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Contents 6 as we see it What’s rising

48 comedy Adam Carolla

as Lake Mead drops? Basin and Range goes monumental. Insert Coin(s) is closed (for now?). Plus: ludicrous, fabulous hats at Wynn.

podcasts live at Vinyl.

10 Feature | best of vEGAS From a Japanese burrito to a surf slide to sweetly invasive public art, this is the Las Vegas locals proudly share (and crave/admire/pose with in selfies, etc.). Time to recognize! 28 nights Jesse Waits leaves

50 the strip Penn & Teller take their mesmerizing antics to NYC.

52 DESIGN Springs Preserve takes a long view of architecture in Modernism at Risk.

54 food When veggies are so good you don’t miss meat. Things take a chocolatey turn at Hexx.

the Wynn nest. DJ Ruckus looks into his musical future.

58 calendar Celebrating the

43 A&E The Vegas version of

66 backstory UFC 189.

sounds of Hassan’s new album.

the Tony Awards.

44 screen Ant-Man gives us Paul Rudd in tights. Amy Schumer is a Trainwreck. Ian McKellen is the new ... Sherlock Holmes!

46 noise New tunes from Tame Impala and The Chemical Brothers and a Joe Strummer flashback.

Cover illustration By Kate Forrester

AsWeSeeIt N E W S + C u lt u r e + S t y l e + m o r e

Downs and ups?

Severe drought is revealing spooky stuff in Lake Mead—and boosting tourism

As the Southwestern drought continues to take its toll on Lake Mead, ominous strips of pale rock aren’t the only hidden pieces of its past to emerge. The abandoned Mormon enclave of St. Thomas and a Boeing B-29 superfortress bomber are among the historical relics long obscured by the lake’s surface that are enjoying renewed visibility—and renewed interest from tourists. Officials at Lake Mead National Recreation Area have reported that visitation was up 47 percent from last spring and is up 30 percent so far this summer. The lake has dropped 151 feet over the past 17 years, much of that recently. In the last 10, St. Thomas has reappeared as a popular hiking destination, prompting park officials to put out a call this year for information about the ghost town to help piece together its reemerging past. The lake’s most recent drought-related comeback is the World War II-era bomber. The massive plane crashed during a test flight in 1948 and for years remained a mystery under 260 feet of water. Today, it’s just 120 feet down, prompting the National Park Service to give the all-clear to reopen the wreckage to divers. More light and proximity to the surface has meant curious visitors need less technical training to take a peek, giving recreational divers unprecedented access. Scuba Training and Technology, the only company permitted to tour the well-preserved wreckage, reports an uptick in business, though the success is bittersweet. While larger crowds and hidden gems from the past help bring much-needed attention to the impact of the drought, they are ultimately reminders of the harsh reality that there may not be much left for us to visit in the future. –Andrea Domanick

Heads up! Your dome is boring. Put a hat on it Just a pile of hair, a smear of makeup and perhaps a pair of sunglasses? Snooze. Something’s missing. Something epic and strange.

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Something deliciously outlandish. Something royal. You need a hat. Imagine hitting the farmers’ market in a fascinator that resembles a head of green-leaf lettuce, or impressing Mandalay Bay’s sharky residents wearing a bouquet of neon seaweed. Picture sidling up to the counter at

Raku Sweets adorned with a modernist dessert in shades of vanilla, or posing for selfies at Red Rock under a wide-brimmed sand dune. Now you can, thanks to the newly opened Wynn Collection boutique, the first place in Vegas to carry hats from famed Irish milliner Philip Treacy. His

wearable sculptures—which run $1,500 to $6,000 and up, depending on customizations—have graced the craniums of Lady Gaga, Sarah Jessica Parker and Princess Kate. Which means even if you feel like there’s a veggie sprouting from your head, you’ll be in some very fashionable company. –Sarah Feldberg

> What lurks beneath? As the water line sinks, we’re finding out.

A Source of Joy The Smith Center welcomes its first resident theater company Torrey Russell founded A Source of Joy Theatricals and its main program, Broadway in the Hood, to “create something for people who didn’t have funds to access quality theater— and not just access quality theater, but learn how to do it themselves.” Now his creation is set to be the first resident theater company at the Smith Center, thanks to a series of strong performances there. “Whenever talented people in the community can come in and find a really good way to use the Smith Center to artistic advantage, we try to be supportive,” says COO Paul Beard. Following Broadway in the Hood’s strong production of Once on This Island this past spring, and a good plan from Russell to build on that success, Beard took a “crowbar” to the Smith Center’s packed schedule to find time for more ASOJ shows. While titles and dates have yet to be announced, Russell sounds ecstatic to be able to bring the talents and craft of his company to such a grand stage in high-quality productions touching on themes that are dear to him: diversity, love and service. –Jacob Coakley

Wild victory

Lincoln County.

> Safe and Sound Heizer’s “City” is now POTUS-backed.

2004 The Department of Energy announces plans for a rail line to transport highlevel nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain, cutting through Garden Valley, where Heizer has been working on “City” for more than 30 years.

Basin and Range is finally federally protected The crowd inside Atomic Liquors is raising glasses to a monumental moment, discussing prehistory and life 300 years from now while sipping the Joseph James Basin and Range brew crafted for the occasion. Earlier in the day President Obama had used the Antiquities Act to protect more than 700,000 acres of public land 110 miles north of Las Vegas, a move these artists, advocates and conservationists had been pushing for in a grassroots effort that picked up speed in January with the arrival of a Conservation Lands Foundation field organizer.

The national designation for Basin and Range protects its expansive wilderness and prehistoric art and artifacts, and helps keep pristine the vistas surrounding “City,” Michael Heizer’s enormous minimalist land art that draws from ancient and contemporary monuments and industrial technology. The piece, more than a mile long, is designed to last millennia and speak to future generations in the way that prehistoric

works speak to us now. A brief timeline of Basin and Range: 11,000 B.C. The glacial age begins to wind down and Paleo-Indian people inhabit the area, leaving behind physical evidence of their existence. 1972 Heizer, a noted land artist responsible for works in Nevada dry lake beds and “Double Negative” near Overton, begins his monumental project on private land in

2014 Senator Harry Reid’s Garden Valley Withdrawal Act, which would preserve the land by restricting mining and energy projects, fails to pass. Heizer says “City” is near completion. 2015 The campaign to preserve Basin and Range succeeds thanks to a concerted effort involving elected officials, business leaders, archeological groups, outdoor enthusiasts, art advocates and conservation organizations. –Kristen Peterson

Body talk Amanda Bingson bares all, and starts an uplifting conversation “I don’t have traps bulging out to my ears; I have a neck. I don’t have a six-pack,” says Olympian and USA Track & Field hammer thrower Amanda Bingson in her recent interview for ESPN: The Magazine’s Body Issue. “I’m just dense. I think it’s important to show that athletes come in all shapes and sizes.” The sports publication did just that last week, featuring the Silverado High School/ UNLV graduate on one of the issue’s six covers. In the company of sculpted sports figures like fellow Las Vegan Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals and Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin, Bingson ignited a national conversation about body image in sports. The national record-holder received an onslaught of social-media support for her body-positive comments (and complete badassity). A few gems: • “I want to learn to be comfortable in my own skin, and seeing yours, that helps me more than you ever know. Thank you for showing me how amazing the human body is.” • “Thank you for the ESPN photo shoot. My daughter is built like you, and you have become her new athletic inspiration!!!” • “I don’t care who you are, if you don’t think @AmandaBingson is the most BAMF person in the @espn #BodyIssue I don’t want to be your friend.” We couldn’t agree more. Rock on, Amanda! –Mark Adams

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As We See It… > Continue? Owner Chris LaPorte says the bar could reopen—possibly on Fremont Street.

Game over?

Insert Coin(s)’ closure might not be permanent By Brock Radke

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Fremont East bar, nightclub and arcade Insert Coin(s) closed on July 8, after its landlord filed for eviction in late June. Despite its reputation as one of the most popular and well-known Downtown nightlife venues, the business had been struggling greatly over the past year, owner Christopher LaPorte says. Despite those challenges, he’s hoping to reopen Insert Coin(s) as soon as possible, maybe even in the same location. “I hold myself accountable for this temporary closure,” LaPorte tells the Weekly. “I personally wasn’t prepared for so much competition [Downtown] exploding in such a short period of time and it was a challenge to maintain crowds and excitement when there is so much popping up around us every other month. But regardless of this stumble, I still plan to see the expansion and continuation of our brand.” Armed with a unique combination of classic cabinet arcade games, modern systems playable on highdef screens at the bar or in VIP booths, diverse musical programming and a geek-chic vibe, Insert Coin(s) opened in April 2011 at 512 Fremont Street. It was one of the biggest bars in the burgeoning Fremont East party district, an area that has grown considerably with the arrival of numerous bars, restaurants and entertainment options. “It was something of the carriage before the horse in the area because as more businesses came, did the local residential scene also grow? Maybe, maybe not,” LaPorte says. “There are so many other amazing attractions in Las Vegas and Downtown and when you’re a small business owner with no casino funding you, it’s always been a challenge.” Insert Coin(s) wasn’t among the first wave of bars opening on

Fremont Street, but it was a pioneer in a different way—it was one of the first Downtown destinations east of Las Vegas Boulevard to draw tourist traffic. Today, you’ll see cabs dropping visitors at Eat or Atomic Liquors, and Container Park attracts people from all over, including international tourists. LaPorte estimates 35 to 40 percent of his weekend patrons flashed out-of-state IDs. He’s meeting with potential financial backers who could help him reopen Insert Coin(s) at its Downtown location, he says, and it’s also possible the venue could find a new home. Rumors of expansion to a casino location have been circulating for years, and LaPorte says he has been speaking with casino groups on the Strip. “Ideally we return Downtown. That’s where we started, and we created a reason for people to come Downtown,” he says. “But if you take the personal feelings out of it, if you put it on the Strip it would do gangbusters if done the right way.” If it doesn’t return, Insert Coin(s) will be remembered as one of the most diverse venues in the city, a place that set itself apart in the fast-moving Fremont East Entertainment District with a lot of different kinds of music, ways to have fun and people partying there. Other “bar-cades” have popped up around the Las Vegas Valley, too. “We kind of went out like a comet, because we just refused to change our brand identity,” LaPorte says. “I hold myself accountable for not doing certain tweaks that might have allowed us to flourish ... but I’m proud of how community-oriented we have been and how many different cultures we tapped into. We’ll have to come back with the same model. That’s the only way I’ll do it.”

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> PETITE PERFECTION Macaron flavors at 346 are gutsy, from basil to white truffle to toasted coconut with chocolate and caramel.

BEST BAKERY THAT GOES WAY BEYOND PASTRIES 346 Patisserie

BEST STRIP BOUNDARY PUSHER Yusho

The sublimely butter-kissed croissants and eclairs are gateway addictions at 346, to rose and root beer marshmallows, lychee-saffron gelee with acacia honey, and frozen treats mashing up roasted corn and black currant or Earl Grey and sriracha caramel. This is wild, passionate food, and chef Arthur Haynes is game to experiment with almost any flavor. Avocado macarons, anyone? 90 S. Stephanie St. #150, 702-463-5115.

You wouldn’t expect a restaurant at the Monte Carlo to be one of the most innovative and daring places to eat in Las Vegas ... unless you’ve been there and tasted the draft cocktails and Chinese lamb skewers and garlic butter ramen. Have you been missing out? Monte Carlo, 702-730-6888.

BEST TACO SHOP Los Tacos Enchanting economy blog FiveThirtyEight used a bracket to determine that America’s best burrito is from San Francisco’s La Taqueria. Los Tacos is run by the same family and uses similar if not identical ingredients that change slightly with the season. Everything on the menu rules. Go forth and gobble. 1710 E. Charleston Blvd., 702-471-7447; 4001 W. Sahara Ave., 702-252-0100. 346 PATISSERIE BY MIKAYLA WHITMORE

BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARY PUSHER Japanese Cuisine by Omae It still seems impossible that a Michelin-starred chef has taken up residence in a tiny west-side storefront to serve majestic multi-course dinners. But that’s what Takeshi Omae is doing, for those select adventurers up for the challenge. 3650 S. Decatur Blvd. #26, 702-966-8080.

BEST PLACE TO SHARE EVERYTHING Cleo Another explanation would be Best Place to Order Everything, because

BEST BUFFET Bacchanal Since opening three years ago, the Bacchanal Buffet has already become just as legendary as the robust gourmet dining room that inspired its name. With an upscale design, more than 500 different dishes daily and show kitchens galore, this dining destination has changed the way you think about buffets. No wonder it’s your fave. Caesars Palace, 702-731-7928.

it’s tough to choose from the magical Mediterranean small plates at Cleo. Grab a group and go as many nights in a row as it takes to savor every inspiring bite. SLS, 702-761-7612.

BEST BARBECUE JOINT Rollin Smoke That’s right, a “joint.” Because we don’t

need our ’cue all fancied up. We basically want to eat at Freddy’s from House of Cards, and the closest thing in Vegas is Rollin Smoke. No fancy at all, just knockout ribs, brisket, pulled pork and chicken, straight from the smoker. 3185 S. Highland Drive, 702-836-3621.

BEST PRE-CLUB NOSH Andrea’s Would you like beats to go with those bites? The nightlife set wisely pregames at this chic Asian-fusion spot, which boasts its own DJ (who might just be whomever’s headlining next door) plus an impressive sashimi selection and irresistible rock shrimp tempura. Encore, 702-770-5340.

