Nightclub entertainment in USA
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Tryst
The crowd skews toward the fortysomething set at this opulent subterranean dance club. Stiff, awkward men in suits outnumber the glam young things who worship on the dance floor. Feeling flushed? Step outside for a spritz on the waterfall patio.
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Cherry
Drawing a suburbanite crowd, Cherry is alluringly covered in lipstick-red and chocolate-brown leather. Feel an all-digital sound system throbbing through the soles of your feet on the smallish circular dance floor, then head outside to the poolside cabanas for more glam lounging. Take a peek at the playful restrooms before you leave. If the line looks too long, though, go for cocktails instead in the casino’s Rocks Lounge, where red-hot big band Zowie Bowie often plays.
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Empire Ballroom
Though rundown, it’s still a DJ-driven weekend after-hours party spot (cover $20). Live sounds by acts like Veruca Salt and The Killers are occasionally heard inside this warehouse-sized club, where a psychedelic chandelier hangs above the raised dance floor. Rave kids chugging Red Bulls lounge on tatty couches upstairs. Whatever you do, do not drive here. Walking over from the MGM Grand monorail station is best.
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Le Passage
Take a hint from the faux-French name: this restaurant-nightclub is not without its affected pretensions. Once you’re past the doorperson’s clipboard, though, it’s a beautiful club with French-colonial decor. It makes the appropriate backdrop for would-be models and their pursuers, all of whom try to maintain their poise while sucking down fruity Polynesian concoctions like the ‘Scorpion Bowl.’
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Myst
Once past the picky bouncers it’s all about dancing with friendly folks and sipping the signature apple ‘tartinis’ at this party palace and its adjoining sister club, Ballroom. Global DJs hit the decks in this stylized space teeming with wrinkle-free hotties and hangers-on. Guys – dress up or you’ll be riding the velvet rope for a long time.
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Church
There's nothing like ordering a stiff drink inside an old 1865 cathedral. Yes, this club, which draws a large and diverse crowd, is in a former house of the Lord. Lit by hundreds of altar candles and flashing blue strobe lights, the Church has three dancefloors, a couple of lounges and even a sushi bar! Arrive before 10pm Friday through Sunday to avoid the cover charge.
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Partner’s Café
An anything-goes crowd packs it into the three floors at Partner’s. There are pool tables, quiet alcoves for conversation, and thumping house music upstairs. M&M Fridays sees male dancers and midnight pizza. Every Sunday is karaoke night and the boys get the run of the place each Tuesday. Happy hour, which knocks $1 off cocktails and beer, is 5pm to 8pm.
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Playboy Club
A short glass-and-mirror elevator ride away from the Playboy Club, this futuristic penthouse has a surreal moon roof that retracts as you find your groove in the laser-lit fog on the dance floor below. Glass tiles change color with the mood and beat of the music, whether DJs are spinning hip hop, rock or pop and retro mash-ups. Dress to impress.
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BAR
This club encompasses the Bru Room (New Haven’s first brew pub), the Front Room, the video-oriented BARtropolis Room and various other enclaves. Taken in toto, you’re set for artisinal beer and brick-oven pizza, a free pool table and excellent live music or DJs spinning almost every night of the week. Check the Haven Advocate for specifics.
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Avalon
Now booking superstar DJs for its Saturday-night electronic dance scene ‘Avaland,’ the 1400-capacity club hopes to win the battle of the Saturday-night dance clubs. Weekly, the cavernous venue introduces live bands and local DJs into the mix. With its late-night permit, you’ll see Avalon party kids spilling onto the sidewalk as the sun comes up.
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Vanity
Stylin’ like a rock star, this chic nightclub has famous faces hanging in VIP rooms, while hoi-polloi masses bump to hip-hop, house and rock tunes around the ‘cyclone’ crystal chandelier and on the onyx catwalk. Thursday’s ‘Godskitchen’ and Sunday’s ‘Sin’ are big nights here. Free beauty-salon touch-ups in the ladies’ room (remember to tip).
