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FALL IS HERE

pbr courtesy; paseo verde park by l.e. baskow; jaburritos by mikayla whitmore

Contents 7 mail Sandwich shaming.

44 noise Demi vs. Selena! Plus

8 as we see it The Real World,

new Joanna Newsom, and a pool show with Father John Misty.

take three. Why is an artist buying signs from the homeless?

47 comedy Why Cho serious?

12 Q&A One string of Well-Strung.

49 scene Cosmo’s artful game

14 Feature | school’s in

show, care of Jesse Carson Smigel.

Is there really a point to 10-year reunions in the era of Facebook?

51 print The best overheards

16 Feature | DESERT GEMS

52 food & drink Omoide has

Parks are not just an atmospheric respite—they’re backdrops of life slices we love remembering.

pumpkin croquettes. Jaburritos has fish. Vegas has a burger Habit.

20 Feature | riding high

from the Vegas Valley Book Fest.

56 calendar The Phil issues us a classical Passport to the World.

The PBR is back in Las Vegas for bull riding’s main event.

26 nights A Bar Exam sesh at Alibi. Digging on Omnia’s terrace.

41 A&E Failure’s comeback. 42 screen Supergirl, Care Bears and Vin Diesel knocking witches out.

Cover illustration By Jason Seiler

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VEGAS VIDEOS Once you’re done reading about The Moonshiners on Page 46, head to youtube.com/user/ LVWeekly and stream the band’s “Crazy”/“Crazy Little Thing Called Love” mashup video, part of the new Las Vegas Weekly Studio Sessions series. Fellow locals Alaska and These Guys also dropped by, so make their songs the next stops on your trip. FILM FEAR The sixth and allegedly final movie in the Paranormal Activity series, The Ghost Dimension, opens this week. Read Josh Bell’s review online to find out if there are any scares left in the found-footage concept. REGIS REBOOT Las Vegas excels in the business of beautiful things. It’s rare to meet the creators as you shop, but as Regis Galerie christens its expanded/revamped space in the Grand Canal Shoppes, you could chat with French painter Platine Da Vinci or get an autograph from David Lladró, heir to the legacy of whimsical porcelain. Sample the goods (including a yearround Christmas nook) at lasvegasweekly.com.

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MOST READ STORIES lasvegasweekly.com 1. With Sam Nazarian out at SLS, the Strip loses a colorful character 2. Celebrate the day Marty McFly hopped in the DeLorean 3. 20 reasons to go to the 20th annual Fetish & Fantasy Halloween Ball 4. Kickin’ it in Tecopa where the ‘healing waters’—and culture—are a rich desert treasure 5. Wynn’s Bartolotta becomes Costa di Mare

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BUCKING WILD k Chicago-based artist Jason Seiler interpreted our split-hero cover concept, showing the grit of the PBR’s bulls and cowboys. Seiler shared a few thoughts about the creative process of “one of the oddest covers I’ve painted, but a lot of fun.” He used himself (and his mustache) as a reference for the cowboy, and plenty of bull images as inspiration for the other half. “It was really tough to try and get the features to line up together for the obvious reason,” he says, but a little imagination and tweaking of scale and you have a mashup for the ages.

SAM LEFT SAHARA SBE head honcho Sam Nazarian created SLS Las Vegas, but now he has moved on.

Abandoning a sinking ship is what he’s doing. That way it won’t look so bad on his record when the place goes down in flames, which is inevitable. –1borneveryminute The first mistake he made was changing the name from the Sahara! When visitors come to Vegas there is a large element of people who want to see vintage Las Vegas. I think the SLS was too contemporary and polished for the people who ... want Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack. No, Sam Nazarian didn’t get it. Las Vegas isn’t Beverly Hills. –Kitty333

BACK TO THE PLAZA The Downtown casino’s involvement in Back to the Future Part II inspired a DeLorean-doused event on October 21.

Very few people outside of Las Vegas realized that the Plaza was photoshopped to be Biff’s Pleasure Paradise. –Joe Krathwohl It’s crazy how Biff predicted the rise of Trump ... eerie stuff. –Michael Sal Charley

LIGHTNING ROD The ACLU collected thoughts from students about local sex education, and it didn’t calm any controversy.

I agree that all kids should learn these things, but I demand the choice of who teaches these things to my children. I am not one to abdi-

cate responsibility of upbringing my children to public schools, and especially the ACLU. –Harleyman I’m a parent and I completely agree with the students and the ACLU. All kids need to learn about their own anatomy, everything about sexuality, puberty, STDs, etc. –ShannonK

IT’S JUST CHICKEN? Chick-fil-A is coming to town. Fried chicken sandwiches are a polarizing topic.

Mmmm, delicious hatred. –Aaron Adler Thanking the heavens I am native to this Valley and have not one iota of desire for nostalgic frankenfoods. –Chrystal Skougard Chick-fil-A is excellent, the best chicken sandwiches anywhere. About time they came out here. Everything in moderation. I hate being preached at, liberal or conservative. –Tara Mac

TRADITION INTERRUPTED Alas, there will be no Las Vegas Halloween Parade this year, and the community is spooked.

This is absolutely awful! Our family plans for months for this event. Las Vegas should be ashamed! –Barbara Shaffer Kaminski So basically all the eggs were in one corporate sponsor basket. That was a bad move. The community was not even aware of a problem and no one reached out to ask for help. We should have been included. –Charity Morgan

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AsWeSeeIt N E W S + C U LT U R E + S T Y L E + M O R E

VEGAS GETS REAL (AGAIN) ∑ MTV has already begun taping the third Las Vegas edition of pioneering reality TV show The Real World, with the seven strangers living at Downtown’s Gold Spike. We’ve got predictions, suggestions and anticipations for their unfolding season.

Will Do

Could Do

Won’t (But Should) Do

Skinny dip at the Gold Spike

Barhop using Cycle Pub

Fight loudly during a Star Wars openingweekend screening (that we’re not attending)

Ride SlotZilla

Establish a dining routine in Chinatown.

Stay away from all our favorite bars.

Cheat on one another

Buy a turntable and out-snob each other at 11th Street Records

Walk into the Writer’s Block

Gamble badly

Paintball zombies at Bonnie Screams

Throw a foam party inside the Luxor Sky Beam control room

Barf in the back of an Uber ride

Do Thanksgiving dinner at Bacchanal Buffet

Fight Nic Cage … and lose.

Make out in the High Roller

Perform full-cast karaoke at Dino’s

Tip well

Talk to the camera with the Neon Boneyard in the background

Take a field trip to a brothel

Dress up as Fremont Street Smurfs to build character

Fall into the Bellagio Fountains.

Outpace Tony Hsieh in a Fernet-shot battle

Become so culturally enlightened that it bores the viewership and ensures that the show never returns

CLICKING LAKE MEAD Explore the park’s history— virtually

∑ Lake Mead opened a new museum last week—wanna go? You can’t plug the address into Google Maps, but you can type it into your browser’s address bar: nps.gov/features/ lake/museum. With no brick-and-mortar space to showcase the park’s vast collection of historical items, Lake Mead National Recreation Area went digital and launched a new Virtual Museum. Park archeologists

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photographed and cataloged 175 artifacts found within its 1.5 million acres, from prehistoric ceramics, tools and bones and a B-29 superfortress oxygen tank to kitchen utensils and glassware from the 1800s. The online museum also features a Historic Images collection with more than 400 photographs of park scenes, including pictures of buildings in the once-submerged city of

St. Thomas and a 1962 shot of a Boulder Beach concession stand (where beers cost 30 cents!). While photo captions only offer descriptors with no narrative, Lake Mead spokeswoman Christie Vanover says the park is hoping to add an “interpretive message” to the images in the project’s second phase to “explain … how these pieces tell the Lake Mead story.” –Mark Adams

as we see it…

‘A nything helps’

Panhandlers’ signs become art and a profound reminder By Kristen Peterson On the living-room wall of art collector Eileen Lorraine’s home hangs a large work on cardboard that reads, “Honest to God just truly hungry. Anything helps. God bless you all.” It’s profound and simple, words we’ve seen at intersections throughout the Valley where people are panhandling to get a meal, or whatever it is they’re hungry for. But in a comfortable suburban home, the words resonate fully, a reminder in mintgreen letters of the social problems we live with even when we’re living well, as if to say: Somewhere, someone is wondering about the next meal. Lorraine paid $20 for the sign, one of several she’s purchased over the past few years to connect with people she passes every day. And the signs represent a community she works with as a volunteer yoga instructor at the Help of Southern Nevada Shannon West Homeless Youth Shelter. She bought the first in Primm, from a young guy who was trying to get home. Another sign reads, “Happiness is a cheese burger. Drive safe. Love life.” She found a sign Downtown that read, “Neighbor ran off with wife. Need help to buy Thank you!!! card!!” Her living-room sign was purchased at the corner of Lake Mead and Rainbow. “Some people who work with the homeless might say that’s not the best way to spend money on them,” she says. “Twenty dollars will be stretched further through an organization, but it’s a personal experience and a human interaction.” It’s also nothing new. Homeless signs have become part of pop culture, curated on websites for their cleverness and creativity. Artist Willie Baronet of Texas spent $7,000 over two decades, buying signs and mounting awareness-raising exhibits and panel discussions. Artists and other groups have redesigned signs from people in need to have a greater impact. For Lorraine, they’re original works used by someone to get by, messages in cardboard and marker that separate themselves from the digital society we live in and remind us that everywhere, someone at this moment is on the streets.

eileen lorrainE by mikayla whitmore

What you’ll drink this weekend Motley Brews’ Downtown Brew Festival returns to the Clark County Amphitheater Saturday night, and there are plenty of reasons to imbibe under the stars at this installment. The beer lineup features several breweries that recently started distributing in the Las Vegas market, so attendees can sip and sample some unfamiliar suds before going all-in on a six-pack on their next trip to the liquor store. ¶ Modern Times Beer, Left Hand Brewing Co. and Small Town Brewery (makers of uberpopular Not Your Father’s Root Beer) will all be at DBF—and they all distribute their products to Khoury’s Fine Wine & Spirits, Total Wine and Lee’s. In addition to breweries new to the market, you’ll also find beers set to hit local shelves in the coming months. Founder’s Brewing Co. is making the trip from Grand Rapids, Michigan, for this weekend’s fest—and according to a local liquor-store owner, it’ll start distributing in-market come December. ¶ While exploration and expanding your hoppy horizons is great, you also attend a beer fest simply to drink some solid brews, right? Good thing DBF’s roster is sprinkled with beers that took top honors at Denver’s Great Downtown Brew American Beer Festival, the country’s premier brew competition—and three of them are locals. Festival October Big Dog’s Red Hydrant Ale took home a gold medal, and Chicago Brewing Co.’s Wild West Tripel 24, 5-9 p.m., $40and Quad Damn It! grabbed gold and bronze prizes, respectively. Those should be must-hit booths $90. Clark County during your DBF experience. –Mark Adams Government Center Amphitheater, down Las Vegas Weekly is a Downtown Brew Festival sponsor. townbrewfestival.com.

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AS WE SEE IT… Yes, she answers. But what she fears more than other street people are telephones, because, she says, you never know who’s listening, and stoves, because without a firewall around them, they’re very dangerous.

PYRAMID OF BISCUITS

SITTING A MILE

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In the season of masks, thinking about the ones we wear BY STACY J. WILLIS

When I was a kid, I dressed up as a hobo for Halloween. Twice. That’s not the same thing as being grossly politically incorrect by dressing up as a homeless person, right? A hobo wore an oversized patched jacket and had a stick over his shoulder with a bandana tied to the end to carry his belongings. In my quaint imagination, he was a romantic nomad who often hopped trains and was, of course, hilarious. So then, as tradition dictates, I’d go door to door dressed as a hobo and ask for handouts. I was completely oblivious to my own guerilla theater—I was just a child dressed as a vagrant, trick-or-treating, and the suburbs were equally blind to brilliant satirical art. But if a real homeless person came knocking now, I imagine he’d be less welcome. It’s interesting that a homeless-person costume now seems offensive, but our actual treatment of homeless people somehow offends us less. Though the homeless are everywhere, we often look right through them—or down on them, with hostility or judgment, or guilt and fear. We want them off park benches and neighborhood sidewalks. We want them out of sight, deposited in the area near the overcrowded/underfunded social services shelters, on those curbs, in those empty lots, in a neighborhood that’s already downtrodden. Similarly, we have a plan for Las Vegas’ chronically mentally ill: a bus to San Francisco. And a place for low-end, indigent drug offenders: the overcrowded cots in Clark County Detention Center. Long-term help for the causes of homelessness—mental illness, substance abuse, joblessness, a

IN BRIEF

> SATIRE AND SOCIAL ILLS Once considered quaint, a “hobo” costume is now offensive. But what about our actual treatment of the homeless?

lack of affordable housing—is harder to come by. ***** Just before 8 o’clock Sunday morning it’s drizzling, and dark clouds hang low. All around Main and Owens, duffle bags and blankets are stacked against building walls, wet. A few people who slept on the street last night had tarps, and one’s still wrapped in a blue tarp, feet sticking out. A long line awaiting a meal at the Salvation Army winds from the door down the sidewalk on Owens. An older lady is heading up the hill, westward. It’s a slow journey. She stops at the top and takes a seat at the foot of a light pole. I sit down with her. Lynn is 75. She’s tan and wearing a red “Las Vegas” T-shirt, blue sweat pants, purple socks and black shoes, and she’s carrying a leopard-print purse and a plastic grocery bag full of disposable underwear. She has short gray hair that curls around her ears. She’s been homeless off and on for 20 years. Right now she’s got a bed at the Las Vegas

SPEEDING THE STRIP Car enthusiasts and bachelor parties alike will soon get to drive exotic sports cars like the Ferrari 458 Italia and the Lamborghini Huracán on Las Vegas Boulevard—that is, the portion four minutes south of the M Resort. The $30 million SpeedVegas, set to become Southern Nevada’s latest motorsports attraction come March 2016, is already taking reservations to ride its 1.5-mile racetrack, with laps costing $49-$99 each. –Mike Prevatt

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Rescue Mission, but her time there will expire soon, and she’ll try to get back into the Shade Tree shelter for women and children. But it’s full now, and she needs a bottom bunk because she can’t climb up to the top. A few weeks ago, she slept outside on the corner of Foremaster and Main, where many homeless people gather when shelter beds are not an option—either because the beds are full, or because a person lacks ID, or is not sober, or has met the 30-days-at-a-time limit (or chooses not to try a shelter). She tells me she was a bookkeeper many years ago, when bookkeeping was done by hand. She got pushed out with the onslaught of computer bookkeeping programs, and sought employment at a grocery store but says she was told she was too old, too slow. Her family security net had already fallen apart after a divorce. The streets and shelters have since become her life. We talk for a while, about various failed attempts to get an apartment, about frustrating agency bureaucracy, about people she’s known and lost. “Are you ever afraid?” I ask.

SNOW BUSINESS It’s rare that the federal government uses all-caps, at least in messages to the public. But posted to Bryce Canyon’s website is this thrilling news: “For the first time ever, lodging in Bryce Canyon National Park will be OPEN this winter!” That’s right, all-caps and an exclamation point for the fact that the NPS has approved a pilot program allowing 35 of the 114 rooms at the Bryce Canyon Lodge to stay open during the snowy months. Imagine the red hoodoos dusted with white, and the free continental breakfast. –Erin Ryan

Halloween is about fear, about making scary things into something manageable by making them fun. Haunted houses, ghosts, zombies—all of that is pulled out, front and center, for us to face and contain and laugh about. If Lynn’s fear of phone-listeners and deep distrust of bureaucracy seem indicative of a troubled mental state, consider this: The 2015 Chapman University Survey on American Fears showed the top fear was “Corruption of government officials” followed closely by “Corporate tracking of personal information” and “Government tracking of personal information.” Stove fires didn’t make the top 10. But “Running out of money in the future” was No. 9. We are not such different animals. Maybe we’re more afraid of what we have in common with the homeless than what we don’t. ***** As Lynn and I chat in the sprinkling rain, my butt is getting numb on my chosen rock. She seems unfazed, and I would feel like I was being impolite in someone else’s home if I complained. She already declined my offer to take her for a meal; cars and self-serving suburbanites rank with stoves on the danger meter. So we just get rained on. And then, strangely, there’s a sudden burst of sunlight—but the rain keeps on falling. It’s a weird, inside-out experience, rain and sun at once; a melding of melancholy and joy. Things don’t seem right, and yet they seem perfect. “A sun shower!” she says, turning her tanned face skyward. “I love these, don’t you?” “Yes, I do, too.” I turn my face into the sprinkles and we laugh a little, like two kids.

OUT THERE Nevada might be the Silver State, but as far as Facebook is concerned, it might as well be the Rainbow State. Four percent of Nevada Facebook users publicly identify as LGBTQ, tying New York for the highest percentage of users “expressing a same-gender attraction or specifying a custom gender,” according to the social network. The same data revealed a national surge in users coming out on Facebook and supporting LGBTQaffiliated pages, especially following June’s historic U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage. –MP

Weekly Q&A

> music men Bagnell (second from left) and his bandmates are about to make their Las Vegas debut.

Well-Strung’s debut album, Popssical, was released this month. Are you already working on another album, or are you focused on touring? This past summer

we started doing a lot of new songs that are not recorded on that album, which we would like to record soon. We might be recording some singles; I don’t know about recording a full album yet. I think we’ll let the dust settle a little bit. Have any of the pop stars you’ve covered ever responded to your songs? Not yet!

No, we’re still waiting. We’re hoping. We’re pushing. We’re trying. We would love it. I know you played “Chelsea’s Mom” for Hillary Clinton. What was her reaction?

Shredding on violin Well-Strung’s Edmund Bagnell on mashing up Taylor Swift and Bach and sharing a stage with Hillary Clinton with the melody, and go, “Oh, hey, that works,” and then it Well-Strung. The name alone lets you know this will evolve. It’s all music that we feel strongly about. We’re isn’t your ordinary string quartet—and that’s a very never just making something work. It’s always something good thing. But the group of hunky, gay, classical that speaks to us. musicians, singing string quartet Well-Strung isn’t garnering national media attention and a following that includes Broadway vet Kristen Chenoweth solely based on looks— Are you trying to introduce the classical genre to a new audithough the skin-tight tank tops they occasionally perform ence, or are you simply making music you love to make? I in might help. The New York City-based act is wouldn’t say we’re on a crusade to reintroduce recognized for bridging the gap between classical classical music to America or anything. … It is and popular music with entertaining mashups, WELLmusic that really is important to us. We’ve all weaving hits like Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” STRUNG been playing our instruments for a long time, and and The Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” with October 24, these are instruments that [have] 400, almost centuries-old tunes from Mozart and Bach. 8 p.m., $20-$70. 500 years of music tradition. … It is important The Weekly caught up with first violinist UNLV’s Artemus to us that, yes, we always incorporate classical Edmund Bagnell ahead of Well-Strung’s October W. Ham Hall, music in what we do. We’re going to start doing 24 performance at UNLV’s Ham Hall to discuss 702-895-2787. original music soon, but we would never want what it was like playing “Stacy’s Mom” parody to lose our classical roots, if that makes sense. … “Chelsea’s Mom” for Hillary Clinton, and how the band And we do think it’s music people like. It’s just, people is making a withering genre more accessible for today’s don’t know they like it. [Classical music] is just not part audiences. of who we are in 2015. In performing a fun arrangement of a classic song or mashing up orchestral and popular music, how do you choose the tracks? Some we’ll immediately get an idea, and it’ll kind

used to do this Vivaldi “Summer” piece and that’s pretty rock star, I have to say—this Italian composer, writing 300 years ago. You can break bow hairs and break strings. You can really tear it up!

