)
From wiping out in stilettos to gonaherpasyphilaids, it looks like sunburn isn't the only thing to be wary of this summer.
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Cirque, Vegas no longer need Criss Angel’s ready-shoot-aim act
John Katsilometes | Tue, Apr 21, 2009 (7:33 p.m.)
Criss Angel has done little more than tarnish the Cirque du Soleil brand and create negative publicity for Cirque and Vegas.
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The epicurean life: Las Vegas restaurants team up to celebrate all things delicious
Sarah Feldberg | Tue, Apr 21, 2009 (1:38 p.m.)
For Rao's Frankie Jr. and Carla Pellegrino, Epicurean isn't just this Thursday's culinary extravaganza at the Flamingo; it's a way of life.
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Step aside Sunday Funday—here comes Mixology Monday!
Xania Woodman | Tue, Apr 21, 2009 (12:29 p.m.)
On the backburner for the last six months, the monthly Mixology Monday event will bring together a featured spirit (in March it was Leblon Cachaca) with a guest bartender.
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Dancers don’t shrink from psychiatric duties
As a stripper, you parade around in your underwear while offering services to thousands of needy individuals, sort of like a shrink.
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Thank your lucky caramel swirls: It’s free cone day!
Jennifer Grafiada | Tue, Apr 21, 2009 (3:16 a.m.)
What's more fun - watching celebs attempt to serve cones at Ben & Jerry's or taking that first lick of free ice cream?
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It’s Snoop Dogg double vision as rapper meets wax doppleganger on 4/20
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Apr 20, 2009 (6:44 p.m.)
“What better way to celebrate 4/20 than to put yourself in wax?” Snoop Dogg said. Umm, we can think of a few.
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Pulitzer Prize goes to Las Vegas Sun
Sarah Feldberg | Mon, Apr 20, 2009 (5:10 p.m.)
Glasses of Champagne aloft, the Las Vegas Sun newsroom toasted the paper’s first Pulitzer Prize today, awarded for public service for revealing “the high death rate among construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip.”
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Las Vegas chef launches tasty iPhone app
Sarah Feldberg | Mon, Apr 20, 2009 (2:09 p.m.)
Ago's James Beard-recognized chef, Marco Porceddu, wants to come home and cook you dinner ... virtually, of course.
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For a night, the new place is Paul McCartney’s Joint
John Katsilometes | Mon, Apr 20, 2009 (2:21 a.m.)
Nearly 67 years old and in no need to prove anything, Paul McCartney nonetheless cut loose for 2 1/2 hours before an adoring sellout crowd at The Joint.
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Pool season kicks off with celebs, sun and Snoop
Melissa Arseniuk | Sun, Apr 19, 2009 (11:06 p.m.)
There was no sign of recession this weekend as sunbathers and celebrities packed the city’s hottest “daylife” destinations.
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Backstage with Above & Beyond
Deanna Rilling | Sun, Apr 19, 2009 (7:40 p.m.)
How does UK trio Above & Beyond make 3,000 people dance into oblivion? With insatiable energy and no lap top.
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Las Vegas company has a passion for pleasure
Jennifer Grafiada | Sun, Apr 19, 2009 (1:15 p.m.)
Passion Parties is one of the largest companies of its kind in the country, and its headquarters are located rather fittingly right here in Las Vegas.
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Baptism by rock: The Killers open the new Joint
Melissa Arseniuk | Sat, Apr 18, 2009 (12:25 p.m.)
After half a dozen songs, Brandon Flowers couldn’t help but ask, “Is it too early to say how awesome this is?”
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From the boardroom to the bedroom, local businesswoman poses for Playboy
Melissa Arseniuk | Sat, Apr 18, 2009 (11:49 a.m.)
Las Vegas finance executive Alicia Taylor recently dropped what she was doing – and her clothes – to pose for Playboy.
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The Killers rock us in raucous opening of new Joint at Hard Rock Hotel
John Katsilometes | Sat, Apr 18, 2009 (1:28 a.m.)
A packed house of 4,000 rocked to The Killers on a night when the local band made some Vegas history.
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Movies in 48 hours
Josh Bell | Fri, Apr 17, 2009 (1:36 p.m.)
Angela Abshier, producer of the Las Vegas 48 Hour Film Project, joins Josh to chat about this weekend’s edition of the event, plus new theatrical releases Gomorrah and State of Play, and The Wrestler and Frost/Nixon on DVD.
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He’s Super Crazy: Fake stunts and real pain in lucha libre
Sarah Feldberg | Fri, Apr 17, 2009 (1:03 p.m.)
"People say it’s fake," says wrestler Super Crazy, "but when they put you in a submission hold the truth is you have to give up or you’ll break something."
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The biggest name in dance music that you’ve never heard
Deanna Rilling | Fri, Apr 17, 2009 (11:45 a.m.)
He’s worked with Armin van Buuren and Tiësto, but most electronic dance music fans in Vegas have never heard of producer/DJ Roger Shah.
