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Contents 6W as we see it Digging into
24W the strip How Vegas
the details of MGM’s paid-parking plans. Vegas is getting a golf club with a concert venue! Artists take on political mug shots.
headliner Louie Anderson became Zach Galifianakis’ onscreen mom.
26W fine art A full Taste
12W Feature | right-now
of Las Vegas-based talent at the Contemporary Arts Center.
local music From a howling punk family to a Christian rapper re-creating himself, these 10 acts are poised to have a big year in the Vegas soundscape.
28W food & drink It’s a
18W A&E Martin Lawrence was
Weekly steak-out, sampling the choice cuts at Edge Steakhouse and mesquite-grilled goodness at the Ranch House (Rick Moonen’s meaty happy place).
once TV’s dominant funnyman. So how was his stand-up at the Joint?
30W calendar There’s a lot
20W screen Welcome back,
going on, on and off the Strip. Get out there!
X-Files (we really, really wanted to believe in you ... and aliens). The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow tests our threshold for small-screen superhero overload.
22W noise New albums from Savages, Steve Angello, Ty Segall and The London Suede. And a first look at SLS’ Foundry.
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Brake lights ∑ Paid parking/valet service is coming to the Strip via MGM Resorts, and unsurprisingly, locals have been hoisting their digital pitchforks. Blame the forthcoming 20,000-seat T-Mobile Arena and 5,000-seat theater at Monte Carlo, transportation woes on the Boulevard or profit maximizing by corporate casinos, but the era of free parking appears to be ending. Who’s charging? Mandalay Bay, Delano, Luxor, Excalibur, MGM Grand, New York-New York, Monte Carlo, Aria, Vdara, Bellagio and Mirage, for both self- and valet parking, starting sometime in the spring. Who’s still free? Circus Circus will charge for valet service, but not selfparking. Mandalay Bay Place shops, the Crystals mall at CityCenter and the Signature towers behind MGM Grand will be exempt from parking fees. No other casino companies or properties in the tourist corridor have said they’ll join the fray just yet. How much? Anyone self-parking overnight “will pay $10 or less.” MGM spokesman Gordon Absher added that while overnight guests “who pay the fee at one MGM property will be able to park at other MGM facilities without paying another parking fee for that day,” non-overnight guests will pay a lesser rate. As for parking validation, Absher would only say that “all guests ... will be subject to a modest parking fee,” which makes any refund unlikely. No love for locals? MGM has only promised a residential grace period for an undetermined period of time once the fees go into effect—and when it’s over, locals (and tourists) can retain
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Is this a game-changer? Sorta. MGM is the first casino entity on the Strip to jump into the tricky waters of parking fees. Downtown properties have been charging for their garages/ lots for years, though most validate. What’s stopping me from parking elsewhere? Nothing yet, though you better believe the other properties are strategizing against the use of their
∑ Las Vegas has long been a golfer’s paradise—Golf magazine even ranked us the No. 3 golf city in the country. And now we’re getting Topgolf, the most Vegasy version of the sometimes sleepy sport, with its “global sports entertainment community” of 24 locations serving 8 million guests a year. Set to open in May on the MGM Grand campus, Vegas’ Topgolf will be 105,000 square feet and four levels of swinging fun, with five
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limited parking facilities without getting any business inside the casino.
downturn in patronage if fewer tourists are driving around.
Alternatives? There aren’t many, given our limited public transportation. The RTC buses in the tourist corridor get crowded. The monorail only hits about half of the Strip’s east side. And we appear to be years away from having a light-rail option.
Will a boycott work? Probably not. MGM surely anticipated this response and felt empowered by Vegas’ steadily growing visitor base. Will locals hold out when their favorite concert acts (or a potential Las Vegas hockey team) come to MGM’s many venues? Time will tell, but if you’re still steaming, visit facebook.com/groups/boycottmgm. –Mike Prevatt
What else is gonna suck about this? Possible longer ingress with gated entrances. Rental-car agencies could take a hit if visitors reconsider hassling with a car during their stay. And off-Strip destinations may see a
bars, two kitchens, two swimming pools, a concert venue, private event spaces and—oh yeah, almost forgot—108 climate-controlled, high-tech hitting bays. The sports/entertainment center is currently hiring golf instructors along with servers, bartenders, bussers, cooks and guest services and maintenance staff, with plans to hire more than 850 people. Vegas loves fun, but not as much as we love jobs. –Brock Radke
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Mad mugging A politically motivated pop-up puts a humorous spin on the election-season circus
Up Periscope
The app du jour is broadcasting Las Vegas life By Kristy Totten
It’s exactly the kind of scene you want to smack people with when they groan that Vegas has no culture. On a Sunday night at Indie Flare Studios, musicians Sonia Seelinger and Cameron Calloway wield their acoustic wizardry for a group of 30 or so in the room—and another 800 who are not. It’s the fifth broadcast of Vegas Live Sessions, an intimate, bi-monthly local-music showcase broadcast over Periscope, the Twitter-owned video-streaming platform hailed by Apple as its 2015 app of the year. The app allows viewers around the world to sample the city’s artistry in real time, ride the High Roller or anything else Periscope “broadcasters” fancy. It’s virtual exploration akin to strolling the streets of Paris on Google Maps, but live, and from the palm of anyone with a smartphone. Attesting to the app’s popularity, a small but fervent following met for the Periscope Experience conference this week at the D to network and meet power users, from poker players to tattoo artists and yogis.
Fans agree the appeal lies in the app’s intimacy and immediacy; videos can be streamed live or watched within 24 hours of broadcast, and it’s exciting to interact live with people in far-flung places. “We wanted to build a teleportation device,” Periscope co-founder Kayvon Beykpour told USA Today in December. “We wanted you to see the natural wonders of the world from the comfort of your couch. We want you to feel like you’re there.” And it does feel that way. Highlights include walks through Hong Kong at lunch hour, killer Hawaiian sunsets and face time with celebrities. Periscope’s potential for covering news is astonishing. But as with all social media, there’s a fair share of static. In what are essentially video selfies, users indulge in meandering reflections on race for MLK Day (on the upside) and what they triumphantly ate for breakfast (please make it stop). At 10 months old, Periscope is still evolving but upholds its name, allowing us to see beyond our direct line of sight, even if it’s just inside a random fridge—an odd obsession on the app. Silliness included, it’s about reaching people you’ll probably never meet. During her show, Seelinger said performing worked that way, sparking interaction with strangers. On Periscope, some of them might even care about your egg sandwich.
Presidential candidate Ben Carson is in black face. A red smile frames his white teeth, and an overall friendliness exudes from the man in the rumpled suit and bowtie. The straight-out-of-a-minstrel-show portrait by Las Vegas artist Lance Smith represents the irony he sees in a black Republican, and the idea of a “safe” African American in a fervently divided country where fear leads to shootings and protests and fluid definitions of justice. Carson is one of many political faces in Mug Shots, a Diane BushMUG SHOTS curated satirical art project Through launching this week at February 20; Brett Wesley Gallery. Bush opening reception January 21, invited artists to exercise their freedom of speech by 6-9 p.m. Brett Wesley Gallery, lampooning and supporting candidates and ideas 1025 S. First amid “election-year media Street #150, 702-483-8844. bombardment.” The popup group show features a collection of diverse works by 10 artists. Images of Hillary Clinton are defaced old-school (ink beard and mustache of crocheted yarn). Bernie Sanders secures his place in American history with a megaphone and microphone in a large oil-on-canvas work, and an arrogant Donald Trump is featured on artist-designed collectible mugs along with the quote, “You know, it really doesn’t matter what [the media] write as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of ass.” Amid patriotic bunting, the humorous works capture the circus of the American election season and its players, while tapping into overriding concerns from the divided electorate. –Kristen Peterson
Paint yourself better PeaceLove’s canvases are about combatting illness Jeff Sparr wants to make mental illness cool. Not cool to have, but cool to support. Diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in his 20s, Sparr relied on medication, exercise and therapy to keep his condition in check, but it wasn’t until he found painting that he felt his regimen was complete. “I painted, it made me feel better, maybe it could help others,” Sparr writes on the website of PeaceLove Studios, a Rhode Island-based operation Sparr co-founded with his cousin Matt Kaplan that recently opened its second location on Fourth and Fremont in Downtown Las Vegas. Visitors can buy canvases (ranging from $20 to $1,000) and decorate them over the course of 30 days, or donate canvases to partnering community programs. They can keep their works, or sell them for double. If sold, an artwork’s proceeds are split between reimbursing the artist and enabling PeaceLove to donate another canvas. “It’s a way for you to take a breath, take a moment to create a little space for yourself,” studio director HeidyNoelle Stamper says. For hours and workshops, check out peacelovestudios.com. –Kristy Totten
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the irrepressible smile of one who’d just come into some cash. “I live up the road a ways, but I saw all these people and thought, let’s move the sale down here, right?” Within minutes of unpacking her clothes and furniture, she sold an automatic-lift lounge chair and ottoman. Ca-ching. “It’s against my religion to gamble,” she said as she straightened two Books of Mormon on her table, each tagged for $2. “I’m not really even tempted ... What’s the jackpot up to now, anyway?” A man who was perusing her selection of $1 vases said, “$900 million.” Cazier’s smile trembled just a teensy bit. She adjusted her hat and said, “Okay, so yeah, I get a little tempted,” and laughed.
BILLION-DOLLAR DOUGHNUT The dreams and downfalls of the gonzo lottery rush BY STACY J. WILLIS
A few hundred specific people have been on my mind since the Great Powerball Rush of early 2016. We met one afternoon in the middle of nowhere and shared our deepest hopes and dreams, along with roughly two hours and a few dollars we’ll never get back. If he’d won the zillion dollars, Las Vegan Jimmy Watson was going to retire and buy a new car—a fairly modest plan that made him adorable. “I’m going to try not to splurge too much,” he said. His 7-year-old boy, also named Jimmy Watson, gave me a toothy grin and said, “If I win, I’m going to get a doughnut.” They were so genuinely nice, I crossed my fingers and wished extra-hard that they would win. Later, when I saw the world begin to devour the doe-eyed couple from Tennessee who asked to be on national TV even before claiming their third of the $1.5 billion jackpot, I was kind of glad the Watsons didn’t win. Instead of fame and fortune—a combination that most states make inseparable with a law requiring lottery winners to go public—the Watsons got a pleasant day-trip to Littlefield, Arizona. And they got to keep that underrated appreciation for a single doughnut.