This is Well-Strung’s Vegas debut. Are you excited to come to the city? Yes!

I am so excited to go to Vegas. I am going to gamble, but I am giving myself a hundred-dollar limit. (laughs) Is Celine still in Vegas? She is. She just started a new string of shows this month. Oh my God, I’m

going to book tickets. … Also, I hear Vegas has this great food scene going on, too. We love to eat, so I’ll definitely go find some great restaurants. Why should Las Vegans come out to see what you guys do? We feel like we’re

exploring new aspects of pop music and of classical music that nobody has really done before. Certainly there have been string quartets that have covered pop songs, but this aspect of kind of weaving in and out of classical to pop and really juxtaposing the two back-to-back and singing while we play, I think you can say we’re the only guys who do that. I think it’s all music that audiences love, or find that they can love. In the case of classical music, that’s not something [they’re] used to. They find out that, “Wow, this is something that’s accessible,” and it’s good music. –Mark Adams

“Really juxtaposing classical and pop back-to-back and singing while we play, I think you can say we’re the only guys who do that.”

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photograph by Santiago Felipe

of be done in five minutes. In other cases, we’ll know we want to do this piece of classical music or we want to do this pop song … Then suddenly somebody will play around

A guitarist in a rock band can totally shred it up. Can you do that playing classical on a violin? (laughs) You totally can! We

She was amazing. … The same day we released the video [Chelsea and Hillary Clinton] retweeted it, and then a week later we got invited to perform the song at a fundraiser Hillary was doing. She was talking to these people and she said, “Oh my gosh, there’s my favorite band,” and came over and chatted with us. We performed the song and she came out onstage while we were performing it, and she’s just lovely. It was a really, really cool moment.

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Sixty-four floors above Las Vegas Boulevard on a nightclub terrace, I feel like I’m back in my high school cafeteria. Familiar faces gather around small tables, only this time clutching cocktails and smartphones instead of diet sodas and brown-paper lunch bags. The buzz of constant conversation hangs in the air, though every time the door opens, people awkwardly stare in its direction. This is my 10-year high school reunion. * * * * *

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YOU MAY KNOW What happens when the Facebook generation hits its high school reunion BY MARK ADAMS

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I thought hard about whether or not to buy a ticket. I was a marching-band nerd on the Varsity Quiz team a decade ago, so taking a time machine back to the halls of Green Valley High for an evening hardly seemed like a candidate for Best Night Ever. And in the weeks leading up to it, my old classmates shared a similar sentiment: Why do we need a reunion? We have Facebook. The social-media juggernaut launched in February 2004, so a lot of us already had accounts by our June 2005 graduation. I did. We could stay Friends or become Friends, join exclusive groups to build curated communities, message each another about the day’s gossip and strategically edit our images with this digital phenomenon. Sounds a lot like high school. It (probably) goes too far to say the social network and others like Twitter and Vine have taken the place of face-to-face interaction. But have they made the tradition of reuniting with your high school class sort of pointless? We’ve already stayed connected, through Grumpy Cat memes, job-promotion updates, Buzzfeed recipe videos, baby announcements and cryptic emoji rows. Still, curious about the modern feel of the reunion ritual, I decided to attend (plus, I really wanted to see my senior prom date). * * * * *

A decade later, and the homecoming and prom courts are still palling around with Student Council types, the baseball and soccer players’ fraternity as tight as ever. At the same time, choir kids are hanging with jocks and AP geeks are chatting up members of the goth crew. My high school self might have faded into a corner, but in 10 years, I’m among those who’ve branched out from Breakfast Club paradigms. Social lubrication might have something to do with it, as our openbar budget is cashed halfway through the event (thank you McCallan triples). Facebook, too, as I don’t feel the disconnect of years without seeing most of these faces. According to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center, 74 percent of all Internet users are on social-networking sites, and that jumps to 89 percent for the 18-29 age group. We Millennials like to post, tweet, snap and share—and judging by the excessive selfie-taking in this boozy cafeteria in the sky, many of my classmates will do just that. But will I ever see their digital missives? My prom date (who looks fabulous) and others I’ve stayed close to aside, I rarely interact with these people online, despite the fact that we’re Friends. We can choose who’s in our circles and what to click for a sharper view, but an algorithm decides what’s important for us to see. And what we reveal can literally be edited. So the sense of connection is inescapably hollow. As the night unfolds, conversation after conversation makes this clear. (Apparently, I’m a socialite?) I know a lot about my peers on the terrace—if they’re married, if they have kids, where they went to college and grad school, what they do for a living and where they call home—all because of Facebook. But talking to my Facebook-friended classmates IRL lets me see them light up when they talk about their kids and hear sweet details about significant others I know only through wedding photos (a husband who crafts the best cocktails at a luxurious bar on the Strip, kicking ass without a high school diploma). I get to laugh with a former coworker about our old lifeguarding jobs (he greeted me by my pool nickname, “Markocious Brocious Cocious!”). And thanks to having this time with my friend Haley, the next time I’m in San Diego I’m calling her for a hophead-guided tour. * * * * * While it was nice to see the Friends I actually want to be friends with, let’s be honest, there’s a pretty pervasive curiosity surrounding reunions. Everyone wants to see who got fat, who got hot, who’s insanely rich, and who’s being a Bragasaurus Rex for no goddamn reason. In that sense, Facebook is aggressively killing

the high school reunion. It’s easy to keep up with the superficial and materialistic stuff via social media. Want to know if Most Athletic got a beer belly? If Most Likely to Succeed is succeeding? Profile pictures on Facebook and quick LinkedIn searches reveal all. But seeing that someone lost weight doesn’t tell you what inspired the transformation. You can look up a job title, but it says nothing about that person’s passion. Chatting with our valedictorian, her passion for her work is obvious. We never hung out or even said hello in high school, but because we’re standing next to each other in the bar line, I learn a lot more about her, and the engineering industry. We aren’t friends or even Friends, and probably never will be, but it’s an interesting conversation that wouldn’t have happened otherwise—when else am I going to talk to a chemical engineer? Or a very old friend I thought I’d lost, who has refrained from social media because of her line of work. She’s part of the other side of that engagement stat, the 11 percent of my age group not uploading selfies and life updates—and those people might just be the reasons to go to your reunion. I was standing alone, for a moment, and she beelined for me. We hadn’t spoken for 10 years (because high school drama, duh), and polite cocktail chatter gave her an opening. She looked in my eyes and said she was sorry— really sorry—and that was she happy to see me, and see me doing well. Her words meant a lot, and I’m guessing that they never would have been typed and posted. Even if they were, they wouldn’t have landed the same. And we definitely wouldn’t be going for drinks this week. This is why you go to your high school reunion, whether it’s marking 10 years or 50. Because you never know who will show up, you never know who has grown up, and you never know what truths exist beyond those Game of Thrones memes.

RUN THIS TOWN A jogger pauses among the trees at Desert Bloom Park.

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It’s Renaissance faire weekend, which squashes our usual fetch session at Sunset Park. We’re not sure our skittish chiweenie can handle crossing paths with a faun. Fidgety, attention-starved Chiquita doesn’t feel like exploring the Valley for a new play spot, but she changes her tune once we hit the parking lot at Charlie Frias Park. She instinctively leads us to the enclosures for canine revelry, where we meet Jason, visiting from LA with his terrier mix Bruce. When my boyfriend laments this smaller, sparer pooch playground, Jason shrugs, countering that he loves the parks of Las Vegas. He normally has to drive to different area codes to visit dog parks he finds appealing, the closest one covered not with grass or dirt, but excrement-camouflaging bark. As he heaps praise on our prolific park system, I both recall the criticisms I’ve heard locals levy against it, and revel in hearing an out-of-towner share my own reverence for our neighborhood outdoor spaces. * * * * ***** I’ve always been a big fan and patron of the Valley’s park system, comprising clusters run by Clark County and the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson (to say nothing of privately run but pub-

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CUTTING A PATH Winding rocks at Nevada Trails Park.

GREENER PASTURES A cyclist cruises past the lawn at Paseo Verde Park.

licly accessible lawns and walkways in master-planned communities). As a taxpayer I help sustain them, and it’s quite the return on investment. Unlike the gym, which costs me $228 a year to ignore. I’m usually at the park when I exercise—mostly walking, cranking my iPod while navigating the Huntridge Circle Park labyrinth, hiking behind Hidden Falls Park, lapping the smaller Bob Baskin Park after dark or circling Sunset Park’s bizarre lake. Speaking of the latter facility, that’s the last place I embarrassed myself trying to set and dig, during an LGBT Volleyball Social. Work also drives me to parks. I never covered Extreme Thing back when it took over the expansive Desert Breeze Park, but I did spend an afternoon there during the Sin City Shootout sports festival, observing softball and kickball games. I reported on a Free Radio protest performance at a Sunset Park barbecue pit in 1999, the organizers broadcasting pirate radio-style. And I’ve caught Vegas musicians in concert at the Winchester Cultural Center Theater, which once played host to (of all things) a Charles Mingus tribute show, triumphantly led by locals Julian Tanaka and Mike Gonzales. The last time I had that much fun indoors at a local park, I was 9 and got to work the pottery wheel during

ceramics class. My boyfriend and I have spent more weekend time at public parks than anywhere else, with or without Chiquita. Speaking of volleyball: One of the first times I met his friends was at a late-night game at Gardens Park and Community Center in Summerlin. (I didn’t dare play this time.) We’ve enjoyed sub sandwiches at Pebble Park and bagel-and-coffee breakfasts at Charlie Kellogg and Joe Zaher Sports Complex—where, coincidentally, an epic trail walk resulted in us resolving to move in together. Most people are nostalgic for the playgrounds of their youth, but I’m fortunate to have rich memories associated with the parks of my adulthood. * * * * ***** If there’s one application of park time that’s become really resonant, it’s sanctuary—anything that enables me to reset the day, clear my head and find some modicum of focus. If possible, a spot opposite the kiddie area. A comfortable lawn, as lush

and green as the watering schedule permits, though I’m not fussy. And robust trees for necessary shade, the whooshing wind against their leaves—and echoic sound of passing cars—providing just the right white noise for those music-less moments, however rarely I allow them. My regular Zen hang is Paseo Verde Park, a safe harbor from the suburban bustle of Green Valley and, more importantly, the frenzy of my newsroom. Sometimes I bask in nature’s lunchroom. Other times, I pull out my computer and peck away, inspiration no longer impeded by cross-cubicle jabber. Or I power down and let the greenery and stillness grab hold. Despite the appeal of those activities in that setting, I typically find myself sitting at my grass patch with my headphones on and my eyes shut. It doesn’t matter that I can’t see or hear the natural elements surrounding me—I can feel them. They enhance whatever destination-less escape I’ve pulled up on my phone, which lately has been instrumental

ambient house act Tycho. As much as this has become my renewal routine, I don’t limit the experience to Paseo Verde. After over-caffeinating at Grouchy John’s one beautiful Saturday, I drive across the street to Desert Bloom Park. With Tycho picked out before I even find my nirvana nook, I plop down far from the home-run zones of the busy baseball diamonds. Just before I close my eyes, I scope out my park neighbors: a birthday barbecue, mother and daughter on the jungle gym, napping woman. Fifteen glorious, floating minutes later, only the woman remains, now chatting away on her phone. And a couple has appeared, picnicking with their German Shepherd happily off his leash. I feel transported. And then there’s the spontaneous discovery of a new park and—in the instance of a recent, sleepless weekend morning—a more mobile rumination. I arbitrarily choose a spot 20 minutes from home, Nevada Trails Park. Though Kamasi Washington’s “Isabelle” already has me in a trance, I exit my car, survey the scene and

ponder how to best kick-start the day. Two teenagers who clearly stayed in last night disrupt the calm with a loud game of hoops, so I forego my usual post-dawn meditation for a reflective saunter on the trails for which the park is named. Coincidentally, the first song that blasts through my headphones is “A Walk,” which just sounds like a weekend morning. In 20 minutes, I stride down a rock-lined path, stumble upon an unnamed mini-park, explore another trail and wind up on Robindale Road, where just across the street sits more greenery—another secret oasis tucked between housing developments. I pull out my phone and discover that the area, as indicative of local urban sprawl as any, is flecked with these little respites. I am someone who not only lives in, but physically uses this city. And when I least expect it, there surfaces another opportunity for neighborhood escape. Another argument for a highly livable, surprisingly peaceful Las Vegas.

I’m fortunate to have rich memories associated with the parks of my adulthood.

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT A decorative wash at Nevada Trails Park.

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> wicked flashback In 2003, Chris Shivers took on Little Yellow Jacket. Both helped build the PBRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legacyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and die-hard audience.

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> GLORY OF THE RIDE Silvano Alves knows the feeling of taking the PBR’s top prize.

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It’s very dangerous and it’s very real. It takes the words ‘extreme sport’ to a whole other level.

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It’s August 2013, Tulsa, Oklahoma. J.B. Mauney mounts Bushwacker, an epic bull with 42 straight buck-offs. “The best ever.” Stadium lights glare, announcers boom over loudspeakers and the audience stirs, ready to cheer for an unprecedented win or lament an unfortunate but unsurprising loss. Mauney has lost to Bushwacker before. Eight times. “There’s something about J.B. Mauney this weekend, and specifically tonight, that makes you think maybe, just maybe,” an announcer says, as gripped as the crowd, “the impossible can happen.” The camera pans to Mauney in the chute. He adjusts his gear as casually as he might tighten a shoelace. The gates fly open, and the bull explodes into the arena, flinging the rider around like a crash test dummy. One second, two seconds, three seconds, four … Mauney flails rhythmically, grasping the bull rope with one hand while conducting a frantic orchestra with the other. Five seconds, six seconds, seven seconds and just barely eight before he collides with the ground, victorious. Bushwacker’s 1,500-some pounds come down, hooves missing Mauney by inches. “It’s over! It’s over!” the announcer hollers. “We’ve just seen history!” These moments are about timing and the perfect match-up, and in many ways, the Professional Bull Riders has had that chemistry with Las Vegas. The PBR World Finals have taken place here for the past 22 years, each time revealing the entertainment capital’s cowboy roots. And as the organization that started with 20 riders in 1992 has grown into a phenomenon more than 600 strong with an audience spanning the globe, this city has been an essential platform. “Nevada has a heritage of cowboys,” says Ty Murray, a worldchampion rodeo cowboy nine times over and cofounder of the PBR. “National Finals Rodeo is here, the biggest happening in the rodeo world. That’s the biggest cowboy congregation there is, and the biggest congregation that Vegas has. ... Everybody that’s a cowboy, [Las Vegas is] where they want to end up, because that’s where the finals are, and that’s the biggest stage in bull riding.” The PBR reports that its regular broadcasts reach half a billion households in 40 countries, and the finals flood the Thomas & Mack with 80,000 fans over five days. The prize pool has grown from $300,000 the first year to $2.3 mil-

lion today; the rider named PBR World Champion on October 25 will take home nearly half. The World Finals are often called the Super Bowl of bull riding, an apt comparison for a breakaway sports outfit that modeled itself after the majors. * * * * * As rodeo’s marquee discipline and the “original extreme sport,” bull riding’s standalone potential seems obvious now. But it took the vision and guts of those 20 guys back in ’92 to push it there. They met in Scottsdale, Arizona, each committing $1,000 to launch the Professional Bull Riders. Football has the NFL, basketball the NBA, and the PBR’s founders shot for a similar fan- and rider-centric organization. “We wanted to take the most popular event that’s in rodeo and make it a true professional, followable sport,” Murray says. Prior

to the PBR, competitions were scattered and poorly covered, and they definitely weren’t televised on mainstream stations. Today, the PBR’s Built Ford Tough Series airs weekly on CBS, CBS Sports Network and others around the world. Top riders have big sponsorships and followings at the events and on social media, and some of the bulls do, too. “It appeals to everyone across the board, from extreme sports enthusiasts to attorneys, doctors and celebrities,” says PBR spokeswoman Denise Abbott, adding that the draw is expanding, the traditional 40-something demographic moving younger. “One of the strengths we have is that we’re very diverse, from kids to grandparents,” CEO Sean Gleason says of the PBR’s fanbase. “We have a lot more 18- to 34-year-olds in the audience, but we’re not losing any-

PBR WORLD FINALS October 21-25; Wednesday-Saturday, 6 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m., single-day $30-$130; 5-day packages $170-$1,270. Thomas & Mack Center, unlvtickets.com.

one—just growing.” Murray, who knows the singular thrill of staying astride wildly bucking tonnage for the required eight seconds, thinks the key to bull riding’s success is accessibility: “It’s the only sport in the world where you could pluck anyone off the street and they would sit there completely entertained. It’s exciting and explosive and dangerous, and the rules are easy to understand.” He likens the excitement of watching a ride to seeing ancient gladiators clash. And, in typical fashion, Vegas takes that energy and makes it bigger. Murray says it was the obvious choice for the PBR’s pinnacle (not to mention its first-ever Cowboy Spring Break in May). For the restaurants, gambling and entertainment, but also because the city is a cowboy destination, and has always been. Next year the World Finals will leave the Thomas & Mack—its home of 17 years—for the Las Vegas Arena, now under construction on the Strip. And the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority just announced that the city’s partnership with the PBR, “a natural fit” going back to ’95, has been extended through 2018. It’s another in a series of strides since the PBR began, and should drive the momentum of “the toughest sport on dirt.” “It’s very dangerous, and it’s very real. That’s why guys do it, and that’s why people pay to watch them do it,” Murray says. “It takes the words ‘extreme sport’ to a whole other level.” october 22–28, 2015 LasVegasWeekly.com

PBR W O R L D F I N A L S

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The PBR’s top five talk pet bulls, gnarly wrecks and prepping for World Finals C O M P I L E D S A R A H

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J.B. MAUNEY

JOAO RICARDO VIEIRA

Age: 28 From: Mooresville, North Carolina

Age: 31 From: Itatinga, São Paulo, Brazil

World Finals mentality: Let it all hang out. I go for broke every time, and I just keep the gas pedal mashed to the floor. The massive crowd: The best bulls in the championship round, that gate opens, you don’t hear nothing. If you’re riding bulls and you’re thinking about it and you can hear stuff, then you’re usually getting up off the ground because he’s already thrown you off. Broncs vs. bulls: Bull riding, if you’re in the right spot and you’re doing everything right, it’s smooth. Bareback horses, it doesn’t matter if you’re riding them right or wrong or however you’re doing it, it still hurts. Injuries: If I was worried about getting hurt, I probably wouldn’t have chosen riding bulls for a living. If it’s your time, it’s your time. Cowboy attitude: A lot of the fans, they think I’m kinda on the cocky side. And I always tell them, I’m not cocky, but you’re riding bulls for a living—you gotta be confident in yourself. When I show up, I got it in my head that there’s not a bull there that can throw me off.

