Insert Coin(s)
DJ Profile
Them Jeans, Unbuttoned
True open-format DJ Jason Stewart bares all for a pro-on-pro interview by Las Vegas’ DJ88
March 14th, 2013
Them Jeans stands tall—literally, at 6-feet-8—as a DJ/producer who seamlessly swerves in and out of various subgenres with a signature sound. A teenage graffiti artist who tagged under the name “Jeans,” Southern California native Jason Stewart stumbled upon DJing, not knowing it would become his E-ticket to touring the world and becoming a tastemaker. Stewart today hosts the hilariously impromptu podcast Tall Tales and is the driving force behind the infamous Dim Mak parties in L.A. Read more »
Scene Stirs
Insert cocktails, five new flights of fancy (wines) and your big night
January 24th, 2013
Insert Coin(s) has always had a small cocktail menu, but owner Chris LaPorte would like to see a greater cocktail presence at his popular barcade. Along with Vegas Seven nightlife writer Deanna Rilling and emcee Tony Abou-Ganim, I recently helped judge Insert Coin(s)’ first cocktail competition, a showdown between Hennessy Black and Stoli Elit. Read more »
Just A Sip
Punch in
October 4th, 2012
Whether you’re running, walking, wogging or just watching the GlowRun, 6-10 p.m. Oct. 7 in the Fremont East entertainment district, you can still taste victory during the BaCardio Bar Crawl. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Fun and Games
Rampage With Wings, as served at Insert Coin(s), $12
August 30th, 2012
hings are looking up downtown! Commonwealth cocktail bar, Park on Fremont urban beer garden and Backstage Bar & Billiards arrive with the fall, just the next in a series of waves of exciting developments on Fremont East. Read more »
Bars & Booze
Best Reason to Hoard Quarters
July 26th, 2012
Insert Coin(s), in case you’ve been dead for about a year, is the ultimate crowd-pleaser: casual and entertaining, but with a pretty derned sophisticated beverage selection (Don Julio 1942? Heck, yeah!). Read more »
Nightlife
Best Entrepreneurial Role Model
July 26th, 2012
Christopher LaPorte transformed his passion for video-gaming into Insert Coin(s), a one-of-a-kind hangout that everyone’s been talking about. Read more »
Night-lites
Will DJ for Food
El Cortez supports DJs and downtown culture with Vegas StrEATs
July 12th, 2012
Jackie Gaughan Plaza, outside the 71-year-old El Cortez, probably isn’t the first place you’d go to discover fresh musical talent. But El Cortez, Insert Coin(s), Slidin’ Thru and others have helped the monthly Vegas StrEATs become a hotbed for emerging talent. Read more »
DJ Profile
Resident of the United States
Obama’s official DJ, Adam 12, on spinning for the commander in chief
June 28th, 2012
Sports teams have ’em. So do touring pop stars. But, the president? Yes, even Barack Obama has an official DJ—a few actually, depending on the locale—and Adam 12, a.k.a. Adam Bravin (also of She Wants Revenge fame) is on that roster. As a regular guest DJ here in Las Vegas at Insert Coin(s), Bravin chats about beats, his band and Barack. Read more »
Seven Questions
Christopher LaPorte
The brains behind Insert Coin(s) on how he’s beating the economic odds, his dedication to UNLV hoops and his favorite video-game marathon memory
March 22nd, 2012
When Christopher LaPorte decided to give up a career in pharmaceutical and medical-device sales that was financially rewarding but personally uninspiring to pursue his dream—a video-game nightclub downtown—the reaction of friends and family was unanimous. “Everyone thought I was fucking crazy,” he says. “I heard, ‘Oh, it’s going to be a sausage-fest. No one but dorky guys are going to come in. It makes no sense.’ And that’s when I knew it made plenty of sense.” Read more »
Night-lights
February 4th: a Beginning and an End
February 2nd, 2012
Wynn made official Jan. 30 what seemed to be just a matter of course after his Jan. 7 gig, confirming that Tiësto will play exclusively at XS, Surrender and Encore Beach Club in 2012. Read more »
