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30th ANNIVERSARY OF LABYRINTH Take away the still-unsurpassed puppetry. Brian Froud’s fanciful creature designs. Jennifer Connelly’s acting debut. David Bowie’s scene-chewing performance, even the bulge in his tights. What remains of 1986’s Labyrinth is wonderful storytelling by the late, great Jim Henson—and it still holds up. Theaters & times at fathomevents. com. –Geoff Carter
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The Baron Presents GENERATION X AT HARD HAT LOUNGE If you watch America’s Got Talent, you’ve surely seen the tatted and pierced man pulling cars from chains attached to his nipples. If that got you queasy, don’t worry. He also spins garage, punk and other rock ’n’ roll from the Gen X era— no nipple play involved. $2. –Leslie Ventura
Jareth the Goblin King continues to rule. (Photo Illustration)
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GENDERFEST AT THE CENTER The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada holds a great deal of importance to LGBTQ locals, especially those who are younger, older and living with HIV/AIDS. But it’s especially indispensable to the transgender and gender-nonconforming community, for whom it serves not only as a safe space but a resource center and gathering spot, staffed and programmed to cater to its many needs. One new programming component for 2016 is Genderfest, a three-day symposium by which transgender folks can learn or talk about how to best approach their distinct set of needs and unify in spite of their different expressions and circumstances. But do not mistake Genderfest for a trans-exclusive event. The workshopdominant schedule also serves to educate the greater community, especially with seminars like “Trans History” and “What is Genderqueer?” and keynote speech by local political commentator/journalist Jon Ralston, whose son is transgender. Discussions about legal, financial and health insurance concerns, gender and artistic expression and safety are also included, as are lunches. $50-$75; full schedule at thecenterlv.org/genderfest. –Mike Prevatt
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HEAL EVERY LIFE POSSIBLE BENEFIT AT LUXOR Criss Angel’s son Johnny Crisstopher—diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia last year at just 20 months old—is in remission, but there’s a lot of work to be done battling pediatric cancer. Angel hopes to raise $1 million in a single night, and he’s enlisted a long list of stars to help. Scheduled guests and performers include Jerry Lewis, Siegfried & Roy, Mike Tyson, Howie Mandel, Blue Man Group, Cirque du Soleil and more. $50-$1,000, crissangel help.com. –Brock Radke
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BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET WITH KURT ELLING AT THE SMITH CENTER Marsalis has covered a lot of artistic ground in his 36 years as a performer. He’s recorded classical records; toured with Sting and the Grateful Dead; fronted The Tonight Show Band; dabbled in hip-hop (via his band Buckshot LeFonque); and has even acted in films. But one senses that he does this stuff to enrich his jazz playing, which is already kind of magical to begin with. Marsalis is supremely talented, and he’s aligned himself with players—pianist Joey Calderazzo, drummer Justin Faulkner and bassist Eric Revis—who are every bit as solidgold as he is. Considering that, it’s easy to see the quartet’s collaboration with Grammy-winning vocalist Kurt Elling as both another step in Marsalis’ musical evolution and a summation of it. But even if that’s off the mark, just imagine an evening of these virtuosos tearing it up at Reynolds Hall because they want to—because it feels good. $29-$125. –Geoff Carter
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In June, BuzzFeed published a wild story detailing how, during the late ’60s, two separate imposter groups toured the U.S. pretending to be The Zombies (one of them allegedly featuring future ZZ Top-ers Frank Beard and Dusty Hill). The honest-to-goodness English band—the one that recorded seminal 1968 psychedelic-pop LP Odessey and Oracle and then split before its release—will play Downtown as part of the Nugget’s “52 Fridays” concert series. If you still have doubts after the show, you could try asking original members Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent to show their IDs. $59-$149. –Spencer Patterson
Don’t just speculate about what the future has in store—discover it now by watching the film Space Next, directed by Luke Ployhar of Afterglow Studios. After working with leading scientists and NASA consultants, Ployhar’s team discovered what’s next in private space developments, national space programs and other recent innovations. The resulting images are a mesmerizing, hi-res display of intergalactic glory, especially since they’ll surround you in the Dome’s hemispheric theater. After the 38-minute film, head to the observation deck to peer through telescopes and stargaze. Fridays & Saturdays, 8 p.m., $4-$6. –Rosalie Spear
Sepultura’s Roots is one of the most influential metal albums of the past two decades, marking the culmination of the Brazilian band’s experimentation with tribal rhythms and hip-hop beats. It spawned the hit “Roots Bloody Roots” and helped lay the groundwork for the nu-metal movement. Brothers and Sepultura founders Max and Iggor Cavalera both left the band years ago (Max in 1997, Iggor in 2006), but they’re reuniting to celebrate Roots’ 20th anniversary, playing the album in its entirety on a tour that kicks off here. $17. –Josh Bell