The feeling of bull riding: I feel very courageous, like a superhero. It’s an ability and a talent that God gave me to be able to ride bulls, which I don’t think is for everyone. I also don’t think it’s going to last forever. His pet bull: He’s like my dog. Worst injury: When I broke my sternum I was out for 40 days. That happened in Brazil years ago. World Finals mentality: I want to get there and be able to get on difficult bulls, cover them and win a lot of money. It’s hard to beat J.B. Mauney; he’s already the champion. With the new system, it will be very difficult for Kaique Pacheco or me to pass him. I just need to get there and be able to win every day and win the event—at least be the event champion of the finals. Why he rides: Since I was small I enjoyed watching bull riding, and after I tried it, I enjoyed it more every time. I love riding bulls—the adrenaline, the emotion, the challenge to ride, that’s the love I have for bull riding.

As the cowboys are riding for the big prize, the bulls are bucking for it. In fact, half of a ride’s possible 100 points are based on the animal’s performance.

BRUISER

¶ The seven top bulls voted in by the top 35 riders will

Career buck-off rate: 76.19 percent Average buck-off time: 3.64 seconds PBR says: “Bruiser has the opportunity to be the first bull ever named a PBR World Champion Bull as well as an ABBI Classic Champion.”

battle for the title of PBR World Champion Bull. Even in still shots, these first-time nominees commanded our attention.

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDY WATSON/COURTESY PBR

KAIQUE PACHECO

MATT TRIPLETT

J.W. HARRIS

Age: 21 From: Itatiba, São Paulo, Brazil

Age: 24 From: Columbia Falls, Montana

Age: 29 From: May, Texas

Growing up in the sport: My father rode; my uncles rode; my grandfathers were stock contractors. I grew up in it watching them, and it’s what I love to do. Preparation: I go to the gym to exercise, and I also practice on the floor as if I were riding. I close my eyes and imagine that I am riding. Favorite part of riding bulls: The full eight seconds. When they open that door, when he starts to pull and I can watch every movement and pull he makes, it’s a unique sensation. Brazilian bulls vs. American bulls: The bulls from Brazil are stronger, bigger and slower. The bulls here are faster, and instead of getting weaker as the ride goes, they get harder. What it’s like being one of the youngest riders in the World Finals: For me, this is a great realization. Since I was young I would watch PBR videos of the guys that were here: J.B., Justin McBride, Chris Shivers. I would tell myself: One day, my name will be with them; one day I will ride with them.. It is a great achievement for me.

Bulls as athletes: The bulls are tremendous athletes. Just like in the horse industry, where you go to the Kentucky Derby and you’re going to see these horses that are bred so well to run, these bulls are bred to buck and they love it. A lot of people don’t think they get treated good, but this is a $100,000 to $1 million bull that we’re talking about, so they get treated better than most of us cowboys do. Training: I’ll be really sore, just really stiff and tight, so I’ll go to a yoga class and it helps me stay flexible and just loosen up. When I’m in a room that’s 105 degrees, it’s a focus point. Bull riding’s also a focus point. It’s 90 percent mental, and yoga helps with my mental game. Helmet vs. hat: I just think it’s safer, and when you’re done riding bulls, you don’t want to not be able to feed yourself or do anything. Fear in the ring: This sport, it’s not how bad you get hurt, it’s when. So the only fear that’s going through my mind when I’m going is failure.

Riding in Vegas: If you don’t get pumped up about coming to Vegas, then really there’s no point in you riding bulls. That’s the spot where there’s a lot of pressure. The stakes are always high going to Vegas. Bad wrecks and brave bullfighters: It’s all reaction time. You’re with three of the best guys there, and you know they’re going to be there right in the middle of it with you. Those eight slow seconds: When I first started out everything was happening so fast. It’s a hard thing to figure out, but once you get it figured, then everything just becomes slow-motion. You’re not really having to think about it; you’re just reacting, and everything slows down a little. Greatest strength: There are probably some guys who got more natural talent than me, but my mental side makes up for some talent weaknesses. I’m very strong mentally. Strategy: It’s best if I don’t know what the bull does. You can catch yourself trying to set traps for ’em. I like going into it blind. If you have to think about it, you’re going to be two jumps behind.

SWEET PRO’S LONG JOHN

SMOOTH OPERATOR

Career buck-off rate: 80.65 percent Average buck-off time: 3.95 seconds PBR says: “Long John earned the high-marked bull of the event four times this season, Oklahoma City (46), Billings (46.75), Colorado Springs (46.75) and Tulsa (45.50).”

Career buck-off rate: 96.3 percent Average buck-off time: 3.03 seconds PBR says: “Making 15 appearances this season, Smooth Operator has been ridden just once. He has a 22-1 record over his three years on the Built Ford Tough Series.”

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDY WATSON/COURTESY PBR

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2015

How important is a hat to a professional bull rider? Just ask Matt Triplett, the 24-year-old Montanan currently in fourth in the PBR world standings. The first year he made it to the finals in Las Vegas, all he had with him was a straw hat, and it was officially felt season— a faux pas in line with white after Labor Day. ¶ “I just felt like I was the oddball, out of place. I had to get my felt hat,” Triplett says. So he put in an emergency order, and got his new hat just in time. “It turned my finals around.” –Sarah Feldberg

Brand

In the ring

Triplett wears American Hats or Resistols, which he says are popular with bull riders. “I have to go with the cowboy look.”

Hats used to be part of the standard uniform, but there are fewer and fewer of them in the ring these days, as helmets offer some protection from concussions, facial fractures and lacerations. Older riders have been grandfathered in—most of the PBR’s top five still wear hats—but guys who turned 18 after October 15, 2012 are required to wear helmets during competition. As Triplett reminds, if you’re out with a concussion, you’re not making any cash.

Crown Band Even tough cowboys like a little flourish.

Material

The segment above the brim comes in various heights and shapes, creased or uncreased. And there are many variations on the creases or indentations, each affecting the overall style.

“There are certain seasons for hats.” Straw for the summer, felt for cooler weather. While there’s no hard rule on switching, when it’s time, you know. And you don’t want to be the guy in the wrong one.

Brim Bull riders opt for curved.

The big rule

Cost Triplett says he’ll drop anywhere from $800 to $1,000 on a good hat. And when you’re spending that much, you treat a hat well.

Never touch another man’s hat. “You don’t see many people trying to grab them off our heads, because that’ll be a battle if someone tries to touch my hat,” Triplett says. “It’s not like a baseball cap you can go buy for $30. It’s disrespectful.”

The PBR takes the fight against breast cancer from the dirt ring to Vegas’ famously glowing one “It is difficult to fully comprehend the challenges faced by women diagnosed with breast cancer until you find yourself going through it,” PBR CEO Sean Gleason said, revealing that about a year ago, the disease was found in his longtime partner Lisa Vanbeek. In the past, the organization has supported the fight against breast cancer with everything from donations and survivor celebrations to events focused on awareness. This year, those efforts got amped. ¶ In September, the PBR kicked off Pink Promise, a campaign to raise visibility and money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. With partners like Wrangler and BootDaddy.com, the PBR has been turning competitions pink—honoring those affected by cancer and attaching thousands in donation bonuses to rides on particular bulls. And from the riders to the fans, pink is the fashion of the day. ¶ Pink items from PBR stars and celebrity friends are being auctioned online to benefit the BCRF, and fans wishing to donate directly are being matched up to $5,000. But the most eye-popping symbol of the PBR’s commitment will be Vegas’ own High Roller, the 550-foot wheel taking on a pink glow starting at the first stroke of October 22. For each athlete who gets a qualifying ride that night, the PBR will donate $250. And rides scored 90 points or better will bring $1,000 that Wrangler and MGM Grand will match. ¶ Gleason said, “With the PBR community’s generous spirit, we promise to raise as much money as we can.” –Erin Ryan For details and ways to donate, visit pbr.com/en/pink.

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> REAL RESIDENTS Shelco Garcia & Teenwolf double down on the Strip this month.

HOT SPOTS SHELCO GARCIA & TEENWOLF AT HARD ROCK LIVE The rising local DJ duo supports its mentor-

turned-colleague Laidback Luke at Surrender next weekend. If you have Halloween party plans—or if you’re under 21—catch the guys this weekend with Valentino Khan and Gent & Jawns upstairs at the Strip’s Hard Rock Cafe. October 23, 8:30 p.m., $25. DJ SNAKE AT SURRENDER The French producer and Wynn resident is set to cap his huge year with the release of his first full album, teased by last week’s new single “Middle” with Bipolar Sunshine, which you’ll probably hear a million times in the next month. October 23, 10:30 p.m., $35+ men, $25+ women.

DJ COMANDANTE (TOM MORELLO) AT CENTER BAR It

Samples featured in Naughty by Nature’s “O.P.P.”

makes a certain amount of sense for former Rage Against the Machine riff rocker Tom Morello to sorta christen a new venue at the Hard Rock Hotel ... but doing a DJ set? Multi-instrumentalist Carl Restivo is onboard, too. October 24, 11 p.m., no cover.

MADONNA AT MARQUEE Tabloid reports have Madonna and Sean Penn hooking up 26 years after their divorce, proving that everything ’80s is truly back again. After her Rebel Heart Tour stop at MGM Grand on Saturday, the pop icon hosts at Cosmo. October 24, 10 p.m., $60+ men, $32+ women. KIRILL WAS HERE AT GBDC Keg stands, trashed Twister games, sex toys, Champagne facials ... these are things that happen when photographer/

provocateur/“slut whisperer” Kirill Was Here is here, and yes, GBDC seems the perfect place for him. Pretty sure the flashing ain’t gonna fly there, though. October 24, 1 p.m., $20+ men, $10+ women.

UMMET OZCAN AT HAKKASAN Dutch/Turkish DJ, producer and sound-software designer Ummet Ozcan returned to Spinnin’ Records this year, and he’s back in Hakkasan’s big room this weekend, with support from Vegas’ own Mikey Francis October 25, 10:30 p.m., $30+ men, $20+ women. SUNDRAI’S WITH NAUGHTY BY NATURE AT DRAI’S Treach, Vin Rock, Kay Gee. “O.P.P.,” “Uptown

Anthem,” “Hip Hop Hooray.” These guys put Jersey rap on the map when Fetty Wap was in diapers. October 25, 10:30 p.m., $30+ men, $20+ women.

CLUB HOPPING

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SHELCO GARCIA & TEENWOLF BY CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS

The Strip scene has been anxiously awaiting Hakkasan Group’s plans for the former Haze nightclub at Aria, and now we know what’s up. Jewel is set to open in the spring, another multi-level venue designed Nightlife News & Notes by the Rockwell Group. The DJ booth will be “conducive to a variety of musical performances,” teasing the trend of live performance, and will have dual-sided LED video screens and 360-degree movement. Five secluded suites will be situated above the dancefloor at the 24,000-square-footplus venue. ¶ Fetty Wap’s Halloween weekend show at Foxtail has been canceled following the rapper’s recent motorcycle accident, but SLS added a new event to pick up the slack. Zombie Prom takes over the Sayers Club on October 31, featuring you in your best undead costume, music, and special appearances by the Fabulous Sin City Roller Girls. SLS also has Fedde Le Grand (October 30) and Gareth Emery (October 31) coming to Foxtail, plus Lil Wayne performing live at Life on October 31. ¶ Similar to Life’s return, the Hard Rock Hotel is bringing Vanity back from the dead for the spookiest of party weekends. The club hosts the Fetish & Fantasy 20th anniversary Halloween Ball Pre-Party (October 30) and the Sinners Ball (October 31) costume contest with DJ Pauly D. ¶ Evolve’s New Year’s Eve party will return to Las Vegas this year, er, next year ... whatever. After a sold-out party last year, the only gay New Year’s Eve celebration on the Strip will be back in the Havana Room at the Tropicana, with Edie from Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity returning as host. More entertainment offerings are expected to be announced soon, and tickets ($99-$149) are available at evolvevegasnye.com. –Brock Radke

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> Go ahead, lounge Alibi opened about a year ago at Aria.

Alibi proves a worthy candidate in the new Vegas lounge hunt By Brock Radke I wanna lounge. Drinking on the Strip these days, there’s no middle. It’s a bland casino bar or a pub styled to mimic your neighborhood tavern— which makes no sense, because we have plenty of those in our neighborhoods—or else it’s a fancy restaurant or nightclub where it’s a 50-50 shot your drink will be worth its price tag. Give me the middle: a real lounge with real drinks, solid service, maybe even a little music. I don’t want a jump-off. I want a destination. You know, lounge as a verb. Alibi feels like it could be something. When the Aria resort first opened, this space was one of those bland casino bars, a spot for men to hide and catch the scores and a beer. It emerged from a complete overhaul this time last year—just in time to switch operators from Light Group to Hakkasan—as a stunning but subtle vision in chocolate, caramel and emerald. Pale vases in the corners are stuffed with neon-pink orchids. Plant it at pub-height tables with green, plush high chairs or on stubby padded stools around small circles of table and cushy couches. The golden corner sofas are the spot. Lounge. Verb. When we enter, there’s a bald guy wearing jeans and a blazer, vaping. The staff is all female in all black, and every seat at the bar has a video poker machine. I question which of these

things should be here, but it all gets comfortable real fast. Perusing the fully legit menu, we’re easily distracted by the group of men behind us with thick British accents. They sound like they’re talking business, but they’re telling drinking stories. The upside is that unlike the years when similar cocktail-and-chill spots were popping up in casinos—the era of the ultralounge, perhaps—the actual cocktail is a much bigger deal now. Alibi reflects that. Past the listings of bottle service prices and wines by the glass lie those for signature drinks, four

bles) and the Sweet Home Alabama, Champagne cocktails, a couple of seathe smoothest damn glass of Wild sonal offerings, a build-your-own clasTurkey rye you’ll ever taste, balanced sic section and a tight, nice craft beer with aperol, bitters and a little selection. The downside, potenSanpellegrino grapefruit soda. tially, is the expense. But if drinkThe British guys fade away ing on the Strip has taught us ALIBI anything, it’s that there is such COCKTAIL into the night, replaced by an LOUNGE older vacationing couple going a thing as a cocktail worth $20. Aria, 702straight highball. We realize: I consider the French 75 We’re the only ones lounging. (Hennessy V.S., lemon, bubbles) 212-8804. Everyone else is on the way before remembering the English 24/7. somewhere—a show, a dinner, translation is “headache in a a plane to catch. It’s not Alibi’s fault, glass,” so we go with the sweet-andnor ours. The world could stand to sour Swedish Flower (Absolut Elyx, spin a bit slower. elderflower, pomegranate, lemon, bub-

’Tis the season for the terrace After months of scorching Vegas heat, fall has arrived. Sure, it was still 90 degrees in the middle of October, but those cool desert evenings have replaced the blaze. Now we have every reason to party outdoors when the rest of the country has stepped out of its sandals and into Ugg boots. ¶ Since Omnia opened in March, it has raised the bar for Vegas nightlife, driving decadence in every way possible. So it makes sense that the Caesars megaclub would take advantage of the changing season by launching an outdoor event at its impressive terrace. Sunday nights at the sexy, fresh-air lounge provide a serious contrast from the club’s more opulent, over-the-top weekly programming. For starters, the main room is closed, but you have the rest of the week to dance under that wild chandelier. That doesn’t mean Sunday is any less luxurious; the Terrace boasts plenty of cabanas and sofas plus a 50-foot bar, which means rarely waiting for a drink. You’ll have that much more time to spend on the dancefloor, under glowing lamps and LED-walls that sparkle along to the groove. The Sunday-night schedule features electro-house DJ Mondo through the rest of October, with Fergie DJ, Tyler Sheritt and Vegas’ own Mikey Francis rotating through the outdoor schedule. ¶ With sweeping, breathtaking views of Las Vegas Boulevard before you, you’ll need to snap a few panoramic shots so you can remember the terrace’s sultry energy long after you’ve gone home. –Leslie Ventura

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Rooftop Wednesday

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Drai’s Yacht Club

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If at first … Failure frontman Ken Andrews talks about the LA band’s second life Failure went almost 20 years between albums. Why? We broke up in ’97 amid some serious drug problems, and it was a tragic breakup. People were starting to get to know the band, and we were building our following. [Then] we had these personal issues that kind of swamped everything. Do you think FAILURE Failure’s style of alternative rock is with Local H. October 22, coming back into 8 p.m., $18prominence? I do $20. Fremont sense that people Country are starting to Club, 702appreciate bands 382-6601. that really play and spend some time crafting their sound and performances. I don’t know if that’s because what’s being called “alternative” is pretty electronictinged right now. When a band like Failure works, everything is really played, and I think that’s appealing to the younger kids—it just seems fresher. > THE HARDER THEY FALL Celebrate The Master’s b-day this weekend.

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Stuff you’ll want to know about Go BRUCE LEE’S 75TH BIRTHDAY The legendary martial-art-

ist/action-movie star gets a tribute that includes free movie screenings, martial arts and dance classes, presentations from experts (including Lee’s daughter, Shannon) and more. October 23-24, Downtown Container Park & Inspire Theater, various times & prices, bruceleefoundation.org.

Hear TAV FALCO’S PANTHER BURNS You want credentials? This psychobilly outfit launched in the late ’70s with links to Big Star’s Alex Chilton and The Cramps, and now tours with Minuteman Mike Watt on bass and Toby Dammit, who’s been backing Iggy Pop and Nick Cave live, in the drum seat. With Eliza Battle, October 26, 8 p.m., $10-$12. Beauty Bar. DEFTONES The Sacramento band distinguished itself from its nu-metal peers with emotionally dynamic, posthardcore complexities. See why it still has such a fiercely loyal Vegas fanbase.

October 27, 8 p.m., $37-$42, Brooklyn Bowl.

eat JCC BARBEQUE COOKOFF & FESTIVAL Head to Temple Beth Sholom to watch barbecue teams compete and, better yet, indulge in kosher beef sliders, steak skewers, pulled barbecue chicken and more, with proceeds going to the Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada. October 25, 12-4 p.m., $15, jccbbq.com.

see black october The Sci Fi Center’s annual Halloween celebration includes a free outdoor screening of the 1936 sci-fi classic Things to Come, a local premiere of indie horror film Agoraphobia paired with the 1989 B-movie Society (featuring a live Q&A) and silent movie The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari shown with live musical accompaniment. October 23-25, various times & prices.

Do you feel Failure was underappreciated? We definitely did feel unappreciated in the ’90s. We got called “grunge-light,” and it was a bummer, because we felt like we were doing something good and maybe even pushing the envelope a little bit. Have you been surprised by the reaction to [June comeback album] The Heart Is a Monster? We had kind of hoped for that, but we didn’t think it would be so across-the-board positive, and people really seem to understand the connection to the past albums. … I’ve never felt this musically understood in my entire career. –Chris Bitonti For more of our interview with Andrews, visit lasvegasweekly.com.

