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EDC by l.e. baskow; origin climbing & fitness by steve marcus; yardbird by mikayla whitmore

Contents 7 mail The secret of the wet

48 comedy Eddie Izzard wants

mattress. Vegas on Esquire.

to borrow your lipstick.

8 as we see it A local legend

50 the strip Baz comes to

passes. Musing on the disguises of cell towers. One-finger pull-ups at Origin Climbing & Fitness.

Light (cue musical glory).

14 weekly Q&A Comedian Mike P is having a moment.

16 Feature | dance in the

51 fine art Miguel Rodriguez explores electricity.

52 print Cutting deep into Bacigalupi’s The Water Knife.

desert Electric Daisy Carnival is back at the Speedway. Meet the hot DJs, apps, accessories and more.

54 food & drink Gluttony at Glutton and pickles at Yardbird. Down the Hatch experiments.

26 nights Local boy 3LAU.

58 calendar It’s time once again for the Amazing Comic Con.

41 A&E The mystery film project of Will Ferrell and Kristin Wiig.

42 screen Pixar goes Inside Out and a geek finds his way in Dope. A look at Season 2 of True Detective.

44 noise The soulful horns of Home Cookin’. Aubergine Electric says hey. Electronic-music mania!

Cover illustration By ECHO Cherkik

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Martin Jacobson 2014 MAIN EVENT CHAMPION BURNING BUMMER Las Vegas’ Dancetronauts, a futuristic dancer-DJ party crew known for turning things up Downtown and at Burning Man, can’t bring their rainbowcolored Strip Ship to the playa this year. Find out why at lasvegasweekly.com. GONE FISHIN’ June 18 is International Sushi Day, and we pregamed at Sushi Roku, tasting some old favorites and new options at the Forum Shops favorite. (Hint: The uni tasted gooood.) Find out about it at lasvegasweekly.com.

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MOST READ STORIES lasvegasweekly.com 1. Vegas before AC: A quick history of cooling off in our triple-digit city 2. Glory ignored: An open letter to Esquire in defense of great Vegas bars Must be 21 or older to gamble. Know When To Stop Before You Start.® Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-522-4700. ©2015, Caesars License Company, LLC.

3. Survive the summer sizzle: Six must-try ways to cool off this season 4. Steve Friess says goodbye, but his love for Vegas endures 5. Hungry to help? Here are your Restaurant Week recommendations

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DINOSAUR DISPUTE In an unprecedented development, readers disagreed with a Josh Bell review, of new dino film Jurassic World.

Much better than what Josh gave it credit for. Definitely worth a watch, a huge improvement from the third. What I liked the most about it is how the human elements were shown, always goes back to the things Ian Malcolm had to say at dinner in the first film. –Donnie Frixione

is looking in the wrong places? –SA Bergfalk Esquire is losing relevance. Anyone with any sense can see that. –Nicholas Johnson-Tatum

STAYING COOL Kristen Peterson wrote about Las Vegas life before the glory of air-conditioning.

We don’t use AC either. Have a nice brick and tile house in classic Vegas that cools itself just fine. –Sri Swami Mitchi

Saw it last night in IMAX 3D and while it was good, the plot seemed similar to one of the other movies. The ending was a nice twist. –Melinda Trzepla-Kelly

No one is supposed to live in this heat, I’m convinced. –Austin Okopny

UNHAPPY HOUR

A wet mattress ... never thought of that. –Nile Bohon

Esquire magazine called drinking in Las Vegas joyless and mechanical, and we disagreed.

Esquire is joyless and mechanical. –Bill Gould It’s not just Esquire. GQ and other popular mags totally ignore Vegas when mentioning great bars. –Chuck Stephenson I’m with Esquire. Vegas bars are typically lifeless. Cigarettes, video poker and mediocre drinks. There are a few niche bars but most are devoid of energy. –Tom Haney Hmm. I’ve never had a problem finding a good bar, a good drink and a good place to hang out with my drink. Maybe Esquire

Wet sheets in the windows is another method I’ve heard about. –Liz Kerby

NEW EATS We might have a new addiction: the pizza-and-whiskey combo of Little Tony’s.

You had me at whiskey. –Zach Mosesian The Dillinger is everything it’s billed to be. Best pizza ever. –Nick Ryan I might check it out. Palace Station is usually a place I try and stay away from, but the pizza looks decent. –Chris Ulloa-Padilla

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AsWeSeeIt OPINION + POLITICS + HUMOR + STYLE

A LION OF LAS VEGAS

> THE FATHER Kirk Kerkorian, (1917-2015) in front of the future International Hotel in 1969.

It’s fun to catch Steve Wynn unaware. It doesn’t happen too often, as the resort mogul seems prepared for any question or comment flung his way. But three years ago, nearly to the day, Wynn stopped when asked about Kirk Kerkorian. It was during the opening of the restaurant Mizumi at Wynn Las Vegas. Just a week earlier, Kerkorian had turned 95. Wynn always talked of him reverentially, as if he were his own father, and I’d asked if the two talked on Kerkorian’s birthday. “Wow, that’s right. It’s June and I need to call him tomorrow,” Wynn said, shaking his head and smiling. “He is a remarkable physical specimen. He has always been active.” Wynn then mulled the question about who should be considered the “father of Las Vegas.” Many longtime Las Vegans, historians and even interested tourists would say it should be Wynn himself, given his indelible imprint on the Strip through the design and construction of such marvels as Mirage, Bellagio and sister properties Wynn and Encore. But Wynn would not consider himself the father of anything where Kerkorian was involved. The latter, who died June 15 at age 98, was a true pioneer in the development of mega-resorts in Las Vegas. In 1969,

WHICH STUPEFYING THING DID THE DONALD NOT ACTUALLY SAY? On Mexican immigrants:

“They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists, and some I assume are good people, but I speak to border guards and they tell us what we are getting.” On Trump Tower in Dubai:

“We are building this in the ocean. It doesn’t have ocean views. It’s in the ocean. We don’t play games.” On the profound ripples of his Twitter feed:

“My Twitter has become so powerful that I can actually make my enemies tell the truth.” Answer: Trick question. Trump said all of these things, of course.

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he built the International Hotel (later the Las Vegas Hilton, LVH and now Westgate Las Vegas), and the original MGM Grand (now Bally’s) in 1971. He was the former owner of the Desert Inn, and in 1993 opened the current MGM Grand at Tropicana and Las Vegas Boulevard. Kerkorian also owned the Strip parcel on which Caesars Palace was built in 1966. He purchased Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1970 and was involved in buying and selling the MGM and United Artists studios, finally selling his interest in MGM to Sony in 2005 for $5 billion. “I’d rather be the son of Las Vegas!” Wynn said, laughing. “For me, father is too old! Kirk is 95. He should be father. I’m the son, or the baby. I’m clinging to my immaturity. I’m growing old gracelessly.” It was a joke, as Wynn has essentially accepted the mantle of the city’s elder statesman. Maybe he’s not the father, but he was inspired by the man who cast that kind of shadow. –John Katsilometes

IF YOU DANCE WITH MOLLY ... EDC organizer Insomniac has taken an increasingly bullish approach to substance-abuse prevention at the fest, offering everything from drug-drop amnesty boxes to the Ground Control wellness team. But the fact remains that some festival-goers will still try to smuggle in or buy drugs onsite, and not all will get away with it. ¶ Last year, LVMPD reported 73 felony narcotics arrests over the event’s three days. Still, getting caught doesn’t necessarily result in arrest. Those who are found with small amounts of drugs during security searches will have the substance confiscated and may still be allowed to enter the festival. More often, however, they’ll get turned over to a Metro officer. Whether at the gates or inside the fest, those caught by Metro are taken to an onsite processing center where charges are determined. ¶ Those charged with a misdemeanor will be issued a citation and ejected from the festival. For those charged with felonies, the night is far from over—they remain in a holding area until they can be escorted in groups to jail. Wide awake, indeed. –Andrea Domanick

AS WE SEE IT… > WHO ARE YOU FOOLING? Dressed-up cell towers never stop being funny.

SLIGHT OF THE TIMES A bar’s frequently offensive sign now strikes a transphobic chord

NICE FAKE

Cell towers have been dressing up since the ’90s—and it’s still hilarious BY KRISTEN PETERSON “We can still see you!” a friend blurted as we drove past a cell tower pretending to be a pine tree. Its attempt at stealth seemed as hilarious and endearing as a dog hiding behind a skinny flagpole, and our lampoonery continued as we blew down the road, leaving the poorly disguised tower shamed in its fake magnificence. You’d think that in the 20-plus years these towers have been dressed as nature, the amusement (and thoughtful commentary) would wear off, rather than

further cement them as one of technology’s finer oddities. Web pages and threads are dedicated to the best and worst. Artists contemplate the towers’ role in the contemporary landscape. (South African photographer Dillon Marsh’s Invasive Species and Las Vegas artist Jennifer Kleven’s urban naturalism, for example). But for whatever reason, manufacturers haven’t gone beyond the “nature” outfits—save for fancying up the towers as working flagpoles and replica water towers and church steeples. There are some successful tree imitations, like Larson Camouflage’s Mono-Pine (which Larson credits with “launching the concealed tower industry” in 1992). But with aesthetics serving as the driving force for disguises, forcing them to blend in awkwardly seems counterintuitive. Dress them up, deck them out, celebrate their individualism in a non-uniform site-specific way, but don’t ask them to be something they’re not. Even if it is funny.

HOW TO HAIL A JET With money and an app, it’s possible Now that Uber ride-hailing is allowed in the state, why not extend it to flights? That’s what companies like JetSmarter and Ubair are trying to do, with apps and websites that connect travelers with private jets. ¶ It’s unlikely executive aviation will ever reach the masses, but in some cases hailing a jet could be cheaper than last-minute first-class bookings on commercial airlines, so it could make sense for affluent travelers. Flightauction websites like JetSuite aim to fill passenger-less return flights, and companies like Surf Air (available in Vegas) offer a flat-fee, all-you-can-fly model. Don’t want to share a plane? Fly BlackJet and you won’t have to. ¶ JetSmarter’s CEO told CNN private planes could one day financially rival road transportation, with travelers choosing small planes over, say, buses, but aviation analysts are skeptical. Though with festival-goers choosing helicopters to get to EDC, perhaps spontaneous, private air travel isn’t so far-fetched. –Kristy Totten

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There’s been a lot of talk nationally about both the transgender community and political correctness in humor, though not necessarily in conjunction. But at the middle of their local Venn diagram is a bar in the southeastern part of the Valley. Passersby can’t miss its readerboard, which at press time read: “Caitlyn Jenner Toilet Seat Up or Down.” If the former Olympian says she’s a woman, then that’s what she is, regardless of her male sex organs. Could she in theory use the toilet standing up? Sure, but the bar’s question is clearly—and offensively— rhetorical. The bar first tasted infamy when it posted to the sign that the “Broncos couldn’t beat the sick kids at St. Jude.” Internet outcry followed, and the bar took it down. But later, a subsequent missive—“Ray Rice new bouncer on ladies night …” that referenced the former Baltimore Ravens player caught punching his then-fiancée in the face—proved the bar was fishing for attention, just as it is with the Jenner jab. (As such, the Weekly is not naming the bar.) We’ve all laughed at put-downs, and comedians like Jerry Seinfeld have a point about PC hypersensitivity. In this case, however, the bar is targeting a group that’s too often the butt of the joke—and worse. Trans folks experience distressingly high rates of suicide, violence, family rejection, financial destitution and job discrimination. And despite recent legislative and cultural victories, online commenters and talking heads—and now desperate business owners—are jumping at the chance to mock them. We should jump at the chance to drink and gamble elsewhere, and let bar proprietors know that such gimmicks are no laughing matter. –Mike Prevatt

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As We See It… > wild and free A climber tests herself on one of hundreds of boulder problems at Origin.

Time is (more) money Escort services and the Live Entertainment Tax

“We could have put in significantly more wall space, actually thousands of square feet more, but what it would have compromised is the feel,” Raether says. Natural light to splashes of juicy color to architectural flow, Origin is Big dreams and sweet lines at Henderson’s designed to be a “social exercise experience.” Training areas range from a fitness center and yoga studio to a new climbing destination By Erin Ryan Treadwall and hangboards (for those one-finger pull-ups). And instruction might be Raether giving pointers from the Andy Raether looks lovingly at Squeezy, Banana, Rasfloor or formal workshops on core climbing techniques. putin and other nicknamed holds on the “woody wall” he With harder walls mirroring easier ones, skill levels minpersonally jigsawed. There’s even a legit Derek Jeter game gle under the 20-foot fans. bat, split in action and now coated with chalk. Wilder, who grew up here and has climbed “As random and crazy as it looks, there is very enough in Red Rock Canyon for friends to much a rhyme or reason,” says Raether, a pro- ORIGIN CLIMBING call him a “walking guidebook,” hopes Origin fessional climber who shaped many of these bits & FITNESS GRAND will strengthen the community and draw new of clay, polyurethane and wood before bolting OPENING June 20, disciples to the sport. Not just by virtue of them to a steeply angled wall inside his other noon-midnight, $17 the gym’s impressive scale. Because three masterpiece—Origin Climbing & Fitness. (members free). 7585 veteran climbers dreamed and realized what Raether and co-founders Kim Lambert and Commercial Way #J, they’d always wanted in one. “Spacious, light, John Wilder soft-opened their cavernous gym 702-570-7034. inviting—that’s what I hear from everybody,” May 18, cobbling together their wish lists to Wilder says. “That’s what I love about it.” create what Wilder says is the largest bouldering facility The grand opening on June 20 will bring together pros, in the country. He and Raether have set 382 lines on four from bouldering champion Alex Johnson to New Zealand boulder features (and promise the tally will pass 400), plus powerhouse Mayan Smith-Gobat to the legendary John about 90 routes on a 30-foot rope wall, and they plan to Long. There will be clinics, gear raffles and a citizen’s reset every eight weeks to start. There’s a lot going on, but competition climb. Are your fingers ready? it doesn’t feel crowded.

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Las Vegas’ first medical marijuana dispensary is about to open

dispensaries and growing facilities

Legislature approved a system of to make medical marijuana more

accessible, but not a single bud has been sold. That could change with the planned summer opening of Las Vegas’ first dispensary, Euphoria Wellness on Jones south of Robindale, though challenges remain. “When you grow [an industry] from scratch, there’s all kinds of issues you never thought about,” Sen. Tick Segerblom says. ¶ Segerblom

made it a priority to fix problems during the recent session; the democrat worked with Republican Sen. Patricia Farley to push through several bills that could have an immediate impact. Medical marijuana businesses will have more flexibility in the use of third-party vendors, the ability to change locations and to guarantee investors the option to sell or transfer stakes. Tweaks were also made to certain criminal statutes, and pesticides will now be allowed in growing operations. ¶ “Everyone realizes [medical marijuana] is here, so now it’s become: How can we make the business better?” Segerblom says, explaining that the goal is to get businesses running before the 2016 election, so Nevada voters will be informed when they decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana. “The reality is they’re already [smoking] it; we’re just not getting any tax revenue.” –Conor Shine For more of the story, visit lasvegasweekly.com.

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Changes to Nevada’s Live Entertainment Tax made headlines after expanding to include outdoor events like Electric Daisy Carnival and Burning Man. But another formerly exempt group has slipped under the radar: escorts. Under Senate Bill 266, escort services will now be charged a 9 percent tax on the cost to customers for their time. The inclusion has caused some to raise eyebrows, particularly considering that brothels—which have long lobbied to be taxed by the state—remain exempt. While the difference between brothels and escort services might seem like a formality to many, the bill is explicit that the latter does not involve sexual conduct. So why tax one and not the other? Sex-worker rights advocates say lawmakers are still squeamish about legitimizing brothels through taxation. “Brothels were asking to be taxed, because it’s viewed as a seal of approval by the state government,” says Susan Lopez, founding member of the Las Vegas Sex Workers Outreach Project and co-founder of the Desiree Alliance, a national network advocating for sex workers’ rights. “It frames them as a legitimate business, and I think that’s why there’s still hesitation.” Nevada Assembly Minority Leader Marilyn Kirkpatrick, who co-sponsored the bill, says including escort services and not brothels was a practical decision, not a moral one. Blanket definitions of “escorts” and “escort services” were included to close loopholes among similar forms of adult entertainment, such as traditional escorts, outcall entertainment (“direct to your room” dancers) and atmosphere models. “It was a matter of bringing clarity,” Kirkpatrick says of the changes, which are intended to be revenueneutral. “For instance, what would stop a casino from having an event outside instead of indoors if it could avoid the tax? Similarly, why would a strip club be taxed and not outcall entertainment? We changed the language to make it consistent.” She adds that without an umbrella industry, brothels didn’t fit into any of the loopholes that needed closing. The business model is simply too unique. “Nobody was ever intended to get left out. At some point they may fall into that category, but right now it’s too different.” –Andrea Domanick

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Weekly Q&A

> VERSATILE AND HILARIOUS Mike P acts, DJs and does comedy.

