Mandalay Bay
Light Pushes Back Until Memorial Day Weekend
April 19th, 2013
The Great Nightlife Wars of '13 are going to have to be delayed by a couple of weeks, as Light is going to miss its scheduled April 26 bow thanks to construction delays. Instead, the club will open Memorial Day Weekend--which is fine, because you probably didn't have anything to wear next week anyway. Read more »
Let There be Light
March 13th, 2013
Light Nightclub reveals its facade as construction moves closer to completion. Read more »
Cirque Announces Name for Michael Jackson Show
'Michael Jackson ONE' will open for previews in late May at Mandalay Bay.
February 21st, 2013
See a title pattern here? After naming its Fab Four Vegas production The Beatles LOVE, Cirque du Soleil is sticking to that Legend Name/One-Word Descriptor formula. Read more »
Dishing
Fatty Melt, Citizens Kitchen & Bar
February 21st, 2013
The description for the Fatty Melt on the new Citizens menu makes you look twice, because you can’t wrap your brain around it: Two tomato grilled-cheese sandwiches act as the bun for two patties, and it’s all spackled together with caramelized onions and an In-N-Out-esque special sauce. Read more »
DJ Profile
The Executioner
Pack the earplugs—Canada’s Excision brings the bass to melt your face
February 7th, 2013
You may want to invest in those big ol’ earmuff headphones folks who work around airplanes wear, because 100,000 watts of sound is coming to rattle your soul. Bass-music master Excision is bringing his new Execution Tour to Las Vegas’ House of Blues for his first solo headlining show. He’s also got a grip of subwoofers and an insane true-3-D video-mapping stage experience that will blow your minds as much as your eardrums. Vegas Seven geeked out on all the tech specs with Excision before the February 15 show. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Bloc Party
KGB, as served at Red Square in Mandalay Bay, $17
January 24th, 2013
There’s a Whole lot of glasnost going on at Red Square, which is now under the Light Group’s rule. The focus remains on Russian and Eastern European fare as well as on vodka, which finds itself in all kinds of tantalizing situations at the hands of Red Square mixologist Michael Monrreal, who also did the cocktail menu for Union in Aria before that closed to become Javier’s. Read more »
Dishing
Chicken Kiev, Red Square
January 10th, 2013
The recently retooled menu features Russian-American standards, including this beloved retro dish. Read more »
Scene Stirs
Beer on at Gordo’s, Bubba’s new brew, and the gift of whiskey or tequila ... in a box
December 13th, 2012
Gordon Ramsay continues his British invasion with the Dec. 18 opening of Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill at Caesars Palace and the Dec. 22 opening of Gordon Ramsay BurGR at Planet Hollywood. Read more »
Music
Do-si-do’s (and Don’ts)
The music of National Finals Rodeo appeals to country fans and skeptics
November 29th, 2012
With the return of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, country music fans can expect an abundance of concerts to get in loads of boot-scooting boogying. From Dec. 6-15, the NFR has sanctioned more than two dozen music and comedy opportunities, which will appeal to both die-hard aficionados and the relatively uninitiated. Read more »