BREAK UPS AND TEAR DOWNS Don’t like something? Change it. Wendy Kveck, JK Russ and Erin Stellmon heed that mantra in an exhibition that dismantles subjects and re-creates them as paintings and collages. October 23-January 23, MondaySaturday, hours vary, free, UNLV’s Barrick Museum.

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Off-key Rock the Kasbah crashes like a musical-comedy-drama train wreck

> pair of steves Fassbender and Rogen as Jobs and Wozniak.

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es on easygoing Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (Seth Rogen), early Apple CEO and Jobs mentor John Sculley (Jeff Daniels), engineer Andy Hertzfeld (Michael Stuhlbarg) and marketing executive Joanna Hoffman (Kate Winslet), Jobs’ longtime right-hand woman and apparently the only person capable of Steve Jobs plays like an uneven portrait of standing up to him. Although the entire cast is strong, Winslet really the Apple leader By Josh Bell carries the movie, especially since this version of Jobs is such an unrepentant ass. Hoffman is the sympathetic Steve Jobs was a jerk. That’s the main takeaway from character who smooths over Jobs’ tirades against his director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s colleagues, and, more importantly, helps mend the relalively but somewhat empty biopic Steve Jobs, which tionship between Jobs and his daughter Lisa, whom he reduces the Apple co-founder and CEO’s life to three spent years refusing to acknowledge. Sorkin’s dialogue moments in time. Sorkin’s script is set backstage at three crackles when it focuses on professionals trymajor product launches that Jobs (Michael ing to solve complex problems, but the script Fassbender) led: the 1984 introduction of the falters when it tries to understand Jobs as a first Macintosh; the 1988 premiere of Job’s ill- aaacc person, and the focus on Lisa (at the expense fated NeXT, which he developed after being STEVE JOBS ousted from Apple; and the 1998 unveiling Michael Fassbender, of Jobs’ wife and three later children, who are never mentioned) eventually distracts of the iMac, after Jobs had returned trium- Kate Winslet, Seth from what makes Jobs a worthy subject of a phantly to run Apple. It’s a fairly ingenious, Rogen. Directed by movie in the first place. minimalist approach that draws on Sorkin’s Danny Boyle. Rated Boyle largely just gets out of the way of experience as a playwright, and it allows R. Opens Friday. Sorkin’s screenplay, keeping his visual flourfor more focus than a typical cradle-to-grave ishes to a minimum. Unlike David Fincher, who turned biopic. But it also inherently leaves a lot out, and what it Sorkin’s script for The Social Network into a sweeping does include has to be crammed into three mornings out and scathing indictment of tech-nerd entitlement, Boyle of Jobs’ entire life. doesn’t bring any greater scope to Steve Jobs. It’s never That means all of the figures that the movie deems anything more than smart people having arguments in important show up at every one of these product cramped rooms, and while some of those arguments are launches, pestering Jobs backstage like a Shakespeare thrilling, the characters run out of new things to say long character haunted by the ghosts of his past mistakes. before the movie ends. From a professional standpoint, the movie focus-

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Rock the Kasbah ends with a dedication to Setara Hussainzada, a female contestant on the singing competition Afghan Star who received death threats after daring to dance on national television in Afghanistan. The movie isn’t about its fictional counterpart to Hussainzada, though; instead, it focuses on washed-up American talent manager Richie Lanz (Bill Murray), who finds himself stranded in Kabul after a planned USO tour for his only client (Zooey Deschanel) goes awry. Richie bumbles through various misadventures, and eventually, nearly an hour into the movie, he discovers Salima (Leem Lubany), a shy Afghan teen with a beautiful singing voice, and resolves to make her a star. The story of aaccc a young woman ROCK THE going against KASBAH Bill cultural prejudices Murray, Kate and risking her life Hudson, Leem Lubany. Directed to express herself in song could be by Barry compelling and Levinson. Rated inspirational, but R. Opens Friday. Salima is merely a supporting character in Richie’s redemption. Murray coasts through a familiar part as a lovable loser, and director Barry Levinson populates the cast with famous faces (Deschanel, Kate Hudson, Bruce Willis, Danny McBride, Scott Caan) whose brief presences make it seem like they owed some producer a favor. Levinson can’t find the right tone for Mitch Glazer’s screenplay, and the movie lumbers from dopey comedy to toothless satire to straight-faced social commentary to half-realized thriller, none of it particularly successful. The eccentric Murray is known for being choosy with his projects, but it’s hard to tell what he saw in this mess, which sidelines its one interesting character in favor of another story about a schlubby middle-aged white dude finding his purpose. –Josh Bell

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> battle scars Benoist faces her first supervillain.

Toil and trouble The Last Witch Hunter is a supernatural dud

able as Kara Zor-El, the cousin of Kal-El (aka Superman), who was also sent to Earth just before her home planet of Krypton was destroyed. Unlike her cousin, Kara was already a teenager when she came to Earth, and she spent the next decade living a normal life without using any of her powers (which are the same as her Supergirl makes for a welcome addition to cousin’s). Consequently, she lives in Superman’s shadow, and the show plays that up, with characters referring to the DC Comics TV family By Josh Bell Superman simply as “him,” his presence constantly felt from afar. With Arrow and The Flash and the upcoming Legends But Kara asserts herself with enthusiasm in the pilot, of Tomorrow, producers Greg Berlanti and Andrew breaking out from her job as the put-upon assistant to Kreisberg have carved out a mini-empire of superhero media mogul Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart, doing a shows on the CW, and now they’ve branched out riff on Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada) and to corporate sibling CBS with Supergirl, their taking on her own superhero identity, albeit one latest series based on DC Comics characters. aaacc Although there aren’t any plans for it to cross over SUPERGIRL informed by her cousin’s. She also develops a crush on Jimmy—make that James—Olsen (Mehcad with the CW shows (at least not yet), Supergirl Mondays, Brooks), who’s transferred from Metropolis to has the same bright, geek-friendly tone that has 8 p.m. (prekeep an eye on her. The show sometimes goes too worked so well for The Flash, embracing its com- mieres Octic-book roots for all their wonder and silliness. ober 26, 8:30 far with Kara’s rom-com-style personal life, but it never undermines her superheroics, and she holds Supergirl won’t win over anyone who’s weary of p.m.), CBS. her own against a nasty villain in the first episode. the proliferation of superheroes in movies and TV The episode’s ending mirrors the ending of the first Flash in recent years, but for fans of Berlanti and Kreisberg’s episode, with the reveal of a surprising villain. It’s a promother DC shows, it should be a welcome addition. ising—if a bit overly familiar—start. Star Melissa Benoist (Glee) is charming and vulner-

Woman of steel

If you thought witches quietly mixed potions and cast spells in their hovels, think again. The witches in The Last Witch Hunter make a great deal of howling, crunching, clattering noise. The screen twitches and jumps along with it, in a great mess of jumbled, inky images and globby, writhing digital tree branches, or tendrils, or whatever they’re supposed to be. In the prologue, an evil witch queen falls under the blade of warrior Kaulder (Vin Diesel) and curses him to eternal life. Eight hundred years later, he—of course— hunts witches. The onedimensional bad aaccc guys snarl and THE LAST cackle and fight the WITCH one-dimensional HUNTER Vin hero; Diesel plays Diesel, Rose a version of his Leslie, Michael Fast and Furious Caine, Elijah character Dominic Wood. Directed Toretto, an ultraby Breck Eisner. cool know-it-all Rated PG-13. who doesn’t need Opens Friday. any help and is no fun to be around; sidekicks Rose Leslie and Elijah Wood have to try pretty hard. Yet the material is so paltry that not even Michael Caine can work his actorly magic (it recalls his helpless flailing in Jaws: The Revenge). Director Breck Eisner is known in some circles as the man behind one of the biggest money-losers in Hollywood history, 2005’s Sahara. Perhaps Eisner is cursed; this humorless sludge-fest is just a loser, period. –Jeffrey M. Anderson

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With Jem and the Holograms arriving onscreen, here are four more old-school cartoons we’d like to see in theaters JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Hayley Kiyoko. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Rated PG. Opens Friday. See our review at lasvegasweekly.com.

Care Bears Live-action Care Bears (played by actual bears?) could be terrifying, but mix CGI bears with live-action people, and you’ve got a recipe for heartwarming product placement.

Voltron A movie based on this Japanese anime adaptation has been in the works for years, and considering how well the Transformers movies have done, this seems like the right time. So let’s go moviemakers, Form feet and legs! …

M.A.S.K. An acronymed task force with high-tech vehicles is the perfect source material for a brainless action movie. It could be the new Fast and Furious, once Vin Diesel gets too old to operate heavy machinery.

Thundarr the Barbarian Any current pro wrestler could play the warrior hero of this post-apocalyptic series, but it would take a special talent to play his furry, growling sidekick Ookla the Mok. –Josh Bell

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> PLAY, MISTY Tillman made the Boulevard Pool his playground Thursday night.

THE WEEKLY PLAYLIST: MADONNA’S BEST TOUR RENDITIONS

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Father John Misty turns in a pool performance for all time BY LESLIE VENTURA

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FIVE THOUGHTS: DOOMTREE (October 18, The Sayers Club) The Sayers Club works even better for hip-hop than for full bands, because there’s no sonic competition between instrument stage volume and PA inside its intimate setting. The room’s layout also encourages fans to crowd in tight, and Sunday night’s reward was a close-quarters rhyme-fest. Doomtree brought along fellow Minneapolis rapper Astronautalis, who has made his name by winning freestyle rap battles, to open. So what suggestions do you get from a Las Vegas crowd at midnight? Mario Kart, legalizing weed (of course), mountain climbing, crappy bars and the universe. Doomtree’s live setup: two DJs at the back—Paper Tiger mixing on tables and Lazerbeak layering beats with a drum machine. Up front, five MCs flood the stage, flowing forward with the verses. Doomtree holds a clear reverence for vintage house-party jams, and it’s refreshing to witness a hip-hop show without tracked vocals. Every inflection, echo, double, harmony and melody is performed live by an actual rapper, giving the performance real organic power. When I interviewed Doomtree producer Lazerbeak last week, he said, “I love our records, but our live shows are the reason people have stuck with us.” It’s hard to disagree. Beyond talent and tight performance, the seven members’ sheer energy stood out most. –Chris Bitonti

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“Holiday” (Re-Invention Tour, ’04) It’s hard to pick a favorite live version, but this finale went from tribal to funk-pop to French house. A literal showstopper. “Into the Groove” (Sticky & Sweet Tour, ’08-’09) An infusion of old-school hiphop and (more) French house—thanks to Cassius’ “Toop Toop,” among other samples—reinvigorated this chestnut. “Like a Virgin” (Blond Ambition Tour ’90) This sensual, Middle Eastern reworking was Madonna at her sultriest and most unbridled. “Deeper and Deeper” (Girlie Show ’93) An early mashup foray with “It Takes Two” and “Love to Love You Baby” made for retro, disco-blanketed reverie. “La Isla Bonita” (Drowned World Tour ’01) This acoustic version lent Madge’s Latin-pop fan fave the intimacy of a Belizean street performance. “Like a Prayer” (Sticky & Sweet) American gospel-pop met early-1990s London rave in this ferocious live remix. “Lucky Star”->“Hung Up” (Confessions Tour ’06) ABBA’s “Gimme Gimme Gimme” sample wove through both a newly bangin’ “Lucky” and the climactic, perfectly segued “Hung.” Best Madonna show finale ever. –Mike Prevatt

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an acoustic guitar and played two more off that record I was more excited to see opener Mikal Cronin before diverting to “Only Son of the Ladiesman” from than headliner Father John Misty Thursday night at 2012’s Fear Fun. We didn’t get any Taylor Swift covers, but the Cosmopolitan—something about the latter’s recordI didn’t miss them. During “Bored in the USA,” Tillman ings hadn’t really resonated with me. But 18 songs and commanded the crowd’s attention as he lamented about almost two hours later, the lanky, bearded performer a useless education and prescription pills, and we got had won my heart completely. Father John, also known another lesson on consumerism, religion and heartache on as J. Tillman, delivered every song at the highest level of “Holy Sh*t,” as Tillman sang, “And love is just an instituintensity, writhing on the floor and dancing on the kick tion based on human frailty/What’s your paradise drum, throwing his entire body—not to mention his gotta do with Adam and Eve?/Maybe love is just an unbelievable range—into his performance, from the opening song to the very last. aaaac economy based on resource scarcity.” “I was worrying maybe my thing was too subtle Before that theatrical bombast began, Cronin FATHER for Vegas, but it seems there’s room for sophisticaand his four-piece band took the stage, giving the JOHN tion,” Tillman said, predicting he’ll be here in 20 crowd a poppier, sunnier version of his recorded MISTY self. I expected something rougher around the October 15, years, singing in a lounge and “living on buffet” with Britney Spears. “I’ll blow that b*tch out of the edges, so the set fell short—in part due to an Boulevard water.” Tillman’s salty banter and eccentricity actuunderwhelming sound mix dominated by bass and Pool. ally made for one of the most Vegas-y shows I’ve kick drum and with virtually no keyboard at all. witnessed—over the top, wildly entertaining, even Fortunately, Father John Misty brought his own awkwardly sexy. As outlandish as the idea of a Father John sound guy, which made for one of the crystal-clearest sets Misty residency might be, his Cosmo gig had me wishing I’ve heard at the Boulevard Pool. someone would book him here for a week or more. That’s Opening with “I Love You, Honeybear” from the a show I’d pay to see over and over again. February album of the same name, Tillman then grabbed

It’s hard to separate Madonna’s live performances from the mirrorball crosses, provocative garb and elaborate staging. But close your eyes and you can hear a pop marvel effectively—and often substantially—tweak her material from tour to tour. Here are some of the best examples, all found on YouTube.

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> COINCIDENCE? The young stars have risen to fame in a strikingly similar manner.

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Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato strive for maturity—with similar results BY JOSH BELL Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato have been on parallel career tracks since they were 10 years old. That’s when they both appeared as part of the kid ensemble on Barney and Friends; subsequently, they both went on to star in Disney Channel sitcoms (Gomez on Wizards of Waverly Place, Lovato on Sonny With a Chance) and launch careers as pop singers. Now 23, they’ve both released their fifth albums within a week of each other, with similarly empowering titles (Gomez’s Revival, Lovato’s Confident) and similar efforts at mature reinvention following personal struggles (Gomez’s treatment for lupus and turbulent relationship with fellow pop star Justin Bieber; Lovato’s stints in rehab for substance abuse and eating disorders). Both albums feature a sometimes fascinating, sometimes frustrating combination of shrewdly calculated pop accessibility and genuine personal vulnerability. Although both singers have a number of co-writing credits on their albums, even the songs they had no hand in writing sound like they’re commenting on the difficulties the singers have gone through. Partly that’s because many of the songs are full of lyrical platitudes, and the army of pop producers and songwriters (including at least two who worked on both albums) often create the same kinds of songs for other artists. In particular, Katy Perry is an obvious touchstone for both singers, and songs like Gomez’s “Rise” and Lovato’s “Confident” could be cousins to Perry’s mega-hit “Roar.” Musically, the albums are split between club-ready dance numbers and adult-contemporary-friendly bal-

lads, with plenty of hooks (courtesy of those armies of writer-producers) in both. As is common for pop albums created by committee, both Revival and Confident are inconsistent, with driving, catchy dance-pop songs like Gomez’s “Sober” and “Survivors” and Lovato’s “Waitin for You” and hit single “Cool for the Summer” (easily the best song on either album) existing alongside overwrought ballads (Lovato’s melisma-filled “Stone Cold”) and generic club numbers seemingly created only for trendy remixes. At their best, though, SELENA GOMEZ Revival the albums show Gomez aaacc and Lovato bringing distinct perspectives to DEMI LOVATO Confident music often designed to aaacc be indistinct. Neither one has the songwriting skills of Taylor Swift or the singing voice of Kelly Clarkson, but they take their own self-expression and the feelings of their impressionable young fans seriously. “I got so much sh*t to say/But I can’t help feeling like I’m camouflaged,” Gomez sings on the quite lovely “Camouflage.” With these albums, she and her longtime friend and colleague slowly pull back some of those layers.

DIVING IN

Joanna Newsom’s fourth LP might be her most transportive Joanna Newsom moved from New York City to LA last year, but it’s weird imagining her in either modern metropolis. The 33-year-old’s music feels born of a space—and, especially, a time—far removed from bustle and technology, never more than on fourth album Divers. “I dream it every night/The ringing of the pail, the motes of sand dislodged, the shucking, quick and bright/The twinned and cast-off shells reveal a single heart of white,” Newsom sings on the magnificent title track, and she paints her peculiar lyrics with such quaint instrumentation—her harp, nimble piano, glorious strings, even chirping birds—she sounds more like a 16th-century minstrel than a contemporary musician. It’s doubtful even her closest touchstones, say Sandy Denny or Joni Mitchell, would voice words like, JOANNA “We came to see NEWSOM Time is taller than Divers aaaac Space is wide/And we bade goodbye to the Great Divide/Found unlimited simulacreage to colonize!” Simulacreage?! Divers splits the difference between 2006’s overwrought Ys, which spent 56 minutes stacking ideas to the sky, and 2010’s divine Have One on Me, which carefully spread its charms across three discs. Whether they’re twisting like labyrinthine prog-folk (“Sapokanikan”) or staying on a relatively straightforward path (“The Things I Say”), Newsom’s new songs have what they need and nothing more—a sign of an artist confident in her place in the universe, ours or the one she came here from. –Spencer Patterson

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Last December, Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox was hit by a car and seriously injured, after which, he’s said, he “lost that manic urge that I used as fuel” for the band’s previous LP, 2013’s Monomania. For many bands, losing that edge would be creatively catastrophic, but Deerhunter isn’t like most bands. Cox’s version of settling down, as heard on new album Fading Frontier, is to dig in and confront the uneasy tranquility head on. Only “Snakeskin,” a funk-soul strut with desert-dry guitars and fried grooves, is as aggressive as Monomania’s abrasive sonic frenzies. Otherwise, the album’s textures are subtle, delicate and curious—from the jangly guitars of “Breaker” to the vapor-like analog keyboards on “Ad Astra” to the pulses of digital percussion driving “Living My Life.” What’s going on beneath the surface is often far more interesting. The ’50s-reminiscent waltz “Take Care” features atmospheric synths from Broadcast’s James Cargill, while “Duplex Planet” burbles with electronic harpsichord from Stereolab’s Tim Gane. On “All the Same” Cox sings, “Take your handicaps/ DEERHUNTER Channel them and feed them back/Till they become your strengths/Hollowed out, it’s all the same,” and Frontier’s Fading Frontier shapeshifting underscores how well-equiped Deerhunter is to handle life’s slipperiest moments. –Annie Zaleski aaabc

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> SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE The Moonshiners’ “Prohibition pop swing” blends oldies and contemporary radio hits.