FUNNY BUSINESS

Inside the multimedia domination of Vegas-based comedian Mike P Radio. Television. Film. Stand-up. Michael Perry is a consummate entertainer. Almost 20 years after his arrival in Las Vegas, he has carved out a niche that only he occupies. He’s a DJ on the weekends, hosting the morning slot on Hot 97.5. He’s been in a feature film, All Things Fall Apart with 50 Cent. He has hosted different comedy rooms in Las Vegas over the past decade and currently holds down Tuesday nights at Luna Lounge. ¶ And the man most people know as Mike P is now part of the cast of BET’s late-night comedy series The Xperiment (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 11:30 p.m.). We sat down to discuss his multimedia whirlwind and why Vegas is the best place for him.

a football scholarship at age 21. I was a wide receiver and kick returner. I played ’97-’98.

worked my room. It took a lot of hard work. I could focus on comedy during the week and radio on the weekend. My name is still heard. My voice is still heard.

Did you start doing comedy out here? I was already doing

Why do you continue to host your own rooms? What a

comedy in LA. After my football eligibility got messed up, I said, “I’m going to get on the radio for being funny, and then I’m going to start my own comedy room and blow up.” And that’s what I did.

room does, it develops your energy. It takes you to a whole new level. Most comics get five to 10 minutes to do their thing. If you have your own room, you just did two hours’ worth of comedy.

How did you find your way into radio? I took a radio course

How would you describe The Xperiment? The show is basi-

How did you end up in Las Vegas? I came to UNLV on

at UNLV, and the general cally videos, sketches and manager of Power 88.1-FM interviews. Funny stuff you was coming into the class. see on the Internet and then I rushed him and told him we give our own comedic I needed a job. He commentary. told me to see him tomorrow. I was in THE Is TV the ultimate goal his office at 5 a.m. so KNOCKOUT for you? I want to be when he got to work COMEDY a movie star. The I was there. He SUPER SHOW TV checks though, said, “What are you With Marlon they’re nice. After a doing?” I said, “You Wayans, Bruce movie, you are back said tomorrow.” He Bruce, Corey being unemployed. let me intern for Holcomb, Mark two years. One day Curry, Capone. What’s up with your somebody got sick June 27, 8 p.m., current comedy spot— and no-called, no- $67-$109. Axis Mike P presents the showed. I was there. Theater at Planet Funny Team—on TuesThey put me on. I Hollywood, days at Luna Lounge? never looked back. That’s the hardest 702-777-6737. room in America. I do no introduction. How was radio differI like going out to a staleent back then? Back then radio ass, hard-ass crowd. Some was awesome. We got to pick people are just in there to our music. I loved being there smoke hookahs. They don’t because I would play the stuff even know it’s a comedy I wanted to hear that I knew show. And other people come people liked. You had somein and want to laugh. And you what of a playlist, but you had gotta be funny. It’s incredible. so much freedom. You got to be a DJ for real. Now it’s just automated. Do you want to get another comedy room on the Strip? I’m getting back on the Strip. I’m Why didn’t you stay in LA after demanding that. [But] I like your move there in 2007? the spot I’m at. We’re like Everyone is out there on a family over there. No matter pipe dream. All the comewhat happens I’d still want dians are working all these to be over there. comedy rooms trying to get discovered, and that’s not how it goes. You’re out there Is Vegas it for you or do you broke, going on bullsh*t think you’ll move again? How auditions that aren’t going to could you leave this city? do anything for your career. F*ck that. It’s been too good to me. Everybody comes here. This is a hell of a city. When you came back, you If you own this city, you own started your own comedy everywhere. When I come room on the Strip. I did Poetthrough, it’s Mike P from ry Nightclub for two years. Vegas. –Jason Harris Anybody in black comedy

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Like many of its attendees, Electric Daisy Carnival turns 19 this year, which is truly incredible. That beats Coachella— the other Southwestern music festival that draws in the six figures—by three years. From the electronica explosion of 1997 to the proven endurance of dance music, Insomniac’s EDC has evolved in countless ways, whether naturally or by external influences. I’ve experienced it in venues as disparate and vibe-transforming as an agricultural center (2000), a park adjacent to the Queen Mary (2002) and an enormous racetrack (2011-2014). That last space, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, will also become the longest-running EDC venue this year, edging out the fouryear runs at NOS Events Center and Exposition Park in SoCal. But lately, attention has been focused on 2016 and whether Insomniac will re-up with the Speedway to celebrate EDC’s 20th anniversary. Next year could see the fest—and almost certainly its pass-holders—get hit by Nevada’s new Live Entertainment Tax expansion, giving Insomniac reason for pause. As for this week’s festival, EDC will surely attempt to surpass last year’s spectacle-laden affair and box-office peaks. It has done just that with every Las Vegas edition so far, and should it do so again, it’ll be that much more indispensable to the Vegas Valley. The next six pages offer a teasing taste of what lies ahead. –Mike Prevatt ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL June 19-21, 7 p.m.-5:30 a.m., GA sold out; VIP $700. Las Vegas Motor Speedway, lasvegas.electricdaisycarnival.com.

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Rising soulful house producer/DJ Duke Dumont makes his Vegas debut during EDC Week—and he’s doing it live By D e a n n a R i l l i n g

D U K E D U M O N T EDC: June 20. Daylight: (with Fatboy Slim) June 18, doors at 11 a.m., $20 women, $40 men.

Duke Dumont is that special someone who might save popular dance music from itself. The U.K. producer/DJ born Adam Dyment is bumping formulaic EDM off the charts with his brand of sweet, soulful house that has worked its way onto the airwaves and into DJ playlists. His tunes lock you into a groove and hit the feels, so to speak. You’ll be able to hear them performed live on June 20 at EDC during his debut weekend in Las Vegas. (He’ll also throw down a DJ set at Daylight on June 18 for a Thursday edition of Sundown.) Do people mistakenly call you Duke? Sometimes.

I’ll tell you what: In America they do because I think in America, Duke can actually be someone’s first name. In the U.K. it’s not as believable. You’re frequently called a deep-house producer, but there are many arguments in the scene about what deep house is. How would you describe your music to EDM kids looking to dig deeper? I think maybe what’s distinguished

my music a little bit more is I tend to incorporate a lot more vocals, [and it’s] probably based around more traditional song structures but still danceable and quite high-energy. Whereas EDM tends to—not all the time—be quite instrumental and have the same kind of formula. What I do is probably more influenced by Chicago house

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music, the older kind of ’70s-’80s dance music and ’80s-sounding pop records. Whereas EDM is more influenced by European/Dutch house. I think I’m strangely more inspired by American dance and soul music. There’s a group of us in the U.K. selling it back to you guys. What can we expect from your EDC live show? There’s three

and downs but it’s still danceable. It’s an hour, but it’s taken a lot of time to make.

Your tracks “Need U (100%),” “I Got U” and “The Giver” have topped the charts even though U.S. charts are dominated by commercial EDM. “Need U” was nominated for a Grammy. Do you think there’s hope the U.S. will embrace something “I think I’m deeper on a wider scale?

of us, because I don’t have that many hands. One of the strangely more girls plays percussion; the The tone of dance music other band member plays is slightly changing. But inspired by American keyboards. I play keyboard maybe we’re a bit too dance and soul music. elements and also percusearly and something sion as well. There’s a lot else will come along and There’s a group of us in of overdubs of the songs take that. “I Got U” was the U.K. selling it back that retain elements of the played on U.S. radio [as songs. So it’s an experience was] “Latch” by Disclosure. to you guys.” where people obviously can Regardless of genre, it’s either see what’s going on onstage a good song or a bad song. because it’s very exposed, but at the same time with the live show, the visual Anything coming up from the studio element is way more impactful than that of just we should look for? There’s an album; it’s a DJ set. going to be coming out around September. It’s I’ve spent a lot of time in understanding going to have a mix of American artists, U.K. the journey of the show from the start to the artists. It’s been a year or two in the making. end. There’s parts in between where it’s not Essentially my live show at EDC is a mas1,000-miles-an-hour like a lot of dance music sive preview of the album as well as the hit can be. I feel like it’s a journey and has its ups records I’ve made.

Leave your phone in your fanny pack. You don’t need a personal video of every Kinetic Field set—there’s the Web for that, and you’ll be annoying everyone around you.

Wear kandi beads! A dancefest tradition, they’re also a great conversation piece for meeting new festival friends—so trade ’em up and share the PLUR.

And about Kinetic Field: Don’t spend your entire time there. Do yourself a favor and save some of the big headliners for the next time they play the Strip, and discover a new DJ elsewhere.

Fan of bass music? Don’t forget earplugs. You’re welcome.

Pick a specific place to regularly meet up with friends. Your pals might get lost in the kandi-kid crowd and cell-phone service has traditionally been unreliable. No one wants to party solo all night long.

Take a disco nap! Pool parties are a ton of fun, but so is not being exhausted at EDC.

If you feel like you didn’t pay $300 for carnival rides, at least ride the larger Ferris wheel. It’s a must.

Pick a time to head out to the Speedway, then leave 30 minutes earlier. Don’t let traffic prevent you from experiencing a mustsee performer.

Before you arrive at the Speedway, download a car-tracking application. We recommend Falcon. Scouring the parking lot for hours at 6 a.m. isn’t a good time.

Consider how your costume could impede your partying. Less is more at EDC—we’re looking at you, dude in the gold Speedo and Nikes—so don’t wear anything that restricts your movement (or blocks anyone’s view).

Bring a charging cord. EDC will have charging stations this year.

The EDC digital experience, explained By M I K E P R E VAT T

Staying all night? Bring a pair of sunglasses or leave them in your car. Trust us, the sunrise is brutal.

Explore the art installations. We get it, DJs are the main draw, but reasons abound for getting lost in EDC’s Technicolor wonderland.

And most importantly—hydrate early and often. Temps are expected to be as high as 100 degrees during the festival’s operating hours. Bring an empty drink bottle—or purchase one inside—and fill ’er up at one of four free-water stations.

Our advice on smart partying at EDC By M ark a dam s

Early EDC-ers like myself will recall a smartphone-free party. But 15 years of sociotechnological advancement and quadrupled attendance require Insomniac to carefully formulate how participants can stay connected. According to Betty Tran, the executive vice president of marketing and media for EDC producer Insomniac, it’s a twofold strategy: onsite and online experiences. Perhaps the most relevant onsite consideration this year is Wi-Fi connectivity. Venue-wide service remains a challenge—as last year’s unsuccessful Snapchat partnership proved—as does reliable phone reception. But Wi-Fi hotspots in less-concentrated areas like chill zones will better allow attendees to use their phones. “One thing we won’t provide is hotspots at [highcapacity] areas like the main stage,” Tran says. “It’ll take away from the magic of the show. We want fans to enjoy that performance.” Also new and strategically placed throughout the Speedway are iBeacons, location-based transmitters that relay data Insomniac can use to adjust operations and/ or update festivalgoers via various communication platforms—linking the onsite to the online. It can now better monitor when traffic backs up enough to warrant an attendee alert or when wait times for will

call get too long. “Once it gets to 25 minutes, I can see it on the dashboard and then deploy a team to get the fans in faster,” Tran says. As for the online side, the EDC app will expand its capabilities beyond the usual performer schedules and maps; it will now invite users to post reviews of the 20-some rides and register their wristbands, which will incorporate RFID technology (though not for cashless purchasing à la Rock in Rio). Furthermore, Insomniac is specifically tailoring each of its social-media channels outside of prioritized cross-platform content. While its Instagram account will feature a general curation of photos and footage, its Snapchat feed will hone in on behind-the-scenes footage. Its Facebook page will feature photo albums and relayed messages, but it will use Twitter to reply to fan questions and incorporate the increasingly popular Periscope live-streaming. And speaking of the latter, new partner Yahoo will eschew the standard live-streaming of full festival sets for stitchedtogether glimpses of the eight stages and everywhere else—another bridging of the onsite to the online for an increasingly tech-savvy EDC. “We’re trying to give those at home a taste of what it’s like to be [at the festival],” Tran says. June 18–24, 2015 LasVegasWeekly.com 19

JULIET FOX (Friday, 7 p.m., Stage 7)

TROLLPHACE (Friday, 9 p.m., Bass Pod, with Getter)

BIXEL BOYS (Friday, 9:35 p.m., Cosmic Meadow)

Londoner-via-Melbourne Juliet Fox is one of the most promising DJs/producers going at the moment, thanks to her penchant for sleek house and techno inspired by the formidable (and formative) Detroit and Chicago underground scenes. Hear: “Can’t Sleep”

Trollphace has the Skrillex seal of approval, which makes perfect sense: The producer/DJ (whose selfproclaimed tagline is “1 dude, 1 beard, 1 bong”) has a similarly earthquaking approach to dubstep that emphasizes shuddering bass and Godzilla-caliber beats. Hear: “Make It Bounce”

Since forming in 2013, the LA duo of Ian MacPherson and Robert May has spawned the #FREELIFE movement (and T-shirt craze) while honing a refreshingly uncategorizable, malleable sound that splices hiphop and rock into deep house and moody ’90s electro. Hear: “Empire”

HOTEL GARUDA (Saturday, 3:30 a.m., Stage 7)

ILAN BLUESTONE (Sunday, 7:25 p.m., Circuit Grounds)

CATZ ‘N DOGZ (Sunday, 8 p.m., Neon Garden)

Although now based Stateside, the two principal members of tropical house duo Hotel Garuda originally met in Indonesia. Accordingly, the pair brings laid-back, uber-chill island flair to DJ sets and sultry remixes of songs by Lana Del Rey, Banks and Corona. Hear: Banks’ “Beggin for Thread” (Gryffin & Hotel Garuda Remix)

The up-and-coming London-based producer is fast buddies with Above & Beyond (he’s remixed several of their songs and recorded for their label, Anjunabeats) and counts Swedish House Mafia as an influence. Like the former, however, his sweet spot is emotionally rich progressive house and trance. Hear: “Sinai”

The Polish house duo Catz ‘N Dogz, which is gearing up to release studio album Basic Colour Theory, specializes in soulful house with hints of ’90s Euro-techno, Teutonic electro flair and Basement Jaxx-esque, cut-and-paste sonic clashes. Hear: “I Can Do Anything”

Armanni Reign (Friday, 1:15 a.m., Bass Pod, with Andy C)

Jon Rundell (Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Neon Garden)

Wuki (Saturday, midnight, Stage 7)

Armanni Reign makes other multi-hyphenates sound like slackers. The producer/MC’s tenures in the drum ’n’ bass underground and Philly battle-rap circuit helped him develop a unique, velocity-laden sound that bounces between everything from hard trap to dubstep. Hear: “Lights Out”

There’s nothing flashy or trendy about the approach of veteran DJ Jon Rundell, a long-time Carl Cox collaborator who’s been making the festival and club rounds since the mid-’90s. That’s a good thing: Rundell’s classic house/techno sound is a welcome oasis of purely ecstatic dance music. Hear: “Dirty Disco”

Wuki (the moniker of Denver-based producer/exInnerpartysystem member Kris Barman) takes his cues from the old-school. As new song “Lip Pop” and his Owsla-released Framework EP underscore, his breaks-heavy electro swerves funky, frantic and booty(tech)licious. Hear: “Lip Pop”

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Pan-Pot (Sunday, 9 p.m., Neon Garden)

The Berlin duo is a throwback to the days when IDM, not EDM, was the predominant electronic buzzword. As heard on last year’s Conductor EP, the pair’s perforated compositions embrace both techno’s taut minimalism and house music’s surging drama. Hear: “Conductor”

Alison Wonderland (Sunday, 9:25 p.m., Cosmic Meadow) Australian producer/DJ Alison Wonderland

is a classically trained cellist, although her orchestral days are a far cry from her current musical endeavors, which involve everything from collaborating with The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne to pop-leaning electro steeped in modern house. Hear: “I Want U”

Freedom Fighters (Sunday, 4:30 a.m., Wasteland)

Shahaf Efrat (the man behind the Tel Aviv, Israelbased act Freedom Fighters) is a master when it comes to crafting ominous, insistent psytrance bursting with disorienting, surround-sound effects and dark, dark beats. Hear: “Hybrid”

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Big Banana Buckle, $22

Build your EDC look from the trinkets up

Banksy couldn’t have spraypainted it better. Industrial and coolly funny, this piece has been picked up by fashion blogs for a reason (because it’s so fresh, not because it was shown on The Big Bang Theory). If it’s backordered, there’s always the White Trash Boogie Cassette Tape. thealleychicago.com

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EL Wire Glasses, $8.99

Rainbows, feathers, flowers, spikes and neon, neon, neon. People dressed as sloths, bananas, fairies and superheroes. EDC fashion is indeed electric, especially when it’s lovingly curated. ¶ Even if you don’t know how to make a face mask out of kandi beads, you can piece together a standout costume with such thoughtful accessories that you’ll be rocking them long after the beats fade from the Speedway.

