Nightlife
DJ Profile
Iller Than Venom
DJ Spider pulls Vegas into his worldwide web
March 10th, 2011
After a long chase, Vegas Seven caught the DJ world’s favorite night-crawler, Hollywood’s audio re-mixer/video producer and Tryst’s weekly resident, DJ Spider. Read more »
Gossip
Chateau throws open its garden
March 10th, 2011
The other side of the coin came March 6, when Chateau Nightclub & Gardens had its grand opening—after, of course, Kim Kardashian, Whitney Port, Mel B, Elaine Wynn and Victor Drai had a chance to scope it all out the night before. Read more »
Night-lites
Life imitates art: Casino actor De Niro to co-own hotel inside a casino
March 10th, 2011
Caesars Palace announced plans to rebrand its Centurion Tower as a Nobu Hotel. Yes, the Nobu is co-owned by Robert De Niro. You can blow up the Stardust all you want, but Ace Rothstein will get his hotel whether you like it or not. Read more »
Seven Nights
March 10th, 2011
Sat 12 Receive 20 percent off Desigual’s new collection as the hip clothing store and 944 magazine host Friends and Family Night featuring yummy bites and cocktails. RSVP at FriendsandFamilyNights.com. (In Fashion Show, event 2-8 p.m.) Feed your body in all ways during Vegas StrEATS at the El Cortez, where food and DJs mash up for complete gratification. Artists Sean Rose, Air Stegosaurus with BPSS, DJs Shr3d, 19Sixty, ZO, rapper Fame and more will provide the beats while food trucks Slidin’ Thru, Fukuburger and Sloppi Jo’s are some of the many to bring the meat. (6 p.m., 18+, no cover.) Red Bull Soundclash offers what’s sure to be an electric experience: Grammy-nominated artists the Ting Tings and Cee-Lo Green facing off in a battle to showcase their innovative live performance and improvisation talents. (On Las Vegas Boulevard South across from the Luxor, doors 7 p.m. tickets $10 in advance, $15 at door, available at RedBullUSA.com/Soundclash.) Read more »
DJ Profile
From Miami to Las Vegas
DJ Ross One has his bags and his music packed
March 3rd, 2011
Stylish and sophisticated, the globetrotting Miami-based DJ Ross One commutes twice a month to feast his eyes on Sin City’s flashing lights and to honor his shiny new Tao Group residency. Check him out March 18 at Tao Nightclub. Read more »
Gossip
JWoww turns 25, boobs turn 4
March 3rd, 2011
In the latest episode of Jersey Shore, Jenni “JWoww” Farley turned down an offer to hook up with a stranger because she liked how things were going with her new boyfriend, Roger Matthews. You know, like a normal, reasonable person would do. We weep for what Jerz might become if this plague of rational behavior and consideration for other people’s feelings continues unabated. Read more »
Gossip
Glee casters settle in for the long haul
March 3rd, 2011
The third Glee birthday party in the last five weeks went down Feb. 26 at Lavo. Well, at least there’s only another 600 or so people in that cast to get to before the year’s over. Read more »
Nite-lites
Dance music festival Electric Daisy Carnival is coming to Las Vegas
March 3rd, 2011
Dance music festival Electric Daisy Carnival is leaving the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to come to Las Vegas in June, according to festival organizers. ... Revolver cocktail waitress Brittney Porter won the SpyOnVegas.com Sexiest Server contest. Read more »
Nightlife
Break-Beat Breakup
The world’s biggest week of electronic music undergoes a two-week division
March 3rd, 2011
Each year, nightlife gurus and electronic music lovers from Las Vegas and beyond eagerly count down the days until Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival, which have been held concurrently in Miami, since Ultra’s 1999 debut. However, in November, everybody was shocked to learn that WMC would occur March 8-12 but UMF would carry on with its originally scheduled event March 25-27. Read more »
