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CONTENTS 7 MAIL Liberace: hologram or

42 SCREEN Taken 3 gets us

ghost? The Strip’s meh fireworks. Liberty and butthole jokes for all!

thinking about other ass-kickers. Selma and Inherent Vice, reviewed.

8 AS WE SEE IT The state of the

44 NOISE Flashing back with Dead

Huntridge and the Onyx, and odds J.Lo will set up shop in Vegas. Plus, is Wynn really besties with China?

Kennedys. A final Caravels Q&A.

46 FINE ART David Ryan paints!

12 WEEKLY Q&A Marty Walsh

47 STAGE Wynn’s ShowStoppers.

muses on the last days of Trifecta.

14 FEATURE | POWER PLAYERS From artists to casino executives to an advocate for the homeless, these folks are shaking up our scene in 2015.

24 NIGHTS Looking in the

48 FOOD Wolfgang’s latest + fun with herring at Cafe Mayakovsky.

52 CALENDAR The Smith Center finally gets a Splash Zone.

58 BACKSTORY

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39 A&E A lively preview of the Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival.

40 POP CULTURE When rediscovered musicians’ mythologies surpass their songs.

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FLOCK THIS Give Jennifer Henry a bunch of tape and sandwich wrappers, and she’ll make you a designer gown. The founder of Flockflockflock started her alternative-material fashion adventure five years ago, and it has grown from a novelty into a creative obsession. At lasvegasweekly.com, Henry dishes on pieces that have lit up runways and red carpets and one that got a big hug from Lady Gaga. FOOD NEWS Is Giada ready for seconds in Las Vegas? Will Nosh & Swig come back to life thanks to a restaurant reality show? Are you ready for your annual lutefisk dinner? Check out lasvegasweekly.com’s latest Dining News & Notes entry and ponder these questions a little more deeply.

MOST READ STORIES lasvegasweekly.com 1. A flurry of new restaurant openings closes the year 2. The best new restaurants of 2014 3. The 2014 Las Vegas nightlife obituaries 4. Dining guide: Christmas in Las Vegas 2014 5. State of the Strip: A lot went down and came up in 2014. What mattered most?

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INSIDE CES From sugar sculptures made on a 3D food printer to a planter that monitors fertilizer content and moisture levels, the latest in tech innovation is on display this week at the annual Consumer Electronics Show—and the Weekly was on the convention floor, soaking up all the nerdy goodness. Get the details at lasvegasweekly.com.

Mail ed? Not a chance! –Liz Sarkissian With the rules and regs of Clark County, State and Fed, Grucci is putting up the largest shells allowed. Three-inch shells are the largest allowed; they can’t use 10- and 12-inch ones like they do with their EDC shows. If you want a Dubai show, give them the same budget (about 10 times what they have to work with in Vegas). –Putzer

DUMB CONTROVERSY Josh Bell reviewed The Interview almost immediately, noting the controversial comedy had too many “jokes about buttholes” to live up to the unbelievable hype.

The U.S. has a long history of dumb comedy. Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, the Keystone Cops, the Marx brothers, Animal House, Hee Haw, Dumb & Dumber, Cheech and Chong ... In America, comedy is free speech and if your ego gets in the way, that’s your problem. In North Korea and dozens of other communist countries and dictatorships, prison and even death are the reward for the things we laugh at freely. –ScotchRocks

FIREWORK FAIL Mike Prevatt finally caught the New Year’s Eve spectacular live on the Strip and came away somewhat underwhelmed. He’s not alone.

Finally, after years and years of living here and seeing the same crappy show of NYE fireworks, someone has the guts to print the reality of Las Vegas shows. I have seen better done at Cashman Field after a 51s game in the summer. –Glennbrogan702 I agree that the fireworks display is and has been very blah. There’s such a lack of creativity. I really wish Vegas would do something more along the lines of what was done in Dubai or Sydney. Come on, this is Vegas! –Joshua D. Arnold Well, pffft to this writer. We watched from the Green Valley Ranch Resort with a ton of other locals. I thought they were glorious! Did I expect more because of the hype? Yes. Were we disappoint-

I think the volume of fireworks here is fine and the casinos showing almost identical shows is fine, it’s just the little details that are missing. I was standing at the Venetian and could see most of the displays, but as midnight approached not a single LED screen was counting down. Not one, and that’s absurd. There need to be more speakers up and down the street because I couldn’t hear any music during the fireworks. I love the fireworks but yes, there’s room for improvement. If you don’t like being outside in the cold or walking a lot, maybe stay home and be happy that way. I’ll be at the Strip having a blast! –Matt Keller

STATE OF FLUX The year-end edition of the Incidental Tourist recapped the state of the Strip, a bittersweet transition for some.

Most of the changes I like. However, removing the iconic entrance to Bally’s and the Sirens of TI show just put a bad taste in my mouth. Granted the resorts are trying to make revenue, but why remove these iconic pieces of Vegas for even more shopping? –Justin Griletz

LIBERACE’S GHOST A web-only Weekly story reported on plans to create a hologram Liberace show in Las Vegas. Or is it a hologram at all?

Nope. These are not holograms. A hologram is a static, 3-dimensional rendering of an object onto a picture. What this article is describing is an illusion know as Pepper’s Ghost. A sheet of glass is placed at an angle unbeknownst to the viewer who is looking through it, and objects from an unseen, alternate angle are reflected off said glass. It gives the appearance of a ghost. Referencing holography as being used for this illusion is very misleading. –DMCVegas

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> VULNERABLE POSITION What’s next for one of the oldest buildings in Vegas?

∑ A familiar building adorns the poster hanging at a

Southeast coffeehouse. It’s the Huntridge Theatre, despite the java joint being some 12 miles away. Back in the summer of 2013, it seemed the whole Valley was swept up in a crowdfunding campaign to raise money so two businessmen could purchase, then renovate, the derelict but preservable structure. The effort raised more than $50,000 above its $200,000 goal from those within and beyond the Huntridge’s surrounding neighborhoods, establishing momentum. Supporters even successfully gave the structure a fresh paint job some six months later, another display of the community’s commitment to protecting one of the oldest buildings in Las Vegas. A year and a half later, the project’s prospects seem as uncertain as ever. It has been six months since the Centennial Commission voted to give the city—and by extension, Huntridge Revival LLC, comprising Downtown entrepreneur Michael Cornthwaite and First Friday managing partner Joey Vanas—$1 million to further along an estimated $4 million purchase of the theater from owner Eli Mizrachi. Around the same time, I spoke to Cornthwaite, who had just opened Inspire Theatre and the Scullery and said he’d soon focus on the Huntridge. Earlier this week, he wrote in an email that there’s no news to report. One wants to hold optimism for the new year, but 2015 carries over an impasse for the Huntridge effort. Hindering the sale—and movement on the entire project—is an unresolved lawsuit by the state against the Mizrachi family to pay back preservation money it accepted to improve the property, which still fell into disrepair. Huntridge Revival previously reported lining up some interested investors, though hardly to the tune of $15 million—the projected cost to reopen the former concert venue and movie auditorium—and Cornthwaite and Vanas can’t make up the difference themselves. Furthermore, there are a few lingering elephants in the room, including Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, who has reportedly held off on getting involved—and, as some community members remarked during last summer’s vote, shouldn’t be solicited every time a Downtownrelated project needs funds. There’s also the possibility a prolonged legal stalemate or insufficient investor base could cause Cornthwaite and Vanas to drop their efforts, which could permanently set the project back and discourage a community that has donated money, time and effort to the cause. This isn’t the first time Las Vegas tried to save the Huntridge from the wrecking ball, but it may very well be the last. –Mike Prevatt

jenny on our block Was J.Lo’s stunning NYE show at Caesars a residency preview?

∑ New Year’s Eve at the Colosseum was a one-nightonly production that wasn’t built for one night. The very title, “The Best Is Yet to Come,” is practically an announcement that Jennifer Lopez is in the plans for 2015—and perhaps beyond— at Caesars Entertainment. J.Lo showed in this fullfledged production (see:

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16 dancers and a six-piece backing band; gown the size of the Absinthe tent; confetti blizzard) that she can bring the party, a thumping dancefest in line with what the Britney Spears show has executed across the street at Planet Hollywood’s Axis Theater. It was a performance to make a point, maybe work out kinks and

give a Strip audience a sample of how Jenny plans to perform on this block. She owns a confidence shared by all those stars who’ve played Caesars before, and now we know how her show will look and feel. All we need now is the when and where, and Axis would be a great fit for this party show. –John Katsilometes

huntrIDge Theatre by steve marcus; j.lo by erik kabik photography/retna

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HOLDING UP THE CURTAIN The Onyx finds new life in the hands of Troy Heard

Art, history and politics collide in an exhibition at the Mexican Consulate

In today’s wired society, there’s little escape from the hostility tossed between conservatives and liberals jockeying to one-up the other side. But back in 19th-century Mexico, when partisan divides were no less messy and brutally tearing apart the country, journalists went at it with visual narratives that gained international recognition for both biting commentary and influential artistic verve. > DRAWING BLOOD A sampling of Constantino Escalante’s biting political cartoons, part of the La Reforma, El Imperio y La República exhibit at the Consulate of Mexico in Las Vegas. Among the satirical masters in pen was Constantino Escalante, revered cartoonist and co-founder of the liberal publication La Orquesta, which detailed the at Dallas’ Mexican Consulate and presented through the political warfare, the turbulence of French intervention and curatorial eye of Emmanuel Ortega, who teaches art history at installation of Maximilian as emperor. Illustrated works by UNLV and is part of an informal cultural committee bringing Escalante and others can be seen at the Mexican Consulate to the consulate more art-related events like La Reforma, a of Las Vegas as part of La Reforma, El Imperio y La República: rare treat for political junkies, history buffs and art audiences. Estampas y caricaturas de la intervención francesa, an exhibit –Kristen Peterson that originated at Mexico City’s Museum of Estanquilo in 2012. The 120 pieces represent the dissemination of information and opinions in a real-time narrative of the turbulent past. LA REFORMA Through January 16. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.The collection is on a brief tour, arriving here after display 2 p.m. Consulate of Mexico, 823 S. 6th St. 702-477-2700.

Troy Heard has stepped in to manage the Onyx Theatre as producing director, keeping the scene mainstay from going dark. “The Onyx has a great history,” Heard says. “Owner Randy Lange and CFO Tom Conroy want to keep the space open, and I agreed to come on and spearhead that.” Artistically, Heard will model the Onyx after Dad’s Garage in Atlanta, with a very strong improv base and a philosophy of “cheap beer and cheap laughs.” He’s working on getting a beer and wine license, streamlining the ticketing process and turning the soon-to-be vacant Rack retail space into a cabaret lounge. “It will be a more welcoming space,” Heard says. “I want the Onyx to be the premier comic theater of Las Vegas.” Heard worked fast to get new productions scheduled in the space—with weekly comedy show The GET opening January 16, and the comedic play Four Dogs and a Bone opening January 23 via the Onyx’s in-house company, Off-Strip Productions. The venue will also remain available for other companies to rent for their own productions. –Jacob Coakley

WHICH VEGAS ARE YOU? An ad on social media draws a weird line Lennar Homes has been blasting out a simple social media ad, and we’re not sure how we feel about it. Is it a reassuring play on the inexplicably common, clichéd belief that Las Vegas residents live inside hotels? Is it a declaration that the stuccocoated suburbs are more authentic than the sparkling Strip? Must we now choose sides in some sort of neon-tinged civil war to determine which Vegas is the realest? ¶ Nah. We don’t know who this ad is aimed at—besides potential homebuyers—or how effective it is, but anyone who’s lived in Las Vegas more than a few months already has a strong sense of our Valley’s duality. And anyone who’s lived here more than a few years understands it’s one of the best parts about living here. –Brock Radke

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Eastern promises Steve Wynn’s continued deference to China rings hollow By Steve Frie ss Imagine that you ran a huge company that just suffered a very bad year. Your stock price is off by more than 40 percent, and once-reliable growth for your market has been replaced with sudden contraction and utter uncertainty. And imagine that all of that came from government intervention. Imagine that a single person snapped his fingers and altered the landscape of your economy, of who your customers were, of how they could spend their money. You’d be pretty pissed, right? And if you were Steve Wynn and the leader who single-handedly—and somewhat intentionally!—undermined your businesses was the president of the country in which you operate, you’d be all over the news calling him a socialist, an incompetent, a menace to the fabric of everything you and yours hold dear. You might even make hollow threats to leave, so eager are you to gin up political outrage. Unless you can’t. Unless mounting a vigorous defense or expressing whitehot anger in public is a surefire way to, say, have your business confiscated and your workers forced to walk off your construction sites regardless of the millions you’ve already spent. So it happens for Wynn, erstwhile antagonist of the Democrats and their White House occupant, in his beloved Macau. Early last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping became alarmed at the outflow of cash from China’s wealthiest to America’s gambling in circumvention of China’s laws. His crackdown has been devastating for the middlemen of Macau’s gaming, the “junket operators” acting as banks and don’t-ask-don’t-tell debt enforcers because the Chinese government refuses to allow casinos to issue credit lines or turn to the criminal justice system to pursue deadbeats. This all took place without any legislative process of note. One man says it is thus and thus it is. No consultations with business leaders or campaign donors, no chance for lobbyists to warn or entice elected flunkies, no Supreme Court challenges to the legality of such fiats. The instantaneous results: Seven consecutive months of falling revenues and, in particular, a 30 percent drop in December’s take versus December 2013, the biggest plummet in Macau’s modern era. Forbes reported that the crackdown was responsible for a $73 billion loss of market value for Wynn Macau, the Chinese subsidiary. Amid this, Wynn kept up his obsequious act. He is “more scared about the United States than I am about China,”

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> Wynn/lose Despite massive market losses for his Macau property, Steve Wynn continues to handle China with kid gloves.

he told CNBC in October. “Everyone in China is pragmatic and practical.” Translation: I’ll just get this Xi dude on the horn and charm him into the light. Contrast that to the way Wynn is known to handle frustration with American politicians. Both Sen. Harry Reid and former Rep. Shelley Berkley have recounted for me times when Wynn called to berate them like chambermaids who failed to empty his wastebaskets, a colorful example of an uncensored, tough-talking billionaire. Yet events continue to undermine Wynn’s credibility. He’s more scared about the U.S. than China? Really? At a moment when his Chinese fortunes have been altered by the whims of one person whose judgment he cannot appeal or even bitch about in public? Isn’t that the definition of instability and unpredictability? Wynn has said more than once how unnecessary Western-style liberties are to the Chinese people. It’s not a part of the culture; they’re accustomed to thousands of years of subjugation; they’re now enjoying Western materialism and that’s really all that matters, right? “I’ve met Chinese people by the thousands,” he once said to me, invoking the image of an epic receiving line, “and they’re happy.” Sure. They’re happy until they’re not—and then there’s not a damn thing they can do or say about it. I mean, they can light themselves on fire, as a few hundred of the most desperate do each year. And they can mount sustained protests in a place like Hong Kong, where the whole world is watching. But that’s about it. Wynn isn’t a different man in China than he is here.

He’s always full of piss and vinegar, always quick to anger when something interferes with his money minting. He must be livid over what China has done and, worse yet, the fact that he has no way to release that ire. So maybe he’s learned what it is to be under the thumb of an actual repressive regime. He has, after all, offered a minor recalibration to his unabashed adoration for Beijing-style despotism. Around 2010, as his assaults on Obama reached new heights—because the former senator from Illinois and his health plan were somehow responsible for the banking system’s collapse and the overbuilding of the Vegas Strip?—Wynn declared that his was “more of a Chinese company than American company today.” Perhaps, he said then, he would move his corporate headquarters there. In October, he modified that: “We’re an American company. … Our revenue is Asian, but we’re an American company. We’re American people, and proud to be so.” Yes, he’s already made ungodly sums from his China arrangements. But he also made ungodly sums from his American arrangements, and that didn’t stop him from condemning our political and economic system at the first whiff of policies he disliked. Nobody begrudges Wynn his need to whisper sweet nothings in China’s ear. That’s the game over there. But sucking up to an odious regime by degrading and insulting ours? That works when the getting is good in China, sure. But the Chinese aren’t stupid. At moments like this, they can see right through it, just like the rest of us.

Brave new retail Online and in-store shopping splice with local app ShopWithMe What do you get when online and IRL shopping have a baby, but the kid comes out with unexpected traits? A showroom store. Like traditional shopping, customers physically visit a store but might not be able to try on clothes or take goods home that day. Like online shopping, customers check themselves out by kiosk or app and the clothes are shipped next-day. Such was the case at the Zappos holiday pop-up shop in the old Western casino, where Downtown startup ShopWithMe debuted its selfserve checkout kiosk and app in December. “In the majority of the store, you can’t take the product with you,” ShopWithMe CEO Jonathan Jenkins says. “We were wondering whether consumers would go for that. We were very surprised that they were happy with that experience.” Though showroom stores seem to remove the instant gratification of in-person shopping and the stay-athome convenience of online shopping, it doesn’t have to be that way. In other scenarios, customers could try on clothing and take purchases home that day, or could shop directly from the app. ShopWithMe’s point-of-sale system is intended to reduce instore inventory, expand in-store sales and offer more colors and sizes to customers regardless of products being in stock. “I think you’re going to see this a lot more in the future,” Jenkins says. –Kristy Totten

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Weekly Q&A involved in the arts? When I first started volunteering at the CAC in 2000, I noticed a lack of education about art and how art comes to the people. One of the highlights is that the art scene here has provided the education. Another highlight is that we started a lot of people’s very first art collections. That is probably the icing on the cake. Also, being entrusted with the Jack Endewelt estate. Are there enough buyers here to sustain galleries? We have buyers. But we’ve

never had the critical mass to make it worth their while to come down. People who buy art have a lot of money, they’re busy and they have very little time to make a trip somewhere and to have you not be open. Was it frustrating to be one of the only galleries with consistent hours? It infu-

> end of an era Marty Walsh’s Trifecta Gallery has been a staple of the arts scene, for its consistency and its quality.

Artful goodbye

Trifecta owner Marty Walsh reflects on her gallery, the local scene and her favorite shows Eleven years is a long time in the context of the Las Vegas Arts District. When artist Marty Walsh opened her Trifecta Gallery in a small corner of the Arts Factory, she was merely trying to join in on the wave of creative excitement sweeping the area in the form of artist studios and new galleries. Arriving from Ireland, she had no idea that hers would become an anchor in the ongoing movement, lasting (while other galleries opened and closed) long enough to establish a trusted brand and a solid roster of artists, eventually moving into the building’s large space on Charleston Boulevard. Walsh will close Trifecta at the end of this month to move back to Ireland with her husband, Pete. We talked with her about the Las Vegas arts scene and its future. How does it feel to be closing? I feel

everything all at once. I’m very aware that this is the last time I’m going to do this. I thought that would be a relief, but it’s not. I’m feeling sadder than I had expected. But looking to the future is kind of an amazing thing. I have enough interests that it’s not going to be empty.

excitement of being on the ground level of a bigger picture. I know that this is like asking, ‘Who is your favorite child?’ but what were some of your favorite shows? Brian Henry’s

Did you imagine that Trifecta would be so successful? I tried it out without a

show rocked my world. It was lightbased and kinetic and it ticked. It was engineered. This giant projection on the wall made an infinite number of color permutations and it slowly changed. It was like a color massage.

beginning and an end. I was hooked the minute I opened.

Any others? I loved all the Philip Den-

Why? I felt this groundswell of being a part of a greater whole, about the

ker shows and the investigation that he spent on the line. Another one is Erin Stellmon’s show. She has a

voice that is so bang-on and subtle at the same time. She could be making a commentary about something and you wouldn’t have to look at it as a commentary. You could enjoy it just for art’s sake. She navigated both those worlds beautifully. The work was amazing on a visual level and oh-so-poetic behind the scenes. Todd VonBastiaans’ diorama TV lamps were a highlight. And I loved the Dylan Mortimer show, the prayer booth, the choir robes, Tupac—a bulletproof stained-glass Tupac in Las Vegas, how perfect is that? How about some highlights of being

riates me listening to complaints. People would say, “I came all the way down here, I found it and you’re the only one open.” It’s a PR nightmare. If you’re going to pay rent and have a business license, then why wouldn’t you open your doors for regular business hours? What is the future of the gallery scene?