Yes, you’re cool enough to wear shades at night, because embedded EL wire illuminates the frames in three modes: steady, flashing and sound-reactive (so the light blinks to whatever beat you’re near). They come in four colors and glow for 24 hours. glowproducts.com

Rainbow Triangle Belt, $14.99

Raygun Socks, $12 Billed as the socks of the future, these knee-highs are lightweight (so your legs won’t cook) and ready for present good times. Sold by a Portland company that promises delivery by “magical flying ponies,” the cotton/polyester/spandex creation is in on the joke. sockittome.com

It doesn’t light up. It’s just a simple belt of bonded leather and nickel detailing. But stare long enough at the pattern and the kaleidoscope effect will play lovely tricks on your eyes—and your outfit. It’s the perfect base for a buckle with edge. spencersonline.com

Valentina Boots, $179

Shaggy Rainbow Chainmaille Bracelet, $25

1. They’re marked down from $349. 2. They cost so much because they’re made with Peruvian leather and a stacked comfort-heal. 3. The official description says: “a great partner for your out-of-this-world dance moves.” 4. Post-dance, you will wear them forever. fluevog.com

Made by hand from anodized aluminum rings (you can also request gold, silver or niobium) in seven vibrant shades, this is the sort of bracelet that feels as good on your skin as it looks. And the toggle clasp fits any loop, so the 7-inch length adjusts to your party. janabolic.mysupadupa.com

WHAT THE FUNT? How a handful of EDC DJs chose their colorful names

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Snails

FuntCase

(real name: Frédérik Durand) “I love the name Snails … It’s badass, it’s super fun, it doesn’t take itself too seriously. People be like, ‘Who’s that guy Snails? What’s up with him? He’s weird!’ I wasn’t going to be called DJ Fred and put it all on the table straight away, you know?” (ukf.com)

(real name: James Hazell) “[Try] flipping the F and C around. ... I was trying to make it as a producer in drum ’n’ bass and didn’t want people to know who I was at the time. I ended up coming up with some stupid names ... FuntCase was one of them, and it made me laugh! I never thought I would make it this far, so I’m stuck with it.” (edmchicago.com)

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B2B (or back-to-back) sets involve what are normally two separate DJ acts performing the same set, usually alternating the selection, cueing and mixing of songs. This year’s EDC includes several such pairings. We break down five for you. Black Sun Empire and State of Mind

Who: BSE is a trio from the Netherlands. SOM is a duo from New Zealand. Both specialize in darker, harder drum ’n’ bass. Connection: They’re BFFs—meaning they’ve made a ton of music and toured together—and yes, have shared a DJ booth before. Cookie Monsta and FuntCase

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike are international DJ superstars with sights set on conquering Vegas By B R O C K R A D K E Greek/Belgian brothers Dimitri and Michael Thivaios—better known as DJ duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike—are kind of a global big deal, but they’re only starting to hit their stride here in Las Vegas. They ranked No. 2 in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs poll last year, ahead of fellow Hakkasan Group artists Armin van Buuren, Martin Garrix, Tiësto, Steve Aoki and Calvin Harris. Monster tracks like “Tremor” and “Body Talk (Mammoth)” help the duo power through some of the world’s biggest mega-fests, and wild antics help them stand out as party kings. (Their latest video, for The Wolf of Wall Street-sampling “The Hum,” features cameos by both Charlie Sheen and JeanClaude Van Damme.) Having just played Hakkasan on June 17, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike are back at EDC for the second time. We caught up with Dimitri to find out how the brothers keep getting better and going bigger. What if I had a theory that your entire career was just a secret plan so you could eventually armwrestle Jean-Claude Van Damme? (Laughs) To be

honest, I never expected to arm-wrestle him. He was our childhood hero, one of our idols. To have him and Charlie Sheen, too, both in the video was surreal. But when we told them about what our process was [for the video], that we just wanted it to be the craziest party, they loved it. They just said f*ck it, we’ll come by.

Your sets are known for energy and interaction. How did you develop your performance style? It’s

always been there; we’ve always been as interactive as we can be. The crazy thing is sometimes the crowd’s energy surprises us. How much customization is involved when you’re catering your set for different festivals? It’s

a challenge to reinvent everything for each show, but we enjoy it a lot. Probably 60 or 70 percent of all the music is different or remixed or edited in a different way, and that’s the fun part. We’ve been working on an album and have a lot of new music, so EDC will be the perfect place to do it. People should expect it. Is there one new track you’re most excited about?

We have a new single with Ne-Yo coming out in July that we’ll use at EDC. I think it’s going to catch people off-guard. It’s far from what you’d expect to hear from us, but it’s a teaser of what the album is about—diversity, something totally different. You have more gigs lined up at Hakkasan. Are you going to be in Vegas more? Yeah, I think we

have our manager’s bachelor party weekend coming up in Vegas. That sounds like trouble. Exactly. The Hangover, part four. It’s gonna be epic. It’s a great city, and we always have crazy, fun-filled shows, but most of the time we’re in a rush. This time we have four days, so we’re planning to be proper tourists.

Who: Both English producer/DJs and Circus Records acts rest on the dirtier, more sinister side of dubstep. Connection: Also BFFs. (They’ll also play the June 18 Bassrush pool party at Rehab.) Eptic and Habstrakt

Who: Young dubstep upstarts from Europe (Eptic is Belgian, Habstrakt is French) who boast versatility, melodic chops and influences outside of bass music. Connection: The Never Say Die artists have recorded together and remixed— and DJ’d—with each other. Kasra, Foreign Concept and Enei

Who: Kasra’s forward-thinking drum ’n’ bass earned him the honor of a FabricLive mix in 2012, and fellow Englishman Foreign Concept’s aesthetic isn’t too far off. Russia’s Enei occasionally paints his own d ’n’ b with a dubstep brush. Connection: The latter two are signed to the former’s Critical Music label, which brands their 3XB2B sets as Critical Soundystem. Green Velvet and Claude VonStroke

Who: Lifelong Chicagoan Green Velvet helped revolutionize house music in the 1990s, and Bay Area-by-way-of-Ohio icon Claude VonStroke has been waging his own underground movement with his funky Dirtybird imprint. Connection: Though it’s billed as a Get Real set, the booking is—just like their previous co-billed gigs—the two native Midwesterners playing side by side. –Mike Prevatt

Gladiator

Protohype

Eats Everything

(real names: Dan Goodman & Ian Johnson) “It came from the movie. Bearded Dan gets to be Russell [Crowe]. Ian chose Proximo.” (iheartcomix.com)

(real name: Max Pote) “I wanted to come up with a name that would be easy to brand in the way I wanted—something hip-hop-ish but also futuristic and mechanical … I just kind of thought of the word.” (magneticmag.com)

(real name: Daniel Pearce) “I eat a lot, and I play everything. I don’t actually eat everything—it’s quite remarkable how much stuff I don’t actually eat. So Eats Everything is basically a massive lie. [But] it stands out, and I thought the logo could be cool. It’s quite important to have a good name to stand out.” (blog.lessthan3.com)

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BASSRUSH POOL PARTY AT REHAB THURSDAYS

You know it’s EDC week in Vegas when Rehab, the original pool party at the Hard Rock Hotel, goes all bass on us. The wild and woolly Bassrush party is back, highlighted by DJs Cookie Monsta, FuntCase, Slander, Lookas, Sigma, Snails, TC, Trouble, Twiitch and Zomboy. June 18, 11 a.m., $20+ women, $40+ men. HARDWELL ALBUM RELEASE PARTY AT HAKKASAN Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, W&W,

Dyro and Blasterjaxx are among the producers who show up on Hardwell’s Revealed Vol. 6 mix, which officially arrives June 19. Considering so many of those guys are in town for EDC, who knows what will happen at Hakkasan Thursday night? June 18, 10:30 p.m., $30+ women, $50+ men. ERICK MORILLO AT LIFE The day- and nightclubs of SLS pack a powerful punch during this year’s festival weekend, but there are few DJs anywhere in Las Vegas this week that bring a heavyweight reputation to rival that of Erick Morillo. June 18, 10:30 p.m., $20+ women, $30+ men. FLOATOPIA AT DITCH FRIDAYS Grab your inflatables, get in and stay in and let DJs Bliss and 1Mor take over at the Palms Pool Friday, where slackers have a shot at winning EDC tickets. June 19, noon, $10+ women, $20+ men. ARMIN VAN BUUREN AT OMNIA Because there’s almost nothing left for him to do in the world of trance, van Buuren just remixed the theme music for Game of Thrones. No word on whether he’ll be traveling between Caesars Palace and Las Vegas Motor Speedway by dragon. June 19, 10 p.m., $20+ women, $30+ men. DISCLOSURE AT DAYLIGHT English brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence have been killing it with their Wild Life residency at Light since March, and the duo just announced new album Caracal at their own Wild Life Festival in England. Countries Steve Angello Disclosure plays Light and EDC this will play before August weekend, so catch their most conveafter finishing up nient Daylight gig. June 20, 11 a.m., in Vegas $20+ women, $40+ men.

STEVE ANGELLO AT FOXTAIL POOL CLUB

Going from one-third of supergroup Swedish House Mafia to Billboard’s current cover boy, Angello is ready to blow up bigger than before, planning to unleash his first solo album Wild Youth— which might just sound like something completely new. June 21, 10:30 a.m., $20+ women, $30+ men. NEW WORLD PUNX AT TAO BEACH Powerhouse

pairing Markus Schulz and Ferry Corsten—who played Coachella and are also set for New York City’s Electric Zoo for Labor Day Weekend—aren’t really Vegas pool-party regulars, but hey, this isn’t just any sun-scorched weekend in June, right? June 21, 11 a.m., $20+ women, $40+ men. AFROKI AT WET REPUBLIC Monster team-ups, part one: Afroki is Afrojack and Steve Aoki. Will

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Afro hold it down while Aoki boat-dives and cakes your face at Wet Republic, or will they trade off? Either way, it might be the best Monday afternoon ever. June 22, 11 a.m., $20+ women, $30+ men. CARNAGE AND DASH BERLIN AT MARQUEE

Monster team-ups, part two: Both these DJs have their own loyal followings, both will be at the Speedway, and technically, so will this club, sponsoring and assembling EDC’s VIP Skydeck experience. But only at Cosmopolitan can you catch

Carnage and Dash Berlin together, no VIP pass required. June 22, 10 p.m., $20+ women, $30+men. DIPLO AND SKRILLEX AT XS Monster teamups, part three: Their Justin Bieber-topped tune “Where Are Ü Now” has gone gold, but this bumping ballad is only one dimension of what things sound like when Diplo and Skrillex get together. They’re doing it for an XS night-swim to cap EDC? This should be nuts. June 22, 10:30 p.m., $20+ women, $75+ men.

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> GETTING BUSY Local boy 3LAU is splitting his time between the Strip and the Speedway this weekend.

Industry pros share thoughts on the changing impact of EDC Vegas

A brighter 3LaU Vegas’ own rising-star DJ talks EDC and new musical endeavors By Leslie Ventura When Las Vegas-based DJ Justin Blau embarked on his EDM journey, it was only a dream that he’d play Electric Daisy Carnival. Now he’s a festival veteran with a steady Strip nightclub presence to boot. We caught up with 3LAU to talk about his return to EDC and new musical projects. Growing up in Vegas, did you think it would ever become the EDM mecca it is now? I

I’m beyond excited about it. It’s probably the best song I’ve been a part of. What other new stuff can we expect to hear at EDC? I’m

coming out with a record [this] week that’s been done for a year called “Always,” with an awesome rock singer. Following that I have a collaboration with Emma Hewitt, who’s huge in the trance world, arguably one of the biggest dance vocalists of all time. It’s 3LAU At Drai’s a song that I’ve been working on for almost Nightclub: June 18, three years—that’s coming out on July 6.

can’t say that I did. Vegas is changing right now, too. I think now a lot of clubs are 10:30 p.m., $20+ starting to compartmentalize. The biggest women, $30+ men. DJs are staying on, the smaller ones are You played EDC last year in both Vegas and Drai’s Beachclub: kinda getting cut out, because they’re not New York City. How has your approach to the with Adventure Club selling as many bottles or tickets. Vegas is festival changed now that you’ve done it a few and Dannic; June becoming more of a music mecca in totaltimes? EDC New York is just another festival. 20, 11 a.m., $20+ ity than [ just] an EDM mecca. It’s special, but what they have in Vegas is women, $40+ men. Without EDC I don’t think it would just on a whole other level of uniqueness and feel the same. Vegas is all about nightlife. craziness. Pasquale [Rotella] is a genius for his EDC is the ultimate heightened version of unreal production ideas, for his ability to creevery Cirque du Soleil show, every musical experience ate a world so far removed from the one we live in. This you could experience in Vegas, all packed into three year I’m most excited because it’s the first year I have a days, like madness. It’s just shaped the expectations for really solid set time and I’m gonna be doing so many new what the city provides. things. ... It’s almost like a new beginning. This year’s EDC is gonna mark a whole new chapter in my career. You’ve worked a ton with Bright Lights. Why do you think you two work so well together? I’m announcing this at

Is there anything you do to mentally prepare for EDC? I

EDC—I’m actually joining her project. Heather Bright and myself will make up the group called Bright Lights. Because Bright Lights is kind of an underdeveloped brand right now, I’m just coming onboard, and I’m actually producing her entire album. It’s almost done, actually. I’m playing the first single off the album at EDC.

stress a lot. It’s a very intense experience, getting ready for the festival. I’m very much a perfectionist. I want to make sure everything is perfectly executed, and I think it takes a lot of time to put all the pieces of the puzzle together to make my one hour really memorable for every single person in the crowd.