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Win tickets to Snoop’s private party at Madame Tussauds
Melissa Arseniuk | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (6:28 p.m.)
Two Snoops are better than one, even if one is made of wax.
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VIP treatment for locals with new casino deals
Amanda Finnegan | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (4:24 p.m.)
Starting today, your Nevada driver's license is the only VIP card you'll need to cash in on locals deals on show tickets, restaurant meals, nightclub admissions, spa treatments and hotel rooms.
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Give me some of your tots!
Allison Duck | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (2:53 p.m.)
If you're looking for the ultimate comfort food on a budget, try the Loaded Tater Tots during happy hour at Town Square's Bar Louie.
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The closest you’ll get to a stripper on your lunch break
Jennifer Grafiada | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (2:36 p.m.)
Bored at work? Point your browser to Pumpsmag.com, a site that promises to probe the inner sanctum of the strip club.
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Lost and Found: a love letter to DJ Faarsheed?
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (1:30 p.m.)
Not that we endorse pornographic light shows, but to each his own.
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Pinball Hall of Fame owner wants to ring Elton John’s bell
John Katsilometes | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (12:46 p.m.)
"I'll meet him in the air-conditioned confines of Cobo Arena," is the challenge Tim Arnold is making to Elton John.
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A psychological boost away from the stage
Philip Simbardo is the genius behind the Stanford prison experiment, whose mere presence can geek you out.
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My kingdom for a wine glass
Xania Woodman | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (9:09 a.m.)
If Cadillac Ranch All-American Bar & Grill is a little more rock 'n roll than country, then I'm a little more lounge than bar.
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The Weekly List: The classics reloaded
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
To Kill a Mockingbird With a Robot Atticus Finch, Boo Radley—and Autobots and Decepticons: Now that’s how you tell a searing tale of injustice in the Depression-era South!
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Fairy Grandmother
Xania Woodman | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
Dainty and petal pink, this high-end shot with tequila, Grandma 100, and absinthe crackled over the ice goes down all-too-easy.
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Putting out the Fuego
Xania Woodman | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
The first upscale Latin nightclub in Vegas surgically removes the Fuego from The Club.
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Not a promising development
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
Sit Down, Shut Up (Fox, Sundays, 8:30 p.m.) is a clumsy, rudimentary animated show that looks like the kind of thing Comedy Central would slap together to air after South Park and run for two mostly unnoticed seasons.
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J. Son—News, all naked, all the time
Xania Woodman | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
This newsboy brings political commentary to a whole new level of nakedness. CNN never looked so good.
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Buggin’ out
Jacob Coakley | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
. From the noted Czech author Karel Capek, who also wrote Rossum’s Universal Robots, the play that coined the term “robot,” Insurgo brings us The Insect Play, an entomological revue.
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Behind the scenes at Peepshow
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
It isn’t just about being in the spotlight—sometimes you need to make sure your glistening high heels don’t literally reflect too much as you bask in the fabled metaphor for success.
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Peggy plots your planets
Peggy Allison | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
The sun brings a glow to your career department. People in authority take notice. This brings plenty of work your way.
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The Weekly‘s Badass Playlist
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
Listen to, love and download these 10 local cuts. Now, that's badass.
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Viva las bailout
Xania Woodman | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
The economy may be contracting, but interest in all things rockabilly is somehow inexplicably expanding. Funny thing is, it costs a fortune to be retro!
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Through the looking glass
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
We don’t think much about architecture in the Valley, because, frankly, outside of the Strip, there’s not much to talk about. The latest master-planned community, no matter how nice, is, as a design issue, a rote matter, as are the shopping plazas that fill in the gaps of the city’s fabric.
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‘The hardest-working kid in our business, period’
Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
Twenty-five minutes before his band takes the stage, Patrick Trout is still promoting the gig. Barreling out of the side entrance of the Box Office, a stack of fliers in his sizable fist, he greets the door guy, the security guard and the two sullen high-school girls gaining entry.
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Drink up! (It’s for the kids)
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
Don’t even think about showing up to UNLVino on an empty stomach.
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Dream zone
Lauri Quinn Lowenberg | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
Many of us are wandering through life aimlessly, just going through the motions and not feeling fulfilled or excited about much. Your dreams want you to find a new path.
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Make room for the BADASS music issue!
Edited by Spencer Patterson | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
Featuring hardcore legends, guitar heroes, scene-builders, wild jazzmen, useful info, one intimidating dude and a ukelele.
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Off-shore accounts (in the desert)
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
There was more than an air of cry-baby defensiveness a few weeks ago at the G20 Summit in London, when Jean-Claude Juncker, the prime minister of Luxembourg, accused the U.S. of harboring tax havens
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Save the last dance
Ken Miller | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
Mayor Goodman, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and other local celebs attempt their own version of Dancing with the Stars in what could be one of the most entertaining events to grace Sin City... or a complete and utter disaster.
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Suggestion Box: R&R Partners, toughen up
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
When R&R slams the recent demand for more accountability regarding the money they are receiving from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, as taxpayers we get a tad, well, miffed.