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Let’s say you bet me two crabapples you could find a version of Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” I would not only like, but would gladly hear on repeat. Why, I’d tell you that you must be all types of high on that opium. That sweet Vitamin O must be hazing your mind. Then you take me to see The Moonshiners, and I’m left with no choice but to give you two crabapples, lest the constabulary send me to the hoosegow. It doesn’t matter what they play, because this band has all the confidence in this newfangled world to make it swing, Daddy! And that’s the point, lead singer Savannah Smith explains: “It’s meant to be organic and fun and goofy and quirky and not super-clean and crisp, but almost like you would see in a basement during Prohibition.” Now this reporter isn’t one to see how the cat jumps, but that’s what we’re talking about. A fivepiece cover band that mashes up old and new, 1920s speakeasystyle. That means a hopping version of Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle,” a swanky take on Rick James’ “Superfreak” and a run at Radiohead’s “Creep” so filled with 23 skidoo and vo-deeo-do-do it would make any lounge lizard order the band a round of Pimms’ Cups. The players—Kenny Davidsen tickling the ivories, Darin Presley banging the skins, Trey Ordaz plucking the upright bass, John

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> IN GOOD HANDS Brown’s Golden Nugget show has been finely tuned over the years.

T H E K AT S R E P O RT

Where Deepak Chopra meets Scooby-Doo Impressionist Gordie Brown has mastered his manic mind at the Golden Nugget By John Katsilometes by Human Nature. Brown’s run on the Strip lasted less than a year, when Wayne Brady’s show took over and Brown moved to V Theater at Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile Shops, and finally back to Golden Nugget in 2009. The lineup of Brown’s impressions are characteristic of someone performing a tribute show, but what he does with them is something to behold. He poses as Michael Jackson while pointing to the door leading out of the showroom, helping a ticketholder find her way to the bathroom. “It’s that way,” he says, nodding his head in a Jackson dance move. He drops to his knees and performs as Paul Simon as a stand-up comic, telling a Viagra joke in a bit that has been a favorite for at least a decade. He plays an acoustic guitar as an enfeebled Neil Young, warbling, “I keep on searching for a heart that beats—more than once a week.” He evokes Diamond, but allows, “This is where I’ll pause as the younger people can Google who the hell Neil Diamond is.” Brown performs improv in such a way that the laughs are incidental. He often spouts off to his band and to the stage crew, wandering from any script or outline. “The lights, they are stuck again and making that sound,” he says, noting a whine emanating from above. He catches his backing musicians offguard when asking for a B-flat minor. “What are we doing? This is the band, waiting for the check to clear …” then he manages Johnny Mathis singing Led Zeppelin’s, “Stairway to Heaven.”

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There are two performances in a Gordie Brown performance. There’s the one we are watching, boomeranging around the Gordie Brown Showroom at Golden Nugget. The voices and mannerisms of such classic stars as Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise and Neil Diamond are in this show. And there’s the show that seems to exist in Brown’s brain, where the show we are watching suddenly veers in some unexplained, mystifying direction. Like, when he ducks into a Deepak Chopra impression, speaking in a deep Indian dialect and—keep in mind this is during a Las Vegas stage show—begins to meditate. The headliner closes his eyes and makes a rhythmic ticking sound as his mantra. The audience laughs as if it doesn’t know what else to do, and Brown says, “I’m sending a message by Morse code.” As it happens, the crowd’s age demo does understand both Chopra and Morse code, and the bit comes off cleanly as he moves seamlessly to a narrative in the voice of Morgan Freeman, noting the unfilled seats in the room and joking that, “This show is sold out, but not everyone is here yet.” Gordie Brown has recently marked a time in his career in Las Vegas that has no specific calendar peg. He’s advancing toward 2,000 shows since arriving in Las Vegas in 2004. He spent a couple of years at the Golden Nugget, as “Downtown Gordie Brown,” then moved into a theater built for his residency at the Venetian. That venue is now the Sands Showroom, occupied

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> PICK A PRIZE Smigel’s game show comes armed with framed poems, Tom Selleck movies and Smath.

This is Jeoparody!

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Jesse Carson Smigel makes game-show hijinks high art at P3Studio By Kristy Totten The prizes on the table include but are not limited to Big Foot: The Giant Snow Monster Game, a dreamcatcher, a rubber-band gun, bath soap shaped like Mickey Mouse, a flirty cat collectible and Smath, the Game That Makes Math Fun. On the shelves are a teddy bear dressed like a bouncer, a pastel drawing of fur-booted ravers, a floral sticker collage that spells out “I’m just a girl,” an aerobic workout series on VHS, a Simpsons CD, a Precious Moments embroidering of a Native American girl using a sewing machine, a golf hat with an Astroturf bill and a watercolor drawing of celery, a favorite of the artist’s. At one time a Mr. Mom video cassette occupied this space, but that was snagged by the game’s highest scorer so far, who also took home the Virgin Guadalupe glitter painting. The prizes are labeled in dollar amounts, but are, of course, negotiable. Twelve-hundred dollars for the

There are no wrong answers in the latter category, Yanni CD, $2,000 for the Where’s Elvis? jigsaw puzzle, but some are definitely more right. $1,600 for Tom Selleck’s Ramblin’ Man. The framed “We have a lot of cheese-related questions,” poem called “You Can Never Go Back” is listed at says Chris Jones, who co-created the show. Case $800, but the artist is willing to take $500. in point: Hot Dog Condiments, for $100, Jesse Carson Smigel is the artist here, is, “What most people would consider and also a trivia writer and host of Win, Lose, or other people’s cheese.” Answer: What is many faces, namely Carson Johnny (a Have Fun! nacho cheese? There are non-dairy gems drunk), Randy “Macho Man” Savage Through November as well. Pirates, for $400: “One-handed and a swashbuckler who once worked 8; Wednesday & pirates use this term to refer to casual as Jack Sparrow’s No. 4 body double in Thursday, 5-10 p.m.; sex.” Answer: What is hooking up? Pirates of the Caribbean. He’s developing Friday-Sunday, 6-11 Quick-witted Smigel shines as the others, like The Nillionaire and Crazy p.m.; free. P3Studio, host. His voice raw from too much Macho Ernie of Crazy Ernie’s used-car empo702-698-7000. Man, he asks a boy from Canada to state rium, but they’re still baking. his name for the scoreboard, and the kid Win, Lose, or Have Fun! at Cosmo’s mumbles his whole name. “What’s that?” Smigel P3Studio wrangles contestants to play Jeoparody, a squints. “Did you say Miles? Your name is miles and punny homage to the TV game show, which quizzes miles long, is what it is. But that’s okay, I like to have contestants on categories like Hot Dog Condiments, my middle name spoken, too.” Famous Toms and Things That Fall Out of Trees.

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the Latter-day Saints, Liz explains Storm clouds cut by shards of that God’s plan is one he’s conpale lightning are all that’s visible. stantly revising. Thunderclaps that seemed distant God is arbitrary. Unfortunately, a moment ago are now on top of us. so are the metaphorical underpinAnd this is before we even cross the nings and editing of The Whale, threshold into Art Square Theatre, which wants us to consider Moby where the pre-show announceDick author Herman Melville and ments fittingly take the form of an the biblical story of Jonah while emergency alert. not fully exploring any single Currently running Samuel D. interpretation. In and of itself this Hunter’s tragicomedy The Whale, would not be a huge problem; a lot the Cockroach Theatre team of contemporary theater prefers to promises a stormy show rife gesture toward meaning. But couwith oceanic references (though pled with the overly literal—a man Hunter’s MacArthur “genius” eating himself to death because his grant makes us hope for fairer lover starved himself—it becomes weather). A play about a housetoo much. Hunter’s work bound 600-pound man does have one thing in (Jakob Sauter), The common with Melville’s: Whale reveals its protag- aaacc He could’ve used a good onist’s end-of-life jour- THE WHALE editor. To paraphrase one ney to make amends and October 22-24, 8 connect with loved ones p.m.; October 25, 2 of Hunter’s own insights through the lens of (his daughter and ex) p.m.; $16-$20. Art Charlie, the boring parts and new acquaintances Square Theatre, just made me think how (a Mormon missionary). 702-818-3422. he was trying not to tell But while the current us his own sad story. production offers admirable exeA tighter script could’ve left cution, from acting and directing the solid acting of Aviana Glover’s to sound design, the play itself angry teenage girl and Sauter’s seems to be what sinks. tragic victim intact without cramPacked with Moby Dick referming the characters into overences, if this play has an Ahab, wrought caricatures. With a good it’s Liz (Ela Rose). The nurse cut, the play’s well-executed who’s supposedly keeping main moments of human pathos— character Charlie alive is also a a wife remembering lost love, codependent feeder, whose obsesa youth in search of meaning, sion with her dead brother’s boya heart bigger than the enorfriend is really an obsession with mous body that houses it—could the past. That past includes the have moved us. Without it, findMormon faith and its role in her ing those moments in the hours brother’s death. When the young makes you feel like you’re the one Elder Thomas (Michael Kimm) hunting the white whale. arrives at the door in the service of

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PEN MEETS PALETTE

Julian Barnes’ Essays on Art expertly explore the European tradition BY CHUCK TWARDY

Given Julian Barnes’ enduring Francophilia, it is not surprising that most of Keeping an Eye Open: Essays on Art is about French artists. Down the Contents page they tumble, from Gericault and Delacroix through Cézanne and Degas to Braque and Magritte. Okay, Magritte was Belgian, but close enough. Only toward the end of the book does he turn to the Swedish-born American Claes Oldenburg, then to the British painters Lucian Freud and Howard Hodgkin. Barnes, whose Cross Channel examined the complicated history between France and his native England, is also known for A History of the World in 10 ½ Chapters, from which this book’s exhaustive aaaac examination of Théodore KEEPING Gericault’s “The Raft of AN EYE the Medusa” is drawn, OPEN: and for Flaubert’s Parrot, ESSAYS a novel about a man’s ON ART fascination with Gustave By Julian Flaubert. Not surprising- Barnes, $30. ly, then, the 19th-century author of Madame Bovary turns up in several essays, most of which were commissioned for magazines. “Explaining one art form by means of another is a monstrosity,” Barnes quotes Flaubert as saying. Nonetheless, Flaubert wrote a good deal about art, although privately, and Barnes takes issue with the separation of pen and palette. Indeed, if there’s a theme running through these essays, it might be that once an artwork leaves the studio, the artist loses control over it. “What counts is the surviving object and our living response to it,” Barnes writes. Censorship of Manet’s “The Execution of Emperor Maximilian,” he argues, robbed us of potentially enriching responses from that time.

Still, the artist’s life is fair game. Barnes relates a Howard Hodgkin tale about the notoriously disagreeable Lucian Freud: Displeasing the psychoanalyst’s grandson once meant never seeing him again. And Freud, whose portraits turned the loveliest subjects into fleshy grotesques, was by most accounts a horrid man whose misogyny cannot be separated from his frank

and savage female nudes. Art history as a continual unfolding of ideas and forms is another of Barnes’ concerns: “[I] n all the arts there are usually two things going on at the same time: the desire to make it new, and a continuing conversation with the past.” He is broad-minded about what to consider art, but finds most highly marketable contem-

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“In Norway Norwegians are manufacturing viewpoints that are artificial.”

“I learned to parallel park at the brothels.”

“I’m a fan of fragments. That’s how I think.”

“The emphasis on character revelation is grossly overrated.”

“The web has just lit up with the purists saying, ‘We’ve got to preserve Shakespeare.’”

porary art simply awful, because “it fails to engage the mind and the heart.” Barnes, though, rarely fails to engage the two. Cultured and casually witty but never pompous, he proves that lucid writing can enhance the best art. Find more by Chuck Twardy at chucktwardy.com.

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FOOD & Drink

> BEEFY BITES The Habit offers the Santa Barbara-style burger (here) along with its standard Charburger (below).

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Las Vegas’ newest burger chain deserves serious contender status By Jim Begley At its first local restaurant in the bright Hughes Late last year, a significant moment in burgCenter strip mall on Flamingo, the Habit is about er history occurred. Las Vegas became the more than just burgers. Other sandwiches include first place in the world where you could chicken ($6) and a line-caught albacore tuna filet dine on two of the country’s best fast-food burgers, ($7), but most interesting is the tri-tip ($7), a spewhen Shake Shack began selling its Shackburger cialty from the California Central Coast. Served down the street from In-N-Out’s Double-Double. with either barbecue or teriyaki sauce on your The unique honor was short-lived; a scant six choice of bread, it’s an interesting sidebar to typical months later, Austin, Texas also had both esteemed fast-food fare, even if the meat can burger purveyors. be a tad chewy at times. But leave it to Vegas to eclipse its In a survey of fast-food reshigh-water mark. Last month, the THE HABIT BURGER taurants from across the counHabit Charburger arrived in our Valley, GRILL 365 Hughes Center try, Consumer Reports chose the resulting in a veritable holy trinity of Drive #110, 702-838-0593. Charburger ($3.15) as the country’s fast-food burgerdom. Sunday-Thursday, 10:30 best. While Shake Shack wasn’t on If you haven’t spent much time in a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday & that list, local stalwarts In-N-Out, Southern California, you might not be Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Five Guys and Smashburger made familiar with the Habit Burger Grill. the cut, so that’s solid competition. Founded in Santa Barbara in 1969, the Simply adorned with mayo, pickle, tomato, shredchain has grown to over 100 locations (with 15 ded lettuce and caramelized onions on a toasted sesplanned for the Vegas area) and has a cult followame seed bun—cheese costs an extra 55 cents—the ing of its own. It offers the standard trappings of a Charburger is all about that char; the thin patty’s fast-food joint with an airy atmosphere and upbeat exterior is smoky but not overwhelming. I prefer music to complement its variety of burger options. the double ($4.15), because if it’s worth doing, it’s But the complimentary pepper bar—pepperoncini worth doing twice. for everyone!—and strawberry limeade are almost You might want yours Santa Barbara-style worth a visit on their own. The Habit is just a little ($6), gilded with cheese and avocado and layered different than other places you’re used to.

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between slices of grilled sourdough. I think the extra attention is unnecessary and prefer the standard burger, but it’s a nice alternative—and if the avocado makes the sandwich seem healthy and therefore justifies the addition of textbook French fries ($2) or well-seasoned onion rings ($2.35), it’s a win-win. Having eaten at all of the contenders, I’m not certain I’m ready to let Consumer Reports make my ultimate dining decisions. But I could certainly make a habit of the Habit, and you might want to, too.

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> SUPERFOOD The Redondo highlights Jaburritos’ unique new menu.

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Soho chef John Chien Lee brings addictive sushi burritos to the Valley BY SPENCER PATTERSON sushi rice for brown rice, though I can’t fathom Sushi! Burritos! Sushi! Burritos! That what’swhy you’d want to. for-dinner argument has raged for centuries, and JABURRITOS So far, my top pick is the Long Beach (shrimp now there’s an easy answer: sushi burritos! 2600 W. tempura, spicy tuna, imitation crab and more, Jaburritos, the latest innovation from chef Sahara Ave. $11.25), which packs a pleasant crunch amid John Chien Lee—whose 2-year-old Soho #115, 702-778its swirling flavors. Or maybe it’s the Redondo Japanese Restaurant ranks as one of the best off2525. Daily, 11 ($12.25), the recommendation for sashimi lovStrip sushi spots in town—launched this month, a.m.-10 p.m. ers, its salmon/yellowtail/ahi trio bolstered by and I’ve already been three times. Odds are I’m wasabi mayo with a sharp kick. (I also suggest pulling into the parking lot across from Palace playing with the tomatillo shiso sauce, house-made Station as you read this. soy and salsa verde.) There are steak, chicken and So what’s a sushi burrito? It’s not just an oversized tofu burritos for the fish-averse, and you can get any hand roll. As Lee explains, “I love sushi, and I love combo—or create your own—in a bowl or as “Jachos,” Mexican food,” so he fused the two cuisines into sizable Jaburritos for nachos. The new restaurant also plans burritos like the Baja ($7.95), which teams yellowtail and to blend juices (cucumber/mint/jalapeño lemonspicy tuna with cilantro, jalapeños, avocado, red onion, ade!) and serve beer and sake in the coming weeks. tortilla strips, cabbage, lettuce and avocado cilantro sauce. Wonder if Palace Station offers a long-term room rate ... You choose the wrapper—nori (seaweed), soy paper (my –Spencer Patterson favorite) or flour or wheat tortillas—and you can swap out

DIPPING AND SLURPING IN THE GREAT SOUTHWEST As the sprawl on South Rainbow Boulevard just past the Beltway continues to offer more impressive Asian dining selections, it’s becoming imperative for new restaurants to separate themselves from one another. Omoide Noodles & Bowls looks to capitalize with some familiar Japanese favorites along with more unique noodle dishes. ¶ The word omoide means “memories,” and it’s clear the restaurateurs want to give patrons a taste of what they grew OMOIDE up with. From the appetizer section, the garlic edamame NOODLES ($5) is banging, full of garlic flavor. The pumpkin croquet & BOWLS ($4) is almost like a panko-crusted dessert appetizer. I found it more layered when I dipped it into the sauce 7745 S. accompanying my karaage ($5), Japanese fried chicken. The croquet came with a barbecue sauce that was Rainbow sweet on sweet. The karaage, on the other hand, had ponzu mayonnaise and curry powder. ¶ Instead of optBlvd., 702527-5522. ing for ramen which is everywhere nowadays, I went with the ten zaru ($11.50). Cold udon noodles are nicely Daily, 11 a.m.presented with ginger, scallions, sesame seeds and daikon on the side. Dump the toppings on the noodles 10 p.m. and dip in the accompanying sauce. It’s a fun, fresh meal, and the assortment of tempura veggies (eggplant, shishito, kobocha) and shrimp that come with it are delightful. –Jason Harris

JABURRITOS BY MIKAYLA WHITMORE; OMOIDE BY L.E. BASKOW

INGREDIENTS 1 1/4 oz. Crown Royal /4 oz. Luxardo Cherry

Sangue Morlacco Liqueur 1 oz. fresh lemon juice 1 oz. simple syrup 4 oz. Éphémère Cherry (white ale flavored with cherries) fresh cherries, orange peel (garnish)

METHOD Combine the first four ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Strain in a 14-ounce beer glass over ice and top with Éphémère. Garnish with fresh cherries and an orange peel.

The Brew-Sling has a layered flavor profile that hinges on the soft sweetness of cherry, from the liqueur and ale, balanced with the lemon tartness and grounded in the smooth richness of the whiskey.

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

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A&E | Short Takes be an impostor. Writer-directors Fiala and Franz create a mounting feeling of dread, and the second half of the movie amplifies that feeling while also twisting it around. –JB Theaters: VS

Special screenings Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 10/22, broadcast of performance from Lincoln Center, 7 pm, $16-$18. Theaters: COL, ORL, SF, SP, ST, VS. Info: fathomevents.com.