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Just for a second, put aside everything we know about the effects of EDC on the Vegas club and music scenes and just consider one big, juicy number: In its four years at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, EDC has generated more than $950 million in revenue in Clark County. The mega dance party that has turned into one of the biggest weekends of the year in Las Vegas is back and bigger than ever. With complementary programming lined up at nearly every nightclub on the Strip, EDC truly “takes over the city,” says Jason Strauss, founding partner of Tao Group. “With 125,000-plus people all coming to hear that specific music, you really have to be true to that demographic.” Strauss, whose company has created the Marquee Skydeck VIP experience at EDC, has always been closely tied to the festival. He was building Marquee at Cosmopolitan when EDC was shifting from LA to Las Vegas. “It really culminated into the perfect storm and made Las Vegas the nightlife and EDM capital of the world.” As the scene matures, so does its connection to the festival. Kozmoe Alonzo, director of marketing for SBE nightlife, says the annual event is trending in the direction of the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, where “for an entire week, it’s a scene. It’s not just a festival, it’s everything that’s going on. Fans and supporters of the music really feel like they’re part of it, and it’s something you can’t experience somewhere else.” Beyond its size and scope, EDC just feels different from other big Vegas weekends, Alonzo says, “because the fans religiously follow these festivals, and they’re fanatics about their favorite artists. They plan everything out, make sure they’re at this place at this time, and they’re very friendly. It creates a fun atmosphere conducive to letting go.” –Brock Radke

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ARTISAN

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

Closed

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Closed

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Yacht Club with Warren Peace

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DJ Que

With Bayati; doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women, locals free

Justin Hoffman

HYDE

Afterhours

Doors at midnight; $30+men, $20+ women

3LAU

Mak-J

Chris Brown

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Live; doors at 10 pm; $75+ men, $50+ women

Doors at 10 pm, $30

Benny Black

Exodus & Mark Stylz

Revealed Album Release Party with Kill the Buzz; doors at 10:30 pm; $50+ men, $30+ women

Doors at 5 pm

Doors at 8 pm; $25 men, $20 women

Tiësto

With Moti, Mr. Mauricio; doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

DJ Scooter

10 pm, $30+ men, $20+ women; doors at 5 pm, free

DJ Que

DJ Drama

With Ice Break; doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women, locals free

Doors at 1 am; $30 men, $20 women, industry locals w/ID free

Hardwell

HAKKASAN

Afterhours

Sage the Gemini

Live performance; doors at 10:30 pm; $40+ men, $30+ women

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Miss Nine

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With Lema; doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Imagine Sundays with Martin Garrix

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Calvin Harris

With Burns, Justin Credible; doors at 10 pm; $50+ men, $30+ women

Beer Pong Tournament

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DJ Mustard

Showtek

Jessica Who; doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

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Kaskade

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DJ Snake

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Benny Benassi

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PALMS POOL

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Erick Morillo

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Bassjackers

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Martin Garrix

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Kaskade

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Steve Angello

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Zedd

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EDX

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Porter Robinson

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Hardwell

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With Ashley Wallbridge; doors at 11 am; $50+ men, $20+ women

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Doors at noon; $30+ men, $20+ women

With Lema; doors at 11 am; $50+ men, $20+ women

Andrew Rayel

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Cash Cash

With Frank Rempe; doors at 11 am; $30+ men, $20+ women

Cabanas For a Cause

With DJ Exodus; doors at 8 am; $10, local women free

New World Punx

With Turner & Heit, doors at 11 am; $40+ men, $20+ women

Tiësto

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REMADE BRAIDS The indie band’s drummer, Austin Tufts, catches us up How different would you say Braids is from when you last played Vegas in 2011? We’re now doing this as a

full-time job, [so] we’re way more art-centric in our entire being. We’ve all gone through many loves and lost many loves in that time. We have a lot more perspective. Musically, we’ve definitely grown a lot, too, and have improved as songwriters and musicians. [But] at the root of it, it’s still us just trying to get together as friends, play music and have that be a fun, meaningful experience. And you’re a threepiece now. Yeah,

> No Joke Wiig and Ferrell made a Lifetime movie.

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promoted with straight-faced sincerity, but with Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig and writer Andrew Steele (of the spot-on miniseries parody The Spoils of Babylon) onboard, it promises to be a deadpan send-up of the genre. June 20, 8 p.m. Las Vegas Lift-Off Film Festival Part of an inter-

national series of film festivals, the second annual Vegas edition features short films from around the world, including some from locals, and admission is completely free. June 24-27, 7 p.m., Brenden Theatres at the Palms.

HEAR Nepal Benefit Show The children on the poster for this Bunkhouse bill are a sad but necessary reminder: Nepal still needs lots of help recovering from April’s devastating earthquake. Noisy locals The Quitters, Illicitor, Stormcrow, Headwinds and China are doing their part—every cent of the $5 cover goes to directrelief. org—so do yours, and head Downtown

Friday night. June 19, 8 p.m. DjangoVegas! Not only does our so-called cultural wasteland boast an annual event featuring the work of Jean “Django” Reinhardt and other gypsy jazz acts, but it regularly sells out. So pony up ahead of time for this European-cum-American musical celebration at the Historic Fifth Street School Arts Center, with New Hot Club of America, the International String Trio and our own Hot Club of Las Vegas billed. June 20, 6 p.m. (5 p.m. cocktail hour), $15.

EAT Taste and Learn If it wasn’t sweet enough that Ferraro’s is giving appassionati di vino a chance to sample five wines from the treasured Piedmont and Tuscany regions of Italy, the restaurant and wine bar is also rewarding enthusiasts by pairing them with small plates of their revered cuisine— and the price is right, too. June 20, 4-6 p.m., $50, 702-364-5300 for reservations.

BRAIDS

and it feels like opening for the strongest Purity Ring, incarnation of the with Born group. Recording Gold. June 23, [April album] Deep 8 p.m., $22in the Iris was our $24. Brooklyn first time with a Bowl, 702clean slate, starting a 862-2695. record just the three of us. It was a big challenge, but then there was kind of the breaking point where we all got really angry and started cutting all the bullsh*t, just really getting down to what’s important. Now we look back on that year as being the best year of our lives. You played the old Bunkhouse during a music festival called Neon Reverb. Anything stand out? I actually got

approached by the head recruiter of the Blue Man Group and he was like, “I like the way you play drums man, you’re very charismatic. Here’s my card if you ever want a job as a Blue Man.” (laughs) I actually have that card still. If this doesn’t work out for me, I could move to Vegas and play boomwhackers for a living. –Leslie Ventura For more of our interview with Tufts, visit lasvegasweekly.com.

DRINK OPEN CONTAINER The beer boys are back, as Motley Brews takes control of the Downtown Container Park for a seasonal sipping session. Taste 20-plus brews from Green Flash, Ballast Point, Tenaya Creek and more, then settle in for a screening of Strange Brew. June 19, 7-9:30 p.m., $25.

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A&E | screen FILM

> head cases Cute characters represent a young girl’s emotions.

Hip-hop hooray Dope is an exuberant teen comedy-drama

FILM

Tears of joy

Inside Out packs an emotional journey for kids and adults By Mike D’Angelo accidentally removed from the control room and have Pixar’s latest movie, Inside Out, should arguably carry to find their way back, however, the other, less pleasant a unique MPAA rating: PT-13. The T here stands for “tisemotions have no choice but to hold down the fort. While sue,” because no parent of a child 13 or under should they do, Riley’s parents are alarmed to observe their dream of seeing Inside Out without plenty of ’em. Small beloved daughter transform from a fun-loving, unfailingchildren will be totally fine—they’ll see a fun, colorful ly sweet little girl into a sullen, uncommunicative, somemovie chock-full of wacky characters and zany antics. times downright hostile teenager-in-training. The adults who accompany them, however, will The ways in which director Pete Docter (Up) soon realize that they’re watching something not and the Pixar animation team literalize parunlike The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, except aaabc with adolescence itself standing in for good ol’ INSIDE OUT ents’ worst fears regarding their child’s loss of Voices of innocence may well be genuinely distressing for Leatherface. Recalling the ’90s sitcom Herman’s Head—a Amy Poehler, some viewers—there are objects in this film that comparison that probably doesn’t sound appeal- Phyllis Smith, threaten to take your heart with them when they ing, but fret not—Inside Out takes place almost Richard Kind. suddenly crumble and fall into a void. At the same time, though, Inside Out manages to remain entirely inside the brain of an 11-year-old girl Directed by nimble and funny in the best Pixar tradition, even named Riley (voice of Kaitlyn Dias), who’s just Pete Docter. if some of the squabbling amongst the emotions moved with her mom (Diane Lane) and dad Rated PG. (each of which is one-dimensional by definition, (Kyle MacLachlan) to San Francisco. Riley’s emo- Opens with Disgust and Fear in particular having little to tions are represented, in avatar form, by Joy Friday. do) gets a little cutesy. What’s most remarkable, (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Fear and will surely not be lost on older kids, is the movie’s (Bill Hader), Disgust (Mindy Kaling), and Anger (Lewis very adult message, which asserts that sadness is a necesBlack), who take turns running a control panel inside her sary part of life, rather than something to be avoided and head. Their collective goal involves keeping Joy at the ignored at all costs. In the context of animated movies, helm as much as possible, ensuring that each of Riley’s which tend to repeat “being different is okay” ad naucore memories—which take the visual form of little colseam, that counts as revolutionary. ored spheres—is a happy one. When Joy and Sadness are

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Early in Dope, high school senior Malcolm (Shameik Moore) tells his guidance counselor that he doesn’t want to write a college admissions essay about growing up in a poor neighborhood, being raised by a single mother and never knowing his father, because that’s a cliché. Writer-director Rick Famuyiwa spends the rest of Dope working against those clichés, creating a movie about inner-city teenagers that acknowledges the difficult realities of their lives without depicting them as relentlessly bleak. Malcolm and his fellow geeks Jib (Tony aaabc Revolori) and Dig DOPE (Kiersey Clemons) Shameik are optimistic but Moore, Tony pragmatic kids who Revolori, don’t fit in among the Kiersey gang members and Clemons. drug dealers in their Directed Inglewood, California, by Rick neighborhood: They’re Famuyiwa. obsessed with ’90s Rated R. hip-hop culture, they Opens Friday. listen to indie rock, and they actually care about their grades. At the same time, they can’t truly escape the violence and illegal activity around them, and when Malcolm inadvertently ends up with a backpack full of drugs meant for someone else, he and his friends have to use their intelligence and resourcefulness to appease the dangerous people out to get them. The result is a movie that mixes winning comedic moments with serious, life-or-death situations, often at the same time. The three friends’ madcap dash to get rid of the drugs is like a cross between Adventures in Babysitting and Boyz N the Hood. The movie loses a bit of momentum in its second half, although it ties things together effectively in the end. It’s an entertaining coming-of-age story that makes smart use of its setting but doesn’t let that setting be the only thing that defines it. –Josh Bell

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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!

Taking stock of the debuts of HBO’s high-profile new Sunday shows By Josh Bell

True Detective Season 2 (9 p.m.) Stars: Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch Premise: The second season of the critically acclaimed crime drama features an entirely new cast, setting and storyline. Farrell, McAdams and Kitsch play three cops from different departments thrown together to investigate an LA-area murder with ties to a crime boss played by Vaughn. Buzz: Speculation about the second season has been intense since before the first season ended, with rumored casting including everyone from Brad Pitt to Elisabeth Moss. Disappointment seems inevitable. First take: The first episode features the same oppressive humorlessness, pretentiously cryptic dialogue, annoying pseudo-mysticism and heavy-handed symbolism as the previous season, only with less persuasive acting. Series creator Nic Pizzolatto (who continues to write every episode) seems so impressed with how serious and meaningful the story is that he forgets to make it entertaining or interesting.

Ballers (10 p.m.) Stars: Dwayne Johnson, John David Washington, Omar Miller, Donovan Carter, Rob Corddry Premise: Just a few weeks after the Entourage movie comes this Entourage for athletes, starring Johnson as a retired NFL star in Miami who now works as a financial manager for other current and former pro football players. Buzz: Johnson has become a big box-office draw, so his presence in a TV show is an attention-grabber. And HBO could use a new Entourage, which ran for eight seasons and spawned a movie. First take: Ballers is less obnoxious than Entourage, although it features an equal amount of gratuitous female nudity. Johnson is charming as always, and he shows some surprising depth as a man desperately trying to keep up his flashy image. The show itself is more flash than depth, however, at least in its opening episode, which establishes the glamorous setting and the hedonistic characters.

The Brink (10:30 p.m.) Stars: Jack Black, Tim Robbins, Pablo Schreiber, Aasif Mandvi Premise: When an unstable leader stages a coup in Pakistan and gains control of nuclear weapons, politicians, diplomats and military personnel must work to avert a global war. Naturally, it’s a comedy. Buzz: First announced nearly two years ago, The Brink has taken a long time to reach TV screens, and with such a high-profile cast, it’s had surprisingly little buzz, positive or negative. First take: It’s going to be hard to top Veep for profane political satire on HBO, and The Brink doesn’t necessarily try, going for a tone that’s darker and less joke-heavy (even the typically manic Black keeps things subdued). But the mix of lowbrow humor (there are multiple jokes in the premiere about Robbins’ character’s bad breath) and high-stakes drama is mostly a misfire, and the broad satire never really hits its targets.

In the U.K., where it aired in March, Poldark has become a huge hit, with a aabcc second season on the way, and the folks POLDARK at PBS are undoubtedly hoping it will Sundays, 9 British import Poldark looks good but become a sensation in America, too, along p.m., PBS. isn’t engaging enough the lines of PBS British imports Downton Abbey and Sherlock. Much of the show’s appeal rests on the smoldering good looks of star Aidan Turner, who plays Ross Poldark, an English landowner who returns from fighting on the losing side of the American Revolutionary War to discover his father dead, his estate nearly in ruins and the love of his life betrothed to his cousin. ¶ Based on a series of novels by Winston Graham (which were also adapted into a popular British series in the 1970s), Poldark is essentially a soap opera, with its focus on the Poldark family’s copper-mining business making it something like an 18th-century English version of Dallas. The perpetually stubbly Turner broods effectively, even if he looks a little too much like a modern fashion model, but the drama is somewhat underwhelming. The show packs a lot of plot into each episode, and that sometimes comes at the cost of substantial character development. Both the scenery and the star of Poldark look great, but the storytelling isn’t quite as effective. –Josh Bell TV

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What’s new in … dance music Major Lazer, Galantis and Giorgio Moroder By Mike Prevatt

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Galantis Pharmacy aabcc

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One could call Major Lazer’s style openformat, though that might be reducing its particular aesthetic, if third full-length Peace Is the Mission is any indication. The trio led by danceculture Renaissance man (and Wynn/Encore resident DJ) Diplo paints its kitchen-sink production with a dancehall brush. But the ragga jams and Moombahton bangers aren’t the most noteworthy inclusions here, especially when promising rave-ups like “Blaze Up the Fire” are thwarted by cheap drops and twerky breakdowns. (Squawking Dutch house synths do the same elsewhere.) The Mark Ronson-like “Powerful” (sung by Ellie Goulding) might sound a little corny and derivative, but it also shows versatility and seasoned craftsmanship. “Lean On,” which still boasts a stuttering Caribbean rhythm, represents another melodic coup from collaborator DJ Snake. And swooning opener “Be Together” confirms Major Lazer’s growing pop smarts and evolving strain of dance music.

New dance-pop sensation Galantis does little to differentiate itself from the EDM radio-baiters at the onset of its debut full-length, Pharmacy. “Forever Tonight” evokes the house-lite of Kaskade, the duo’s frequent remixer and collaborator, and the following track, “Gold Dust,” is aural MDMA with its drum-rolled builds, dramatic releases and syrupy, over-sung refrains. So why the hype for this blueprint-deferring act? Christian Karlsson (member of Miike Snow, co-writer of Britney Spears’ “Toxic”) and Linus Eklöw (co-writer/producer of Icona Pop’s “I Love It”) are the latest Swedes to crack and effortlessly exploit the pop songwriting code. Even if the idiophonic synth melody of “Call If You Need Me” smacks of megaclub tropical house, it’s still going to imbed itself into your cranium. And, to be fair, deviations like nu-disco novelty “Peanut Butter Jelly” give the Galantis a bit of distinction—but only a bit.

The only reason we’re talking about a Giorgio Moroder album in 2015 is because Daft Punk paid homage to the Italian disco/pop producer on 2013’s Random Access Memories. Cue second-coming hype, DJ gigs and an album more loaded with namedropgeared collaborators than the mirrorball grandeur and Moog utopia that defines both his catalog and late-1970s/early-1980s pop. Those latter trademarks are integrated here fleetingly, perfunctorily and at the expense of commercial dance trends. “Tempted,” with go-to EDM vocalist Matthew Koma, is characteristic of most of the album: muted Moroder keyboards wasted on half-baked, overwritten radio bait. And Moroder’s solo instrumentals fare just as poorly; “4 U With Love”—who does he think he is, Prince?— has his cascading synth beats giving way to a trance arpeggio. In a bewildering move, he covers Suzanne Vega’s “Tom’s Diner” and saps the character right out of it—partly by employing Britney Spears to sing it. By the time we get to the one track that’s genuinely Giorgio—closer “La Disco”—it’s too little, too late.

