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  • Local Music

    Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008

    On November 3, Ainjil was shot eight times in a home invasion that resulted in the death of her fiancé Jonathan “Caine” Lestelle and the loss of the couple’s unborn child. But on Saturday night at the Box Office the tattoo artist and keyboardist proved she’s recovering—physically and emotionally—from last month’s tragedy.

  • Music

    Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008

    The Restless dance party has been put to bed. A staple at the Beauty Bar every second Friday of the month, Restless took its final bow on December 12. But don’t retire your stunner shades yet (actually, maybe you should just get rid of those anyway), hopefully the dancing like it’s 1989 will continue in some form.

  • Music

    Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008

    Dust off your biggest, baggiest pair of pants, dig up a miniature backpack and liberate your Peace, Love, Unity, Respect (P.L.U.R.) pony-bead bracelets from the dusty cardboard box in the garage.

  • Music

    Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008

    'Tis the season for CD releases ... at least here on the Vegas music scene, where locals Black Camaro and The Skooners hosted a joint CD-release party at the Bunkhouse last Saturday.

  • Entertainment

    Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008

    Located inside converted movie theaters at Neonopolis, the Las Vegas Playhouse is nearing completion. Crews are working on costumes and props for a mid-December opening of The Night Before Christmas, Theatre Las Vegas’ premiere production at the Playhouse.

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008

    Standing in my underpants atop a box three feet in the air, I was sure this wasn’t what my mother had in mind when I began ballet lessons at age 3.

  • Music

    Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008

    The holidays are fast approaching, and the The Dirty Panties haven't forgotten that families around the Vegas Valley are in need now more than ever.

  • Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008

    Dave Foley is a great drinking buddy. I realized this around 6 a.m. Saturday morning inside a strip club. But perhaps I should start at the beginning—a time before my head was pounding from one too many drinks.

  • Friday, Nov. 21, 2008

    Ellen DeGeneres' "Even Bigger Really Big Show" may have swelled so large, that even the queen herself couldn't keep it afloat.

  • Music

    Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008

    Miley Cyrus, Rihanna and … The Day After? Not the most likely musical combination, yet all three have been tapped for the forthcoming PopStar Guitar video game.

  • Music

    Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008

    Ten local metal bands performed at Shredfest 2008, touted as “the most brutal event of the year.” But maybe fans didn’t feel like being brutalized.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008

    When there’s a bra dangling from steer horns over the entrance, you know you’re in the right place.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008

    I absolutely refused to make the bride-to-be, Jenn, wear anything purchased at the Adult Superstore. But inevitably, Jenn acquired a raunchy balloon hat, and the Kodak moments ensued.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

    Bottle service killed Vegas nightlife. Or so it may seem to the average club-goer on a Saturday night.

  • Music

    Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

    The X-rays of grotesque human mishaps are gone. So is the cigarette-burned carpet. But at the former Emergency Room Lounge last Saturday night, local music returned to its newly redecorated home … at least for a minute.

  • Line Pass

    Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008

    Your mother was right. You look tired, and you need to eat something. It’s about time the nightlife industry started taking better care itself—LVW’s Team Hangover included.

  • Music

    Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008

    Caleb Lindskoog and his band The Silver State pause after their first song last Friday night at the Beauty Bar. A Republic Services garbage truck is making its late-night rounds in the back alley behind the venue.

  • Skin

    Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008

    Plan B—it’s what you do when Plan A fails. No, we’re not referring to the morning-after pill, but the relatively new afterhours at Scores Las Vegas, or rather, at Rick’s Cabaret. Don’t worry. It’ll all make sense in a minute.

  • A&E

    Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008

    The scenery changes, but the soundtrack remains the same—until now. Vegas can build shiny new venues with impressive aesthetics, but the music only varies slightly at the mega-clubs on any given weekend.

  • Line Pass

    Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008

    The temperature is 23 degrees Fahrenheit, and you’re surrounded by ice. The bar, walls, seating—everything is carved from blocks of Canadian ice. And it’s all in the middle of a casino in the Las Vegas desert.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008

    Scantily clad lady in a bathtub? Check. Restaurant/lounge/nightclub combo? Check. DJs Five, Reach and Vice behind the decks? Triple check. But we’re not talking about Tao, and that’s where major similarities end.

  • Music

    Thursday, July 31, 2008

    They don’t go overboard fliering parking lots, nor do they post loads of MySpace bulletins. In 2007, they played only 14 shows. But that doesn’t mean eight-year-old Vegas band Slow to Surface was ever over, or even, in the mind of its members, unproductive.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, July 31, 2008

    Party with the cars … and maybe a few stars. That’s the basic concept of The Ultra Lounge at Dal Toro & Lamborghini Las Vegas, in the Palazzo resort-hotel-casino (whew—got all that?). But this isn’t your typical party at the standard venue.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, July 17, 2008

    Gas prices are impeding party funds. We’re thinking twice about ordering another $15 cocktail at the club. Even lap dances in the VIP lounge are no longer in the budget! What is a Sin City club-goer to do?! Relax … Thanks to local Vegas DJs, at least our music collection won’t suffer this summer.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, June 26, 2008

    As any sophisticated nightlife aficionado knows, appearances are everything, and mispronouncing the name of Vegas’ new club may garner snide glances from selective door hosts and socialites. Take heed.

  • Music

    Thursday, June 19, 2008

    Sad songs, they say so much. . . Above & Beyond will be bringing their award-winning music, along with a few of their critically acclaimed remixes to Las Vegas on July 2 for Godskitchen Wednesdays at Body English

  • Noise

    Thursday, June 12, 2008

    As doo-wop plays over the KUNV 91.5-FM airwaves on Saturday night, Chad Martinez gets ready to switch things up a bit.

  • Music

    Thursday, May 22, 2008

    Burridge has never lost his shirt gambling, didn’t make it to Celine Dion’s show and feels he always ends up in a “rubbish” hotel room.