Mirage
Gossip
1 Oak Lures in Legend
February 28th, 2013
Mirage nightclub 1 Oak celebrated its birthday the same way JFK celebrated his: By having someone croon “Happy Birthday” to them. And look how well that turned out for Kennedy. (Fine. Too soon.) Read more »
Stage
Jeselnik Ready to Go on Offensive
Anthony Jeselnik, coming in for the Comedy Central Weekend, launches his new show The Jeselnik Offensive.
February 19th, 2013
It’s been a frenetic couple of years for Anthony Jeselnik, who signed a development deal with Comedy Central following the network’s Roast of Donald Trump in 2011. His most recent special just bowed in January, and he’s one of comedians performing as part of the Comedy Central Weekend February 22-23 at MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay Read more »
2012 Nightclub Awards
Where East Meets Best: 1 Oak
December 20th, 2012
Las Vegas lucked out last year when it welcomed New York import 1 Oak Nightclub to the former Jet space in The Mirage. Actually, it was a lot more than just luck that led to the 16,000-square-foot space’s sophisticated makeover. Read more »
2012 Nightlife Issue
Best Supporting Acts
Lounges, ultralounges, boutique nightclubs … Whatever you want to call them, these are the best at what they do.
December 20th, 2012
Best Afterhours: The Artisan; Most Sophisticated Pre/Post: Gold Boutique Nightclub & Lounge; Best Local Headliner: Tabú Ultra Lounge; Hottest Makeover: Lily Bar & Lounge; Best Hip-Hop party: The Beatles Revolution Lounge; Best Cocktails: Savile Row Read more »
Showstopper
Ferguson’s TV show needs a Vegas vacation
September 13th, 2012
Craig Ferguson, the wholly original Late Late Show host who returns to the Venetian on Sept. 13-15, stand-up act in tow. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Water Water Everywhere
East Solstice, as served at Liquid Pool Lounge in Aria and Bare Pool Lounge in The Mirage, $15
May 10th, 2012
Hard-core cocktailians often turn up their nose at summertime pool cocktails as being too simple—just a bunch of sweet, frozen, blended hangovers and brain-freezes in the making. Light Group corporate mixologist Emilio Tiburcio hears your objections, you mustachioed masses, and counters with the East Solstice. Read more »
Dishing
Fluffy Burger, BLT Burger
April 5th, 2012
Thank portly comedian Gabriel Iglesias for this meaty masterpiece. Read more »
Showstopper
Strip needs a bigger blast of the Bronx
March 22nd, 2012
Packing up his faux-lamppost at the corner of 187th Street and Belmont Avenue, Chazz Palminteri shuttered the weeklong stint of his brilliant one-hander, A Bronx Tale, at The Mirage’s Terry Fator Theatre on March 20. Rather than catching the No. 6 train outta town again, da Bronx needs a Strip residency. Read more »
DJ Profile
Measure of a Man
San Francisco’s DJ Worthy has your ticket for a musical journey
January 12th, 2012
No rookie to electronic music, DJ Worthy fell in love with the deep bass sound in the ’90s during the early rave scene while growing up in Washington, D.C. Absorbed in the East Coast music culture, he went from playing drums, bass and guitar in punk-rock bands to become a DJ of genres ranging from hip-hop to techno before finally finding a home in deep house. Now happily settled as a member of San Francisco’s Dirty Bird label, the groove-giving producer makes his Las Vegas debut at the Revolution Lounge in The Mirage on Jan. 21. Read more »
Scene Stirs
Seven reasons to lift up a glass … to the New Year!
January 5th, 2012
A new year calls for some new haunts. Now open for your imbibing enjoyment: Mob Bar on Third Street and Ogden Avenue, Public House in the Venetian, Old Homestead in Caesars Palace, Hyde Bellagio, 1 Oak in The Mirage, Lynyrd Skynyrd in Excalibur, Bottles & Burgers in Tivoli Village and Oscar's in the Plaza. Now, who's buying? Read more »
