Nightlife
Nightlife
Anatomy of a Nightclub
How the reborn Light is raising the stakes in a hypercompetitive business—and what that says about the future of Las Vegas nightlife
April 24th, 2013
When Light opened at Bellagio in December 2001, it pointed the way to the next wave of nightclub development in Las Vegas. It was the first casino nightclub designed around the then-novel concept of bottle service, and as the club’s success became apparent, it inspired more than its share of imitators. Read more »
Gossip
Caine, Jones Get Astronaut at Their Birthday Party
April 17th, 2013
You want proof that everyone loves Michael Caine and his delightful Cockney accent? When he and Quincy Jones were being honored for their respective 80th birthdays April 13 at the 17th annual Power of Love Gala for the Lou Ruvo Center at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Caine not only drew one of the eight men still alive who have walked on the moon, but he also drew the only man to be entombed once in ancient Egypt and yet still roam the earth as one of the living. Read more »
Seven Nights
Your city after dark
April 17th, 2013
Ladies, take those tops off for a laid-back summer soirée as Venus Pool Club opens for some seasonal sunbathing. Evian face spritzers, frozen towels and poolside body massages anyone? Read more »
DJ Profile
Go Hardwell or Go Home
The Dutch DJ/producer is a tornado of activity, and he’s headed this way
April 17th, 2013
Robbert van de Corput certainly keeps busy. The 25-year-old Dutch spinster better known as Hardwell just headlined Ultra Music Festival in Miami, is in the midst of playing two weekends at Coachella, is launching his own sold-out “I AM Hardwell” festival in Amsterdam and is set to help open Hakkasan Las Vegas on April 19 and Wet Republic on April 20. Read more »
DJ Profile
Welcome to Juicy Beach
Robbie Rivera brings the Miami vibe to Las Vegas
April 16th, 2013
Everyone who’s anyone in Miami during the Winter Music Conference/Miami Music Week knows Robbie Rivera’s annual Juicy Beach is a must-see (and hear) event. And Las Vegas fans who’ve been waiting for the legendary party to find the perfect home in our city can finally get a taste when it launches April 20 at the Hard Rock Hotel’s pool complex. Read more »
Night-Lites
Serge Devant films Video for “You & Me” in Vegas
April 16th, 2013
When you hear that a music video was shot in Las Vegas—especially one for an electronic artist—a few things come to mind: limos, surgically enhanced hotties, Champagne showers and those quintessential shots of a packed nightclub. Thankfully, DJ/producer Serge Devant looked away from the Strip when filming the video for his latest single, “You & Me,” featuring Rachael Starr. Read more »
Gossip
Jordan Gala Enters the Willennium
April 10th, 2013
Highlighting a weekend of golf (and how often is that phrase used when an explosive sex scandal isn’t involved?) was the Aria gala for the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational on April 5. Read more »
Seven Nights
Your city after dark
April 10th, 2013
Since Las Vegas only has two seasons (hot and cold), let’s just go ahead and call it summer already. And when the weather is perfect as the sun sets, head over to Rumor for Polynesian Nights, a new weekly event launching poolside this evening to bring the island to the desert. Read more »
DJ Profile
From Marseille to Marquee
French-import Keidy brings that je ne sais quoi
April 9th, 2013
His hands fly across the mixer and CDJs with an agile dynamic rarely seen in a house-music set. The DJ/producer simply known as Keidy has a heart that’s essentially been pounding at 128-beats-per-minute for a marathon weekend of gigs. Read more »
DJ Profile
Avicii Aiming for the Next Le7el
DJ is full steam ahead for summer
April 9th, 2013
The past year has been monumental for electronic dance music, and that’s thanks in no small part to Tim Bergling, who is better known as Avicii. His breakout hit “Le7els” helped mainstream the genre, and his latest banger “I Could Be The One” with Nicky Romero has reached No. 1 on the U.K. charts. Read more »
