Mike Prevatt
Story Archive
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Nightlife
Nightlife News & Notes: Gaga concert afterparties, Deadmau5 gigs and more
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Also, the future of Vegas Nocturne at Rose. Rabbit. Lie.
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Nightlife
Three years in, DJ Morgan Page still learns from every gig on the Strip
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 The Wynn/Encore resident knows the fine line a DJ must walk in Las Vegas.
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Nightlife
We All Press Play: Velveteen Rabbit co-owner Christina Dylag
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 The personal playlists of local nightlife staff.
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Nightlife
Blend DJ Institute applies a back-to-basics approach to DJ instruction
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 The space encourages students to build a foundation upon the fundamentals of traditional DJing, like beatmatching and spinning vinyl.
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Nightlife
Hot Spots: DJ Logic at Vinyl, an Independence Day BBQ at Tao Beach and more
Thursday, July 3, 2014 Also, Zedd plays Encore Beach Club.
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Entertainment
Despite mixed feelings, Vegas is showing new interest in former Flamingo owner Bugsy Siegel
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 Whatever his legacy actually is, he's part of the city's mythos.
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Nightlife
Nightlife News & Notes: Chateau announces management switch and more
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 Also: Job search! A new, locally founded nightlife hiring app.
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Nightlife
Drai’s Entertainment to co-launch new dance label
Thursday, June 26, 2014 Victor Drai joins Capitol Records and Turn First Artists for new EDM imprint
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Electric Daisy Carnival 2014
After three relatively smooth editions, EDC hits a few speed bumps
Thursday, June 26, 2014 A look at EDC 2014: Logistical issues and too much commercial EDM hampered an otherwise well-produced Electric Daisy Carnival.
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Nightlife
Hot Spots: Fabolous at Tao, World Cup viewing parties and more
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Also, Breathe Carolina steps up to the booth at Hyde.
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Nightlife
Nightlife News & Notes: LA Kings party at Wet Republic and more
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Also, Fizz launches an afterhours party.
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Electric Daisy Carnival 2014
Electric Daisy Carnival: Musical observations from Night 3
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 EDC 2014 solidified the festival’s shift from the underground to the mainstream.
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Electric Daisy Carnival 2014
Electric Daisy Carnival: The highs and lows of one hour at the festival
Sunday, June 22, 2014 Dancing to Kaskade's art-car performance one moment, witnessing a struggle for survival the next.
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Electric Daisy Carnival 2014
Electric Daisy Carnival 2014: Musical observations from Night 1
Saturday, June 21, 2014 In my six years of EDC, I’ve never been more musically unsatisfied than I was on Friday.
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Electric Daisy Carnival 2014
EDC Night 1: The good, the weird and the ugly
Saturday, June 21, 2014 A remodeled Kinetic Field, brutal traffic conditions and a strangely sleepy Friday vibe.
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Electric Daisy Carnival
Amp up your Electric Daisy Carnival intelligence with these tips
Thursday, June 19, 2014 Because it's easy to be an idiot at EDC. Don't be that person.
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Electric Daisy Carnival
The tracks that made them: Eight career-makers by eight EDC DJs
Thursday, June 19, 2014 From Green Flash to John Digweed to Cedric Gervais, the songs that took them to dance-music stardom.
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Electric Daisy Carnival
Outside EDC: Dance-music parties away from the Speedway you won't want to miss
Thursday, June 19, 2014 Didn't score a ticket to the party at the Speedway? Don't fret.
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Electric Daisy Carnival
A guide through the 12 stages of Electric Daisy Carnival
Thursday, June 19, 2014 One fest, so many emotions!
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Music
Deadmau5 returns with a lengthy, challenging tour de force
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Mr. Mau5' latest release is unabashedly emotive and thoroughly cerebral.
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Nightlife
Hot Spots: Lloyd at the Bank, EDC spillover sets and more
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Also, a sneaker-centric bash at Beauty Bar. Time to bust out those fresh kicks.
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Nightlife
Q&A: Tiesto's local DJ residencies influence his new album
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 The Dutch DJ and producer talks copycat tracks, Las Vegas as inspiration and more.
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Nightlife
How new club Liaison aims to stand out in LGBT nightlife
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 Lance Bass' monthly Dirty Pop parties, espresso at the bar and other elements of Drai's new space at Bally's, which opens this weekend.
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Nightlife
Hot Spots: The Crystal Method at Drai’s, Sailor Jerry Day and more
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Also, a two-cent beer night. That's right, you read correctly: TWO CENTS!
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Music
The Julian Tanaka Quartet plays one of the best jazz nights in town--until the end of summer
Thursday, June 5, 2014 The Dispensary? A cool jazz hang? Believe it.