BEST NEW BAR FOOD Tom’s Urban Chicken wings? How about crispy duck wings in sweet, spicy hoisin glaze. Mac and cheese? We’ll take ours with lobster and shrimp. Can’t decide between French dip and cheesesteak? Get both in one sandwich, and an amazing array of other snacks, at Tom’s. New YorkNew York, 702-740-6766. JULY 16–22, 2015 LASVEGASWEEKLY.COM 11

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BEST BRUNCH Bardot Brasserie In no time at all, Michael Mina’s latest Strip stop has become our go-to weekend day-starter, with a menu rich in variety and flavor and an inviting, unpretentious vibe. Recommendations include the primo oysters, egg-topped frisée aux lardons salad and ducky Hunter’s Waffle, and don’t skip the $20 all-you-can-rosé. Brunch served Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aria, 877-230-2742.

BEST PLACE TO TAKE OUT-OF-TOWNERS Giada It’s a big, warm room full of comfortable energy, with beautiful views of Bellagio’s fountains. And your Vegas visitors are probably already big fans of the chef. But they’ll be more impressed with the careful, creative Italian cuisine. That’s a lot to brag about when they get back home. Cromwell, 702-777-3777.

BEST HOT DOG STAND Hot Dog Heaven BEST VINTAGE VEGAS EXPERIENCE Michael’s The classic casino gourmet room is all but extinct in today’s Vegas, but this delicate relic survived a southern shift from Barbary Coast to South Point. Nothing has changed in 30 years, from the chateaubriand to the cherries jubilee, and that includes the generous staff and luscious burgundy decor. “Old-school” just doesn’t do this place justice. South Point, 702-796-7111.

BEST FOOD TRUCK TO CHASE Truk–N-Yaki The food truck fuss may have simmered down, but this mobile sensation continues to innovate. The fusion menu is anchored by the simple-yet-stalk-worthy Japanese burrito, combining the savory substance of a full teppan meal with the easy portability of a Mexican wrap. truknyaki.com.

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The Vienna all-beef hot dogs at this old-school walk-up stand offer Chicago attitude in every bite. All the fixings plus hot peppers mix with the meaty juices at the first snap of the dog. 87 E. Lake Mead Parkway, 702-567-5050.

BEST DESSERT Choco 10 Ways at Yonaka Chocolate tofu, Nutella, coffee-flavored chocolate, white chocolate, chocolate ice cream, chocolate dust and caramel sauce—is that 10? However it adds up, Yonaka presents this choco-dream in a completely unique arrangement that’s sure to amaze lovers of all sorts. 4983 W. Flamingo Road #A, 702-685-8358.

BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT YOU HAVEN’T TRIED El Dorado Cantina This is Las Vegas, so there are wonderful tacos next door to a giant

BEST STEAKHOUSE 35 Steaks + Martinis Nestled in the north corner of the 20-yearold Hard Rock Hotel, this sleek gem marries all the allure of a traditional chophouse with plenty of edgy twists. A killer happy hour and an unforgettable 35-day aged, 35-ounce tomahawk steak don’t hurt, either. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5500.

gentlemen’s club. The just-off-Strip location is not a good enough excuse to miss out on El Dorado’s shrimp taquitos, ghost chili salsa and three-mole sampler, among other traditional favorites. 3025 S. Industrial Road, 702-722-2289.

BEST PLACE TO QUENCH YOUR JUICE THIRST Juice NV Other juice bars get Green With NV (spinach, kale, green apple, romaine) when they think of you digging on the Strange Brew (cabbage, apple, carrot, ginger) available here, now with two locations and more on the way. Being healthy has never been so convenient, or delicious. 9500 S. Eastern Ave. #110, 702-463-1689; inside Look Style Society, Town Square, 702-712-4345.

BEST CASINO NOODLE BAR Ku Noodle José Andrés’ tribute to Asian comfort food was everything we wanted in a noodle bar when it was the first SLS restaurant we tried. After making the rounds, it remains a bright-white jewel, as pristine as its glistening Superior Wonton soup. SLS, 702-761-7615.

BEST BREAKFAST BURRITO TO EAT ALL DAY EVERY DAY On-the-Go Breakfast Wrap at Krayvings Masterfully fluffed egg whites mingle with the brightness of fresh tomato, the richness of sweet potato hash and avocado, and delicious slathers of light cream cheese and chimichurri’s herbal zing. It’s genius. Plus, it’s healthy and under $6. 11770 W. Charleston Blvd. #150, 702-945-0520.

INYO ASIAN VARIETY BY STEVE MARCUS; HOT DOG HEAVEN BY MIKAYLA WHITMORE

> GOOD MORNING Bardot’s brunch menu demands deep exploration.

The best parts of eating on the Strip are the unexpected discoveries. Maybe the best burger is at a seafood house, or an Italian-themed resort’s New Orleans-based celebrity chef serves the greatest barbecued ribs. Or maybe you stride into a trendy Japanese restaurant known as a pre-club hot spot, sit down at the small sushi bar and allow a former sumo wrestler named Takaaki Ebashi to thrill you with the most amazing, hit-after-hit, piece-by-piece, edomae-style meal of your life. Maybe the way Takaa-san gently slashes aori ika (big fin reef squid) makes it feel and taste like nothing else ... and then he adds mint leaf and sea urchin to the next piece. His cucumber roll is galactic, his souffléed tamago peerless. He just smiles and makes another bite, then you smile bigger. Only Strip restaurants have the talent and resources to make culinary dreams come true, even if you haven’t imagined them yet. They’re still there, waiting to be discovered. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-9100. –Brock Radke

BEST BURGER In-N-Out

BARTOLOTTA BY BEVERLY POPPE

What does it say that no matter how many iconic American chains or celebrity chef-fueled gourmet burger joints arrive in Las Vegas, you still love In-N-Out the most? Does it mean Vegas is closet Californian? Does it determine that nostalgic fast-food simplicity trumps all? Or maybe we just have really, really good taste in burgers. Yeah, that’s it. in-n-out.com.

BEST CHINATOWN RESTAURANT YOU HAVEN’T TRIED Inyo Asian Variety They sure go out of their way to welcome you—and impress your belly, thanks to the Asian small-plate mastery of former Blue Ribbon and Little Buddha chef Gregg Fortunato—at the 7-month-old Inyo. Best kushiyaki in town? Probably. 6000 W. Spring Mountain Road #1B, 702-248-0588.

BEST PLACE TO BLOW MINDS AND WALLETS (MEAT DIVISION) Bazaar Meat From caviar to carpaccio, suckling pigs to Spanish-style rib steaks by the pound, Bazaar Meat is a modern celebration of Vegas-style eating: anything you desire, all-out, no apologies. Save room for the Jámon ibérico tacos. SLS, 702-761-7610.

BEST PLACE TO BLOW MINDS AND WALLETS (FISH DIVISION) Bartolotta When price is no object—or someone else is paying—what’s our top pick? Chef Paul Bartolotta’s Mediterranean masterpiece, where fish flies in fresh from the Italian coast for an experience unlike any other on the Strip, or anywhere else. Wynn, 888-352-3463.

CHEF WE’D LIKE TO HIRE AS OUR OWN Michael LaPlaca We can’t move into Portofino at the Mirage, so we’d rather he come to our kitchen and make a different pasta every night. Today, burrata agnolotti with lobster. Tomorrow, braised oxtail lasagna. Dude invented a pasta—“ripatelli” with lamb sausage and peppers—so he’s got the job. Mirage, 866-339-4566.

BEST LATE-NIGHT DINING Casa di Amore If there’s another place you can get pizza, mussels marinara or osso bucco till 5 a.m., do tell. This place already has Italian-American food on lock, and its throwback Vegas vibe is an added bonus. But Casa really wins us over for offering its tasty menu when most eateries are fast asleep. 2850 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-433-4967.

> FRESH BITE Enjoy sublime simplicity with Bartolotta’s gamberi e cannellini.

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> HOLY PIE Pizza Rock is calling.

BEST PIZZERIA Pizza Rock Neapolitan? Check. Detroit style? Yup. Sicilian? Stromboli? New York? Calzone? You get the picture. If pizza diversity is your thing, the Rock is your spot. And if for some weird reason you’re not a pizza person, the meatballs are addictive (and a steal at three for $5), and the tap list rivals some of Vegas best bars’. 201 N. Third St., 702385-0838; Green Valley Ranch, 702-617-7777.

BEST VEGAN FOOD VegeNation The plant-based restaurant we’ve been waiting for isn’t just a plant-based restaurant. Chef Donald Lemperle’s Downtown temple is all about global street food with big, fun flavors (from the picante pineapple pizza to the Save the Tuna sushi roll) that just happen to be meatless. Don’t worry, you won’t miss it. (See review, Page 54) 616 E. Carson Ave. #120, 702-366-8515.

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BEST NEW COFFEEHOUSE PublicUs Believe the hype. The coffee at this Downtown spot is out of this world, partly due to the presence of Cole McBride, who placed second in this year’s U.S. Barista Championships. Here, lattes—called “pretty coffee” in PublicUsSpeak—are handcrafted to be sipped, savored and rightfully Instagrammed. 1126 Fremont St., 702-331-5500.

BEST SECRET MENU ITEM Beef Cheek Ravioli at CarneVino Take McDonald’s secret Land Sea and Air burger (that’s a Big Mac, FiletO-Fish and McChicken— combined!), add In-N-Out’s Animal-Style anything, and what you get … is nothing like Mario Batali’s delicate, housemade pasta filled with creamy, puréed beef. The under-the-radar dish deserves more hype than that French-fry thing you just ordered. Palazzo, 702-789-4141.

> INSTAGRAM, THEN DRINK A beverage at PublicUs is an artful experience.

PIZZA ROCK BY CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS; PUBLICUS BY MIKAYLA WHITMORE

> THE FUTURE IS NOW Further took us—and our ears—farther out.

2015

BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL Further Future It doesn’t feature the biggest or most festival-friendly names in music—but that’s its strength, frankly. With a remarkably underground artist and DJ curation, a noteworthy slate of forward-thinking speakers and a mindfulness/wellness program that’s not just tacked on, Further Future has immediately become the most unique music event in Southern Nevada. furtherfuture.com.

FURTHER FUTURE BY MIKAYLA WHITMORE

BEST NEW VOICE Shamir If you haven’t heard of Shamir by now, you’ve either been in a coma or manning the International Space Station the past few months. The 20-year-old from North Las Vegas released debut LP Ratchet to rave reviews by Pitchfork and the like in May, and he’s been blowing up the music world with his Vegas-inspired, house-infused tunes ever since. xlrecordings.com/shamir.

BEST MUSIC VENUE The Joint Six years into its second life, the “new” Joint maintains a loyal following the way the old Joint always did. Rock—from residencies by Kiss and Journey to one-offs from alt-J and Noel Gallagher— remains the room’s bread and butter, but smart detours into country (Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts) and even comedy (Jim Jefferies, Katt Williams) help diversify and grow the base. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5222.

BAND TO BET ON Mercy Music Everyone we’ve ever met—including the sizable crowd at last year’s Weekly Music Issue Party—has left singing the praises of Brendan Scholz’s punkpowered project, and we’re no exception. If unrelenting performances, intelligent lyrics and addictive melodies count for anything, Mercy Music will break big at some point, and deservedly so. facebook.com/mercy musicforyou.

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BEST COVER BAND Sin City Sinners Whether you’ve seen the guys perform alongside members of Guns N’ Roses and Pantera or caught ’em tearing up the stage at the Palms Lounge or Babes Rockin’ Sports Bar, you’ve loved every grizzly electric guitar lick. Throw in the band’s charitable efforts—raising money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Toys for Tots— and it’s no surprise the selfproclaimed “Rat Pack of Rock ’n’ Roll” can turn out the vote. thesincitysinners.com.

BEST CONCERT CALENDAR Brooklyn Bowl Jack White. Jenny Lewis. The Roots. Brand New. Robert Plant. Little Dragon. Alabama Shakes … Brooklyn Bowl’s 2015 calendar reads like a nonstop top-tier festival poster. Want more? Jurassic 5, Modest Mouse, Lucinda Williams, Trey Anastasio, The Jesus and Mary Chain and My Morning Jacket are riding in on the next wave. The Linq, 702-862-2695.

MOST (DESERVEDLY) LEGENDARY LIVE BAND Moksha Expect the unexpected when Las Vegas’ improv-rock masters take the stage, but always know this: You’ll head home smiling. The veteran foursome—drummer Pat Gray, bassist John Heishman, guitarist Jeremy Parks and keyboardist Brian Triola— seems to get groovier with age, surely the result of a lifetime rehears-

ing and touring together. Whether or not you consider yourself a fan of the “jam,” you ought to get some Moksha into your life. mokshatime.com.

> THE FAB FOUR Seeing Moksha live is believing.

BEST NEW HIP-HOP/JAZZ COMBO The Lique Vegas MC Rasar Amani commands the room with a rare blend of lyrical hypnotism and suited-up comedy. Add his backing band’s smooth, jazzy riffs and you’ve got a match made for Vegas. facebook.com/theliqueband.