***** The day we met was sunny and cold, though heat rose from thousands of ticket-buyers launching a festive attack on the quiet enclave of 300-ish people on Old Highway 91, in a patch of northwestern Arizona squished by Utah and Nevada. Two lines of daydreamers snaked across the parking lot of the Beaver Dam Station & Bar, and another line formed down the road in front of
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the Beaver Dam Lodge. Cars were parked everywhere—on the curbs, in the dirt, in the pothole-filled lot. A cowboy with a guitar and an amp stood outside and belted Garth Brooks’ “Friends in Low Places.” People smiled and laughed—surely at this ludicrous moment that all of our lives had somehow come to—and a few tapped a foot and sang along. Inside the bar, which was artedup with dollar bills stapled to the walls, a crowd of regulars squeezed into the smoky back room to kinda watch football, but mostly to peek out at the mob of encroachers. I imagined the influx of new miners to tiny towns during the California Gold Rush, and would-be oilers flooding into Williston, North Dakota, more recently. Lottery rushers are a tad different. They bring no particular skills to the
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IDOLIZING NEON American Idol recently showed judge Keith Urban in a T-shirt with atomic lettering straight out of the Neon Museum’s Boneyard— the iconic Stardust banner, the original font accompanied by star-bursts also used by the hotel, only the word is shortened to “Star.” The shirt didn’t come from the Neon Museum, where the sign resides. We asked Boyd Gaming, which owns the licensing rights, whether the shirt is legit, and a rep is looking into it. Urban’s publicist didn’t respond by press time. –Kristen Peterson
WILD THINGS From Red Rock’s towering sandstone to the icy blue waters of Lake Tahoe, Nevada’s diverse environment is a perfect playground for adventurous types. Soon, Vegas PBS will again entice locals to explore that terrain, with the January 27 relaunch of Outdoor Nevada. New episodes of the weekly program will dive into the state’s natural history and feature exciting excursions—everything from snowshoeing the Ruby Mountains to hunting for Moapa Valley’s glowing scorpions. –Mark Adams
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CUSTOMIZE MY RIDE If ride-hailing wasn’t enough to keep Uber users happy, the San Francisco company launched Uber Trip Experiences, a platform that enables third-party developers to create customized content in the app based on the length of a trip. Potential applications include playlists, newscasts, local guides and smarthome light and thermostat controls. The tech seems geared toward Spotify, Yelp and Nest, which we’re cool with as long as there are no Farmville invites. –Kristy Totten
table, no promise to dig or drill or get dirty, just a smiley willingness to stand patiently and fork over a little cash in exchange for a billion dollars, thank you very much. While eyeballing the peculiar economic logic of line-standers, locals drank bottles of Bud Light and stacked shot glasses on the table and, what the hell, shared in the dream: “I’ll have another beer and two Quick Picks,” said a stout, gray-headed guy to the bartender, who doubled as the lottery clerk. Other residents didn’t partake in the draw, instead sizing up line-standers as particularly prime consumers. A few entrepreneurial jewelry makers set up shop on a table between the two lines outside, and down the road, Littlefield resident Kimberly Cazier hosted a curbside yard sale. She wore a floppy sun hat and
The Today show cameras followed the small-town Tennessee winners through their first exuberant, exhausting days of fame and fortune and loss of innocence. John and Lisa Robinson fulfilled one lifelong dream right away: They took a private tour of Graceland, Elvis Presley’s Memphis home. I remember visiting Graceland many years ago, and being a little disappointed, because I had imagined it to be bigger, fancier and even more fascinatingly garish, but also somehow private. His home. It was interesting, but for all the wrong reasons. The remnants of Elvis’ personal life disappeared amid the over-consumerization of the experience—the trams, the gift shops, the contrived displays. I longed for the image of it I’d had in my mind. After the Robinsons collected their money, met celebrities and toured Elvis’ theme park of a house, NBC cameras captured them returning to their own modest living room. A shell-shocked Lisa Robinson shrieked with joy and said, “I love my home!” as if it were new, or a fancy mansion, or private. But when you can buy all the doughnuts in the world, they end up tasting different.
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THE BIG FRIENDLY
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pushing forward with Power POp
Four years have passed since the release of The Big Friendly Corporation’s last full-length, Nocturne, but in the course of making its follow-up, life has gotten in the way for the indie melodicists—school, band-member illnesses, traveling for family emergencies. “It’s taken a lot longer than we anticipated,” keyboardist/vocalist Melissa Marth says. Those setbacks, however, pale in comparison to the emotional turbulence she and her brother, guitarist/vocalist Ryan, have experienced since brother and musician Tommy Marth took his life in 2012. It inspired the concept of the forthcoming Carry On, Carrion. “[It’s about] carrying on after something terrible happens, and about what can make someone crack,” she says. “It’s significant to Ryan and I because it has documented our stages of grief.” As such, the narrative tones range from anger to sentimentality to introspectiveness—an all-around darker record for BFC, though the hook-driven songwriting and instrumentation remain similar to previous efforts. Carry On will also be a double record boasting at least 25 songs and structured uniquely, with interludes in the first half and an interwoven 10-song stretch for the climactic ending. “It’s like the Abbey Road medley—it wraps up everything,” Melissa says. This year will also see BFC attempt some Southwest region touring, but not before the album release. And while the vinyl edition endures a three to four month delay due to pressing-plant backlogs, the band may precede it with a release party once the digital version is mastered and its accompanying photos and text are arranged. “Some of the lyrics are hard for people to understand on the album. They’re really harsh, so we didn’t want those to detract from the actual music,” Melissa says. “If people choose to, they can read along with the pamphlet.” –Mike Prevatt thebigfriendlycorporation.bandcamp.com
THE LIQUE
When jazz hits hip-hop
Here’s a lesson for the local music community via The Lique: You should have a vision for your album before you actually start making it. The eager, year-old and ascending hip-hop/jazz act overlooked that detail when it came time to record its stockpile of songs a few months back. “It was tough because we didn’t know what we wanted—no clear plan, no real headway,” drummer Jeremy Klewicki says. The solution: Ask fellow musicians—from Vegas talents like singer Cameron Calloway and saxophonist Julian Tanaka to some renowned California emcees the band can’t reveal yet—to come down, share their ideas and get behind a mic. “It’s becoming a collaborative project and surpassing our expectations.” The making of The Lique’s debut full-length also challenged its five members in how it differed from their previous recording experiences. Frontman Rasar had been accustomed to rapping over beats producers sent him, while the four musicians—all recent or future graduates of the UNLV jazz program—either used written charts or improvised when in the studio with their student ensembles. “Recording and playing jazz is much different than making a hip-hop album,” Klewicki says. Now in the mixing phase, the album is due out in the spring, and after the usual release party, the aspiring “hip-hop Rat Pack” wants to get out of town—not relocate, but embark on its first tour. “We want to get as far from Vegas as possible,” Klewicki says. “We appreciate the support here, but we want to get our music to as many people as possible.” –Mike Prevatt facebook.com/theliqueband
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BE LIKE MAX
Onward ska warriors
If punk were dead then ska might be a distant memory. But Vegas’ punk scene is still going strong, and its ska community is still alive and skanking, with poster boys Be Like Max leading the way. The band just landed two major gigs—Extreme Thing and Punk Rock Bowling—setting up 2016 as BLM’s biggest year to date. It didn’t happen overnight. The guys have been at it for five years, writing, recording and touring—the latter for weeks on end, multiple times a year. “Our goal is to slowly extend those tours,” singer Charley Fine says. “We do it pretty hard. We want to get to more important cities to play.” In 2015, the band loaded up the van, driving as far east as Boston and Long Island to bring their sound to fresh ears. Expect more of the same this year, with BLM touring behind September album Against All Odds. It’s a title fitting for five Vegas boys who’ve grown tired of hearing that their genre peaked in the ’90s. Over the years Be Like Max has amassed a significant local following. (And when would a song titled “My Friends Are Alcoholics” not feel current?) Champions of the all-ages scene, the members of Be Like Max are adamant about playing Vegas venues that welcome everyone—and their fans are the more loyal for it. “It’s kind of a challenge, but it [puts] more of a focus on us to really promote ourselves and promote our shows,” Fine says. “It’s almost like, because it was harder, it’s worked out.” –Leslie Ventura belikemax.bandcamp.com
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Asaiah Ziv
A hip-hop reinvention
At the start of 2015, Vegas artist Asaiah Ziv was virtually unknown in his hometown’s hip-hop scene—at least by that name. As KIDD, the former Christian rapper was successful enough to have been signed by Infiltrate Music at age 16, his debut album Murder My Flesh reaching No. 14 on Billboard’s Gospel chart. But the now 19-year-old recently parted ways with his label, set on re-creating his sound. Maintaining the conscious and bold lyricism for which he was most known, Ziv takes a smoother approach, rhyming with a mellow flow over self-made production. He favors melodic beats that match his raw energy, sounding like a mesh of Soulection producer Sango and hip-hop legend J Dilla, the latter a key influence. He preserves similar religious beliefs, but his message now focuses on life experiences. With the change came backlash, and he lost fans. But Ziv believes his vision will catch on. “My music is based on me, the journey and the process, so I think the more people listen, they’ll know where I am in life.” Although he’s only released a couple of tracks as Asaiah Ziv thus far, he has plans to release a longer project on Soundcloud before the end of January. Having already caught the attention of—and opened for—Vegas hip-hop heavyweight Dizzy Wright, Ziv’s original content and authenticity might be hard even for his lost fans to resist. –Kailyn Brown
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“We play music that makes us want to drink.” That’s how singer and bassist Lafayette Kartchner describes Leather Lungs, the loud, heavy-hitting three-piece at the forefront of Las Vegas’ garagerock scene. “And it makes other people want to drink.” So much so, that Kartchner suggests a disclaimer for its music: “We are not responsible for how people act when we play.” On top of opening for Ty Segall and later Thee Oh Sees at Beauty Bar and Meatbodies at the Bunkhouse—and getting barred from playing Artifice, Kartchner says, for playing too loud— Leather Lungs have become regulars on the local house-show circuit in Vegas. It can get pretty wild. “You’ll have like, 150 people there, and all the neighbors are hanging out on the walls and asking us for autographs and stuff,” Kartchner laughs. “It’s [mostly] a bunch of angry, underage, punk teenagers, [but] they’re super-supportive.” Since forming three years ago from the ashes of Restless Suns, Leather Lungs has continued honing in on fast, eardrum-blowing rock, much of it inspired by Kartchner’s fascination with horror films and Stephen King novels. The band released two digital EPs, Leather Lungs Are Humans Too and Live From Chris’ Kitchen, one week apart in December, and plans to release another once its done tracking four more songs. “We seriously write so much,” Kartchner says. “Since we do record it all ourselves, we take advantage of it.” –Leslie Ventura leatherlungs.bandcamp.com