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Music
Weekly Q&A: Hard Rock Live's Andrew Courtney developed a niche music venue on the Strip
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 The former Springsteen road manager and Hard Rock Live's special events manager discusses life on tour, the challenges of the Vegas market and the future of Hard Rock's center-Strip venue.
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Nightlife
Chad Craig and AWOL transport clubbers with props and productions
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 The props and staging at that themed nightclub party you went to could have been the handiwork of A Way of Life Productions.
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Nightlife
Nightlife News & Notes: EDC week gigs, a new(ish) gay bar and more
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 Also, SLS reveals plans for a new venue.
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Nightlife
Hot Spots: Memorial Day Weekend edition!
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 From opening night at Drai's to Iggy Azalea to a gay dance music fest, where to get your party on this MDW.
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Nightlife
Carl Cox wants to bring a little Utopia to Light
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 The veteran house DJ discusses his residency at the Mandalay Bay club, how the "EDM" phenomenon has affected his career and more.
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Nightlife
Xposed vs. Temptation: Comparing the Strip's two gay pool parties
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 Hostility towards body hair, trunks-to-Speedos ratios and more.
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Nightlife
Where in Vegas is Tiësto?: The sequel
Monday, May 19, 2014 Guess the local spot on the Dutch DJ's new album cover. Plus, check out his wax likeness.
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Nightlife
Victor Drai dreams up a rooftop party complex--and a game-changing nightlife empire
Thursday, May 15, 2014 With venues at the Cromwell and Bally's, the nightlife mogul is about to unveil his most ambitious projects yet.
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Music
Album Review: Todd Terje's 'It’s Album Time'
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 There's plenty of payoff on this anticipated electronic record.
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Nightlife
Commercial EDM doesn't encourage bad behavior--we do
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 A defense of commercial dance music, after Anthony Bourdain pointed his finger towards the popular genre during a Vegas edition of Parts Unknown.
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Nightlife
Nightlife News & Notes: Snoop's residency launches at Tao and more
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 Also, Delano's planned changes for THEhotel at Mandalay Bay, including a new name for Mix.
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Nightlife
The Interview Issue: Resident DJ Steve Aoki
Thursday, May 1, 2014 The EDM icon with the most cake talks about becoming the first megaclub superstar to move to Las Vegas.
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Nightlife
Hot Spots: Star Wars Day, Cinco de Mayo, Snoop Dogg and more
Thursday, May 1, 2014 Cinco de Drinko is upon us—where will you be shooting tequila and making bad decisions?
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Features
The Interview Issue: Interviews the Weekly staff hopes--or wishes--it could get
Thursday, May 1, 2014 From the Swedish Chef to Deadmau5 to Anthony Bourdain, the people we'd really like to chat with.
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Nightlife
Nightlife News & Notes: Picnic's pool party, Tiesto's new album and more
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 Also, a casting call for Victor Drai's upcoming LGBT club, Liaison.
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Entertainment
CD review: Duck Sauce's 'Quack'
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 It's a bit uneven, but there's plenty to dance to here.
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As We See It
Las Vegas’ music festival momentum keeps building with Rock in Rio
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 MGM—with the help of businessman Ron Burkle—is building the event’s internationally themed City of Rock, comprising six stages (including one featuring local talent) and more than 70 food and shopping vendors.
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Nightlife
Nightlife News & Notes: DJ Jason Lema on CNN, Quinn's closes and more
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Also, a one-off, fairy-tale-themed gay party at Hard Rock Hotel.
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Entertainment
Rock in Rio USA music festival to debut on the Strip in May 2015
Monday, April 21, 2014 MGM Resorts and Cirque du Soleil are partnering with the organizer for a mammoth, multi-stage event.
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As We See It
Thinking about Game of Thrones, the Boston Marathon and more
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Also, Selena Gomez "canoodling" with Justin Bieber at Coachella.
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Entertainment
The Weekly's Mike Prevatt looks back at 15 highlights from 15 years of Coachella
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Arcade Fire. Daft Punk. Madonna. So much goodness.
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Nightlife
Nightlife News & Notes: Snoop Dogg's cabaret, After leaves TW Theater and more
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 Also, Hakkasan Group and MGM Resorts form MGM Hakkasan Hospitality.
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Music
How Coachella’s final day symbolizes the electronic music fever pitch
Monday, April 14, 2014 Never has electronic music been so dominant at the 15-year event.
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Noise
Five reasons Coachella Day 2 didn't suck
Sunday, April 13, 2014 The online peanut gallery loudly bemoaned the Saturday curation for Coachella the second it was announced, but they were wrong.
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Music
Why Skrillex should have headlined Coachella’s second day
Sunday, April 13, 2014 There, I said it. And I’ve got no shame in my blame game.