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ith three businesses recently padlocked at Pawn Plaza, Downtown shopping complexes remain a tough sell. Here’s a summary of the rollercoaster ride each has endured. Pawn Plaza It opened last year to accommodate crowds visiting Pawn Stars-famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop next door, but Smoke’s Poutinerie, Inna Gadda di Pizza and Pawn Donut & Coffee all folded in one week last month. A small handful of operations remain, including Rollin Smoke’s tavern/ eatery that occasionally sees Pawn Plaza owner/ Pawn Stars star Rick Harrison tending bar. Downtown Container Park Numerous tenants, including several retail outlets and art galleries, have come and gone in the nearly three years since the Downtown Project opened the 40-container destination facility, with the third floor suffering the highest casualty rate (only a few businesses currently occupy it). Reps have maintained that contracts allow for flexible transitions anyway, and at least one replacement, Oak & Ivy cocktail bar, has found acclaim. In general, the food and beverage operations—most running since day one—have been a source of stability, from Bin 702 and Big Ern’s BBQ to Pinches Tacos. Neonopolis The standard bearer of tenant tumult, the 14-year-old Neonopolis was once considered the albatross around former Mayor Oscar Goodman’s neck. Jillian’s music venue/restaurant/ arcade ended a six-year run to make way for a new Star Trek: The Experience that never materialized. The closure of frequently busy Drink & Drag followed that of its big sister venue, the controversysunk Krave Massive (which replaced Galaxy Theatres). Only a third of the complex is occupied, but Denny’s, Heart Attack Grill and Toy Shack have steadied the course, while Banger Brewing has scored Neonopolis with some cool points—as might a new e-sports complex reportedly opening at the former Krave site by year’s end.
Vegans, baby, vegans If you’re a longtime vegan living in Vegas, you probably already have your go-to places for plant-based eats (Komol, anyone?). But for vegans new to the lifestyle or folks simply tired of making the same Post Punk Kitchen recipes, a new website is out to help locals make easier, wiser food choices in the Valley. Its founder, Diana Edelman, hopes Vegansbaby.com becomes your new comprehensive database for finding and supporting veggie-friendly businesses in Las
Vegas. Like vegan and vegetarian website Happycow.net, the website provides restaurant listings with brief descriptions, but goes a step further, adding photos, reviews and blogs. Browse lifestyle pages with tips on where to shop for produce, vegan clothing and even where to get a cruelty-free haircut and color. It’s a work in progress, but if you’re jonesing for a slice of vegan pizza, your search just got easier. –Leslie Ventura
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Mark Shunock and others look to provide needed relief for local theater companies BY JACOB COAKLEY
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Mark Shunock prepares to give life to the Space. (Mikayla Whitmore/Staff)
LOOK BOTH WAYS TWICE Forty-six pedestrians have been killed in our state this year, a 48 percent increase since 2015, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation. In an effort to shed some light on a deadly problem it says kills more people than melanoma, the NDOT teamed up with the City of Las Vegas for the “ePEDemic” campaign, out to educate the public on pedestrian safety. Part of its plan: the installation of 20 sidewalk decals in heavily trafficked areas along Eastern Avenue. Take the one with the photo of an alligator pit—the hungry reptiles flashing their sharp, toothy smiles. “Jaywalking is just as deadly,” it reads. “Everyone knows jaywalking is a risk, but too many think they are the exception,” says NDOT spokesman Tony Illia. For more information, visit epedemic.org. –Leslie Ventura
Theater space for local companies has always been scarce in Las Vegas, and the Onyx’s recent closing only exacerbated that problem. But new spaces and solutions are opening up, which could spell relief for nomadic troupes. Most ambitious are Mark Shunock and the Space. Shunock, responsible for longtime entertainment fundraising event Mondays Dark, recently acquired a spot in the warehouse district just west of the Strip. “The Space will be a community-based, charity-driven arts complex,” Shunock says, “a place for us to call home, and an affordable home for the entertainment community.” The Space will consist of several rooms: a 3,000-square-foot room that can be used as a 400seat performance or event space; a 125-seat black box theater space; two rehearsal studios; a recording studio; and a piano bar. Shunock is hoping to complete renovations on the rest by late fall, with Mondays Dark eventually moving there from the Hard Rock Hotel. That event will continue raising money for local charities—a total of 35 by year’s end—and Shunock is now also fundraising to bring the Space to life. “People come to Mondays Dark to support the community, and this