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No escape The Dillinger Escape Plan turns the back alley manic

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the dillingger escape plan by spencer burton

It’s a familiar story: You stop paying attention for one second, and a large woman riding piggyback through the pit punches you in the face. My own fault, really, for standing pit-adjacent with my head down. In the words of Greg Puciato, lead singer for The Dillinger Escape Plan, “What the f*ck did you expect?” ¶ Friday night’s scene in the Beauty Bar’s backyard was a picturesque setting metalcore fans wish every show could be like—packed to capacity, its furious pit consuming the crowd, but with a friendliness amid the mad ruckus that lifted up fallen fans to keep them from getting trampled. That includes the band, which frequently leapt offstage—instruments in hand—climbed speaker stacks and even traded the microphone to fans for beers, which were promptly chugged and crushed. It was a sight to behold. ¶ The music stayed mostly contemporary, swinging between brand new material—including never-before-played-live song “Highway Robbery”—and multiple tracks off latest three albums Ire Works (2007), Option Paralysis (2010) and One of Us Is the Killer (2013). One of the aspects I enjoy most about DEP is that, in contradiction to most metalcore peers, they don’t perform chugging breakdowns, instead opting for ambient slow portions. Their songs peak and valley, without much in between, and the downtime builds tension that authentically explodes with a double-kick and a aaaac scream. ¶ The storied Jersey outfit, which had left Vegas off tour routes the past few THE DILLINGER years, apologized profusely for the exclusion. After Friday night’s bedlam, I wouldn’t be ESCAPE PLAN surprised to see the band back quickly and frequently. –Chris Bitonti June 12, Beauty Bar.

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A&E | noise > Horn-powered Robbins (in white) and Home Cookin’ are ready to get funky again.

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Vegas scene time machine Home Cookin’ and other vintage Vegas bands team up for a night By josh bell In 1991, singer Jordan Robins was one of the founding members of funk-rock band Home Cookin’, which went on to become a staple of the ’90s local music scene. The band broke up in 2000 but reunited in 2011, and has played shows every few months since then. This week they’re teaming up with other classic Las Vegas bands for a concert honoring an era of local music that’s gone but not forgotten. How did Home Cookin’ first start? It was myself and David Baker and Mike Mitlyng. Our first show was at the Paradise Spa. That was on Las Vegas Boulevard South, and it was some kind of master-planned, semi-nude miniature golf resort community. It had a ballroom they did weddings in or something, an event space. The local scenesters found it and took over, and we started playing there.

Was there a point during that period where you guys were on the verge of getting a majorlabel deal? God, I hope not.

Because everybody that it happened to ... The music scene was totally different then. We knew we weren’t what anybody wanted. A bunch of white guys playing funk? F*ck that.

HOME COOKIN’ with Corner Stone, Left Standing, Happy Campers, Shawn Eiferman, Rob & Pure Joy, Days After Hail, the music of 12 Volt Sex. June 20, 6:30 p.m., $5-$10. Fremont Country Club, 702-382-6601.

How did this gig come together? We just got asked to do it, and it was a

bunch of old scenesters coming together—some of the guys from the old Phatter Than Albert and Matt [Gucu] from 12 Volt Sex, and a couple of the other old ’90s bands. I guess someone wanted to see them once again and blow the building up. It was a crazy time, the ’90s.

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Do you feel like that era of local music doesn’t get the respect it deserves? I don’t know that it does

or not, but we still respect the music we played. That’s why we still play it every once in a while. Just because it’s fun and we enjoy it. We hope other people enjoy it, too. We just like to get out to play every once in a while. It’s like a little mini-reunion every time we see everybody.

How does the scene now compare to the scene back then? I think it’s more talented these days,

honestly. You just look at what it’s produced, right? After the ’90s were over, and there was a generation of investment in arts and music in this community, and boom, instantly. It was just waiting for a drop of water. I think it’s great. I love being here.

What if Nick Drake didn’t die and discovered synthesizers in the ’80s? That kept running through my mind during Aubergine Electric’s live debut Friday night at the Bunkhouse. Lead singer David Hopkins, who broke pretty big as a member of Irish rock group LiR and then as a solo act, also cites The Stranglers and Led Zeppelin as influences, but this felt like a continuation along the path Drake laid out. ¶ The five-

member Vegas-based band, which according to Hopkins had only rehearsed four times, impressed the receptive crowd with songs like “Come Back Here Sometime,” featuring the title as a call-and-response chorus. “Je Suis Alle” had a catchy keyboard hook from Tobias Ashmore, while “Darinne” showcased guitarist Bobby Lee Parker’s tight fills. ¶ That last song also belongs to Bombay Heavy, Hopkins’ other band. As for what Electric means for the future of Heavy, Hopkins explained that the latter’s guitarist had visa issues in Ireland that only recently got settled, so he should be returning to the U.S. soon. Hopkins said that ideally, he’d like one of his bands to open for the other. ¶ It’s no wonder Hopkins wants as much stage time as he can get. As he told me after the set, “That’s the first gig I’ve done in two years, and prior to that gig it was two years. So basically four years since I f*cking played.” ¶ He has a strong crew backing him up. Besides Ashmore and Most Thieves member Parker, the live lineup includes drummer Rob Whited (also of Most Thieves) and Mac Burrus on bass. The recorded EP Unreachable on Mountain features Hopkins, Whited, Burrus and Killers’ bassist Mark Stoermer. With that new disc almost ready for release and two bands at his disposal, Hopkins’ next gig might not even be two weeks away, let alone two years. –Jason Harris

David Hopkins unveils his latest project—and plans

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> vinyl fetish Astro Blunt’s Phil A shows off his records.

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Astro Launch Phil A brings his latest project to the Bunkhouse By leslie Ventura physical copies of the 10-song CD Philip Agudelo is a vinyl at their show on June 18. Astro addict, and he knows how to Blunt’s first single, “We Don’t dig for the good sh*t—the stuff Have to,” eases ears into the chill, that’ll really make his beats pop. laid-back and incongruous vibe “If there’s one thing I know I’m that defines the album—it’s appargood at, it’s buying records,” says ent from the first verse that kickAgudelo, who goes by Phil A. ing back, smoking blunts and mak“When you start making hip-hop ing spacey beats is the pair’s forte. beats and you learn about artists … “Sega Genesis/with my relatives/ the wormhole goes so deep. I have burn a L to this/… Yo, my nona wish list of rare records.” sense is eloquent/I That obsession don’t like embellishspills over into Astro Blunt ing.” Later Lamar Agudelo’s art and with Hassan, Thelonious jumps in: “Yo, f*ck work, producing space/I like my and selling beats Gawd, Flomont St. Experience, DJ Edoc. blunts slightly airy/ right out of his And f*ck types/I like living-room studio. June 18, 9 pm, $5, Bunkhouse Saloon, my bitches slightly Most recently, he’s varied.” teamed up with 702-854-1414. astroblunt. From the lyrfellow Vegas MC bandcamp.com ics to the beats, Jeremy Lamar, who “it’s pretty obscure goes by Chrnologic, sh*t,” Agudelo says. “I try not to on a new project called Astro have super commercial samples.” Blunt. “I always want to reach And while a few popular funk out to people, but I want to do clips might make their way into it with someone who’s deserving Astro Blunt’s songs—Agudelo of it,” Agudelo says. “He showed won’t ever shy away from James the drive, and he had some flavor Brown—you’ll also find off-theand he can rap his ass off. It led wall samples from French labels to us just hanging out more often, or library records, recordings that and then we had a song or two were made primarily for backand it turned into the Astro Blunt ground music in films from the project.” ’60s through the ’80s. It’s “way The duo’s self-titled album more chilled out,” Agudelo says. dropped digitally in February, “I just try to keep a vibe together.” but the MCs are finally releasing

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A&E | The strip audience,” Zeiger says. Baz has a comparably low number of seats to sell at Light, just 3,000 per week, which is about the same number of seats available for two Cirque shows in a single night. The price point, too, sets it apart, as its $61 to $83 tag is about a third of most Cirque spectacles. “Baz will be something where you can have dinner, go to the club, especially with a date or in a group,” Zeiger says. “People in groups and people on dates will really enjoy it. I mean, it’s about love, which is appealing to everybody.” In his role at Cirque, Zeiger is always scouting and scanning new ideas and concepts. He reads scripts and reviews all forms of performance art, off-Broadway shows, West End productions, anything that helps expand the traditional Cirque sensibility. Zeiger became aware of the For the Record creative team a couple of years ago at the Montreal Jazz Festival, when he was in the city visiting Cirque’s headquarters. For the Record was staging its tribute to Quentin Tarantino, a production as riveting as any of Tarantino’s films. “I really liked the show, very much, and I brought a team of Cirque people with me [including CEO Daniel Lamarre], and everybody appreciated the art form. The problem was, it would be tough for us to get involved in a project like that out of the gate, because Tarantino is a bit violent, a little crass. It’s totally cool, but you know, the movies of Tarantino are by their very nature ered such shows as Phantom, Rock of a bit more violent and a bit more edgy, Ages and Jersey Boys to the Strip. “So, and they were celebrating Kill Bill, Pulp instead of seeing Jersey Boys or Rock of Fiction, Jackie Brown. I told the guys Ages or whatever, here is another show at For the Record how much I enjoyed you want to see. It’s small, it’s a boutheir work and said, ‘Let’s keep in close tique show, and our time slot [8 p.m.] is touch.’” perfectly fine for that audience.” Soon after, Baz opened at DBA, But what of the nightclub dwellers first in a 60-seat configuration and who pack Light each weekend? later for a 210-capacity theater. The “For people who see it as a gateway show swiftly became a hot ticket, and to going into the club, it’s kind of interZeiger saw the production with every esting, kind of provocative and kind of decision-maker in the Cirque exciting, because there are a and Mandalay Bay universe. lot of people who come to “Everyone who saw this show Vegas and enjoy the nightclub FOR THE approved it,” as Zeiger says, by nightlife who would probably RECORD: way of reaffirming the show’s never be caught dead buy- BAZ Opens artistic merit. ing tickets to a show,” Zeiger June 22, Which does not guarantee says. “Show-going is not part Wednesdayticket sales, of course. “There’s of their decision set. But the Monday, 8 a real competitive landscape nature of this show—being in p.m., $61in Las Vegas, unlike what you a club and seeing the per- $83. Light see in Montreal, Los Angeles, formers singing and being Nightclub, Chicago, where you can be choreographed all around bazlasvegas. the most unique thing in town the club, where drinking and com. for that limited time period,” socializing is encouraged—is Zeiger says. “It’s a different success infinitely more warmly acceptable level than when you are in Las Vegas, than if you are in a traditional theater.” and my hope is that it does have an Then there is the obvious point: open-ended run on the Strip. I would During the Baz show times, Light love for it to find the cool-hip audiis not lit. These were formerly perience, the sort of word-of-mouth show ods when the club was dark. “We’re that creates a buzz.” monetizing the investment in the Call it the Baz Buzz. To know what nightclub during dark time, and we’re all the fuss is about, you have to hit appealing not just to our core clubthe club. goer, but also to a wider ticket-buying > UP IN THE CLUB Baz brings a different kind of show to Light Nightclub.

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The Baz Buzz

Musical theater comes to Light Nightclub By John Katsilometes

When Scott Zeiger made the pilgrimage from his office in New York City to see a little production in West Hollywood called For the Record: Baz, he was smitten immediately. The man who lords over Cirque du Soleil’s freshly assembled theatrical division says, “I saw it and instantly knew it would work in a club, and guess what?” You own a club. “We own a club.” Thus was the initial courtship of Baz, a rollicking rock musical based on the films of the great writer, producer and director Baz Luhrmann. The production opens for previews June 22 at Light Nightclub, mixing the stories and music from Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby. Thus, Baz is a Cirque show in a promotional sense, but does not follow the same architecture as most Cirque productions. It’s a show with a cohesive arc, a romance featuring the principal characters in the aforemen-

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tioned films singing through a story sewn together by musical numbers such as “Lady Marmalade,” “Kissing You,” “Love Is in the Air” and “Crazy in Love.” The cast has been relocated from the original production at club DBA in LA, where the show closed at the end of May, to ensure that the Light version is the only one playing anywhere. The performance is choreographed through the 500-seat club, which is set almost in the round at a 270-degree stage, and a live band powers every number. The idea of expanding musical theater into a nightclub, and reaching the audience that would typically enter a club such as Light, is highly appealing to Zeiger. “This can be looked at in a number of ways. It can be looked at truly as an alternative to so many of the other shows that are in the Las Vegas market. It’s another show to see for anyone interested in traditional show-going,” says Zeiger, former CEO of Base Entertainment who has deliv-

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> powerful spark Rodriguez blends hard-edged patterns and soft opaque paint in 8 Miles Out, 6 Feet Under.

Artfully 86’d Miguel Rodriguez ponders death and electricity

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By Kristen Peterson early 20th century getting kicked Miguel Rodriguez is a selfout of locals establishments) resodescribed science and politics junknated with the artist, whose recurie who creates loud and amusing ring thought every summer is of pop culture-inspired works—big, our reliance on electricity in the bold, bright and sculptural. There’s desert. What would happen if the the giant brain, the wall-mounted power went out? It’s God cheeseburgers, the lines in these parts. of fluorescent turtles and In 8 Miles Out, chevthe ’80s-esque bust of a 8 MILES ron patterns extend from man sporting a high fade. OUT, 6 FEET a mostly indiscernible But in 8 Miles Out, UNDER “hand of God” rendered Six Feet Under his focus Through July in opaque paint. The patis murals, flat minimalist 27; Nevada tern pulsates in a dynamworks covering the inteHumanities ic color exchange from rior walls of the Nevada Program one end of the wall to Humanities Program Gallery at Arts another. Across the room Gallery in electric colSquare, nevada a clip-art, 1950s boy holdors. The design-heavy humanities.org. ing a wire is electrocuted, exhibit taps into the dropping down onto the desert landscape, using hard-edged yellow, magenta and electricity as subject matter, its deep purple landscape. A silhouette role as a giver and taker of life. Its of a transformer tower looms in title riffs on the term “86’d,” which the nearby mountains. The giant in lore refers to mobsters burying boy, serving as a stand-in for a vultheir victims (eight miles out and nerable metropolis, represents the six feet under). danger in an otherwise life-saving That the slang is also linked utility. Essentially, he’s 86’d. Like to the electrical kill switch (and electricity’s impact, 8 Miles Out is as rowdy laborers laying electriccalming as it is invigorating. ity grids across the country in the

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Paolo Bacigalupi’s drought saga hits frighteningly close to home By Chuck Twardy Not so long ago, when we’d hear people say that the conflicts of the 21st century will be fought over water, not oil, it seemed a little extreme. Surely, if we got to that point, we’d work something out—at least acknowledge a fundamental right of access to water, however we cared to dole it out. Paolo Bacigalupi’s second novel, The Water Knife, underscores the naivety of that assurance. It’s tempting to refer to the Southwest of The Water Knife as “post-apocalyptic,” but there’s nothing post- about it. In Bacigalupi’s near future, the United States still exists, but the states are anything but united. The Southwest drought has sparked vicious conflicts over water, and by the time of the premonitory thriller’s opening, Texas has lost, Arizona is losing and the U.S. Supreme Court has invalidated the doctrine of open borders among states. Millions migrate West, halted by the heavily defended borders of water-winners Nevada and California. Thousands die at the hands of “coyotes” paid to smuggle them into lands that still pull water from the Colorado River. We might generate electricity through pho-

tovoltaic veneers and build water-recycling eco-towers, aaabc but of course we have not The Water learned to share. Knife By Paolo Unseen at the center of Bacigalupi, $26. the novel’s machinations is Catherine Case, “Queen of the Colorado,” head of the Southern Nevada Water Authority and modeled, let’s hope only loosely, on Pat Mulroy, the SNWA general manager from 1993 until she retired last year. Bacigalupi has Angel, Case’s “water knife,” launch a paramilitary attack from “Mulroy Airbase.” Angel does the nasty work of severing people in Phoenix and elsewhere from what they thought was their water. There’s plenty of nastiness in The Water Knife, including torture and gruesome murders, as a bloody scrimmage for missing water rights envelops Angel, plucky Tejana refugee Maria and “journo” Lucy, whose high-minded chronicles of water-rights deceit and violence skim above the Web’s currents of “collapse pornography.” (That one might make a future living doing this is as encouraging as the prospect of energy-generating car skins.) Bacigalupi’s contemporary hardboiled style pulls you along, and his sense of how things might work a few years from now seems clearheaded, but the violence sometimes is disturbing and occasionally clunkier phrases intrude. “I trust that everyone is out for themselves these days,” Case tells Angel near the end, which—and I doubt I am spoiling it—seems to confirm her point. Find more by Chuck Twardy at chucktwardy.com.