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Some would call them rash decisions—moving out on your own, quitting your day job and relying on gigs as a primary source of income. But to singer-songwriter Jessica Manalo, all those things had to happen for her to pursue music full-time. In 2015, the musician dove headfirst into the scene, playing restaurant gigs and bars as often as possible to pay the bills. So far, it seems to be working. “I started at the Beat,” says Manalo, in those days a constant at that venue’s Human Experience open-mic night. “I was 19, and I would come in before the security guard and then just stay. I didn’t let age stop me; I found a way.” Manalo grew up playing the trumpet, then moved on to guitar, teaching herself Paramore covers at age 10. “Hayley Williams is the reason why I started singing,” she says. “I feel like I gained vocal power just by listening.” As she began writing, the singer found more influences, like Kimbra, Adele and Amy Winehouse, more evident in her new material. Since releasing a self-titled EP last year, Manalo has moved away from her old reggae-driven sound, opting for a soulful R&B vibe. With a new band and style, Manalo plans to write and record as much as possible in 2016, with the goal of releasing music videos and landing larger gigs. “I want my audience to feel what I am feeling,” she says. “I kinda just tell it like it is.” –Leslie Ventura jessicamanalo.bandcamp.com
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Listen to A.J. Perez’s speaking voice and you probably won’t sense the menacing growl lurking within. Justin Fornof felt its presence, even as he heard Perez fronting a straightforward punk outfit back in 2013. “It seemed like he was on the edge of not fitting in with that band, and I wondered if his voice might fit a lot better with our heavy music.” Fornof recruited Perez, just 17 at the time, for his latest metallic-hardcore project, and Presagers was born. Since then, the lineup has shifted some (current task: find a new drummer), but Fornof and Perez have stayed at the center of a band with plans to further bolster its sound and its fanbase in 2016. Teaming with longtime pal Jeff Schuster—who lives in Yuma, Arizona, but joins up for some live performances—Fornof wrote and recorded last summer’s self-titled album, an assemblage of pummeling riffs and shifting tempos, topped by lyrics Perez describes as “introverted and personal.” “The first time I saw them I was floored by the intensity,” says promoter Patrick “Pulsar” Trout. “It didn’t sound like anything else here—a mix of posthardcore, thrash and some really good melodic parts. I thought they might mellow as they went, but if anything they’ve gotten more aggressive.” Playing locally at Dive Bar, Eagle Aerie Hall and East Side Joe’s, Presagers also pushed out across the Southwest and Texas in 2015, with plans to go farther east—and record a new LP—in the months to come. Beyond that? “Of course, our goal is to dominate the world,” Fornof laughs. “But if I could be a touring musician and live modestly, it would be a complete success.” –Spencer Patterson presagers.bandcamp.com
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Strings, up in the club If you haven’t seen Amanda Marks perform yet, there’s a good reason. Conquering the nightclub scene had been tricky for the Vegas native—until she turned 21 in March. Now that she’s old enough to get in, her career seems to be lighting up. Billed as Violin Girl, Marks has steered away not only from classical music, but also typical string-aided genres like rock ’n’ roll and country. She found her calling on her inaugural trip to Electric Daisy Carnival. “That really changed my life,” she says. “I kept thinking, I want to do this. I think I can do this. [But] I’m not a DJ, so how do I do this?” Within a week of starting her freshman year at Cornell University, Marks dropped out to give the Violin Girl thing a shot. She plays her violin as live accompaniment while DJs spin their sets. There’s no sheet music for that. “I’m completely improvising,” she says. “I play totally by ear. I add a violin harmony or melody over what’s being played, so it becomes performance art rather than just a DJ up there.” Locally, Marks has held down a residency at Drai’s Beach Club & Nightclub, and can often be found performing for Nacho House Sundays at Tacos & Beer or for Downtown Soul Thursdays at Downtown Cocktail Room. She’s in discussions to become an artist-in-residence for Downtown Container Park’s new dome project. And Marks plans to take her violin out of town in 2016, with Burning Man and Northern California’s Northern Nights already on her festival calendar. –Jason Harris soundcloud.com/violingirlamanda
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Reverb, feedback and dissonant guitar riffs. The drums come in, a steady marching beat, followed by frontman Charlie Blasco’s biting howl. It’s the first song, “Hear, Here,” off Narrowed’s split EP with Eugene, Oregon, band Southtowne Lanes. Released in July of 2015, that three-song collection has helped the Vegas four-piece stand out among its many local hardcore, punk and emo peers. Brothers Charlie (vocals/bass) and Sam Blasco (guitar) have been recording music with Chris Sanchez (drums) since they were kids, but with the addition of Ian Floyd (guitar), Narrowed’s approach has solidified. “This record has been the first time that we’ve ever been able to sit down as a four-piece and hash out ideas and make a record,” Charlie says of an upcoming full-length. While previous EPs were recorded live, the new LP was tracked at 11th Street Records in late 2015. “It’s more challenging,” Floyd says. “You have to know more about the music you just wrote.” That means Narrowed could sound even tighter when it hits the road this year with Southtowne Lanes. And while that’s where the musicians prefer to be, they’ve also carved out a following within the Vegas house-show scene, with Floyd living at and running a home known as Zarfest Fairgrounds. “I feel like people can get more comfortable in a house than in an actual venue,” he says. “It’s a lot easier for smaller bands who would never have the opportunity to play at a bar.” –Leslie Ventura narrowedband.bandcamp.com
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dream-pop Time Machine The prom from Pretty in Pink. The boombox in Say Anything. If Echo Stains’ 2015 LP Colors of Emotion conjures up scenes from your favorite John Hughes films, it’s not by accident. “It’s that feeling of being young and in high school … it’s nostalgic love,” that’s driving their sound, singer and synth player Jordan Collins explains. The five-piece’s New Wave groove is influenced by everything ’80s—from films like The Breakfast Club to the music that made their soundtracks essential. Echo Stains launched in late 2014, three high school friends jamming at home, unsatisfied with what they were hearing on the radio. The members—Collins, Ron Guillermo (guitar) and Marvin Cantorna Jr. (bass)—decided to make their own music to fill the void, then later added Jose Quiñones (guitar) and Mike Bryson (drums) to the mix. In the past year and a half, they’ve been experimenting with new sounds and gear, releasing bedroom recordings online and gaining a steady following. The group’s latest single, “Night Love,” is still indicative of influences like The Cure, with the addition of more contemporary sounds like Blood Orange. Echo Stains is already at work on new material, shooting for a spring/ summer release. And the group, which has played venues like Zia Record Exchange, Boomers and Makers & Finders Coffee, has set its sights on touring in 2016. “We really want to branch out into California,” Guillermo says. “That’s a big goal.” –Leslie Ventura echostains.bandcamp.com
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who opened for Robert Plant at Brooklyn Bowl last May—revives 1950s rock ’n’ roll so authentically, you might think you’ve hopped into a time machine, not the Beauty Bar. With Honeyhoney. January 22, 9 p.m., $18-$22. DANTE ELEPHANTe The hazy pop-rockers roll through Vegas in support of their debut LP Anglo Saxon Summer. Plan on beachy vibes to pull you out of the winter doldrums. With Sun Dog, No Tides. January 25, 7 p.m., $5, Bunkhouse Saloon.
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AVN AWARDS The “Oscars of Porn” features hosts Anikka Albrite and Joanna Angel giving away trophies for honors like Best Actress, Best Cinematography and … Best Group Sex Scene. Arrive early for some red-hot, red-carpet star sightings. January 23, 9 p.m., $175-$500.
famous for its horn section and funktastic performances, pays tribute to David Bowie by performing the late artist’s songs. January 21, 10 p.m., free, Sunset Station’s Club Madrid. ARABIC MUSIC ENSEMBLE Vegas gets some culture from one of its own, when multi-instrumentalist Bishr Hijazi performs classical and contemporary Middle Eastern music with his ensemble, which includes Kazakh dancer Zhanna. January 22, 7 p.m., free, West Charleston Library. JD MCPHERSON The Oklahoma art teacher-turned-blues guitarist—
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SQUIDHAT RECORDS’ 4TH ANNIVERSARY It’s another milestone weekend for the Vegas-based punk label, with fantastically named bands like The Damnit Jims, Franks & Deans and Hit Me Baby—the latter punk-ifying the Britney Spears catalog. January 22 & 23, 10 p.m., free, Double Down.
One could argue Martin Lawrence hadn’t evolved much from his heyday, that many of his jokes seemed familiar or his current-event riffs felt either irrelevant or misinformed. But none of that mattered much. The stand-up comedian-turned-TV and film star killed for almost an hour Saturday night at the Joint the way few comics can. Lawrence got out of the gates slowly. Discussing how his age affects his career, the 50-year-old passed on what he does best—take things to an absurd, imaginative place—and instead went for a softball about a potential Bad Boys sequel. “They better hurry up before it becomes Sad Boys, running all fat and sh*t.” On the other hand, Lawrence’s aaacc long-form story MARTIN about meeting LAWRENCE Barack Obama January 16, played to his the Joint. strengths, taking many twists and turns when describing a White House visit, where the president smokes him up and then asks—referring to a character on Lawrence’s former TV show, Martin— “What the f*ck did Tommy do for a living?” This bit smashed. He explored certain subjects— like Bill Cosby—on a surface level, versus the introspection he showed toward his own demons. How he saved the Cosby bit: “I can’t talk about nobody, as much sh*t as I did in my lifetime ... what the f*ck they gonna find on my ass? I know I did some sh*t in Cleveland once.” The crowd loved his character work—someone getting punched by Mike Tyson, someone having a leg stolen and replaced by a longer leg. It was a mixed bag from Lawrence, but you wouldn’t know that by the audience’s reaction. –Jason Harris
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ike it begins for so many, Las Vegas was only supposed to be a short stop on a longer trip for Colin Comer. The Chicago native moved here five years ago to work for the Light Group, “anticipating maybe six months or a year of learning at a great company and growing from that, but ultimately planning to move back to Chicago.” But you know how the story goes ... Vegas happens. You meet great people. You come across incredible opportunities. You stay.
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For Comer, who started as director of marketing at the Bank Nightclub and worked his way up the Light Group ladder to vice president of marketing, there was an abundance of great people to work with, including his current partner, John Pettei. And the most incredible opportunity occurred after Hakkasan Group acquired Light Group and then decided to turn over sparkling Mandalay Bay venues Light and Daylight. Comer and Pettei created Play Management to operate the nightclub/dayclub combo for ownership group the Yucaipa Companies. “It’s always been a dream of mine to have a business of my own, but I thought I’d have to move to a smaller market to achieve that, somewhere down the road,” Comer says.
