Cosmopolitan
Concerts
Bloc Party and Santigold
Boulevard Pool at the Cosmopolitan, Aug. 11
August 16th, 2012
Full disclosure: I did not see Santigold perform. Rain prevented her opening set, and she didn’t go on until after Bloc Party played, sometime after midnight. If this switch was communicated to the audience, I didn’t catch it, much to my regret. Santigold would have pushed this review from three stars to four. Read more »
Music
Tour Buzz
August 9th, 2012
Has this town been without Gene Simmons or Vince Neil for even a minute? And yet, their respective bands—Kiss and Mötley Crüe—are coming to Mandalay Bay on Aug. 11 ($86-$163) as if they haven’t stepped foot in this town for years. Read more »
Music
Alternate Universe
Santigold is back on the charts with an album straight from her subconscious
August 9th, 2012
Santi White’s best ideas hit her in the morning. The 35-year-old artist, better known as Santigold, says they come to her right when she wakes up. The hard part follows: turning inspiration into art. Read more »
SCENE
Going Dutch with the Ketel One Society
July 12th, 2012
Elements Kitchen & Martini Bar co-owners Catherine Pawelek and her husband, chef Jose Luis Pawelek, make plenty of room on their menu for global cuisine: Italian, Argentinian, Creole and Dutch live right along side American favorites and Asian-inspired dishes. Recently, Elements got to highlight its Dutch offerings when the restaurant (4950 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 100, 750-2991) hosted members of the Ketel One Society. Read more »
Music
Tour Buzz
July 5th, 2012
If you tune your radio to virtually any station, you’d have a one-in-three chance of hearing “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People. (Other two possibilities: Avicii’s deathless “Levels” and Gotye’s zombielike “Somebody That I Used to Know.”) Read more »
BRRRR ...
It Takes Balls
June 25th, 2012
Some say it takes balls to drink absinthe. Cosmopolitan property mixologist and Vesper bar general manager Chris Hopkins can work with that. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
A Cosmo Cold Front
Pink Lady, as served at the Neapolitan bar at the Boulevard Pool in the Cosmopolitan, $14
June 21st, 2012
The Cosmopolitan’s First Lady of mixology, Mariena Mercer, can pop a new feather into her cap with the June 21 grand opening of the Neapolitan bar. Read more »
Music
Tour Buzz
June 21st, 2012
Here’s a test: Name one Def Leppard hit that isn’t conducive to pumping your fist. Read more »
Dishing
Dessert Ménage à trois, STK
June 14th, 2012
The cocktails at STK aren’t meant to be merely sipped, thanks to this trio of summery desserts. Read more »
Art
Let Them See Cake
Wendy Kveck cooks up thought-provoking confection reflections of consumers and the consumed
June 7th, 2012
It’s the Sunday night of Memorial Day weekend, and the Cosmopolitan is so busy that you have to park down the street. Inside, the casino teems with the usual array of guests—all dressed to the nines, which means plenty of sequins, bachelorette sashes and tiaras. Read more »