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> DECADENT BY DESIGN (From left) Standout Glutton dishes include the mushroom poutine, chicken with cheddar-jalapeño cornbread and Buffalo-style sweetbreads.

While some offerings are mainstream, Gluttony is my favorite deadly sin, Glutton isn’t afraid to explore the path less so imagine my joy upon discovering traveled. The unctuous chicken liver mousse a restaurant named for it as part of ($8) is complemented by smoky grilled bread the most recent spate of Downtown openings. and a sweet port wine jelly. And the BuffaloLocated across from the similarly Downtown style sweetbreads ($11) are a gateway into Project-backed Eat, Glutton is also worth the the awfully tasty world of offal. Essentially a trip to the city’s core, even if it isn’t exactly a play on Buffalo chicken wings, the glands are shrine to its namesake. rife with Frank’s RedHot and delivered atop a The name simply doesn’t reflect the subtlety sharp blue cheese mousse. of the menu, assembled by chef and owner You can also assemble a reasonable meal from Bradley Manchester. Wood-roasted shrimp the vegetables lurking about the menu. Shaved ($15) excels with a sop-worthy bacon scampi Brussels sprouts ($11) doused with butter (though I wanted more smoke pungent tahini vinaigrette succeed in the otherwise fantastic dish). And with refreshing hints of dill, while mushroom poutine ($11) is a glorious GLUTTON the wood-fired curried cauliflower mess, with sharply-flavored pickled 616 E. Carson Ave. ($10) intertwines traditional Indian mushrooms proving a fine foil to the #110, 702-366-0623. spices with almond butter. cheese curd-covered poutine’s inher- Monday-Friday, Glutton’s beer selections are just ent richness. It could be so much 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. & as interesting—including Stone’s messier, but once again, Manchester 5-10 p.m.; Saturday Xocoveza ($10) Mexican chocwisely works for moderation. & Sunday, 9 a.m.olate-tinged sweet stout—but are Following an ever-growing and 3 p.m. & 5-10 p.m. trumped by entertaining cocktails. popular trend, Glutton has bread and I’m infatuated with the well-balbutter ($5) on the actual menu. In anced Pig Roast with bacon-infused mezcal, this case, it’s Parker House rolls, accompanied crème de peche and a hint of tartness from by house-made pickles. And when your baked Hawaiian li hing powder. It’s refreshing with goods are this good, there’s no shame in being smoky undertones that don’t overwhelm. And compensated for it. Likewise, the meaty and the Glutton for Punishment ($10) is an alcoholjuicy Glutton burger ($14) is delivered with an forward combination of gin and aquavit softample amount of char on the patty between a ened through barrel-aging. light and airy house-baked bun. The only thing Glutton is a welcome entry in Downtown’s amiss is the “American cheese”—a combination fast-moving culinary scene. Manchester toiled of four cheeses including, surprisingly, American, away in neighborhood casinos for years, but that has great flavor but a strange grittiness that here his food’s in the limelight, and he’s making seems almost artificial. It’s a minor qualm for the most of the opportunity. what is otherwise a destination dish.

Boozy explorations

Let Mina Group’s Down the Hatch program be your guide

In love with clear spirits but tempted by the dark side of whiskey? Heard about infusing alcohol with herbs, teas and fruits but need some hand-holding before going bottoms up? Mosey over to any of the four Michael Mina Group restaurants and let your curiosities thrive through the monthly guided program known as Down the Hatch. Expect seasonality, cultural celebrations and trends to influence what ends up in your glass, without muddling avenues for exploration. “We wanted the creativity of each outlet to shine through so we just give broad-stroke guidelines and let them develop their own drink concepts,” says Daniel Grajewski, Mina Group beverage director. That’s what I did, with splashes of spice, smoke and a history lesson, when I stopped by Stripsteak at Mandalay Bay for last month’s tequila vs. mezcal event. Assistant General Manager Robert Villanueva interpreted the rivalry by creating two approachable cocktails, but it was the pungent, smoky flavor of the mezcal, with its charred core and extra earthiness from Thai basil, that won my heart. Down the Hatch uncorks its Haus of Riesling program this month, focusing on the German wine varietal perfect for summertime sipping due to its stonefruit essence and crisp acidity. Flaunting the wine’s breadth, Stripsteak sommelier Steve Hua chose three gems, including the bone-dry finish of Weingut Diel’s Eierfels Trocken 2010 and the sweet, almost syrupy Dr. Loosen’s Estate Eiswein 2012, made from grapes picked when frozen (hence its “ice wine” name). Keep the buzz going by posting Down the Hatch libations on Instagram with #MinaHatch to receive some edible appreciation on your next visit, and a chance to win an exclusive surprise at the end of the year. –Brittany Brussell

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Steve Hua by steve marcus; Glutton by mikayla whitmore

PRELUDE TO SUMMER

INGREDIENTS 1 oz. Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka 1 oz. Cruzan Mango Rum 1/2 oz. Torani Mojito Mint Syrup Juice from half a lemon Lemon-lime soda

GETTING PICKLED AT YARDBIRD The Kitchen Pickle Jar ($6) at Yardbird YARDBIRD Southern Table & Bar is Venetian, an automatic order, an 702-297-6541. obviously perfect way Sundayto start your meal. It’s a Thursday, colorful assortment of 11 a.m.-midhouse-pickled vegetables, night; Friday almost always contain& Saturday, ing carrots, tomatillos, 11 a.m.-1 a.m. two different kinds of cucumbers and bright yellow cauliflower seasoned (and painted) with turmeric. ¶ But that’s just the tip of the pickle iceberg at Yardbird. If you know chef Todd Harrington, you know he doesn’t like to be outdone. When he found out the kitchen at the original Yardbird in Miami was making 11 different pickles, he decided to double it. Vegas Yardbird has at least 22 different pickles available at all times from okra, jalapeño and turnips to mustard seed, fennel, and hard-boiled eggs made red from beet juice. ¶ Harrington and his crew are pickling oysters. They’re pickling sauerkraut for sandwiches. They’re pickling watermelon rind with sweet, sour, almost cinnamon-y results, thanks to a bit of allspice in the brine. They’re pickling two or three times a week with 19 different brines and the best seasonal vegetables they can find. They’re pickling cucumbers with Kool-Aid, which is apparently a thing in the South and needs to be tasted to be believed. So next time you eat at Yardbird, pay attention to your pickles, and maybe ask for more of your favorites. –Brock Radke

YARDBIRD BY MIKAYLA WHITMORE

Sprig of mint (garnish) Mango slice (for garnish)

METHOD Build drink over ice in a 12-ounce tall glass, and fill up with lemon-lime soda. Stir. Garnish with mint and mango.

The first official day of summer lands on June 21, and while most of us here in Las Vegas have been celebrating summer’s arrival since the pool clubs opened, we’re dedicating this drink to the last, glorious days of spring.

Cocktail created by Francesco Lafranconi, Executive Director of Mixology and Spirits Education at Southern Wine & Spirits.

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A&E | Short Takes Special screenings

> beach boy and girl John Cusack and Elizabeth Banks in Love & Mercy.

Boozy Movie Wednesdays Wed, 8 pm, free with cocktail purchase, 21+. 6/24, Blade Runner. Inspire Theater, 107 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702489-9110.

Ex Machina aaacc Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander. Directed by Alex Garland. 108 minutes. Rated R. Isaac plays a tech genius who invites one of his employees (Gleeson) to conduct a series of interviews with his latest creation: a humanoid robot named Ava (Vikander). The film raises plenty of probing questions about artificial intelligence, but it isn’t as smart as it pretends to be. –MD Theaters: SC

Dive-In Movies Mon, 7 pm, $5, hotel guests free. 6/22, Pitch Perfect, Jaws. Cosmopolitan Boulevard Pool, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-698-7000. Exhibition on Screen 6/23, video tour of Vermeer’s Girl With a Pearl Earring plus behind-the-scenes footage, 7 pm, $12.50-$15. Theaters: COL, ST, VS. Info: fathomevents.com.

Far From the Madding Crowd aaabc Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg. 119 minutes. Rated PG-13. Danish filmmaker Vinterberg (The Celebration, The Hunt) takes a stab at one of Thomas Hardy’s most famous novels, cutting and condensing it in a way that underlines the author’s protofeminism. And he gets a quietly terrific performance from Mulligan, who makes Bathsheba Everdene very much her own. –MD Theaters: SC

Jaws 40th Anniversary 6/21, 6/24, movie plus TCM introduction, 2 & 7 pm, $10.50-$14.25. Theaters: COL, ORL, SF, SP, ST, VS. Info: fathomevents.com. Las Vegas Lift-Off Film Festival 6/24-6/27, short films and awards, 7 pm, free. Theater: PAL. Info: lift-off-festival. com. Midnight Brewvies Mon, movie plus popcorn, midnight, free. Elixir, 2920 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson, 702-272-0000.

Furious 7 aaacc Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez. Directed by James Wan. 137 minutes. Rated PG-13. Replacement director Wan freshens the seventh film of this ridiculous series with a great villain (Statham) and several razzle-dazzle set pieces, and replaces the usual machismo with “family”-type bonding. But he also can’t stop the movie from raging too long and running out of gas early. –JMA Theaters: ST

A Midsummer Night’s Dream 6/22, broadcast of stage production directed by Julie Taymor, 7 pm, $13-$15. Theater: SF. Info: fathomevents.com. Movie Madness 6/19, Maleficent plus family activities, 6 pm, free. Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas., 702-633-2418. Movies in the Square Thu, sundown, free. 6/18, Space Jam. 6/25, Maleficent. Town Square, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. S., mytownsquarelasvegas.com. National Theatre Live 6/25, The Audience starring Helen Mirren, 7 pm, $13-$15. Theaters: CAN, COL, SF, SP, VS. Info: fathomevents. com. Outdoor Picture Show Sat, dusk, free. 6/20, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. The District at Green Valley Ranch, 2225 Village Walk Drive, Henderson, 702-564-8595. Sci Fi Center Mon, Cinemondays, 8 pm, free. 6/19, Labyrinth, 8 pm, $1. 6/25, The Human Centipede (First Sequence), The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence), 7 pm, $7. 5077 Arville St., 855-501-4335, thescificenter.com. Tuesday Afternoon at the Bijou Tue, 1 pm, free. 6/23, The Philadelphia Story. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. Whiskey and a Western 6/19, Unforgiven, 7 pm, $10, includes one drink. Huntridge Foundation, 1120 Almond Tree Lane, thehuntridge foundation.com.

New this week ABCD 2 (Not reviewed) Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Prabhu Deva. Directed by Remo D’Souza. 147 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. Choreographers from Mumbai work to win an international hip-hop dance championship.

a movie, and Ari Gold (Piven) worrying about money. Like the show, it’s lightweight and pleasurable, even if it doesn’t really skewer any of this Hollywood behavior. –JMA Theaters: GVR, PAL, SF, SHO, SP, ST, VS

Theaters: VS Dope aaabc Shameik Moore, Kiersey Clemons, Tony Revolori. Directed by Rick Famuyiwa. 105 minutes. Rated R. See review Page 42. Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, DI, FH, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TX Felix and Meira (Not reviewed) Martin Dubreuil, Hadas Yaron, Luzer Twersky. Directed by Maxime Giroux. 105 minutes. Rated R. In French with English subtitles. A married Orthodox Jewish woman falls in love with a secular man. Theaters: VS Inside Out aaabc Voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Richard Kind. Directed by Pete Docter. 94 minutes. Rated PG. See review Page 42. Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, COL, DI, FH, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TS, TX

Now playing The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared aabcc Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg. Directed by Felix Herngren. 114 minutes. Rated R. In Swedish with English subtitles. Popular Swedish comedian Gustafsson plays the title character, who indeed escapes out a window of his retire-

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ment home, and finds himself caught up in a plot involving a biker gang. Meanwhile, flashbacks fill in his colorful past. Mostly the movie is mild and subdued, provoking more boredom than laughter. –JB Theaters: VS The Age of Adaline aabcc Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford. Directed by Lee Toland Krieger. 110 minutes. Rated PG-13. Lively’s stilted, mannered acting actually works in her favor playing a seemingly immortal woman born in 1908. Adaline falls in love and wistfully looks back on her long, lonely life, but neither the romance nor the regret is particularly convincing. The plot is dull and predictable, especially in its turgid second half. –JB Theaters: SC Aloha aaccc Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams. Directed by Cameron Crowe. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. Crowe’s Hawaii-set dramedy about a military contractor (Cooper) falling in love with his Air Force liaison (Stone) is a mess from start to finish. It’s a halfbaked romance full of dead-end subplots and startling leaps in character development, with a third-act turn into a nearly incomprehensible conspiracy storyline. –JB Theaters: GVR, ST, VS Avengers: Age of Ultron aaabc Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth. Directed by Joss Whedon. 141 minutes. Rated PG-13. The Marvel

superheroes (including Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and more) team up for their latest adventure, taking on evil robot Ultron. Writer-director Whedon manages to include an impressive amount of character development and clever dialogue, although eventually the action set pieces and cluttered plot steamroll over the drama. –JB Theaters: AL, CH, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, ST, TX, VS Cinderella aabcc Lily James, Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. 105 minutes. Rated PG. Branagh’s live-action remake of the 1950 Disney animated classic about a downtrodden girl who falls in love with a prince is a straightforward retelling of the fairy tale, without any twists or stylistic innovations. It’s a lavish production, but it’s also dramatically inert, led by a pair of good-looking but forgettable actors. –JB Theaters: SC, TC Dil Dhadakne Do (Not reviewed) Anil Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar. Directed by Zoya Akhtar. 170 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. A dysfunctional Punjabi family takes a cruise. Theaters: VS Entourage aabcc Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Connolly. Directed by Doug Ellin. 104 minutes. Rated R. Based on the HBO series that ran from 2004 to 2011, Entourage picks up where it left off, with Vincent Chase (Grenier) directing

Gemma Bovery aabcc Gemma Arterton, Fabrice Luchini, Jason Flemyng. Directed by Anne Fontaine. 99 minutes. Rated R. In French with English subtitles. This loose modern adaptation of and commentary on Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary is mildly charming, thanks mostly to Arterton’s lead performance. But its mix of whimsy and seriousness doesn’t really work, and it flounders when trying to bring together its plot threads with some thematic resonance about the novel. –JB Theaters: VS Get Hard aaccc Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Alison Brie. Directed by Etan Cohen. 100 minutes. Rated R. A buffoonish finance executive (Ferrell) hires a man he believes to be an ex-con (Hart) to help him prepare for prison after he’s falsely convicted of fraud. For all its ill-advised humor about race and sexuality, Get Hard is less offensive than inconsistent and misguided. –JB Theaters: TC Home aabcc Voices of Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin. Directed by Tim Johnson. 94 minutes. Rated PG. After the cute, clueless alien Boov invade and take over Earth, human tween Tip (Rihanna) teams up with misfit alien Oh (Parsons) to save the planet. It’s a familiar mismatched-friends story, tolerable enough for children who like funnycolored aliens but forgettable enough that parents should be able to easily ignore it. –JB Theaters: ST, VS Hot Pursuit aaccc Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara, John Carroll Lynch. Directed by Anne Fletcher. 87 minutes. Rated PG-13.

