FROM CAGEBOUND keg bowl-offs to hot dog video loops to jazz-fortified steak sandwiches, here's what made The List this weekend. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍 🕯️ Friday September 19 * You're sure to have a chilltastic time groovin' on the grass at Jazz at Bicentennial Park. Extra chill, in
THE BOTTOMLESS WHATEVER – whether it's mimosas, margaritas, or mashed potatoes – is a staple of the Vegas experience, and this week the excess itself is in overdrive: Beyond street-food fairs and haute dine-arounds, everything's a little extra, whether it's drippy, trippy Latin grooves, punchy pulp-novel
FROM A LITERAL underground book sale to soft rock in a grimy punk grotto to line dancing with emo cowgirls, here's what made The List this weekend. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍 🤓 Friday September 12 * This tantalizing line from the event description for the Big Basement Book Sale will make
IF THIS WEEK'S List is any indication – as well as my wife buying out the entire Maryland Parkway Marshalls Halloween section on July 18 – spooky season has arrived early. We've got wicked wiccan teen musical satire, hockey-masked killer tribute acts, and a market where you can
FROM PROTEIN-FORTIFIED jam bands to passion-fruity martini meetups to Rat Pack throwback parties, here's what made The List this weekend. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍 🍜 Friday September 5 * Smooth crooner Dave Damiani is a testament to being, well, a canny and ambitious bartender: He got his start manning the bottles
THE VEGAS BUFFET ain't what it used to be, but we're channeling its original spirit in this week's List: a high-value, high-calorie trough of steaming events that lean into our city's rep as a food and beverage mecca. Okay, the hot dogs
FROM FLAMETHROWER DANCE parties to bubbly-fueled burlesque to caffeinated kitten throwdowns, here's what made The List this weekend. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍 ⚔️ Friday August 29 * It probably says something about my worldview that I'm listing kids-vs.-adults game-off A Big Little Event as an opportunity to mercilessly
IT'S A SMOOSHY kinda week. Trust me, that's a good thing – a testament to Vegas' penchant for mashing up random things to alchemize rad new phenomena, whether it's killer puppet robot shows, drunk Shakespearean thespians with swords, young oldies-soul bands, or carousing goth
IF YOU'RE SEEING double, do not adjust your screen. That's just this week's List – twice as nice with twin talents of every stripe, from comic caper-makers to dulcet duos. Cheers x 2! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍 📝 Programming note for premium members: I'll be at
FROM RUMMY TOURS of craft distilleries to raucous, R-rated impressionists to hi-fi cocktail hangouts, here's what made The List this weekend. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍 🍔 Friday August 15 * Tucked in a strip mall off Trop and Eastern, The Dispensary is a low-key quintessential must-visit Vegas spot if only for
I SUGGEST STOCKING up on energy drinks and protein bars this week. This List will keep you moving through the weekend with ballroom dance bashes, fiery flamenco shows, and goth-rock vamps sure to raise the dead. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍 🔥 Hot ticket: The official lineup for the 2025 Las Vegas City
FROM SONIC SUMMER showcases to mindful meditation walks to fabulously fluorescent glow parties, here's what made The List this weekend. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍 👛 Friday August 8 * Even for a swarthy, grizzled, imposing manly-man such as myself 🫤, Akin Cooperative is a delightful little squeal-inducing kaleidoscope of twee, quirk, and
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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&
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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