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Comer and Play are certainly seizing the opportunity by hiring top talent and getting them involved in every detail; using a nimble, small-business management mentality; and fitting Light with what they hope will be a reputation as a world-class music venue. “If you look at our recently announced residencies, what defines these artists?” Comer asks. “To us, it’s really like a mixtape. We’re not stuck on one type of genre or artist, and we’re not content to just book an artist and throw them onstage to do a concert. We try to add layers to the things we do.” –Brock Radke
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he last time Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike played Vegas, it was 2015’s Electric Daisy Carnival, and the Belgian brothers known as the dance-music-festival kings debuted their brand-new track “Higher Place.” This month, the song—aided by a silky smooth vocal assist from R&B superstar Ne-Yo, a sunny Ibiza vibe and massive remixes from artists including Afrojack and Andrew Rayel—became the duo’s first No. 1 on Billboard’s dance charts.
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Consider that this has happened just six months after DJ Mag put them atop its annual Top 100 DJs list and it’s easy to see why Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike are among the fastest-rising acts in the electronic-music world. While an upcoming full-length album will no doubt contain more epic tracks, their focus has always been about creating wildly energetic live sets and interacting with rowdy audiences. When they make their Omnia debut this weekend, expect a frenzy of a party. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, January 23 & February 6, Omnia at Caesars Palace.
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A frequent Vegas visitor and performer, Vanilla Ice is ready to rock LAX. “We always bring them back to the old school,” he says. “The people who come to these shows want to relive a certain time, they want to dance and have fun and smile and be happy. That’s what we do, bring that thing back where that feeling originated from.”
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The man behind that unforgettable track—“still one of the greatest karaoke songs ever,” he says with a laugh—has been a prominent piece of the Legends of Hip-Hop Tour, which teams Ice with acts like Salt-N-Pepa, Tone Loc, Naughty by Nature and Rob Base. The experience has strengthened his connection to that era of music and its fans, who aren’t exactly who you’d think. “This tour is playing huge arenas—you go check out the crowd and it looks like a Justin Bieber show. There’s a line around the building and so many of them are high school kids, dressed like Cyndi Lauper or Madonna or in spandex from the ’80s. They weren’t even born yet!” Throwback Thursdays with Vanilla Ice, January 21, LAX at Luxor. –Brock Radke
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few months back—which means we’re getting close to its return. The Vegas pool party standard-bearer reopens in March with a grand opening in April, and the daylife crew that gets it all together is already very busy. “Rehab is an institution,” says Hard Rock Hotel director of nightlife and daylife Joe Bravo. He’s an industry veteran, but this is his third season at Rehab. “There’s a lot of weight that comes with it. You’re standing on the shoulders of guys who came before you. You don’t want to be the guy that messes up Rehab. It’s the granddaddy of them all.” His approach—besides strategically programming Rehab’s casting calls (next edition: January 29) to ensure the venue is hiring the most talented
people—is to start fresh. “When you have a chance to reopen every year the great thing is you can reinvent yourself. We’re known as a crazy pool party, but that’s just a blank canvas to play with. It’s all about what extras, events, themed parties, giveaways and bottle presentations are we going to do to step things up. I like to say when you come to Rehab, you should leave with a story.” The first few chapters of this 13th season of Rehab have already been written. Hopefully, you’ve got your sunscreen and your iPhone and you’re ready to write the rest. –Brock Radke
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A&E | SCREEN TV
Superhero overload Legends of Tomorrow gets carried away with its comic-book homage
> paranormal partners David Duchovny’s Mulder and Gillian Anderson’s Scully.
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The truth is still out there
The X-Files makes a disappointing return
By josh bell
same opening credits. The episodes are all mediocre During its initial run (from 1993 to 2002), The versions of familiar X-Files templates, starting with the X-Files aired 202 episodes over nine seasons, and plenty convoluted, exposition-heavy season opener, written of them weren’t very good. The show’s concept, with and directed by Carter, in which Mulder discovers yet FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana another overarching explanation that puts the show’s Scully (Gillian Anderson) investigating various paraentire tangled mythology in a new context. normal phenomena, allowed for a wide range of tones, The second episode is a forgettable story formats and stories, and especially in the show’s about an amoral scientist whose experiments later seasons, a lot of what the producers tried spin out of control, and the third (written and didn’t work out. Over the course of that many aabcc directed by Darin Morgan, who was responsible episodes, though, occasional duds weren’t such THE X-FILES for many of the original series’ most entertaining a big deal, and even as the show’s long-term Mondays, episodes) is a strained effort at comedy, which narrative, about the vast government conspira- 8 p.m. even typically funny guest stars Rhys Darby and cy to cover up the presence of aliens on Earth, (premieres Kumail Nanjiani can’t save. Both Carter and became unwieldy and tedious, the standalone January 24, second-episode writer-director James Wong episodes were frequently brilliant. 10 p.m.), Fox. mine some effective material from Mulder and The new six-episode revival doesn’t have Scully’s fraught personal relationship (after the same luxury of producing a mix of strong being shown as a cohabitating couple in the 2008 X-Files episodes and failed experiments, and the three episodes feature film, they are now separated), and Duchovny and available for review represent many of the show’s weakAnderson slip easily into their old roles. But character nesses without many of its strengths. For longtime fans, chemistry and nostalgia are not enough to carry a new that may not matter much: Duchovny, Anderson, co-star season, even (or especially) such a short one. The X-Files’ Mitch Pileggi (as Mulder and Scully’s stern but sympainfluence is still being felt on many genre series on TV thetic boss), creator Chris Carter and writer-producers today, which means the show itself needs to do more Glen Morgan, Darin Morgan and James Wong are all than just repeat old patterns with updated references. back, as is the iconic theme song and even the exact
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The superhero universe featured in the CW’s Arrow and The Flash has gotten quite crowded, and the new series DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is a sort of overflow bin for DC Comics characters who’ve been taking up screen time on those other two shows. Producers Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg (who also oversee DC superhero show Supergirl on CBS) have cherry-picked a team of heroes and villains from both of their other CW series, setting them up with a aabcc time-traveling mission DC’S that allows them to LEGENDS OF encounter plenty of TOMORROW other DC favorites. Thursdays, For comic book fans 8 p.m., the CW. who’ve been eager to see superhero shows more closely mimic their source material, Legends might be geek-out heaven, since it resembles an old-school superhero crossover series. For anyone who hasn’t been diligently following Arrow and The Flash, though, Legends is fairly impenetrable, a complicated sci-fi adventure with a team of superpowered characters chasing after a series of meaningless doodads, all in service of defeating a villain (the immortal Vandal Savage) who clearly can’t actually be defeated at least until the season finale. The crew of heroes (including the Atom, Firestorm, Hawkgirl, White Canary, Captain Cold and Heat Wave) all vie for their own pieces of the plot, leading to a show that feels cluttered even without jumping around in time. The superhero cheesiness that is often endearing on The Flash and Supergirl goes into overdrive here, and while some of the action is impressive, it’s in service of such silly, borderline nonsensical storytelling that even hardcore geeks might find it a bit much. –Josh Bell
A&E | screen
> Tiny wonders The detailed stop-motion world of Anomalisa.
Also New this week The 5th Wave (Not reviewed) Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston. Directed by J Blakeson. 112 minutes. Rated PG-13. A young woman searches for her missing brother during an alien invasion. Theaters citywide. FILM
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Anomalisa meticulously explores the drudgery of life By Josh Bell different voice (that of Jennifer Jason Leigh) coming Anomalisa begins in darkness, with a chorus of voices from fellow hotel guest Lisa, it’s obvious that he’ll latch that all turn out to be the same voice. That’s the voice of onto her as the one beacon of hope in his otherwise misactor Tom Noonan, whose flat, almost soporific tones erable world. come out of the mouths of nearly every charMichael and Lisa are both miserable in dull, acter in Charlie Kaufman’s strange, downbeat commonplace ways, which means they have stop-motion animated film. Kaufman originally aabcc reasonably comfortable lives that are lacking in wrote Anomalisa as a radio play, and although ANOMALISA spark or passion. Kaufman and Johnson focus on the animation (led by co-director Duke Johnson, Voices of the tedium of basic tasks (opening a door, walkan Adult Swim veteran) is beautifully detailed, David Thewlis, ing into a room, making a phone call), which the the core of the story (and its themes of alienation Jennifer Jason Leigh, painstakingly realistic animation makes even and melancholy) lies in the voices. more apparent, and the movie lulls itself into a Disappointingly, though, those themes are Tom Noonan. similar tedium. In his best work as a screenwritlaid out pretty clearly at the beginning of the Directed er (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of movie, and Kaufman struggles to find ways to by Charlie the Spotless Mind), Kaufman has used fantastical expand on them over the next 90 minutes. As Kaufman and conceits to heighten the power of familiar emoNoonan’s voice emerges from a range of charac- Duke Johnson. ters while downtrodden middle-aged customer- Rated R. Opens tions, but Anomalisa seems to have the opposite goal: It removes anything fantastical or even service expert Michael Stone (voiced by David Friday at AMC enjoyable from the emotions that people feel Thewlis) travels to a business conference, it Town Square. for each other, replacing them with repetitive becomes obvious that Michael feels alone and numbness. Instead of finding the sublime in the mundisconnected from everyone around him, including his dane, Anomalisa turns out to just be mundane. wife and young son. And when Michael finally hears a
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Basket case Zach Galifianakis showcases his irritating side in Baskets Zach Galifianakis has honed his ability to play off-putting characters in the Hangover movies and his web series Between aaccc Two Ferns, among other projects, and his grating, oblivious BASKETS persona reaches its height in the unpleasant, unfunny FX series Thursdays, Baskets. Not only is Galifianakis’ title character, aspiring clown 10 p.m., FX. Chip Baskets, a chore to spend time with, but so is pretty much every other character on the show, including Chip’s twin brother Dale (get it?), also played by Galifianakis. ¶ Co-created by Galifianakis, Louis C.K. and Portlandia producer Jonathan Krisel, Baskets follows the narcissistic, delusional Chip as he attempts to study classical clowning in Paris (despite not speaking a word of French) and then returns to his hometown of Bakersfield, California, where the only job he can get with his unmarketable skills is as a rodeo clown. Chip complains constantly to the people around him, including his mother (played by Louie Anderson in deliberately ineffective drag) and his insurance adjuster Martha (comedian Martha Kelly), who becomes his only friend because she’s a complete doormat. Chip’s sad life is neither funny nor moving; it’s just a parade of discomfort, for both the characters and the audience. –Josh Bell
Airlift (Not reviewed) Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Feryna Wazheir. Directed by Raja Krishna Menon. 125 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. A drama about the 1990 evacuation of Indians living in Kuwait, following the Iraqi invasion. Regal Village Square. The Boy (Not reviewed) Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, James Russell. Directed by William Brent Bell. 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. An American nanny is disturbed by her English employers’ “son”—a life-sized doll. Theaters citywide. Caged No More (Not reviewed) Kevin Sorbo, Loretta Devine, Alan Powell. Directed by Lisa Arnold. 97 minutes. Rated PG-13. A grandmother searches for her two kidnapped granddaughters. Regal Boulder Station, AMC Town Square. Detective Chinatown (Not reviewed) Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran, Tong Liya. Directed by Sicheng Chen. 136 minutes. Not rated. In Mandarin with English subtitles. A pair of bumbling detectives attempt to solve a murder. AMC Town Square. Dirty Grandpa (Not reviewed) Zac Efron, Robert De Niro, Aubrey Plaza. Directed by Dan Mazer. 102 minutes. Rated R. An uptight young man gets stuck taking his raunchy grandfather on a road trip. Theaters citywide. Ip Man 3 aabcc Donnie Yen, Lynn Hung, Jin Zhang. Directed by Wilson Yip. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. In Cantonese with English subtitles. Yen’s third movie as legendary real-life martial-arts master Ip Man pits him against a group of cartoonish gangsters led by a nefarious American played by, um, Mike Tyson. The story is silly and poorly constructed, and the sleek, exciting fight scenes can’t quite make up for the clumsy structure. –JB AMC Town Square. Mojave abccc Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund, Walton Goggins. Directed by William Monahan. 93 minutes. Rated R. A troubled Hollywood star (Hedlund) and a psychopathic drifter (Isaac) face off in this ludicrous existential thriller. The two brooding men spout philosophical nonsense at each other, but their actual conflict remains mostly inscrutable. There are no twists or reveals, just two self-absorbed idiots talking each other to death. –JB AMC Town Square. My Bebe Love (Not reviewed) Ai-Ai de las Alas, Vic Sotto, Alden Richards. Directed by Jose Javier Reyes. Not rated. In Filipino with English subtitles. Mismatched couples from two different generations fall in love. Century Orleans, Century Suncoast.