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Sin City Shares
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
As the economy gets suckier and suckier, more communities across the country are discovering the trend of printing their own money. We couldn’t help but wonder what our currency would look like if we did.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
- Las Vegas Monopoly champion says game is “half skill, half luck.”
- Well, having no life whatsoever helps, too.
- Prostitution tax dies in Nevada Legislature.
- Yes, even a state that fully supports gambling addiction, quickie marriages and brothels has standards.
- Homeless rate jumps 17 percent to 13,338 in Southern Nevada.
- Oscar Goodman hard at work on latest unconstitutional solution.
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Zany paranoia and bitter social commentary
Brian Francis Slattery | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
Knipfel has led an extraordinary life, and looks back on it with an astonishing mix of dark humor, unflinching observation and utter lack of self-pity. Beginning in 2003, however, he began publishing novels instead.
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17 Again
Benjamin Spacek | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
17 Again plays much like Big in reverse, with a touch of It’s a Wonderful Life plus a wish-granting old janitor thrown in for good measure.
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Tied up in knots
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
Old-fashioned investigative journalism, printed on newsprint, is the only institution capable of bringing down ridiculously convoluted movie conspiracies.
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Celebrating Perry
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
Perry Farrell’s 50th-birthday party at the Mirage pool turned into a celebration of generations’ worth of alternative, punk and even commercial music. In many ways, this was a journey back in time.
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The roof is on fire
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
Some yahoo at the Rio pulls the fire alarm, but the crowd is determined to keep dancing at VooDoo Lounge.
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Badass summer concert: Animal Collective
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
A chat with Noah Lennox, aka Panda Bear, from his home in Lisbon, Portugal, about bringing the band’s killer 2009 album, Merriweather Post Pavilion, to life onstage.
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Well done
Max Jacobson | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
Beef is still, apparently, what most people want for dinner. One busy Thursday evening, thanks to a porthole in the wall above my table, I could hear noisy conversation in the bar area, the restaurant was rocking, and juicy, nicely charred steaks appeared to be starring on every table.
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Buttons vs. strings
C. Moon Reed | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
Will Rock Band, Guitar Hero and the genre of rhythm and pitch video games benefit music? Or kill it?
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Gomorrah
Mike D'Angelo | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
From goofy teenage Tony Montana wannabes firing automatic weapons in their underwear, to the murderous muscle necessary to fashion a red carpet gown, nothing is overlooked or sensationalized in Gomorrah.
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A literary mash-up
Scott Dickensheets | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
In Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Quirk Books, $13), humor writer Seth Grahame-Smith took Austen’s original masterpiece and added the undead.
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Funny while it lasted
Steve Friess | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)
There was never any remote possibility that Nevada was going to impose a tax on sex acts at legal brothels. But it still gave attendees at public hearings an excuse to talk about the good stuff: whores!
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Don’t accept Luke-a-likes
Deanna Rilling | Wed, Apr 15, 2009 (2 p.m.)
Who can mix 40 tracks in an hour, play multiple parties a night, and still find time to create killer dirty beats? Sounds like Dutch producer/DJ Laidback Luke.
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Thirty for 30: What to know about Liberace on landmark anniversary
John Katsilometes | Wed, Apr 15, 2009 (1:19 p.m.)
Liberace's $50,000-a-week salary at the Riviera is pretty good money, even today.
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Still out of Joint: Goodman seeks summit with Obama to ‘set the record straight’
John Katsilometes | Wed, Apr 15, 2009 (10:15 a.m.)
After a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included Carlos Santana, Mayor Oscar Goodman said he'd like to sit down with President Obama, who "owes it to us" to clarify comments the president made about Vegas in February.
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Via Brazil swarmed by drunken accountants!
Sarah Feldberg | Wed, Apr 15, 2009 (9:05 a.m.)
Maybe we’re getting ahead of ourselves, but that’s what could happen when exhausted CPAs hear the news.
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Meet the man who dressed your server
Jennifer Grafiada | Tue, Apr 14, 2009 (4:24 p.m.)
The next time you admire cleavage framed by a well-cut bodice while your Bloody Mary is topped off, you will know who to thank: Danyel Carbone.
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Mitchell: ‘New’ Beatles music long overdue
John Katsilometes | Mon, Apr 13, 2009 (11:51 p.m.)
Dennis Mitchell was doing some digital remastering of his own when he learned that The Beatles were reissuing their entire catalog digitally remastered.
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Girls Gone Wild shares an audience with … the pope?
Jennifer Grafiada | Mon, Apr 13, 2009 (6:25 p.m.)
The devoted saw a different kind of holy vision when a Girls Gone Wild ad interrupted a live broadcast of Good Friday Mass at the Vatican late on Friday night.
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They just don’t make ‘em like that anymore…
Allison Duck | Mon, Apr 13, 2009 (5:35 p.m.)
Pink, gold, fur-lined and pampered, the Viva Las Vegas car show put vintage fins, rims and grills in the spotlight this weekend.
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BarMagic takes cocktail culture on the road
Xania Woodman | Mon, Apr 13, 2009 (3:32 p.m.)
