05.29.10 · 4:15 PM

Nightlife Podcast: The Crystal Method

Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland need no introduction. Well, maybe individually they do. Together, the duo is known as electronic-music artists The Crystal Method, and they’ll be returning to their hometown of Vegas for a DJ set May 30 at Blush. The Weekly caught up with Jordan and talked about a barrage of topics besides the gig including: • Kirkland catching cooties from his two kids • The music video contest for their single “Sine Language” with LMFAO • Working ... Read more...

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05.28.10 · 5:21 PM

Nightlife Podcast: Dirty South

Dirty South. The DJ/producer. Not the genre of rap and hip-hop music. “Early in my career, I didn’t know that Dirty South [music] existed in America. So I just chose that name by chance and it stuck,” says Dragan Roganović, aka Dirty South. “A few years later I actually found out what that is in America as well.” So has there ever been confusion amongst club goers? “Only once. I actually experienced a girl come up and ask for me ... Read more...

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05.27.10 · 5:19 PM

Nightlife Podcast: Roger Sanchez

“Sleep - I can do later,” says DJ/producer Roger Sanchez. He’s gearing up for two separate gigs this Memorial Day Weekend. “The party starts on Friday and continues on through Saturday. It’s pretty much very Vegas style.” First at Tabu on Friday, then Wet Republic on Saturday, the house-music veteran will diversify for both events. “They’re totally different vibes,” says Sanchez. “Tabu is a nightclub. It’s kind of an enclosed, very sexy environment,” he says. “Whereas Wet Republic is definitely ... Read more...

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05.25.10 · 9:53 PM

Nightlife Podcast: Boys Noize

Alexander Ridha won’t compromise. The German producer/DJ known as Boys Noise knows what he’s doing and is ready to educate Vegas on his brand of electronic music. Even though he’s collaborated with Snoop Dogg, The Scissor Sisters, Depeche Mode and the Black Eyed Peas, don’t dare come up to the booth and ask for something like a remix of Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the U.S.A.” this Memorial Day Weekend. If his set is anything like the one the Weekly caught ... Read more...

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05.17.10 · 8 PM

Nightlife Podcast: Marco V

A DJ receiving death threats? Perhaps some people just don’t like electronic music, because the Dutch DJ/producer Marco V seemed like a pretty nice guy when the Weekly chatted with him. But sometimes these things happen when you’ve reached an international level and are border-hopping around the globe to countries which may be unstable. Marco V decided to skip that gig in Syria a few years ago, even though he might have been one of the first international DJs to ... Read more...

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Featured Cocktail

Cocktail of the Week Jun 19, 2013
by Ken Miller

Postrio’s nod to Don Quixote makes for a perfect summertime drink

When you think of summer, odds are thoughts of legendary literary character Don Quixote don’t spring to mind. But after trying a Distorted Chivalry at the Venetian’s Postrio, that might ...
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