It’s not going to die. More will come. I’d like to see five to 12 galleries down here in 18b. We almost had a beginning of a critical mass and we were all open on Thursday nights and we were really gaining momentum. We need more doers and less dreamers. We need dreamers that do. It’s so easy for people to talk the talk. That dream is lovely, but it needs a little more leadership, a little more business sense. If we have at least five or 10 galleries, it makes it more of a destination. You serve on the advisory board of the planned art museum, the Modern, and founded its Artist Council. What will it take to build an art museum here? It

has to be the right kind of museum and done in the way that people in Las Vegas are used to. On the Strip, it’s done very business-like. The same thing has to be done with the art museum. It can’t be organic. It needs to be committed. People need to put their heart and soul into something purpose-built for the bigger picture. You think it will happen. Yes. Without

hesitation. What will your last day look like? We take this show down, Cirque comes to pick it up and we sweep the floors. –Kristen Peterson

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HILLY & HANNAH HINDI (1)

SISTER WEB SENSATIONS ∑ In 2006, 16-year-old Hilly Hindi entered an AOL contest for teens to create their

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own web series. Her submission, a pop-culture parody called The Hillywood Show, came in third, but it set Hilly (along with her older sister, Hannah) on the path to Internet stardom. The single episode generated enough interest for Hilly to enlist Hannah to help her create more videos for the recently launched YouTube. Their first big hit was a 2009 musical parody of Twilight,, which currently has more than 10 million views, while a later parody of Breaking Dawn is the sisters’ most-watched video ever, with more than 25 million views. Videos like that, along with celebrity shout-outs from the likes of Lady Gaga and Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon, brought the sisters to the attention of Chris Hardwick’s geek-focused online network Nerdist. With Nerdist’s backing, the sisters have turned making online videos into their full-time occupation—so far they’ve released two videos (one each on The Walking Dead and The Lord of the Rings) under the new partnership. “Now we can put all hours of the day into everything that we’re doing for the show,” Hannah says, promising a new video every other month, making 2015 by far the biggest Hillywood year yet. –Josh Bell

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BILL MCBEATH (2) SCOTT KREEGER (3) CASINO CHIEFS

∑ The still-buzzy Cosmopolitan

was sold last year to the Blackstone Group for $1.73 billion. CEO John Unwin, who opened the resort in 2010 under reluctant owner Deutsche Bank, finished his tenure in December. At the north end of the Strip, SLS opened just before Labor Day, but president Rob Oseland bolted two months later to develop an all-new casino-hotel with fellow ex-Wynner Andrew Pascal and Australian mogul James Packer. Then, SBE boss Sam Nazarian had to step away from managing SLS, his biggest project ever, when he couldn’t get approved for a full gaming license. What happens next? Two veteran casino executives take over for these two Strip properties, both loaded with challenges and opportunities. Bill McBeath is the new boss at Cosmo. He was president at Mirage, Treasure Island and Bellagio before moving into a similar role at CityCenter. With almost 30 years in gaming and hospitality, including positions as chairman of Las Vegas Events and board member for the LVCVA, McBeath could be the man to realign Cosmo’s operations in order to do what Unwin couldn’t—make money. Scott Kreeger has tons of experience on and off the Strip—at MGM Resorts, Station Casinos and Revel in Atlantic City. Sounds like a perfect fit for SLS, which wants to cater to tourists and locals. When he got the gig in October, Kreeger said SLS “will have a transformative impact on Las Vegas.” Now he’s in the driver’s seat. –Brock Radke

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JOHN TIPPINS (4)

RESIDENTIAL REACTIVATOR ∑ John Tippins’ Northcap real estate firm has had a hand

in the resurgence of condo sales all over the Valley—from Palms Place to the Gramercy to the Lennox. But his legacy in Vegas could be as the man who, more than anybody else, turns Downtown into a truly residential neighborhood. This goes well beyond Northcap properties like the condos that are back on the market at the Ogden and the addition of destination restaurants and boutiques at the Juhl rental building. “My passion project is connecting UNLV to Downtown via Maryland Parkway,” says Tippins,

who teaches entrepreneurship at the university and plans to hire students for a Forbes-like real estate rating service he’s developing. Tippins has talked with everyone from original Vegas impresario Irwin Molasky to then-acting UNLV president Donald Snyder about his goal of creating a sprawling, vibrant campus environment like what you’d find at Arizona State or the University of Texas at Austin. He’s identified buildings that could be converted and is discussing next steps with the school. If Tippins succeeds, this could mean thousands of new customers for the restaurants and bars Downtown. It would mean the need for more functional commerce like drugstores and a true supermarket. It would change everything. –Andy Wang

SAL WISE (5)

NIGHTLIFE BUZZ BUILDER ∑ Sal Wise is trying to entice everyone. The club kids who live on the dancefloor. The bottle-service crowd. The out-of-towners who just want an epic Instagram photo to make the folks at home jealous. “We’re trying to create a venue that caters to everyone,” he says. That venue will be Omnia, the megaclub from Hakkasan Group slated to open in Pure’s former Caesars Palace space this spring. As director of marketing, Wise is tasked with building buzz so that Omnia arrives with a bang—and a line out the door. “It’s a big project. You won’t walk in and say, ‘It reminds me of Pure,’” the nightlife veteran says of the 75,000-square-foot, multi-level club, which will include a main room, ultra-lounge and outdoor terrace. “There’s a lot more than one wow moment,” Wise adds. Which should make those Instagram posts extraepic. –Sarah Feldberg JOHN TIPPINS BY STEVE MARCUS; SAL WISE BY MONA SHIELD PAYNE

RONALD CORSO (6)

CHAMPION OF SOUND ∑ If Ronald Corso had any doubt

about his new business’ viability, he found reassurance at its future 11th and Fremont location Downtown. “There’s a security guard who mans the [adjacent] Bunkhouse alley, and she says every day, people come up and ask her where the record store is. People are already coming down looking for it.” For now, 11th Street Records is unofficially based at Corso’s home, where the Vegas-scene mainstay and three employees have been preparing its vinyl inventory for a first-quarter launch. “We have a little factory set up in my garage. We bring a couple of crates over from storage, clean ’em, grade ’em,’ sleeve ’em, price ’em and

then box ’em up and start again.” Corso’s endeavor, into which the Downtown Project poured a significant capital investment, will also include a new recording studio (National Southwestern Recording) behind the retail space, along with an in-house label component. But it’s the shop—and Corso’s faith that an oldfashioned, physical record store can not just survive but thrive—that has music fans here talking most. “Wall Street guys like to use the term ‘market correction’—people invest in one direction too heavily, then come to their senses and correct it. And that’s what’s happening now: People are realizing streaming music is not as satisfying,” he says. “Vinyl sales have doubled every year for the last five, and all the factories are running at capacity. So I’m expecting this thing to do well.” –Spencer Patterson

BARBARA BELL (7)

STYLIST TO THE STRIP ∑ Miracle 1: Creating uniforms so

stylish they don’t look like uniforms. Miracle 2: Doing it on the scale of a major Las Vegas casino, with a core team of three. Miracle 3: Winning big contracts against industry Goliaths, because her approach to channeling brands in fabric is so fresh, striking and personal. Barbara Bell is making the Strip hauter. The founder of Bell Uniform Design says that attitudes and performance soar when employees are sharply dressed. We’re talking belted lace minis in midnight blue and loud plaid button-ups with rust pants and prim little vests. Those looks were for Hakkasan and SLS, prestige projects that shot Bell’s 6-year-old company into the big leagues in 2013 and 2014. Now she’s working on outfitting butlers at the Cosmopolitan and staffers across Aria, from the VIP pool to the new restaurant by Michael Mina. She is tackling the first-ever revamp of Wynn’s cocktail-server dress, and contending for that uniform program at Paris, Bally’s and Planet Hollywood. When Omnia nightclub opens at Caesars, her visions will add punch. But her work isn’t just making the Strip look good. It’s spreading into hot venues Downtown and in Summerlin, propertywide at Atlantic City’s Borgata and San Antonio’s La Cantera, even in the cockpits of Nellis’ Thunderbird jet squadron. In fact, Bell is planning to go for more military contracts in 2015. She’ll tell you her success is about “word-of-mouth and Google,” but what stands out is Bell’s bright, on-trend sensibility in design’s most functional realm. That, and Saturday-night house calls for sequin emergencies. –Erin Ryan

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ROBERTA MEDINA (8)

FESTIVAL STRATEGIST ∑ Roberta Medina was just 6 years

old when her father, Brazilian media/ advertising mogul Roberto Medina, produced the record-breaking Rock in Rio in 1985. At the second edition six years later, she was only interested in one thing: headliner New Kids on the Block. But for the third fest in 2001, Roberta officially joined the family business as a production coordinator, and it changed her life. She saw—and would continue to create—a multigenerational experience that transcended its musical appeal. “We call it Rock in Rio Festival, but it’s not rock, it’s not in Rio, it’s not a traditional festival,” she says. Come May, Medina and her staff will stage the theme-park-like Rock in Rio on the Strip for its first-ever stateside edition. They’ve already attracted superstars (Taylor Swift, Metallica), with more of the lineup to be announced January 13, and—with MGM Resorts’ help—have begun building Vegas’ newest festival apparatus. Now, Medina must sell a new product to both festivalgoers normally fixated on musical details (tickets go on sale January 20) and American corporations still hesitant to embrace festival sponsorships. She needs the presence of both for Rock in Rio to succeed—and launch a legacy in Las Vegas. “We are coming to the U.S. to stay, not to have a one-shot thing,” she says. If she can repeat what transpired last May at Rock in Rio Lisbon— where attendees participated in street-dancing lessons, grooved all night to DJs under a steel spider, ziplined across the main-stage crowd and gasped when Bruce Springsteen came out to sing “Tumbling Dice” with The Rolling Stones—she’ll establish another only-in-Vegas institution. –Mike Prevatt

LEN JESSUP (9)

BIG MAN ON CAMPUS ∑ Medical school, stadiums and

wars with the north—Len Jessup, formerly the dean of the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management, has his work cut out for him. After a year-long nationwide search, the Nevada Board of Regents chose Jessup in November as the 10th president in UNLV history. He’s known as a skilled fundraiser, and that talent should come in handy to help pay for his $525,000

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base salary—the highest ever for a UNLV president—and several aspirational projects. UNLV hopes to launch a medical school, which will take an estimated $100 million in local fundraising. The school is also intent on reaching the highest level of rankings for research universities. And don’t forget UNLV is also exploring oncampus stadium options in hopes of ditching Sam Boyd. The Rebels handed Arizona its first loss of the basketball season soon after Jessup got the nod—we’ll take that as a good omen. –Tovin Lapan

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MERIDETH SPRIGGS (10) HERO FOR THE HOMELESS

∑ Gentrification can mean a facelift

for an area, but it can also seem like a dirty word when there’s a hip new bar where a mom-and-pop used to be. And because change sometimes sweeps aside the most vulnerable among us, Downtown’s transformation has a lot of people thinking about the homeless. Rather than just think about them, Merideth Spriggs is doing something, with her developing Las Vegas-based nonprofit Caridad. The California transplant began working with the homeless nine years ago for San Diego Rescue Mission after becoming homeless herself when she lost a job. Her experience both on the streets and

later coordinating services for the homeless led her to create CaridadSD, “to help educate the public about homelessness,” she explains. Now, with support from Downtown Project, Spriggs is bringing Caridad here, with its mission to build public understanding, train volunteers, ask the homeless directly what services are most needed and provide personal case management to see it through. “It means charity, plain and simple.” While the organization is currently on paper only, Spriggs is working on funding for an office and small staff so Caridad can offer “streamlined access” to resources at the lowest possible cost, in part by not duplicating the efforts of existing organizations. Spriggs says she will collaborate with area service providers and advocates to “get the homeless housed!” –Molly O’Donnell

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SEAN GEER (11)

BREW MASTER ∑ There are 65 beer styles, and if all

goes according to plan, Sean Geer plans to serve each and every single one of them this year. In what can be called a serious game-changer for Las Vegas’ craft beer scene, Geer’s Vegas Brewing Co., scheduled to have its grand opening this month, features 30 taps—all serving beers he crafted. That’s everything from an IPA to a Belgian trippel, from a Scottish heavy 70 to a Flanders red ale. Ambitious? Not for Geer, who’s spent the better part of nine years preparing for this moment, studying the craft. (Did we mention he’s only 29?) “Very, very few breweries do this,” he says. “My main goal is

to never have people coming in here and drinking the same beer.” He’ll be the latest tenant of Henderson’s Booze District, and the LA native has big plans beyond serving the entire spectrum of beer. For starters, his brewpub is the only one in the Valley where the taproom and the brewery share space (you can practically touch the fermentation and Brite tanks while you sip). But he also plans classes, demonstrations, tastings and focus groups to improve his beers. “Breweries can be more. I envision this as a community center where people hang out with good people, learn about beer—kind of like the old taverns of the Revolutionary era.” Considering Geer is launching a revolution of his own, that seems appropriate. –Ken Miller JANUARY 8–14, 2015 LASVEGASWEEKLY.COM

SHELCO GARCIA & TEENWOLF (12)

FAST-RISING DANCE DUO ∑ Remember that recent Facebook

video of the kid flipping out in the seats of a baseball game? Or the one with the old man dancing zealously at a party? Chances are they were both scored by Shelco Garcia and Teenwolf’s “That’s My Jam,” one of a handful of tracks the Las Vegas duo has released in a short but rapidly progressing four-year career crafting multi-genre dance music and reigning over DJ booths at Downtown hangs and Strip nightclubs. The pair’s first release, “Fatman Bass,” was played by Laidback Luke after Garcia slipped the star DJ a thumb drive with the track at former nightclub Haze. “At first, that was my mission—go to clubs every night just so I could talk to DJs,” Garcia

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says. That chance meeting eventually landed him and Teenwolf (real name: Bryan Orellana) an invite to record for Luke’s label, Mixmash, which has released nine of their tracks. The duo also connected with producers online, including Wynn nightlife staple Diplo, and soon after collaborated on his Major Lazer project—and, most recently, a Madonna song called “Unapologetic Bitch.” On December 20, the Garcia/ Teenwolf/Diplo-produced song was digitally pre-released and immediately rose to No. 9 on the iTunes best-selling songs chart. Garcia and Teenwolf hope “Unapologetic” is their big break into the pop world. “We want to establish ourselves as producers— not just dance-music producers,” Teenwolf says. “Now we’re gonna be able to say we produced for Madonna. We want to produce for Rihanna, Katy Perry—even Bieber if we have to!” –Mike Prevatt

RASHAD VAUGHN (13) HOOP DREAMER

∑ UNLV freshman Rashad Vaughn leads the team in points per game (17.3 at press time), ranks third in minutes (31.2) and, as a 6-foot-6 guard, grabs the secondmost rebounds on the team (4.3). And absolutely no one thinks they’ve seen him play his best basketball this year. Vaughn came to the Rebels as a top-10 player who could possibly be in the NBA as soon as June. While he’s been good, Vaughn is shooting only 60 percent from the free-throw line and is second on the team in turnovers (30). He still has lots of room to grow, and if he does so quickly, he might not be around for long. –Taylor Bern SHELCO GARCIA & TEENWOLF BY CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS; RASHAD VAUGHN BY L.E. BASKOW

AUDREY BARCIO (14)

ARTIST IN THE SPOTLIGHT ∑ Tucked in a front room of the pop-up art experience

at the Western Hotel, artist Audrey Barcio’s rock ’n’ roll shamanism quietly resonated with Life Is Beautiful festivalgoers. Her installation, “Infinite Reflection,” was an inspired integration of geometric precision and agility of material that granted the simplest gesture a totemic magnitude. Desert magic in acrylic and fur. Who is this mysterious Audrey Barcio? She’s a former sommelier and onetime flight attendant who first got to know Las Vegas during layovers on the Strip, and traded fine wines for fine art through an MFA at UNLV. Most recently LA-based, Barcio was quickly seduced by Vegas’ light. “I’m obsessed with our sunrise and sunsets, and the rotation of natural light into unnatural LED/neon nights.” Barcio will be very visible during the first half of 2015, with group shows at Brett Wesley and Michele C. Quinn Fine Art, but first up is a solo exhibition at UNLV’s Grant Hall Gallery. “I may only be here for a short time,” she says, “but I am committed to contributing to this city that has been nothing but welcoming to me. Vegas will always hold a special place in my heart.” –Danielle Kelly

BRIAN HOWARD (15)

CULINARY EXPLORER ∑ If you’re a local eater always hunt-

ing for that next great bite, Brian Howard has surely topped your favorite chefs list for some time. At 33, the Michigan native has done a lot in Las Vegas—a turn at Lutéce, a fiveyear-stint at the impeccable Bouchon and gigs at Kerry Simon’s CatHouse and Town Square’s Nu Sanctuary. When he took over at Cosmopolitan’s Comme Ça, Howard quickly catapulted an overshadowed bistro into the rarefied echelon of dynamic, boundary-busting restaurants on the Strip. “Comme Ça definitely put me on the map,” he says. “It gave me the opportunity to put myself out there and take risks and do something different. And the experience pushed me to what comes next, which will be very unexpected.” Howard left Comme Ça in December and is prepping his own local restaurant. It could be open this fall, and it might be Downtown— Howard and his partner, consultant and Labor Wines founder Cory Nyman, may have finalized a space by the time you read this. What will Howard cook? “It will be personal. It’s been a long time coming. You’re really going to get to see who I am as a cook, but I’m not putting myself into a box. It will definitely be affordable and casual … it’s really about being the neighborhood restaurant you want to come back to three times a week, being unique enough to make you want to come back.” Be prepared: That next great bite is coming soon. –Brock Radke

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HOT SPOTS WYCLEF JEAN AT TAO Call it a comeback: The former Fugee plans to release his first album in five years, Clefication, in 2015— and the Grammy-winning artist recently dropped the first single, a collabo project with EDM giant (and current XS/Encore Beach Club resident) Avicii. Stream it before Thursday night, when he takes the stage at the Venetian club for the official Heads Audio party. In the booth: DJ Khaled. January 8, doors at 10 p.m., $30+ men, $20+ women. WILL.I.AM AT LIGHT The Black Eyed Pea—

and, more recently, a mentor on Australia’s version of The Voice—brings —brings his “Boom Boom Pow” to the Mandalay Bay nightspot and its DJ booth for its inaugural Beat Thursday bash. Maybe he’ll keep the Britney and Bieber tracks to a minimum? We’re holding out hope. January 8, doors at 10 p.m., $30+ men, $20+ women. GBDC: GEEK’D UP AT GHOSTBAR

The annual Consumer Electronics Show comes to a close Friday night, which means the visiting techheads have nothing better to do in Las Vegas than—what else?—party! Palms apparently got that memo, as CES badge-holders (and all revelers, for that matter) dressed in geek chic receive complimentary entry at this nerdy installment of the weekly top-of-the-Palms promo. Vanderpump Rules reality star Scheana Marie presides over the faux-dorky festivities. January 10, doors at 1 p.m., $10, local ladies free. LADIES OF Q SOCIALS AT ARTIFICE Not only does a lesbian-friendly social group get to take over Artifice for their own event, they’re doing it on the biggest night of the calendar. Celebrate a lively Saturday evening out with the Ladies of Q Socials, with entertainment by DJs St. JP and Panduhluvv, and various live acts all hailing from Las Vegas. Bonus: Happy hour will be extended to 10 p.m. January 10, 8 p.m., free.

CLUB HOPPING Nightlife News & Notes XS is puffing out its chest this week with its $10 million production renovation reveal. Among the megaclub’s new and changed amenities: a bigger DJ booth with moving LED video screens, stringed lights and lasers for the outdoor/pool area, LED node strips throughout the ceiling of the nightclub, overhead flame and pyro machines, additional screens and lighting made to better connect clubbers outdoors with the action in the club, and Kabuki-drop drapes that will enable dramatic headliner DJ introductions. Over on the other side of their host casino property, Encore Beach Club will interview potential staff (cocktail servers and their assistants, lifeguards, bartend-

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TONY ARZADON AT LIFE Any veter-

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an of Vegas dancefloors knows Tony Arzadon, who despite hailing from Shorthand for the Roland Chicago has had more Strip residenTR-808 drum machine cies than most of his local peers. Lately primarily used to craft the producer/DJ, who seemingly has one trap songs. foot in old progressive house and the other in the newer version, has been punching in at Light Nightclub and Daylight Beach Club, but this Sunday, he headlines at SLS’ Life. January 11, doors at 10:30 p.m., $25+. CYMATIC SESSIONS WITH JOHN DESTINY AT DOWNTOWN COCKTAIL ROOM The

house/techno midweek promo not only survived 2014, it finished the year with a higher profile—and rightfully so. It takes place in one of the best groove rooms in the city, and its bookings remain solid, with international DJs complementing the Vegas talent. This week, two NYC natives fill the bill, as Brooklyn-to-LA producer/DJ John Destiny headlines and local Rob Dub—a frequent participant in the Valley’s underground events—supports. January 13, 10 p.m., free. TRAP NATION WITH BLANCO & GAMBINO AT CHATEAU You

look at Paris hotel-casino and think: What’s the last dance genre you’d expect to hear in there? Trap would be our vote, but the frenetic hip-hop-meets-dubstep music style has its own night every Wednesday at Chateau. This week: locals Blanco and Gambino co-headline the party, with DJ ShadowRed opening. January 14, doors at 10:30 p.m., $30+ men, $20+ women, locals free. FLOSSTRADAMUS AT SURRENDER Trappy New

Year! After launching their Flossvegas residency at the Encore danceteria over NYE weekend, the Chicago-based trap duo returns to Surrender Wednesday night with booty-shaking, hip-hopinfused beats—so get turnt up and celebrate Hump Day with Hoodie Nation! January 14, doors at 10:30 p.m., $45+ men, $35+ women.

ers and bar apprentices, security officers) January 12-15 for the venue’s 2015 pool season, which begins in March. (Yes, already!) Candidates must first apply at wynnjobs.com. As for the nighttime version of that party space: Laidback Luke has a January 30 gig at Surrender. An interesting development, as the Dutch producer/ DJ had been aligned with Light Group both last year and before a brief stint with Hakkasan in 2013. More Dutch DJ—and club residency—news: Hakkasan Group recently announced that Tiësto has signed a new contract that keeps him performing for Hakkasan Nightclub and Wet Republic dayclub. Also rejoining Hakkasan for 2015: Steve Aoki, Hardwell and Above & Beyond, while Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, DVBBS, Tchami, Ummet Ozcan and Don Diablo sign on with the MGM monstro-

club for the first time. It’s also worth noting who’s not on the hot spot’s roster any longer—Afrojack, Martin Garrix and Calvin Harris—one or all of whom may be earmarked for Hakkasan Group’s upcoming Omnia Nightclub, slated to replace the former Pure this spring. Club Paradise, the gentlemen’s club across the street from Hard Rock Hotel, reopened with a new owner on January 5. Grand opening weekend follows on January 9-10. The long-running topless joint was shuttered in June after Metro confiscated computers necessary to: 1. conduct a credit card fraud investigation and 2. run the business. Local faves Spacebyrdz and Justin Baule will play at the BPM Festival in Playa del Carmen, Mexico on January 10. The week-and-a-half party is one of the biggest and most revered house/techno festivals in the world. –Mike Prevatt

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Crystal mirrorball Predicting the year ahead for Vegas nightlife By Mike Prevatt Las Vegas nightlife is predictable—but not that predictable. Who saw Hakkasan Group buying the much bigger Light Group conglomerate? Or Victor Drai opening a gay club inside Bally’s? We can’t envision any similarly left-field phenomena yet, but we can forecast some possible trends and transitions for 2015. Fewer EDM superstar residency bookings. While the commer-

cial-dance-music bubble has yet to burst, it’s slowly deflating, and has been for the better part of the past year. The majority of DJs booked at Surrender now are known for playing both EDM and some form of hip-hop. Hell, even Tiësto has stuck his toe into the trap waters. Expect more Diplo clones and less of the strictly dance-oriented DJs to surface when the 2015 residency rosters begin rolling out. Speaking of which … Less emphasis on exclusives and residents. Some nightlife

groups didn’t even release a resident-DJ roster early last year, and others couldn’t keep some of their higher-profile signees exclusive to their club(s). Certain talent has been flitting back and forth between competitors for the past six months, especially as the bidding wars remain fierce for the hottest names, and newer clubs like Life and Drai’s seem less hung up on restricting their headliners to just their DJ booths. More warehouse parties. The last three months of 2014 saw a wave of successful warehouse parties from house/techno promoters like After and Epyk. But these weren’t fly-bynight operations—these were professional, insured and well-produced events that drew younger househeads and more mature clubbers alike, both demographics undoubtedly fatigued with big-room DJ sets and, well, big rooms in general. Specifically, the Artistic Armory, a garage-like art studio/gallery in the southwest, might just be the most promising—if least conventional—nightlife newcomer.

