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Nightlife Impresario Jesse Waits on Life After XS and What’s Next

The finely tuned Las Vegas nightlife machine was thrown a surprising wrench when Jesse Waits, longtime managing partner of XS and Tryst at Wynn Resorts, left his post in July. The industry buzzed as to where the tastemaker would take his talents. Waits will join fellow former Wynn executives Andrew Pascal and Rob Oseland at…
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New Afterhours UNDR Launches Labor Day Weekend

In the history of Las Vegas nightlife, strip clubs and afterhours parties go together like vodka and Red Bull. The tradition is being revived, thanks to one of the local scene’s experts: Thom Svast. “I was approached about being the director of the afterhours at Striptease [on Valley View Boulevard in Chinatown], which is the…
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Away from the Strip, the underground scene of Las Vegas is starting to surface

View PDF: DJ Mag USA 32 p. 62 NIGHTCLUBS IN LAS VEGAS are known for groundbreaking aesthetics, top-notch sound systems and enough lasers and pounds of confetti to earn a Guinness World Record title. Innovative variety electronic music, however, is not its forte. Or is it? If you were willing to look away from the LED…
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The Lucent Dossier Experience Welcomes You Inside an Alien Environment

Imagine a world filled with ancient aliens gyrating to electronic beats. No, it’s not the latest theme party at Hyde, but the imaginative vision of the Lucent Dossier Experience. The colorful troupe, founded in 2004 and spun off from LA-based Do LaB art/promotions company, has routinely performed at Coachella, Burning Man and Lightning in a…
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The Architect of Nickel Beer Night Reflects on Time on the Bleeding Edge

You know the kind of party that’s so much fun the cops appear? Or maybe the fire department came because too many people showed up to see girls getting ratchet for a trophy adorned in Olympic rings made from gold-hoop earrings? Or perhaps because the bass was shaking so hard? Joe Borusiewicz throws those. But…
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The Coolest Mom in EDM: Fergie DJ owes a lot to Alice Ferguson

A mother’s bond with her child is a special one, but it’s made even more so when she fosters her child’s chosen path with her whole heart. One such incredible woman is Alice Ferguson, mother to Hakkasan resident Fergie DJ (a.k.a. Robert Ferguson). The inspiring and supportive mom’s path has taken her from minister to…
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Pinnacle Electronic Music & Arts Festival gets the party out of the clubs

Road trip! Getting tired of the same old, same old—popping bottles and uncomfortable club clothes? On May 3-5, Las Vegas party people Brett Rubin, DJ Crime, Ron Brust and others are putting on the Pinnacle Electronic Music and Arts Festival—and they want you to hit the highway and try something different. “It’s a three-night campout…
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Rockhouse Debuts at New Home in Palazzo

Rockhouse is bigger and better than ever (and now with bathrooms). The casual party spot previously housed at the Imperial Palace gets a major upgrade at its new home now open in the Shoppes at the Palazzo (across from First Food & Bar). The space previously occupied by Smokin’ Hot Aces, Vivid and Venus now…
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Have You Seen the Light?: Vegas Seven’s exclusive first peek into the Light Group/Cirque nightclub

To step into Light is to encounter a nightclub transformed—and we’re not just talking about the pure architectural aesthetics of gutting the former Rumjungle space in Mandalay Bay. Nay, Light appears to be a world where the vibrancy of a Cirque du Soleil show encompasses the entire space, set to the soundtrack of top electronic…
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The 7 Most Overplayed Clubs Songs of 2012

1. “Le7els,” by Avicii. Photos of signs banning DJs from playing it have gone full-on meme—why do you continue to torture us??? 2. “Somebody That I Used to Know” (any remix), by Gotye featuring Kimbra. Every radio station, every hour, every club, every DJ set. Twice. 3. “Sexy and I Know It,” by LMFAO. Making…
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