Already, the buzz for Phil Ward's new tequila themed mixology den has exceeded any healthy level. So, as your eyes and ears, we couldn't turn an opportunity to give you the first look at their full cocktail menu (click through the gallery below).

The cocktails were all as amazing as they sound and the decor downstairs matches the vibe perfectly. We were fortunate enough to score Jim as our bartender last night, and he was as personable as he was skilled behind the bar.

He mixed up an Italian Inquisition for my first cocktail, and I was impressed with how complex and light something that dark and seemingly syrupy tasted. We moved onto El Jimador Shifty next, which featured Mezcal and Negro Modelo.  It was spicy, it was flavorful. In short, it was great. Over the next hour we sampled half of the menu, and were impressed with each drink Jim slid our way.

We spent the bulk of the evening in the downstairs bar, which you can check out over on Urban Daddy, if you're so inclined. Jim suggested we take the trip upstairs to check out the "baby maker" (his term not mine), and the upstairs might be the only part of Mayahuel that underwhelmed me.  The vibe upstairs was definitely very loungey with plush velvet and extreme red lighting.  Somehow, it didn't quite fit with the tiles and veladors downstairs. 

Upstairs be damned, this is a great spot, and certainly a destination for any tequila lover.

Mayahuel
304 E. 6th St
(at 2nd Ave)
East Village
New York, NY 10003
   

We stopped by the Fat Tuesday party at The Bell House where The Sugartone Brass Band was swinging, the Jambalya was spicy, and the Hurricanes were strong.  Our favorite BH bartender, Kimberly, has the recipe.

Have you seen this goat?

Walking by our favorite goat themed restaurant in the West Village last night, one of our favorite tipsters, Adeel, noticed something was missing, and snapped this cell phone picture.

Just making sure the goat wasn't out for a late night stroll, we sent out our trusty photog, Dave, to see if Cabrito's cabrito was still missing:

[Update]

When asked about the goatnapping, our friends at Cabrito say they "don't know anything about it."

If you have any information about the whereabouts of this goat, please contact us at info@livethelushlife.com. We just hope the little guy's all right.

I'm not sure why Los Campesinos! aren't on the cover of Tiger Beat.

Maybe it's because their twee-pop has just too much hardcore sensibility. Maybe it's because the Tiger Beat crowd doesn't go for "them foreign accents."

Or, maybe it's because Tiger Beat folded with the rest of the print media last month. Either way, these guys are undoubtably the cutest band I've ever seen — take that Jonas Brothers!

And amazingly, their cuteness wasn't what compelled me to patronize the great OZ of ticket fraud Ticketmaster.

If you can't tell from the video, Los Campesinos! play some of the most infectious yet complex pop music being made today.  They layer all of these beautiful, pleasant sounds to make these incredibly dense (but danceable) songs.

If you get a chance, catch these guys next tour. Or, hey, we hear lead singer Gareth lost his passport.  Maybe they'll be stuck in the states a while longer.

Here is My Year in Lists and We Exhale with And We Roll Our Eyes in Unison from their Sunday night show.

Los Campesinos! has a good effect on other bands — not just on the doe-eyed 16-year-olds nervously moshing in their mini-pit. After a month on the road with LC!, Titus Andronicus has gone from an incoherent, raw storm of semi-planned chaos to a real grown-up band.

Just before their tour with LC! began, I caught Titus at Maxwell's — a howling, ranting show where they mostly were talking with the crowd (who seemed to be comprised entirely of the band's families). They showed remarkable potential then and sparked our interest enough to follow them to Lit Lounge a few nights later — where the show was similar, if not sweatier and more primal.

But, Sunday night, Titus emerged as a coherent version of what they do best: raw, frantic rock-and-roll. 

Here is TA opening their set from Sunday night with Joset of Nazareth's Blues.

Another Valentine's Day cocktail from our friend and master mixologist Allan Katz at Cabrito

Valentine's day is quickly approaching and our own Lindsey Johnson shows how to wow that special pain-in-the-ass lady of yours with an event at The Ritz Carolton-Battery Park.