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More deep house. While the Strip remains the only major American clubbing hub still skittish about noncommercial house and techno—Life has all but given up on Underground Sundays, at least as a weekly promotion— multiple spaces off the Boulevard have devoted at least one night a week to deep, minimal, classic progressive, soulful and tech house, partially sustained by the sheer number of local DJs playing it. More attention on Vegas’ beat creators. Sin City is known for the producer/DJs it attracts, not the ones it breeds. But some local names are on the brink of international recognition, including Madonna collaborators Shelco Garcia and Teenwolf (see our 15 to Watch cover story), and J Diesel, whose house tunes are being played by DJs who don’t even play here. And then there are road warriors like EDM rising star Justin “3LAU” Blau, trap act Caked Up and versatile duo Black Boots, the latter having just landed a spot on this year’s Warped Tour. Gipsy will reopen with a pool—or die trying. It remains to be seen if the market can bear another LGBT nightclub. However, don’t discount Vegas’ pioneering gay discotheque, Gipsy, as it continues to slowly transition from Bar Rescue disaster to a new nightclub with a dayclub pool— that is, unless it fails to open by early summer.

Leave it to Downtown Cocktail Room to one-up everybody in the chai cocktail sweepstakes this season. While Atomic Liquors took the beer route, and 3535 at the Linq merged the spiced-tea flavor with that of a peanut-butter cup for one of its infusion martinis, DCR saw an opportunity with wine. Dancing With Myself—named after the dance-punk classic by Billy Idol’s first band, Generation X—highlights the Fremont East bar’s 30th original drink menu. And despite its numerous ingredients and subsequent complex profile, the chai is still the first thing to hit your taste buds—followed by a well-regarded merlot by Waterbrook and the house-made cinnamon-clove simple syrup. No sooner do I write the words “chai sangria” in my notebook than DCR bartender Alexandra Maloney says, “It’s like a winter sangria, minus the fruit. And the tequila makes it warmer!” Indeed, it adds some heat to a drink already perfect for the chilliest season. –Mike Prevatt 2 oz. 2011 Waterbrook Merlot 1 oz. Jose Cuervo Tradicional Silver tequila ¾ oz. Dancing Pines chai liqueur ¼ oz. Leopold Bros. New England cranberry liqueur ½ oz. cinnamon-clove syrup ¼ oz. fresh lime juice grapefruit twist (garnish)

k Syrup: Boil four quarts of simple syrup and add 10 crushed cinnamon sticks and half a cup of whole cloves. Simmer for 15-20 minutes, strain solids and chill. Cocktail: Shake ingredients and ice together, pour into wine glass. Garnish with grapefruit twist.

The Arts District will see more bars. Because Vegas. Actually, one has already opened: Hop Nuts Brewing welcomed customers on December 31. Steve Aoki will open a business here. Henderson only has so

many organic/healthy dining options. Its newest superstar resident may just take it upon himself to add one to the area. He’s already done it in his hometown of LA, and restaurant entrepreneurialism is in his blood. VIPs will soon be able to DJ—for a price. With clubs constant-

ly trying to outdo one another with ultra-expensive bottle packages, expect one to finally allow big ballers—with the help of a deferential DJ—to play songs of their choosing. This may or may not coincide with the first million-dollar bottle-service package. If there’s one prediction I can be totally wrong about, please let it be this one.

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VENUE

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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Closed

DJ Kid Conrad

DJ E-Rock

ALIBI

ARTIFICE

Doors at 10:30 pm; $40+ men, $30+ women

DJs, 10 pm; lounge open 24 hours

Doors at 5 pm

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Sound

ARTISAN

Lounge open 24 hours

THE BANK

Glitz & Glamour Champagne Thursday: champagne for women until 1 am; doors 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

BEAUTY BAR

Viva Elvis Birthday Bash King vs. Cash; DJs Lucky, Catman, Maybelline; doors at 9 pm; free

Latin Ladies Night

BLUE MARTINI

BODY ENGLISH

CHATEAU

Downtown Cocktail Room DRAIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S AFTERHOURS

Live music, 9 pm; halfprice happy hour, 4-8 pm; $10 men, women free after 11 pm; doors at 4 pm

Throwback Thursdays

Doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Closed

Happy hour, 4-8 pm; doors at 4 pm; free

Afterhours

Doors at midnight; $30 men, $20 women

DJs Justin Hoffman, Eddie McDonald, Frank Richards, others; 10 pm; $10; women, locals free; open 24 hours

#FollowMe Fridays

DJs Kyle Flesch, Que; doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Fiasco Friday

Newsense; DJ Xander Zero; doors at 9 pm; free

Friday Night Live

Live music, 9 pm; DJ Jace 1; happy hour, 4-8 pm; $10 men, $5 women after 11 pm; doors at 4 pm

Stassi Schroeder

hosts; DJ BeatClan; doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Sons of Anarchy finale afterparty

DJ MikeAttack

DJ Joey Mazzola; 10 pm; $10, women and locals free; lounge open 24 hours

DJ Five

Doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

DJ Clinton Sparks; doors at 10:30 pm; $40+ men, $30+ women, locals free

Closed

Lounge open 24 hours

Doors at 5 pm

Vegas Blues Dance Lessons

Doors at 5 pm

Karma Sundays

Doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

EDM Saturdays

Sunday Sessions

Lounge open 24 hours

Closed

Industry Night

Nickel Beer Night

Karate Karaoke

Doors at 9 pm; free

Doors at 9 pm

Lit

Doors at 9 pm; $5

Doors at 9 pm; free

Ladies Night Out

DJ ROB & The Star One All Stars Band live, 6 pm; happy hour 4-8 pm, doors at 4 pm

DJs Exile, Tommy Lin; half-off drinks for industry; happy hour, 4-8 pm; doors at 4 pm

$4 Blue Moons; happy hour w/half-price drinks, 4-8 pm; doors at 4 pm

Half-off drinks for women; live music, 9 pm; happy hour, 4-8 pm; doors at 4 pm

Girls of Rehab Calendar Party

Closed

DJ Blanco & Gambino; doors at 9 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women, locals free

Closed

Happy hour, 4-8 pm; doors at 4 pm; free Tue: Cymatic Sessions

DJs John Destiny, Rob Dub, 10 pm; happy hour, 4-8 pm; doors at 4 pm; free

Closed

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Sold Out Sat

Friday Night Social

Saturday Night Vibe

Afterhours

Latin Revolution

DJ Mayket, 10 pm, free; live jazz, 6-10 pm, free; lounge open 24 hours

DJs, 10 pm; live music, 9 pm; happy hour, 4-8 pm; $10 men, $5 women after 11 pm; doors at 4 pm

8 pm, $30. Nightclub: 10:30 pm, $30+ men, $20+ women

Doors at midnight; $30 men, $20 women

7 pm; donation; doors at 5 pm

Social Sundays

DJ JustIN Key, Double J, midnight, free; drink specials, 11 pm-1 am; lounge open 24 hours

Sunday Shenanigans

DJs Koko, ShadowRed; doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women; local women free

DJ Carlos Sanchez, 9 pm; happy hour, 4-8 pm; doors at 4 pm; free

One of a Kind: Candyland

Closed

Doors at 9 pm

Off the Wall

WEDNESDAY

Closed

Ladies of Q Socials Variety show; DJs JP, Panduhluvv; 8 pm; free; doors at 5 pm.

TUESDAY

DJ Douglas Gibbs, 9 pm; happy hour, 4-8 pm; doors at 4 pm; free

Afterhours

Doors at midnight; $30 men, $20 women

Trap Nation

Afterhours

Doors at midnight; $30 men, $20 women

Cymatic Sessions

Happy hour, 4-8 pm; doors at 4 pm; free

Country Club

Closed

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FRIDAY FRIDAY The Weeknd

Doors atPolitik; 8 pm; $25 men, live; DJ doors at $20 women 10 pm; $50+ men, $30+ women

LadiesBottomless Night Two-hour 9Bubbles, pm, free;5-7 $1 pm drafts/wells and 7-9 for 7-10music, pm; dance pm,ladies, $36; live 7-10 lessons, 7 pm;atdoors pm; doors 5 pm at 11 am

Two-hour AustinBottomless Law Bubbles, 5-72-for-1 pm and 7-9 live, 10 pm; drink pm, $36;7-10 livepm; music, 7-10 specials, doors at pm; doors at 5 pm 11 am; $5-$20 after 10 pm

Two-hour AustinBottomless Law Bubbles, 5-7 pm and 7-9 live, 10 pm; 2-for-1 drink pm, $36; livepm; music, 7-10 specials, 7-10 doors at pm; doors at 5 pm 11 am; $5-$20 after 10 pm

BubblesFridays For Flashback Beauties DJ Kid Conrad; 10 pm;

Bubbles For Gold Saturdays

Latin Night

DJs Shark, Sam I Am; Karma doors at10 9 pm; $30 men w/ open bar, $20 women w/ open bar

HAKKASAN GHOSTBAR

DJs Dzeko, Doors at 8 Torres, pm; $20Karma, men, Shift; doors atlocals 10:30free pm; $10 women, $50+before men, $20+ women midnight

DJs Dzeko, Torres, DJ Presto One; doors at 8 Crooked; doors at 10 pm; pm; $25 men, $20 women $100+ men, $30+ women

Ladies Night DJ Scene

Brian Lynn Jones Sevyn Streeter live; DJ Loczi; Banddoors at

TiestoBlack DJ Benny

HYDE HAKKASAN

Brian Lynn Jones Band, Doors at 10:30 pm; $40+ 9 pm; $1 drafts/wells for men, $30+ women women, 7-10 pm; doors at 11 am

Steve Aoki Mahi

DJ Mark Eteson; doors at live, 9 pm; $20; doors at 5 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ pm; no cover women

Live Thursdays

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Doors at 8MakJ pm; $25 men, Doors 10 pm; $30+ $20atwomen men, $20+ women

Doors at 8 pm; $20 men, Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $10 women, locals free $20+ women before midnight

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Mahi live, Doors at 9 8 pm; pm; early free doors at 5 pm

DJ Cros 1

DJs Madd Maxx, Justin Beauties pm;Greg doors at 5 DJs EricatForbes, Marc Mac; Hoffman; DJs Sam 10 I Am, Lopez; doors 5 pm; $20 men, pm; $30 men w/open bar, free champagne/vodka for free champagne/vodka for women free $20 women w/open bar women; 9:30 pm; $30 women; 9:30 pm; $30

DJTiesto Exodus

10:30 pm;drink $40+specials, men, live, 10 pm; $30+doors women 7-10 pm; at 11 am; $10-$20 after 10 pm

DJTiesto Shift DJ

10:30 $30OB-One, men, $20 DJs Jeffpm; Retro, Sid women; doors 5 pm; Vicious; doors atat 10:30 pm; no cover $50+ men, $30+ women

NeilDJ Armstrong Loczi

Darker, 10DJs pm,Charlie $30+ men, $20+ Phoreyz; women; doors at 85 pm; pm, $10, $5 locals, women free free

DJ Michael Game Over Graves Fridays $25 all-you-can-drink; DJs Charlie Darker, doors at 10:30 Phoreyz; doorspm; at 8$20, pm; free $10,for $5 locals

GBDC: Eva Geek’d Shaw Up

Doors at 1 pm, $10, local DJ MOS; doors at 10:30 women free. Night: Doors pm; $30+ men, $20+ at 8 pm; $20-$25 women

Brian Jones MikeLynn Posner

Banddoors at live; DJ E-Rock; live, pm; 10 pm; drink specials, 10:30 $40+ men, $30+ 7-10 pm; doors at 11 am; women $10-$20 after 10 pm Steve Aoki DJ Skratchy

DJs Botnek, Mark Eteson, 10 pm; $30 men, $20 Phoreyz, OB-One; doors at women; doors at 5 pm; 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ no cover women

DJ SNL Scooter

10 pm, $30+ men, $20+ DJs Excel, 88, Cutso; doors women; doors at 5 pm, at 8 pm; $10, $5 locals free

DJ Lightknife Saturday Night

$30 all-you-can-drink; Livepm; $20, doors at 10:30 DJs 88,locals Seanyafter Mac;12:30 doors $10 for at 8 pm; am $10, $5 locals

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DJSundrai’s bRadical

DJ Seany Mac

TUESDAY TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY

DJ Seany Mac

#LadiesBeLike

DJ Craig Anthony; doors Doors at 8 pm; at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ $20 men, $10 women women

Closed Doors at 8 pm; $20 men, $10 women

Doors at 8Closed pm; $20 men, $10 women

DJ Presto One; open Closed bar, 10 ladies champagne pm-midnight; doors at 8 pm; $20 men, ladies free

Bikini Bull Riding Two-hour Bottomless 11Bubbles, pm, $200 2-for-1 5-7prize; pm and 7-9 drink specials, pm, $36; doors7-10 at 5pm; pm doors at 11 am

Jamie Lynn Spears Two-hour Bottomless

DanSing Two-hour Karaoke Bottomless 8 Bubbles, pm; line dance 5-7 pmlessons, and 7-9 7 pm; 2-for-1 drink specials; pm, $36; doors at 5 pm doors at 11 am

Two-hour Bottomless 8 pm; line dance lessons, 7 Bubbles, pmspecials, and 7-9 pm; 2-for-1 5-7 drink pm,pm; $36;doors doorsatat115am pm 7-10

Sundaze

DJs Mike Fusion; 10 pm; DJ Marc Mac doors at 5 pm; $30 men w/ 10 pm; $30 open bar, $20 women w/ open bar

DJMoby bRadical

DoorsDoors at 10:30 pm; $30+ at 8 pm; men,men, $20+$10 women $20 women

Bikini Bull Riding

$200 prize; LoCash Closed Cowboys live, 9:30 pm; 2-for-1 drink specials, 7-10 pm; doors at 11 am

Eva Shaw

Doors at 5 pm; DJ Mark Eteson; doors at no$30+ covermen, $20+ 10:30 pm; women

XIV Vegas Sessions: Arctic Nicolay Summer DJ set; doors at 8 pm; free

Doors at 5 pm, $50+ men, $40+ women

DJ Mikey ClosedFrancis

live, 8 pm, free; lineand dance Bubbles, 5-7 pm 7-9 lessons, pm; doors at pm, $36;7 doors at 5 pm 11 am

#MNF Football Watch Party

Doors at 5 pm Drink specials, 5:30 pm, free; DJ Casanova, 10 pm, $30

DJ Seany Mac

Closed Doors at 8 pm; $20 men, $10 women

Locals Night

Line dance lessons, 7 pm; Closed live, 9:30 LoCash Cowboys pm; drink specials; doors at 11 am

Doors at 5 pm; Closed no cover

Foreign Exchange

Live Music Sessions DJ Kay TheRiot 8 pm; doors at 5 pm; $30 10 pm; $30 men w/open bar, $20 women w/open bar

DJ Seany Mac

Doors atClosed 8 pm; $20 men, $10 women

DanSing Karaoke

8 pm; line dance lessons, Closed 7 pm; drink specials; doors at 11 am

Lost Angels

DJ Five; 10:30 pm; $30 Closed men, $20 women; doors at 5 pm; no cover

Lost Angels

Doors at 5 pm live; DJ 88; doors at 8 pm; $20

DJ JoeClosed Maz; 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women; doors at 5 pm, free

Closed Closed

DanSing Karaoke

Doors at 10 pm; $30 Closed

DJ Presto One

Doors atClosed 8 pm; $20 men, $10 women

DanSing Karaoke

8 pm; line dance lessons, Closed 7 pm; 2-for-1 drink specials, 7-10 pm; beer pong; doors at 11 am

Doors at 5 pm; Closed no cover

DWNTWN Doors at 5WED pm Doors at 8 pm; free

DJ 88 Closed Doors at 8 pm; $5

KRAVE INSERT COIN(S)

Closed DJ Artistic; doors at 8 pm; free

LASTHE VEGAS LADY SILVIA BULL

$3 drafts, $4Night wells & Ladies’ craft beers, $5 bikini wine, bull $6 Dance lessons; specialty cocktails, 5-7 $10 pm; riding; doors at 7 pm; doors at 4 pm; free

Drink specials for 21+; Hal Savar live, 6-9 pm; dance lessons; doors at 7 happy hour, 5-7 pm; doors pm; $10, $15 for 18-20 at 4 pm; free

DJs, 8 pm; happydoors hour, 5-7 Dance lessons; at 7 pm; 8-9 pm; free $10, Stella $5 forArtois, locals w/ID; pm; w/cowboy doors at 4 hats, pm; free free boots

$3 drafts, $4 wells & Closed craft beers, $5 wine, $6 specialty drinks, 5-7 pm; doors at 4 pm; free

$3 drafts, $4 wells & Closed craft beers, $5 wine, $6 specialty cocktails, 5-7 pm; doors at 4 pm; free

$3 drafts, $4 wells & craft beers, Doors$5 at wine, 5 pm $6 specialty cocktails, 5-7 pm; doors at 4 pm; free

DJ Wellman

LAVOLAX LOUNGE

DJ Mike Bless; doors at 10 Closed pm; $30 men, $20 women

DJ Wellman Buy one get one free DJhappy Mike Bless; at 10 hour, doors 6-8 pm; pm; $30 men, doors at $20 6 pmwomen

BuyDJ oneWellman get one free DJ Mike Bless; at 10 happy hour, 6-8 doors pm; doors pm; $30 at men, $20 women 6 pm

Closed Closed

Happy hour

18 and Over SoundBite

Sous Tension Locals Stampede

Doors at 8 pm; free

Happy hour

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THURSDAY

FRIDAY

LEVEL 107

DJ Dezie

11 pm; doors at 4 pm

DJs, 11 pm; doors at 4 pm

LIAISON

Lambda Lambda Nu

DJ Ayler; doors at 10 pm; $20+

Fantasy Fridays

DJ Laszlo; doors at 10 pm; $20+

3LAU

LIFE

Closed

LIGHT

DJ Will.I.am; doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

The Beat

DJ Nom de Strip; doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Stellar

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Live music

SATURDAY Panorama Saturdays

DJ Dezie; $5 Absolut drinks, 1-4 am; 11 pm; 15% off bottles; doors at 4 pm

Liaison Undressed

Rocky Santos hosts; DJs Mash-Up King, Ayler; doors at 10 pm; $20+

EDX

Doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Dyro

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Live music

MANDARIN BAR

Doors at 5 pm

9 pm; free; doors at 4:30 pm

MARQUEE

Closed

Doors at 10 pm; $40+ men, $20+ women

Doors at 10 pm, $40+ men, $20+ women

Ladies Night

2-for-1 beer pong, $22, 11 am-9 pm; 100 oz. beer tower, $35; doors at 8 am

PBR ROCK BAR

$1 vodka for women, 9 pm, $5; 2-for-1 beer pong, $22, 11 am-9 pm; doors at 8 am

Bare

PIRANHA

REVOLUTION LOUNGE

Des’ree St. James hosts; $8 drinks w/text (“GAY” to 83361); doors at 10 pm; free

DJ G-Minor

Cash Cash

F*ck it Fridays

India Ferrah, Desree St. James hosts; DJs Vago, Virus; $25 liquor bust; doors at 10 pm; free

DJ Sincere

Doors at 10 pm; $20 men, women free

Closed

Drink specials; line dancing 101, 8-9:15 pm; doors at 8 pm; $5 after 10 pm

Blacklight Friday

REVOLVER

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9 pm; free; doors at 4:30 pm

Lema

Selfie Saturday

Larry Edwards’ birthday; Goddess show w/India Ferrah, 12 am; doors 10 pm; free

DJ G Minor

Doors at 10 pm; $20 men, women free

Silver Saturdays

Drink specials; line dancing 101, 8-9:15 pm; doors at 8 pm; $5 after 10 pm

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Scenic Sundays

Sky High Mondays

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

DJ Dezie

Woman Crush Wednesday

DJ Girl 6; 2-4-1 drinks for locals, $5 Skyy drinks, 1-4 am; 11 pm; doors at 4 pm

11 pm; doors at 4 pm

DJ Dezie; 2-4-1 drinks for women; 11 pm; doors at 4 pm

Closed

Tony Arzadon

Closed

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Live jazz

Doors at 5 pm

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women, locals free

Closed

DJ Kittie; 11 pm; doors at 4 pm

Glam of Drag

Desarae hosts; DJ Majesty; Allie McQueen live; doors at 10 pm; $20+; locals free

Doors at 10:30 pm; $25+

6 pm; free; doors at 5 pm

Closed

#Social Sundays

$20 open bar 9 pm-1 am w/social media follow; $50 open bar; doors at 8 am

El Deseo

DJs Virus, Vago; $5 mystery drinks; doors at 10 pm; free

Beer Pong Tournament

9 p.m.; $25 open bar until 2 a.m.; doors at 8 am

Hot Mess

Hosted by Des’ree D St. James; doors at 10 pm; free

Karaoke Night

10 pm; 2-for-1 beer pong, $22, 11 am-9 pm; doors at 8 am

La Noche

Henrix

2-for-1 beer pong, $22, 11 am-9 pm; 100 oz. beer tower, $35; doors at 8 am

Boylesque

DJ Majesty, Vago; $2 well drinks w/text until 1 am; doors at 10 pm, free

with India Ferrah; 2-for-1 well drinks w/text; $25 liquor bust; doors at 10 pm; free

Closed

Drink specials; Line Dancing 101, 8-9:15 pm; doors 8 pm; $5 after 10 pm

Revo Sundays

DJ Pornstar; doors at 10 pm; $20, locals free before midnight

Closed

Ladies Night

SIN Sunday

Drink specials; doors at 8 pm; $5, free for industry and before 10 pm

Closed

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VENUE

THURSDAY

ROCKHOUSE

Happy hour, 2-6 pm, 11 pm-2 am; $50 open bar; Kill the Keg unlimited drafts, $20, 2-9 pm; doors at 11 am

ROSE. RABBIT. LIE.

