04.27.10 · 7:48 PM

Nightlife Podcast: Manufactured Superstars

“The whole mentality behind everything we’re doing is really just to create a fun environment, so everybody from the 50-year-old lawyer to the 23-year-old girl can have a good time,” says Shawn Sabo. When Brad Roulier and Shawn Sabo, two key figures in electronic music retailer Beatport don their Manufactured Superstars duds for their gigs, expect the party to get crazy… especially if they show up in their orange space suits, retro short-shorts or who knows what else. Says Roulier, ... Read more...

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04.22.10 · 7:36 PM

Nightlife Podcast: Lil Jon

“I started off as a DJ,” says Lil Jon. “People think I just started DJing.” The multi-talented rapper, producer, actor and more will be in Vegas on April 24 for the launch of S.K.A.M Saturdays at the Hard Rock Pool. Don’t expect him to just show up and push “play” on a laptop while drinking from his pimp cup. Lil Jon knows what he’s doing behind the decks. “The celebrity DJ thing is just kinda whack,” says the Atlanta native ... Read more...

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04.20.10 · 6:50 PM

Nightlife Podcast: Sander van Doorn

Sander van Doorn: DJ/producer, 31, The Netherlands. As one of the top 10 DJs in the world according to DJ Mag, van Doorn has amassed quite the catalogue. From genre-spanning original productions to remixes and bootlegs of OneRepublic and The Killers, his live sets hold something for all music fans. Van Doorn will be at Rain Nightclub on April 24, doors at 11 p.m., free to $30. Sander van Doorn on partying in Vegas: I absolutely love Vegas, but the ... Read more...

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04.15.10 · 2:07 PM

Nightlife Podcast: Dieselboy

Dieselboy (aka Damian Higgins): DJ/producer, 37, Brooklyn by way of Tarpon Springs, Florida. One of the most prominent and best-selling artists of drum-and-bass music, he’ll be in Vegas on April 21 at Forbes (3400 S. Jones Blvd.). Doors at 10 p.m.; $15, or $10 for locals with proper ID. I started DJing in 1991, and back then there weren’t that many genres of electronic dance music. There was no drum-and-bass. Most people, when they hear drum-and-bass the first time, they ... Read more...

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04.12.10 · 3:20 PM

Of cell phones and sex

My friend is looking fierce as she lounges in the corner booth at the Griffin on this nondescript Friday night. Her boobs are screaming, “Hello, world!” and her heels are even more forward. “Forget long walks on the beach,” they seem to call from the ends of her crossed legs. “You know exactly what I want.” She is drawing the attention she wants. A beautiful woman with an Afro saunters over from the jukebox to whisper to her, “You are ... Read more...

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04.8.10 · 7:37 PM

Nightlife Podcast: Lightknife, aka Pedi Amiri

Time for indulging in audio aphrodisiacs. That’s what DJ/producer Lightknife, aka Pedi Amiri, wants listeners to experience with his music. “The thing that I realized about music and the things that I like about music is while the genres can vary from trip-hop to rock to industrial, downtempo and electronica, it all has this cohesive sound that is slightly melancholic and also dark in nature,” says Amiri. “I try to bring a similar mood into dance music.” Creating dark melodies ... Read more...

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Cocktail of the Week May 15, 2013
by Sabrina Chapman

The Golden Pillar: An architectural cocktail built for XS

This Sunday, XS nightclub celebrates the grand reopening of its after-dark pool party, Night Swim. Along with the bash comes a new offering of signature cocktails served by the pitcher, ...
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