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A&E | Noise EDM
> Savage Amusement Adore Life is one of 2016’s early must-hears.
Wild at heart Steve Angello leaves the Mafia sound behind
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Savages ramp up their intensity on their superb second album In 2013, Savages stormed out of London like a blast Beth’s unexpected vocal flip upward for the line, “Don’t from the post-punk past, courtesy of a gray-scale aes- try to change the way your parents did it,” on the religionthetic, thorny electric guitar abrasions and frontwoman scorning “Evil”; the abrupt key change and drummer Fay Milton’s ferocity surge in “The Answer”; and the Jehnny Beth’s shards-of-glass vocals. Debut way “Sad Person” shifts between snotty ’77 punk LP Silence Yourself, however, commanded and a melodic post-punk chorus. attention by being thoroughly immersed in Still, overall Adore Life prizes restraint as contemporary urgency, even as it recalled much as noise, a shift most evident on sparse greats such as The Pop Group, Siouxsie and highlight “Adore.” The song de-emphasizes its the Banshees and Joy Division. needling guitar rumbles and springy bass and Savages sound even more in-your-face instead pushes Beth to the forefront, where on second album Adore Life, courtesy of she channels the elegant, poetic vocal timbre more nuanced arrangements and instruand erudite philosophizing of Patti Smith. That mentation, and Anders Trentemøller’s deft same questioning nature permeates the rest of mixing approach. Songs like the minor- Savages Adore Adore Life’s lyrics, which are primarily conkey cauldron-bubble “Slowing Down the Life aaaac cerned with how one singular experience or World” and the yelping “I Need Something state of being can have multiple perspectives New” emphasize Ayse Hassan’s formidable bass, while “Surrender” contrasts Beth’s wailing, and interpretations. But ambiguity isn’t a detriment to clipped vocals with stormy Gemma Thompson guitars. Savages—in fact, it’s what makes Adore Life so compelling. The record is also notable for its sudden curveballs: –Annie Zaleski
After massive hits like “One,” “Leave the World Behind,” “Don’t You Worry Child” and “Save the World,” the case could easily be made that Swedish House Mafia wrote the blueprint for the modern EDM anthem. Since then Axwell and Ingrosso have ventured out as a duo, and Steve Angello has gone solo, finally planting his flag with debut album Wild Youth. “To me it was really important that I didn’t try and do something,” Angello explains. “I wanted it to be a natural, gradual process in which every Steve track had to grow Angello up and become Wild Youth its own thing.” aaabc And Wild Youth doesn’t attempt to replicate the sound of Swedish House Mafia, straying from stadium-ready, potentially commercial crossover hits. That’s not to say the record isn’t packed with anthemic, big-room choons. Those songs are here, just a bit more understated, as on “Wasted Love” or “Children of the Wild,” both of which draw influence from melodic rock bands like U2 and Coldplay. But Angello is at his best when tapping into the deeper, hypnotic grooves of songs like “Revolution” and “The Ocean.” The same can be said for “Someone Else,” with hometown hero Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, which begs for a live, collaborative performance at Omnia. –Mike Pizzo
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TY SEGALL Emotional Mugger aaaac Ty Segall has long been a musical seeker—in a 2012 Weekly interview he listed Hawkwind, The Fugs, Gong and The Residents among key recent spins—and his latest album finds him putting his record collection to full use. Last year, for the first time since 2007, the California rocker didn’t release an LP under his own name, and Emotional Mugger suggests he spent much of that time mining for sonic gold. From the T. Rex-ian slink of “Squealer Two” to Beefheart-y twisted-blues stomp “Mandy Cream,” the Zappa-ish growls of “Emotional Mugger/Leopard Princess” to Kraut-like closer “The Magazine,” Mugger finds Segall referencing others and himself (see: the Fuzzed-out heavy-psych of “Californian Hills”), and smashing everything together for his most diverse ride yet. The spirit of exploration extends beyond the compositions to the production, which piles up effects and noises for a dense mix that keeps even more traditional Segall cuts like “Candy Sam” and “Diversion”—the latter featuring a truly massive guitar outro—feeling fresh. Weird collage piece “W.U.O.T.W.S.” initially seems like the album’s outlier, a slab of full-on experimental mayhem, until it clicks that it’s actually the peak moment, when its creators’ quest takes him somewhere completely new. –Spencer Patterson
The London Suede Night Thoughts aabcc After ending an 11-year studio hiatus with 2013’s Bloodsports, the glam-ish Brit-poppers of (The London) Suede return yet again with a giant album primped and waiting to be an event. You know a band is serious when it only lets the press stream a record in one, unbroken track. (“This is a work, not a collection of singles, dammit!”) Night Thoughts is also being issued with a feature film, about a drowning man fighting for his life as it flashes before his eyes. It’s all terribly, horribly serious. I know it’s not entirely fair to compare a band to its former self, but since arriving in 1993 with a self-titled debut that was irresistibly kinky and glam, The London Suede has slowly streamlined itself into something way less fun—a pretentious and heavy-hearted arena-rock band, not unlike Coldplay with a death wish. The London Suede can still knock out an above-average jam (only a curmudgeon could deny the overgrown teenage-kicks of “Outsiders” and “When You Are Young”), but I can’t help missing The London Suede of yore, the Brett Anderson who sang, “He writes the line/Wrote right down my spine/It says ‘Oh, do you believe in love there?’” Oh, well. Maybe I need to grow up. –Smith Galtney
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A&E | noise > things to come A rendering of the Foundry stage and (below) a snap of the bar.
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Five things to know about new SLS music venue the Foundry By Mike Prevatt The 20,000-square-foot, 1,800-capacity live-entertainment venue replaces SLS’ former nightclub, Life, and debuts to the public February 5 with headliner Awolnation. Matt Minichino, SLS’ VP of nightlife and entertainment, says the company sought “an entertainment driver on the property,” resulting in his hiring last March and the increase in live entertainment at SLS nightlife venues like Foxtail. Now, the multi-purpose Foundry will host concerts, comedy and award shows and, yes, even one-off nightlife events. Intimacy is the selling point. After walking through the front entrance, Foundry patrons are immediately hit by a 25-by-65-foot stage that nearly stretches the length of the venue, and allows for more bodies closer to the stage. Minichino, former director of nightlife operations at Hard Rock Hotel, compares the Foundry to the old Joint. It also doesn’t look too different from Life, aside from having cleared both the DJ booth (for the stage) and the overhead dancer structures. Five LED screens remain, which, along with various lighting grids, offer a bit more
rear-venue atmosphere than possible at most live-music venues. Life’s club-centric Funktion-One system has been replaced with 20 Danley Sound Labs speakers. One day after Awolnation christens the room, Lil Wayne, Wu-Tang Clan’s Method Man and Redman will bring hip-hop into the room. Other announced performances include alt-pop act X Ambassadors (March 26), former American Idol contestant Adam Lambert (April 1) and YouTube phenom/acoustic cover act Boyce Avenue (April 23). Mega-promoter Live Nation is responsible for the venue’s calendar. With three nearby competitors with similar capacities, the Foundry’s emergence raises the question: Do we have too many live-music halls on the Strip? Competition for acts remains cutthroat, and while location variety is welcome, higher ticket prices— stemming from venues outbidding one another for shows—certainly are not. So far, the Foundry’s shows cost only $25-$40. Let’s hope they continue to hover around that range—and that Live Nation will complement pop acts with newer and alternative options.
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A&E | THE STRIP
> MOMMY DEAREST Anderson’s voice landed him a leading lady role in Baskets.
