A woman claps for a contortionist on the Atomic Saloon Show stage. (Image: Mitch Schneider)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe music at the \u201cAtomic Saloon\u201d \u2014 country, rock and dance\u2014pumps loudly, drinks are spilled, and the monologues are filled with deliberately corny lines. With its campy flair, non-stop energy, and celebration of all-inclusive sexuality, the 75-minute show (Friday to Tuesday, 7:30 and 9:30 pm) brings to mind The Rocky Horror Picture Show.<\/em><\/p>\nThe folks at Spiegelworld (\u201cAbsinthe,\u201d \u201cOpium\u201d) are experts in overloading your senses, and \u201cAtomic Saloon\u201d is exhausting in all the right ways.<\/p>\n
More to Check Out<\/strong><\/h2>\nIf you head to the Burlesque Hall of Fame, drop into the gorgeous Pepper Club by famed chef\/restaurateur Todd English.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s within walking distance of the museum \u2014 located inside the new boutique hot spot, The English Hotel \u2014 and the lighting is sexy and blessedly sympathetic. Try its \u201cHappiest Hours\u201d menu, where appetizers and drinks are priced at $8.00 daily between 3 and 6 pm. The eclectic and tasty cuisine is billed as \u201cOcean Asian Fusion and Sushi Bar.\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u2019s always a new show to see here, and I recently checked out the \u201cReckless In Vegas\u201d residency at the Sahara\u2019s historic showroom (Thursdays and Fridays at 8:30 PM). The show draws on \u201860s Vegas gems\/Rat Pack standards, and a power trio fronted by the personable Vegas-raised Michael Shapiro rocks them up with two backing vocalists.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s plenty of video footage and photos of vintage Vegas interwoven throughout, with a pair of showgirls supplying the glitz. It will be interesting to see if the show finds an audience that wants to see classic Vegas songs by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, Sonny & Cher, Frankie Valli, and more given the rock treatment (\u201cThink The Rat Pack meets Green Day,\u201d to borrow the show\u2019s bold catchphrase)<\/p>\n
And if you see \u201cReckless In Vegas,\u201d it\u2019s worth dining at the moderately priced The Noodle Den at The Sahara. When I stopped in recently, their slippery and lovingly folded soup dumplings, Chicken Dan Dan Pulled Noodles, and stir-fried string beans reigned supreme.<\/p>\n
Each month, Mitch Schneider explores some of Vegas’ most unique offerings.\u00a0Schneider has a decades-long career working with some of the music industry’s biggest stars. he moved to Vegas from LA with his wife during the pandemic in March 2020. He’s loved the city ever since.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Part of that Las Vegas allure is its ties to a bygone era — movie stars, mobsters, the Rat Pack. Sure, Vegas has changed a lot since then. But you can still pay homage to vintage Las Vegas. There is no shortage of modern, \u201cimmersive\u201d experiences in Vegas. AREA15\u2019s massive \u201cOmega Mart\u201d leads the pack, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":226321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3313,81886],"tags":[81990,23,24],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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