VEGAS IS OVER the top by default, sure, but it's doing us proud this week with a sharp shift into overdrive. This List boasts nattily noir cocktail parties, theatrical raves bursting with bombast, and Neil Diamond encased in a jumpsuit of holographic glitter. The top has been overed.
FROM SAUCY CHICKEN-WING riots to light saber nerd wars to keyed-up jazz duos, here's what made The List this weekend. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍 🏟️ Friday August 1 * I'm not going to get too spun up about What It Means that a completely irony-free sports bar is grand-opening
I SUGGEST smooshing in a good pair of earplugs before scrolling this week's List. Not only are we proudly keeping Downtown loud with loads of live music, but any of you with more delicate sensibilities will be spared the generous eruptions of shock comedy popping off through the
FROM CANDLE-LIT classical to paint-splashed art auctions to cookie monster death metal, here's what made The List this weekend. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍 🕯️ Friday July 25 * A few years back, I strapped into my seat at the Dance in the Desert Festival, expecting, oh, you know, sure, perfectly enjoyable
BEING A JACK of all trades is totally underrated – and this week shows how damn fun it is being well-rounded. If you've ever wanted to branch out and dip a toe into our art scene, catch some homegrown theater, scoop an earful of local music, or watch a
FROM GRITTY CLOWN noir to squeaky-clean comedy to sommelier speakeasy gatherings, here's what made The List this weekend. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍 🛍️ Friday July 18 * Once a month, they open the secret little Russian-nesting-doll market-inside-a-swap-meet that is the Fantastic Vintage Market. This weekend is that once-a-month Russian-nesting-doll moment! (Through
THOUGH THE TEMPERATURES IN Southern Nevada rise and fall with each newly freakish week of Anthropocene climate collapse, one thing remains constant: Clowns. Also beer. Which is another way of saying that the secret to the stubborn durability of Vegas culture is our weather-tested resourcefulness and resolve. The heat is
FROM DOUBLE-TROUBLE comedy nights to art-museum classical concerts to drunk candle reality show watch parties, here's what made The List this weekend. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍 🦇 Friday July 11 * At this full-moon Bat Walk, you can walk with the bats, and, yes, maybe even talk with them: Hike leaders
THE LAST SHREDS of cardboard firework shrapnel have been swept up, the terrified pets becalmed and accounted for, and now we settle into the long hot stretch of a proper Vegas summer. Fortunately, we've got plenty to take your mind off the triple-digit temps, from massive sneaker parties
FROM WINE-POWERED book store openings to triple-threat tribute shows to mimosa golf yoga, here's what made The List this weekend. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍 🌵 Friday July 4 * Spike up your plant collection with this head-turner of a 4th of July plant sale, with a buncha BOGO offers plus big
HAPPY EXPLOSION FREEDOM party weekend! Putting aside any ambivalent fugue states we all might be vibrating in re: who owns "patriotism" and what it even means anymore 🤷, this week's List unifies us under the inclusive banner of fireworks and beer. A fan of quieter pleasures? We&
SHOWGIRLS IS BAD. This is close to a universally accepted truth. Much has written about how and why Paul Verhoeven’s 1995 stripper saga is bad. Some say it’s quite simply astoundingly bad; some argue its badness is an isotope of exotic camp worthy of cult-movie status; others make