A&E | Short Takes Witherspoon and Vergara have minimal chemistry as a cop and a criminal, respectively, in this lazy, unfunny action-comedy, which combines weak, repetitive jokes with desultory copdrama plot points. The jokes mostly rely on tired gender stereotypes and jabs at Witherspoon’s short stature and Vergara’s curves and incomprehensible accent. –JB Theaters: GVR, ST, TC

128 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. Four years after getting married, couple Tanu and Manu experience some relationship troubles. Theaters: VS

> dino disaster Chris Pratt (center) faces dinosaurs in Jurassic World.

Tomorrowland aabcc George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy. Directed by Brad Bird. 130 minutes. Rated PG. A teenage prodigy (Robertson) teams up with a grumpy ex-inventor (Clooney) to discover the hidden futuristic city of Tomorrowland and eventually save the world. This slow-paced, convoluted and strangely preachy movie is more of a presentation about the concept of adventure stories than an actual exciting adventure story. –JB Theaters: AL, CH, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SP, ST, VS

I’ll See You in My Dreams aaacc Blythe Danner, Martin Starr, Sam Elliott. Directed by Brett Haley. 92 minutes. Rated PG-13. This dramedy about aimless retiree Carol (Danner) is a low-key amble through a brief period in her life, as she takes a few steps to shake up her settled but lonely routine. Danner is charming, and the talented supporting cast offers gentle laughs and a few moments of heartfelt emotion. –JB Theaters: VS

Unfriended aaaac Shelley Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm, Renee Olstead. Directed by Levan Gabriadze. 82 minutes. Rated R. This impressively inventive horror movie takes place entirely on a teenage girl’s computer screen, using social media, video chats and other technology to tell a story of revenge from beyond the grave. The plot is familiar, but the execution is creative and involving, with strong acting and relentless pacing. –JB Theaters: TC

Insidious: Chapter 3 (Not reviewed) Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye. Directed by Leigh Whannell. 97 minutes. Rated PG-13. A gifted psychic uses her powers to help a haunted teenage girl. Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, DI, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TX, VS Insurgent aabcc Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet. Directed by Robert Schwentke. 119 minutes. Rated PG-13. The sequel to Divergent bypasses the exposition about its dystopian future, but it remains just as nonsensical. There are more exciting action sequences and better special effects, but the characters are still flat, and the plotting is still an incoherent mess. –JB Theaters: TC Jurassic World aabcc Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins. Directed by Colin Trevorrow. 124 minutes. Rated PG-13. The fourth movie in the series about genetically engineered dinosaurs returns to the theme-park setting, with a new deadly dino wreaking havoc on the fully operational park. Two decades after the groundbreaking original, this sequel arrives as just another overstuffed, CGI-filled blockbuster about people running and yelling. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, DI, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TX Love & Mercy aaabc John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks. Directed by Bill Pohlad. 120 minutes. Rated PG-13. This biopic focuses on two periods in troubled musician Brian Wilson’s life, with Dano as the young Beach Boy and Cusack as the middle-aged burnout. Dano and Cusack’s performances don’t necessarily line up, but each captures Wilson convincingly, and the filmmakers don’t try to fit his life into a particular movie formula. –JB Theaters: AL, GVR, ORL, SP, ST, VS Mad Max: Fury Road aaabc Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult. Directed by George Miller. 120 minutes. Rated R. Taciturn drifter Max Rockatansky (Hardy, replacing Mel Gibson) returns for the first time in 30 years, on another post-apocalyptic adventure. The thin plot is an excuse for director Miller to stage bravura car chases and action sequences, which should be more than enough to satisfy fans. –JB Theaters: AL, DI, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RR, SF, SHO, ST, TX, VS Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 abccc Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Neal McDonough. Directed by Andy Fickman. 94 minutes. Rated PG. Six years after thwarting a heist at a New

Jersey mall, bumbling security guard Paul Blart (James) ends up doing the same at a Las Vegas hotel. Mall Cop 2 suffers from indifferent plotting, listless action and apathetic jokes that often don’t appear to have punchlines. –JB Theaters: SC, ST, TC Pitch Perfect 2 aabcc Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow. Directed by Elizabeth Banks. 115 minutes. Rated PG-13. Everything in this sequel to the 2012 surprise hit college a cappella comedy is a little bigger, but none of it is better. The songs are still catchy, the stars are still charming, and some of the jokes are still funny, but the original’s freshness has been replaced by a dutiful retread. –JB Theaters: AL, CH, ORL, SF, SP, ST, TX, VS Poltergeist aaccc Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kyle Catlett. Directed by Gil Kenan. 93 minutes. Rated PG-13. Poltergeist is considered a horror classic, so a remake ought to have a unique point of view, or at least deliver some solid scares. Kenan’s new version of the 1982 haunted-house story has neither, recycling most of the original’s major plot points with a few half-hearted modern updates. –JB Theaters: BS, GVR, TX Ride the Thunder (Not reviewed) Eric St. John, Joseph Hieu, Pierre Nguyen. Directed by Fred Koster. Rated PG-13. An American Marine and a South Vietnamese soldier form a bond during the Vietnam War. Theaters: VS Saint Laurent aabcc Gaspard Ulliel, Jérémie Renier, Luis Garrel. Directed by Bertrand Bonello. 150 minutes. Rated R. In French with English subtitles. Anyone interested in the life of legendary fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent probably won’t get much out of Bonello’s impressionistic biopic, which is heavy on dreamy imagery and light on facts and insights. At two and a half hours, it wears out its welcome long before it ends. –JB Theaters: SC San Andreas aaccc Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario. Directed by Brad Peyton. 114 minutes. Rated PG-13.

Johnson plays a fire department rescue pilot who attempts to save his wife and daughter when a series of massive earthquakes strike California in this moronic, mushy, painfully predictable disaster movie. Its wholesale devastation of California is an impressive feat of special effects, but the destruction eventually becomes repetitive. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, DI, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TX The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water aabcc Voices of Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Mr. Lawrence. Directed by Paul Tibbitt. 92 minutes. Rated PG. The second movie starring animated undersea creature SpongeBob SquarePants features all the familiar characters in an adventure to track down the stolen recipe for Krabby Patties. The story drags over the course of 90 minutes,

with mild humor and a strained climax that mixes the animated characters with live action. –JB Theaters: TC Spy aaacc Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne. Directed by Paul Feig. 115 minutes. Rated R. The plot is the least interesting element of this plot-heavy movie, in which McCarthy’s insecure CIA analyst is thrust into the field after the apparent death of her partner. That stuff is all just window dressing for the comedy, though, and McCarthy delivers, even when the overstuffed plot drags the movie down. –JB Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, DI, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TX, VS Tanu Weds Manu Returns (Not reviewed) Kangana Ranaut, Madhavan, Eijaz Khan. Directed by Aanand L. Rai.

Woman in Gold aabcc Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Tatiana Maslany. Directed by Simon Curtis. 109 minutes. Rated PG-13. The true story of Maria Altmann, an Austrian Jew who fled the Nazis during WWII and later battled to reclaim paintings that the Nazis stole from her family, is stirring and complex, but the filmmakers smooth it out and simplify it, making every courtroom battle into a clichéd, heavy-handed triumph. –JB Theaters: SC, ST You’re Still the One (Not reviewed) Dennis Trillo, Maja Salvador, Richard Yap. Directed by Chris Martinez. 120 minutes. Not rated. In Filipino with English subtitles. A man and a woman encounter numerous obstacles to their romance. Theaters: ORL 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

(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

For complete movie times, visit lasvegasweekly.com/movies/listings. June 18–24, 2015 LasVegasWeekly.com 53

Calendar Listings you can plan your life by! > NO JOKE Cosplayers take their outfits seriously.

Fanboys and fangirls, unite! A recent boom in local comic-book conventions has drawn several events to town, and thus far, the Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con has had both the largest draw and the most staying power. Founder Jimmy Jay launched the Amazing convention in Arizona, and has since expanded to Houston and Hawaii in addition to Las Vegas. The Vegas convention returns for its third year at the South Point this week, with high-profile guests including superstar comics artists Steve McNiven, Rob Liefeld, George Perez and Greg Capullo, plus Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman, genre TV favorite John Barrowman (Doctor Who, Arrow) and many more. ¶ Programming includes versions of Family Feud for cosplayers and The Price Is Right for comics fans, workshops on making your own costumes and creating your own comic books, a costume contest and a range of kid-focused activities on Sunday. In addition to top comics creators, local writAMAZING LAS VEGAS ers and artists will showcase their work, and local retailers (includCOMIC CON June 19-21; Friday, ing Maximum Comics, Alternate Reality and Cosmic Comics) will 3-8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; have booths selling comics and other pop-culture memorabilia. Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; $25-$60. For comics fans, it’s a bit like prom, Lollapalooza and Black Friday South Point, amazinglasvegas all rolled into one. –Josh Bell comiccon.com.

Live Music T h e St r i p & N e a r by Brooklyn Bowl Orgone, The Nth Power 6/22, 8 pm, $8-$10. Purity Ring, Braids, Born Gold 6/23, 8 pm, $22-$24. John Butler Trio, Anderson East 6/26, 8 pm, $28-$33. Fishbone 6/27, 9 pm, $15-$18. Reggae Bowl: Big Mountain, New Age Trie 6/28, 9 pm, $15-$20. Sasha McVeigh, Beau Hodges Band, Megan Barker 6/29, 8 pm, free. Earphunk, Barry Black 7/9, 9 pm, free. Adler 7/11, 8 pm, $22-$28. Kevin Fowler 7/15, 8 pm, $18-$22. Jurassic 5, RDGLDGRN 7/16, 8 pm, $35-$85. The Offspring, The Garden 7/17, 8:30 pm, $43-$48. Between the Buried and Me, Animals as Leaders, The Contortionist 7/18, $20. Stooges Brass Band 7/19-7/20, 8 pm, free. Easy

Star All-Stars, The Movement 7/27, 8 pm, $17-$20. Ky-Mani Marley 7/29, 8 pm, $17-$20. Danzig, Pennywise, Cancer Bats, Brave Black Sea 7/31, 7:30 pm, $36-$39. The Colosseum Reba, Brooks & Dunn 6/24, 6/26-6/27, 7/1, 7/3, 7/4, $60-$205. Rod Stewart 7/31, 8/1, 8/5, 8/8, 8/9, 8/12, 8/15, 7:30 pm. Celine Dion 8/27, 8/28-8/30, 9/1, 9/4-9/5, $55-$250, 7:30 pm. Aretha Franklin 8/14, 8 pm, $55$160. The Who 9/19, 10:30 pm, $96$501. Elton John 10/13-10/14, 10/16, 6:30 pm, $55-$500. Caesars Palace, 702-731-7333. The Cosmopolitan (Chelsea) Brian Wilson, Rodriguez 7/10, 7 pm, $50. Brantley Gilbert, Carter Winter 7/24, 8 pm, $65. (Boulevard Pool) Barenaked Ladies, Violent Femmes, Colin Hay 7/18, 8 pm, $50. Of Monsters and Men 8/13, 9 pm, $35. Slightly Stoopid 8/14, 9

pm, $35. Damian Jr. Gong Marley, Stephen Ragga Marley, Morgan Heritage, Tarrus Riley 9/24, 8 pm, $43. Counting Crows, Citizen Cope 10/3, 7:30 pm, $55. Father John Misty, Mikal Cronin 10/15, 8 pm, $23. 702698-7000. Dive Bar Slaughter and the Dogs 6/19, 9 pm, $8-$10. Mentors 6/266/27, 10 pm. Total Chaos, Corrupted Youth, Ravagers, Brutal Resistance 6/28, 9 pm, $6-$8. Three Bad Jacks 7/11, 9 pm, $10. 4110 S. Maryland Pkwy., 702-586-3483. Double Down Siochan, Prelude to a Pistol 6/19, 10 pm. The Dirty Panties, This Nomad Heart, Radio Silence, 20 Stories Falling, Just in Case 6/20, 10 pm. 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., 702-791-5775. Flamingo Olivia Newton-John 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. 702-733-3333. Gilley’s Chad Freeman Band 7/23, 9 pm; 5/29-5/30, 7/24-7/25, 10 pm. Kenny Allen Band 8/27, 9 pm; 6/56/6, 8/28, 8/29, 10 pm. Austin Law 6/11, 8/20, 9 pm; 6/12-6/13, 8/21-8/22, 10 pm. Brian Lynn Jones Band 6/18, 9 pm; 6/19-6/20, 10 pm. Scotty Alexander Band 6/25, 7/30, 9 pm; 6/26-6/27, 7/31-8/1, 10 pm. Country Nation 7/3-7/4, 10 pm. Brodie Stewart Band 7/17-7/18, 10 pm. Shows $10-$20 after 10 pm unless noted. Treasure Island, 702-894-7722. Hard Rock Hotel Rusted Root 6/26, 9 pm, $30+. Nelson 7/10, 9 pm, $30+. South of Graceland 7/17, 9 pm, $30+. Puddle of Mudd 7/31, 9 pm, $25+. Tribal Seeds 8/21, 9 pm, $25. Blue October 9/18, 9 pm, $30+. Live 10/2, 9 pm, $35+. Hard Rock Live Turnpike Troubadours 6/23, 7 pm, $17-$21. Say Anything, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Modern Baseball, Hard Girls 7/31, 7 pm, $20-$25. Hard Rock Cafe (Strip), 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-733-7625. House of Blues False Cause, Winter Will Follow, NE Last Words, Rule of Thumb, Dim, Cirka Sik 6/19, 7:45 pm, $12. Steel Panther 6/13, 6/20, 6/27, 9 pm, $22. Dizzy Wright 7/4, 6 pm, $25-$30. Corey Taylor 7/18, 7 pm, $23$26. Tokio Hotel 8/1, 7 pm, $22-$25. Stephen Ragga Marley 8/4, 7:30 pm, $26-$31. Heart 8/13-8/15, 11/19-11/21, 8 pm, $55-$70. Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers 9/5, 8 pm, $29-$44. Carlos Santana 9/16, 9/18-9/20, 9/23, 9/25-9/27, 11/4, 11/6-11/8, 11/11, 11/1311/15, $90-$350, 8 pm. The Tragically Hip 10/3, 7:30 pm, $43-$55. Kamelot, DragonForce 12/7, 7 pm, $22-$25. 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 Little Big Town 6/26, 8 pm, $35+. Kenny Chesney 7/3-7/4, 8 pm, $155+. Third Eye Blind, Dashboard Confessional 7/11, 8 pm, $40+. Steve Miller Band 7/25, 8 pm, $50+. Juanes, Ximena Sariñana 7/30, 7:30 pm, $60+. Brit Floyd 7/31, 9 pm, $35+. Peter Frampton, Cheap Trick 8/22, 8 pm, $50+. Primus and the Chocolate Factory, The Fungi Ensemble 9/4, 8 pm, $43+. Incubus 9/6, 8 pm, $70+. Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach 9/19, 6:15 pm, $50+. Scorpions, Queensrÿche 10/7, 8 pm, $60+. UB40 10/16, $40-$55. J Balvin 10/24, 8 pm, $60+. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-6935222. Mandalay Bay (Events Center) Nickelback 7/3, 8 pm, $25-$105. 5 Seconds of Summer 7/17, 7:30 pm, $50-$100. Fall Out Boy, Wiz Khalifa 8/7, 7 pm, $25-$70. Kelly Clarkson, Pentatonix 8/15, 7:30 pm, $40-$125. (Mandalay Beach) 311 7/3-7/4, $55-$95. Switchfoot, Drew Holdcomb & The Neighbors, Colony House 7/10, $34. Pepper, Iration 7/17, $35+. Sugar Ray, Uncle Kracker, Eve 6, Better Than Ezra 7/16, $35, 9 pm. 702-632-7777. MGM (Grand Garden Arena) Rush 6/25, 8 pm, $60-$180. Aerosmith 8/1, 8 pm, $50-$150. Madonna 10/24, 8 pm, $43-$383. Andrea Bocelli 12/5, 8