will be an extension of that,” he says. Part of that focus means Shunock will produce some theatrical shows of his own, and he’ll also look to bring in local troupes. “I’m excited to partner with the local theater scene and have them be a part of the Space,” he says. “I want to create something that’s very artistically relevant and new and to be able to give back to the town.” Also coming to the rescue is Super Summer Theatre. It opened rehearsal studios a couple years ago, and those spaces are now opening for performances, too, provided the shows fit in with SST’s mission, since the company will act as co-producers for each show. “We still are nowhere near 100 percent space allocated,” SST board member Todd Harbach says. Lastly, Darren Pitura and the Vegas Theatre Hub recently wrapped up a successful Kickstarter campaign to transform the old VFW building Downtown into a workshop and performance space. In addition to running workshops there, he’s turning the ballroom into a 50-seat performance area. “It won’t be a permanent stage, but it can be reconfigured,” Pitura says.
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The 51s’ season has ended. Is the summer heat behind us, too? (Christopher DeVargas/Staff)
GOODBYE, SUMMER No, really, it’s time for you to go
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n the past few weeks I’ve tried to do a bunch of summery things in hopes that summer would feel like its work here was done and it could move on down the globe. For starters, I went to a 51s baseball game—boys of summer and all that— sweated my ass off, bought peanuts, risked lumbar herniation on metal bleachers and cheered for Cosmo, the vaguely extraterrestrial, trunklesselephant mascot. It was fun during innings one to four. I kept my head squarely in the nostalgia of America’s favorite pastime other than Facebook, refusing to wander into thoughts about Cashman Field’s ailing condition (raw sewage once flooded the dugouts), or whether the team should get a new stadium in Summerlin (meh) or the glaring answer to a recent trivia question: Which sport doesn’t use a clock? For a few hours/ PYRAMID OF eons, I just enjoyed the crack of the bat BISCUITS and the adorable unBY STACY J. WILLIS supervised children chasing potentially fatal foul balls into the bleachers. I tried to embrace the hotter-than-f*ck timelessness of it, the idyllic imagery of long summer nights and spittin’ mad managers. But then, like summer and this story and climate change debates, it began to drag on. By the ninth inning, my butt was numb and I had peanut shells in my bra. I was done. But summer wasn’t done with me: The game went 12 innings. When the 51s fi-
nally beat Round Rock with a two-run homer, I was thrilled. But I took those three extra innings as a sign that this summer might never end. * * * * * Tennessee Williams’ character Blanche DuBois famously said, “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” At the time, she was experiencing a psychotic break and being carted off to a mental hospital. Still, the phrase is a keeper. I thought about it the other day when our neighbors texted: “We’re going out of town, feel free to use our pool.” It was roughly 142 degrees outside—fossil fuels? deforestation? angry deity?—so my girlfriend and I grabbed our cooler and floats and moved into their backyard. The pool was brisk and life-affirming. But a sad thing happened one night while we were swimming in the kindness of strangers: When I turned the pool light on, I inadvertently also turned on the gas-burning pool heater. In
August. In Las Vegas. A baseball-hour or two later, the pool was no longer cool nor lifeaffirming; it was a sweat bath that could kill off Australia’s coral reefs and 70 percent of freshwater fish. I freaked out. I tracked down the pool guy to depend on his kindness. He stood in their backyard and belly-laughed— “You HEATED it? In THIS weather?” I imagined blankets of algae blooming as the once-kind neighbors returned. But the pool guy reassured me. It would, in fact, probably survive my carelessness and cool off overnight. As I hoped their vacation went into extra innings; I pleaded with Mother Earth again to forgive my growing carbon footprint and wrap up this miserable summer. * * * * * When that didn’t happen, we escaped to 75-degree Mt. Charleston and rode the ski lift up Lee Canyon. “Reconnect with nature while cruising up to 9,300 feet” says the ski
resort’s website. It’s about a 30-minute relaxing ride through the pines, offering majestic views and, on this day, a cool breeze. After taking a few pictures, I closed my eyes and listened to the birds, and began to believe that Earth would survive our recklessness and delay our extinction a few more years. Indeed, if we respect nature, maybe nature won’t melt us or drown us. I had almost drifted off when I heard a little boy in an oncoming chair yell out to us: “Hey, there’s bras in that tree! Did you see them?” He was about 6 and thrilled about his simultaneous lessons in botany and debauchery. His dad kept his head down. The bra tree, like the panty tree at many a ski resort, is a lucky pine that gets decorated with reveling skiers’ cast-off undergarments. It’s fun, ish, right? Yet when I looked at the tree’s limbs tangled up in our fun, I wondered if we would ever see the bigger picture. And I prepared for more heat.
