Nightlife
Seven Nights
Your city after dark
May 8th, 2013
Cue the cocktails and catfights, cuz it’s about to get real. Liquid Pool Lounge hosts The Real House DJs of Las Vegas. Maybe DJs ShadowRed or Stretch will flip a turntable. Read more »
Night-Lites
B is for B-boy
May 8th, 2013
Break-dance competition Red Bull BC One headspins its way to Fremont Street Experience (425 Fremont St.) at 8 p.m. on May 18 to illustrate that while Toprock and Downrock sound like distant cousins to Fraggle Rock, they are, in fact, terms to describe elements of b-boying or breaking. Read more »
The Coolest Mom in EDM
Fergie DJ owes a lot to Alice Ferguson
May 8th, 2013
A mother’s bond with her child is a special one, but it’s made even more so when she fosters her child’s chosen path with her whole heart. One such incredible woman is Alice Ferguson, mother to Hakkasan resident Fergie DJ (a.k.a. Robert Ferguson). The inspiring and supportive mom’s path has taken her from minister to being fully involved with Fergie’s Excentric Muzik recording label, which makes Alice about the raddest mom we’ve ever met. Read more »
Gossip
Jenny From the Hak
J-Lo, Casper Smart do Hakkasan grand opening
May 1st, 2013
If Hakkasan’s first weekend was for the EDM fans, its second weekend turned up the celebrity juice-o-meter (which is totally a thing they keep in the basement at E! headquarters) over the course of its official grand opening. Read more »
Seven Nights
Your city after dark
May 1st, 2013
Hype up your night at Hakkasan for another mega party. Dutch house music maestro R3hab spins along with Fergie DJ, the Irish lad who’s always the life of the party and ready to rock the dance floor. Read more »
DJ Profile
The New Mr. Las Vegas
Tiësto takes up residency in Sin City
May 1st, 2013
Wayne Newton, Celine Dion and Elton John will simply have to make room: Tiësto is moving to the top of Vegas’ marquee. Quite possibly the most famous man in electronic dance music, the Dutch DJ/producer is slated for a whopping 40 dates, including May 3, 5, 18 and 24, at the recently opened Hakkasan and an additional 20 gigs at Wet Republic. Read more »
Gossip
Hakkasan Off to the Races
April 24th, 2013
After more than a year of construction, Hakkasan got down to the business of bass on what was billed as its preview weekend, with a DJ roster that wasn’t so much “preview” as it was “major headliners.” Read more »
Seven Nights
Your city after dark
April 24th, 2013
Rave on! Ravealation hosts the EDM stage at UNLV’s Rebelpalooza outdoor festival. Treasure Fingers, Tommie Sunshine, Tittsworth, Black Boots and more bring the beats. Read more »
Younge at Heart
Adrian Younge gives DJ88 plenty of reasons to download his asphalt-jungle romance, Twelve Reasons to Die
April 23rd, 2013
In the late ’90s, after teaching himself to play several instruments and digging deep into his vinyl collection, Adrian Younge released his Italian-influenced EP, Venice Dawn (2000). In 2009, his soundtrack for the spoof comedy Black Dynamite on the Wax Poetics label resulted in his being asked to score the animated cult series during the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. Read more »
Off the Grid
Pinnacle Electronic Music & Arts Festival gets the party out of the clubs
April 23rd, 2013
Road trip! Getting tired of the same old, same old—popping bottles and uncomfortable club clothes? On May 3-5, Las Vegas party people Brett Rubin, DJ Crime, Ron Brust and others are putting on the Pinnacle Electronic Music and Arts Festival—and they want you to hit the highway and try something different. Read more »