The Social Mixology Tour begins tomorrow at the Red Room Saloon with an appearance by legendary mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim who will create fresh, signature Caipirinhas using a pantry of fruits, exotic spices and savory herbs.
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Drunken tiki and pin-ups: Frankie’s gets to work on 2010 calendar
Sarah Feldberg | Mon, Apr 13, 2009 (2:19 p.m.)
A hot girl with a mai tai is about to get hit on by a drunk, slobbering tiki statue, and that's just the beginning at Frankie's Tiki Room's 2010 calendar photo shoot.
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Perry Farrell celebrates birthday with a rock star-worthy bash
Melissa Arseniuk | Sun, Apr 12, 2009 (9:55 p.m.)
When Perry Farrell throws a birthday party it comes with all the usuals: cake, family and Billy Idol.
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DJ Dave Dresden can see the future. Want to peek?
Deanna Rilling | Sun, Apr 12, 2009 (12:40 p.m.)
The crowd in the 3400 room at Jet is abysmal on April 6. The majority of warm bodies drinking $17 vodka/Red Bulls have no idea the winner of the International Dance Music Awards for Best DJ two years in a row is in the back room about to begin his set.
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A quick peek at the grown-up fun in ‘Peepshow’
John Katsilometes | Sun, Apr 12, 2009 (11:30 a.m.)
One audience member is brought onstage, only to find himself strapped to a bed and painted pink.
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Swirl, swish, spit: Tasting spirits with Steve Olson of AKA Wine Geek
Xania Woodman | Sun, Apr 12, 2009 (11:22 a.m.)
Steve Olson, a sort of bionic beverage man, leads the way through a high-level Grand Marnier spirit tasting. What a shame to spit.
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Perry Farrell to celebrate 50th tonight at Bare
Melissa Arseniuk | Sat, Apr 11, 2009 (3:05 p.m.)
For the first time ever Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyros will play together to celebrate frontman Farrell hitting the half century mark.
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Revisiting Rebel baseball: Game’s a rout, but the night is cool
John Katsilometes | Sat, Apr 11, 2009 (12:06 p.m.)
You hear the name "Babitt" at a UNLV-San Diego State game, and you have to wonder, is this kid Shooty Babitt's son?
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Heaven is a place that serves “frrrozen hot chocolate”
Amanda Finnegan | Fri, Apr 10, 2009 (6:51 p.m.)
If heaven has a place on Earth, it’s probably called Serendipity. Now, the legendary New York restaurant has a new location right on the Las Vegas Strip.
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The forgotten film festival
Josh Bell | Fri, Apr 10, 2009 (6:39 p.m.)
It was either the Las Vegas Film Festival or the Las Vegas International Film Festival, depending on which signage you believed (both titles are evident on the website), but regardless of the name, it was definitely upstairs in a pair of out-of-the-way conference rooms in the Eastside Cannery. That's where I was last night to take in the second edition of the confusingly named event, which last occurred in July 2007 in some even more out-of-the-way conference rooms at the Orleans. This year's model has been greatly expanded, spreading over four days and encompassing over 100 features, shorts and documentaries. Attendance appeared sparse when I arrived Thursday night around 6:15 to check out the feature Summerhood, before taking in the requisite program of Nevada shorts. With such a huge slate, the festival provides little guidance as to what might be worth seeing, but I picked Summerhood out because of its ...
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Shhhh. CineVegas passes go on secret sale
Sarah Feldberg | Fri, Apr 10, 2009 (5:40 p.m.)
As far as regular folks are concerned, passes and packages for the 11th CineVegas Film Festival go on sale Wednesday, April 15. Good thing you're not regular.
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Touring Las Vegas, one music video at a time
Jennifer Grafiada | Fri, Apr 10, 2009 (2:48 p.m.)
With limos, bottles and lots of skin, Las Vegas is a choice location for many a music video. Here are a few of our locally-shot favorites for your viewing pleasure.
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So You Think You Can Dance to hold callbacks in Las Vegas
Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (7:09 p.m.)
Forget celebs with two left feet. Real dancers are heading to Las Vegas for their chance in the limelight.
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Bananas, hot dogs and cowboy boots: just another day with The Mapes
The Mapes are a very food-oriented band. Raw meat and hot dogs have been known to fly during their live shows, much to the annoyance of vegetarians.
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Flo Rida and Teairra Mari’s Vegas video shoot is more work than play
Melissa Arseniuk | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (1:16 p.m.)
Behind the scenes of a glitzy Flo Rida and Teairra Mari video, hides 12 hours of filming and hardly any glamour at all.
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The fraudulent among us talk of revenge
I feel sort of safe, because I move around a lot. I can be hard to find. I'm not even sure where I am right now.
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Las Vegas chefs to light up the kitchen on Top Chef Masters
Melissa Arseniuk | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (8:57 a.m.)
Think of it in sports terms. Top Chef has been playing college ball. Now, they're stepping up to the big leagues.