Goosebumps aabcc Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush. Directed by Rob Letterman. 103 minutes. Rated PG. Black is fun as teen horror author R.L. Stine, but the bigscreen Goosebumps movie is more focused on fast, loud action, dorky humor and special effects than it is on being spooky. Monster lovers may get something out of it, but it’s all rather graceless. –JMA Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, COL, DI, FH, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TS, TX

Attack on Titan - Part 2 10/22, feature film based on manga series, 7:30 pm, $7.50-$10.75. Theaters: ORL, SC, SF, SP, ST. Info: attackontitanthemovie.com. Boozy Movie Wednesdays Wed, 8 pm, free with cocktail purchase, 21+. Inspire Theater, 107 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-489-9110. Bruce Lee 75th Birthday Celebration 10/23, screenings of Kung Fu Panda, Enter the Dragon, 7 pm, free. Downtown Container Park, 707 Fremont St., downtowncontainerpark. com. Chonda Pierce: Laughing in the Dark 10/27, documentary and performance film featuring comedian Chonda Pierce, 7 pm, $10.50-$12.50. Theaters: ORL, SP, ST, VS. Info: fathomevents.com. Classic Movies at the Pavilion 10/23, The Goonies, 8 pm, $6.50-$8.50. Henderson Pavilion, 200 S. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson, 702-2674849. Dracula Double Feature 10/25, 10/28, English and Spanish versions of 1931’s Dracula, plus introduction from Turner Classic Movies, 2 & 7 pm, $5-$12.50. Theaters: COL, ORL, SF, SP, ST, VS. Info: fathomevents.com. Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts 10/22, 10/24-10/26, concert documentary plus red carpet footage, Thu, Mon 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun 12:55 pm, $16. Theaters: CAN, ORL, SF, SP, ST, VS. Info: fathomevents.com. Midnight Brewvies Mon, movie plus popcorn, midnight, free. Elixir, 2920 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson, 702-272-0000. Movie in the Park 10/23, Strange Magic, 6:30 pm, free. Whitney Park, 5712 Missouri Ave., 702455-8531. Outdoor Picture Show Sat, dusk, free. 10/24, Monsters, Inc. The District at Green Valley Ranch, 2225 Village Walk Drive, Henderson, 702-564-8595. Reel Rock 10 Film Tour 10/22, touring festival of adventure sports films, 7 pm, free. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702507-3400. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 40th Anniversary Through 10/31, Fri-Sat 10 pm, $5.50$8.50. Theaters: TS Sci Fi Center Mon, Cinemondays, 8 pm, free. 10/23, Things to Come outdoor screening, 8 pm, free. 10/24, Agoraphobia, Society with FX artist Q&A, 8 pm, $5. 10/25, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with live musical accompaniment, 7 pm, $10. 5077 Arville St., 855-501-4335, thescificenter. com. Tuesday Afternoon at the Bijou Tue, 1 pm, free. 10/27, Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400.

> Truly Outrageous Aubrey Peeples in Jem and the Holograms.

New this week Gerardo Ortiz: Como Un Sueño (Not reviewed) Directed by Jessy Terrero. 90 minutes. Not rated. Concert film featuring Mexican singer Gerardo Ortiz. Theaters: TS Jem and the Holograms (Not reviewed) Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Hayley Kiyoko. Directed by Jon M. Chu. 118 minutes. Rated PG. A young woman copes with the pressures of fame when she becomes a pop star. Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, COL, DI, FH, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX, VS Kanche (Not reviewed) Varun Tej, Pragya Jaiswal, Srinivas Avasarala. Directed by Krish. 125 minutes. Not rated. In Telugu with English subtitles. An Indian soldier falls in love during World War II. Theaters: ST The Last Witch Hunter aaccc Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood. Directed by Breck Eisner. 106 minutes. Rated PG-13. See review Page 43. Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, DI, FH, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TS, TX Must Date the Playboy (Not reviewed) Kim Chiu, Xian Lim, Jessy Mendiola. Directed by Mae Cruz-Alviar. Not rated. In Filipino with English subtitles. A shy hotel heiress attempts to date the most popular guy in her school. Theaters: ORL, VS Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (Not reviewed) Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw, Ivy George. Directed by Gregory Plotkin. 88 minutes. Rated R. A family encounters supernatural phenomena after moving into a new house. Theaters: PAL, RP, TS Rock the Kasbah aaccc Bill Murray, Kate Hudson, Leem Lubany. Directed by Barry Levinson. 106 minutes. Rated R. See review Page 42. Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, FH, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX, VS

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Shaandaar (Not reviewed) Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Pankaj Kapur. Directed by Vikas Bahl. 144 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. Two big Indian families come together for a wedding at a European castle. Theaters: VS Steve Jobs aaacc Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen. Directed by Danny Boyle. 122 minutes. Rated R. See review Page 42. Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, DTS, FH, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TS, TX

Now playing 99 Homes (Not reviewed) Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern. Directed by Ramin Bahrani. 112 minutes. Rated R. A man goes to work for the same real estate broker who evicted him in hopes of getting his family’s home back. Theaters: COL, SC Ant-Man aaabc Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly. Directed by Peyton Reed. 117 minutes. Rated PG-13. Semireformed thief Scott Lang (Rudd) is recruited by scientist Hank Pym (Douglas) to steal a version of a sizechanging suit from a greedy technocrat. Ant-Man plays things relatively safe, but it’s still a different sort of Marvel superhero movie, a looser, funnier and lower-stakes story than Marvel’s typical world-ending spectacles. –JB Theaters: TC Black Mass aaacc Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch. Directed by Scott Cooper. 122 minutes. Rated R. Depp undergoes a startling physical transformation as James “Whitey” Bulger in this historical biopic, but opts to make the notorious Boston crime boss just the latest in his series of vaguely inhuman freaks, portraying him less as a typical gangster than as a Nosferatustyle ghoul. –MD Theaters: COL, DTS, ST, VS Boruto: Naruto the Movie (Not reviewed) Voices of Yûko Sanpei, Kokoro Kikuchi,

Ryûichi Kijima. Directed by Hiroyuki Yamashita. 110 minutes. Not rated. In Japanese with English subtitles. Feature film based on the Naruto manga and anime series, featuring the children of the original main characters. Theaters: TS Bridge of Spies aaabc Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan. Directed by Steven Spielberg. 135 minutes. Rated PG-13. In his fourth film for Spielberg, Hanks plays a lawyer who’s strong-armed into defending an accused Soviet spy (Rylance). Based on actual events, the film unfolds with superb old-school efficiency, and achieves something very difficult: It makes rooting for integrity fun. –MD Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, FH, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TS, TX Crimson Peak aaacc Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. 119 minutes. Rated R. Shy American socialite Edith Cushing (Wasikowska) marries an English baronet (Hiddleston) and moves to his creepy, ghost-filled family estate. Del Toro is great at establishing the spooky setting, but his screenplay is less compelling, doing little to update or subvert its old-fashioned ghost-story elements. –JB Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, DI, FH, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX, VS Everest aaacc Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur. 121 minutes. Rated PG-13. This big-budget drama about the day in 1996 when eight climbers died on Mount Everest is not as informative as any of the several books on the subject, but it is viscerally exciting, with awe-inspiring visuals. The characters don’t make much of an impression, but the mountain and the storm do. –JB Theaters: COL, ST, TS, VS Goodnight Mommy aaabc Susanne Wuest, Lukas Schwarz, Elias Schwarz. Directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. 99 minutes. Rated R. In German with English subtitles. A pair of young twin brothers suspect that their mother, returned home from an unnamed surgical procedure, may

Grandma aaabc Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden. Directed by Paul Weitz. 79 minutes. Rated R. Tomlin brings fire to the title role, an aging lesbian poet who spends a day trying to round up funds for her granddaughter (Garner) to get an abortion. Some of the episodic interactions are a little forced, but the movie shines when it focuses on the multigenerational connections and conflicts. –JB Theaters: SC The Green Inferno aaccc Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Aaron Burns. Directed by Eli Roth. 103 minutes. Rated R. Roth attempts satire in this horror movie about student activists captured by a cannibalistic Amazon tribe, but he misses the mark. Instead of taking down privileged Americans, the movie wallows in nasty exploitation, with a series of gory acts of savagery by natives who are never given any motivation or agency. –JB Theaters: SC He Named Me Malala aaccc Directed by Davis Guggenheim. 87 minutes. Rated PG-13. Anyone wanting to learn more about Malala Yousafzai, the extraordinary Pakistani teenager who survived an assassination attempt and then became the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize, should consult something other than this blandly incurious infomercial disguised as a documentary. –MD Theaters: COL, VS Hotel Transylvania 2 (Not reviewed) Voices of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. 89 minutes. Rated PG. Dracula and his fellow monsters try to get Dracula’s half-human grandson to embrace his vampire side. Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, COL, DI, FH, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SP, SS, TS, TX 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: TC The Intern aaccc Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo. Directed by Nancy Meyers. 121 minutes. Rated PG-13. For a movie that’s supposedly about life experience, The Intern shows very little. De Niro (as a “senior intern”) and Hathaway (as his boss) give everything they can to keep this company afloat, but filmmaker Nancy Meyers polishes and bleaches every scene, drizzling them in tinkly, twittery music; it’s scrubbed

A&E | Short Takes of life. –JMA Theaters: AL, BS, CH, COL, DTS, FH, ORL, SC, SF, SP, SS, TS

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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: TC Ladrones (Not reviewed) Fernando Colunga, Eduardo Yáñez, Miguel Varoni. Directed by Joe Menendez. 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. In Spanish with English subtitles. A legendary thief comes out of retirement to stop a family of unscrupulous landowners from stealing a community’s resources. Theaters: ORL, ST, TS, TX The Martian aaaac Matt Damon, Jeff Daniels, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor. Directed by Ridley Scott. 141 minutes. Rated PG-13. Astronaut Mark Watney (Damon) is left behind on Mars when the rest of his team believes him dead. Damon carries the film with an excellent performance that conveys Mark’s mix of ingenuity and loneliness, and the story makes furious calculations and engineering simulations into gripping, can’t-lookaway drama. –JB Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, DI, FH, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX, VS Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials aaccc Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster. Directed by Wes Ball. 131 minutes. Rated PG-13. There are no mazes in this sequel to The Maze Runner, but there sure is plenty of running. The second movie in the dystopian sci-fi series based on the popular YA novels just throws together a bunch of overused post-apocalyptic elements and careens haphazardly from one to the next. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, COL, RR, SC, SS, TS, TX 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: TC Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation aaabc Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. 131 minutes. Rated PG-13. The fifth movie in the action series finds Cruise’s secret agent Ethan Hunt once again on the run after being disavowed by the very government he works for. While not the strongest in the remarkably consistent series, it’s still entertaining and exciting, an example of the best in blockbuster filmmaking. –JB Theaters: TC No Escape abccc Owen Wilson, Lake Bell, Pierce Brosnan. Directed by John Erick Dowdle. 103 minutes. Rated R. Wilson and Bell are miscast in serious roles as

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> Scary home movies The Ghost Dimension is allegedly the final Paranormal Activity movie.

an American married couple who’ve just moved with their two young daughters to an unnamed country in Southeast Asia, hours before an armed coup begins. The action that follows is mostly laughable when it isn’t tedious or insulting. –JB Theaters: SC Once I Was a Beehive (Not reviewed) Paris Warner, Mila Smith, Clare Niederpruem. Directed by Maclain Nelson. 119 minutes. Rated PG. After the death of her father, a teenage girl spends the summer with her cousin at a camp for Mormon girls. Theaters: SF Pan aaccc Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund. Directed by Joe Wright. 111 minutes. Rated PG. This Peter Pan prequel gives the character a cluttered and unnecessary origin story, retrofitting him with a clichéd Hollywood “chosen one” narrative. It’s a rush of special effects that signify nothing, telling a story that pretends to add to a beloved mythology while instead mostly just cheapening it. –JB Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, COL, FH, GVL, ORL, PAL, RR, SF, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX, VS The Perfect Guy aaccc Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut. Directed by David M. Rosenthal. 100 minutes. Rated PG-13. A successful lobbyist (Lathan) becomes a stalking target for her unhinged ex (Ealy) in this overwrought, Lifetimestyle thriller. It’s too ridiculous to work as serious drama, but it takes itself too seriously to succeed as camp. Instead, it strands three talented actors in a story that devolves quickly from grounded to histrionic. –JB Theaters: GVR, ORL, ST Phoenix aaaac Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf. Directed by Christian Petzold. 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. In German with English subtitles. A concentration-camp survivor who’s undergone reconstructive surgery winds up posing as herself for her estranged husband in this stylish, thematically rich drama. Director Petzold examines the complexities of post-WWII Germany while also telling an emotional story about a broken woman attempting to put her life back together. –JB Theaters: TC Pixels aaccc Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Josh Gad.

Directed by Chris Columbus. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. When aliens invade Earth with replicas of ’80s video-game characters, the president (James) calls on loser Sam (Sandler) and his fellow video-game nerds to save the day. Based on a 2010 short, Pixels is mostly genial and family-friendly, but also plodding and frequently boring, with listless performances and a moronic plot. –JB Theaters: ST Sicario aaaab Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. 121 minutes. Rated R. Blunt plays an FBI agent who gets in over her head when she agrees to join a special interagency task force intended to take down a Mexican drug kingpin. Brolin and Del Toro co-star as operatives with questionable tactics and loyalties; the tension throughout is palpable. –MD Theaters: AL, CAN, COL, DI, DTS, FH, ORL, PAL, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX, VS Southpaw aabcc Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Oona Laurence. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. 123 minutes. Rated R. Former boxing champion Billy Hope (Gyllenhaal) attempts to mount a comeback in this contrived melodrama. The direction and the performances end up pounding the audience as hard as Billy in his early fights, and there isn’t much relief in his eventual drawn-out triumph. –JB Theaters: TC Straight Outta Compton aaacc O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell. Directed by F. Gary Gray. 146 minutes. Rated R. Seminal ’80s hip-hop group N.W.A. gets the musical-biopic treatment, with Ice Cube played by his dead-ringer son (though it’s Mitchell, as Eazy-E, who’s the potential breakout star). It’s fairly standard-issue, but the time is definitely right for a cathartic portrait of the group that sang “F*ck Tha Police.” –MD Theaters: GVR, TC Vacation aaccc Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo. Directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein. 99 minutes. Rated R. This franchise sequel/reboot recycles the plot of the 1983 original, replacing previous patriarch Clark (Chevy Chase) with his son Rusty (Helms), taking his family on a cross-country road trip. Relying heavily on nasty gross-out humor, it’s a series of belabored, poorly executed jokes, a

sad re-creation of a once-beloved comedy franchise. –JB Theaters: TC The Visit aaabc Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. 94 minutes. Rated PG-13. Teenage siblings Becca (DeJonge) and Tyler (Oxenbould) start noticing strange things while visiting the grandparents they’ve never met before. Shyamalan brings impressive skill to the disreputable found-footage genre, effectively mixing comedy and scares and adding cinematic flair to the genre’s typically artless style. –JB Theaters: BS, COL, DI, SC, TX A Walk in the Woods aabcc Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson. Directed by Ken Kwapis. 104 minutes. Rated R. Redford and Nolte attempt to hike the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail in this adaptation of Bill Bryson’s bestselling 1998 memoir. Bryson was only 44 at the time, however, whereas Redford is 79 (and Nolte 74); consequently, the movie version has a distinct grumpy-old-men vibe. –MD Theaters: SC The Walk aaacc Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Benedict Samuel. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. 123 minutes. Rated PG. Zemeckis’ film about Philippe Petit’s high-wire walk between the towers of the World Trade Center in 1974 attempts to blow the story up into a grand Hollywood spectacle, with mixed results. Zemeckis struggles with the personal drama, but when he gets to the walk itself, his excessive technical wizardry works wonders. –JB Theaters: ST, VS War Room (Not reviewed) Priscilla Shirer, T.C. Stallings, Karen Abercrombie. Directed by Alex Kendrick. 120 minutes. Rated PG. A couple turns to prayer to save their troubled marriage. Theaters: ST, VS Woodlawn (Not reviewed) Caleb Castille, Nic Bishop, Sean Astin. Directed by Andrew Erwin and Jon Erwin. 125 minutes. Rated PG. A bornagain Christian helps a high school football team struggling with racial integration in the 1970s. Theaters: AL, COL, SF, SP, ST, TS, TX, VS JMA Jeffrey M. Anderson; JB Josh Bell; MD Mike D’Angelo

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WINDOW ON THE WORLD In 1899 the Russification of Finland was launched with an imperial decree restricting the autonomy of Finland, prompting protest from artists and others, including Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, who penned a symphonic poem to his home country that became one of his most enduring works. The majestically beautiful “Finlandia” not only became a source of national pride, but also gave Sibelius international recognition. On October 24, the Las Vegas Philharmonic presents the work as part of its Passport to the World program, along with pieces by Rimsky-Korsakov, Dvořák, Elgar, Grieg and others. ¶ Designed by conductor Donato Cabrera, the “international smorgasbord of music selections” focuses on dances and other smaller pieces to take viewers on a journey through musical stylings and composers. With works such as Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on Greensleeves,” Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance” (March No. 1) and Debussy’s “Clair de Lune,” the program should go PASSPORT TO THE WORLD down as one of the Philharmonic’s most accessible classical conOctober 24, 7:30 p.m., $26-$96. certs, a not-to-miss for anyone wanting to test the waters of classical Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall, music through familiar works with broad appeal. –Kristen Peterson 702-749-2000.