Doors at 5:30 pm

Doors at 7 pm, free

Live music, 10:30 pm, free; doors at 7 pm

Thirsty Thursdays

Stripper Circus

SAYERS CLUB

FRIDAY

DJ Diesel; $10 liquor bust; doors at 10 pm; free

Doors at 10 pm; drink specials; free

SURRENDER

Closed

DJ set; doors at 10:30 pm; $35+ men, $25+ women

TAO

live; DJ Khaled; doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Jermaine Dupri

The Affair

TRYST

TUSCANY

DJ Jerzy

Doors at 10 pm; $20+ men, $20+ women

DJ Alie Layus

Happy hour, 2-6 pm, 11 pm-2 am; $50 open bar; Kill the Keg unlimited drafts, $20, 2-9 pm; doors at 11 am

Closed

Doors at 5:30 pm

Live music, 10:30 pm, free; doors at 7 pm

Doors at 7 pm, free

Share Saturdays

Josie Cavallar hosts; DJ Flow; half-off cocktails, 10 pm-midnight; doors at 10 pm; free

Closed

Doors at 9 pm; $45+ men, $35+ women

Closed

Sessions

10 pm-midnight; doors at 10 pm; free

Diplo

Doors at 10:30 pm; $35+ men, $25+ women

Eric DLux

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

DJ Nick Ferrer

Doors at 10 pm; $30 men, $20 women

Laura Shafer Vintage Vegas Cocktail Party

Kenny Davidsen

Corro Van Such Band

No Requests

Velveteen Rabbit

Doors at 5 pm

DJ 8-Bits; 10 pm; free; doors at 5 pm

Closed

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

RL Grime

WEDNESDAY

Taco Tuesdays

Doors at 5:30 pm

T-Spot Lounge; 8:30 pm, free

Top Hat

DJs Byra Tanks, Totescity; 10 pm; doors at 5 pm

Kaskade

Doors at 10 pm; $75+ men, $20+ women

Ladies Night

TUESDAY $1.50+, $5 tequila shots, $7 margaritas; happy hour, 2-6 pm, 11 pm-2 am; doors at 11 am

Doors at 10 pm; $30 men, $20 women

T-Spot Lounge; 10 pm, free

MONDAY 9 pm; MNF jersey giveaway, 5:30 pm; happy hour, 2-6 pm, 11 pm-2 am; doors at 11 am

DJ Excel; doors at 10 pm; $30 men, $20 women, local ladies, industry professionals free

Piazza Lounge; 8:30 pm, free

SUNDAY

Happy hour, 2-6 pm, 11 Confession pm-2 am; $50 open bar; $50 open bar; 100 oz. Sundays Kill the Keg unlimited beer tower, $35; doors at Listings arepm; accurate venues $50 open bar; directly. NFL open bar, drafts, $20, 2-9 doorsas of press time. 8:30For ammore info, contact $100; doors at 8:30 am at 11 am

Sessions

Wyclef Jean

SATURDAY

Caliente

Nik at Nite

Rockie Brown

Christina Amato

Flosstradamus

Franky Perez

Piazza Lounge; 7:30 pm, free

T-Spot Lounge; midnight, free

T-Spot Lounge, 11:30 pm; free

T-Spot Lounge; 10:30 pm, free

Doors at 5 pm

Closed

Dave Fogg

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women, local women & industry free

Diplo

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women, local women & industry free

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NICHE BUSTING A look at this year’s far-reaching Jewish Film Fest program

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Fi Center’s new location sits next to an art gallery, and the two venues are taking advantage of the proximity with an event celebrating Doctor Who. Check out a marathon of Who episodes at the Sci Fi Center, then walk across to Artistic Armory for a show filled with Who-inspired works. January 10, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., free. ARCHER After a detour that found its characters spending an entire season as drug-runners, the animated spy comedy returns to its roots for its sixth season, promising more secret-agent action, weird references, running gags and hilarious one-liners. Thursdays, 10 p.m., FX; season premiere January 8.

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DJ LOGIC If conventional dance music doesn’t make you boogie, consider January’s Brooklyn Bowl resident. The eclectic sound-shaper is fluent in electronic music, jazz and hip-hop, and is presenting it for free, no less. January 9 & 10, 11 p.m., January 11 & 13, midnight.

EAT POP-UP BRUNCH AT BIN 702 Chef Andy Knudson of Mesa Grill—who’s about to relocate to the Bahamas—is the guest star at the friendly wine bar’s smallplate brunch. Something sweet from O Face Doughnuts is a safe bet, too. January 11, 11 a.m., Container Park, reservations at 702-826-2702.

Although it caters mainly to a specific audience, the Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival (now in its 14th year) offers a great chance for anyone interested in foreign and documentary films to catch movies that otherwise would never play in Las Vegas. Festival director Joshua Abbey, one of the original co-founders of CineVegas, curates a thoughtful lineup of movies related to Jewish history and culture. Abbey especially recommends two screenings at this year’s festival: The documentary Jerusalem (January 10, 7 p.m., Brenden Theatres at the Palms) is a tour through the namesake city as seen LAS VEGAS through the eyes of JEWISH three women (one FILM Jewish, one Christian, FESTIVAL one Muslim). Director January Daniel Ferguson will 10-25, days, be on hand to talk times and about the film. The locations Israeli dark comedy vary, $10 per The Farewell Party screening. (January 11, 3:30 p.m., lvjff.org. Adelson Educational Campus), about a group of retirees who build their own selfeuthanasia machine, is one of only three narrative films in this year’s festival. It played both the Venice and Toronto film festivals last year. Other festival highlights include Holocaust documentary Night Will Fall (January 15, 7 p.m., Century South Point), which incorporates footage from an incomplete Alfred Hitchcock project; The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (January 18, 1 p.m., Adelson Educational Campus), a French screwball comedy from 1973; and Beneath the Helmet (January 25, 3:30 p.m., Adelson Educational Campus), a documentary about young Israeli soldiers, one of whom will speak at the screening. As always, the diverse slate is impressive for a festival of any kind, and it deserves an audience of film lovers beyond just the Jewish community. –Josh Bell

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A&E | pop culture C U LT U R A L Attac h m e n t

Falling short of their legend Sometimes, the lure of rediscovered artists is better than their music By Smith Galtney > Still Searching Despite all the hype over Sixto Rodriguez, actually listening to his albums can feel a bit ... repetitive.

So I finally got around to watching Searching for Sugar Man. The Oscar-winning documentary tells the story of Sixto Rodriguez, a singer-songwriter who released two albums in the early ’70s that were ignored everywhere but South Africa, where bootlegged cassettes turned him into a national hero. The movie illustrates everything I love about music: how objects with sounds on them acquire unexpected significance, inspiring movement, community and rebirth. It made me smile. It made me cry. It sent me straight to Spotify. Maybe I was too eager to establish my own connection with Rodriguez, but my love for the guy fizzled before I could even get to a record store. His music felt same-y almost immediately, lots of repeated verses filled with mediocre poetry, all sung in a nasal voice devoid of range. Without the movie’s context—mythic testimonials, animated sequences, the political backdrop of Cape Town in the ’70s and ’80s—Rodriguez sounded like a third-tier troubadour, and his lack of recognition felt more justified than criminal. Web culture provided aspiring musicians the chance to place their work in the public eye without needing a record deal, and now it’s offering second chances to handfuls of artists whose careers were overlooked, for whatever reason, by the music industry’s old guard. In addition to similar documentaries like Anvil! The Story of Anvil and A Band Called Death, about botched big breaks and the peril of being ahead of one’s time, we have reissue labels like Numero Group and Light in the Attic, dedicated to rescuing worthy legacies from the historical scrap heap. These pack-

ages aren’t just about music. They’re about rediscovery, reinvention, redemption. But I still buy these things for the music, and the problem is, the liner notes can be more compelling than the tunes. William Onyeabor, a Nigerian keyboardist who recorded eight albums before renouncing music for Jesus in the mid-’80s, was recently celebrated on the Luaka Bop anthology Who Is William Onyeabor? As a friend noted after seeing the cover, “An African, in a cowboy hat, playing synthesizer—how could it be bad?” It’s not bad, but aside from three excellent songs, the rest is repetitive and not half as memorable as Fantastic Man, the half-hour documentary about Onyeabor’s mysterious life. (Besides, if it’s African electronica you crave, check out Francis Bebey, also in the midst of a micro-revival.) The most intriguing backfrom-the-dead tale of 2014, however, belonged to an enigmatic, elusive, bare-chested blond named Lewis, who privately pressed a small stack of spare, seductive, ultra-moody pop records in the early ’80s before vanishing without a trace. Of the three Lewis records that surfaced this year, only L’Amour— imagine Nick Drake, as a lounge singer, with narcolepsy—is worth your interest. It conjures a rich fantasy, like it was made by a boyfriend who rented a studio to sing a love letter, one that turned out better than anyone expected. Unfortunately, the other two releases suck, hinting that Lewis was more likely just a bad crooner and wannabe jetsetter, the type of guy who wears a white suit while posing next to the white Mercedes and a white Learjet, neither of which he owns.

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A&E | screen > STERN SITUATION King (Oyelowo, center) and his supporters stage a protest.

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They could be heroes Taken 3 star Liam Neeson isn’t the only actor capable of taking on the action realm

Daniel Day-Lewis Given his penchant for intense, immersive research, he’d probably spend a year or two as an actual hitman before taking on an action role, which would of course be entirely worth it.

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History come to life

Selma is a vivid portrait of the Civil Rights Movement By Josh Bell efforts at further progress. The key relationSelma opens with a pair of scenes that ship in the movie isn’t between King and his illustrate the stark divide in the Civil Rights aaabc wife Coretta (Carmen Ejogo), but between Movement in the United States in 1965: First, SELMA David King and President Lyndon B. Johnson (Tom Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo), Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson), an ally who nevertheless insists dressed in a tuxedo, accepts the Nobel Peace Wilkinson, that King bide his time on voting rights until Prize, giving an eloquent speech to a recepCarmen Ejogo. the political climate is more favorable. tive audience in Norway; then, four young Directed by The scenes between King and Johnson are girls chat as they walk down the stairs in their Ava DuVernay. more workmanlike than the on-the-ground Birmingham, Alabama, church, only to have Rated PG-13. action in Selma, and the movie can get dragged their conversation interrupted by a bomb blast Opens Friday. down by its parade of recognizable faces as histhat kills all of them. That dichotomy between torical figures (look, it’s Martin Sheen!), who rhetoric and violence informs all of Selma, a appear mainly to recite classroom-textbook sometimes powerful, sometimes stilted look at dialogue. DuVernay, who did an uncredited rewrite on the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama the Paul Webb script that reportedly focused even more to rally for voting rights for African-Americans. on the King/Johnson dynamic at first, excels at the small, The movie’s most effective moments are ones like personal moments between King and Coretta or King that, when director Ava DuVernay brings home the very and his associates, making the larger-than-life figure real dangers that activists and average people faced when into an identifiable human being (helped by Oyelowo’s asserting their basic rights. The movie’s centerpiece is a balanced, humane performance). Those moments make harrowing depiction of the notorious “Bloody Sunday” the rote historical re-enactments seem even clumsier by march, when activists were attacked and beaten by comparison, and many of the talented actors who show police officers as they attempted to cross a bridge outside up in smaller parts fail to make their characters more of Selma. All of the impassioned arguments pale in comthan mouthpieces for history lessons. parison to the sight of scared but determined marchers Still, as history lessons go, Selma creates a sense of fleeing for their lives from vicious bullies with badges. real life being lived, rather than just facts and figures DuVernay stages the scene with artful immediacy, more being dramatized. The closing-credits song by John intimate than documentary footage but just as striking. Legend and Common works in a reference to Ferguson By narrowing her focus to the Selma marches, alongside Jim Crow and Rosa Parks, emphasizing just DuVernay avoids the obligation to provide an account how relevant the events portrayed in the movie still are. of King’s entire life, and she’s able to portray him at a The drama preceding the song gives those events weight crucial time, when he’d achieved enough to be a recogand meaning. nized and respected figure, but was still railroaded in his

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Helen Mirren She’s played the queen of England, and now she can play the queen ... of ass-kicking! Christopher Plummer Sure, he’s 85 years old, but remember when he fended off Nazis in The Sound of Music? What if he returned to really finish those Nazis off? Rob Lowe After successfully transitioning from ’80s teen heartthrob to serious TV actor to sitcom star, Lowe has clearly demonstrated his range. Plus, his experience playing convicted murderer Drew Peterson in a 2012 Lifetime movie gives him an extra edge. Susan Sarandon Her biggest recent role was playing Melissa McCarthy’s grandma in a weak comedy. Is that the kind of respect the star of Thelma & Louise deserves? Put a gun in her hand and let her track down some reprobates. –Josh Bell

TAKEN 3 Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Forest Whitaker. Directed by Olivier Megaton. Rated PG-13. Opens Friday.

A&E | screen > what’s up, Doc? Phoenix with Katherine Waterston and Benicio Del Toro (below).

Middle-aged moping Togetherness starts funny … and ends dreary Brothers Mark and Jay Duplass have been indie-movie fixtures (both behind and in front of the camera) since their debut feature as writer-directors, The Puffy Chair, in 2005, and as actors they’re both regulars on current TV shows (Mark on The League, Jay on Transparent). With their HBO series Togetherness, they continue exploring many of the same aabcc themes as in TOGETHERNESS their feature Sundays, 9:30 p.m., films, but the HBO. episodic for-

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Just go with it

Inherent Vice is an entertaining enigma By Josh Bell point, as Doc, virtually never without a joint in his hand, For most filmmakers, adapting a novel by notoriously drifts from one unlikely scenario to the next, mostly just inscrutable author Thomas Pynchon would be a serious sitting back as various schemes move into place around upgrade in ambition, but for Paul Thomas Anderson, his him. As Bigfoot and others constantly berate him for his film version of Pynchon’s Inherent Vice is a step back hippie lifestyle, he proves himself to be the most comfrom the grandiose, operatic movies he’s made in recent petent player in a game he doesn’t completely years. Like his 2002 Adam Sandler vehicle understand, coming out on top despite not being Punch-Drunk Love, which followed sprawlentirely sure where the top is. ing epics Boogie Nights and Magnolia, Vice is aaabc Anderson has cited the parody team of a goofy, lighthearted lark to contrast with the INHERENT Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker (Airplane!, The Naked booming seriousness of There Will Be Blood and VICE Joaquin Gun) and stoner godfathers Cheech and Chong The Master. Phoenix, as influences, but the humor is generally less That’s not to say Vice isn’t ambitious in its Josh Brolin, wacky than those touchstones would suggest. own way, though. Its labyrinthine plot may Katherine Robert Altman’s 1973 Raymond Chandler reioperate on what appear to be relatively low Waterston. magining The Long Goodbye and the Coen brothstakes, and its hero may spend most of his Directed by ers’ noir comedy The Big Lebowski (both set in time stoned and befuddled, but the story of Paul Thomas the same seedy, sunny Los Angeles) are more Southern California private detective Larry Anderson. obvious influences, and even (or especially) “Doc” Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) and his Rated R. when it’s completely baffling, Vice is frequently investigation into the disappearance of a real Opens Friday. very funny. Anderson brings in a cavalcade of estate mogul (among many, many other things) stars to play minor characters with names like is also a heady meditation on the end of 1960s Sauncho Smilax and Rudy Blatnoyd, and Phoenix ties it counterculture and its co-option by the establishment. all together with a wide-eyed but canny performance. At Set in 1970, Vice contrasts stoner beach bum Doc with his close to two and a half hours, Vice is a little too long and rival/ally in the LAPD, a square-jawed, crew-cut lawman meandering for what amounts to a shaggy-dog story, but known as Bigfoot (Josh Brolin). its weird, unexpected digressions often provide its greatThe movie’s ridiculously complex story is not exactly est rewards. easy to follow, but its incomprehensibility is part of the

mat doesn’t necessarily fit their loose, improvisational style. The show’s eight-episode first season (the Duplasses wrote all eight episodes, and directed seven) starts out with a strong mix of humor and emotion, before taking a darker turn in its second half that often feels belabored and unearned. The initial setup could be the pitch for an old-fashioned network sitcom, with Mark Duplass and Melanie Lynskey as married parents Brett and Michelle, who find themselves with two long-term houseguests: Brett’s best friend Alex (Steve Zissis) and Michelle’s sister Tina (Amanda Peet). As Brett and Michelle deal with troubles in their marriage, Alex and Tina experience somewhat predictable romantic tension. The Duplasses’ best movies (The Puffy Chair; Jeff, Who Lives at Home) take their characters on sustained, revelatory journeys, but Togetherness is too unfocused, and a number of single-episode storylines turn out to be dead ends. The acting is strong, but the show strains for deeper meaning when its best modes are relaxed and observational. By the end of the season, the humor has almost entirely disappeared, and what started out as a likable examination of early-middleage ennui has turned into another overwrought relationship drama. –Josh Bell

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Final impact

Las Vegas favorites Caravels mark their end with a Bunkhouse blowout By Spencer Patterson

Yell “First Blood” loud enough Friday night, and Caravels might just play it. If that song, excised from the band’s setlist eons ago, does re-emerge, it will do so for one night only. Because Caravels, mainstays on Las Vegas’ hardcore scene for close to a decade, have just one night left before they fly away forever. Okay, so first they’ll fly to Europe, for an 18-gig tour beginning January 14. But those will be the quintet’s final shows before disbanding, with bassist Cory Van Cleef set to move to Portland, Oregon, and his four longtime bandmates ready for a new phase in their lives, too. Van Cleef and guitarist Matt Frantom joined us by phone to look back on Caravels—and ahead to what’s next for its members. A European tour seems like an epic way to go out, especially considering it will be Caravels’ first time playing outside North America. (MF) For something

that we put so much work into, it feels right to know that we went that far at the end. What happens if it’s a wild success—packed shows and massive merch lines? Would that cause you to reconsider ending Caravels? (CVC) Everything’s locked in

for now, and it’s a mutual understanding, that we all want to do different things. So I don’t think it would change our current plans. (MF) We’ve also all been playing in different projects that seem to be fruitful creatively, so it’s definitely time to do some other stuff. If the tour in Europe is absolutely amazing, it will just be the best way to go out. What are your emotions like as you think about playing your final show? (CVC) It’ll be bittersweet, a

chance to look forward and know we’re not cutting ourselves short on things we could pursue. But I’m sure we’ll also be emotional, especially with all of our friends at the show. (MF) Our last tour was our largest, and we had already talked a little bit about [ending] it at that point—there are 2,000 people watching us and we’re thinking of not being a band—so some of those feel-

> Once More (From left) Matt Frantom, Cory Van Cleef, Mike Roeslein, George Foskaris and Dillon Shines prepare for their Vegas finale.

ings have already emerged. It’ll be kinda sad for it to actually be finished, but at the same time, when you’re jamming and trying to write new material and nothing’s coming, but you have these other projects where things are flowing out and taking form so easily, it will also feel somewhat like a freedom not to be tied to this thing out of obligation. Do you guys have any special plans for the Bunkhouse show? (CVC) We were talking

about stuff that you wouldn’t expect to learn, like van maintenance and geography. I feel like there’s a lot of things I would have no idea about if it weren’t for the five of us meeting up in a garage to play music. (MF) Now, when you start jamming with people who may not have been in a band situation, you start to notice all the little tools you’ve picked up through the years—like how to CARAVELS piece a song together. Within the scope with Same Sex of Caravels, we’ve all been operating the Mary, Alaska. same way for so long, but as soon as you January 9, step outside of that, you’re like, wow, I feel 10:30 p.m., $7. like a veteran.

about playing some stuff off our old Hunt Things EP, but when we started talking Bunkhouse about it Dillon was making jokes, so I don’t Saloon, 702think he’s super-down. Is there anything you wish you had done dif854-1414. (MF) I was thinking in my car today how ferently as a band? (MF) We always wrote funny it would be if we played “First Blood,” songs in two- or three-song spurts, so we because years ago [friends] would always did a lot of smaller releases. I kind of wish scream “Play ‘First Blood!’” and we would always we’d buckled down and released more albums. refuse to. But we’re definitely rehearsing a lot, all the (CVC) Japan. I really wish we’d gone to Japan. Floorboards songs, all the split songs we’ve done and (MF) Japan seems like a fun place to go, like the 7-inch songs. futureland. We’re going to a historical place, Europe, that’s pastland. Japan is futureland. When you look back at what you’ve accomplished as Caravels, what are you proudest of? (CVC) Everything

we’ve learned—about each other, about music and also

For more of our interview with Caravels, go to lasvegasweekly.com.