BEST NEW (OLD) BAND Bee Master Known pre-hiatus as Bee Movie the Band, this indie-rock outfit returned in 2015 with a debut LP five years in the making and some fiery live sets that got the local scene talking. Singer/guitarist Brian Cantrell’s theatrical vocals and intricate, shiny solos make every song a total assault on your ears, in the good way, of course. beemaster.bandcamp.com.

BEST SPACE TO SEE ART Barrick Museum With rotating exhibits, visiting artist lectures and smashing works from its own collection to dip into—plus those from the Las Vegas Art Museum— Barrick has become the sweet spot for contemporary art in town. UNLV, 702-895-3381.

working in neon, bullet casings, video or dried Xempatzuchitl flowers, he and his sophisticated works send a powerful and much-needed message. javiersancheznv.com.

BEST PUBLIC ART THAT LICKS YOU Snowball in Vegas by Jesse Carson Smigel There are times when getting personal with public art is unsavory (we’re looking at you, crunk tourists climbing inside the giant stiletto at the Cosmo). And then there’s Snowball, the 10-foot Styrofoam cat head on the corner of First and Coolidge. Smigel conceptualized his sculpture as a photo op, its face all goofy pleasure while giving a tongue-bath to anyone who gets close. It’s a cartoonish, wonderful love-slob of an ambassador for the envisioned First Street Art Trail. So go ahead, get licked. jessesmigel.com.

ARTIST OF THE MOMENT Javier Sanchez A multimedia conceptual artist originally from Mexico, Sanchez delves into social and political elements of contemporary society. Whether

BEST NEW GALLERY Satellite Contemporary It seemed to happen out of nowhere, when three artists and faculty

from Flagstaff’s Northern Arizona University opened a Downtown gallery and raised the bar in the contemporary art scene by presenting work by local, national and international artists designed to foster dialogue and exchange ideas. Emergency Arts, 520 Fremont St., satellite contemporary.com.

BEST ART EXPORT David Ryan The Texas-born artist and longtime Las Vegas resident landed here in the 1990s to study with art critic Dave Hickey in UNLV’s MFA Program, then made his home here. His multi-layered, sophisticated abstract works (laser-cut and color fantastic) have been exhibited throughout the U.S. and are represented by LA’s Mark Moore Gallery. markmooregallery.com.

BEST THEATER TROUPE A Public Fit A Public Fit made a name for itself with monthly readings of plays done with talent, sensitivity and energy— translating into the most engaged audiences in town. The group’s first

> THE FAST LANE Robert Plant, one of Brooklyn Bowl’s recent gets.

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> ALL YOU NEED Love wins, again.

full production of Foxfinder last fall was enthralling and instantly announced APF as a troupe to be reckoned with. apublicfit.org.

BEST CIRQUE SHOW The Beatles Love

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Nine years into its Strip tenure, the Mirage’s flagship show continues to enchant and delight with its whimsical take on the Fab Four’s catalog. The show is headed for a music and tech upgrade ahead of its June 2016 decennial, so you can expect more love, love, love for years to come. Mirage, 792-7777.

BEST NON-CIRQUE SHOW Steve Wynn’s ShowStoppers Dazzling costumes, a cast with stellar vocal chops, stunning choreography and a 30-piece jazz orchestra— there’s nothing on the Strip quite like ShowStoppers. This is Broadway production value, not Broadway-in-Vegas production value—and that’s very high praise. (Top) hats off to everyone involved. Wynn, 702-770-7000.

MOST TERRIFYINGLY GOOD SHOW Zombie Burlesque > ART AWARDS Winners Javier Sanchez and the Barrick Museum paired for the memorable FortyThree Days 43 Names.

Don’t let the name scare you: This original production about a cabaret staffed by the undead is a must-see production. With hilarious writing, an engaging host and a cast of talented dancers—all backed by an on-point jazz combo—it’s knee-slapping, campy fun at its finest. V Theater at Planet Hollywood, 866-932-1818.

BEST ENTERTAINMENT WITH A SIDE OF PHILANTHROPY Mondays Dark No matter the month, no matter the theme, Mondays Dark is one of the most action- and talent-packed productions in the city. Mark Shunock

(Rock of Ages) and his crew have created a truly unique entertainment event and connected to the community in the best way possible—by harnessing our collective philanthropic spirit to help out a different charity with each show. Every third Monday, Vinyl, mondaysdark.com.

BEST COMEDIAN Edwin San Juan Many have come before him, but this Filipino American is the first comic to truly turn the V Theater into his home. That means you are his guests, and you don’t get to leave without a night’s worth of rib-aching laughter. Bonus: He gives local comics a real chance to shine. A generous homemaker indeed. Nightly, 9 p.m., Las Vegas Live Comedy Club at Planet Hollywood, 702-260-7200.

BEST AUTHOR Laura McBride You’d never guess from the accolades that We Are Called to Rise is the College of Southern Nevada professor’s first novel, about the intertwined lives of a middle-aged woman, a soldier and a young immigrant boy. To call the debut of McBride—chosen as Nevada Humanities 2015 “Nevada Reads” author, with her book ranked as high as No. 4 in Amazon Kindle book sales—a success would be a major understatement. lauramcbrideauthor.com.

MOST VERSATILE FILMMAKERS Jerry & Mike Thompson In the past year, the Thompsons have directed the familyfriendly feature Popovich and the Voice of the Fabled American West and a raunchy web series starring Absinthe impresario the Gazillionaire. That’s not to mention annual shorts for the 48 Hour Film Project and numerous music videos and commercials, adding up to a very colorful body of work. lightforgestudios.com.

David Copperfield We seem to take him for granted, with his long history of headlining Las Vegas dating back to Caesars Palace’s Circus Maximus days. Today, the magician is among the busiest and most successful headliners on the Strip, performing 15 shows a week in a theater renamed for him at MGM Grand. Copperfield ranks 20th on Forbes’ list of the richest celebs, having made $63 million in 2014, and as the magazine notes, “David Copperfield is still the most prominent name in magic today.” No argument here. MGM Grand, 877-880-0880.

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BEST NEW COCKTAILS DOWNTOWN Oak & Ivy Great bars crowd Downtown’s main drags, but one packs the indoor/outdoor charm, gutsy craft and old-fashioned bartending into a space that feels like a train car. Oak & Ivy is small but mighty, from its riffs on the Moscow Mule to a rich rye drink that comes with a performance involving fresh herbs and a hand torch. You don’t need a man bun or a membership to sip and sigh with Japanese whiskey or a barrel-aged mai tai. Container Park, oakandivy.com.

BEST MARGARITA PATIO Mercadito When the sun goes down but the heat still lingers, there’s no place we’d rather be than this quaint outdoor extension of the colorful Mexican restaurant, sipping several Smokey Pablos or Misty’s Sleeves, crafted creations with flavor to spare and a serious cooking kick. Red Rock Resort, 702-979-3609.

BEST BREWERY EXPERIENCE Bad Beat Brewing Take a nice, casual stroll down the various taps—or pick a favorite to go with your boisterous game of Cards Against Humanity—at this young but highly creative brewery nestled within Henderson’s Booze District. 7380 Eastgate Road #110, 702-463-4199.

BEST TAPS Atomic Liquors For beer enthusiasts, being at Atomic is a lot like being a kid at Toys“R”Us. The Downtown drinkery’s draft selection is routinely diverse, balancing local brews with regional rarities, Belgians to stouts—and everything in between. Cheers! 917 Fremont St., 702-982-3000.

BEST SPORTS BAR Sporting Life

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> DRINK IT UP The Downtown cocktail scene is even brighter thanks to Oak & Ivy.

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Remember when you’d put up with the food at your neighborhood bar because it had good TVs and drinks? Forget that. Sporting Life has the kind of legit grub—addictive pork belly, daily taco specials, 50-cent deviled eggs—you’d keep in your dinner rotation, even without the big game overhead. 7770 S. Jones Blvd., 702-331-4647.

BEST HAPPY HOUR Lucky’s Lounge Every single day, Lucky’s offers three windows in which all drinks are half-price. Not just certain beers or well booze— the whole enchilada, which is just bananas. So block off noon-2 p.m., 5-7 p.m. and midnight-2 a.m., because your favorite drink is waiting. Lucky indeed. 8025 Farm Road, 702212-6639; 7345 S. Jones Blvd., 702-260-8991.

BEST LOCAL BEER Citra Rye Pale Ale by Joseph James An easy-drinking beer for any time of year, the Henderson brewery’s pale ale is medium-bodied and refreshingly crisp, with floral citrus flavors beautifully balanced with spicy notes of rye. Thankfully, we’re seeing it more and more on taps around town—plus, it’s now available in cans. jjbrewing.com.

BEST NEW COCKTAILS ON THE STRIP Bound Award-winning barman, consultant and mixologist Salvatore Calabrese might have become the first celebrity bartender to get his own spot on the Strip when Bound arrived, but you only need to care about how clean and invigorating his Breakfast Martini, Tennessee Squirrel and Lion’s Tail concoctions can be. Cromwell, 702-777-3777.

bartenders are determined to find your new favorite beer. 1120 Main St., 702816-5371, hopnutsbrewing.com.

BEST DIVE Huntridge Tavern Because the drinks are so cheap they’re nearly free, the bartenders are awesome, the bar-fly clientele is consistent and, if the air conditioning’s broken, they’ll lend you a wet bar towel to wrap around your neck. Divetacular? Hell yes. 1116 E. Charleston Blvd., 702-384-7377.

BEST WAY TO DRINK ALL DAY PT’s & Sierra Gold Feeling a laid-back, daylong party? Local institution PT’s Entertainment Group has it on lock. At the PT’s Ranch on Pebble, nestle into kitschy Western environs and enjoy a spicy Bloody Mary with a side of the golden crispiness they call breakfast potatoes. Nap, then hit happy hour at Sierra Gold on Warm Springs for the strong-and-sweet bourbon kick of a Daisy Duke and a dinner of burly ribs. These are true locals hangs, affordable, attentive and primed for a marathon crawl. pteglv.com.

BEST BARTENDER’S BARTENDER Becky Sabin at Peppermill “She’s been there around 15 years, which is a testament to the kind of person and bartender she is. She always has a smile on her face. She works graveyard, and in a weird way she’s kind of like a housemother to the service-industry people who come in. She’s always giving good advice, and she makes you feel so comfortable while you’re there.” –Bryant Jane, lead bartender at Radio City Pizzeria. Peppermill’s Fireside Lounge, 2985 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-735-7635.

> HENDO HOPS CraftHaus has been a welcome addition to the brew scene.

BEST CLASSY LOUNGE Mandarin Bar

BEST NEW BREWERY CraftHaus

Opulent lounges come and go on the Strip, but one continues to tower over them all—literally. Mandarin Bar can claim one of the most spectacular views in town and meticulously crafted cocktails that warrant the Andrew Jackson you’ll part with to procure them. It’s a special escape, so go forth and luxuriate. Mandarin Oriental, 888-881-9367.

Scrumptious suds. A knowledgeable, passionate staff. Comfortable digs. Partnerships with the community, through beer-pairing dinners at hot dining spots and a seasonal chalkboard mural project with local artists. What’s not to love about this Henderson Booze District operation? 7350 Eastgate Road #110, 702-4625934, crafthausbrewery.com.

BEST LOCALS BAR Velveteen Rabbit The handcrafted cocktail menu changes with the season, but Velveteen’s mixologists can whip up just about anything. Mezcal and avocado-wasabi crème? How ’bout a Basic Bitch? Look no further. Especially when the cool of the space would translate in any city. 1218 S. Main St., 702-685-9645.

BEST NEW PLACE TO DRINK DOWNTOWN Hop Nuts Brewing Main Street has added another great spot for sipping suds and palling around with other Downtowners, a seatingaplenty brewery where the friendly

The Phoenix

Charlie’s

The reborn Phoenix is everything a great neighborhood bar should be, and has effortlessly succeeded in uniting all the letters of the LGBT+ community thanks to its refreshingly come-as-you-are attitude, lesbian-themed nights and artcentric events. It’s not just a gay bar, it’s a cultural bar. 4213 W. Sahara Ave., 702-826-2422. –Mike Prevatt

From fun, typically well-attended weekly promos like Drag Queen Trivia Tuesdays to monthly events benefiting local community organizations, there are lots of reasons to saddle up to a stool at this countryWestern gay bar. We’ll add to that list its cheap-ass drink specials ($5 beer busts, anyone?), friendly bartenders and line-dancing to pop and disco. 5012 Arville St., 702-876-1844. –Mark Adams

CITRA RYE BY MIKAYLA WHITMORE; CRAFTHAUS BY STEVE MARCUS; BECKY SABIN BY CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS; THE PHOENIX BY NICK COLETSOS

> TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER Omnia’s decadence dominates. Check it out at our Best of Vegas bash on Tuesday, July 21.

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BEST HOLY SH*T EXPERIENCE Omnia

BEST DJ LINEUP Light

Even in a town of increasingly jaded nightlifers, Omnia managed to drop jaws upon its spring unveiling. From its space-age LED “chandelier” to its immersive big-room layout and evocative terrace, the Caesars nighttime destination is one gasp after another. Caesars Palace, 702-785-6200.

You won’t find a resident roster as well-rounded as the one for the Mandalay Bay megaclub, which goes beyond the usual EDM, hip-hop and open-format DJs by also booking dance-music champs like Carl Cox, Fatboy Slim and Disclosure—the latter usually bringing deep house’s brightest stars whenever it stops by. Mandalay Bay, 702-693-8300.