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do onstage is an homage to them.” But Christine Baskets Louie Anderson took a call last spring from a felis “much meaner than my mom, for sure.” low comedian. The guy on the other end opened with, The TV show might well increase ticket sales for “Louie? This is Louie.” Anderson’s stage show, a facet of the business he’s barely “Weird that a Louie gets a call from a Louie,” says interested in today. “You might see a bump in the standAnderson, most commonly known as simply “Louie.” up show, especially as the episodes go on and it becomes The Louie making the call spells his name “Louis” and a hit,” Anderson says. “But, you know, when you’ve been was, in fact, Louis C.K. And Louis C.K. had a proposal a stand-up for 37 years, you quit asking how many people for Anderson. “I’m producing a TV show with Zach are in the showroom. You can only be disappointed. If it’s Galifianakis, and he wants you to play a part,” Louis C.K. sold out, you ask, ‘Why wasn’t it sold out earlier?’ If there said. “Yeah?” Anderson answered. are 100 people in the room, why aren’t there 200? It’s “… and you’ll be playing Zach’s mother,” Louis C.K. a slippery slope when you get involved with how many continued. “Yeah!” Anderson answered. people are there.” And so it is that Zach, Louie and Louis are teaming Anderson moved to Las Vegas while booked at the for the new series Baskets, premiering Thursday night Excalibur, a show dubbed Larger Than Life, which was on FX (see the review on Page 21). Galifianakis, who copromoted by a giant plastic statue of Anderson that bore produces the show with Louis C.K., plays Chip Baskets, an unsettling resemblance to Bob’s Big Boy. In 2010, an aspiring clown raised in California who trained in he moved to Palace Station in a theater named for him Paris. Chip is having trouble finding work, surprisingly for Louie LOL and spent about three years there before enough, and takes a job as a rodeo clown (or bullfighter, relocating to the showroom at the Plaza. That for those initiated in the sport). run lasted a little more than a year and closed in Chip is also a twin, and his flamboyant March, with Anderson admittedly fed up with a brother, Dale, is the apple of his mother’s eye. LOUIE sit-down residency. Mom is Anderson, who, by sheer coincidence, ANDERSON “One day I said, ‘I’m done doing a regular gig,’” is booked to play South Point Showroom Friday January 22 says Anderson, who learned what every headand Saturday night during Baskets’ debut week. & 23, 7:30 liner who attempts a residency on Fremont Street A 10-year resident of Henderson and recurring p.m., $15-$25. knows: It’s tough to sell tickets Downtown. “I was Vegas headliner, Anderson simply fell into the South Point just done. I hate to say it any other way, but I’m not role of Christine Baskets. It was not for his Showroom, doing it anymore.” looks, or any stage adaptation he’s performed 702-796-7111. The 62-year-old Anderson still draws inspiration as a woman. It was his voice that won him the from his contemporaries, and also those who were role. “Zach was telling Louis what he wanted superstars in his early years as a comic. “I just adore standout of this role, and he was saying, ‘It’s a voice, a particuup,” he says. “Johnny Carson, I loved him. Loved his show. lar voice, and I’ll know it when I hear it.’ And Louis C.K. Rodney Dangerfield worked as long as he could. Henny said, ‘You mean, like Louie Anderson?’ And Zach said, Youngman, Milton Berle, same thing. Look at Don Rickles, ‘That’s it! Get him!’” still doing it when he could be doing anything else. These Anderson has actually portrayed a mother—his own— are incredible men whose comedy transcends age and time.” onstage throughout his 37-year career as a stand-up. Just last week, Anderson caught Louis C.K. at the “I’ve never worn a costume or anything, but I talk about Comedy Store in LA. “I was absolutely inspired,” he said. my mom, as my mom, during my act. I’ll say, ‘My mom’s “You ever see somebody do something, or read somefirst words were, “Can we please get some extra butter?” thing, and think, ‘I need to get back to work?’ That’s what We loved butter. And she was a garage-sale person and it was like watching Louis. I was totally inspired.” would say, ‘This looks like a good sale. Pull over.’ And I’d And it’s that same comic who has helped regenerate say, ‘Mom, you sure? And leave the funeral procession?’” Anderson’s spirit. As they say in comedy, timing is Anderson grew up with five sisters and remembers his everything. siblings as “very loving, and I had a great mom, so what I
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A&E | FINE ART
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> homegrown “Glacial Pour” by Elizabeth Blau and (below) David Ryan’s “Traced Gesture 5A.”
Taste showcases the range of talented Las Vegas artists By Dawn-Michelle Baude The Contemporary Arts Center is resurrected with the Taste exhibition, proclaiming that fine art is alive and kicking in Las Vegas. Curated by Melissa Petersen with Brent Holmes, Taste drew a record 500-plus viewers to the opening at the CAC’s new digs. Conceived in part for the Zabludowicz Collection’s December symposium “Think Vegas,” Taste showcases 15 of the city’s artists. The accompanying catalog, beautifully designed by Holmes, opens with an essay by Danielle Kelly so insightful sparks fly. Although more than three-fourths of Taste’s works have been previously exhibited, they haven’t hung together: seeing them side by side makes a convincing case for the range and achievement of artists calling Las Vegas home. The curation has a distinct Vegas feel. This is a city in which unrelated buildings share a sidewalk or wall—a tattoo parlor next to an accounting office next to a sewing shop. Turnover, flexible zoning and speed of construction result in surprising juxtapositions, wacky combos and glimmers of poetry. Taste, too, has a collaged quality. It’s a reminder that there isn’t a Las Vegas “school” of art so much as a profusion of artistic tendencies and styles. Justin Favela’s “Untitled (Big Bird)” greets visitors. The larger-than-life papier-mâché children’s character, splayed on the floor in a compromising pose, is both sexualized and neutered, a rebranding of innocence that segues into pop-culture critique. Made of mold-blown, acid-etched glass, Brent Sommerhauser’s adjacent sculptures simultaneously emerge and recede from the ground, their philosophical significance rooted in cycles of creation. Further AAAbc
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> TURF AND SURF Edge’s roasted Niman Ranch lamb (here) and crab and avocado salad.
Edge of greatness Westgate’s remade steakhouse offers a satisfying, classic experience By Brock Radke Shaun Morales, simply sparkles. The iconic casino-hotel property that most Edge steaks are towering hunks of charred prime people still identify as the Las Vegas Hilton was cerbeef served on stark white plates with maitre’d tainly in need of a makeover when timeshare mogul hotel butter and a clove of garlic. Upgrade from David Siegel bought it in 2014 and began transformthe filet with the Manhattan sirloin ($57), flavorful ing it into Westgate Las Vegas. and rich, or splurge on the Gold Label eye of ribNo dimension of its offerings needed to be eye ($78), marbled and juicy. Edge also serves the refreshed as badly as its food, and those necescoveted Japanese A5 Wagyu for beef nerds and a sary changes have been made. Sure, its high32-ounce bone-in porterhouse ($125 including two est-profile restaurant, the unbelievably still-alive sides) for those interested in a shareable slab. Benihana, remains, but Westgate has perked up Other dishes are steakhouse stanits dining stable with Fresco Italiano, dards with subtle, refreshing twists. The Rikki Tiki Sushi, Silk Road Asian Bistro, Silk Road shrimp appetizer ($18) does and the charmingly classic casino cof- EDGE the Nobu spicy-creamy thing, while the fee shop Sid’s Cafe. But the undeniable STEAKHOUSE prawn cocktail ($30) comes with chunky champion of this culinary overhaul is Westgate Las tomato cocktail sauce and Meyer lemon Edge Steakhouse, a transplant from the Vegas, 702-732foam. Porcini mushroom soup ($14) with Westgate Park City Resort in Utah. 5755. TuesdayWhen it was the Hilton, and then Saturday, 5-10 p.m. black truffle and goat cheese is a lovely winter indulgence, and Edge handles LVH, this building was forever trapped tableside preparation deftly with a classic in the ’80s and ’90s. Frankly, as Westgate, Caesar salad for two or more ($16). it still is. But when you’re eating at Edge, you’ll The current seafood highlight is Alaskan black realize that’s not a bad thing. That’s because while cod done cioppino-style ($35) with clams and musthe decor still brings that vibe—white tablecloths, sels in a broth rich with fennel. Of course, you can wood floors, cheesy pillars and chandeliers in the always add a Maine lobster tail, shrimp scampi or middle of the dining room—the menu, directed king crab Oscar-style to your steak. The side dishes by chef de cuisine Steve Young, is updated and ($12) don’t disappoint, ranging from black truffle ideal, and the service, dictated by general manager
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mac and cheese with Irish cheddar, Gruyère and veal demi-glace to Brussels sprouts with sweet potato and Thai chili. If you’ve ever considered making a tapas-style meal out of steakhouse sides, this is a good place to test the theory, possibly incorporating lobster risotto or roasted mushrooms with Sherry vinegar and Boursin cheese. Westgate will never be compared to the Strip’s elite resorts, and it doesn’t want to be. It’s a Vegas spot for our millions of Average Joe visitors, and Edge is the steakhouse equivalent. It’s a fine-dining experience with comparable prices where you get what you pay for—terrific food and total satisfaction.
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> CLASSIC COWBOY Stick with smoky prime rib (left) and stuffed mushrooms at Bob Taylor’s Ranch House.
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quickly and were exactly as I expected—and looked over Talk about old-school restaurants ... Let’s get into the menu. Service is friendly and sincere. We went with one that’s older than I am. Established in 1955, Bob the dishes the Ranch House is known for: Cajun shrimp Taylor’s Ranch House is widely accepted as the oldest scampi and crab stuffed mushrooms for appetizers, I got operating restaurant in Las Vegas. Original owner Bob the 16-ounce prime rib, medium rare, and my wife Roni Taylor would barbecue for his friends and neighbors the grilled rack of lamb. We didn’t come here for chicken in the middle of nowhere off the Tonopah Highway marsala or cordon bleu. That’s just crazy. Each entrée (now U.S. 95). When word got out and demand for comes with salad or soup, cheesy garlic Texas toast and his barbecue grew, he turned his ranch house into your choice of potato. a supper club. On Saturdays and Sundays Both appetizers were hot and very flavorful, he would host trap-shooting competitions, the definition of comfort food. The Texas toast where shooters from all over the world BOB TAYLOR’S made me smile, thick-sliced Wonder Bread with would come to win trophies and prizes like RANCH HOUSE garlic and cheese. We both had the dinner salad silver belt buckles, then settle in for a hearty 6250 Rio Vista with crumbled blue cheese. meat-centric meal. St., 702-645-1399. My prime rib was cooked on point, with just The barren desert and tumbleweeds that Sunday-Thursday, the right amount of light smokiness to enhance surrounded the Ranch House back then 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; have now been enveloped by development, Friday & Saturday, the tender meat, and my creamy, twice-baked potato was stuffed with bacon and garlic. The but the wood-paneled house covered in 11 a.m.-11 p.m. dish delivered everything I was promised. Western memorabilia still serves great Roni’s lamb was coated with mustard and rosemesquite-grilled meat. The parking lot is mary, classic flavor combinations, but what surprised desert dirt, feral cats roam the surrounding property me was how awesome the meat was. It was the best and white Christmas lights still trail the walkway up to lamb I’ve ever had in Las Vegas, period. The Ranch the restaurant. Notable diners include Strip headliners House potatoes are basically hash browns, spuds mixed like Siegfried and Roy, Mayors Oscar and Carolyn with cheese and mushrooms. Goodman and members of the Rat Pack. It was the These guys know how to glorify meat and potatoes. Rao’s of its time, when it was the norm to have Sheriff I live in Northwest Vegas and plan to make this my Ralph Lamb dining next to politicians and other hangout. Filled with history, it gives you great-quality connected personalities, and Bob himself would be meat priced correctly—a no-frills, old-school classic. standing behind a wall of flames in his white uniform Stick to the steaks and chops, order a nice bottle of and big white hat chewing on ice that he would throw cabernet and enjoy the conversation with your friends or into the fire to control the heat. someone you love, and tell ’em Chef Rick sent you. They Antique saddles and Western movie posters still hang won’t know what you’re talking about, but you can’t go on the walls, and there’s little in the way of fancy tables, wrong if you stick with my recommendations. plates and silverware. But the experience is what I seek, and this is where you get the real deal. You know as soon as you enter there’s no reason to get all dressed up to eat here, but you can if you want, When he’s not dining at classic Vegas restaurants, because everyone is made to feel welcome. We ordered Rick Moonen is chef and owner at RM Seafood and cocktails—a Manhattan and a martini that came out Rx Boiler Room at the Shoppes at Mandalay Place.
