VEGAS NIGHTLIFE NEWS: AmeriCAN Closes, Durango Breaks Ground on Moonshine Flats, Primm Comes Back to Nightlife

AmeriCOULDN’T.

Approximately two weeks ago, AmeriCAN Beer & Cocktails closed at Treasure Island, where it didn’t even make it eight months before walking the plank.  

Opened by Fine Entertainment (Rockhouse at The Venetian’s Grand Canal Shoppes), the bar featured canned, tall boy, and draft beer from almost every state. It was previously located at the Linq Promenade, where it operated from December 2015 through September 2025.

It moved to Treasure Island in March 2026, replacing the former Big Chill.

Honky-Tonksgiving

Ground was broken this week on the expansion that will bring Moonshine Flats, one of San Diego’s best-known country music venues, to the Durango Casino & Resort.

Expected to open in 18 months, the two-story honky-tonk will span 29,000 square feet and feature a concert stage, dancefloor/pit, VIP seating areas, and five separate bars.

Known for live country acts, line dancing, and high-energy nightlife, Moonshine Flats has become a staple of San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter. The Las Vegas outpost, which will be co-owned by Station Casinos and hospitality group Good Time Designed, aims to recreate that atmosphere while adding gaming, retail offerings, a grab-and-go food counter, and an outdoor patio.

Borderline Entertaining

Live entertainment is returning to the California border town of Primm for the first time since Terrible’s rescued Primm Valley Resort from impending oblivion this summer. The reopened casino’s first slate of new concerts and comedy shows begins this month and includes:

• Saturday, Nov. 21: Ernesto Solano y Su Banda Maguey
• Saturday, Nov. 28: Morris Day & The Time
• Saturday, Dec. 5: Ginuwine
• Saturday, Dec. 12: Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas
• Saturday, Dec. 19: George Wallace and Luenell

Visit PrimmValleyEvents.com to purchase tickets.

Suspect in Fatal Bar Stabbing Arrested

A Dallas man has been arrested and returned to Las Vegas to face a murder charge for fatally stabbing another patron outside the Cork and Thorn on Sept. 26. Hyland Harper, 40, was booked on Nov. 12 for the murder of Jamaal Gaither, 48.

Las Vegas police said the men argued inside the Arts District bar over a reserved seat, before Harper was ejected. Surveillance video allegedly shows Harper confronting Gaither outside the bar and stabbing him at approximately 3 a.m. Gaither was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died.

Police easily identified Harper because he scanned his ID to enter the Cork and Thorn. He is scheduled to appear in Las Vegas Justice Court on Saturday, Nov 14.

Night Moves

Pachi-Pachi, the Japanese-inspired cocktail lounge created by Golden Tiki founder Branden Powers in downtown Las Vegas and opened in August 2025, has temporarily closed ahead of a planned ownership transition. Beginning in December, operations will be taken over by Twenty4 Hospitality Group in partnership with local restaurateurs Taro Hashimoto and Taichi Sugai. No reopening date has been announced.

A new nightclub called Pink Monkey has debuted in the downtown Las Vegas space once occupied by the restaurant  La Mona Rosa—which was Spanish for … wait for it … “the pink monkey.” In other words, Corner Bar Management continues to operate the property, but switched to a concept it thought would be more profitable.