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Playing Santa Black Camaro digs into its past to deliver a new album on Christmas “We started as homies making music and had no plans to be a band [or] perform live. It was two dudes and whoever was in the room with us,” says Brian Garth, guitarist of Vegas rock band Black Camaro. Now, “it’s like it’s almost back to square one,” he says. ¶ Black Camaro surprised local music fans on Christmas day with the release of latest album The Last Menagerie, available now at bandcamp.com with a “name your amount” price tag. From “(There’s a) Narc in Lorenzi Park” to “Convergence of the Twain,” the record feels nomadic, rooted in the dust, dirt and Las Vegas’ transient nature. ¶ Seated next to Garth inside the Beat, singer Tom Miller says, “Things sound further back than on our last record. We had a chunk of songs and we just chose the lonely, far-off [ones]. It’s very earthy.” Between recording sessions at Digital Insight and at their own homes (officially credited as Haverstick’s B Room and Black Tahiti), the group recorded the majority of the album in about a week, allowing for the rawness of a live record, yet just enough time for Menagerie to feel like a complete work. “We met each other in the four-track cassette world. There’s a particular sound that you get, all these clicks and pops and snaps and ugly hissing sounds. There’s all these sound effects and anomalies that occur—that kinda was our inspiration,” Garth says. ¶ The Last Menagerie is a perfect album to play while roaming the streets of Vegas, but it’s also a record that deserves to be listened to and explored on its own. –Leslie Ventura

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A&E | NOISE

> ALWAYS ROOM FOR JELLO For one glorious night, Biafra and company had Las Vegas furiously moshing. ARCHIVES

SONIC FLASHBACK Dead Kennedys // December 30, 1983 // Pinollas BY DENNIS MITCHELL

ILLUSTRATION BY HERNAN VALENCIA

“ONE MORE SHOPPING DAY!” The words didn’t take long to sink in. “ONE MORE SHOPPING DAY!” bellowed Jello Biafra, stalking back and forth on a makeshift stage at a makeshift venue on Industrial Road on December 30, 1983. Then, with the band doing a slow buildup behind him, “… UNTIL IT IS 1984!” At which point he launched into a rant that ranged from U.S. foreign policy to Las Vegas police. Then everything sped up and burst into “California Über Alles.” All of this barely took up one minute of the Dead Kennedys’ New Year’s

Eve eve performance at a warehouse along the railroad tracks known at the time as Pinollas. Thanks to KUNV-FM’s nightly alternative show Rock Avenue and a few programs on the Valley’s first cable TV system, Las Vegas had heard of the band in advance to the point where several hundred people turned up for the show, and it was clear from the start that the Dead Kennedys stood out among a sweaty avalanche of punk groups that had emerged as the Sex Pistols were flaming out. Where most relied on anger and shock value to

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augment basic youth rebellion rock, Jello put politics and humor squarely into the band’s mix in a way that made the music thought-provoking and fun. The politics were extreme left, the humor rich with satire and dark to the core, and Biafra was the main attraction—because it was obvious these things came from deep within his own belief system. That night the group was moshperfect: sharp, tight and completely in sync with Jello. My brother-in-law and I staked out a spot where we could take it all in without getting hurt. Early

in the set a few spotlights went dark from moshers scrambling across the stage and tripping on wires. The fast solos were really fast and the overall execution really impressive, especially considering most of the better-known songs were far more complex than typical three-chord punk. Three years into the Reagan presidency, Biafra wasn’t hurting for topics for sporadic spoken and sung rants. Las Vegas was a frequent target: “The closest thing to Babylon I’ve ever seen.” He assured us that, “We’ll be doing new stuff, but also some moldy oldies for you commercial-minded punk rockers who only wanna hear the hits.” And he urged the crowd to support local bands even when they weren’t opening for established acts from out of town. They ripped through “Viva Las Vegas” in 85 frantic seconds, and the lights went out for the night. The Dead Kennedys broke up in 1986, but after a long series of legal clashes, a band with that name has been touring without Jello on and off since 2001. He’s had success as a spoken-word performer, and I caught his three-hour set at the Sanctuary club behind the Huntridge Theatre in April 1999. It provided the same charge as a DK show, and you didn’t even mind that the band wasn’t there.

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More emotion, less control Sculptor David Ryan makes a stirring shift on canvas By Dawn-Michelle Baude David Ryan’s new body of work offers a revelation: Ryan can paint. The sculptor known for large, hard-edged wall constructions reveals a softer, more intimate side in the 17 small-scale works on view at MCQ Fine Art. The effect is almost shocking for two reasons: 1. Most artists have a hard time expressing themselves convincingly in more than one genre. 2. Once artists create a successful style, they usually keep it in order to retain galleries and collectors. Yet Ryan has made a leap—not by abandoning his artistic language of abstraction, but by extending it into fresh, vigorous terrain. He does it, in part, by rebooting his nesting technique. Nesting—how things fit snugly together or slightly skew—has long been a defining feature of Ryan’s signature style. In his classic sculptures, pieces fit inside or beside one another in wacky combinations resembling subatomic models scaled up and materialized in jigsaws of foam, felt and PVC. In the recent series, the nesting technique transitions

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virtuoso move by expanding the paintinto framing, with one Sintra frame ings into three dimensions. The colors, fitting inside the next and the next aaaab lines and shapes reverberate in slim, and so on. Together, the tiers of Sintra DAVID RYAN incremental layers of Sintra. The center function like interlocking stencils, their Through January 30; becomes the frame, the frame becomes nervy contour lines looping, jutting and Monday-Friday, 9 the center, linked in an algorithm of skidding around each other and the a.m.-5 p.m.; weekends color and contour. It’s as if Ryan had artwork at the center. by appointment. misgivings about compressing his The base layer of the “(Untitled), Michele C. Quinn Fine sculptures into flat, almost wholly two2014” works is an abstract painting. Thin, Art, 620 S. Seventh dimensional works and so built out the superimposed washes and strong brush St., 702-366-9339. paintings, embodying them in colorful strokes create semi-transparent blocks strata of texture and form. of color. Their loose gestures sometimes The MCQ Fine Art exhibition also has three Ryan recall patterns in Jackson Pollock paintings; the spare sculptures (properly speaking) on display, includbrush strokes are reminiscent of early David Reed. ing “Los Alamos,” a kind of whirling atomic profile Ryan is a master colorist, and his knowledge of bold, with clean, almost calligraphic lines. All in all, it’s a in-your-face color comes to fruition here. One of delightful show, full of more organic, less controlled the artworks features contrasting aqua and crimson works. In making a shift toward painting in his practamed by slate gray; another is an edgy mix of bluetice, Ryan extends his talent with color and line into gray, fuchsia, tangerine, crimson and black. a new, more emotional, dimension. And it is just at this point that Ryan makes a

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A&E | stage > one singular sensation Wynn brought in a Broadway choreographer for this iconic number.

Stop and stare

New Wynn production ShowStoppers makes for a splashy stage homage

showstoppers by joan marcus

By Jacob Coakley are impeccable. It’s an unabashed pleasure to watch Steve Wynn’s ShowStoppers is the non plus 29 dancers moving in unison, with precision and ultra of Vegas revues, a dizzying tour of classic matching angles yet always appearing to feel sponBroadway showtunes, with a large corps of danctaneous and vibrant. And the lavish sets, costumes ers, six featured singers, a live 30-piece orchestra, and lighting only add to the glamour. and enough sequins and rhinestones When the stage and performers transto make Liberace blush. It’s a roaring form early in the show for “Put on Your fusillade of song and dance that aims aaabc Sunday Clothes,” it’s exhilarating. to prove that show tunes are still relSTEVE WYNN’S But there are problems lurking. The evant, a task at which it only partially SHOWSTOPPERS show simply can’t escape the whiff of succeeds. Tuesday-Saturday, Lawrence Welk. That show scrubbed When the show works, it really 7:30 p.m., $100anything dangerous out of its music, and works. The featured performers— $150. Wynn, its uptight performers have been comDavid Burnham, Nicole Kaplan, Randal 702-770-9966. edy fodder for decades. There are times Keith, Kerry O’Malley, Andrew Ragone ShowStoppers veers dangerously close and Lindsay Roginski—all have standto this formula—as in the “Willkommen” number, out turns. The orchestra, under the direction of where the cast fails to find anything seedy in this Dave Loeb, sounds phenomenal, and the dancers

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legendarily risqué number. And when the vocalists vamp in front of the curtain while a number gets ready behind it, they seem uncomfortable and tentative. Still, there are plenty of memorably great moments here, including a phenomenal sequence of numbers from Chicago. Director Philip Wm. McKinley places Vegas showgirls centerstage during Burnham’s rendition of “Razzle Dazzle,” making them sexy, funny and natural onstage once again. Marguerite Derricks’ choreography for a trimmeddown “Cell Block Tango” is sexy, sumptuous and clever, with dancers fighting their way into carnal embraces, or using a stiletto heel like the knife for which it was named. The energy only increases with the shoulder-popping, staccato movements in “All That Jazz/Hot Honey Rag,” mixing with a slinky light show from designer Patrick Woodroffe. ShowStoppers’ showstopper is “One” from A Chorus Line, and Wynn brought in Baayork Lee, assistant choreographer for the Broadway production, to teach the company the original choreography and send the show out with a magnificent, rousing finale.

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FOOD

Friendly neighborhood Puck

Wolfgang goes off-Strip for pure comfort at Downtown Summerlin By Brock Radke

Return of the Russians

> RELIABLE EATS Fresh pasta with turkey Bolognese (above) and pristine big-eye tuna tartare round out the menu at Wolfgang Puck’s Downtown Summerlin restaurant.

Since the closing of the westside’s Tverskaya, local diners have been at a loss for authentic Russian cuisine. But after an CAFE extended hiatus, those restaurateurs are back with a different MAYAKOVSKY name and location: Cafe Mayakovsky in the former Carluccio’s 1775 E. Authentic eats are back at Tivoli Gardens. And this time, they’re serving alcohol. ¶ The Tropicana Ave. menu is similar to the previous one, and the food is as good as #30, 702-247Cafe Mayakovsky before. Miniature cabbage rolls stuffed with ground pork and 8766. Daily, beef swimming in a tomato-based sauce, golubtsy ($7), are a hearty treat, while the house-made vereniki 11 a.m.-1 a.m. ($6) dumplings rival those found in Chinatown. Even better are pelmeni ($7), meat-filled raviolis delivered with a dollop of the ubiquitous sour cream and dill. Be adventurous and try the herring ($9), a cold dish rife with dill, accompanied by potatoes, hard-boiled egg and onions. It’s sublime. ¶ In terms of drinks, of course a variety of vodka is offered by the shot or bottle, fitting in consideration of the Eastern European dance-hall vibe of the space. Mayakovsky also serves a rotation of house-made infusions ($6), and during recent visits a mellow cranberry was available, alongside a more cloying raspberry. Both flowed freely and drank smoothly, but if you prefer beer, an assortment of easy-drinking Baltikas ($5) are available. Pick your poison and pig out on pelmeni! –Jim Begley

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wolfgang puck bar & grill by mikayla whitmore; cafe mayakovsky by christopher devargas

pepperoni pizza ($15). Pastas are I got a very early glimpse equally stellar, especially whichof what we’d all be eating at ever cut of noodle is draped with the new Wolfgang Puck Bar & turkey Bolognese. Wild mushGrill at Downtown Summerlin room garganelli ($18) is layered when I dined at Postrio in June. with garlic and mascarpone, or That Puck restaurant, planted get richer with the oxtail ragout in the Venetian’s Grand Canal over pappardelle ($19). Shoppes, was the first stop on The well-rounded entrée chef Mark Andelbradt’s second offerings include a mesquitetour of Las Vegas. Now he’s rungrilled burger, garlic and herb ning the show at the Summerlin rotisserie chicken ($19 half or spot, another skillful chef in $38 whole), steak frites and sea Puck’s local army. bass from the wood-fired oven A comforting menu built ($32). Brunch is popular ’round around salads, pizzas and pasthese parts, so there’s cinnamon tas is a cakewalk for a veteran brioche monkey bread like Andelbradt, who ($8), a goat cheese seems to be able to omelet with roasted make any dish light- WOLFGANG tomatoes ($14) and a er and simpler with- PUCK BAR & out sacrificing flavor. GRILL Downtown Belgian waffle with berry compote. See? There are few sur- Summerlin, Comforting. prises but even fewer 702-202-6300. Snooty critic-blogmissteps. Crisp cala- Sunday-Thursday, gers and Yelping hipmari ($12) and a pretty 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; big-eye tuna tartare Friday & Saturday, ster eaters probably won’t eat at Wolfgang ($19) with avocado 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Puck at Downtown and spicy mayo—all to Summerlin. They’ll be slathered on crispy say it’s boring and unnecessesame wontons—are the go-to sary, and some might complain appetizers. There could be a the prices are a bit high for an little more crunchy quinoa on off-Strip restaurant. Puck has the DTS chopped salad ($13), seven restaurants here now, but it has plenty of other crunch and the other six are on the with radish and carrot drizzled Strip. His Las Vegas operation in champagne vinaigrette. is without question one of the Puck restaurants consistently strongest and most consistent offer some of the best pizzas dining groups in the city. To around. At the new joint, you have a rock-solid institution in can go from a simple margherthe neighborhood—to be able to ita to a roasted vegetable pie. I wander up to the bar at a mall prefer the potato, garlic, leek, and get a perfect pizza or steak prosciutto combo ($13) or the frites—seems like a good thing nice touches of red onion and to me. A great thing, actually. San Marzano tomatoes on the

FOOD > GET RICH Portofino’s spaghetti carbonara is beautified by pork belly.

C h e f Ta l k

Wes Kendrick, Table 34 On the evolution of his restaurant, now more than 10 years old: “When I first came to Las Vegas

to open Wild Sage Cafe in 1999, we had to skew the menu to what the clientele wanted then. I came out of Southern California, where in the late ’80s and ’90s it was all about small portions and tight plates, and got here and people still wanted prime rib and baked potatoes and shrimp cocktail. We actually had that on the menu. But as time has gone by, it has come back to what I was accustomed to ... but I still do some large-scale entrées, like a rack of lamb for two. I never want someone to come in and feel like they didn’t get enough, or didn’t get what they paid for.” On keeping favorites on the menu:

“We do a roasted half duckling with a cherry-port reduction, and I’ve had people tell me, ‘If you ever stop doing this duck, I’m gonna hunt you down.’ Also, the free-range chicken with apple-sage stuffing, I used to change that dish or lose it altogether in the summer because those are such fall flavors. But I have customers that would freak out without it, so it’s a permanent fixture.” On longevity: “We’ve always been a recipe

Portofino’s pasta perfection How to kick up carbonara at home There are six pasta dishes on the menu at Portofino, and it’s nearly impossible to pick a favorite. Key to their excellence is the fact that chef Michael LaPlaca makes everything fresh to order, but he also adds unexpected, extradelicious elements to spark familiar favorites. For example, witness the smoky guanciale, succulent pork belly and caramelized onions adding layers of depth to Portofino’s spaghetti carbonara, which you should attempt to repPORTOFINO Mirage, 866-339licate at home. 4566. Thursday–Brock Radke Monday, 5-10 p.m.

family-friendly, comfortable place to dine, and now we’ve been around long enough that the kids in those families are coming back, grown up, bringing in their dates. That’s special. It’s pretty cool to see that kind of evolution going on around here.” On another 10 years of Table 34:

Spaghetti Carbonara (serve s 4)

1 lb. fresh spaghetti (or 1/2 lb. quality dry spaghetti) 12 organic free-range egg yolks 8 oz. grated Parmigiano Reggiano (plus a little extra for finishing) 8 oz. diced braised pork belly 8 oz. finely diced smoked guanciale 4 oz. caramelized onions 8 oz. sweet peas 16 oz. pasta water

“Wow. That’s a long way away. There’s no telling. But we’re not much for trying to keep up with trends or go where the wind blows. We stick to our philosophy of sourcing the best ingredients we can, and quality, quality, quality—don’t cut corners.” –Brock Radke

k Cook the pasta in a large pot of water with a generous amount of sea salt. Render the guanciale over medium heat in a sauté pan. Turn the heat to high, add the diced pork belly and cook until the outside is crispy. Remove the pan from the heat and add the peas and caramelized onions. k As soon as the pasta is cooked perfectly (once the fresh pasta floats or per the recommended time on the box of dry pasta), whisk together the Parmesan and egg yolks and add to the pan. Add the cooked pasta and pasta water to the pan. Work quickly and toss to emulsify the egg, cheese and water to make the creamy sauce (not scrambled eggs). Add fresh cracked pepper and salt to taste. Plate each dish and finish with chopped chives and an extra sprinkle of Parmesan.

portofino by mikayla whitmore; wes kendrick by steve marcus

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A&E | Short Takes Special screenings

> on the run Liam Neeson flees from the bad guys in Taken 3.

Erotic Movie Night Fri, 7 pm, free. Erotic Heritage Museum, 3275 Industrial Road, 702-794-4000. Exhibition on Screen 1/13, video tour of Tate Modern exhibit Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs plus behind-the-scenes footage, 7 pm, $12.50-$15. Theaters: COL, ST, VS. Info: fathomevents.com. Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival 1/10-1/25, feature films and documentaries related to Jewish culture and history, discussions with filmmakers and experts, various days and times, $10 per screening. Various locations, lvjff.org. Midnight Brewvies Mon, movie plus popcorn, midnight, free. Elixir, 2920 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson, 702-272-0000. Saturday Movie Matinee 1/10, Jersey Boys, 2 pm, free. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. Sci Fi Center Mon, Cinemondays, 8 pm, free. 1/10, Doctor Who marathon, 11 am-7 pm, free. 1/10, Phantasm, The Rocky Horror Picture Show with live shadow cast, 8 pm, $9. 5077 Arville St., 702-792-4335, thescificenter.com. Tuesday Afternoon at the Bijou Tue, 1 pm, free. 1/13, Ocean’s 11 (1960). Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. The Wizard of Oz 1/11, 1/14, 2 & 7 pm, $7.25-$12.50. Theaters: COL, ORL, SF, SP, ST, VS. Info: fathomevents.com.