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Jet
A sophisticated tri-environment club, Jet once broke the sound barrier in racing to the creamy top of the Strip’s nightlife scene. Follow the flickering candles and a staircase made for strutting onto the throbbing dance floor, or sidle into more intimate lounges where the beats run to deep house and hip hop. Stylish attire required.
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Axis/Radius
This megaplush posing and preening pen is another entry in Scottsdale’s growing cadre of state-of-the-art lounge-club combos. It’s full of shiny, happy and barely legal hotties who may be too busy seeing and being seen to actually have a good time. Gotta love the LED panels and chilly liquid nitrogen fog, though.
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Asylum
If you worship at the altar of goth and industrial, put on your black thrift-shop threads, nailpolish and eyeliner and have yourself committed to this dark and edgy downtown den. Free bands on Friday and nightly drinks and food specials should leave you with enough change for an early am burger at the Grill across the street.
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Estate
Dress to impress if you want to get past the door attendant and into this luxury lounge, where sweaty bodies swarm together on the dance floor and move to the sounds of the latest spins. ‘Glamlife Thursdays’ are very hot, thanks to the gay clientele grooving to the tunes. ‘Resurrection Fridays’ see the biggest names in DJs.
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Vision
Vision throws some of the best techno parties in Chicago. Big-name DJs like Sasha, Doc Martin and Derrick Carter have all spun here, and the crowds of 2000-strong visit every weekend to dance (rather than pose) under the laser-lit extravaganza. The recently expanded club also plays hip-hop in the smaller of its two spaces.
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Sauce/Liquid Lounge/Raw
A three-bars-in-one combo deal, this place has dancing and DJs spinning house music most nights, but it’s not so loud that you can’t just hang and talk. A popular and trendy spot, Sauce primarily serves very tasty gourmet pizza. The funky lounge in the back is a busy spot to hang out with a late-night drink.
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Studio 54
Like a flawed remake of a great film, this unpretentious three-story club fails to capture the magic that existed at the New York nightspot of the same name. The décor is industrial and the grooves are always Top-40 chart toppers. Inside, tourists are wondering where all the glamorous people went. Relaxed dress code.
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Sonotheque
The DJs here spin genres of electronic music that are so hip they don’t even have names yet, but are perfectly matched with the futuristic space. This kind of bar would be a snooty disaster in New York, but absolutely down-to-earth patrons and reasonable drink prices make it feel like the corner pub of 2015.
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Xs
Snakeskin banquettes, ultrasuede sofas, a glittering chandelier and arty gold facades adorn this luxe club. Settle in with your all-hours entourage at a VIP cabana by the outdoor lagoon, where dancing divas kick off their heels and make a splash on hot summer nights. DJs are mostly mainstream. Dress to impress.
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Dylan’s Dance Hall & Saloon
A real-live honky-tonk place, with line dancing and two-stepping that makes it seem more like Nashville than Sin City. Show up early for free dance lessons from 7pm to 9pm. There’s never a cover charge, and lovely ladies flyin’ solo will have no trouble lassoing themselves a real cowboy pardner.
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Bar Standard
From the sleek deco interior to the DJ roster that spins way outside the typically mindless thump, Bar Standard is an inimitable gem on of Denver’s nightclub scene. It’s ice cold without the attitude, and when the right DJ is on the tables it can be some of the best dancing in town.
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Foundation Room
House of Blues’ exclusive club atop M-Bay hosts after-show parties in a luxurious lounge with gothic and Indian-temple decor. Celebs such as Andre Agassi hold court, while DJs and special events like Monday’s Godspeed enliven the vibe. Call in advance to get on the VIP guest list.
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Gold Lounge
Inspired by Elvis Presley’s Memphis mansion, this deluxe black-and-gold nightspot has horsehair chairs, a stallion lamp that just begs to be ridden (just kidding!) and steerhorns hanging over the bar. DJs keep takin’ care of business, as the King would say, all night. Fashionable attire required.
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Rain
Britney Spears once threw an impromptu concert while partying at this long-time survivor club. The bamboo dance floor appears to float on a layer of fountains, while fog and pyrotechnics set the partyin’ mood. International jet-set DJ Paul Oakenfold currently spins here on many Saturday nights.
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