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BEST INTERNATIONAL RESIDENT DJ Carl Cox The man affectionately known as Coxy won’t do backflips off the Light booth or don a mask for your Instagram-posting needs or lead the club in a twerk-a-thon or shuffle his digital crate to drop the bangers you know the words to. He just thrills the room with consistently fresh and pleasing dance music that you’ve likely never heard—the hallmark of a truly great DJ. carlcox.com.

BEST PLACE TO DANCE WITH TOTAL ABANDON Havana Grill We’re not talking about jumping to a superstar DJ’s thump. We’re talking about fast feet, smoldering eye contact and unabashed shimmying to haunting and joyous beats—all within the spirit of the Latin sound. DJ Krazy weaves hits and obscure gems with videos and lights in a space that transforms on weekend nights from a Cuban restaurant into a no-holds-barred dance party for all. 8878 S. Eastern Ave. #100, 702-932-9310.

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> DAY TO NIGHT Sundown keeps the party rocking in every possible way.

Sundown at Daylight It took the Sunday newcomer exactly one party—its raging debut with DJ Guy Gerber—to cannonball its way into the Strip pool scene, and with a strictly straight-up house music format, no less. That it has continued to draw so well with similar international talent and a formidable squad of Vegas-based underground DJs bodes well not just for the party and venue, but for Vegas day/nightlife in general. Mandalay Bay, 702-588-5656.

Nightswim at XS To paraphrase Huey Lewis, where else can you play Marco Polo with half a million people all at a quarter to 3? This frolicfest has stregthened the Encore club’s former slow night so much that when XS breaks a new attendance record, it almost always happens during Nightswim. Encore, 702-770-0097.

The Get Back Let’s face it: The Get Back eventually got lost in the hot mess that’s become Fremont East on First Friday. So founder/ DJ/local vinyl king John Doe resuscitated the 13-year party by taking it closer to the actual event. The move, and its new home at Velveteen Rabbit on burgeoning Main Street, has breathed new life into the funky soul groove-fest. 1218 S. Main St., 702-685-9645.

> HELLO, HAKKASAN Ashley Vu is your “fun enforcer.”

BEST UNDERGROUND NIGHT SPOT Tacos & Beer

BEST PLACE TO PARTY LIKE YOU’RE STILL 21 Gold Spike

MOST WANTED BOTTLE SERVER Ashley Vu at Hakkasan

At the end of a long night of work or revelry, few balms are as effective as tacos and beer. This nighttime nosh spot obviously has both in spades, but we cannot crow enough about the beats it brings, especially for its thriving Techno Taco Tuesday party. 3900 Paradise Road, 702-675-7572.

The Downtown hangout calls its cozy indoor area—complete with cornhole, billiards and shuffleboard—the Living Room and adjacent patio space the Backyard. So go ahead, tell us a Saturday night at Gold Spike doesn’t put you back in your early-20s at some rando’s off-the-chain house party. Where’s the beer bong, bro? 217 N. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-476-1082.

She likes to refer to herself as a “fun enforcer,” which is at least a little funny because: 1. You’re at Hakkasan, so you couldn’t not have fun if you tried; and 2. Ashley Vu is taking care of you for the evening, and she’s probably having as much fun as you are. “Every day I come to work is surreal. I can’t believe this is my office,” she says. “People can go to any other club, but here, it’s really an experience.” So yeah, no enforcement necessary. MGM Grand, 702-891-3838.

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BEST GENTLEMEN’S CLUB Sapphire It boasts more than 70,000 square feet of topless entertainment (that’s 400 dancers nightly), premium spirits and cigars, celeb sightings and the chance to feel like one yourself any night of the week. The talent is diverse in form and style, and the mood is all about escaping reality for the hottest fantasy. 3025 S. Industrial Road #200, 702-796-6000.

> DAYDREAM Drai’s feels like a lavish mirage.

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BEST DAYCLUB ATMOSPHERE Drai’s Somehow, the year-old rooftop paradise known as Drai’s manages to be the mammoth party and the great escape, a space simultaneously expansive and intimate. That dynamic dichotomy is best displayed during daytime hours, when the programming is diverse and the environment particularly friendly for locals and industry folks. Cromwell, 702-605-4000.

BEST NEW NIGHTCLUB Omnia

MOST VERSATILE VENUE Tao

BEST LOCAL DJS Spacebyrdz

The former Pure was a game-changer in its era of local nightlife, so it’s fitting that Hakkasan Group’s total revamp of the Caesars space takes things to another level. The highest tech, the biggest sound, the most exclusive clubwithin-the-club (Heart of Omnia) and a posh terrace space—not to mention an unquestionably super-powered stable of resident DJs—all come together to make Omnia the place to be in 2015. Caesars Palace, 702-785-6200.

How can we aptly describe the titan Tao? Well, it’s the only destination that boasts a nightclub, dayclub, restaurant and lounge wrapped into a single sprawling venue, each dimension at the top of its game, still thriving after almost 10 years. It’s a rocksolid marvel in an ever-changing industry. Venetian, 702-388-8588.

Clubbers rarely regard an opening DJ set as being too short, but the invigorating house/techno handiwork of Alex Clark and Oscar Molina—usually found at Daylight’s Sundown—will leave you hoping the headliner’s running late. And when they’re not ushering in the evening with the likes of the Martinez Brothers, they’re expertly shaping the afterhours sound. facebook. com/spacebyrdz.

BEST HOOKAH LOUNGE Paymon’s Mediterranean Café Between the dim lighting, plush pillows and sumptuous eats, Paymon’s is the perfect cozy spot to break the ice on a first date or just kick back and catch up with friends. With diverse menus of food and hookah offerings, there’s sure to be something for everyone. 4147 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-7316030; 8380 W. Sahara Ave., 702-804-0293.

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> PARTY STARS Spacebyrdz and Tao (left) do nightlife right.

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> GO OUTSIDE Roaming or relaxing in Calico Basin, you can’t beat the scenery.

BEST REASON TO GET OUTSIDE Calico Basin

BEST REASON TO STAY INSIDE 11th Street Records

BEST NEW THING ON THE STRIP Shake Shack

Even couch potatoes can’t deny the draw of red sandstone framing a convergence of springs that have speckled the desert with ash trees and honey mesquite shading saltgrass meadows. Prom dates flock for photos in the golden light of the picnic area, and curving boardwalks invite lazy strolls. Beyond, the wide canyons draw runners to trails and climbers to boulders and walls. Calico Basin’s lovely ruggedness is just tamed enough, and unlike nearby Red Rock Canyon, it’s free. blm.gov/nv.

It used to be, whenever life had you down, you’d head to your local record store and shop away your blues. You can again, at this throwback Downtown spot so committed to vinyl’s recent resurgence, the only CDs they sell are by local artists. Splurge for the choice pressings on the wall, bargain hunt in the discount bins or split the difference digging through the racks in between—it’s a time-tested cure for whatever might ail you. 1023 Fremont St., 702-527-7990.

We were skeptical, walking into the NYC transplant all ready to loudly uphold the virtue of our beloved In-N-Out and never come back. And then we took a bite … and then another, of ShackBurger, crinkle-cut fries, Chicago dog and frozen custard concrete—with a craft beer on the side. When it was all gone we cried, because we didn’t have room for more and they wouldn’t let us stay there until the joint opened back up the next day. New York-New York, 725-222-6730.

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BEST HOTEL POOL Mandalay Bay When is a pool not a pool? When it’s a beach in the middle of the desert. From the wave pool to the lazy river, Mandalay’s massive, sand-sprinkled refuge delivers family fun adults can get with, too. Oh, and did we mention it hosts concerts at night, by the likes of Ziggy Marley and Chris Young? 702-632-7777.

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BEST LAS VEGAS MASCOT Mark Hall-Patton So intelligent, so huggable. HallPatton (and his glorious beard) have helped show the world that Las Vegas is more than casinos and parties through his multiple appearances on Pawn Stars and other national shows. Wanna know how local streets were named? He wrote a book on it. A true museum administrator’s administrator. twitter.com/knowledgebeard.

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BEST LOVE LETTER TO LAS VEGAS Neon Museum

> PRESENTING THE PAST The Neon Museum serves to preserve.

BEST HEAT-BEATING THRILL Wild Surf at Cowabunga Bay It bests its parabolic, gravity-defying slide predecessors by all but ejecting raft riders into its tidal terror, creating weightless euphoria not once but twice, and drenching everyone with its man-made rip curl. You’ll lose count of how many times you’ll scream before splashdown. 900 Galleria Drive, 702-850-9000.

BEST PRO ATHLETE Bryce Harper After totaling “only” 55 homers in his first three MLB seasons, the Washington Nationals outfielder is proving worthy of his hype: 26 homers, 61 RBI and a .339 batting average over his first 81 games this season for Washington. The 22-year-old also led the National League in All-Star votes,

BEST PARK Sunset Park Hear ye, hear ye, the Renaissance Fest isn’t the only diversion the Valley’s largest park has to offer. Thar be running trails, volleyball and basketball courts and picnic spots a’plenty, plus it’s a primo spot to watch airplanes and feed ducks. There’s more but … fare thee well, we must away! 2601 E. Sunset Road.

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and had a 1.168 OPS at press time, which stat-y seam-heads will tell you puts him in a class with some guy named Babe. twitter.com/bharper3407.

BEST SELFIE SPOT High Roller You can selfie like nobody’s business with the changing palette of lights behind you. Or get in the High Roller and take a selfie with the Strip beneath. Even better: Act like you’re pinching the little pods between your thumb and forefinger or snap a pose as if you’re taking it with you. There is no end. The Linq, 866-328-1888.

BEST LITERARY HANGOUT The Writer’s Block Where else can you find an extraordinary independent bookstore with a book machine, a writers’ studio and an artificial bird sanctuary, hosting

BEST LOCAL SPORTS TEAM Las Vegas 51s We guessed the Runnin’ Rebels might get your vote, but Las Vegas’ Triple-A baseball team won the day. Maybe it’s the team’s sweet first-place standing in the PCL’s Pacific Northern division. Or it could be the ticket prices, barely a buck an inning for the least expensive seats ($10). Or just maybe, to paraphrase from Field of Dreams, it’s that the one constant through all the years has been baseball. We like the sound of that best. 702-943-7200.

readings, book signings and indoor croquet? A most excellent place to get your book on. 1020 Fremont St., 702-550-6399.

BEST FASHION RENEGADE Jennifer Henry A Fourth of July dress of tinsel stars like the glittering burst of a firework. A sculpted cloud of a wedding gown made entirely of Charmin. Sweet cellophane blossoms on a red carpet look and hand-dyed, gorgeously crinkled sandwich wrappers on a frock strutting a Fashion Week runway. This is couture’s fever dream, and the waking art obsession of Jennifer Henry. Her mind is as nimble as her fingers, and Las Vegas gets to revel in her singular creativity bomb. flockflockflock.com.

BEST SPORTS BOOK Red Rock Resort Sensory overload strikes upon entering Red Rock’s sports book, with a wall of screens that stretches 18 feet high and 96 feet wide, a display that rivals any in town. Plush furnishings and an adjoining café open for all three meals further separate the space from the standard. 702-797-7777.

A rescue project years in the making and now a source of cultural pride for Southern Nevada, it presents the narrative through the stunning signage that has defined the thrust of our city for decades—and backs it up with engaging guided tours by passionate staffers. 770 Las Vegas Boulevard N., 702-387-6366.

BEST COMIC BOOK INSTITUTION Alternate Reality Comics The city’s most respected comic book store celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, and it’s still a great place to discover new and interesting graphic novels (especially if you want to explore beyond the superhero genre), all thanks to the expertise and dedication of owner Ralph Mathieu. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway #8, 702-736-3673.

BEST NEW MEMORIAL Silent Heroes of the Cold War The 1955 plane crash on Mount Charleston that killed 14 was, like much of the Cold War, classified, leaving hidden the dedication of the men headed to Groom Lake to work on a secret project. This new memorial at the Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway gives them the reverence they deserve. State Route 157, coldwarmonument.org.

BEST PLACE TO TAKE THE KIDS Wet ‘n’ Wild This summer’s dominating photo on our Facebook news feeds? Friends’ kids turning into aquatic Tasmanian Devils at the Summerlin water playground. Whether logging multiple rides on the new, video-game-like Slideboarding chute or conquering Kiddie Cove with Dad in hand, fun abounds at Wet ‘n’ Wild 2.0. 7055 S. Fort Apache Road, 702-979-1600.

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BEST VEGAS HISTORY LESSON Mob Museum Mob stories have long captivated audiences in literature and cinema, and this cultural gem covers nearly every facet, with its site-specific location highlighting the building’s role in the government’s fight against the Mafia through the Kefauver hearings. 300 E. Stewart Ave., 702-229-2734.

BEST SEXY SUPERSTORE Déjà Vu Love Boutique BEST PLACE TO BUY VINTAGE COUTURE Patina Not only does Patina carry the best in vintage design for the home, it’s the No. 1 place for glamorous vintage couture—dresses and illustrious pieces by such designers as Alfred Shaheen and Lilli Diamond. Accessories, too? Of course. 1300 S. Main St. #140, 702-776-6222.

The space is bright and inviting (however nervous you feel about shopping the wall-o-toys), the staff is skilled when it comes to chatting through your preferences and fantasies, and their knowledge of products both mainstream and niche-kinky is formidable. From lube to lingerie, Déjà Vu is as much an unconventional classroom as an onslaught of pleasure. 3247 S. Industrial Road, 702-731-5655.