New this week Feng Shui 2 (Not reviewed) Kris Aquino, Coco Martin, Cherry Pie Picache. Directed by Chito Roño. 100 minutes. Not rated. In Filipino with English subtitles. The owner of a cursed bagua tries to defeat its evil. Theaters: VS Gopala Gopala (Not reviewed) Daggubati Venkatesh, Pawan Kalyan, Shriya Saran. Directed by Kishore Kumar Pardasany. 155 minutes. Not rated. In Telugu with English subtitles. An atheist decides to sue God. Theaters: ST Inherent Vice aaabc Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Katherine Waterston. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. 148 minutes. Rated R. See review Page 43. Theaters: COL, DTS, GVL, ST, VS The Interview aabcc Seth Rogen, James Franco, Randall Park. Directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. 112 minutes. Rated R. A vain, vapid talk-show host (Franco) and his producer (Rogen) score an interview with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un (Park) and are tasked by the CIA with assassinating him. This dopey comedy, which is more of a lowbrow bromance than a political satire, doesn’t benefit from all its controversy. –JB Theaters: TC Ode to My Father (Not reviewed) Hwang Jung-min, Yunjin Kim, Oh Dalsu. Directed by Yoon Je-kyoon. 126 minutes. Not rated. In Korean with English subtitles. A Korean man spends his life separated from his father follow-

ing the Korean War. Theaters: VS Selma aaabc David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo. Directed by Ava DuVernay. 127 minutes. Rated PG-13. See review Page 42. Theaters: AL, CAN, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RR, SF, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX, VS Taken 3 (Not reviewed) Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen. Directed by Olivier Megaton. 109 minutes. Rated PG-13. Former secret agent Bryan Mills (Neeson) must clear his name after he’s framed for murder. Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, DI, FH, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TS, TX Tevar (Not reviewed) Arjun Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Manoj Bajpayee. Directed by Amit Sharma. 157 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. A kabaddi player saves a young woman from an unwanted marriage and hides her in his house. Theaters: ST

Now playing Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day aabcc Ed Oxenbould, Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner. Directed by Miguel Arteta. 81 minutes. Rated PG. In order to turn

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Judith Viorst’s 1972 children’s book into a live-action feature, producers have abandoned almost everything about it except the concept of a bad day, which now extends to young Alexander’s entire family. Viorst’s book is a beloved classic; the movie is destined for afternoon filler on the Disney Channel. –JB Theaters: TC Annie aaccc Quvenzhané Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Rose Byrne, Cameron Diaz. Directed by Will Gluck. 118 minutes. Rated PG. This new film version of the 1977 Broadway musical about an adorable orphan (Wallis) who melts the heart of a high-powered industrialist (Foxx) uses fewer than half of the original songs. The insipid material isn’t improved by equally cloying new songs, crass product placement, dated pop-culture jokes and movie stars who can’t sing. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, COL, DI, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SP, SS, TX Big Eyes aaacc Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston. Directed by Tim Burton. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. Burton and his Ed Wood screenwriters take on the true story of Margaret Keane (Adams), whose paintings of big-eyed children were hugely popular in the 1960s, when her husband Walter (Waltz) took credit for them. It’s a fascinatingly bizarre pop-culture story, but Burton rarely gets below the surface in telling it. –JB Theaters: GVR, ORL, SF, ST, TX, VS

Big Hero 6 aabcc Voices of Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, T.J. Miller. Directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams. 108 minutes. Rated PG. Based loosely on an obscure Marvel comic book, this Disney animated adventure features a bright, friendly world and some exciting action sequences, plus a very entertaining character in cuddly robot Baymax. But its superhero-team origin story is bland and familiar, with Scooby-Doo-level plotting and underdeveloped characters. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, CH, COL, DI, ORL, RP, RR, SF, SP, TX Birdman aaabc Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts. Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. 119 minutes. Rated R. Keaton gets a much-needed comeback vehicle in Iñárritu’s entertaining chamber piece, playing a washed-up actor—famous for playing a Batman-like superhero called Birdman—who’s now directing and starring in a chaotic Broadway play. Seemingly composed of a single continous shot, the film also boasts Norton, Watts and Andrea Riseborough as fellow actors. –MD Theaters: COL, VS The Book of Life aaccc Voices of Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum. Directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez. 95 minutes. Rated PG. This animated movie tells a bland story about a love triangle connected to the Mexican Day of the Dead. With corny

jokes, flat dialogue, a thin plot, blocky animation and a soundtrack full of lazily mariachi-fied versions of pop songs, it’s a weak representation of a rich cultural tradition. –JB Theaters: TC Dracula Untold abccc Luke Evans, Sarah Gadon, Dominic Cooper. Directed by Gary Shore. 92 minutes. Rated PG-13. Focused on the title character before he was worth making a movie about, Untold takes place in the 15th century, with Vlad the Impaler (Evans) going to unspeakable lengths to defend his homeland of Transylvania. Untold is a generic medieval action epic, filled with garish CGI clutter and ironically bloodless violence. –JB Theaters: TC Dumb and Dumber To abccc Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Rob Riggle. Directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly. 109 minutes. Rated PG-13. Dim-witted friends Harry (Daniels) and Lloyd (Carrey) return to search for Harry’s long-lost daughter. Directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly do their best to recapture the first movie’s appeal 20 years later, but the effort comes across as desperate and sad, with meager laughs and sloppy storytelling. –JB Theaters: ST, VS The Equalizer aabcc Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. 131 minutes. Rated R.

A&E | Short Takes Washington is convincingly world-weary and taciturn as a former government operative, living a quiet life until he decides to take on the men who beat up a local prostitute (Moretz). Washington’s wry presence enlivens what can be a drab, dreary film, an overlong adaptation of the 1980s TV series. –JB Theaters: TC Exodus: Gods and Kings aaccc Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley. Directed by Ridley Scott. 150 minutes. Rated PG-13. Exodus lacks the boldness and personality of Darren Aronofsky’s recent biblical film Noah, instead plodding dutifully through the story of Moses’ liberation of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt. Not that the movie doesn’t deviate from and embellish the biblical narrative, but it does so only in service of typical blockbuster bombast. –JB Theaters: AL, COL, DI, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TX, VS Foxcatcher aabcc Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo. Directed by Bennett Miller. 134 minutes. Rated R. Carell gives an uncharacteristically dramatic performance (wearing a big prosthetic nose) as John E. du Pont in this fictionalized version of a real-life tragedy. Tatum and Ruffalo are better still, but the movie huffs and puffs to freight a fairly banal case history with Meaning. –MD Theaters: RR, SC Fury aaacc Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman. Directed by David Ayer. 135 minutes. Rated R. Five American soldiers take on what seems like the entire SS in this ultraviolent World War II epic, written and directed by David Ayer (End of Watch). At once refreshingly old-fashioned and disturbingly modern, Fury is perched midway between grave and grotesque, and constantly threatens to topple over. –MD Theaters: ST, TC, VS The Gambler aabcc Mark Wahlberg, Brie Larson, Michael K. Williams. Directed by Rupert Wyatt. 111 minutes. Rated R. This remake of the 1974 drama about a college professor with a serious gambling problem fails to replicate the feel of bold ’70s cinema, and Wahlberg is unconvincing in the lead role. Like its main character, the movie is all swagger and no followthrough. –JB Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, COL, DI, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TX, VS Gone Girl aaabc Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Kim Dickens. Directed by David Fincher. 145 minutes. Rated R. Fincher turns Gillian Flynn’s nasty pulp novel about a missing Missouri housewife (Pike) and her suspicious husband (Affleck) into a meticulous, often riveting thriller, which streamlines some of the novel’s most excessive elements. It’s a solid, sometimes seriously unsettling movie, with a number of very good performances, but it’s still second-tier Fincher. –JB Theaters: COL, ST The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies aabcc Martin Freeman, Luke Evans, Richard Armitage, Ian McKellen. Directed by Peter Jackson. 144 minutes. Rated PG-13. The conclusion of Jackson’s three-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy novel is underwhelming, dispatching with the previous films’ main villain in the first 10 minutes and then turning to an interminable battle. The title character spends most of the time on the sidelines, and the attempted gradneur is mostly empty. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, DI, GVL,

GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TX The Homesman aaacc Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer. Directed by Tommy Lee Jones. 122 minutes. Rated R. Jones’ latest Western teams drifter George (Jones) with hardy frontier woman Mary Bee (Swank) to transport three mentally unstable women from Nebraska to Iowa. The dynamic between the dedicated Mary Bee and the opportunistic George is the stuff of a thousand buddy movies, but Jones treats it with enough delicacy to feel genuine. –JB Theaters: VS Horrible Bosses 2 abccc Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day. Directed by Sean Anders. 108 minutes. Rated R. After not actually killing their bosses, friends Nick (Bateman), Kurt (Sudeikis) and Dale (Day) go into business for themselves, but when they get screwed over by an investor, they conspire to kidnap his son. The lazy, tasteless jokes are matched by the haphazard plotting, which recycles several elements from the first movie. –JB Theaters: COL, ST, VS The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 aaacc Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth. Directed by Francis Lawrence. 123 minutes. Rated PG-13. After enduring the titular tournament of death twice now, headstrong teenager Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) has moved on to fighting directly against her totalitarian government. Mockingjay may lack the action and excitement of the previous two movies, but it makes up for it in greater emotional and thematic resonance. –JB Theaters: AL, CH, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SP, SS, ST, TX, VS The Imitation Game aaacc Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode. Directed by Morten Tyldum. 114 minutes. Rated PG-13. Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, the English mathematician who was instrumental in breaking the Nazis’ Enigma code. While that material is quite exciting, however, the film’s attempts at a character study, treating Turing as someone on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum, are less successful. –MD Theaters: DTS, GVR, ORL, SF, SP, ST, VS Interstellar aaacc Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain. Directed by Christopher Nolan. 169 minutes. Rated PG-13. Nolan’s three-hour, effects-heavy sci-fi epic (about the search for a new planet for humanity to inhabit) turns out to be a soft-hearted plea for the power of love, ultimately relying on sentimental platitudes. At the same time, Nolan creates overwhelming, often breathtaking suspense in a number of astonishing set pieces. –JB Theaters: COL, PAL, RR, SC, SS, ST, TX Into the Woods aaacc James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep. Directed by Rob Marshall. 124 minutes. Rated PG. Directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago), the long-awaited screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s fairy-tale musical boasts a strong cast, including many actors (like Anna Kendrick) who can actually sing. Unfortunately, Act 2 of the stage production has been gutted, and the result is a movie that’s only half satisfying. –MD Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, COL, DI, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TX, VS John Wick aaabc Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie

Allen. Directed by Chad Stahelski. 96 minutes. Rated R. Retired assassin John Wick (Reeves) takes on the entire Russian mob in this silly but stylish revenge thriller. Director Stahelski (a veteran stunt coordinator) stages a number of fluid action sequences, mixing brutality with clarity and just enough wit. –JB Theaters: ST The Maze Runner aaccc Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster. Directed by Wes Ball. 113 minutes. Rated PG-13. Based on yet another young adult sci-fi book series, The Maze Runner is set in a mysterious world where teenage boys with no memories try to escape a deadly maze. The plot never gets out of second gear, and the eventual answers are meager and unfulfilling. –JB Theaters: TC Night at the Musem: Secret of the Tomb aaccc Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Dan Stevens. Directed by Shawn Levy. 98 minutes. Rated PG. Made from the “kids-won’t-care-how-badly-weslapped-this-thing-together” school of filmmaking, the third movie in the Night at the Museum series brings the usual cast to London to save their magic tablet. The movie brings up ideas and lets them drop, clumsy cutting ruins most of the jokes, and visual effects are plentiful and lifeless. –JMA Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, COL, DI, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TX Nightcrawler aaaac Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed. Directed by Dan Gilroy. 117 minutes. Rated R. Gyllenhaal gives what may be the best performance of his career as Louis Bloom, a freelance videographer who sells footage of gruesome violence to the local TV news. Nightcrawler is a dark, funny and often brilliant character study about a truly reprehensible character. –JB Theaters: VS

with their Ouija board. The characters are one-dimensional, the plot is rushed, and the scares are tame and perfunctory. –JB Theaters: DI, TC Penguins of Madagascar aabcc Voices of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights. Directed by Eric Darnell and Simon J. Smith. 92 minutes. Rated PG. The no-nonsense penguins who stole scenes in the Madagascar animated movies get their own feature, proving again that characters who are funny in small doses aren’t necessarily suited to carrying entire movies. The penguins’ madcap adventures fighting an evil octopus are occasionally cute and occasionally clever, but mostly just end up exhausting. –JB Theaters: CH, COL, SF, ST, TX, VS PK (Not reviewed) Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani. 153 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. A childlike stranger visits the big city and causes chaos. Theaters: VS The Theory of Everything aaccc Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, David Thewlis. Directed by James Marsh. 123 minutes. Rated PG-13. Redmayne gives an impressive physical performance as famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, conveying a vivid sense of a lively mind trapped inside an unresponsive body. Alas, the movie, which gives science short shrift, is primarily about Hawking’s bland relationship with his first wife (Jones). –MD Theaters: COL, SC, ST

Miyavi. Directed by Angelina Jolie. 137 minutes. Rated PG-13. This glossy biopic depicts World War II hero (and Olympian) Louis Zamperini (O’Connell) as more of a superhuman ideal than a person. Director Jolie cranks up the oppressively rousing score and gets some sweeping camerawork from topnotch cinematographer Roger Deakins, but the movie often feels like a parody of a feel-good biopic. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, DTS, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TX Whiplash aaabc Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser. Directed by Damien Chazelle. 107 minutes. Rated R. Teller plays an aspiring jazz drummer who has either the good or bad fortune to fall under the tutelage of a sadistic teacher-conductor (Simmons). There’s not much to the film apart from their weird sort of S&M relationship, but with two lead actors this formidable, that’s enough. –MD Theaters: VS Wild aaaac Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski. Directed by JeanMarc Vallée. 115 minutes. Rated R. Witherspoon and director Vallée clearly have great respect for author Cheryl Strayed and her attempt to leave behind a troubled past while hiking more than a thousand miles. They approach the story with grace and subtlety, downplaying big revelations and instead focusing on the small steps that Cheryl (Witherspoon) took. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, COL, DTS, ORL, SC, SF, SP, TX

Top Five aaacc Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union. Directed by Chris Rock. 101 minutes. Rated R. Rock gives his best performance as a struggling movie star. At best, Top Five is like a cross between Funny People and Before Sunrise, with smart observations about settling, in both career and romance. At worst, it’s a lame romantic comedy with a contrived third-act twist, gimmicky celebrity cameos and ill-advised subplots. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, COL, DI, ORL, PAL, TX

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death AABCC Phoebe Fox, Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine. Directed by Tom Harper. 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. This horror sequel takes place at the same creepy, abandoned mansion as the original, only decades later. Harper relies heavily on the creepy atmosphere of the house and the surrounding town, but he relies even more heavily on sudden loud noises, which are the source of the movie’s meager scares. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, DI, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TX

Unbroken aabcc Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson,

JMA Jeffrey M. Anderson; JB Josh Bell; MD Mike D’Angelo

Theaters

Summerlin 2070 Park Center Drive, 702-221-2283

(SF) Century Santa Fe Station 4949 N. Rancho Drive, 702-655-8178

(AL) Regal Aliante 7300 Aliante Parkway, North Las Vegas, 702-221-2283

(FH) Regal Fiesta Henderson 777 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson, 702-221-2283

(SHO) United Artists Showcase 3769 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-221-2283

(BS) Regal Boulder Station 4111 Boulder Highway, 702-221-2283

(GVR) Regal Green Valley Ranch 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, Henderson, 702-221-2283

Ouija ABCCC Olivia Cooke, Ana Coto, Daren Kagasoff. Directed by Stiles White. 90 minutes. Rated PG-13. Cheap jump scares are the hallmark of this toothless horror movie that doubles as a toy commercial, about a group of teens who accidentally awaken an evil spirit

(PAL) Brenden Theatres at the Palms 4321 W. Flamingo Road, 702-507-4849 (CAN) Galaxy Cannery 2121 E. Craig Road, North Las Vegas, 702-639-9779 (CH) Cinedome Henderson 851 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, 702-566-1570 (COL) Regal Colonnade 8880 S. Eastern Ave., 702-221-2283 (DI) Las Vegas Drive-In 4150 W. Carey Ave., North Las Vegas, 702-646-3565 (DTS) Regal Downtown

(SP) Century South Point 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-260-4061 (SC) Century Suncoast 9090 Alta Drive, 702-869-1880

(GVL) Galaxy Green Valley Luxury+ 4500 E. Sunset Road, Henderson, 702442-0244

(SS) Regal Sunset Station 1301-A W. Sunset Road, Henderson, 702-221-2283

(ORL) Century Orleans 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., 702-889-1220

(TX) Regal Texas Station 2101 Texas Star Lane, North Las Vegas, 702-221-2283

(RP) AMC Rainbow Promenade 2321 N. Rainbow Blvd., 888-262-4386

(TS) AMC Town Square 6587 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-362-7283

(RR) Regal Red Rock 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-221-2283

(TC) Regency Tropicana Cinemas 3330 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-438-3456

(ST) Century Sam’s Town 5111 Boulder Highway, 702-547-1732

(VS) Regal Village Square 9400 W. Sahara Ave., 702-221-2283

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January 8–14, 2015 LasVegasWeekly.com

Calendar LISTINGS YOU CAN PLAN YOUR LIFE BY!

> GETTING A HEAD Re-Animator the Musical promises scares, laughs ... and a “Splash Zone.”

BLOODY GOOD TIME “West. Herbert West.” In the mid-’80s, that line from Re-Animator was practically a mantra for a generation of cult-film fans. Re-Animator was that rare, winning blend of horror, comedy and grisly splatter effects. West, a modern-day Dr. Frankenstein, perfects a method of re-animating dead tissue— including a severed head that develops particularly nasty ideas of its own. The whole thing is over-the-top, infectious fun, and many a filmmaker has unsuccessfully attempted to duplicate it. So it seems fitting that the man who did it right, Stuart Gordon, is also directing a stage version of his classic, Re-Animator the RE-ANIMATOR THE Musical, this month at the Smith Center’s Troesh Studio Theater. As an MUSICAL January 8-11 & 13-18, added incentive, it stars George Wendt—that’s right, Norm himself—as 8 p.m.; January 10, 11, 17, 18, Dean Halsey, and for those who like their effects splattery, there’s a 2:30 p.m.; $44. Smith Center “Splash Zone” up close. Be very afraid … and entertained. –Ken Miller 702-749-2000.

LIVE MUSIC T H E ST R I P & N E A R BY Brooklyn Bowl DJ Logic 1/9-1/10, 1/22-1/24, 1/29-1/30, 2/1, 11 pm, free. Katchafire, Iba Mahr 1/11, 9 pm, $25+. DJ Logic 1/11, 1/13, 1/31, midnight, free. Turkuaz Sophistaphunk 1/13, 8:30 pm, free. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, B-Real 1/18, 8 pm, $30-$35. Cody Canada and the Departed 1/19, 8:30 pm, $17+. March Fourth Marching Band 1/25, 9 pm, free. Keller Williams & The Motet 1/31, 9 pm, $11-$17. The Wailers 2/2-2/3, 9 pm, $22-$28. Jack White 2/4, 9 pm, $65. Naive Melodies 2/5, 8:30 pm, free. Hellyeah, Devour the Day, Like a Storm 2/6, 8 pm, $28$33. Tribal Seeds 2/7, 9 pm, $22+. Iration, Stick Figure, Hours Eastly 2/16, 8 pm, $26-$28. Flight Facilities 2/28, 9 pm, $22+. Railroad Earth 3/22, 8 pm, $22-$28. The String Cheese Incident 2/13-2/15, 8 pm, $55+. Lotus 2/14-2/15, midnight, $17. Chronixx, Protoje, Kelissa, Keznamdi 2/20, 9

pm, $17. Gov’t Mule, John Scofield 2/22, 8 p.m., $25-$28. Phantogram, Talk in Tongues 2/23, 8 pm, $28. Flight Facilities 2/28, 8 pm, $22. Dan + Shay, Canaan Smith 3/21, $22-$27.50. Railroad Earth 3/22, 8 pm, $22-$28. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Roosevelt Collier 3/27, 1 a.m., $13-$17. Trampled by Turtles 3/30, 8 pm, $21-$28. Milky Chance, James Hersey 4/9, 9 pm, $18-$22. Clean Bandit 4/10, 9 pm, $22-$25. Zappa Plays Zappa 4/25, 9 pm, $39$72. OK Go 4/28, 9 pm, $22-$28. Linq, 702-862-2695. The Colosseum Elton John 1/161/20, 1/23-1/24, 3/20-3/21, 3/23-3/24, 3/27-3/28, 3/30-3/31, 4/3-4/4, 4/6-4/7, 4/10-4/11, 4/13-4/14, 6:30 pm, $55$500. Rod Stewart 1/27, 1/30-1/31, 2/3, 2/6-2/7, 2/10, 2/14-2/15, 7:30 pm, $49-$250. Reba, Brooks & Dunn 6/24, 6/26-6/27, 7/1, 7/3, 7/4, 12/2, 12/4, 12/6, 12/9, $60-$205. The Who 9/19, 10:30 pm, $96-$501. Caesars Palace, 702731-7333. The Cosmopolitan (Chelsea) Eric Church, Halestorm 1/16-1/17, 7 pm,

$65+. Billy Idol, Broncho 2/21, 8 pm, $50+. Pentatonix 2/28, 8 pm, $20$30. Hozier 4/9, 9 pm, $30+. 702698-7000. Dive Bar D.I., Scorpion vs. Tarantula 1/16, 9 pm, $6. Westfield Massacre, Vile Child, Autumn in Stitches 1/18, 9 pm, $5. Luicidal, Rule of Thumb, Since We Were Kids, IDFI, False Cause 1/23, 9 pm, $6. JFA, Unfair Fight, Brutal Resistance 1/24, 9 pm, $6. The Toasters, Mustard Plug, The Scoundrels, Tiki Bandits, Frank & Deans 2/6, 9 pm, $10-$12. 4110 S. Maryland Pkwy., 702-586-3483. Double Down Super Zeroes 1/9. Agent 86 1/10. Wolfhammer3, Mythological Horses 1/11. Thee Swank Bastards, Geezus Cryst & Free Beer 1/16. The Gashers, Rodents of Unusual Size, No Other Option, Damaged 1/17. The Blooze Bros. 1/18. The New Waves, Guilty by Association, Sounds of Threat, The CGs, Eliza Battle 1/23. Attack Ships on Fire, False Cause, Surrounded by Thieves, War Called Home, Franks & Deans 1/24. Uberschall 1/25, midnight. Bargain

