Messy flapper hair is the new handlebar moustache.

California singer/songwriter Ryan Calhoun hits the stage at the House of Blues courtyard tonight for a free show. He’s had his stuff on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Cougar Town, So You Think You Can Dance and One Tree Hill and topped iTunes singer/songwriter chart with “Who We Are.” So if he’s good enough for Courtney Cox, he’s good enough for you. Click for more words and pictures »

By Jason Scavone

And here we have the most laid-back wedding of all time.

Not only was Stephanie Pratt hooking up with half of LMFAO this weekend, but she was also helping with other people’s love connection. She was the witness for a quickie wedding at Tao Beach on Sunday when Giuliano Scortecci and Heather Leigh Sosaman of California tied the knot.

The couple came here to get married when they were talking to Tao’s Marklen Kennedy, who, it turns out, is an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church. (20 million free online ordained ministers strong and growing.) Pratt jumped up and down at the chance to be a witness, then took photos of the couple during the Beatport Beach Party.

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You don’t have to settle for a roof over your head. (Photo by Bryan Steffy)

Cisco and Shwayze along with Jason Smith kick off two days at Tao for Chris Young’s birthday tonight. They’re doubling down at Tao Beach tomorrow, when Dirt Nasty hosts. So that gives you options as to whether you prefer your chill-out identified pop bands indoors or outdoors. We love having options. Click for more words and pictures »

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(Photo by Tony Tran | SpyOnVegas.com)

Looking down the barrel of an armed and dangerous unit. It’s like every nightmare we’ve ever had about prison all in one.

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Cake + birthday sex = American Pie 5. (Photos by Tony Tran)

We suppose when your hit single is “Birthday Sex,” it’s fair to be excited about your birthday. You kind of know what you’re getting yourself into. This is why the dudes from Cannibal Corpse are so angry all the time. All their songs have titles like “Edible Autopsy” and “Hammer Smashed Face.” No one wants a hammer smashed face for their birthday. That’s like the worst birthday present ever.

Regardless, Jeremih was at Tao last night just a couple of days before his 23rd to do “Sex” plus his new one, “Imma Star.” Also at the club was Mel B with husband Stephen Belafonte where they were joined by Anthony Cools as she was filming for her upcoming reality show.

Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney eased the pain of England’s early dismissal from the World Cup with Dom Perignon and vodka. Only four more years ’til we have to pretend to care about soccer again. Hooray! Also, Ashley Benson of Pretty Little Liars had dinner at the restaurant.

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Really not hard to stand out as ‘Not the Jersey Boy,’ is it? (Photo by B.J. Allen)

Modern Family’s Eric Stonestreet was at last night’s performance of Jersey Boys to check out friend Travis Cloer, who plays Frankie Valli in the show. It’s got to be pretty cool working with Ed O’Neill like that. You get to spend all day talking about Married … With Children. And Dutch. Basically what we’re trying to say here, is that Ed O’Neill needs to be in more sitcoms and movies. Spread the O’Neill around a little bit.

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We kind of wanted to go just to see if she could get us tickets the next time Hov was in town. (Photos by Al Powers)

Solange “Don’t Ask Me About Beyonce” Knowles decided to try her hand at DJing on Saturday at Tao Beach, including the obligatory spin of Biggie’s “Juicy,” the world’s most awestruck ode to the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis.

There to listen to Knowles’ 1994 Mix on her iPod were Amber Lancaster, Jareb Dauplaise, Jayson Blair and Kara Taitz of The Hard Times of RJ Berger, plus Sliders and Dracula 2000 actor Shane West. West was celebrating his birthday, and confounding everyone by bothering everyone by continuing to be in Hollywood, yet not related to Adam West.

Also in for a birthday was Jim Bellino, with wife, Alexis of The Real Housewives of Somethingorother. David Spade was back for the second night in a row. For a dude who gets bored enough with girls that he changes them every 40 minutes, he’s remarkably content to stick to the same restaurant. Over at Lavo, Josh Henderson of Desperate Housewives rolled in around 1 a.m.

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“You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor. Take her a– Oh, shit, RUN, it’s Sheldon Adelson!”

We knew those last three movies made Darth Vader all emo, but what the hell kind of world are we living in where a Dark Lord of the Sith can’t solve his problems by lightsabering first, asking questions later?

Vader and Zoro are teaming up with the ACLU to sue The Venetian. Take it away, Emperor R-J:

Zorro, the alter ego of Jason Perez-Morciglio, and Darth Vader, the alter ego of Jason’s younger brother, Sebastian, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday in Las Vegas that alleges Venetian security officers kidnapped them and detained them for more than an hour on Jan. 15 before kicking them off the property. The lawsuit also alleges two Las Vegas police officers illegally handcuffed and searched them at the resort.”

Dammit, Venetian. Do you expect the Rebellion to crush itself? Or a corrupt colonial Spanish government to just crumble on its own? These men have things to do. Cue Chris Crocker: Leave Vader alone. Click for more words and pictures »

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Robin Thicke, seen here not boring a Playmate for a change. (Additional photos by Scott Harrison | Retna)

Simon G. Jewelry at The Venetian hosted its Summer Soiree, which had something to do with a line of sustainable jewelry — we have no idea what that means. Isn’t jewelry made of metal and stones? Are diamonds secretly like old Big Mac foam clamshell containers, slowly poisoning the environment and we didn’t know it?

Among those attending were Twilight’s Nikki Reed, 90210′s Jessica Lowndes, Bill and Giuliana Rancic, Kelly Bensimon, Melissa Rycroft and Tye Strickland, Warran Sapp, Gilles Marini and poor Jane from Breaking Bad, Krysten Ritter. Marini even bought a new wedding band for his wife because getting soaked for just one in your life isn’t enough, apparently.

Robin Thicke performed. We hope he got to at least hang out this time without Hugh Hefner rushing him out of the party and back to Los Angeles.

Ryecroft and Strickland were at Encore Beach Club during the day, where Rycroft was hosting. The Rancics hung out that night with Brittny and Lisa Gastineau at Tao, where Lowndes was at a nearby table with a group singing “Ring of Fire.”

Also in the club were Lucas Haas and Craig Ferguson. The late-night host had been at Tao Beach earlier, which is weird considering the Scots usually just combust in direct sunlight.

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Like Wile E. Coyote, genius at work. (Photo by Al Powers)

Is Chad Ochocinco the subversive Andy Kaufman genius of the NFL, or just a goof who loves attention? We’re not really sure anymore. Changing your name to “Ochocinco” is admirable commitment to the bit. So is shelling out thousands in fines to the league. Then again, how subversive do you really have to be to irritate football? Football is like Mr. Wilson and anything anyone ever does that isn’t rushing four yards up the middle is like Dennis the Menace breaking a window with a baseball.

We’ll get to see just how deep Ocho’s evil genius runs, though with Ochocinco’s Ultimate Catch, his pun-filled dating show that he was filming at Tao Beach yesterday, where he was knocking out push-ups between pool scene takes. Click for more words and pictures »

By Jason Scavone