BEST PET-FRIENDLY PATIO Lazy Dog Family friendly means the canines are as welcome as humans in the new Downtown Summerlin spot’s outdoor area, spacious and sufficiently shady. There’s even a doggy menu, featuring brown rice and your choice of protein for $4.95. Woof! Er, yum! Downtown Summerlin, 702-727-4784.

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A frame of rusted bullets, woven rugs of forgotten fishing line, Lego cuff links, fire-hose wallets, vintage spoon rings, a chair of reclaimed leather belts—we could go on. Artifact is about upcycling with impact, because founder Molly Gaddy-Walters is a “glue gun expert, geek-of-anything crafty, freak of anything vintage.” Town Square, 702-269-4620.

It’s a pretty amazing accomplishment if you think about it—the clever folks behind ItsOnMe have created the app version of our local hospitality spirit. Jump on and buy your homies a round or a favorite dish at your or their favorite spot, no matter where you or they happen to be. Their genius is your generosity. itson.me.

BEST STRIP CASINO The Cosmopolitan The Cosmo continues to live up to its “right amount of wrong” slogan with its perfect mix of the uberhip and the down-to-earth. Whether you’re seeking a top-notch cocktail, a concert from your favorite band or a post-Marquee slice of secret pizza, you can always count on the Cosmo for a great night out. 702-698-7000.

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CLOCKWORK AT LIGHT/RL GRIME AT XS One man: Henry Steinway. Two styles: the party-ready house of Clockwork and the harder-edged, trap-ish sounds of RL Grime. Two sets at two different Vegas clubs in three days. Try to keep up. July 17 at Light, 10 p.m., $20+ women, $30+ men; July 20 at XS, 10:30 p.m., $20+ women, $30+ men. DIPLO AT ENCORE BEACH CLUB Kinda feels like the summer of Diplo, doesn’t it? His trap side project Jack Ü exploded, he dropped a new Major Lazer album and he’s even become a controversial force on Twitter. If you missed him for Mad Decent Mondays at XS, catch him at EBC Saturday. July 18, 10 a.m., $40+ women, $60+ men. Vegas dates on

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Downtown daylife? Believe it. This new weekly pool party kicks off with Soulkitchen’s Edgar Reyes with conga player Cayce Andrew, Diatone, Sean T, Midnight Affair, Astrogold, Shaun Saville Jr. and others, plus dance crews, pool toys, frozen treats and more. July 18, 11 a.m., no cover. CHEDDA DA CONNECT AT CHATEAU The Houston rapper behind freestyle track-turned-viral hit “Flicka da Wrist” turns up at Paris’ unsung nightclub Saturday night. Get up on the roof and see what’s cooking. July 18, 10:30 p.m., $20+ women, $30+ men. I LOVE LV: THE BAPTIZM AT ARTISAN “Topless optional ... bass mandatory!” You won’t find a finer pool party promo line than that. Church Bass Worship and Shadowheads bring the heavy to Artisan’s pool with a dozen DJs including CRS?, APX 1, Ganjaboat, Zaiaku, Trap Beard and Bushido Brown. July 19, noon, $5. SUNDOWN WITH JUSTIN MARTIN AT DAYLIGHT

2015 International Dance Music Award winner Justin Martin (Best House/Garage/Deep House DJ) brings his Hello Clouds album tour to Mandalay Bay with lots of support from Ardalan, Eddie

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Nine-plus years at the same nightlife entity is a long time for anyone in this market, which makes Jesse Waits’ time with Tryst and XS all the more remarkable—and his resignation last week from running those two enduring nightspots more understandable. ¶ Already a reckoning force in local nightlife, Waits (along with his twin brother, Cy) was brought in by Victor Drai to help boost Tryst—which opened in late 2005—and run future No. 1 grosser XS in 2009. When Drai and Cy left the two-megaclub operation a year later, Jesse Waits rose to the occasion as the lone managing partner by staying the course, holding his own against competitors and implementing an enviable DJ roster. In 2014, XS reportedly brought in more than any other nightclub in the country, grossing more than $103 million. ¶ Rumors abound as to where Waits will end up—including future resort Alon, to be built on the former Frontier site—but you can bet his future post will include more than nightlife. Last March, Waits told the Weekly he sought to evolve professionally by expanding into hotel, hospitality and dining operations: “With the Wynn, hopefully I can get into part of it to educate me and learn the [hotel] business, all that stuff.” Looks like he’ll continue that pursuit elsewhere—and if it’s Alon, the planned resort headed by Australian mogul James Packer and former Wynn president Andrew Pascal, he’ll certainly have plenty of prep time before it opens (ground hasn’t yet been broken at the site). ¶ The biggest question mark might be the loyalty of the DJs Waits signed to XS and Tryst and/or with whom he maintained relationships. Waits has made no secret of his closeness with XS exclusives Avicii and Zedd, and he’s worked with Kaskade, Deadmau5 and David Guetta at the club for years. Could XS lose more than just Waits? The perpetual game of nightlife musical chairs continues. –Mike Prevatt

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> ROLLING STONE DJ Ruckus pretty much “lives on a plane” but still spends plenty of time at Hakkasan and Omnia.

DJ Ruckus talks musical roots and what’s next for Vegas When he was in junior high he played Diddy’s birthday party in Morocco, so you could say DJ Ruckus is something of a fast starter. And he hasn’t let up since. Ruckus more or less “lives on a plane” these days, playing around 180 shows a year with plenty of stops in Las Vegas, where he’s a resident for Hakkasan Group. Before summer’s end, the open-format star will play Liv in Miami, team up with frequent collaborator Rev Run for a gig in Honolulu, and yeah, he’ll be back in Morocco, too. You’re in Vegas a lot more these days, bouncing between Hakkasan and the new Omnia. Do you get any time to yourself when you’re in town? Every now and then. Pauly D lives in Vegas, and he’s got this crazy crib with motorcycles and this insane DJ booth. So I like to hang at his spot. But I also like to check out Downtown, which is really cool, and just catch up with friends and people in the industry when we’re not in club mode. I’ll catch a concert, too. You started your career at a young age. What first drew you to it? As a kid I was definitely into breakdancing and graffiti and all that, and then when I was 11 or 12 years old I came across turntables at a disco party—back then somebody has a birthday party with a DJ and calls it a disco party—and it just caught my eye, the way music was being manipulated. And then there was an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air where Jazzy Jeff is scratching a record at a family reunion. I heard that sound and was fascinated. I wanted to get into whatever that was. You have some fame in your family—Lenny Kravitz is your cousin—

and you made some quick connections. Surely that was helpful, but was it ever a hindrance? Not really. Luckily I wasn’t playing guitar trying to be the frontman of a band. That’s a big pair of shoes to fill. It was much more of a plus and definitely opened some doors, but once you get inside that door you gotta carry it on your own, and I tried to make sure I did so. Maybe in the earlier days it was kinda tough if that was the only way someone would recognize you, but I’d rather have it than not. How did you hook up with Rev Run? It must be amazing to collaborate with such an iconic figure in music and hip-hop. Yeah, it’s a lot of fun doing our show together. He was looking to do some work and DJ sets outside of Run-D.M.C. and his manager reached out. He used to be a DJ,

happening to make rooms move. But you know, started out carrying crates it has gotten a little saturated, and for Kurtis Blow. I think our first show some sounds are a little regurgitated. was at the Palms when I had a resiAt the same time, EDM is such a dency there six years ago. We were massive sound, and it’s tough to fill just real comfortable together and a room and get it to the energy level quickly figured out our synergy. He’s you want without it. a big piece of the Hakkasan deal, and we’ll continue to play What’s next for you, together there. DJ RUCKUS July 18, 10:30 musically speaking? I’ve been remixing a lot of stuff You’ve been playing p.m., $40+ Vegas long enough to see women, $75+ from the 1999 to 2005 area of hip-hop, bringing a little eleca few musical trends come men. Ling tronic flavor to those records and go. What do you think Ling Club at but keeping the same tempo Vegas clubs are going to Hakkasan. and just adding a groovier sound like in the future? vibe. I just did “Move Bitch” I think some sort of change by Ludacris and “Break Ya Neck” by is coming, but it’s tough to say if Busta Rhymes, and ODB’s “Shimmy EDM is going to phase out or what Shimmy Ya” is coming out soon. I it will be. For an open-format DJ, just want to make sure that era of we’ll always have a chance because hip-hop continues to get some love. our versatility is how we thrive, our –Brock Radke ability to adapt and use whatever is

A thriving, rattling culture

I love drum ’n’ bass. I really do. It’s driving, the beats keep you on your toes and surprises abound. The local underground scene has been throwing DnB parties since the ’90s at raves, bars and even the occasional large show. One of the staples and champions of the scene is Joe “Stasis” Borusiewicz, who continues to bring top-notch talent. ¶ “We create the Facebook page and the brand to be a collective for Vegas DnB stuff,” says Borusiewicz of facebook.com/il0vednb. “The DnB scene in Vegas has always existed, but it’s been the stepchild of the dance-music scene.” ¶ Metrik recently headlined a show at the Bunkhouse packed with fans bouncing around, many nabbing “I Heart DnB” shirts to show support. The Downtown music spot vibrated with energy and bass, and familiar faces were everywhere, like Madame Filth, another strong supporter of bass music in Vegas. ¶ Next up for I Heart DnB: Gridlok at the Beauty Bar on Nickel F*cking Beer Night. Just added to the show is Messinian from Planet of the Drums. ¶ “The scene now is at a high point,” Borusiewicz says. “There’s kind of a resurgence right now. The last couple shows have been strong.” Does that mean we could see some big DnB headliners at a megaclub any time soon? “Drum ’n’ bass is always kind of its own animal. I don’t think I’ve ever [seen] a drum ’n’ bass show with bottle service. It’s not the kind of crowd that gravitates I HEART DNB NICKEL BEER NIGHT with Gridlok, Zaiaku, Josh Swissman, to a nightclub environment.” –Deanna Rilling Biz:E Mnstr, Beast Fremont. July 21, 9 p.m., $10. Beauty Bar, 702-598-3757.

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Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros // July 2, 2002 // House of Blues By Dennis Mitchell When the Sex Pistols and The Clash first started scolding society for its complacency, the urgency of their message was slow to arrive stateside. That changed for many of us when those two bands’ songs finally had a chance to sink in by way of record stores and cool radio stations. I enjoyed the arc of The Clash’s existence to the fullest, attending the group’s first-and last-ever U.S. concerts featuring Mick Jones, with a few breathtaking, high-octane performances in between. I watched as chairs flew in Berkeley in 1979 during The Clash’s American debut, then stood in stunned silence with thousands of partiers at the second US Festival four years later, as Joe Strummer ranted against American capitalism between songs. In the years after the band’s breakup, Jones experienced continued success at the head of Big Audio Dynamite, with “The Globe” and “Rush” leaving an indelible stamp on early-’90s radio. Meanwhile, after an agonizing attempt to continue The Clash following Jones’ departure, Strummer produced a few obscure film soundtracks and lent songs to the Sid Vicious movie Sid and Nancy. He continued his collaboration with Jones, co-writing most of the material on BAD’s second album, and stayed busy through the 1990s mostly as a producer. Eventually Strummer formed the multi-talented Mescaleros with a few of his soundtrack partners, along with

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session players. First solo effort Earthquake Weather had fallen way short of expectations in 1989, so it was good to hear songs that reflected a new energy. The Mescaleros started touring regularly in 1999, hitting Vegas for the first time in 2002. Having left an old-fashioned Fourth of July block party in time to make the show at House of Blues, a friend and I quickly found good standing room on the floor. Looking robust and happy, Strummer and his band blasted through about a hundred minutes, featuring a generous sampling of The Mescaleros’ three albums without straying far from Clash favorites. The setlist included “White Man in

Hammersmith Palais,” “Police and Thieves,” “Rudie Can’t Fail” and a fired-up “Police on My Back.” The Mescaleros created a different kind of sound behind Strummer—a tight, sharp backing for what were originally three-chord punk tunes. They quietly switched instruments through the performance, so unassuming, we wondered if anyone else even noticed. I’ve always found it a bit curious that Strummer played Las Vegas, considering The Clash never did. I still shake my head that we lost him a few months later, but how lucky we were to hear him scold us one last time.

> Same Sex, Different Lineup The Second Coming is coming.