DJ Collective Mon. Unique Massive Tue, midnight. The Juju Man Wed, midnight. Punk Rock Bingo first Wed of the month. Blooze Brothers Third Sun of the month. Shows 10 pm, free unless noted. 640 Paradise Rd., 702791-5775. Flamingo Olivia Newton-John 3/103/14, 3/17-3/21, 5/26-5/30, 6/2-6/6, 6/9-6/13, 7/7-7/11, 7/14-7/18, 7/21-7/25, 8/4-8/8, 8/11-8/15, 8/18-8/22, 9/1-9/5, 9/8-9/12, 7:30 pm, $69-$139. 702-7333333. Gilley’s Scotty Alexander Band 2/12, 3/26, 9 pm; 2/13-2/14, 3/27-3/28, 10 pm. Austin Law 2/5, 3/5, 9 pm; 2/6-2/7, 3/6-3/7, 10 pm. Brian Lynn Jones Band 1/8, 9 pm. 1/9-1/10, 10 pm. Chancey Williams Band 1/15, 3/12, 9 pm; 1/161/17, 3/13-3/14, 10 pm. Chad Freeman Band 1/22, 3/19, 9 pm; 1/23-1/24, 3/203/21, 10 pm. Country Nation 1/30, 2/27-2/28, 10 pm. Wolfcreek 2/202/21, 10 pm. Shows $10-$20 after 10 pm.Treasure Island, 702-894-7722. Hard Rock Live Natural Vibrations, Junior Reid, Karlos Paez 1/22, 7 pm, $18. Kate Voegele, Leroy Sanchez 2/7, 6 pm, $12. The New Mastersounds, Moksha 2/9, 7 pm, $16. Mod Sun 2/13, 5 pm, $13. Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Authority Zero 2/14, 6:30 pm, $23-$25. Bayside, Senses Fail, Man Overboard, Seaway 3/13, 7 pm, $20. The Devil Wears Prada, Born of Osiris, The Word Alive, Secrets 3/24, 5 pm, $21. Hard Rock Cafe (Strip), 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-733-7625. House of Blues Willie Nelson & Family 1/9-1/10, 7:30 pm $55-$111. Carlos Santana 1/21, 1/23-1/25, 1/28-1/31, 5/20, 5/22-5/24, 5/27, 5/29-5/31, $90-$350, 8 pm. Guster, Kishi Bashi 1/22, 7 pm, $27-$29. Wale 1/27, 7:30 pm, $55-$111. Ru Paul’s Drag Race 2/1, 7 pm, $30$50. Silverstein, Beartooth, Hands Like Houses, My Iron Lung 2/3, 5 pm, $18-$22. Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Aeon, Tribulation 2/6, 5 pm, $28-$30. Badfish, Phil and the Blanx 2/7, 7 pm, $24-$26. Steel Panther 2/13, 2/20 9 pm, $22. Marilyn Manson 2/14, 7:30 pm, $60. Kalin & Myles 2/19, 6 pm, $18-$20. Dr. Dog, Hanni El Khatib 2/21, 8 pm, $25-$30. In Flames, All That Remains, Wovenwar 2/22, $25$28, 5:30 pm. Taking Back Sunday, Letlive, The Menzingers 2/24, 5 pm, $28-$29. Cold War Kids 2/28, 6:30 pm, $20-$23. Bayside, Senses Fail, Man Overboard, Seaway 3/13, 7 pm, $20. Nightwish 4/30, 7 pm, $43-$78. Rhyme N Rhythm Mon, 9 pm, free. Live swing music Tue, 9 pm, free. Blues Wed, 8 pm, free. Phil Stendek Thu, 8 pm, free. Singles Sat, 9 pm, free. Gospel Brunch Sun, 10 am & 1 pm, $27-$50. PJ Barth Trio Sun, 8 pm, free. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. The Joint Anisong 1/16, 7 p.m., $50+. Seether, Papa Roach, Kyng, Islander 2/7, 7 pm, $40+. Rascal Flatts 2/25, 2/27-2/28, 3/4, 3/6-3/7, 3/11, 3/13-3/14, 8 pm, $40+. WIdespread Panic w/ Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe 3/27 w/ Chris Robinson Brotherhood 3/28, 8 pm, $55+. Sixx: A.M., Apocalyptica 4/10, 8 pm, $35. Kenny Chesney 4/3-4/4. Journey 4/29, 5/1-5/2, 5/6, 5/8-5/9, 5/13, 5/15-5/16, 8 pm, $60-$250. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5222. Mandalay Bay (Events Center) Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull 1/31, 7:30 pm, $50-$200. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 2/21, 8 pm, $75-$125. Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Tyga 3/7, 8 pm, $50-$126. Nickelback 7/3, 8 pm,

$25-$105. 5 Seconds of Summer 7/17, 7:30 pm, $50-$100. 702-632-7777. MGM (Grand Garden Arena) Grasshopper 2/28, 8 pm, $58-$168. Fleetwood Mac 4/11, 8 pm, $50-$200. Iggy Azalea, Nick Jonas, Tinashe 4/25, $40-$70. Bette Midler 5/22, 8 pm, $95-$310. (Crown Royal Gold Buckle Zone) 702-891-7777. Mirage 702-792-7777. Orleans Grand Funk Railroad 1/10-1/11, 8 pm, $44-$66. Rickey Smiley 1/171/18, 8 pm, $44-$66. Helen Reddy 1/24-1/25, 8 pm, $44-$66. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band 2/7-2/8, 8 pm, $30-$61. NiteKings Wed, 4 pm. Rick Duarte Fri, 9 pm. Acoustic Den Sat, 9 pm. Shows free unless noted. 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., 702-365-7075. Palace Station (Jack’s) Peter Love Trio Fri, 9 pm. Willplay Sat, 9 pm. Shows free unless noted. 702-547-5300. Palazzo (Palazzo Theatre) Frank: The Man. The Music. ft. Bob Anderson Tue-Thu, Sat, 8 pm; Fri 9 pm, Beginning 1/24, $72. (Laguna Champagne Bar) Jimmy Hopper Thu-Sun, 9:30 pm, free. 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-414-4300. Palms (The Lounge) Vinyl Vault 1/18, 10 pm, free. Sin City Sinners 1/31, 10 pm, free. Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns Mon, 10:30 pm, $10. 702-9443200. The Pearl Styx 1/18, 8 pm, $33-$83. Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band 3/15, 7:30 pm, $73-$153. Joe Bonamassa 5/1-5/2, 8 pm, $89-$130. The Moody Blues 5/3, 8 pm, $63-$133. Palms, 702-942-7777. Piero’s Pia Zadora Fri & Sat, 9 pm, two-drink minimum. 355 Convention Center Dr., 702-369-2305. Planet Hollywood Britney Spears 1/28, 1/30-1/31, 2/4, 2/6-2/7, 2/11, 2/132/14, 2/17-2/18, 2/20-2/21, 2/25, 2/272/28, $60-$195. Ricardo Arjona 3/15, 8 pm, $59-$181. (855) 702-234-7469. Rí Rá All shows free. Mandalay Place, 702-632-7771. Riviera 2901 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 855468-6748. Stratosphere David Perrico and Pop Evolution First & third Tue, 10:30 pm, $20. 800-998-6937. Silver Sevens All shows 9:30 pm, free. 4100 Paradise, 702-733-7000. Tuscany Danny Lozada Sun & Thu 10 pm, free. Kenny Davidsen Celebrity Piano Bar Fri, 10 pm, free. Live music Sat, 10 pm., free. 255 E. Flamingo Rd., 702-893-8933. Venetian 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702287-5922. Vinyl Steve Byrne 1/9, 9 pm, $45+. Elvis Monroe 1/16, 9:30 pm, free. Indigenous 1/28, 9:30 pm, $35. Brett Scallions 2/6, 11:30 pm, $30. The Glorious Sons, Luminoth, Systemec 2/18, 8 pm, $22. Machine Head 2/19, 9 pm, $23+. Tiger Box 2/20, 9 pm, $25+. That 1 Guy 2/28, 9:30 pm, $13+. Ed Kowalczyk 4/2, 9:30 pm, $40. Nekromantix 4/4, 9 pm, $20+. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000. Wynn (Eastside Lounge) Michael Monge Wed-Thu, 9 pm, $10. 3131 S Las Vegas Blvd.

D OW N TOW N Artifice 1025 S. 1st St., Ste. 100., 702489-6339. Backstage Bar & Billiards Rewind 1/10, 10 p.m. free. Affiance, Kingdom of Giants, Wretched Sky, Within the Cochlea 1/11, 7 pm, $11-$13. Jason Cruz and Howl, Des and the Cendents

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Calendar 1/16, 8 pm, $10-$12. Fever Red 1/28, 8 pm, $5. Hunter Beard, Keddy Mac, Dub-Raw, JMZ Dean, Ekoh, Elmer Demond 1/31, 8 pm, $10$15. The Blasters, The Yawpers 2/5, 8 pm, $12$15. Pinback 2/12, 8 pm, $16-$20. Fishbone, The Untouchables 3/1, 8 pm, $21-$25. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Bar & Bistro Out of the Desert Bluegrass Band Sun, noon, free. Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd., 702-202-6060. Beauty Bar Midnight Affair, Personal Touch 1/15, 9 pm. Boz Boorer 1/17, 9 pm, $5-$10. Violet 1/16, 9 pm. The Generators, New Cold Ware, The Civilians, Guilty by Association 1/17, 9 pm, free. Beat Academy League 1/18, 9 pm. Sweater Beats 1/22, 9 pm, $10-$12. Payola Presley, Willa 1/23, 9 pm, free. Hard Pipe Hitters, Poor Me, FireWater Folklore, 12 Good Summers 1/30, 9 pm. Jackson Taylor & The Sinners, The All-Togethers, Whiskey Breath 1/31, 9 pm, $5. A Place To Bury Strangers 3/12, 9 pm, $8-$10. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. The Bunkhouse Battle Born Poetry Slam 1/8, 7 pm, $5. Caravels (farewell show), Same Sex Mary, Alaska 1/9, 10:30 pm, $7. Moksha, RnR 1/10, 9 pm, $5. Ditch Diggers, Eliza Battle, Alan Six 1/11, 8:30 pm, $5. Same Sex Mary, Max Pain and the Groovies 1/15, 9 pm, $5. Kyle Gass Band 1/17, 8 pm, $10-$15. Moonboots, The Astaires, Newsense, High Noon Narrative 1/18, 8:30 pm, $5. Wax Pig Melting, Late For Dinner 1/22, 9 pm, $5. Mini Mansions, The Growl, 1776 1/24, 9 pm, $15$20. Mobile Death Camp, Eagle Claw, Hated Silence Unleashed 1/25, 9 pm, $5. Helms Alee, Marriages, The Fat Dukes of F*ck 1/27, 9 pm, $8-$10. King Tuff 1/30, 9 pm, $10-$12. Todd Snider, Reed Foehl 1/31, 9:30 pm, $25. Zola Jesus 2/7, 9 pm, $15-$20. The Growlers 2/13, $12-$15. Parlor Mob 2/22, 8 pm, $10-$15. Vegas on the Mic Second Tue of the month, 8 pm, free. 124 S. 11th St., bunkhousedowntown.com. Downtown Container Park Daniel Park 1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 6 pm, free. Josh Royse 1/9, 10 pm, free. Thomas Ian Nicholas 1/10, 10 pm, free. Josh Liberio 1/17, 10 pm, free. Eagle Wolf Snake 1/23, 10 pm, free. Empire Records 1/24, 10 pm, free. The Fab 1/20, 10 pm, free. 707 Fremont St, downtowncontainerpark.com. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center 200 S. 3rd St., dlvec.com. Fremont Country Club Dilated Peoples 1/16, 8 pm, $18-$22. Sheppard 2/23, 9 pm, $26$28. 601 Fremont St., 702-382-6601. Fremont Street Experience Downtown Las Vegas, vegasexperience.com. Golden Nugget 129 Fremont St., 702-385-7111. Gold Spike 217 Las Vegas Blvd. N., goldspike. com. Griffin Live music Wed, 10 pm, free. 511 Fremont St., 702-382-0577. Hard Hat Lounge 1675 Industrial Rd., 702384-8987. LVCS The Dictators NYC, Moto 666, The Psyatics, The Lucky Cheats, Midnight Clover, Circa:Sik 1/10, 8 pm, $12-$15. Powerman 5000, Hed PE, Knee High Fox, Ne Last Words, Meade Avenue 1/14, 8 pm, $12-$15. 425 Fremont St., 702-382-3531. Mickie Finnz 425 Fremont St., 702-382-4204. Mob Bar The Jeremy Cornwell Project Thu, 8 pm. Shaun DeGraff Band Fri, 8 pm. Dueling Pianos Sat, 8 pm. Yvonne Silva Sun, 6 pm. All shows free. 201 N. 3rd St., 702-259-9700. Scullery Ronnie Fabre Trio 1/13. The Young Lions 1/20. The Hot Club of Jazz 1/28. All shows at 7:30 pm, $15. 150 Las Vegas Blvd., 702-910-2396. The Smith Center Diane Schurr 1/8, 1/9, 7 pm, $35-$59. Soul Men ft. Spectrum 1/17, 7 pm, 1/18, 3 pm, $37. The Composers Showcase of Las Vegas 1/21, 10:30 pm, $20-$25. Tony Desare 1/23, 7 pm, $39+. David Perrico Pop Revolution 1/28, 10 pm, $15-$30. Burt Bacharach 1/30, 7:30 pm, $29+. Jackie Evancho 1/31, 7:30 pm, $20-$125. Benjamin D. Hale 1/31, 5 pm, 8 pm, $29+. Tizer 2/132/14, 7 pm, $35+. Engelbert Humperdinck 2/15, 7:30 pm, $29+. Clint Holmes First Fri & Sat, 8:30 pm; first Sun, 2 pm; $35-$45. 361 Symphony Park Ave., 702-749-2000.

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Fri-Sat, 7 pm, free, Tue-Thu, Sun, 8 pm. 2121 E Craig Rd., 702-507-5700. Distill Summerlin Patrick Genovese 1/10. Nick Mattera 1/17. Betsy Holm 1/24. Stefanrock 1/31. All shows free & begin at 8 p.m. 10820 W. Charleston Blvd., distillbar. com, 702-534-1400. Eagle Aerie Hall Heartist, As Big as Whales, Characters, From Where We Came, Celestria, I Before Giants 1/10, 5:20 pm, $11-$14. Courvge, Vocal Venom, Asa, Almost Awake, The Promise Hero, Honor Amongst Thieves, Our Name Our Story 1/16, 5:20 pm, $11-$13. The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Words From Aztecs, Distinguisher, The Devil Who Decieved Them, Bridge Burner 1/26, 5:20 pm, $12$15. Fish Leg, Aenimus, Apparitions, We Gave it Hell, Nocturnal Burial, 16 Hours Remain, Man Made God, Oscillation 2/7, 5 pm, $11-$14. I the Breather, I Before Giants, On Letting Go, IOF, Words From Aztecs 2/19, 5:20 pm, $13-$15. Stolas, Mad Arrow, Amarionette, A Friend, A Foe, Alaska 2/20, 6 pm, $10. Your Life Is Over, Leather Bound Crooks, Courvge, Minnow, Pool Party, New and Improved, Ambedo 2/27, 5 pm, $10-$13. Within the Ruins, We Gave It Hell, Man Made God, 16 Hours Remain, Mephitic Origins, Amongu, Full Fledged 3/27, 5:10 pm, $13-$15. 310 W. Pacific Ave., 702-645-4139. Elixir 2920 N. Green Valley Pkwy., 702-2720000. Fiesta Henderson (Cerveza Lounge) Josh LaCount Wed, 8 pm. (Coco Lounge) Shows 9 pm, free. 702-558-7000. Fiesta Rancho (Club Tequila) Take the Stage Thu, 7 pm. (Cabo Lounge) Shows free unless noted. 702-631-7000. Green Valley Ranch (Drop Bar) Jared Berry Thu, 7 pm. Rick Duarte Fri, 6 pm. Tony Venniro Sat, 6 pm. Ryan Whyte Maloney, Cali Tucker Sun, 9 pm. (Hanks) Dave Ritz Tue, Thu, 6 pm; Sat, 7 pm. Nick Mattera Fri, 6 pm. Jeremy James Sat, 7 pm. Rick Duarte Wed, 6 pm. (Lobby Bar) Shai Peri, Christina L Thu, 8 pm. Christina L Fri, 8 pm. Cayce Andrew Sat, 8 pm. Shows free unless noted. 702-367-2470. Rampart Casino (Grand Ballroom) (Addison’s Lounge) Wes Winters Tue, 6 pm. Mark O’Toole Wed, 6 pm. All shows free unless noted. (J.C.’s Irish Sports Pub) All shows free unless noted. (Round Bar) All shows free unless noted. JW Marriott. 221 N. Rampart Blvd., 702-507-5900. Red Rock (Rocks Lounge) Michael Lington 1/24, 7 pm, $29-$39. Zowie Bowie Fri, 10 pm. The Dirty Sat, 11 pm, $10. David Perrico Pop Strings Orchestra Every Sat starting 1/10, 11 pm, free. (Onyx) Jared Berry 12/31, 9 pm. Willplay Fri, 8 pm. Tim Catching Sat, 9 pm. The Dirty Sat. 11 pm, $10. (T-Bones) Dave Ritz Wed, 6 pm; Fri, 7 pm. Rick Duarte Thu, 6 pm; Sat, 7 pm. Shows free unless noted. 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-797-7777. Santa Fe Station (Chrome Showroom) Magic of Motown Sat, 10 pm. (Revolver) Bro Country Thu, 8 pm. 4949 N Rancho Dr., 702658-4900. Sienna Italian Authentic Trattoria Vegas Good Fellas Thu, 7:30 pm. Red Velvet Fri-Sat, 8:30 pm. 9500 Sahara Ave., 702-360-3358. Silverton 3333 Blue Diamond Rd., 702-2637777. South Point Donny Edwards and the Next Big Thing to the King 1/9-1/11, 7:30 pm, $20+. Tommy Roe 1/23-1/25, 7:30 pm, $20+. Beginnings 2/6-2/8, 7:30 pm, $25+. Tower of Power 2/13-2/15, 7:30 pm, $45+. The Diamonds 2/20-2/22, 7:30 pm, $25+. McCartney Years 2/27-3/1, 7:30 pm, $25+. Bill Medley, McKenna Medley 3/6-3/8, 7:30 pm, $45+. The Lettermen 3/20-3/22, 7:30 pm, $25+. Dennis Bono Show Thu, 2 pm, free. Wes Winters Fri-Sat, 6 pm, free. Spazmatics Sat, 10:30 pm, $5. 702-797-8005. Suncoast Bobby Rydell 1/10-1/11, 7:30 pm, $16+. Mary Wilson 1/17-1/18, 7:30 pm, $16+. Piano Men: A Tribute to Sir Elton John & Billy Joel 1/31, 7:30 pm, $16+. 9090 Alta Dr., 702-636-7075. Sunset Station (Club Madrid) Elizabeth Huett 1/9, 8 pm, $10. Tony Arata 1/16, 8 pm, $10. Danny Myrick 1/23, 8 pm, $10. Walt Aldridge 1/30, 8 pm. Voices ft. Ryan Whyte Maloney, Cali Tucker, Jake Worthington, Kristen Merlin, Michael Austin 1/17, 7 pm, $23. Barry

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Adrenaline Sports Bar and Grill Calabrese, The Relapse Symphony, Boiler Makers, Dead at Midnight, Dead Beat Vultures 1/17, 9 pm, $8-$10. Saving Able, Revolve, Hyperion’s Horizon, Obsidian Order, Meade Avenue, Within the Cochlea 1/24, 9 pm, $13-$15. Bow Wow Wow, Midnight Clover, The Unwieldies, Water Landing, Irie 2/7, 8 pm, $8-$10. Mechanical Manson, E.M.D.F., Meade Avenue 2/28, 8 pm, $8-$10. Open Mic Night Thu, 7 pm. 3103 N. Rancho Dr., 645-4139. Arizona Charlie’s (Naughty Ladies Saloon) In-a-Fect 1/9-1/10, 9 pm. Jamestown 1/161/17, 9 pm. Chris Heers 1/23-1/24, 9 pm. The Good Fellas 1/30-1/31, 9 pm. Jerry Tiffe Fri, 4 pm. (Palace Grand Lounge) Gregg Peterson 1/1-1/4, 1/23-1/24, 9 pm. Chris Heers 1/91/10, 9 pm. Desert Outlaws 1/16-1/17, 9 pm. Jamestown 1/30-1/31, 9 pm. Artistic Armory 5087 S. Arville St., 702-5479005. Boomers Live music Wed, 10 pm, $5-$10. Hip Hop Roots Fri, 10 pm, $5. 3200 Sirius Ave., 702-368-1863. Bootlegger Bistro 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-313-6778. Boulder Dam Brewing Marty Feick 1/9. Out of the Desert 1/10. Bruskers 1/16. Holes and Hearts 1/17. Andy Frasco & the U.N. 1/21. Mike Wojniak 1/23. American Voodoo 1/24. The All-Togethers 1/30. Phil Friendly Trio 1/31. All shows free unless noted, FriSat, 8 pm; Wed-Thu, 7 pm. 453 Nevada Way, Boulder City, 702-243-2739. Boulder Station (Railhead) Boulder Blues ft. Kim Simmonds, Savoy Brown 1/15, 7 pm, $5. Jon Anderson 1/17, 7 pm, $19-$45. Bee Gees Gold Fri, 10 pm, $5. El Moreno Carrillo Sun, 11 pm, $5-$10. (Kixx Bar) Joey Vitale Fri, 8 pm. Reflection Sat, 8 pm. 702-432-7777. Count’s Vamp’d Burn Unit 1/8, 8 pm, free. Frank Hannon Power Trio, Tailgun, The Greg Golden Band 1/9, 8:30 pm, $10. Lies, Deceit & Treachery, Jeff Young, Sherri 1/10, 10 pm, free. Todd Kerns 1/15, 9 pm, $5. Adelita’s Way, Conflict of Interest, Devil’s Run 1/16, 8 pm, $10-$15. Maragold, Leona X, Roni Lee 1/17, 9 pm, free. Sin City Sinners, Derek Davis 1/22, 10 m, free. John Zito Electric Jam Wed, 9 pm, free. 9:30 pm, free. 6750 W. Sahara, 702-220-8849. The Dillinger Marty Feick Thu, 7 pm. Stefnrock First & third Sat, 8:30 pm, free. 1224 Arizona St., 702-293-4001. Dispensary Lounge Uli Geissendoerfer Trio Fri-Sat, 10 pm. 2451 E. Tropicana, 702-4586343. Eastside Cannery (Marilyn’s Lounge) Claudine Castro Band Mon, 10 pm. Phoenix Wed, 9 pm. Spazmatics Sun, 9 pm. Shows free unless noted. 702-507-5700. M Resort (M Pavillion) Elvis, The Aloha Concert Tribute 3/14, 8/8, 7 pm, $30-$42. Shows free with drink purchase. M Resort, 800-745-3000. Milo’s Cellar Live Music Thur, 8 pm, free. 538 Nevada Hwy., 702-293-9540. Ron DeCar’s Event Center Jimmy Wilkins New Life Jazz Orchestra 2/7, 1 pm, $15. Bruce Harper Big Band, Elisa Fiorillo 1/10, 2/21, 1 pm, $15. Michael Evans Big Band 1/17, 1 pm, $15. Merv Harding Talk of the Town 1/24, 1 pm, $15. Michael Ray Tyler Orchestra 1/31, 1 pm, $15. Charles McNeal Big Band 2/28, 1 pm, $15. Jazz Conversations Big Band Series Sat, 1 pm, $15. Swingin’ Sundays Sun, 5 pm, $10. 1201 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-384-0771. Sam’s Town Sonny Turner 1/24, 8 pm, $22. NiteKings Sun, 7 pm, free. Shows free unless noted. 5111 Boulder Hwy., 702-284-7777.