pm, $78-$403. Mötley Crüe 12/27, 7 pm, $25-$150. 702-891-7777. Orleans Throwback Sizzling Jam 7/17, 7:30 pm, $42. Don McLean, Judy Collins 7/18-7/19, $40. Espinoza Paz, El Komander, La Adictiva, Los Torres 7/25, 8 pm, $50. NiteKings Wed, 4 pm. Rick Duarte Fri, 9 pm. Acoustic Den Sat, 9 pm. Shows free unless noted. 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., 702365-7075. Palace Station (Jack’s) Forget to Remember Fri-Sat, 9 pm, free. 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, $72. 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-4144300. Palms (The Lounge) Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns Mon, 10:30 pm, $10. 702-944-3200. The Pearl Alice in Chains 7/18, 8 pm, $53+. Melissa Etheridge 8/7, 8 pm, $49+. Fifth Harmony 8/13, 7 pm, $33+. Jackson Browne 8/21, 8 pm, $63+. Alejandra Guzman 9/12, 8 pm, $33+. Oliver Dragojevic w/ UNLV Symphony Orchestra 9/26, 8 pm, $69+. Palms, 702-942-7777. Piero’s Pia Zadora Fri & Sat, 9 pm, two-drink minimum. 355 Convention Center Dr., 702-369-2305. Planet Hollywood Earth, Wind & Fire, Chicago 7/17, 8 pm, $70-$219. J. Cole, YG, Jeremih, Bas, Cozz and Omen 7/18, 8 pm, $41-$200. Britney Spears 8/5, 8/7-8/8, 8/12, 8/14-8/15, 8/18-8/19, 8/21-8/22, 8/26, 8/28-8/29, 9/2, 9/49/5, 9/9. $60-$195. A.R. Rahman 6/7, 8 pm, $49-$179. La Arrolladora 9/13, 9 pm, $59-$175. Ricky Martin 9/15, 8 pm, $50-$160. 702-234-7469. Rí Rá The Black Donnellys 6/18, 6/21-6/25, 6/28, 8:45 pm, 6/5-6/6, 6/19-6/20, 6/26-6/27, 9 pm. John Windsor 6/8, 6/15, 6/29, 8:45 pm. The American Diddle Idols 6/30, 8:45 pm. Mandalay Place, 702-632-7771. Route 91 Harvest Festival ft. Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and more. 10/2-10/4, times vary, $199. MGM Resorts Village, rt91harvest.com. Stratosphere David Perrico and Pop Evolution First & third Tue, 10:30 pm, $20. 800-998-6937. Silver Sevens (Corona Cantina) Jimi Brent 6/18. Drew Baker Band 6/196/20. Macek Brothers Duo 6/23-6/25. Dyana Collins Band 6/26-6/27. 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. Vinyl Michael Grimm 6/19-6/21, 6/26-6/28, 7/3-7/5, Thu, Fri, Sun, 8:30 pm; Sat, 6 pm & 8:30 pm, $20+. A Steampunk Concert Fantasy 6/17, 7/15, 11 pm, $10+. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000. Wynn (Eastside Lounge) Michael Monge Wed-Thu, 9 pm, $10. 3131 S Las Vegas Blvd.

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Guillen & The Girls 6/18, 8 pm, $8-$11. One Ton Project, Dinner Music for the Gods, The Solid Sunds, Bounty Hunter Brothers 6/19, 8 pm, $5. 80’s Hair Metal Meltdown: Toxin, Motley 2 6/24, 8 pm, $5. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Beauty Bar The Slackers, The Retrolites 6/19, 9 pm, $12. Maudlin Strangers, Lany, Silversage 6/20, 9 pm, $10. Toy Guitar, Eliza Battle 6/24, 9 pm. ‘80s vs. Rockabilly 6/27, 9 pm. The Red Paintings, Candy Warpop 6/29, 9 pm. Teenage Bottle Rocket, The Bombpops, Guilty By Association, Mercy Music, Franks & Deans 7/3, 8 pm. Astronauts Etc. 7/12, 8 pm. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. The Bunkhouse My Education, Sweetest Morphine 6/18, 7 pm, $5. Astro Blunt 6/18, 9 pm, $5. Holiday Mountain 6/19, 7 pm, $5. Nepal Benefit Show: The Quitters, Illicitor, Stormcrow, Headwinds, China 6/19, 8 pm, $5. Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Decent Criminal, Vegascendents, Rayner 6/21, 9 pm, $10. The Paul Collins Beat, The Astaires, The Lifeforms 6/23, 9 pm, $10-$12. Kitze & The CPU’s 6/25, 9 pm, free. Kristeen Young, Fea, The Astaires, Gloom Bloom 6/26, 9:30 pm, $10. 124 S. 11th St., bunkhousedowntown.com. Downtown Container Park Haleamano 6/21, 6/28, 2 pm, free. Voodoo Cowboys 6/19, 9 pm, free. Nwlywd 6/20, 5 pm, free. Rock ‘n’ Roll Rebels 6/20, 9 pm, free. Wolf Creek Band 6/26, 9 pm, free. Philip Stendek 6/27, 5 pm, free. Reckless in Vegas 6/27, 9 pm, free. 707 Fremont St, downtowncontainerpark.com. Fremont Country Club Figgfest: Cornerstone, Rob & Pure Joy, Left Standing, Homecookin’, 12 Volt Sex, Shawn Eiferman, Days After Hail, Happy Campers 6/20, $5-$10. 601 Fremont St., 702-382-6601. Fremont Street Experience Smash Mouth, Toad the Wet Sprocket 6/27, 9 pm. Dropkick Murphys 7/10, 9 pm. Theory of a Deadman 7/18, 9 pm. Spin Doctors, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies 8/1, 9 pm. Kansas, Blue Oyster Cult 9/6, 9 pm. Downtown Las Vegas, vegasexperience.com. Gold Spike Bernie Smithers Blues Bus 6/18, 10 pm, free. Pop Republic 6/19, 10 pm, free. Avalon Landing 6/25, 10 pm, free. Josh Royse 6/26, 10 pm, free. Haleamano 6/20, 10 pm, free. 217 Las Vegas Blvd. N., goldspike.com. Griffin Live music Wed, 10 pm, free. 511 Fremont St., 702-382-0577. LVCS Jelly Roll, Fate-Al, CremRo, Bobby Boulder, Cartel TZ, King QP 6/18, 8 pm, $12$15. Sammy J, Finn, Peter T & Tenelle, Yung LB, Average Hoe, Peacemaker Nation 6/19, 8 pm, $15-$22. Potluck, Wrekonize, Prevail of Swollen Members 6/23, 9 pm, $10-$13. Ill Nino, Straight Line Stitch, Davey Suicide, Motograter, Society 1, Dim, Circa-Sik, Darkest Day, Thira, Darkc3ll 6/24, 5:30 pm, $12-$15. Geto Boys, Ne Last Words, Charlie Madness, The Tribe 6/28, 9 pm, $12-$15. Otep, The Reaction, Downfall 2012, Autumn in Stitches 6/30, 9 pm, $12-$15. 425 Fremont St., 702-382-3531. The Smith Center Samba Exotica 6/19-6/20, 7 pm, $35+. Frank Sinatra Jr. 6/20, 7:30 pm, $29+. Annaleigh Ashford 6/27, 7 pm; 6/28, 2 pm, $49+. Lyle Lovett and His Large Band 7/25, 7:30 pm, $25+. Johnny Mathis 7/31, 7:30 pm, $29+. 361 Symphony Park Ave., 702-7492000.

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Everywhere Else Arizona Charlie’s Boulder (Palace Grand Lounge) Gregg Peterson 6/19-6/20, 9 pm. Go Big 6/26-6/27, 9 pm. All shows 9 pm, free. 4575 Boulder Highway, 888-2369066. Arizona Charlie’s Decatur (Naughty Ladies Saloon) Jamestown 6/19-6/20, 9 pm. The Good Fellas 6/26-6/27. Jerry Tiffe Fri, 4 pm. 740 S. Decatur Blvd., 702-258-5200. Boomers Live music Wed, 10 pm, $5-$10. Hip Hop Roots Fri, 10 pm, $5. 3200 Sirius Ave., 702-368-1863. Boulder Dam Brewing Justin Mather 6/18. American Voodoo 6/19. Phil Friendly Trio 6/20. Holes and Hearts 6/26. Space Karate 6/27. Thu, 7 pm; Fri & Sat, 8 pm, all shows free unless noted, Fri-Sat, 8 pm; Wed-Thu, 7 pm. 453 Nevada Way, Boulder City, 702-243-2739. Boulder Station (Railhead) Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers 6/18, 6 pm, $5. Yellow Brick Road Fri, 9 pm, $5. Bee Gees Gold Sat, 9 pm, free. 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 Riot, Resistance, Vile Child 6/18, 9 pm, $10. Smashing Alice, First Class Trash, Jordan Allena 6/19, 9:30 pm, free. Autograph, TailGun 6/20, 9 pm, $10$15. John Zito Electric Jam Wed, 9 pm, free. 9:30 pm, free. 6750 W. Sahara, 702220-8849. 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, 702458-6343.

Calendar Eastside Cannery (Marilyn’s Lounge) Claudine Castro Band Mon, 10 pm. Phoenix Wed, 9 pm. Spazmatics Sun, 9 pm. Shows free unless noted. 702-5075700. Milo’s Cellar Live Music Thu, 8 pm, free. 538 Nevada Hwy., 702-293-9540. Ron DeCar’s Event Center Jazz Conversations Big Band Series: . Merv Harding 6/20. Jim Fitgerald 6/27, Sat, 1 pm, $15. Swingin’ Sundays Sun, 5 pm, $10. 1201 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-384-0771. Sam’s Town NiteKings Sun, 7 pm, free. Shows free unless noted. 5111 Boulder Hwy., 702-284-7777. Winchester Cultural Center Willie Wainwright 6/20, 2 pm, free. 3130 S. McLeod Dr., 702-455-7340.

Westin Las Vegas, 160 E. Flamingo Rd., 702-245-2393. Sapphire Comedy Hour Fri-Sat, 8 pm, $20. Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club, 3025 Industrial Rd., 702-796-6000. 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, 702-7777776. Christopher Titus 7/31-8/2, 7:30 pm, $20+. South Point, southpointcasino.com.

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Conversatioms with Norm: Remembering Sinatra 6/21, 2 pm, $25+. Smith Center, thesmithcenter.com. David De Alba’s Tribute to Judy Garland 6/21, 2 pm, $18. The Onyx, 953-16B E. Sahara Ave., onyxtheatre.com. DjangoVegas! 6/20, 6 pm, $10-$15. Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. 4th St., artslasvegas.com. Izel Ballet Folklorico 6/27, 6 pm, $10$12, Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Dr., 702-455-7030. Jeff McBride’s Wonderground Variety show. Third Thu of the month; 8, 9 & 10 pm; $10. Olive Mediterranean Restaurant Lounge, 3850 E. Sunset Rd., 702-451-8805. Native Speech 6/18-6/21, 6/25-6/28, times vary, $16-$20. Art Square Theatre, cockroachtheatre.com. Neil Diamond: A Tribute 6/27, 7 pm, $18. Starbright Theatre, 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd., 702-240-1301.

Louie Anderson 7/24-7/26, 7:30 pm, $40+. South Point, southpointcasino.com. 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., 800386-7867. Bonkerz Comedy Club Silver Sevens FriSat, 10:30 pm; $10. Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino, 4100 Paradise, 702-733-7000. Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club All shows at 8 pm, $65-$87. MGM Grand, 891-7777. Jim Breuer 7/10-7/11, 7:30 pm, $25+. South Point, southpointcasino.com. Bill Burr 6/26-6/27, 10 pm, $70+. Mirage, 702-792-7777. Carrot Top Wed-Mon, 8 pm, $50-$60. Luxor, 702-262-4900. Margaret Cho 10/16, 9 pm, $44-$72. Treasure Island, 702-894-7111. Jeff Civilico Sat-Mon, Wed-Thu, 4 pm, $39$50. Quad, 888-777-7664. Andrew Dice Clay All shows at 9 p.m., $59+. Vinyl, hardrockhotel.com. Comedy After Dark Wed-Sun, 10 pm, $40$60. LVH, 702-732-5755. 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. Eddie Griffin Mon-Wed, 7 pm, $90-$182. Rio, 702-777-7776. HydroComics Unleashed Wed, 9 pm, free. Lucie’s Lounge, 3955 Charleston Blvd., 702-776-6417. The Improv Allan Havey, Matt Knudsen, Leah Kayajanian Thru 6/21. Rocky LaPorte, Ron Morey, Jak Knight 6/236/28. Flip Shultz, Jeff Richards, Sany Danto 6/30-7/5. Dennis Blair, Gilbert Lawand, Aiko Tanaka 7/7-7/12. Tue-Sun, 8:30 & 10 pm, $30-$45. Harrah’s, 702-3695000. Jim Jefferies 10/3, 8 pm, $45. The Joint, 702-693-5000. 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., 702-4625000. L.A. Comedy Club Tue-Sun, 9:30 pm, $39$62. Ballys, 702-777-2782. The Laugh Factory Shows at 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 7/4, 9/18, 11/20-11/21, 10 pm; 9/19, 9 pm, $60-$80. Mirage, 702-792-7777. M Resort Comedy Night Fri, 9 pm, free with drink purchase. M Resort, 702-797-1000. Carlos Mencia 7/3-7/4, 8 pm, $40+. Orleans, orleanscasino.com. The Mac King Comedy Magic Show TueSat, 1 & 3 pm, $33. Harrah’s, 702-369-5000. Party Improv Comedy Thu-Sun, 7 pm, $25, 2 drink minimum. Planet Hollywood, 702531-4320. Paula Poundstone 6/19-6/20, 8 pm, $20+. Orleans, orleanscasino.com. Red Skelton Tribute Sat-Tue, 2 pm; $35-$40.

Performing Arts

Special Events Amazing Las Vegas Comic Convention 6/19-6/21, times vary, $25-$200. South Point, amazinglasvegascomiccon.com. Jazz Film Festival 7/10-7/11, times vary, $25. Starbright Theatre, 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd., 702-240-1301. Local Author Showcase 6/27, 5 pm, free. The Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., 702550-6399. Monday’s Dark with Mark Shunock 7/20, 8/17, 9/21, 10/19, 11/16, 9:30 pm, $20+. Vinyl, hardrockhotel.com. Miss Nevada 6/26, 7 pm; 6/27, 2 pm, $25+. Smith Center, thesmithcenter.com. Neon Clash of the Champions Dance Competition 7/18, 7 pm, $15. Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. N., ateamlv. com. On the Magic Carpet with Barbara Eden 6/20, 7:30 p.m., $16+. Suncoast, 9090 Alta Dr., 702-636-7075. Ribbon of Life 6/28, 1 pm, $45-$200. Tropicana, goldenrainbow.org. Sevens Live Music, comedy & spoken arts. Mon, 7 pm, free with one drink minimum. Silver Sevens, 4100 Paradise, 702-7337000. Windmill Music Club 6/28, 4 p.m., free. Last Sun of the month. Windmill Library, 7060 W. Windmill Ln., 702-507-6036. Writer’s Block Book Club 6/26, 6 pm, free. The Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., 702550-6399.

Sports Las Vegas 51’s vs. El Paso 7/6-7/8, 7:05, $10$25. Reno 7/11-7/13, 7:05 pm; 7/14, 12:05 pm. Salt Lake 7/15-7/16, 7:05 pm; 7/17, 12:05 pm. Games $10-$25 unless otherwise noted. Cashman Field, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. N., milb.com. Las Vegas Outlaws vs. San Jose Sabercats 6/21. Portland Thunder 6/28. New Orleans Voodoo 6/25, 2 pm, $18-$198. Thomas & Mack, unlvtickets.com. UFC: Aldo vs. McGregor 7/11, 4 pm, $128$103. MGM Grand, ticketmaster.com. USA Basketball Showcase 8/13, times vary, $15+. Thomas & Mack, unlvtickets.com. WWE Live Summerslam Heatwave Tour 6/20, 7:30 pm, $23-$108. Thomas & Mack, unlvtickets.com.

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