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Sara Watkins
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Former Nickel Creek member Sara Watkins makes her solo debut with a quiet, subdued album that encompasses folk, country and the progressive bluegrass for which her old trio was known.
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Bat for Lashes
Annie Zaleski | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Fierce tribal rhythms drive “Two Planets,” while “Daniel” is a spooky gothic gem shrouded in misty synth-pop.
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Squeeze some bacon on it! Wait, what?
Ken Miller | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
It's got a shelf life of 12 years and is made from “U.S.-bred swine." What more could you ask for?
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Unbelievable indeed
Rick Lax | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
NPR contributor Stacy Horn writes with the attitude and tone of an independent-minded skeptic, but none of the actual independent-minded skepticism. I suspect this is because Horn fell head over heels in love with her book’s subject, Duke parapsychologist Dr. J.B. Rhine.
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Neil Young
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
“Singing a song won’t change the world.” The lyric, which arrives three tracks into Neil Young’s latest disc, sounds strange coming from the mouth of a man who denounced the Kent State shootings with “Ohio.”
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Pour some Bourbon on it!
Max Jacobson | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Carl’s Jr. has debuted its new Kentucky Bourbon Burger... don’t even think about the calorie count.
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Prince
Ben Westhoff | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Prince’s latest work isn’t particularly memorable, though there are inspired moments on his new three-CD album.
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Revisiting Richard
Susanne Forestieri | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Years ago in a Soho gallery, I saw Richard MacDonald’s small bronze statue of Nureyev and found it beautiful and unique.
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Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman’s Co-Creator Joe Shuster
J. Caleb Mozzocco | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
In the late 1940s, Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster sued DC Comics for the rights to their character … and lost. Their names wouldn’t be restored to DC Comics for another three decades.
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Let’s fix this thing!
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
In case anyone’s keeping track, the signs of the Apocalypse—killer bees, vacation-villa CEOs, bankrupt casinos—are upon us.
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Watch those allergies: CDs are in the air!
Allison Duck | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Spring is officially here: The temperature is rising, pollen is all over our cars, and local CD releases are popping up like wildflowers.
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Can’t top the music
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Considering that this was Miami, it sure looked like Vegas. People were wearing hats for Hard Rock’s Rehab pool party, a chick in a Revolution Lounge tank top was grinding in the corner, and to the left, a Wet Republic logo strained across a nice set of implants.
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When the giving stops
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Las Vegas is a town that depends on nonprofits more than most cities of its size, and one of the most visible signs of giving in Vegas is from corporate foundations.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
- Hugh Hefner celebrates 83rd birthday in Las Vegas.
- Scientists note a momentary disruption of the silicone balance on the Strip.
- Man who faked his own death arrested after allegedly cheating at Las Vegas casino.
- Yes, you may be able to fake your own death, but cheating in Vegas? Get real!
- TV Land casts Chaparral High School’s class of 1989 for third season of High School Reunion.
- Memories will include having a governor who didn’t hate education.
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Amen Corner: Free guns for gamblers
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Someone in Las Vegas finally gets it! Now there’s now a true incentive to gamble, thanks to the folks at bar chain O’Aces: guns!
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Dream zone
Lauri Quinn Lowenberg | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
"I was in a deserted town. On one side, people were burying skeletons in the street. On the other side were science labs which were closing."
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Peggy plots your planets
Peggy Allison | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Saturday is time to talk about business when Mercury sends a wink to Pluto. The folks in authority are ready to listen.
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Rockabilly till you drop
Xania Woodman | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Viva Las Vegas 12 arrives Thursday through Sunday, April 9-12 with burlesque competition, a pre-1963 car show, jive lessons and more.
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The Weekly List: Scenes from the mall
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Dawn of the Dead (1978) George Romero’s zombie classic is set primarily in an abandoned mall, where survivors of the zombie apocalypse hide out.
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More sad than funny
Mike D'Angelo | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Hollywood comedies don’t generally require keystones, but Observe and Report—a film so stubborn and bizarre that it might more accurately be termed an anti-comedy—goes the extra mile.
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End in sight
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
American TV shows never end. Or rather, they end all the time through cancellation, but they’re never meant to end.
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This is how we do it
Xania Woodman | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Glassware becomes scarce as Las Vegas mixologists partake in three days of snockered shenanigans at the 2009 Grand Marnier & Navan Summit in Vail, Colorado.
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Hanging out with the cast of Freaks
C. Moon Reed | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
The glass-eating, sword-swallowing and bed o’ nails-lying I could believe. But Andrew Stanton’s heart-dislocation act crossed my line of plausibility.
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Bye-bye, Blender
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Another decent magazine bites the dust.
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Get the arts education you always wanted
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Five posts gathered from art discussion site artbabble.org—“no art degree required”—which went live to nonmembers on April 7.
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Finding its beat
Max Jacobson | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)
Most of the time, if I see an ambitious new restaurant, I pull for it consciously and subconsciously. Rhythm Kitchen is currently our only upscale restaurant with a New Orleans theme that doesn’t belong to Emeril. That makes me pull for it all the more.