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Local music news & notes (Same) Sex Talk It’s been 11 months since Same Sex Mary recorded the tracks to sophomore LP The Second Coming, and on July 25 Las Vegans will finally get to hear it. In addition to preparing a CD-release set, band members James Adams and Tsvetelina Stefanova have enlisted playwright and local theater star Ernie Curcio to write and direct a play accompanying the band’s performance, starring actors Bryan Todd and Jamie Carvelli Pikrone of the Native Speech cast. The Second Coming is the last SSM recording with former guitarist Tyler Huddleston, who departed in 2014. The live show will feature the band’s current lineup, with Brian Cantrell (Bee Master) on guitar and Aaron Guidry (Zarkana) on drums. “It’s the same songs but the dynamics are far different,” Adams says. The release party will also include two new Vegas bands: Dark Black, comprising former Caravels

members Matt Frantom, Dillon Shines and George Foskaris, plus Kevin Oakley (A Crowd of Small Adventures), and Hidden Levels, featuring Twin Brother members Adam Grill and Brian Scanlan. July

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***** ALSO Urban psychedelic duo Angela Kerfoot and Dana Dau have teamed up again, this time under

the name Kerfoot & Dau, featuring Monica Sterling. The group’s new album, Club Tropical, was released digitally on July 11 at urbanpsy.bandcamp.com. … Local punk band Good Grief has issued two singles on a new cassette (cassingle!). The tracks, “Lay the Blame” and “(I Don’t Really Want) Revenge,” are available digitally at goodgrieflv.bandcamp.com. … Art-rock group Candy Warpop has launched a third Kickstarter campaign, this one for an upcoming EP out tentatively in October. The band has until July 31 to reach its goal of $750. … Black Camaro has re-released its 2005 LP Hang Glider at blackcamaro.bandcamp.com. The difference between the 2015 and 2005 versions? The latter has been “remixed and actually mastered,” according to a BC Facebook post. … Indie-rock band Moonboots’ first single, “The Omen,” is up at moonboots.bandcamp. com. … And Coastwest Unrest has unveiled a video for second single “36th Parallel” off upcoming album Black Desert Sweet Mojave. Directed by local filmmaker Mark Higby, the video features lots of dry, desert shots and an ominous tarot card reader. –Leslie Ventura July 16–22, 2015 LasVegasWeekly.com 47

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Carolla’s guest was Louie Anderson, who also sat, and served little purpose. Anderson, who has his own podcast, has also been a guest on Industry Standard and was an excellent interview subject on that show. Here, he faded into the background. The bulk of direct questioning from Carolla to Anderson was about the comedian’s time on ABC’s short-lived celebrity diving show Splash, which didn’t even deserve that much attention when it aired two years ago. Regular segments “Blah Blah Blog” and “Gina Grad’s News” were also performed. The former is a game where a celebrity blog is read aloud by co-producer Mike Dawson, and the panel has to guess which famous person it belongs to. The latter is like “The News With Robin” on Howard Stern but, you know, not as good. Credit Carolla for his relentless hustle. He was in the hotel taking pictures with his fans and hocking his Mangria “ready to drink wine cocktail” before the show. But even as one of the most important podcasters in the history of the medium, he couldn’t pull this one off. It goes to show just how hard it is to be funny in this format.

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I’m a huge fan of podcasts. I regularly listen to more of them than I have fingers, and I even have a podcast of my own that’s rooted in the world of comedy. But the truth is this: I rarely laugh out loud when listening to them. And so it was when I attended last weekend’s live version of The Adam Carolla Show at Vinyl. Admittedly, Carolla is not in my regular lineup of listens, but I loved the interview on Industry Standard With Barry Katz in which he went into great detail about how hard he’s worked to rebuild his career as a comic and audio personality. That podcast, which goes deep into process and personal histories, is directly about comedy, and while it’s always entertaining it’s not often funny. Unfortunately, this edition of The Adam Carolla Show, one of four recorded over a two-day span, was neither particularly interesting or funny. Carolla is a hard worker. He stood for the duration of the show, while his supporting players, Gina Grad and Bald Bryan, sat onstage. He kept the show moving, never waning in enthusiasm despite the tepid audience response.

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an early appearance at a black-box theater in Philadelphia, his hometown. Only the most experimental shows were staged in this room, on the fifth floor and accessible solely by elevator. Having achieved no fame of any measurable scope, Teller walked in and immediately reconfigured the seating, ordering bleachers to be moved in and taping the chairs to those metal planks. That approach to detail has only intensified over time. “We would be exactly as belligerent and insistent in getting our own way [at Marquis Theatre] as we would be anywhere,” he says. “We have never targeted the show at anybody but us.” Penn & Teller’s professional relationship is rooted in weekly sessions at Starbucks, each Tuesday morning, where they set aside time to brainstorm, discuss and debate. “The only person I have to argue with is Penn, who is beneficial to argue with,” Teller says. “You don’t want an artistic partner who agrees with you all the time. You might as well not have a partner, right?” The recent manifestations of these summits are the “One Minute Egg” routine, in which the duo breaks, separates and repairs a raw egg in 60 seconds; a contemporary take on pulling a rabbit out of a hat (featuring a spring-loaded rabbit prop) and the famous Vanishing African-Spotted Pygmy Elephant act. All are in the Broadway show. The duo is also proud of its competition show Fool Us, which taped this spring at the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio. The format calls for aspiring (or even established) illusionists to perform an act that stumps the two judges. The show’s debut on July 13 was a ratings hit for CW, with the cable network drawing its largest audience in the time slot in nearly five years. As is the case with the Broadway run, Penn & Teller are willing to put themselves at risk for high entertainment. “There is no competition show on television where the judges have anything at stake, you know?” he says. “On America’s Got Talent, these guys go, ‘Oh, that was lovely, or that was awful,’ but nothing ever happens to them. They are not going to look foolish. But when we are fooled, we look like idiots.” Over time, Teller has managed to develop an identity outside the context of Penn & Teller. His production of The Tempest, in which he has part-

nered with Aaron Posner, is headed for Chicago’s Shakespeare Theater from September 8-November 8. Teller will tend to the show next month during breaks from the Broadway production. Also, expect to see his stage show Play Dead return to Las Vegas for a Strip residency beginning in the spring, moving into the space once home to the Act at the Shoppes at Palazzo. (Teller himself is not verifying any details about Play Dead.) Toss these projects into Teller’s

professional cauldron, and it’s clear he remains as ambitious and creatively vigorous as the day he met Penn. “The same thing motivates me that has always motivated me. This is what I want to do,” Teller says, rising from his chair. “It’s the way I want to spend my life. I’m the luckiest guy in the world, to be able to do what I want, the way I want to do it, and actually make a living at it. I’m blindingly lucky.” With that, the lunch ends. The theater is calling.

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NEW YORK CITY—The first act Penn Jillette ever saw Teller perform, in the summer of 1975, remains one of Penn’s favorites. It’s known as “East Indian Needle Mystery,” and its props are 100 needles, a strand of thread and Teller’s throat. Teller produces the needles for the audience to see, then seemingly gulps each one, first convulsing as if ready to retch as each disappears. He then sucks down the thread and slowly pulls the end of the strand from his lips to produce an orderly line of needles, glistening under the theater’s spotlight. “I have seen him do this act thousands of times, probably 12,000 times.” Penn says backstage. “And it’s better today than the first time he did it.” That’s 1.2 million needles in a 40-year span, a testament to Teller’s discipline and attention to the craft. But achieving such an impressive statistical benchmark is never his motive, he says as he speaks of his career—yes, he speaks offstage—during a late lunch at one of his favorite Manhattan restaurants, Frankie & Johnnie’s Steakhouse on West 37th Street. “We have only cared about doing the show that we want to do,” he says as he picks over an order of smoked salmon delivered by a grinning waitress with a Russian accent. “We have never particularly cared about what the venue is. We have only cared about doing the show we want to do.” The restaurant isn’t far from Marquis Theatre, where Penn & Teller have embarked on their first Broadway run in 23 years. The production plays like a sampler platter of the best acts they’ve performed since 2001 at the Rio, and even before, when they honed their production in any variety of performance spaces in San Francisco, Philadelphia, LA and, yes, in New York. As they often remind, by the time Penn & Teller opened at Bally’s Celebrity Room in January 1993, they were firmly affiliated with New York, having performed two off-Broadway and three Broadway runs. They were experienced showmen by the time they hit Vegas, and as Teller says, “We always said that wherever our show was happening is the most important place in the world, whether it’s for 50 people or anywhere else.” The 67-year-old illusionist recalls

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Bean to bar Things have taken a chocolatey turn at the new Hexx Here’s something you’re probably not aware of: The Paris Las Vegas space formerly occupied by the Sugar Factory bistro has been overhauled into Hexx, a restaurant, shop and craft chocolate maker. The double X doesn’t denote an adult experience but rather the Roman numeral 20, a nod to the longitudinal lines above and below the equator between which cacao trees naturally grow. It’s a subtle notation of how serious these people are about their chocolate. In a showcase kitchen in the back of Hexx’s retail space, chefs Matt Silverman (formerly of Vintner Grill fame) and Matt Piekarski (who stayed on from the Sugar Factory switch-up) have developed a complicated but impressive process that takes them from bean to bar. “No one’s doing it,” Silverman says. “It’s new, and it’s interesting.”

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Whole cacao beans are sorted onsite for quality purposes, with the unfit cast aside. Approved beans are roasted and mechanically shelled to separate the nibs, which are then melted down in granite grinders, where they remain for three days. Halfway through, the only other ingredient in Hexx’s chocolate gets

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All Work All Play 7/21, live broadcast of eSports panel discussion and competition, 5:30 pm, $13-$15. Theaters: COL, ORL, SF, SP, ST, VS. Info: fathomevents.com. Boozy Movie Wednesdays Wed, 8 pm, free with cocktail purchase, 21+. 7/22, Flight of the Navigator. Inspire Theater, 107 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-489-9110.

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: TC

Dive-In Movies Mon, 7 pm, $5, hotel guests free. 7/20, The Lego Movie, Transformers. Cosmopolitan Boulevard Pool, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-698-7000. Double Indemnity 7/19, 7/20, 7/22, film plus introduction from Turner Classic Movies, 2 & 7 pm, $5-$12.50. Theaters: COL, ORL, SF, SP, ST, VS. Info: fathomevents.com. Flashback Features Sun, 8 pm, free. 7/19, Caddyshack. The Pond at Green Valley Ranch, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, Henderson, 702617-7777. Metropolitan Opera HD Live 7/22, encore showing of Lehar’s The Merry Widow, 7 pm, $13-$15. Theaters: COL, SF, SP, ST, VS. Info: fathomevents. com.

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powers, heavily symbolic falconry) way too seriously, and its non-linear structure obfuscates basic details for no good reason. What’s meant to be profound just comes off as frustrating. –JB Theaters: VS

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Ant-Man aaabc Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly. Directed by Peyton Reed. 117 minutes. Rated PG-13. See review Page 44. Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, COL, DI, FH, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TS, TX

Aloft aaccc Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Mélanie Laurent. Directed by Claudia Llosa. 97 minutes. Rated R. Ponderous and vague, this drama about a newagey faith healer (Connelly) and her estranged son (Murphy) takes its silly plot elements (sculptures with healing

Bajrangi Bhaijaan (Not reviewed) Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Directed by Kabir Khan. 154 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. An Indian man helps a mute girl from Pakistan return home to her family. Theaters: ST

Tuesday Afternoon at the Bijou Tue, 1 pm, free. 7/21, Sahara (1943). Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400.

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 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: TC

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Dark Awakening (Not reviewed) Jason Cook, Lance Henriksen, Valerie Azlynn. Directed by Dean C. Jones. 95 minutes. Not rated. A family moves into an old house haunted by the spirits of dead children. Theaters: ST Mr. Holmes aaacc Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker. Directed by Bill Condon. 104 minutes. Rated PG. See review Page 44. Theaters: GVR, ORL, SC Testament of Youth aabcc Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton. Directed by James Kent. 129 minutes. Rated PG-13. See review Page 45. Theaters: VS Trainwreck aabcc Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson. Directed by Judd Apatow. 125 minutes. Rated R. See review Page 45.

The Gallows abccc Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown, Ryan Shoos. Directed by Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff. 80 minutes. Rated R. There’s nothing exciting or original about this found-footage horror movie, which puts a group of unpleasant teens at the mercy of a vengeful spirit in their high-school auditorium. The acting is subpar and awkward, the dialogue is full of clumsy exposition, and the scares are minimal. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, COL, DI, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, TS, TX

Amy aaabc Directed by Asif Kapadia. 128 minutes. Rated R. The triumphant but sadly abbreviated life of singer Amy Winehouse (“Rehab”) is told via copious archival footage in this expertly assembled documentary, directed by Asif Kapadia (Senna). The footage of her performances and songwriting craft, as showcased here, makes a strong case for her legacy. –MD Theaters: DTS, GVR, ST, TS

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: TC

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: ST

Inside Out aaabc Voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Richard Kind. Directed by Pete Docter. 94 minutes. Rated PG. Pixar’s latest animated feature takes place almost entirely inside the brain of an 11-yearold girl, focusing on the five core emotions—Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust and Anger—who control her behavior. It’s a funny movie with a remarkably wise message, but parents of pre-teen kids be warned: It will wreck you. –MD Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, COL, DI, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SP, SS, TS, TX

The Cokeville Miracle (Not reviewed) Jasen Wade, Nathan Stevens, Sarah Kent. Directed by T.C. Christensen. 94 minutes. Rated PG-13. In the aftermath of a tragedy, children describe the presence of celestial beings that helped them survive. Theaters: SC, ST

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, CH, COL, DI, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TS, TX

Dope aaabc Shameik Moore, Kiersey Clemons, Tony Revolori. Directed by Rick Famuyiwa. 105 minutes. Rated R. Geeky inner-city teenager Malcolm (Moore) has to fend off dangerous characters when he ends up with a backpack full of drugs meant for someone else. Writer-director Famuyiwa mixes winning comedic moments with serious, life-or-death situations, often at the same time, like a cross between Adventures in Babysitting and Boyz N the Hood. –JB Theaters: SC Entourage aabcc Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin

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

A&E | Short Takes convincingly, and the filmmakers don’t try to fit his life into a particular movie formula. –JB Theaters: GVR 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: GVR, ST Magic Mike XXL acccc Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer. Directed by Gregory Jacobs. 115 minutes. Rated R. The sequel to the surprise-hit male-stripper drama is barely even a movie at all; the plot is a string of minimally connected set pieces that exist mainly to showcase the stars’ abs. It’s every bit the cheesy, brainless exercise in audience pandering that many expected from the first movie. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, COL, DTS, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, SC, SF, SHO, SP, TS, TX Max abccc Josh Wiggins, Thomas Haden Church, Lauren Graham. Directed by Boaz Yakin. 111 minutes. Rated PG. This shamelessly manipulative family drama follows sullen teenager Justin (Wiggins) as he learns important life lessons while taking care of the military dog left behind by his late brother. The heavy-handed message is matched by the terrible dialogue, one-dimensional characters and sloppy third-act attempt at generating suspense. –JB Theaters: AL, CH, COL, RR, SF, ST, TX Me and Earl and the Dying Girl aaccc Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. This Sundancewinning dramedy is smug and selfserving in its story of an awkward teen (Mann) who learns and grows after befriending a cancer patient (Cooke). It’s at least somewhat clever in its lighter, funnier first half, but what starts as a mildly funny comedy ends up as a disingenuous tearjerker. –JB Theaters: GVR Minions aabcc Voices of Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda. 91 minutes. Rated PG. In the two animated Despicable Me movies, the little yellow pill-shaped creatures were reliable sources of pratfalls, pranks and puns, but given the task of carrying their own 90-minute feature, they quickly wear out their welcome. It’s just a series of silly set pieces barely held together by a halfformed plot. –JB Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, COL, DI, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX 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: 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: TC

> it’s a bird Cillian Murphy and his falcon in Aloft.

