Music

The Strokes’ past came roaring into the present in front of a capacity crowd on Saturday night at The Chelsea ballroom at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

They made something old seem new again upon debuting a decade ago: With their equally wiry and wired guitar interplay, nonchalant come-ons and dirty hair, The Strokes made New York City rock ‘n’ roll as essential as it was when bands like Television, The Ramones and the Talking Heads were on the rise.