LIVE MUSIC T H E ST R I P & N E A R BY Brooklyn Bowl Blues Traveler, Matt Jaffe 10/22, 8 pm, $28-$33. Smashing Alice 10/23, 9:30 pm, free. Pepper, Ballyhoo! 10/24, 8:30 pm, $25-$27. Deftones 10/27, 8 pm, $27-$42. Rusted Root, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Moksha 10/29, 8 pm, $27-$32. Trey Anastasio Band 10/30-10/31, 9 pm, $43-$50. Rebel Souljahz, Tribal Theory, Teki 11/5, 8 pm, $20-$23. The Dandy Warhols, The Shelters 11/6, 9 pm, $20-$23. Moon Taxi 11/8, 9 pm, $18-$20. Peaches, Christeene 11/11, 8 pm, $22-$27. Monica, Rico Love 11/12, 9 pm, $25-$45. Catfish John: A Grateful Dead Tribute 11/14, 9 pm, free. Motionless in White, The Devil Wears Prada, The Word Alive, Upon a Burning Body, The Color Morale 11/15, 5 pm, $22-$25. Mac Miller, Tory Lanez, Michael Christmas, Njomza, Alexander Spit 11/17, 7:45 pm, $33$38. J Boog, Spawnbreezie 11/18, 9 pm, $18-$20. Polyrhythmics &

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Brothers Band 12/4-12/6, 10 pm. Locash, Rainey Qualley 12/7-12/12, 11 pm. Shows $10-$20 after 10 pm unless noted. Treasure Island, 702894-7722. Hard Rock Live Skinny Puppy, Youth Code 10/30, 8 pm, $29. Mayday Parade, Real Friends, This Wild Life, As It Is 11/15, 5:30 pm, $26. Hard Rock Cafe (Strip), 702-733-7625. Hard Rock Hotel Pool Rock Star Beer & Music Festival ft. Noise Pollution, Smells Like Nirvana 11/14, 7 pm, $35. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5222. House of Blues Korn 10/23, 7:30 pm, $50. The Adicts 10/30, $17-$20, 6:30 pm. Ghost 10/31, $25. Carlos Santana 11/4, 11/6-11/8, 11/11, 11/13-11/15, 1/27, 1/29-1/31, 2/3-2/6, 5/18, 5/20-5/22, 5/25, 5/27-5/29, $90-$350, 8 pm. The Wonder Years, Motion City Soundtrack, State Champs, You Blew It 11/5, 6 pm, $23. King Diamond, Exodus 11/9, 7 pm, $35-$50. Ride 11/10, 7:30 pm, $30. Collective Soul 11/12, 7 pm, $33-$36. The Wonder Years 11/5, 5 pm, $23-$25. Heart 11/19-11/21, 8 pm, $55-$70. Parkway Drive 12/6, 4:30 pm, $25. Kamelot, DragonForce 12/7, 7 pm, $22-$25. Ramon Ayala, Ramon Ayala Jr. 12/12, 8 pm, $35-$60. Falling in Reverse, Atreyu, From Ashes to New, Assuming We Survive 12/19, 5 pm, $23-$26. Charles Kelley, Maren Morris 1/28, 7 pm, $25-$28. (Crossroads) Looped Sun, Thu, 9-11 pm, free. Nothing but the Blues MonWed, 8-11 pm, free. Rockstar Karaoke Fri, 9 pm-midnight, free. Get Up and Dance Sat, 9 pm-midnight, free. Gospel Brunch Sun, 10 am, 1 pm, $60. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. The Joint Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, Nothing More 10/22, 7 pm, $40-$175. J Balvin, Becky G 10/24, 8 pm, $60-$200. Rick Springfield, Loverboy, Avalon Landing 10/25, 8 pm, $40-$175. Rob Zombie, Danzig, Witch Mountain 10/30, 8:30 pm, $50-$175. Café Tacvba 11/18, 8 pm, $35-$120. West Coast Feast ft. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, DJ Quik, Collie Buddz, Tha Dogg Pound 11/27, 9 pm, $45. Little Big Town, Ashley Monroe 12/4, 8 pm, $35-$150. Rob Thomas, Adam Lambert 12/5, 8 pm, $41. Gary Allan, Clare Dunn 12/11-12/12, 9:30 pm, $40-$125. Bastille, Silversun Pickups, Fidlar, The Moth & The Flame 12/15, 8 pm, $40-$150. Morrissey 1/2, 8:30 pm, $45. Bullet For My Valentine, Asking Alexandria 2/6, 7:30 pm, $32. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5222. Mandalay Bay (Events Center) R. Kelly, Babyface, Ginuwine, Warren G 11/7, $46-$115, Roberto Carlos 11/20, 8 pm, $100-$175. Muse 12/6, 7:30 pm, $36-$69. Maroon 5 12/30-12/31, 8 pm, $100-$225. Black Sabbath 2/13, 7:30 pm, $45-$164. Iron Maiden 2/23, $62-$103. Selena Gomez 5/6, 7:30 pm, $43-$116. 702-632-7777. MGM Grand (Garden Arena) Madonna 10/24, 8 pm, $43-$383. Latin Grammy Awards 11/19, 8 pm, $125-$500. Andrea Bocelli 12/5, 8 pm, $78-$403. Mötley Crüe 12/27, 7 pm, $25-$150. 702-891-7777. Orleans (Showroom) Jim Belushi & The Sacred Hearts 10/31-11/1, 8 pm, $40. Bret Michaels 11/21-11/22, 8 p, $66-$94. Josh Turner 12/2-12/5, 8 pm, $55. Charlie Daniels Band 12/11-12/12, 7 pm, $30-$55. 702-365-7075. Palace Station (Jack’s Irish Pub) Forget to Remember Fri & Sat, 9 pm, free. 702-547-5300. The Pearl Godsmack, Red Sun Rising

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Calendar Showbox 10/23, 9 pm, free. Beat Battles 10/25, 9 pm. Tav Falco’s Panther Burns, Eliza Battle 10/26, 8 pm, $10-$12. Ed Rush, Optical 10/27, 9 pm, $10. Gaytheist 11/2, 8 pm, free. Implants, Zom Sawyer 11/6, 9 pm, free. The Rabbit Hole ft. Kastle 11/10, 9 pm, $10.Shayna Rain and the Part-Time Models, Bloomish, Yaquina Bay 11/11, 8 pm, free. Twin River, Holes and Hearts 11/16, 8 pm, free. Swingin Utters, The Bombpops, Success 11/17, 9 pm, $12. The Rocket Summer, Paradise Fears 11/20, 9 pm, $12-$15. Nikki Lane 12/3, 8 pm, $12-$15. Everlast, No Red Alice 12/5, 9 pm, $18-$22. King Daniel 12/10, 8 pm, $10. Agnostic Front, Brick Top, Bro Loaf 12/15, 8 pm, $12$15. Avenues, Mercy Music, War Called Home 12/19, 9 pm, free. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Downtown Container Park Barry Black 10/30, 9 pm, free. Empire Records 10/31, 9 pm, free. 707 Fremont St, downtowncontainerpark.com. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center. All Time Low, Sleeping with Sirens, One OK Rock, Neck Deep 10/24, 6 pm. Rise Against, Killswitch Engage, Letlive 11/21, 8 pm, $40$80. 200 S. 3rd Street, dlvec.com. Fremont Country Club Failure, Local H 10/22, 8 pm, $18-$20. Gwar, Born of Osiris, Battlecross, We Gave it Hell 10/23, 7 pm, $20-$25. Lagwagon, The Briefs, Runaway Kids 11/11, 8 pm, $20-$22. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-6601. Fremont Street Experience Frank & The Steins Thru 11/1, dark Mondays, 8 pm, free. Downtown Las Vegas, vegasexperience. com. Golden Nugget Little River Band 10/23, 8 pm, $76-$109. Ohio Players 10/30, 8 pm, $32-$65. Foghat 11/6, 8 pm, $21-$65. Village People 11/13, 8 pm, $32-$65. Eric Burdon & The Animals 11/20, 8 pm, $32$87. Jefferson Starship 11/27, 8 pm, $21$65. Edgar Winter 12/18, 8 pm, $32-$65. (NFR) Tanya Tucker 12/3, $43-$87. Big and Rich 12/4, $54-$142. Trace Adkins 12/5, $109-$164. Terri Clark 12/6, $43-$87. Merle Haggard 12/7-12/8, $109-$164. LeAnn Rimes 12/9, $54-$109. Alabama 12/10-12/11, $163-$252. Shows at 10 p.m. 129 E. Fremont St., 866-946-5336. Griffin Together Pangea, White Reaper, Leather Lungs, DJ Fish 10/31, 9 pm, free. Live music Wed, 10 pm, free. 511 Fremont St., 702-382-0577. Hard Hat Lounge The Funk Jam Wed, 10:30 pm, free. Florescent Flames Second Sat, 9 pm, free. Foundation Factory Fourth Sat, 8 pm, free. 1675 Industrial Road, 702-3848987. LVCS Dead Horse Trauma, Walk Proud, Vegan Jihad, Rule of Thumb, Bipolar, Unfair Fight, Battle Stag 10/24, 8 pm, $12-$15. Sepultura, Kataklysm, Belphegor, Spun in Darknes, Pilars of Creation, Levitron 10/25, 7 pm, $25-$30. Mondo Generator, Peter Pan Speedrock, Radio Moscow, Vegas Threat 10/29, 8 pm, $8-$10. Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts, The Icarus Line, LoveSick Radio 10/30, 9 pm, $25-$30. Jelly Roll, Fate the Big Homie, The Tribe, Slycat & Spider, Bobby Boulder 10/31, 9 pm, $8-$10. Kutt Calhoun, Flawless, King QP, Frankie Goldie & Rey Weeden 11/12, 9 pm, $10-$12. Mechanical Manson, Zombiewood, Ne Last Words, The Holy Pariah, My Own Nation 11/13, 8 pm, $10-$12. Cirka:Sik, American Slideshow, Jinxy Bear, Swamp Pussy, Ill Patients, The CG’s, Gold Monkey 11/14, 8 pm, $10-$12. Hate Eternal, Misery Index, Beyond Creation, Rivers of Nihil, Spiritual Shepherd, Casket Raider, Man Made God 11/16, 7 pm, $11-$13. Twisted Insane & Easy Money, Liquid Assasin 11/17, 9 pm, $20-$24. Stevie Stone, Donnie Menace, King QP, Sicc, Bom Green, The Tribe 11/19, 9 pm, $10-$13. Devin the Dude, Potluck, Doms Gauge, Donnie Menace, Charlie Madness, King QP, Danyull 12/2, 9 pm, $15-$17. Black Knights Rising, Tail Gun 12/4, 9 pm, $15-$17. Rittz, Donnie Menace, King QP, Bom Green 12/11, 9 pm, $15-$17. 425 Fremont St., 702-382-3531. Mickie Finnz Crown Avenue 10/22, 9 pm. 4 Wheel High 10/24, 10 pm. JV Allstars 10/2510/26, 9 pm. The Leeroy Jenkins Incident 10/27-10/28, 9 pm. Live music Daily, 4-7 pm. Shows free unless noted. 425 Fremont St., 702-382-4204.

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Sat, 7 pm. (South Padre) VooDoo Band Fri, 9 pm. Yellow Brick Road Sat, 9 pm. 702-6311000.

E v e ry w h e r e E l s e Arizona Charlie’s Boulder (Palace Grand Lounge) Live music Fri & Sat, 9 pm, free. 4575 Boulder Highway, 888-236-9066. Arizona Charlie’s (Naughty Ladies Saloon) Jerry Tiffe Fri, 4 pm. 740 S. Decatur Blvd., 702-258-5200. Boomers Live music Wed, 10 pm, $5-$10. 3200 Sirius Ave., 702-368-1863. Boulder Dam Brewing The Deltaz 10/22. The Alkis 10/23. Chicago Joe and the Waybacks 10/24. The All-Togethers 10/30. Boulder Dam Halloween Bash ft. Critical Ways 10/31. Thu, 7 pm; Fri & Sat, 8 pm. Shows free unless noted. 453 Nevada Way, Boulder City, 702-243-2739. Boulder Station (Railhead) Carl Palmer 12/4, 8 pm, $8 pm. (Kixx Bar) Reflection Fri & Sat, 8 pm. 702-432-7777. Count’s Vamp’d Act of Defiance, Allegaeon 10/22, 8 pm, $8-$12. House of Zombie, The Solid Suns, One Ton Project 10/23, 9 pm, free. Pretty Boy Floyd 10/24, 9 pm, $10. Sin City Sinners, Bruce Kulick 10/29, 10 pm, free. Loudness, Cyanide 10/30, 9 pm, $12$17. Count’s 77 Halloween Bash, Electric Dynamite 10/31, 9:30 pm, free. Saliva, The Everyday Losers, EMDF 11/4, 8:30 pm, $10-$15. John Zito Electric Jam Wed, 9 pm, free. 9:30 pm, free. 6750 W. Sahara, 702220-8849. Craig Ranch Regional Park Amphitheater Sammy Kershaw 10/23, 8 pm, $20-$25. 628 W. Craig Rd., 702-633-2418. Dispensary Lounge Uli Geissendoerfer Trio Fri & Sat, 10 pm. 2451 E. Tropicana, 702-4586343. Dive Bar Goatwhore, In the Flesh, Brutal Resistance, Mynas 10/22, 9 pm, $10-$12. Hillbilly Bandits 10/23, 9 p.m., $5. True Violet, EMDF, Sweetest Morphine, Kat Kalling 10/24, 9 pm, $7. Urban Pioneers, Yosemite Slam 10/25, 9 pm, $7. DRI, System Rejex, Battle Stag, The Thrill Killers 10/28, 8 pm, $18-$22. One Eyed Doll, Stitched Up Heart, Midnight Colver, Irie 10/30, 8 pm, $10-$12. Sabina Kelley, Hellbound Glory, The Peoples Whiskey 10/31, 9 pm, $5-$10. D.R.I. 10/28, $20-$22. One Eyed Doll 10/30, 9 pm, $10-$12. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway., 702-586-3483. Eastside Cannery (Marilyn’s Lounge) Claudine Castro Band Mon, 10 pm. Phoenix Wed, 9 pm. Spazmatics Sun, 9 pm. Shows free unless noted. 702-507-5700. Fiesta Henderson (Coco Lounge) All shows 7:30 pm. 702-558-7000. Fiesta Rancho (Club Tequila) Sherry Gordy: Take the Stage Thu, 7 pm, $5-$10. (Cabo Lounge) Shows free unless noted. 702-6317000. Forge Social House Drums and Stories with Sandy Nelson ft. Same Sex Mary, Jack Johnson 10/23, 7 pm, $15. 533 California Ave., Boulder City, forgesocialhouse.com. German American Social Club Vintage Classic Jazz Night Tue, 7 pm, $4. 1110 E. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-649-8503. Milo’s Cellar Live Music Thu, 8 pm, free. 538 Nevada Hwy., 702-293-9540. Ron DeCar’s Event Center Jim Fitzgerald’s Gold Coast Orchetra ft. Christy Bailey 10/24, noon, $15. Jimmy Wilkin’s New Life Orchestra 11/14, noon, $15. 1201 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-453-8451. Sam’s Town Los NiteKings Sun, 7 pm, free. Shows free unless noted. 5111 Boulder Hwy., 702-284-7777.

Comedy Boomers Side Splitting Sundays Sun, 9 pm, free. 3200 Sirius Ave., 702-368-1863. Caesars Palace (The Colosseum) 702-7317333. Craig Ranch Regional Park Amphitheater Paul Rodriguez 10/24, 8 pm, $20-$25. 628 W. Craid Rd., 702-633-2418. The D Laughternoon Starring Adam London Daily, 4 pm, $20-$25. 702-388-2111.. Hard Rock Hotel (The Joint) Cedric the Entertainer 12/30, 9 pm, $50. Bo Burnham 1/30, 8 pm, $50. 702-693-5000.

Harrah’s (Main Showrom) Mac King Tue-Sat, 1 & 3 pm, $33. (The Improv) Brian Scolaro, Tony Camin, Alli Breen Thru 10/25. Vince Morris, Carrie Snow, David Gee 10/27-11/1. Darryl Lenox, Marc Price 11/3-11/8. Henry Phillips, Avi Liberman, Wendy Starling 11/10-11/15. Scott Record, Murray Valeriano 11/17-11/22. Tue-Sun, 8:30 pm; Fri & Sat, 10 pm; $30-$45. 702-369-5000. Luxor Carrot Top Wed-Mon, 8 pm, $50-$60. 702-262-4900. MGM Grand (Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club) Nightly, 8 pm, $43-$87. 702-891-7777. Mirage Jay Leno 11/20-11/21, 10 pm; $60-$80. Ray Romano 10/23-10/24, 12/4-12/5, 12/1112/12, 10 pm, $60. Daniel Tosh 11/13, 10 pm; 10/17, 11/14, 7:30 pm. 702-792-7777. Orleans (Showroom) Gary Owen 11/13-11/14, 8 pm, $40. Aries Spears 11/27-11/28, 8 pm, $40. 702-284-7777. Palms (The Pearl) Bill Maher 10/24, 8 pm, $49$99. 702-942-7777. Planet Hollywood (Las Vegas Live Comedy Club) Edwin San Juan Nightly, 9 pm, $56-$67, V Theater. (PH Showroom) Jeff Dunham Wed-Sun, 7 pm; Sat-Sun, 4 pm, $72.. (Sin City Theatre) Sin City Comedy & Burlesque Show Nightly, 8:30 pm, $38-$49. 702-777-2782. Quad Jeff Civilico Sat-Mon, Wed-Thu, 4 pm, $39-$50. 888-777-7664. Rampart Casino (Bonkerz Comedy Club) Thu, 7 pm, free., 702-507-5900. Red Rock (Rocks Lounge) Orny Adams 11/21, 8 pm, $25-$35. Hal Sparks 1/23, 8 pm, $25$35. Justin Willman 2/20, 8 pm, $25-$35. 702-797-7777. Rio Eddie Griffin Mon-Thu, 7 pm, $73-$136. 702-777-2782. The Sayers Club (Bonkerz Comedy Club) Thu-Sat 8 pm, $10. SLS, 702-761-7000. South Point Jay Mohr 11/6-11/7, 7:30 pm, $25$35. 702-797-8005. Tropicana (The Laugh Factory) Nightly, 8:30 & 10:30 pm, $35-$55. 702-739-2222. Treasure Island Bill Engvall 10/23, 12/4, 9 pm, $53-$83. Whoopi Goldberg 11/13, 9 pm, $58-$99. Billy Gardell 11/27, 9 pm, $44-$72. 702-894-7111.. Venetian Whitney Cummings 11/28, 9:30 pm; 1/2, 8 pm, $50-$118. Lisa Lampanelli 10/31, 8 pm; 12/26, 8 pm, $50-$118. Jennifer Coolidge 10/3, 9:30 pm, $40-$96. Roseanne Barr 10/17, 9:30 pm, $50-$118. Jen Kirkman 10/24, 9:30 pm, $40-$96. Fortune Feimster 10/24, 9:30 pm, $40-$97. Garfunkel & Oates 11/7, 9:30 pm, $40-$96. Iliza Shlesinger, Sarah Colonna 11/14, 9:30 pm, $40-$96. 702-4149000.