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Holly Madison sets her sights on a reality TV return
Melissa Arseniuk | Wed, Apr 8, 2009 (5:53 p.m.)
Holly Madison has hardly had time to catch her breath since being eliminated from Dancing With the Stars last week but the blonde bombshell is already setting her sights on her next TV project.
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Brave New NBT
Sarah Feldberg | Wed, Apr 8, 2009 (2:26 p.m.)
What does ballet for a “new” and “young” audience look like? Here's a hint: no tu-tus.
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NHL stars to party Las Vegas-style for NHL awards weekend
Melissa Arseniuk | Wed, Apr 8, 2009 (12:17 p.m.)
Hockey’s biggest and brightest stars are coming to Las Vegas, and if Gary Bettman has his way, this year’s NHL awards will kick off a raucous and rocking, star-studded weekend to remember.
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For Masters, Nevada Ballet Theatre displaying some fancy footwork
John Katsilometes | Wed, Apr 8, 2009 (11:08 a.m.)
With some tickets cut to $10 for a performance that includes one of the great dancers of her generation, Nevada Ballet Theatre is attempting to reach new fans -- and regain some confidence.
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George Strait named ACM Artist of the Decade
Melissa Arseniuk | Tue, Apr 7, 2009 (12:54 p.m.)
After nearly three decades of making music and No. 1 singles, George Strait has been named the Academy of Country Music Awards’ Artist of the Decade.
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See the future at the Psychic Eye
Jennifer Grafiada | Mon, Apr 6, 2009 (10:35 p.m.)
Short on money? Looking for love? Try a Tarot card reading at the Psychic Eye, or maybe a potion or crystal.
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Flo Rida to film at the Palms
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Apr 6, 2009 (7:54 p.m.)
Flo Rida is headed to Vegas and he’s bringing his video cameras with him.
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Life is just a cabaret
Sarah Feldberg | Mon, Apr 6, 2009 (5:43 p.m.)
Cabaret is not some girl in fringe singing Irving Berlin, Lina Koutrakos will tell you. It's a girl in whatever she wants singing Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bruce Springsteen and Irving Berlin.
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UPDATE: DJ AM decamping from PMG to N9NE Group
Xania Woodman | Mon, Apr 6, 2009 (12:33 p.m.)
DJ AM (Adam Goldstein) is officially moving house, or DJ booth at least. AM will bid residencies and Pure and LAX adieu this month for a Friday night spot at Rain Nightclub at the Palms
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Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent lay down tracks in Las Vegas
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Apr 6, 2009 (10:30 a.m.)
Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent recently joined forces for a recording session that shook the Palms, literally, according to owner George Maloof.
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Old Media vs. New Media: Strange bedfellows, indeed
John Katsilometes | Mon, Apr 6, 2009 (9:57 a.m.)
LandlineTV.com has some fun with this documentary-style clip on how Old Media types are interacting with members of New Media.
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Toby Keith loves his bar, his grill and his Jack Daniels
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Apr 6, 2009 (12:44 a.m.)
Toby Keith loves his bar and loves his Jack Daniels, too. Lucky for him, the two seem to go hand-in-hand
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Vegas in a Rush: Air Supply and Frankie Moreno meet the L.V. Phil, boosted by Elvis (and a fight)
John Katsilometes | Sun, Apr 5, 2009 (2:06 p.m.)
Graham Russell of Air Supply sang the Stones' "Honky Tonk Woman," and that was just the start during a wild night in downtown Vegas.
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Bistro eats, house-made with love: The Chef’s Palate opens in Henderson
Xania Woodman | Sun, Apr 5, 2009 (11:55 a.m.)
The family-run restaurant serves up refined comfort food like bacon-wrapped filets and brandied creamed corn in a revamped strip mall space.
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The DJ and the neverending smile
Jennifer Grafiada | Sat, Apr 4, 2009 (8:30 p.m.)
Steve Christmas always wears a big smile. Maybe his last name rubbed off on his personality. As we eat at the Waffle House in Ft. Lauderdale on the first day of our trip to WMC 2009, Christmas couldn't be happier, mediocre food and everything.
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Live from the L.V. Hilton, where the Spartans rule (and cover)
John Katsilometes | Sat, Apr 4, 2009 (6:04 p.m.)
Most of the late money at the L.V. Hilton Superbook for today's Final Four came in on UConn, which was upset by Michigan State.
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Kenny Chesney takes home Playboy Club key
Melissa Arseniuk | Sat, Apr 4, 2009 (1:04 p.m.)
Country music recording artist Kenny Chesney came to Vegas this weekend for the Academy of Country Music Awards, but he will leave with something some might say is more valuable than an ACMA statuette: A key to the Playboy Club.
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Gavin Rossdale goes to the dogs this afternoon
Melissa Arseniuk | Sat, Apr 4, 2009 (12:54 p.m.)
They say people fall into two categories: cat people and dog people. Gavin Rossdale says he’s definitely the latter. This afternoon he will play for about 20,000 people and 4,000 dogs at Pet-A-Palooza at Sam Boyd Stadium.
