I walked through Rainey Street (appropriately named for tonight’s weather) and went to the Neiman Marcus Make Some Noise party at 78 Rainey Street. It ended quickly after I arrived, but I did get to see the end of the set for Marina and the Diamonds. It was a good start to a very wet evening.
I wasn’t a very good MAPJAM participant today. Too much stuff going on. KUT offered up 9 great bands in 4 awesome venues, and I only caught two bands. My favorite today was Rattletree Marimba – a super fun band that “plays high energy fully acoustic music from Zimbabwe on GIANT wooden xylophones.” If you see these people in your area, be sure to check them out!
Hello Light Nightclub. Unfortunately, we started off on the wrong foot. You said the doors opened at 10:00 pm, but in reality you made everyone stand in line until 10:30. You had the gall to charge me $12.00 for a single small can of Red Bull. You claimed that “The production and artistry you will experience at LIGHT are something you won’t see anywhere else in the world”, but six dancers on poles intermittently throughout the night is not earth shattering. Luckily, we became friends as your DJs, sound equipment, and light shows turned out to be awesome. A huge shoutout to DJ Stellar and his supporting cast who made the night a truly special one! I would love to see you perform again some day. The party went on until 4:00 am and everyone was having a wonderful time. 🙂
I was thrilled to find out that Frankie Moreno still had his show in Vegas. If you are nearby, you have until Saturday night to catch him. After that, he is on to bigger and better things. He can sing, dance, play the guitar, play the harmonica, crush the piano, get the crowd involved, pass out free bottles of champagne, and flat out entertain like no other Vegas performer.
And for the best part of the day – Polkapocalypse with Brave Combo . Or, how to turn a quaint, unassuming park into a Sunday afternoon Dance Party…
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