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INGREDIENTS 2 oz. BiVi Sicilian Vodka 1 /2 oz. Targa Riserva 1840 Marsala
/2 oz. Limoncello
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Stir up this cocktail and get ready for an authentic taste of Southern Italy. The recently debuted BiVi vodka is the first and only Sicilian vodka out there, and all the other ingredients—even the olives— hail from the same region. They combine to create a crisp, clean and smooth-sipping libation that’s sure to hit all the right notes.
Cocktail created by Francesco Lafranconi, Executive Director of Mixology and Spirits Education at Southern Wine & Spirits.
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T H E ST R I P & N E A R BY Brooklyn Bowl Stick Figure, Fortunate Youth 1/23, 8:30 pm, $15. Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & DJ Hi-Tek) 1/24, 8 pm, $28. Madeon, Skylar Spence 1/25, 8 pm, $25. The Motet, Sophistafunk 1/29, 9 pm, $17. Bryson Tiller, They 1/30, 9 pm, sold out. Iration, Anuhea 1/31, 8:30 pm, $30-$105. Us, Mija, Chocolate Puma, Coyota Kisses, MIICS, Deaf From Above, Laissez Faire, Sam V B2B, Scotty Rocks, Tevin Eleven 2/4, 6:30 pm, $30. Lamb of God, Anthrax, Deafheaven, Powertrip 2/11, 7 pm, $35. Hoodie Allen, Super Duper Kyle, Blackbear 2/12, 9 pm, $30. Nahko and Medicine for the People 2/13, 8:30 pm, $20-$24. Alice: A Steampunk Concert Fantasy 2/24, 3/23, 10 p.m., $15-$30. Phil Lesh & Friends 2/26-2/27, 8 pm, $65. The Infamous Stringdusters 2/27, 12:30 a.m., $15. Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band 2/28, 1 pm, $30. Metric, Joywave 2/29, 8 pm, $26. Galactic, The Record Company 3/1, 9 pm, $22$25, Matisyahu 3/3, 8:30 pm, $30, Linq, 702-862-2695. The Colosseum Elton John 1/22-1/23, 1/26-1/27, 1/29-1/31, 6:30 pm, $55-$500. Celine Dion 2/23-2/24, 2/26-2/27, 7:30 pm, $55-$500. Mariah Carey 2/2, 2/52/6, 2/10, 2/13-2/14, 2/17, 2/19-2/20. 8 pm, $55-$250. Tsai Chin 2/12, 9 pm, $58-$188. Caesars Palace, 702-731-7333. The Cosmopolitan (Chelsea) Celebration of the Lunar Year of the Monkey 2/13, 7:30 pm, $50. 702-6987000. Double Barrel Roadhouse Rowdy McCarran 1/22, 8 pm, free. DB Live! Sat, 9 pm, free. Monte Carlo, 702222-7735. Double Down Stagnetti’s Cock, The Pluralses 1/21. Hit Me Baby, The Negative Nancys, Dirk Vermin and the Hostile Talent, The Mapes 1/22. Attack Ships on Fire, The Damnit Jims, Tartar Control, Franks & Deans 1/23. Bargain DJ Collective Mon, 10 pm. Unique Massive Tue, midnight. The Juju Man Wed, midnight. Shows free unless noted. 640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. Flamingo Olivia Newton-John Thru 1/22, 1/26-1/30, 7:30 pm, $70-$139. 702-733-3333. The Foundry Awolnation 2/5, 8 pm, $35. SLS, foundrylv.com. Gilley’s Easy 8’s Band 1/28, 2/4, 2/25, 9 pm, free. Scotty Alexander Band 2/18, 9 pm; 1/15-1/16, 2/19-2/20, 10 pm. Brian Lynn Jones Band 1/21, 9 pm 1/22-1/23, 10 pm. Kenny Allen Band 1/29-1/30, 10 pm. Rob Staley Band 2/5-2/6, 10 pm. Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band 2/11, 9 pm; 2/12-2/13, 10 pm. Kaleb King 2/26-2/27, 10 pm. Shows $10-$20 after 10 pm unless noted. Treasure Island, 702-894-7722. Hard Rock Live Europe, War of Kings 1/23, 8 pm, $30. Hard Rock Cafe (Strip), 702-733-7625. House of Blues Steel Panther 1/22, 8 pm, $22. Appetite 4 Destruction 1/23, 7 pm, $12. Carlos Santana 1/27, 1/29-1/31, 2/3-2/6, $90-$350, 8 pm. Charles Kelley, Maren Morris 1/28, 7 pm, $25-$28. Queen Nation 2/13, 7 pm, $15-$18. Cradle of Filth, Butcher Babies, Ne Obliviscaris 2/16, 8 pm, $25. At the Gates, The Haunted,
Decapitated 2/18, 5:30 pm, $23-$25. AFAN Aids Walk Kick-Off ft. Wicked Garden, Roxy Gunn Project 2/20, 7 pm, $10. (Crossroads) Looped Sun, Thu, 9-11 pm, free. Nothing but the Blues Mon-Wed, 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 Bullet for My Valentine, Asking Alexandria, While She Sleeps 2/6, 7:30 pm, $32. Rascal Flatts, Rhythm & Roots 2/17, 2/19-2/20, 2/2, 2/26-2/27, 8 pm, $40. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5222. Mandalay Bay (Events Center) Gerardo Ortiz y Calibre 50 2/12, 8 pm, $70-$180. Black Sabbath, Rival Sons 2/13, 7:30 pm, $45-$164. Iron Maiden, The Raven Age 2/28, $62$103. (Rí Rá ) Drops of Green 1/21, 1/24, 8:45 pm; 1/22-1/23, 9 pm. John Windsor 1/25, 8:45 pm. Creel 1/261/28, 1/31, 8:45 pm; 1/29-1/30, 9 pm. 702-632-7777. MGM Grand (Garden Arena) AC/DC 2/5, $129. 702-891-7777. Orleans (Arena) Midnight Star, The Emotions, Heatwave, Debra & Ronnie Laws, Jody Watley, Malo, GQ, The Jets, Evelyn King 2/13, 7:30 pm, $30-$79. Stellar Gospel Music Awards 2/20, 6 pm, $45-$200. The Robert Cray Band 1/23-1/24, 8 pm, $33-$55. Dion 2/5-2/6, 8 pm, $55$82. Love Affair 2/13, 7:30 pm, $30. Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. 2/13-2/14, $33-$55. Stellar Gospel Music Awards 2/20, 6 pm, $50. 702365-7075. Palace Station (Jack’s Irish Pub) Forget to Remember Fri & Sat, 9 pm, free. 702-547-5300. Palms (Lounge) Muscat & Friends 1/21, 10 pm, free. Misty Day 1/23, 10 pm, free. Gypsy Road 1/28, 10 pm,
free. David Perrico & Pop Strings Orchestra 1/30, 11 pm, free. Brent 4321 Flamingo Rd., 942-7777. The Pearl Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies, Children of Bodom, Havok 2/26, 7 pm, $50-$86. Palms, 702-942-7777. Planet Hollywood (The Axis) Britney Spears 2/13-2/14, 2/17, 2/19-2/20, 2/24, 2/26-2/27, 9 pm, $57-$180. Jennifer Lopez 1/22-1/23,1/27, 1/29-1/30, 2/3, 2/5-2/6, 2/9, 9 pm, $95-$219. 702-7772782. The Sayers Club Ashley Red 1/221/23, 10 pm, free. Sunday Jazz Series ft. Vince Preister 1/24, 7 pm, $25. Barry Black 1/30, 10 pm, free. The Conwaves 2/5, free, 10 pm. White Label Thursdays Thu, 10 pm, free. Buckin Fridays Fri, 10 pm, $10. SLS, 702-761-7618. Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Olivia Lane 1/22. Brodie Stewart 1/29. Shows 10 pm, free unless noted. Town Square, 702-435-2855. Tuscany Nik at Nite Sun. Laura Shaffer & The Noir Nightingale Trio Mon. The Mixx w/ Enrique Corro & Co. Tue. Nieve Malandra Soul Cabaret Wed. Naomi Mauro Thu. Kenny Davidsen Celebrity Piano Bar Fri, 8:30 pm, Tommy Ward Sat. All shows 7:30 pm, free unless noted. 255 E. Flamingo Road, 702-893-8933. Venetian John Fogerty 1/22-1/23, 8 pm, $60-$350. 702-414-9000. Vinyl Thousand Foot Krutch, Bridge to Grace, David Brazil, Wayland, Sunflower Dead 2/12, 8 pm, $15-$18. P.O.D., 10 Years, Dead Letter Circus, War of Ages 2/13, 7 pm, $22-$39. Anti-Flag, Leftover Crack, War on Women, Homeless Gospel Choir, Blackbird Raum 2/28, 7 pm, $18. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000. Wynn (Eastside Lounge) Michael Monge Wed, Thu, Sun, 9 pm; Fri, Sat, 10 pm; $10. 702-770-7000.