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At 83, Hefner remains a study in smart sensuality
John Katsilometes | Fri, Apr 3, 2009 (6:17 p.m.)
Hugh Hefner celebrates his 83rd birthday in style this weekend, surrounded by beautiful women at the Palms.
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Chasing down the Black Eyed Peas
Jennifer Grafiada | Fri, Apr 3, 2009 (3:22 p.m.)
The Black Eyed Peas had just jumped out of their tour bus and onto a golf cart, with will.i.am up front in ‘80s hip-hop shades and Fergie on the back fist pumping peppily.
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Party with the original playboy at the Palms this weekend
Melissa Arseniuk | Fri, Apr 3, 2009 (3:19 p.m.)
Hugh Hefner, the man of a thousand blondes, is in Las Vegas for a pair of early birthday parties. Find out here how you can get in on the fun.
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Fast & furious & worthless
Josh Bell | Fri, Apr 3, 2009 (2:22 p.m.)
Las Vegas Weekly Managing Editor Ken Miller joins Josh to discuss car-racing extravaganza Fast & Furious, plus The Great Buck Howard, Adventureland, Sunshine Cleaning and a handful of mediocre new releases on DVD.
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It’s a country star-studded weekend in Las Vegas for ACMAs
Melissa Arseniuk | Fri, Apr 3, 2009 (12:23 p.m.)
While Alan Jackson proclaimed the world had “gone country” in 1994, Las Vegas is going undeniably country this weekend, as the Academy of Country Music Awards takes over the MGM Grand.
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On the roof with producer/DJ Kaskade
Deanna Rilling | Fri, Apr 3, 2009 (6 a.m.)
Maybe the air's clearer at 18 stories about Miami Beach, or maybe famed DJ and producer Kaskade was just speaking our language when he stopped to talk to the Weekly about vinyl, vocals and the art of the remix.
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$5,000 cocktail named most “Cointreauversial”
Melissa Arseniuk | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (10:03 p.m.)
Raymond Speight is officially Las Vegas’ most Cointreauversial bartender, and he has the big fat check to prove it.
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Vegas’ Most Cointreauversial Cocktail
Melissa Arseniuk | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (2:59 p.m.)
This drink, designed by Raymond Speight of Encore's Eastside Lounge, helped earn the bartender the title of Vegas' "Most Contreauversial Bartender." Here is the recipe for the award-winning cocktail: 1 oz Cointreau 3/4 oz Plymouth gin 4 blackberries 1 oz sour mix 1/2 oz raw agave nectar 1/2 bar spoon pomegranate molasses
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From a small town to the big time with 3 Doors Down
Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (noon)
Todd Harrell, bassist for southern rock band 3 Doors Down, took a few minutes to talk to the Weekly about writing the band's most definitive album and playing gospel music before their April 3 show at Green Valley Ranch.
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A story of a buffet, a back scratch and a famous house guest
John Katsilometes | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (7:58 a.m.)
Who is this scratching my back as I hit the buffet at "Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding?" Hint: It's one of O.J.'s old friends.
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Spring brings a bachelorette stampede
Team Hangover | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Bachelorette parties spawn a common yet paradoxical breed of night-crawlers. On the bad side: flashing plastic penis tiaras.
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Cops aplenty
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
The TV cop drama is a genre nearly as old as the medium itself, and while networks are always looking for ways to tweak the formula, the biggest successes always come back to basics.
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Fast & Furious
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Fast & Furious, the fourth film in the ludicrous car-racing franchise, opens with an undeniably exciting sequence that reintroduces Dominic Toretto (Diesel) and Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez) from the 2001 original.
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Firebrand frontwoman Karen O’s coos and squeals remain as sex-soaked as ever, and not far into the ride it becomes clear that no matter what manner of “trendy” territory is explored, her vocals are the uniting, identifying glue.
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The Classic Malts Selection
Xania Woodman | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
What better way to celebrate Tartan Day than with a wee bit o’ Scotch?
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Center yourself
Danielle Kelly | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
You might be tempted to drive by Left of Center Art Gallery & Studio—it doesn’t look quite like your typical Las Vegas gallery (whatever that is).
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When the fun stops
Steve Friess | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Having evidently learned a little something from the hundreds of acrobats who perform astonishing death-defying feats nightly in its Vegas resorts, MGM Mirage last week leaped headlong into the open air.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
- Las Vegas Metro police are now using Twitter.
- The first tweet said, “Sprinkles on donuts are for wimps!”
- More and more Canadians are buying second homes in Las Vegas.
- Wow, guess those rumors we started about Celine Dion returning are starting to pay dividends.
- Window washers rescued after winds cause cable to snap at Encore.
- They’re pursuing safer jobs—like construction on the Strip.
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Cursive
Annie Zaleski | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Flute and riotous horns burst forth from “I Couldn’t Love You,” while the twangy “Caveman” is a vaudeville hoedown; in contrast, “Donkeys” is an unsettling, bedtime-story fever dream with a creepy music box backdrop.