Performing Arts Christ Church Episcopal Advent-Christmas Recital 12/6, 4 pm, $15. Adam J. Brakel 1/8, 7:30 pm, $15. Hans Uwe Hielscher 2/5, 7:30 pm, $15. David Dorway 4/29, 7:30 pm, $15. 2000 S. Maryland Parkway, sncago.org. Cockroach Theatre The Whale 10/22-10/24, 8 pm; 10/18, 10/25, 2 pm. Art Square Theatre, 1025 First St. #110, cockroachtheatre.com. Erotic Heritage Museum Judy Forever in My Heart 11/8, 2:30 pm, $18-$20. 3275 Industrial Rd, 702-794-4000. Italian American Club Voices of Rudy: The Journey to the Movie 11/13, 7:30 pm, $30. 2333 E. Sahara Ave., 702-457-3866. Las Vegas Philharmonic Passport to the World 10/24, 7:30 pm, $26-$96. Cabrera Celebrates Sibelius 11/21, 7:30 pm, $26-$96. The Snowman 12/5/12-6, 2 pm; 12/5, 7:30 pm; $26-$96; 12/6, 2 pm, $46-$96. Cabrera Conducts Rachmaninoff 1/9, 7:30 pm, 1/10, 2 pm, $26-$96. Pink Martini 2/6, 7:30 pm, $100-$250. Spotlight Series 2/16, 4/26, 5/3, 7:30 pm, $168. Smith Center, 702-749-2000. Nevada Ballet Theatre A Balanchine Celebration: From Tchaikobsky to Rodgers & Hart to Gershwin 11/7, 7:30 pm., 11/8, 2 pm, $29-$139. The Nutcracker 12/12, 8:30 pm, 12/13, 1 & 5:30 pm, 12/18, 7:30 pm, 12/19, 2 pm $ 7:30 pm, 12/20, 1 & 5:30 pm, $29-$179. Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall, 702-7492000. Onyx Theatre She Kills Monsters 10/2210/24, 10/29-10/31, 8 pm; 10/25, 5 pm, $20. Mister Wives 11/12-11/14, 11/19-11/21, 11/2711/28, 8 pm; 11/22, 5 pm, $20. The Blanche

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DeBris Emergency Xmas Broadcast 12/10-12/12, 12/17-12/19, 8 pm; 12/13, 5 pm, $20. 953 E. Sahara Ave., 702732-7225. Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Ragtime 10/27-11/1, 7:30 pm; 10/31, 2 pm; $30$130. Simply Ella 11/13, 7:30 pm, $35$125. God Lives in Glass 11/15, 3 pm, $19-$79. Elf the Musical 11/24-11/29, $29-$129. New Year’s Eve at the Smith Center 12/31, 7 pm, $39-$125. The Cat in the Hat 1/13, 6:30 pm, $15$23. Riverdance 1/26-1/21, $29-$129. Panties in a Twist 2/2-2/6, $35-$43. Cinderella 2/13, 7:30 pm, 2/14, 2 pm, $29-$139. The Bridges of Madison County 2/23-2/28, $29-$129. (Troesh Studio Theater) Miss Margarida’s Way 10/22-10/24, 7 pm; 10/24-10/25, 2:30 pm; $49. Violet 10/30-11/1, 8 pm; 10/31-11/1, 3 pm; $34. ’Twas a Girls Night Before Christmas: The Musical 11/24-11/28, 7 pm; 11/28, 2 pm; $35-$43. My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m Home for the Holidays 12/2-12/5, 7 pm; $35-$40. Driving Miss Daisy 1/15-1/17, 8 pm; 1/16-1/17, 3 pm; $34. 702-749-2000. UNLV (Rando-Grillot Recital Hall) Pacifica Quartet 10/22, 7:30 pm, $27-$30. Thomas Strauss 11/1, 7:30 pm, free. Larry Del Casale & Carlos Barbosa Lima 11/21, 8 pm, $45. Amernet Quartet ft. Rachel Calloway 1/28, 7:30 pm, $27-$30. Andrew York 2/20, 8 pm, $41-$45. Chelsea Chen 2/26, 7:30 pm, free.Jens Korndorfer 4/8, 7:30 pm, free. Duo Deloro 4/13, 8 pm, $41-$45. Dorothy Young Riess 5/20, 7:30 pm, free. (Artemus W. Ham Hall) UNLV Wind Orchestra: Raise the Roof 10/1, 7 pm, $10. National Circus and Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China 10/2, 8 pm, $20$70. UNLV Dance: In Orchestra 2 10/16-10/17, 7:30 pm; 10/17, 2:30 pm, $18. Well Strung 10/24, 8 pm, $20$70. Rockapella’s Holiday Concert 12/5, 8 pm, $20-$70. Sarah Chang and Julio Elizalde 2/6, 8 pm, $25-$75. Polish Baltic Philharmonic 3/17, 8 pm, $25-$75. Orlowsky Trio 4/2, 8 pm, $20-$70. (Judy Bayley Theatre) Nevada Conservatory Theatre: The Magic of Seth Grabel 10/17, 7 pm, $30. 702-895-3332. Winchester Cultural Center The Consul presented by Sin City Opera 11/13-11/14, 11/20-11/21, 7 pm; 11/22, 2 pm, $15. Life in Death Festival 11/111/2, 5 pm, free. 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340.

Special Events Alvin and the Chipmunks Live on Stage 12/2, 3:30 pm & 6:30 pm, $18$65. An Executive Chef’s Culinary Classroom With Executive Chef Edmond Wong. 11/10, 7 pm, $135. Bellagio, 866-406-7117. Bill O’Riley and Dennis Miller: Don’t Be a Pinhead 12/5, 7:30 pm, $86-$501. The Colosseum, Caesars Palace, 702-731-7333. Chocolate Jazzed Cafe 10/23, 8 pm, $15. City of the World Art Gallery, 1229 Casino Center Dr., cityoftheworldlasvegas.org. Courtroom Conversation: The Real Story Behind Casino 11/7, 7 pm, $25. Mob Museum, 300 Stewart Ave., 702-229-2734. Creepy Crawly Trunk or Treat 10/30, 5 pm, free. CenturyLink parking lot, 3436 Aldebaran Ave., centurylink. com. Dirk’s Beer Pub Crawl 10/22, 3:30 p.m., $39. Double Down, sincitybrewtours.com. Disney on Ice presents Frozen 1/61/11, times vary, $38-$83. Thomas & Mack Center, unlvtickets.com. Ethel M Chocolates Holiday Cactus Garden 11/11, 5 pm to 10 pm, free. Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Cactus Garden, 2 Cactus Garden Dr., ethelm.com. Fetish & Fantasy Halloween Ball 10/31, 10 pm, $50-$100. The Joint, 702-6935222. Freakling Bros. Trilogy of Terror ft. Castle Vampyre, Gates of Hell, Coven of 13 7pm-11 pm, Sun-Thu; 7 pm to midnight, Fr-Sat., $14-$15. Grand Canyon Shopping Center, 4245 S. Grand canyon Dr., 702-362-3327. Henderson Oktoberfest 10/24, 4 pm, $10-$15. Henderson Events Plaza, 200 Water St., 702-267-2171. Honey Salt Farm Table Dinner 10/26, 6:30 pm, $45-$70. Honey Salt, 1031 S. Rampart Blvd., 702-445-6100. Mannheim Steamroller Christmas 12/3, 7:30 pm, $35-$75. Orleans, 702284-7777. Monday’s Dark with Mark Shunock Anniversary 12/14, 8 pm, $20-$50. Vinyl, 702-693-5000. Monday’s Dark with Mark Shunock 11/16, 9:30 pm, $20-$30. Vinyl, 702693-5000. Motley Brew’s Downtown Brew

Festival 10/24, 5 pm, $35-$80. Clark County Amphitheater, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, downtownbrewfestival.com. National Finals Rodeo Pink Party ft. Josh Thompson 12/7, 10 pm, free. Westgate, 3000 Paradise Rd., 702732-5111. Nitro Circus Live 11/21, 8 pm, $42$128. MGM Grand Garden Arena, 702-891-7777. Christopher Norment Book Signing 11/17, 7 pm, free. The Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., 702-550-6399. Jessica Lee Richardson Book Signing 10/24, 7 pm, free. The Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., 702-550-6399. Rocky Horror Picture Show 40th Anniversary 10/30, midnight, $10. Tropicana Cinemas, 3330 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-810-5956. Sevens Live Music, comedy & spoken arts. Tue, 7 pm, one-drink minimum. Silver Sevens, 4100 Paradise, 702733-7000. Suicide GIrls: Blackheart Burlesque 11/20, 8 pm, $25. Vinyl, 702-6935000. Switch: Trans* Clothing Swap Thu, 5 pm, free. Gay & Lesbian Community Center, 702-733-9800. Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival 11/7, 930 am, free. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd., vegasvalleycomicbookfestival.org. Windmill Music Club 11/15, 12/20, 4 pm, free. Windmill Library, 7060 W Windmill Lane, 702-507-6030.

Sports AMA Pro Flat Track Finale 11/20-11/21, 7:30 pm, $45-$55. Orleans, 702-2847777. Boxing: Bradley vs. Rios 11/7, 3:30 pm, $53-$403. Thomas & Mack, 702739-3267. Cotto vs. Canelo 11/21, 2 pm, $150-$2,000. Mandalay Bay Events Center, 702-632-7777. California Saddle Horse Futurity 10/29-10/31, times vary, free. South Point, southpointarena.com. Cinch Boyd Gaming Chute-Out 12/1012/12, 2 pm, $50-$110. Orleans, 702284-7777. Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational 11/26-11/27, noon, $47$157. Orleans, 702-284-7777. Friesian World Cup 10/29-10/31, times vary, free. South Point, southpointarena.com

Global Force Wrestling Amped 10/23, 8 pm, $10-$125. Orleans, 702284-7777. Indian National Finals Rodeo 11/311/7, times vary $15. South Point, southpointarena.com. Las Vegas Tennis Open Thru 10/25, times vary, $5. UNLV, Frank and Vicki Fertitta Tennis Complex, unlvtickets. com. Monster Energy Supercross Finals 5/7, 6:30 pm, $180. Sam Boyd Stadium, unlvtickets.com. Monster Jam World Finals 3/17, 5:30 pm; 3/18-3/19, 7 pm, $80-$180. Sam Boyd Stadium, unlvtickets.com. National Finals Rodeo 12/3-12/12, 6:45 pm, $58-$232. Thomas & Mack, unlvtickets.com. PBR World Finals Thru 10/24, 6 pm; 10/25, 1 pm, $30-$170. Thomas & Mack Center, unlvtickets.com. Rocky Mountain Gun Show 11/7-11/8, times vary, $15. South Point, southpointarena.com. Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl 12/19, 12:30 pm, $24-$110. Sam Boyd Stadium, unlvtickets.com. Runnin’ Rebel Madness 10/22, 7 pm, free. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, 200 S. 3rd Street, dlvec.com. UFC: Fight Night ft. Paige VanZant vs. Joanne Calderwood 12/10, $75-$225. Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale ft. Frankie Edgar vs. Chad Mendes 12/11, $150-$350. UNLV Football Boise State 10/31, $24$69. Hawaii 11/7, 3 pm, $24-$69. San Diego State 11/21, 7:30 pm, $17-$53. Sam Boyd Stadium, unlvtickets.com. World Series of Team Roping 12/512/8, 9:30 am, price TBA. Orleans, 702-284-7777.

Galleries Amanda Harris Gallery of Contemporary Art By appointment. 900 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-7696036. Arts Factory 107 E. Charleston Blvd, 702-383-3133. Galleries include: Joseph Watson Collection Wed-Fri, 1-6 pm; Sat, noon-3 pm; Sun, 11 am-2 pm. Suite 115, 858-733-2135. Sin City Gallery Wed-Sat, 1-7 pm; Sun, 11 am-2 pm. Suite 100, 702-608-2461. Suite 135, 702-366-7001, trifectagallery.com. Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art Picasso: Creatures and Creativity Thru 1/10. Daily, 10 am-8 pm, $11-$16. 3600 Las

Vegas Blvd. S., 702-693-7871. Blackbird Studios By appointment. 1551 S. Commerce St., 702-782-0319. Brett Wesley Gallery Wed-Sat, 1-7 pm. 1025 S. First St. #150, 702-433-4433. Clark County Government Center Rotunda 500 Grand Central Parkway, 702-455-7030. Clay Arts Vegas Mon-Sat, 9 am-9 pm; Sun, 11:30 am-6:30 pm. 1511 S. Main St., 702-375-4147. Downtown Spaces 1800 Industrial Road, dtspaces.com. Galleries include: Candy Wolves Studio 702-6003011. Skin City Body Painting 702-431-7546. Solsis Gallery 702-557-2225. Spectral Gallery Sat, noon-10 pm & by appointment. Urizen Gallery First Fri, 6-10 pm. Wasteland Gallery Mon-Fri, 10 am-2 pm. 702-475-9161. Emergency Arts 520 Fremont St. Galleries include: Satellite Contemporary 973-9643050. Rhizome Gallery 702-907-7526. Gainsburg Studio & Gallery Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. 1533 West Oakey Blvd, 702-249-3200. Las Vegas City Hall Chamber Gallery In Focus: Downtown Architecture by Ryan Reason & Jennifer Burkart Mon-Fri, 7 am-5:30 pm, 495 S. Main St., 702-229-1012. Left of Center Tue-Fri, noon-5 pm; Sat, 10 am-3 pm. 2207 W. Gowan Road, 702-647-7378. Michelle C. Quinn Fine Art By appointment. 620 S. 7th St., 702-3669339. P3Studio Win, Lose or Have Fun! Thru 11/8, Wed-Thu, 5-10 pm; Fri-Sun, 6-11 pm. Cosmopolitan. UNLV Barrick Museum Mon-Fri, 9 am–5 pm; Thu, 9 am-8 pm; Sat, noon-5 pm. 4505 S Maryland Parkway., 702-8953381 Donna Beam Fine Art Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm; Sat, 10 am-2 pm. 702-8953893. Lied Library The French Connection Thru 10/31. Mon-Thu, 7:30 am-midnight; Fri, 7:30 am-7 pm; Sat, 9 am-6 pm; Sun, 11 am-midnight. West Las Vegas Arts Center Wed-Sat, 9 am-7 pm. 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-229-4800. Winchester Cultural Center Art Gallery Tue-Fri, 10 am-8 pm; Sat, 9 am-6 pm. 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702455-7340.

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By Rob Brezsny

ARIES

LEO

SAGITTARIUS

March 21-April 19

July 23-Aug. 22

Nov. 22-Dec. 21

According to the online etymological dictionary, the verb “fascinate” entered the English language in the 16th century. It was derived from the Middle French fasciner and the Latin fascinatus, which are translated as “bewitch, enchant, put under a spell.” In the 19th century, “fascinate” expanded in meaning to include “delight, attract, hold the attention of.” I suspect you will soon have experiences that could activate both senses of “fascinate.” My advice is to get the most out of your delightful attractions without slipping into bewitchment. Is that even possible? It will require you to exercise fine discernment, but yes, it is.

In the coming weeks, you will have a special relationship with the night. When the sun goes down, your intelligence will intensify, as will your knack for knowing what’s really important and what’s not. In the darkness, you will have an enhanced capacity to make sense of murky matters lurking in the shadows. You will be able to penetrate deeper than usual, and get to the bottom of secrets and mysteries that have kept you off-balance. Even your grimy fears may be transformable if you approach them with a passion for redemption.

Some unraveling is inevitable. What has been woven together must now be partially unwoven. But please refrain from thinking of this mysterious development as a setback. Instead, consider it an opportunity to reexamine and redo any work that was a bit hasty or sloppy. Be glad you will get a second chance to fix and refine what wasn’t done quite right the first time. In fact, I suggest you preside over the unraveling yourself. Don’t wait for random fate to accomplish it. And for best results, formulate an intention to regard everything that transpires as a blessing.

TAURUS

VIRGO

CAPRICORN

April 20-May 20

Aug. 23-Sept. 22

Dec. 22-Jan. 19

One of the largest machines in the world is a “bucket wheel excavator” in Kazakhstan. It’s a saw that weighs 45,000 tons and has a blade the size of a four-story building. If you want to slice through a mountain, it’s perfect for the job. Indeed, that’s what it’s used for over in Kazakhstan. Right now, Taurus, I picture you with a metaphorical version of this equipment. That’s because I think you have the power to rip open a clearing through a massive obstruction that has been in your way.

New friends and unexpected teachers are in your vicinity, with more candidates on the way. There might even be potential comrades who could eventually become flexible collaborators and catalytic guides. Will you be available for the openings they offer? Will you receive them with fire in your heart and mirth in your eyes? I worry that you may not be ready if you are too preoccupied with old friends and familiar teachers. So please make room for surprises.

“A waterfall would be more impressive if it flowed the other way,” said Irish author Oscar Wilde. I appreciate the wit, but don’t agree with him. A plain old ordinary waterfall, with foamy surges continually plummeting over a precipice and crashing below, is sufficiently impressive for me. What about you, Capricorn? In the coming days, will you be impatient and frustrated with plain old ordinary marvels and wonders? Or will you be able to enjoy them just as they are?

GEMINI

LIBRA

AQUARIUS

May 21-June 20

Sept. 23-Oct. 22

Jan. 20-Feb. 18

Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock performed a daily ritual to remind him of life’s impermanence. After drinking his tea each morning, he flung both cup and saucer over his shoulder, allowing them to smash on the floor. I don’t recommend adopting a comparable custom for long-term use, but it might be healthy and interesting to do so for now. Are you willing to outgrow and escape your old containers? Would you consider diverging from formulas that have always worked for you? Are there any unnecessary taboos that need to be broken? Experiment with the possible blessings that might come by not clinging to the illusion of “permanence.”

More than any other sign, you have an ability to detach yourself from life’s flow and analyze its complexities with cool objectivity. This is mostly a good thing. It enhances your power to make rational decisions. On the other hand, it sometimes devolves into a liability. You may become so invested in your role as observer that you refrain from diving into life’s flow. You hold yourself apart from it, avoiding both its messiness and vitality. But I don’t foresee this being a problem in the coming weeks. In fact, I bet you will be a savvy watcher even as you’re almost fully immersed in the dynamic flux.

Years ago, I moved into a rental house with my new girlfriend, whom I had known for six weeks. As we fell asleep the first night, a song played in my head: “Nature’s Way,” by the band Spirit. I barely knew it and had rarely thought of it before. And yet there it was, repeating its first line over and over: “It’s nature’s way of telling you something’s wrong.” I wondered if my unconscious mind was telling me a secret about my love, but it was too painful to contemplate. When we broke up a few months later, however, I wished I had paid attention. Listen up! At least some of it will be good news, not cautionary like mine.

CANCER

SCORPIO

PISCES

June 21-July 22

Oct. 23-Nov. 21

Feb. 19-March 20

Terence was a comic playwright in ancient Rome. He spoke of love in ways that sound modern. It can be capricious and weird, he said. It may provoke indignities and rouse difficult emotions. Love requires you to engage in strenuous discussions. Terence’s conclusion: If you seek counsel regarding the arts of love, you may as well be asking for advice on how to go mad. He makes good points. But I suspect that in the coming weeks you will be excused from most of those crazy-making aspects. The sweet and smooth sides of love will predominate. Take advantage of the grace period! Put chaos control measures in place for the next time.

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Are you an inventor? Is it your specialty to create novel gadgets and machines? Probably not. But in the coming weeks you may have metaphorical resemblances to an inventor. I suspect you will have an enhanced ability to dream up alternatives to conventional wisdom. You might surprise yourself with your knack for finding ingenious solutions. To prime your instincts, I’ll provide three thoughts from inventor Thomas Edison. 1. “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” 2. “Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.” 3. “Everything comes to those who hustle while they wait.”

When I advise you to get naked, I don’t mean it in a literal sense. Yes, I will applaud if you’re willing to experiment with brave acts of self-revelation. I will approve of you taking risks for the sake of the raw truth. But getting arrested for indecent exposure might compromise your ability to carry out those noble acts. So, no, don’t actually take off all your clothes and wander through the streets. Instead, surprise everyone with brilliant acts of surrender and vulnerability. Gently and sweetly and poetically tell the Purveyors of Unholy Repression to take their boredom machine and shove it up their humdrum.

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The BackStory

FOURTH STREET | DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS | OCTOBER 2, 2015 | 10:17 A.M. I’m not sure why I stopped so far from Fremont. Maybe because it was Friday. Or because a dear friend used to live in Soho Lofts, and parking in its shadow made me feel like she was there. In any case, I had eight blocks of Fourth Street wandering into Downtown’s kaleidoscopic core. I was surprised by the neatness just west of the Boulevard, the manicured lawns of law offices and the windows of Juhl like polished dominos ready to tumble on tidy streets full of spinning fall leaves. Here and there ugly Vegas litter ruined the view, from spent taco sauces to a dirty wig to an ottoman obviously tossed from a moving car. It made me sad. People suck, and all that. And then something caught the light in a tree, a broken lock hung carefully on a thin branch like a Christmas ornament. Whoever cut it probably stole a bike. Whoever found it made people suck a little less. –Erin Ryan

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