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Gronk Does Exactly What You’d Expect Gronk to do
February 7th, 2013
You know how people always talk about sports as a way to give “troubled kids” something to do so they don’t wind up on the streets? The kind of thing where there’s a hope these kids will outgrow their rambunctious ways and become productive members of society? Read more »
Gossip
Nobu Trusts De Niro With a Weapon
February 7th, 2013
That Robert De Niro was there with chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa for the February 2 ribbon cutting on Nobu Hotel wasn’t surprising. De Niro co-owns the Nobu restaurants and hospitality group with Matsuhisa. What was surprising is that someone trusted the nearly 70-year-old actor with a samurai sword to do the cutting. Read more »
Seven Nights
February 7th, 2013
Soccer doesn’t really woo the States; maybe rugby can! The USA Sevens rugby team (no affiliation to this magazine, but a snappy name nonetheless) will kick off tournament week with opening ceremonies on Fremont Street starting at 6:30 p.m. with tunes by Light Group’s resident DJs. Keep the team spirit going with official after-parties at Haze on Friday (In Aria, 10 p.m.), 1 Oak on Saturday (In The Mirage, 10 p.m.) and The Bank on Sunday (In Bellagio, 10 p.m., LightGroup.com.) Read more »
Gossip
Even the Backstreet Boys Are in Their 30s
January 31st, 2013
One more thing to remind you that you’re soon to be in the hip-replacement set: Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys just turned 33. He celebrated January 26 with girlfriend, Lauren Kitt, and his sister, Angel, at Tao, where he talked about how the new Backstreet album would have a more mature sound. Read more »
Gossip
All-Star Drum Squad Takes Over Vinyl
January 31st, 2013
We live in a golden age of banging on random stuff—Recycled Percussion, Blue Man Group, Chris Brown if someone hands him a couple of drumsticks and puts him in a room with Frank Ocean and/or Rihanna. So when the Street Drum Corps took their percussion act to Vinyl, it just seemed au courant. Read more »
Gossip
Statham, J-Lo Bring Parker Premiere to P-Ho
January 31st, 2013
If there’s one thing Jason Statham loves, it’s rifling out gravelly voiced quip after gravelly voiced quip in mid-tier action movies. If there are two things Jason Statham loves, it’s that whole quip thing and premiering those flicks at Planet Hollywood. Read more »
DJ Profile
Dance Hall Monitor
Major Lazer declares musical liberation with 1 Oak residency
January 31st, 2013
Laaaasers. You can’t have a Las Vegas nightclub without a grip of ’em. Subsequently, 1 Oak has added the most major one to its roster with Wes Pentz (also familiar to electronic fans as Diplo), Walshy Fire and Jillionaire. Collectively they’re known by their single cartoon avatar, Major Lazer, a fictitious Jamaican renegade who was outfitted with prosthetic lasers after losing his arm in the Zombie War of the ’80s. Read more »
Night-Lites
Scotty Boy, Red team with Lit singer for Las Vegas video
January 31st, 2013
Las Vegas has become a bucket-list location for music videos. But the end result is always better when someone has a connection to the city, such as Las Vegas-based DJ Scotty Boy. Along with his Houston producer, DJ Red, they’ve been making quite a few blips on the EDM radar, even more so now after teaming up with singer A. Jay Popoff of the band Lit for “Know Your Name Tonight.” Read more »
DJ Profile
‘Joyenergizer’
Netherlander Sander van Doorn returns to his club-record roots
January 31st, 2013
Between the coast-to-coast festivals and the numerous club sets, keeping track of the number of times we’ve seen Sander van Doorn is futile at this point. One indelible image is the pure happiness van Doorn seems to exude while playing for any crowd, his smile beaming all the way to the partiers in the back. Read more »
Seven Nights
Your city after dark
January 31st, 2013
Time to get artsy! First Friday is upon us again, but what really caught our eye this month (and got our inner-child super-stoked) is the massive Hop-Scotch Party! The big blue Delivering Happiness bus will lead the charge as attendees of all ages are welcome to navigate through multiple courses, win prizes and boost their happiness levels till 10 p.m. (At Casino Center Blvd. between Colorado Ave. and Imperial Ave., 5 p.m., FirstFridayLasVegas.com.) Dirty South is making moves. The multi-Grammy nominee has signed on for another Las Vegas residency, this time joining the XS roster with his first gig there tonight. (In Encore, 11 p.m., XSLasVegas.com.) Read more »