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Fever Ray
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
This time, Andersson and her producers aren’t interested in making you dance; they want to make you feel—extremely uneasy, apparently.
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The transformation of Jay Littman
Kate Silver | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
How one man battled through everything from drug addiction to massive weight gain to forge a multimillion-dollar empire. Even the most successful transformation story—and Jay has one heck of a transformation story—is a work in progress.
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Neat and sanitized
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
People complain that Hollywood movies don’t give audiences enough credit, that nuance is lost in giant spectacles full of special effects and stuff blowing up, but so-called indie movies like Sunshine Cleaning, for example, can be just as pedantic.
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Keith Urban
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Let’s be honest: at this point, Keith Urban is pretty much indistinguishable from Bon Jovi.
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Peter Bjorn and John
Andy Wang | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
The cool kids in peter Bjorn and John seem to live in a state of constant wonderment, where everyday occurrences seem fresh and totally new.
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Alien Trespass
Benjamin Spacek | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
California astronomer Ted Lewis (McCormack) tracks a fiery object to its crash site, where he discovers an alien spacecraft and a giant one-eyed, tentacled slug in Alien Trespasses.
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Personality crisis
Max Jacobson | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Last week, I led with information about a Korean taco truck that is sweeping Los Angeles, so it got me in the mood for Korean food. That led me to Maru, the newest and handsomest Korean restaurant in the city.
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Amen Corner: Arrest impersonators!
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
In this age of uncertainty, how refreshing it is to know that countries such as Suriname are on top of their game against all foreign threats, arresting our Las Vegas impersonators when they travel to such countries and—horrors!—actually impersonate someone.
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Smooth transition?
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
AEG live/Concerts West is about to put their sterling reputation to the test with this week’s announcement that Santana will become the resident headliner at the Joint at the Hard Rock.
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Third time’s no charm
Aaron Thompson | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
That’s right, even before the curtain has drawn on the Alley’s final performance, the thrice-opened, thrice-shuttered all-ages music hub is already, essentially, dead.
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The Great Buck Howard
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
The Great Buck Howard is a movie that seems constantly on the verge of turning into something. Its title character is a stage magician, but you sit through the whole thing waiting for magic that never comes.
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Five random passages from Horse Latitudes, by local novelist Quentin R. Bufogle
2. “Chester aimed the telescope at her. He focused in on the left breast. Looked at that one for a while, then switched to the other. Such perfect breasts. And nipples.”
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Laughing as the boat goes down
Jacob Coakley | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
“Titanic is a pretty absurdist-type comedy,” says Director T.J. Larsen, although that seems to be putting it mildly.
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The best damn crazy hour. Ever.
Xania Woodman | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Xania works the corner with a burro and a mariachi band.
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Peggy plots your planets
Peggy Allison | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Try to be a little sensitive in the relationship department. This is not a good time to talk about yourself.
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What women want
Xania Woodman | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Despite the various pole-dancing and stripteasing classes around town, Stripper 101 at V Theater is dominating the clothes-doffing industry.
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Adventureland
Mike D'Angelo | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
No doubt the title is intended ironically, but still—pretty much the last word you’d ever use to describe Adventureland would be “adventurous.”
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The future of moviegoing
Josh Bell | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
High-tech hand-dryers, tiny cheeseburgers, shaking seats and spying cameras—all possibly coming to a theater near you courtesy of ShoWest.
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In a Facebook funk
Ken Miller | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Suddenly Facebook sucks. It went from intimate and fun to exploitative and uncomfortable.
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Smokin’ tunes
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Hefty cigarette-tax increase got you down? Kick back, light up and enjoy a few songs on the topic.
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Rank ’em, Danno
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
As two new cop series launch on ABC and NBC, Weekly takes a look back at the all-time best television shows about the boys in blue.
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Performance anxiety
Ken Miller | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Even an art naïf can appreciate Off the Strip, a two-week convergence of the world’s more prominent performance and visual artists.
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Decorating death
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Local lawyer and writer Franklin Levy has figured out a way to combine literary muscle and good design.
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36-24-36
Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Four months after her December death at age 85, Las Vegas pays tribute to the “notorious” Bettie Page.
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Dream zone
Lauri Quinn Lowenberg | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)
Whenever someone is mad at you in a dream, it means you are actually mad at yourself in real life.
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Santana and The Joint: A (super)natural match
John Katsilometes | Wed, Apr 1, 2009 (6:08 p.m.)
There were artists with more "wow" appeal to be considered for the new Joint, but few as iconic and dependable as Carlos Santana.
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Former Ice nightclub undergoing remodel
Deanna Rilling | Wed, Apr 1, 2009 (4:17 p.m.)
Plans for the new Blithe mega-club currently underway at 200 E. Harmon Avenue include a locals-only VIP area, top International DJs and... a bouncy house?
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Win free tickets to Fall Out Boy this Sunday!
Allison Duck | Wed, Apr 1, 2009 (2:29 p.m.)
A pair of tickets is up for grabs to see the pop-punk foursome at the Pearl this weekend.
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