D OW N TOW N Artifice Felix, Red Yeti 1/15, free. Vegas Jazz Tue, 7 pm, $15. Karaoke Wed, 10 pm, free. Thursday Request Live First Thu, 10 pm, free. 1025 S. 1st St., Ste. 100., 702-489-6339. Backstage Bar & Billiards Bombshell Bingo ft. Dante’s Inferno Band, DJ Catman 1/21, 8 pm, $5. Dark Rewind 1/23, 10 pm, free. The Soft Moon, Close to Modern, DJ Fish, Dark Black 1/27, 8 pm, $10-$12. Mustard Plug, Dan Potthast, The Retrolites, Light Em Up, Dj Jr. Ska Boss 1/29, 8 pm, $11-$13. Mike Zito & The Wheel, Katy Guillen & The Girls 2/12, 8 pm, $16-$21. Dance Yourself Clean 2/26, 8 pm, $11. 601 E. Fremont St., 702382-2227. Beauty Bar JD McPherson, HoneyHoney 1/22, 9 pm, $18-$22. Love Cop 1/28, 9 pm, free. Valley Queen, Boroughs 2/8, 9 pm, free. Metalachi 2/11, 9 pm, $12-$15. Hunter Valentine, Crash Kit 3/3, 9 pm, $8-$10. 517 Fremont St., 702598-3757. Bunkhouse Saloon Moonboots, American Weather 1/21, 9 pm, $5. Gold Boot, Rabid Young 1/22, 9 pm, $5. Special-K, Mega Bog, Brother Mister 1/30, 9 pm, $5. Dusty Sunhine, Blair Dewane, Jackson Wilcox 2/12, 8 pm, $5. La Luz, Stonefield, No Tides 3/23, $10. Karaoke Mon, 10 pm, free. 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414. Downtown Container Park Stoked 1/22, 7 pm. The Moonshiners 1/29, 7 pm. 707 Fremont St, downtowncontainerpark.com. Fremont Country Club Hawthorne Heights, Mest, The Ataris 2/16, 7 pm, $20-$25. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-3826601. Fremont Street Experience (Main Street Stage) Ashley Red Thu., 10
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THE ’BURBS Elixir Shaun South 1/23. Marty Feick 1/29. Nick Mattera 1/22. Tim Mendoza 1/30. Music from 8-11 pm, free unless noted. 2920 N. Green Valley Parkway, elixirlounge.net. M Resort (M Pavillion) Elvis Tribute show ft. Justin Shandor 1/23, 7 pm, $30-$42. M Resort, 800-745-3000. Sienna Italian Authentic Trattoria Vegas Good Fellas Thu, 7:30 pm. Red Velvet Fri & Sat, 8:30 pm. 9500 Sahara Ave., 702-360-3358. South Point The McCartney Years 1/29-1/31, 7:30 pm, $25. Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns Mon, 10:30 pm, $5-$10. Dennis Bono Show Thu, 2 pm, free. Wes Winters Fri & Sat, 6 pm, free. Spazmatics Sat, 10:30 pm, $5. 702-797-8005.
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Arizona Charlie’s (Naughty Ladies Saloon) Jerry Tiffe Fri, 4 pm. 740 S. Decatur Blvd., 702-258-5200. Boulder Dam Brewing The Scorched 1/22. Out of the Desert 1/23. DJ Haydin Band 1/29. Chicago Joe and the Waybacks 1/30. Thu, 7 pm; Fri & Sat, 8 pm. Shows free unless noted. 453 Nevada Way, Boulder City, 702-243-2739. Boulder Station (Kixx Bar) Reflection Fri & Sat, 8 pm. 702-432-7777. Count’s Vamp’d Y&T 2/5, 8:30 pm, $20-$25. Geoff Tate’s Operation Mindcrime 2/6, 9 pm, $20-$25. 6750 W. Sahara, 702-2208849. Dispensary Lounge Uli Geissendoerfer Trio Fri & Sat, 10 pm. 2451 E. Tropicana, 702-4586343. Dive Bar Lambs to Lions, Illicitor, Yosemite Slam, Jerk 1/22, 9 pm, $5. The Toasters 2/19, 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. Sam’s Town Morris Day and the Time 1/23, 8 pm, $25. Los NiteKings Sun, 7 pm, free. Shows free unless noted. 5111 Boulder Hwy., 702-284-7777.
Comedy Hard Rock Hotel (The Joint) Bo Burnham 1/30, 8 pm, $50. 702-693-5000. Harrah’s (Main Showrom) Mac King Tue-Sat, 1 & 3 pm, $33. (The Improv) Darryl Lennox, Don McEnery, Tracey MacDonald Thru 1/24. Dat Phan, Avi Liberman, Murray Valeriano 1/26-1/31. Vice Morris, Nick Youssef 2/2-2/7. Tue-Sun, 8:30 pm; Fri & Sat, 10 pm; $30-$45. 702-369-5000. MGM Grand (Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club) Brad Garrett, Paul Ogata, Dave Landau 1/18-1/24. Quinn Dahle, Rick Overton, Greg Vaccariello 1/25-1/31. Richard Vos, Zoltan Kaszas, Derek Richards 2/1-2/7. Brad Garrett, Debi Gutierrez, Andrew Norelli 2/8-2/14. Darrell Joyce, Mark Eddie, Randy Kagan 2/15-2/21. Scott Henry, Frances Dilorinzo, Drew Thomas 2/22-2/28. Brad Garrett, Michael Sommerville, Landry 2/29-3/5, 3/7. Dark Christmas Day. Nightly, 8 pm, $43-$87. 702-891-7777. Mirage Daniel Tosh 2/5, 10 pm; 2/6, 7:30 pm, $65-$105. Jay Leno 2/26, 10 pm, $66-$87. Ron White 2/12-2/13, 10 pm, $66. 702-7927777. Orleans (Showroom) Norm Macdonald 1/15, 9 pm, $44-$65. 702-284-7777. 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) Failure is an Option Nightly, dark Tue-Wed, 5:30 pm, $60. 702234-7469. Sin City Comedy & Burlesque Show Nightly, 8:30 pm, $38-$49. 702-7772782. Quad Jeff Civilico Sat-Mon, Wed-Thu, 4 pm, $39-$50. 888-777-7664. Red Rock (Rocks Lounge) Hal Sparks 1/23, 8 pm, $25-$35. Justin Willman 2/20, 8 pm, $25-$35. 702-797-7777. South Point Louie Anderson 1/22-1/23, 7:30 pm, $15. Jon Lovitz 2/5-2/6, 7:30 pm, $25. 702-797-8005. Treasure Island David Alan Grier, Tommy Davidson 2/12, 9 pm, $44-$71. 702-894-7111.
Performing Arts Christ Church Episcopal Hans Uwe Hielscher 2/5, 7:30 pm, $15. 2000 S. Maryland Parkway, sncago.org. Cockroach Theatre Constellations 1/211/23, 8 pm; 1/24, 2 pm $16-$20. The Nether 2/25-2/27, 8 pm; 2/28, 2 pm, $16-$20. Art Square Theater, 1025 S. 1st St., Ste. 110, 702-818-3422. Las Vegas Philharmonic Pink Martini 2/6, 7:30 pm, $100-$250. Spotlight Series 2/16, 4/26, 5/3, 7:30 pm, $168. Smith Center, 702749-2000.
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Mondays Dark With Mark Shunock 1/25, 8:30 pm, $20-$50, Vinyl, 702-693-5000. Onyx Theatre Reservoir Dolls 1/21-1/23, 1/281/30, 8 pm; 1/24, 1/31, 5 pm. Geek! 2/11-2/13, 2/18-2/20, 2/25-2/27, 8 pm; 2/21, 5 pm, $15$20. 953 E. Sahara Ave., 702-732-7225. Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Riverdance 1/26-1/29, 7:30 pm; 1/30-1/31, 2 & 7:30 pm, $29-$129. Panties in a Twist 2/2-2/6, $35$43. The Symphonic Rockshow Presents: The Best of British Rock 2/5, 7:30 pm, $29-$59. Cinderella 2/13, 7:30 pm, 2/14, 2 pm, $29-$139. (Cabaret Jazz) Shen Yun: A Gift From Heaven 1/21, 7:30 pm; 1/22 8 pm; 2/13-2/14 7:30 pm, free. The Composers Showcase of Las Vegas 1/27, 10:30 pm, $20-$25. Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill 2/12-2/14, 8 pm; 2/13-2/14, 3 pm, $34. 702749-2000. UNLV (Rando-Grillot Recital Hall) Amernet Quartet ft. Rachel Calloway 1/28, 7:30 pm, $27-$30. Andrew York 2/20, 8 pm, $41-$45. (Artemus W. Ham Hall) Sarah Chang and Julio Elizalde 2/6, 8 pm, $25-$75. 702-8953332.
Special Events All You Need Is Light: Jewish Film Festival Thru 1/24, $10 per film, times vary. Adelson Educational Campus Theater, 9700 W. Hillpoint Road, 702-239-2277. The Bourbon Book Club Dennis Johnson’s Jesus’ Son 1/21, 6 pm, free. The Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., thewritersblock. org. Sally Denton Book Signing and Reading 2/18, 7 pm, free. The Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., thewritersblock.org. Downtown Podcast Thu, 9 pm, free. Inspire Theater, 107 Las Vegas Blvd. S., downtownpodcast.tv. For the Love of Cocktails Meet the Masters of Cocktails 2/10, 6 pm, Hotel Bound Bar at Cromwell; Meet the Masters of Wine 2/10, 7:30 pm, $175, Giada at Cromwell. Downtown Bar Crawl 2/11, 5 pm. Locations vary. USBG Food Truck Wars 2/11, 10 pm, $25, Gold Spike. Micro-Experiences & Seminars 2/12, noon-5 pm. Mandalay Bay & Delano; The Grand Gala 2/12, 7 pm, $100, Mandalay Bay & Delano, ftloc.vegas. Human Love Experience: Poetry Music and Song ft. Lee Mallory, Philena Carter and Mizz Absurd 2/8, 7 pm, free. Hop Nuts Brewery, 1120 S. Main St., 702-816-5371. Hypnosis Unleashed Tue-Sun, 8:30 pm, $30-$40. Binion’s, 128 E. Fremont St., 702382-1600. Julia Lee Signing and Reading 1/22, 7 pm, free. The Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., thewritersblock.org. Las Vegas Ultimate Wine Run 1/29, 3:30 pm, $60-$90. Lake Las Vegas, 2030 Lake Las Vegas Pkwy., theultimatewinerun.com. Neon Lit 1/29, 2/26, 7 pm, free. The Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., thewritersblock.org. Switch: Trans* Clothing Swap Thu, 5 pm, free. Gay & Lesbian Community Center, 702733-9800. William Logan Hebner & Michael Plyer Signing and Reading 1/28, 7 pm, free. The Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., thewritersblock.org. Windmill Library Music Club The Beatles’ Revolver 1/17, 4 pm, free.
Sports Champions Soccer California Clasico Match LA Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes 2/13, 7 pm, $20-$50. Cashman Field, 850 Las Vegas Blvd., ticketfly.com. LVCHA Weekend Winter Championship Horse Cuttiong Event 2/10-2/15, times vary, free. South Point, 702-796-7111. UFC 196 Wedum vs. Velasquez 2/6, 4 pm, $158-$3121. 197 Dos Anjos vs. McGregor 3:30 pm, $501-$11688. MGM Grand, 702891-1111. UNLV Men’s Basketball Boise St. 1/27, 8 pm, $15-$130. San Diego St. 1/30, 5 pm, $20$140. Thomas & Mack Center, 702-739-3267. Vegas Shoot National Field Archery 1/29-1/31, times vary, free. South Point, 702-796-7111. WORCS Racing 2/26-2/28, times and prices TBA. South Point, 702-796-7111.
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