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: TC 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: BS, ORL, RR, SC, TX Self/less aaccc Ryan Reynolds, Matthew Goode, Natalie Martinez. Directed by Tarsem Singh. 117 minutes. Rated PG-13. This rote, forgettable thriller feels like a refugee from a 2005 straight-to-video bin, with a predictable and uninvolving plot (about a dying billionaire who’s offered the chance to inhabit a new, younger body) stitched together from elements of other sci-fi movies. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, DI, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SP, TS, TX 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: COL, ORL, RR, SP, ST Ted 2 aaacc Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, voice of Seth MacFarlane. Directed by Seth MacFarlane. 115 minutes. Rated R. MacFarlane’s foul-mouthed teddy bear is back, struggling to overturn a legal decision that he’s not a person, with the help of thunder buddy Wahlberg and a bong-toting civil-rights attorney (Seyfried). Like the original, it’s very hit-and-miss, joke-wise, but the relaxed chemistry between the actors gives the gags an appealing context. –MD Theaters: AL, CH, DI, DTS, GVR, ORL, PAL, SF, SHO, SP, ST, TS, TX Terminator Genisys aabcc Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney. Directed by Alan Taylor. 126 minutes. Rated PG-13. The fifth movie in the series about the battle between humans and machines for control of the future rewrites events of the first, but fails when it comes to creating its own story. With a convoluted plot that’s full of holes, Genisys often feels like a glorified piece of fan fiction. –JB Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, DI, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX 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

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Calendar LISTINGS YOU CAN PLAN YOUR LIFE BY! A VERY VEGAS MAMBA From his lyrics to his T-shirts— even just in conversation— Hassan’s love for Las Vegas is overflowing. Like the city’s proud dad, the Vegas MC waxes poetic about the bars, the convenience and the culture every chance he gets, and we love him for it. Hassan’s affinity for Vegas is even more apparent listening to “#DTLV,” the first single off upcoming EP Da Fat Mamba, out Friday, July 17. “Welcome to Downtown Las Vegas/Where lights are bright and cats are creative/The greatest place on Earth to work and play in,” he raps against Petula Clark’s “Downtown.” It’s impossible not to smile while listening to it. “The song is so legendary to me, it would be a crime to just pick it apart,” Hassan says about using Clark’s tune for the meat of his single. “When I listen to songs like that, it reminds me of Downtown Vegas. I was just hoping to capture that essence and complement it.” Produced by fellow Vegas MC Trade Voorhees—who will join Hassan on Friday’s release-show bill at the

LIVE MUSIC T H E ST R I P & N E A R BY Brooklyn Bowl Jurassic 5, RDGLDGRN, RNR 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 Suffers 8/6, 9 pm, free. Everclear, Toadies, Fuel, American Hi-Fi 8/8, 8 pm, $40. Common Kings 8/15, 9 pm, $20$22. The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Black Ryder 8/16, 8 pm, $30$35. George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Yojimbo 8/18, 9 pm, $28$33. Modest Mouse 8/20, 9 pm, $55. Coal Chamber, Fear Factory, Devil You Know, Saint Ridley, Madlife 8/21, 6:30 pm, $20-$25. Lecrae 8/22, 9 pm, $25-$50. Jill Scott 8/27, 8 pm, $46$100. Psychedelic Furs, The Church 9/8, 8 pm, $30-$35. Banda El Recodo 9/12, 8 pm $55-$66. Lettuce 9/23, 9 pm, $20. Robert Randolph, Amy Helm, The Handsome Strangers 10/6, 8 pm, $20-$30. My Morning Jacket, Strand of Oaks 10/9-10/10, 9 pm, $50. Blues Traveler 10/22, 8 pm, $28-$33. Trey Anastasio Band 10/3010/31, 9 pm, $43-$50. Peaches 11/11, 8 pm, $22-$27. Yellowcard, New Found

outrageous, Vegas release yet, and it’s a jackpot. –Leslie Ventura

Bunkhouse, along with Alex and his Meal Ticket and The Sideshow Tragedy—Da Fat Mamba boasts a lighter vibe than last year’s Fat Black and Awesome. “[I’m] getting back to what Hassan is known for,” the rapper says. “A lot of metaphors, punch lines and current events.” It’s Hassan’s most

HASSAN with Trade Voorhees, Alex and his Meal Ticket, The Sideshow Tragedy. July 17, 8 p.m., $5 ($7 CD). Bunkhouse Saloon, 702-854-1414.

Glory, Tigers Jaw 11/21, 8 pm, $26$30. Linq, 702-862-2695. The Colosseum Reba, Brooks & Dunn 12/2, 12/4, 12/6, 12/9, $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, 9/8-9/9, 9/119/12, 9/29-9/30, 10/2-10/3, 10/6-10/7, 10/9-10/10, 11/3-11/4, 11/7-11/8, 11/1011/11, 11/13-11/14, 11/17-11/18, 11/20-11/21, 12/20-12/31, 1/2, 1/6, 1/9-1/10, 1/12-1/13, $55-$250, 7:30 pm. Aretha Franklin 8/14, 8 pm, $55-$160. Enrique Iglesias 9/13-9/14, 9 pm, $40-$300. Plácido Domingo 9/15, 8 pm, $80-$500. 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) Brantley Gilbert, Carter Winter 7/24, 8 pm, $65. Willie Nelson, Emi Sunshine 7/26, 7 pm, $35. D’Angelo & The Vanguard 8/21, 7 pm, $50. Lenny Kravitz 9/8, 8 pm, $40. (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. Drake 9/6, 9 pm, $65. Damian Jr. Gong Marley, Stephen Ragga Marley, Morgan Heritage, Tarrus Riley 9/24, 8 pm, $43. Flogging Molly 10/2, 8 m, $40. Counting Crows, Citizen Cope 10/3, 7:30 pm, $55. Charli XCX, Bleachers 10/9, 8 pm, $26. Garbage, Torres 10/10, 8 pm, $40. Father John Misty, Mikal Cronin 10/15, 8 pm, $23. The Neighborhood, Bad Suns, Hunny 10/30, 8 pm, $25. 702-6987000.

Dive Bar Outta the Black, Sin Circus 8/1, 10 pm. 4110 S. Maryland Pkwy., 702-586-3483. Double Down Piccadilloes, 1/2 Ast, Sounds of Threat 7/17, 10 pm, free. 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 thru 7/18, 7/21-7/25, 8/4-8/8, 8/11-8/15, 7:30 pm, $69-$139. 702-733-3333. Gilley’s Brodie Stewart Band 7/17-7/18, 10 pm. Chad Freeman Band 7/23, 9 pm; 7/24-7/25, 10 pm. Kenny Allen Band 8/27, 9 pm; 8/28, 8/29, 10 pm. Austin Law 8/20, 9 pm; 8/21-8/22, 10 pm. Scotty Alexander Band 7/30, 9 pm; 7/31-8/1, 10 pm. Shows $10-$20 after 10 pm unless noted. Treasure Island, 702-894-7722. Hard Rock Hotel (Pool) Nelson, Elvis Monroe 7/10, 9 pm, $35. South of Graceland 7/17, 9 pm, $30+. G. Love and Special Sauce, Big Head Todd and the Monsters 7/23, 9 pm, $45$37. Puddle of Mudd 7/31, 9 pm, $25+. The Wailers 8/7, 8 pm, $30$32. Inner Circle, Fourtunate Youth 8/14, 9 pm, $20-$25. Tribal Seeds, The Expanders 8/21, 9 pm, $25. Skid Row 9/4, 9 pm, $35-$40. Blue October 9/18, 9 pm, $30. Live 10/2, 9 pm, $35+. 702-693-5000. Hard Rock Live Turnpike Troubadours 7/23, 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 Corey Taylor 7/18, 7 pm, $23-$26. Led ZepAgain 7/30, $12. 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, 11/13-11/15, $90-$350, 8 pm. The Tragically Hip 10/3, 7:30 pm, $43-$55. Halestorm 10/17, $30. Ghost 10/31, $25. 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, 702632-7600. The Joint 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, Ali Campbell, Astro, Mickey Virtue 10/16, $40-$55. J Balvin, Becky G 10/24, 8 pm, $60+. Rick Springfield, Loverboy 10/25, 8 pm, $40+. Little Big Town 12/4, 8 pm, $35+. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5222. Mandalay Bay (Events Center) 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. Juan Gabriel 9/13, $69-$229. (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. Ziggy Marley 7/31, $43. Lost ‘80s Live ft. ABC, Wang Chung, Naked Eyes, A Flock of Seagulls and more. 9/26, $35. 702632-7777. MGM (Grand Garden Arena) Rush 7/25, 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. The Bacon Brothers 8/1-8/2, $30. Super Freestyle Explosion ft. Stevie B, Exposé, Taylor Dayne, Lisa Lisa, The Cover Girls, Freestyle, Debbie Deb, Trinere, Nu Shooz, J.J. FAD 8/7, 8 pm, $32. CSNSongs 8/15-8/16, $20. Coyote Countryfest 8/29, 7 pm, $20. Brass Transit 8/29-8/30, $20. Air Supply 9/4-9/6, $40. NiteKings Wed, 4 pm. Rick Duarte Fri, 9 pm. Acoustic Den Sat, 9 pm. Shows free unless noted. 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., 702-3657075. 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.

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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. La Arrolladora 9/13, 9 pm, $59-$175. Ricky Martin 9/15, 8 pm, $50-$160. 702-234-7469. Rí Rá The Black Donnellys 7/16, 7/19, 7/21-7/23, 7/26, 7/28-7/30, 8:45 pm; 7/10-7/11, 7/17-7/18, 7/24-7/25, 7/31, 9 pm. John Windsor 7/20, 7/27, 8:45 pm. Shows nightly. 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. 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 Dead Sara, Lost in Society 7/22, 8 pm, $15-$35. The Aggrolites 7/29, 8 pm, $15-$35. Lights 8/18, 8 pm, $18-$35. Eliza Battle, Alex & His Meal Ticket, Lawn Mower Death Riders 8/19, 8 pm, $8-$15. Kehlani 8/22, 7 pm, $15-$35. Cody Canada & The Departed 8/26, 8 pm, $17$32. Millencolin 9/1, 8 pm, $19-$22. Anuhea 9/4, 9 pm, $20-$45. Blue October 9/19, 9 pm, $30-$45. Misfits 11/11, 8 pm, $25-$45. Reverend Horton Heat, The BellRays, The Lords of Altamont 12/4, 9 pm, $25$45. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000. Wynn (Eastside Lounge) Michael Monge Wed-Thu, 9 pm, $10. 3131 S Las Vegas Blvd.