Star of the Desert Arena Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino, 31900 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Primm, 800-386-7867.

Comedy Louie Anderson Wed-Sat, 7 pm, $60-$102. Plaza, 702-386-2110. Roseanne Barr 2/28, 4/11, 9:30 pm; 6/6, 7:30 pm, $50-$118. Venetian, 866-641-7469. Big Al’s Comedy Club Wed-Sun, 8 pm, $20. Gold Coast, 702-251-3574. Bonkerz Comedy Club Downtown Grand Fri-Sat, 8:30 pm, free (with two-drink purchase). 206 N. 3rd St., 702-719-5100. Bonkerz Comedy Club JW Marriott Shows 7 pm, $15. 221 N. Rampart Blvd., 702-5075900. Bonkerz Comedy Club Primm Fri, 8 pm & 10:15 pm; Sat, 10:15 pm; $10. Primm Valley Resort , 31900 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 800-3867867. Bonkerz Comedy Club Silver Sevens FriSat, 10:30 pm; $10. Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino, 4100 Paradise, 702-733-7000. Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club Carl Labove, Sarah Tiana thru 1/11. Happy Cole, Mike Merryfield, Bob Dibuono 1/12-1/18. Brad Garrett, Greg Morton, Collin Moulton 1/19-1/25. Ian Bagg, Dave Landau, Matt Markman 1/26-2/1. All shows at 8 pm, $65$87. MGM Grand, 891-7777. Wayne Brady 2/27, 4/17, 10 pm, $40+. Mirage, 702-792-7777. Bill Burr 6/26-6/27, 10 pm, $70+. Mirage, 702792-7777. Mel Cabang 1/17, 8:30 pm, $30. The D Las Vegas, 301 Fremont St., thed.com. Caroline Rhea, Elayne Boosler 3/28, 9:30 pm, $40-$96. Venetian, 866-641-7469. Carrot Top Wed-Mon, 8:30 pm, $50-$60. Luxor, 702-262-4900. Jeff Civilico Sat-Mon, Wed-Thu, 4 pm, $39$50. Quad, 888-777-7664. Comedy After Dark Wed-Sun, 10 pm, $40$60. LVH, 702-732-5755. Whitney Cummings 3/13-3/14, 5/22-5/23, 9:30 pm, $74-$118. Venetian, 866-641-7469. Jeff Dunham Wed-Sun, 7 pm; Sat-Sun, 4 pm, $72. Planet Hollywood, 702-531-4320. Vinnie Favorito Nightly, 8 pm, $55-$100. Flamingo, 702-733-3333. Fortune Feimster, Cameron Esposito 4/25, 8 pm, $40-$96. Venetian, 866-641-7469. Garfunkel & Oates 3/21, 9:30 pm, $40-$96. Venetian, 866-641-7469. Eddie Griffin Mon-Wed, 7 pm, $90-$182. Rio, 702-777-7776. Kathy Griffin 4/18, 10 pm, $60+. Mirage, 702792-7777. Joey Guila 1/15-1/16, 8:30 pm, $30. The D Las Vegas, 301 Fremont St., thed.com. Happy Hour and Friends featuring Narcissists Anonymous 1/24, 8 p.m., $10. Las Vegas Little Theatre Studio, 3890 Schiff Drive. Kevin Hart 5/24, 8 pm, $49-$129. Mandalay Bay Events Center, 702-632-7777. HydroComics Unleashed Wed, 9 pm, free. Lucie’s Lounge, 3955 Charleston Blvd., 702776-6417. The Improv Don McMillan, Shayla Rivera, David Gee thru 1/11. Darryl Lenox, Marc Price, Chase Durousseau 1/13-1/18. Todd Glass, Bobby Miyamoto, Chris Mancini 1/20-1/25. Allan Havey, Don McEnery, Alycia Wood 1/27-2/1. Owen Benjamin, Sean Kent 2/3-2/8. Tue-Sun, 8:30 & 10 pm, $30-$45. Harrah’s, 702-369-5000. Gabriel Iglesias 4/3-4/4, 5/23-5/24, 10 pm, $60+. Mirage, 702-792-7777. The Joe Show Thu-Sat, 8 pm, $30. Tuscany, 255 E. Flamingo Rd., 702-629-0715. Jokes With Friends Thu, 10 pm, free. Nacho Daddy, 9925 S. Eastern Ave., 702-462-5000. L.A. Comedy Club Tue-Sun, 9:30 pm, $39$62. Ballys, 702-777-2782. Lisa Lampanelli 2/7, 9:30 pm; 4/4, 8 pm; 6/13, 9:30 pm, $50-$119. Venetian, 866-641-7469. The Laugh Factory Shows nightly, 8:30 & 10:30 pm. $29-$45. Tropicana, 702-739-2222. Laughternoon Adam London Daily, 4 pm, $20-$25. The D, 702-388-2111. Jay Leno 2/28, 5/15, 6/13, 7/4, 10 pm, $60-$80. Mirage, 702-792-7777. Loni Love 2/14, 9:30 pm, $40-$97. Venetian, 866-641-7469. M Resort Comedy Night Fri, 9 pm, free with

Calendar drink purchase. M Resort, 702797-1000. The Mac King Comedy Magic Show Tue-Sat, 1 & 3 pm, $33. Harrah’s, 702-369-5000. Kathleen Madigan 6/12, 10 pm, $30+. Mirage, 702-792-7777. Bill Maher 3/21-3/22, 8 pm, $43-$93. Pearl, 702-942-7777. John Mulaney 3/6, 10 pm, $54-$65. Mirage, 702-792-7777. Party Improv Comedy Thu-Sun, 7 pm, $25, 2 drink minimum. Planet Hollywood, 702-531-4320. Ray Romano & David Spade 2/20-2/21, 4/10-4/11, 10 pm, $80+. Mirage, 702-792-7777. Red Skelton Tribute Sat-Tue, 2 pm; $35-$40. Westin Las Vegas, 160 E. Flamingo Rd., 702-245-2393. Don Rickles 2/21-2/22, 8 pm, $80. Orleans, 702-365-7075. Riviera Comedy Club 40 is Not the New 20 ft. Matt Kazam MonSat, 10 pm, $40. Jon Manfrellotti, Shayma Tash thru 1/11, 8:30 pm, $30. Mitch Fatel, Geoff Keith 1/12-1/18, 8:30, $30. Gerry Vednob, Kathleen Dunbar 1/19-1/25, 8:30 pm, $30. Richie Minervini, Johnny Pizzi 1/26-2/1, 8:30 pm, $30. Riviera, 855-468-6748. Joe Rogan 1/30, 10 pm, $40+. Mirage, 702-792-7777. Rita Rudner 2/11, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 7:30 pm, $60-$100. Harrah’s, 702369-5000. Sapphire Comedy Hour Fri-Sat, 8 pm, $20. Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club, 3025 Industrial Rd., 702796-6000. Amy Schumer 4/24, 8 pm, $45. Cosmopolitan, 702-698-7000. S.E.T. Improv Comedy Mon, 8 pm, $10. Onyx Theatre, 953 E. Sahara Ave., 702-732-7225. Side Splitting Sundays Sun, 10 pm, free. Boomers, 3200 Sirius Ave., 702-368-1863. Sin City Comedy & Burlesque Show 8:30 pm, $38-$49. Planet Hollywood, 702-777-7776. Sinbad 1/30-1/31, 8 pm, $50+. Orleans, orleanscasino.com. Rickey Smiley 1/17-1/18, 8 pm, $40+. Orleans, orleanscasino. com. Aries Spears 1/23-1/24, 7:30 pm, $16+. Suncoast, 702-636-7075. Daniel Tosh 1/23, 10 pm; 1/24, 7:30 pm, 3/27, 10 pm; 3/28, 7:30 pm, $60+. Mirage, 702-792-7777. Trailer Park Boys 2/22, 8 pm, $40$125. The Joint, 702-693-5222. Ron White’s Comedy Salute to the Troops 3/4, 7:30 pm, $80-$119. Mirage, 702-792-7777.

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Performing Arts 50 Shades! The Parody Shows beginning 2/3, Tue, 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm, Wed-Sun, 7:30 pm, $69+. Bally’s, 50shadesvegas.com, 702777-2782. The Breasts of Tiresias 5/16, 5/225/23, 7 pm; 5/24, 2 pm, $10-$15. Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Dr., 702-455-7030. The Composers Showcase of las Vegas 1/21, 10:30 pm, $20+. Smith Center, 702-749-2000. David Perrico: Pop Evolution 1/28, 10 pm, $15+. Smith Center, 702-749-2000. Dixie’s Tupperware Party 2/22/15, $33-$39. Smith Center, 702749-2000. Jeff McBride’s Wonderground Variety show. Third Thu of the month; 8, 9 & 10 pm; $10. Olive Mediterranean Restaurant Lounge, 3850 E. Sunset Rd., 702451-8805 . Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1/20-

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Ellis Mania 10 2/21, 8 pm, $20+. The Joint, 702-693-5222. Harlem Globetrotters 2/5, times vary, $24+. Orleans Arena, orleansarena.com. Tuff-N-Uff Invicta FC Tournament Finals 1/9, 6 pm, $25-$30. Orleans, orleanscasino. com. UFC 183 1/31, 3 pm, $250-$1,000. MGM Grand Garden Arena, 702891-7777. UNLV Men’s Basketball San Jose State, 1/10, 7 pm, $15-$100. New Mexico 1/21, 8 pm, $20-$110. Utah State 1/24, 5 pm, $15-$100. Air Force 1/31, 7 pm, $15-$100. Fresno St. 2/10, time TBA, $15-$100. Boise State 2/18, 8 pm, $15-100. Wyoming 2/28, 5 pm, $15-$100. San Diego State 3/4, 8 pm, $20$110. Thomas & Mack, 702-7393267. UNLV Women’s Basketball Boise State 1/14, 7 pm. San Diego St., 1/17, 2 pm, 7 pm. Colorado State, 2/7, 4 pm. New Mexico 2/21, 2 pm. Utah State, 2/25, 7 pm. San Jose St. 3/6, 5 pm. All games 5 p.m. Cox Pavilion, 702-739-3267. WWE Live 1/17, 7:30 pm, $24-$128. Mandalay Bay Events Center, 702632-7777.

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Galleries 1/25, 7:30 pm; 1/24-1/25, 2 pm, $28+. Smith Center, 702-7492000. Kodo One Earth Tour 2/12, 7:30 pm, $29+. Smith Center, 702-7492000. Las Vegas Philharmonic Masterworks III: Rising Star 1/10, 7:30 pm, $26-$94. Smith Center, 702-749-2000. Las Vegas Philharmonic Pops III: A Gershwin Valentine 2/14, 7:30 pm, $26-$94. Smith Center, 702749-2000. London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas 3/30, 7:30 pm, $29+. Smith Center, 702-749-2000. Momix Alchemia 3/10, 7:30 pm, $19+. Smith Center, 702-7492000. Nevada Ballet Theatre: A Gala Performance 2/21, 7:30 pm, $29+. Smith Center, 702-7492000. Nice Work If You Can Get It 2/243/1, 7:30 pm; 2/28 & 3/1, 2 pm, $39+. Smith Center, 702-7492000. Re-Animator the Musical 1/6-1/18, times vary, $44+. Smith Center, 702-749-2000. Trouble in Tahiti 2/20-2/21, 2/27-2/28, 8 pm; 2/22, 4 pm, $15. Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Dr., 702-455-7030.

Special Events An Executive Chef’s Culinary Classroom With Executive Chef Edmond Wong. 2/12, 3/19, 4/30, 5/26, 6/30, 7/23, 8/27, 9/29, 10/13, 11/10, 7 pm, $135. Bellagio, 866406-7117. ArtLIVE 1/29, 6 pm, $25-$200. The Smith Center, artlivelv.com. AVN Awards Show 1/24, 8:30 pm, $175-$300. The Joint, 702-6935222. Dam Short Film Festival 2/4-2/7, Historic Boulder Theatre, 1225 Arizona St., 702-293-3171, damshortfilm.org. Dinosaur Train Live: Buddy’s Big Adventure 2/4, 6 pm, $13. Smith Center, 702-749-2000. Disney On Ice: Let’s Celebrate! 1/14-1/17, 7 pm, 1/17, 11:30 am, 3 pm;

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By Rob Brezsny

ARIES

LEO

SAGITTARIUS

March 21-April 19

July 23-Aug. 22

Nov. 22-Dec. 21

In his novel Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut describes a character, Ned Lingamon, who “had a penis eight hundred miles long and two hundred and ten miles in diameter, but practically all of it was in the fourth dimension.” If there is any part of you that metaphorically resembles Lingamon, Aries, the coming months will be a favorable time to fix the problem. You finally have sufficient power and wisdom and feistiness to start expressing your latent capacities in practical ways ... to manifest your hidden beauty in a tangible form ... to bring your purely fourth-dimensional aspects all the way into the third dimension.

I live in Northern California, where an extended drought led to waterrationing for much of 2014. But in December, a series of downpours arrived to replenish the parched landscape. Now bursts of white wildflowers have erupted along my favorite hiking trails. They’re called shepherd’s purse. Herbalists say this useful weed can be made into an ointment that eases pain and heals wounds. I’d like to give you a metaphorical version of this good stuff. You could use some support in alleviating the psychic aches and pangs you’re feeling. Any ideas about how to get it? Brainstorm. Ask questions. Seek help.

“If you have built castles in the air,” said philosopher Henry David Thoreau, “your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” That may seem like a backward way to approach the building process: erecting the top of the structure first, and later the bottom. But I think this approach is more likely to work for you than it is for any other sign of the zodiac. And now is an excellent time to attend to such a task.

TAURUS

VIRGO

CAPRICORN

April 20-May 20

Aug. 23-Sept. 22

Dec. 22-Jan. 19

E. L. Doctorow says that the art of writing “is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” This realistic yet hopeful assessment is true of many challenges. The big picture of what you’re trying to accomplish is often obscure. You wish you had the comfort of knowing exactly what you’re doing every step of the way, but it seems that all you’re allowed to know is the next step. Every now and then, however, suddenly you get a glimpse of the whole story you’re embedded in. It’s like you’re standing on a mountaintop drinking in the vast view of what lies behind you and before you. I suspect that this is one of those times for you, Taurus.

Actress Uzo Aduba’s formal first name is Uzoamaka. She tells the story about how she wanted to change it when she was a kid. One day she came home and said, “Mommy, can you call me Zoe?” Her mother asked her why, and she said, “Because no one can say Uzoamaka.” Mom was quick to respond: “If they can learn to say Tchaikovsky, Dostoevsky and Michelangelo, they can learn to say Uzoamaka.” The moral of the story, as far as you’re concerned: This is no time to suppress your quirks and idiosyncrasies. That’s rarely a good idea, but especially now. Say NO to making yourself more generic.

Songwriter RB Morris wrote a poem in which he imagines a mockingbird hearing rock and roll music for the first time. “When Mockingbird first heard rock / He cocked his head and crapped / What in the hell is that? / It sounded like a train wreck / Someone was screaming / Someone’s banging on garbage cans.” Despite his initial alienation, Mockingbird stayed to listen. Soon he was spellbound. “His blood pounded and rolled.” Next thing you know, Mockingbird and his friends are making raucous music themselves—“all for the love of that joyful noise.” I foresee a comparable progression for you in the coming weeks,. What initially disturbs you may ultimately excite you—maybe even fulfill you.

GEMINI

LIBRA

AQUARIUS

May 21-June 20

Sept. 23-Oct. 22

Jan. 20-Feb. 18

Most people have numerous items in their closet that they never wear. Is that true for you? Why? Do you think you will eventually come to like them again, even though you don’t now? Are you hoping that by keeping them around you can avoid feeling remorse about having wasted money? Do you fantasize that the uncool stuff will come back into fashion? In accordance with the astrological omens, Gemini, I invite you to stage an all-out purge. Admit the truth to yourself about what clothes no longer work for you, and get rid of them. While you’re at it, why not carry out a similar cleanup in other areas of your life?

Doug Von Koss leads groups of people in sing-alongs. You don’t have to be an accomplished vocalist to be part of his events, nor is it crucial that you know the lyrics and melodies to a large repertoire of songs. He strives to foster a “perfection-free zone.” I encourage you to dwell in the midst of your own personal perfection-free zone everywhere you go this week, Libra. You need a break from the pressure to be smooth, sleek, and savvy. You have a poetic license to be innocent, loose, and a bit messy. At least temporarily, allow yourself the deep pleasure of ignoring everyone’s expectations and demands.

Do you recall the opening scene of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? Alice is sitting outside on a hot day, feeling bored, when a White Rabbit scurries by. He’s wearing a coat and consulting a watch as he talks to himself. She follows him, even when he jumps into a hole in the ground. Her descent takes a long time. On the way down, she passes cupboards and bookshelves and other odd sights. Not once does she feel fear. Instead, she makes careful observations and thinks reasonably about her unexpected trip. Finally she lands safely. As you do your personal equivalent of falling down the rabbit hole, be as poised and calm as Alice. Think of it as an adventure, not a crisis, and an adventure it will be.

CANCER

SCORPIO

PISCES

June 21-July 22

Oct. 23-Nov. 21

Feb. 19-March 20

“Nothing was ever created by two men,” wrote John Steinbeck in his novel East of Eden. “There are no good collaborations, whether in music, in art, in poetry, in mathematics, in philosophy. Once the miracle of creation has taken place, the group can build and extend it, but the group never invents anything. The preciousness lies in the lonely mind of a man.” In my view, this statement is delusional nonsense. And it’s especially inapt for you in the coming weeks. In fact, the only success that will have any lasting impact will be the kind that you instigate in tandem with an ally or allies you respect.

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“I dream of lost vocabularies that might express some of what we no longer can,” wrote Jack Gilbert in his poem “The Forgotten Dialect of the Heart.” Judging from the current astrological omens, I’d say that you are close to accessing some of those lost vocabularies. You’re more eloquent than usual. You have an enhanced power to find the right words to describe mysterious feelings and subtle thoughts. As a result of your expanded facility with language, you may be able to grasp truths that have been out of reach before now.

You are positively oceanic these days. You are vast and deep, restless and boundless, unruly and unstoppable. As much as it’s possible for a human being to be, you are ageless and fantastical. I wouldn’t be surprised if you could communicate telepathically and remember your past lives and observe the invisible world in great detail. I’m tempted to think of you as omnidirectional and omniscient, as well as polyrhythmic and polymorphously perverse. Dream big, you crazy, wise dreamer.

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