Deanna Rilling
Calendar Editor/Nightlife Writer/Concert Coordinator
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As a self-proclaimed "pseudosocialite" who isn't afraid to rock comfortable shoes or the same outfit twice at Vegas hot spots, Deanna Rilling has been involved in the electronic dance music and local indie rock scene for over 12 years. She typically gets at least one drink spilled on her a night when out and about and usually gets her feet stepped on as well, but it's all in a day's work and she wouldn't have it any other way.
Recent Articles
Seven Days
A curated guide to this week in your city
March 20th, 2013
The Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam SM World Finals festivities begin with a bowling-bash fundraiser at 12:30 p.m. at Sunset Station, benefiting the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Then the big wheels get rolling for a Monster Jam truck procession down the Strip at 7 p.m
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It’s Actually Quite Easy, Being Green
Our guide to Las Vegas St. Patrick's Day parties
March 14th, 2013
There will be plenty of green beer to go around Las Vegas this St. Patrick’s Day. But where should you really spend your green while wearing green this Sunday, March 17? Here are our picks for where to get your Irish on.
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Seven Nights
March 14th, 2013
Saturday, March 16: Get a dose of DefJam as “Birthday Sex” proponent Jeremih performs at Chateau. (In Paris, 10:30 p.m., AngelMG.)
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12th Planet Touches Down
John Dadzie has been championing dubstep since before you even knew it existed
March 13th, 2013
Before dubstep producers would have even dreamed of winning Grammys, John Dadzie, a.k.a. 12th Planet, was focused on bringing the sound to the U.S. Championing bass music since its days underground, he’s released more than a dozen EPs, worked with dubstep darling Skrillex and remixed the likes of Dirtyphonics, Foreign Beggars, MSTRKRFT and Rusko. Get ready for a dose of “Bass Salt” when he kicks off his residency at Body English.
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Seven Nights
Your city after dark
March 7th, 2013
If you woke up this morning feeling like P. Diddy, or prefer to brush your teeth with a bottle of Jack, then partying with Ke$ha as she hosts Pure’s Anniversary Party is right up your alley. Though please don’t take advice from another one of her songs and try to f—k the DJ. (In Caesars Palace, 10 p.m., AngelMG.com.)
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Aloha, Las Vegas
Electronic trio Splitbreed puts it all out there for dubstep fans
March 7th, 2013
Even if you haven’t been able to get into dubstep, the brand of hip-hop-influenced bass music Splitbreed offers is a lot more user-friendly—while still retaining some grit. With all its current members deriving from families with musical backgrounds, it seemed only a natural fit for brothers and emcees Kalani and Tau’i Mo’e, along with DJ/producer BGenius, to pursue a career in the industry.
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Las Vegas Clubs Own the Nightclub & Bar Top 100
February 28th, 2013
Las Vegas likes it on top … of the Nightclub & Bar Top 100 list. The annual rankings of the highest-grossing venues in the country were just released, with seven of the top 10 moneymakers hailing from our fair city: XS and Marquee tied at No. 1, each reporting a 2012 revenue of $80 million to 90 million!
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Hometown Hit Makers
The genesis of Billboard chart-topper ‘Oh Mama Hey’ by Chris Cox, DJ Frankie and Crystal Waters
February 28th, 2013
Step one: Get a New York-house groove. Step two: Add a dance-music diva. Step three: Top the Billboard charts! Sure, it’s not that simple, but Grammy-nominated DJ/producer Chris Cox has been making the tracks that keep dance floors moving since the days we thought Milli Vanilli were still “really good singers.”
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Seven Nights
Your city after dark
February 28th, 2013
The Swedish she-jay duo of Rebecca & Fiona are at Marquee tonight, and if it’s anything like their impromptu dancing atop the DJ booth during Richie Hawtin’s set at Escape from Wonderland, it’s gonna be a wildly awesome night! (In the Cosmopolitan, 10 p.m., MarqueeLasVegas.com.)
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