D OW N TOW N Artifice Vegas Blues Dance Tue, 7 pm, free. Thursday Request Live Thu, 10 pm, free. 1025 S. 1st St., Ste. 100., 702-489-6339. Art Bar Ryan Whyte Maloney Thu, 6 pm. Live music Fri-Sat, 6 pm. Downtown Grand, 206 N. 3rd St., 702719-5100. Backstage Bar & Billiards 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Bar & Bistro Out of the Desert Bluegrass Band Sun, noon, free. Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd., 702202-6060. Beauty Bar The Generations, The Civilians 7/24, 9 pm. Lil Debbie 7/25, 9 pm, $12. Shannon & The Clams 9/27, 9 pm. 517 Fremont St., 702598-3757. The Bunkhouse Cayucas 7/16, 10:30 pm, $12. Hassan Hamilton, Trade Voorhees, The Sideshow Tragedy, Alex and his Meal Ticket 7/17, 8 pm, $5. Same Sex Mary, Hidden Levels, Dark Black 7/25, 9 pm, $10. Melt

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Banana, Torche 7/26, $20. Happyness 8/11, 8 pm, $10-$12. 124 S. 11th St., bunkhousedowntown.com. Downtown Container Park The Sideshow Tragedy 7/18, 10:30 pm. Philip Stendek 7/24, 7:30 pm. Bricks performing “Dark Side of the Rainbow” 7/24, 9 pm. Patty Ascher 7/31, 9 pm. 707 Fremont St, downtowncontainerpark.com. Downtown Grand Empire Records 7/18, 8 pm, $5. Journey Unlimited 8/8, 8 pm, $5. Wanted 8/22, 8 pm, $5. Mick Adams and the Stones 9/5, 8 pm, $5. 206 N. 3rd St., 702719-5100. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center All Time Low, Sleeping with Sirens, One OK Rock 10/24, 6 pm. Justin Moore 9/12, 7 pm, $29-$49. 200 S. 3rd Street, dlvec.com. Fremont Street Experience 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 Haleamano 7/18, 7/25, 10 pm, free. 217 Las Vegas Blvd. N., goldspike.com. Griffin Live music Wed, 10 pm, free. 511 Fremont St., 702-382-0577. Hard Hat Lounge The Funk Jam Wed, 10:30 pm, free. Transmission 7/18, 9 pm, free. 1675 Industrial Rd., 702-384-8987. LVCS Moonshine Bandits, J Gamble, N.E. Last Words, Jelly Roll, Crucifix 8/21, 9 pm, $10. Insomnium, Ominium Gatherum 8/29, 9 pm, $12-$15. Krisiun, Origin Aeon, Alterbeast, Soreption, Ingested 9/17, 8 pm, $17-$20. 425 Fremont St., 702-382-3531. Mickie Finnz Happy hour music 4-7 pm daily. All shows free. 425 Fremont St., 702-3824204. The Smith Center Frankie Moreno 7/21, 8/11, 8 pm, $25-$35. Lon Bronson Band 7/18, 8 pm, $15-$35. Lyle Lovett and His Large Band 7/25, 7:30 pm, $25+. Johnny Mathis 7/31, 7:30 pm, $29+. Reckless in Vegas 8/14, 8 pm, $35-$45. Spectrum 8/15, 7 pm; 8/16, 3 pm, $37-$40. Clint Holmes 9/11-9/12, 8:30 pm; 9/13, 2 pm, $37-$46. Paul Anka 9/18, 7:30 pm, $29-$149. Pink Martini 2/6, 7:30 pm, $100$250. The Tenors 2/20, 7:30 pm, $24-$95. 361 Symphony Park Ave., 702-749-2000.

The ’Burbs Babes Rockin’ Sports Bar Smashing Alice, Bugbone 7/18. Swamp Pussy 7/24. Tailgun 7/25. Rock ‘n’ Roll Never Forgets 7/30. 5901 Emerald Ave., 702-435-7545. Cannery Tal Pearsall Wed & Thu Thru 8/1, 8:30 pm, free. Jimi Brent 7/18, 9 pm, free. The Hit Men 7/25, 8 pm, $23. Paul Charles 7/25, 9 pm, free. 2121 E Craig Rd., 702-5075700. Distill Summerlin Michael Anthony 7/18. Marty Feick 7/25. All shows free & begin at 8 p.m. 10820 W. Charleston Blvd., distillbar. com, 702-534-1400. Eagle Aerie Hall No Zodiac, Unit 731, No Altars, Presagers, Mental Prison, DIstinguisher, The Devil Who Decieved Them, Amongu 7/16, 5 pm, $11-$13. Forever Came Calling, Season Change, You Me and Everyone We Know, Life Pacific, New and Improved 7/17, 5:30 pm, $13-$15. Hail the Sun, Artifex Pereo & Eidola, 16 Hours Remain, Courvge, I am Of Terra, Journey 2 Rapture, Amarionette 7/21, 5 pm, $12$15. Distinguisher, A Shark Among Us, Heartwork, Scream the Lie, Locust, From Where We Came 7/30, 5:20 pm, $10-$13. Like Moths to Flames, The Plot in You, Myka Relocate, Yuth 7/31, 5:30 pm, $15-$17. The Devil Who Decieved Them, Words From Aztecs, Invoker, Amongu, Mephitic Origins, Loose Ends 8/8, 5:20 pm, $11-$14. King Conquer, Here Comes the Kraken, Adaliah, Dealey Plaza, The Devil Who Deceived Them 8/18, 5 pm, $13-$15. 310 W. Pacific Ave., 702-645-4139. Elixir Marty Feick 7/17. Iian Dvir 7/18. Justin Mather 7/24. Shaun South 7/25. Kelly Dorn 7/31. All shows at 8 p.m., free. 2920 N. Green Valley Pkwy., 702-272-0000. Green Valley Ranch (Hanks) Dave Ritz Tue, Thu, 6 pm; Sat, 7 pm. Nick Mattera Fri, 6 pm. Jeremy James Sat, 7 pm. Rick Duarte Wed, 6 pm. Shows free unless noted. 702367-2470. M Resort (M Pavillion) Elvis, The Aloha Concert Tribute 8/8, 7 pm, $30-$42. Shows

free with drink purchase. M Resort, 800745-3000. Rampart Casino (Addison’s Lounge) Wes Winters Tue, 6 pm. Mark O’Toole Wed, 6 pm. All shows free unless noted. (J.C.’s Irish Sports Pub) All shows free unless noted. (Round Bar) All shows free unless noted. JW Marriott. 221 N. Rampart Blvd., 702-5075900. Red Rock (Rocks Lounge) Zowie Bowie Fri, 10 pm. The Dirty Sat, 11 pm, $10. David Perrico Pop Strings Orchestra Sat, 11 pm, free. (Onyx) Jared Berry Thu, Sat, 9 pm. The Dirty Sat. 11 pm, $10. (T-Bones) Dave Ritz Wed, 6 pm; Fri, 7 pm. Rick Duarte Thu, 6 pm; Sat, 7 pm. Shows free unless noted. 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-797-7777. Santa Fe Station (Chrome Showroom)All shows free unless noted. (Revolver) Bro Country Thu, 8 pm. (4949 Lounge) Jared Berry Thu, 7 pm, free. 4949 N Rancho Dr., 702-658-4900. Sienna Italian Authentic Trattoria Vegas Good Fellas Thu, 7:30 pm. Red Velvet Fri-Sat, 8:30 pm. 9500 Sahara Ave., 702-360-3358. Silverton Wine Down Wednesdays Wed, 6 pm, free. (Veil Pavilion) 3333 Blue Diamond Rd., 702-263-7777. South Point Dennis Bono Show Thu, 2 pm, free. Wes Winters Fri-Sat, 6 pm, free. Spazmatics Sat, 10:30 pm, $5. 702-7978005. Suncoast Count Basie Orchestra 7/17-7/18, 7:30 pm, $18-$44. The Society of Seven 7/25-7/26, 7:30 pm, $18-$44. The Brooklyn Bridge 8/1-8/2, 7:30 pm, $18-$44. Jack Jones 8/22-8/23, 7:30 pm, $33-$55. Arrival From Sweden 8/29-8/30, 7:30 pm, $22-$44. 9090 Alta Dr., 702-636-7075. Sunset Station (Club Madrid) Lon Bronson Band Fri, 9:30 pm. Zowie Bowie Sat, 10 pm. (Gaudi Bar) Ryan Whyte Maloney, Cali Tucker Fri, Sat, 7 pm. Willplay Sat, 7 pm. (Rosalita’s) Tony Venniro Fri, 7 pm. Peter Love Sat, 7 pm. (Sunset Amphitheater) George Thorogood & The Destroyers 9/19, 8 pm, $24-$60. (Cabo) Vegas Voice Afternoon Affair 5/20, 1:30 pm. Shows free unless noted. 1301 W. Sunset Rd., 702-5477777. Texas Station (Dallas Events Center) (A-Bar) Darrin Michaels Fri-Sat, 7 pm. (South Padre) Elemental Fri, 9 pm. Yellow Brick Road Sat, 9 pm. 702-631-1000.

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ARIES

LEO

SAGITTARIUS

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July 23-Aug. 22

Nov. 22-Dec. 21

Stop Making Sense was originally the name of the film and music soundtrack produced by the Talking Heads in the 1980s, and now it’s the central theme of your horoscope. I think your brain would benefit from a thorough washing. That’s why I invite you to scour it clean of all the dust and cobwebs and muck that have accumulated there since its last scrub a few months back. One of the best ways to launch this healing purge is, of course, to flood all the neural pathways with a firehose-surge of absurdity, jokes and silliness. As the wise physician of the soul, Dr. Seuss, said, “I like nonsense. It wakes up the brain cells.”

July is half over, but your recent scrapes with cosmic law have already earned you the title of “The Most Lyrically Tormented Struggler of the Month.” Another few days of this and you may be eligible for inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records. I could see you being selected as “The Soul Wrangler With the Craziest Wisdom” or “The Mythic Hero With the Most Gorgeous Psychospiritual Wounds.” But it’s my duty to let you know that you could also just walk away from it all. Even if you’re tempted to stick around and see how much more of the entertaining chaos you can overcome, it might be better not to.

Sagittarian rapper Nicki Minaj is not timid about going after what she wants. She told Cosmopolitan magazine that she’s “high-maintenance in bed.” Every time she’s involved in a sexual encounter, she demands to have an orgasm. In accordance with the current astrological omens, Sagittarius, I invite you to follow her lead—not just during your erotic adventures, but everywhere else, too. Ask for what you want, preferably with enough adroitness to actually obtain what you want. Here’s another critical element to keep in mind: To get exactly what you want, you must know exactly what you want.

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Aug. 23-Sept. 22

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When you read a book that has footnotes, you tend to regard the footnotes as being of secondary importance. Although they may add color to the text’s main messages, you can probably skip them without losing much of the meaning. But I don’t recommend this approach in the coming days. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, footnotes will carry crucial information that’s important for you to know. I mean this in a metaphorical sense as you live your life as well as in the literal act of reading books. Pay close attention to the afterthoughts, the digressions and the asides.

“People who have their feet planted too firmly on the ground have difficulty getting their pants off,” said author Richard Kehl. That’s good advice for you in the coming weeks. To attract the help and resources you need, you can’t afford to be overly prim or proper. You should, in fact, be willing to put yourself in situations where it would be easy and natural to remove your pants, throw off your inhibitions and dare to be surprising. If you’re addicted to business-as-usual, you might miss opportunities to engage in therapeutic play and healing pleasure.

A college basketball player named Mark Snow told reporters: “Strength is my biggest weakness.” Was he trying to be funny? No. Was he a bit dim-witted? Perhaps. I’m not really interested in what he meant by his statement. Rather, I want to hijack it for my own purpose, which is to recommend it as a meditation for you in the coming weeks. Can you think of any ways that your strength might at least temporarily be a weakness? I can. I suspect that if you rely too much on the power you already possess and the skills you have previously mastered, you may miss important clues about what you need to learn next.

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The English word “quiddity” has two contrary definitions. It can refer to a trivial quibble. Or it can mean the essential nature of a thing—the quality that makes it unique. I suspect that in the coming weeks you will get numerous invitations to engage with quiddities of both types. Your first task will be to cultivate an acute ability to know which is which. Your second task: Be relentless in avoiding the trivial quibbles as you home in on the essential nature of things.

“A failure is a person who has blundered but is not able to cash in on the experience,” wrote American author Elbert Hubbard. In light of this formulation, I’m pleased to announce that you are likely to achieve at least one resounding success in the coming weeks. At this juncture in your destiny, you know exactly how to convert a past mistake into a future triumph. A gaffe that once upon a time brought you anguish or woe will soon deliver its fully ripened teaching, enabling you to claim a powerful joy or joyful power.

In Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone With the Wind, Rhett Butler delivers the following speech to Scarlett O’Hara: “I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken—and I’d rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.” Your oracle for the near future is to adopt an approach that is the exact opposite. Patiently gather the broken fragments and glue them together again. I predict that the result will not only be as good as new; it will be better. That’s right: The mended version will be superior to the original.

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“A poet must not cross an interval with a step when he can cross it with a leap.” That’s an English translation of an aphorism written by French author Joseph Joubert. Another way to say it might be, “A smart person isn’t drab and plodding as she bridges a gap, but does it with high style and brisk delight.” A further alternative: “An imaginative soul isn’t predictable as she travels over and around obstacles, but calls on creative magic to fuel her ingenious liberations.” Please use these ideas during your adventures in the coming weeks, Cancerian.

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The poet Mary Ruefle describes reading books as “a great extension of time, a way for one person to live a thousand and one lives in a single lifespan.” Are there other ways to do that? Watching films and plays and TV shows, of course. You can also listen to and empathize with people as they tell you their adventures. Or you can simply use your imagination to visualize what life is like for others. However you pursue this expansive pleasure, Scorpio, I highly recommend it. You are set up to absorb the equivalent of many years’ experience in a few short weeks.

Australian actress Rebel Wilson has appeared in several successful movies, including Bridesmaids and Pitch Perfect. But she didn’t start out to be a film star. Mathematics was her main interest. Then, while serving as a youth ambassador in South Africa at age 18, she contracted malaria. At the height of her sickness, she had hallucinatory visions that she would one day be “a really good actress who also won an Oscar.” The visions were so vivid that she decided to shift her career path. I foresee the possibility that you will soon experience a version of her epiphany. During a phase when you’re feeling less than spectacular, you may get a glimpse of an intriguing future.

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