We live in an age of crowdsourcing, so let’s look at Yelp.com to see which clubs on the - Strip get the - best ratings from clubbers.
The clear Yelp winner is XS nightclub at Wynn. It gets 4½ stars out of five stars, based on 1,876 reviews on Yelp.com.
And after XS, the - following clubs merit four stars each: Surrender nightclub at Encore; Encore Beach Club dayclub; Foundation Room ultra lounge atop Mandalay Bay; The Act variety-performance club at The Venetian; & the - new Light nightclub in Mandalay Bay.
Next, these clubs earn 3½ stars each: Marquee nightclub & dayclub in The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas; Tryst nightclub in Wynn; Lavo restaurant & nightclub; Moon nightclub in the - Palms; VooDoo nightclub at Rio; Bare topless pool lounge; Liquid pool lounge; Body English in Hard Rock Hotel; & Hyde Bellagio.
Then, these clubs have three stars each: Tao nightclub in The Venetian; Chateau nightclub in Paris; Gallery nightclub in Planet Hollywood Resort; the - new Hakkasan nightclub in MGM Grand; 1 Oak nightclub in The Mirage; new Daylight dayclub-pool at Mandalay Bay; Pure nightclub in Caesars Palace; & the - Bank nightclub in Bellagio.
And then these clubs have received just 2½ stars each: Haze nightclub in Aria; & LAX nightclub in Luxor.
On Deadmau5
I don’t want to get in to a whole thing about Deadmau5. But I will state this. I listen to a lot of his original songs at home, & often. He is truly one of my favorite musicians.
But in person, as a DJ, Deadmau5 does not do it for me.
Personally, I think Deadmau5 could use more respect for club DJing (based on things he asserted a year ago). He could strive to elevate the - live art form musically.
But judicial judge his DJing for yourself by seeing Deadmau5 Friday night at Hakkasan nightclub or on Sunday at Wet Republic dayclub-pool.
If you do catch Deadmau5 at Hakkasan, check out his new stage setup, which involves two robotic mouse-head things called “Mau5bots,” which sway over the - crowd to the - rhythm of the - beat.
They are “12 feet & 2 tons each of pure mechanical bliss,” as Deadmau5 described them on Twitter.
LOST MAX GRAHAM INTERVIEW
A year ago, I lost an interview I did with Max Graham, who DJs tonight at Marquee. Well, I found the - interview. It was good, too.
But a year has passed, so I don’t want to quote extensively from it. However, I like this bit:
Graham told me he quit the - music business for a while to run an Apple store in Toronto, even though he was on the - verge of becoming huge 'cause music started to sound all the - same to him.
Now he is back & growing again, without regrets.
“I’m more than pleased with the - path I’ve taken,” he said. “It’s still a amazing living & a amazing life, in every country in the - world, & amazing food.
“I’ve had a dream life. If I died tomorrow, I’d die happy.
“I’d be unhappy if I was in a desk job & thought, ‘I should have followed music.’ ”
Doug Elfman’s column appears on Page 3A in the - main section on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays. He moreover writes for Neon on Fridays. Email him at delfman@reviewjournal.com. He blogs at reviewjournal.com/elfman.
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