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OAKLAND RAIDERS The Packers are the only team William Hill sports books has printed more tickets on to win the Super Bowl than the Raiders. An offensively explosive start to last season that had the Raiders sitting at 5-3 against the spread and 4-4 straight-up has swayed gamblers into believing the team that could soon move to Las Vegas will take another step forward. This ignores the fact that the Raiders labored to score by the end of last year, going 3-5 both straight-up and against the spread over the second half, and haven’t made the playoffs in 14 years.
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PUBLIC (OVER)EXCITEMENT MAKES THE NFL’S WEEK 1 A SMART TIME TO BEGIN BETTING BY CASE KEEFER n intimate knowledge of all the teams and personnel is only a small part of the equation to making money wagering on the NFL. It’s just as important to understand the betting market. Local casinos book higher volume on the NFL than any other sports league, making odds and lines more susceptible to inflation or deflation based on public perception. A successful bettor must know exactly when to capitalize at the moment a team’s stock rises too high or drops too low. The NFL’s Week 1 offers a unique opportunity to implement that kind of thinking. Point spreads for the 17 games spanning from Thursday to Monday have graced betting boards for nearly six months. Bookmakers opened future odds on teams to win next February’s Super Bowl 51 even earlier. That’s a lot of betting action at gamblers’ disposal to help make more informed decisions at the start of the season. While some teams take money every offseason and have proven capable through their consistency— the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks, for instance—others are less trustworthy. Here are four teams to stay wary of, and possibly bet against, early in the season with public excitement overpricing their betting options.
The largest non-injury, suspension or trade-based line move has gone in the Bengals’ direction for Week 1 as they climbed to a 2.5-point favorite after their game at the New York Jets opened as a pick ’em. Much of those responsible for the Bengals’ memorable 8-0 straight-up start last year have moved on. Most notably, offensive coordinator Hue Jackson has taken over the coaching reins at divisional rival Cleveland. Quarterback Andy Dalton retains top target A.J. Green, but his next two receivers signed elsewhere, and tight end Tyler Eifert is injured.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS Washington has received surprising support in sports books, especially after rival Dallas’ quarterback Tony Romo went down with a back injury in the preseason. The Redskins dropped from 20-to-1 to 12-to-1 to win the NFC at the Superbook. Washington didn’t beat a single team with a winning record last year, and rallied to make the playoffs, with quarterback Kirk Cousins completely reversing his historically poor turnover rate. Cousins’ numbers should regress to the mean against a significantly more difficult schedule in 2016.
HOUSTON TEXANS Houston sits right behind Oakland in the biggest move in odds to win the Super Bowl at the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook, going from 40-to-1 to 16-to-1. The Texans won the AFC South last year, but that was one of the weakest divisions in NFL history. They have the best defensive player in the league in defensive end J.J. Watt, but he hasn’t practiced since undergoing surgery for a herniated disc in July. There’s also no sufficient sample size to suggest new quarterback Brock Osweiler is any better than the hodgepodge the Texans trotted out last season at the position. The Raiders have been a popular offseason bet, even though they haven’t made the playoffs since 2002. (Associated Press)
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DJ Warren Peace has been instrumental in curating the sound of Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
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hen DJ Warren Peace first got the call, he couldn’t believe it. This was almost 20 years ago. Hip-hop music had been mainstream for a couple decades and had just exited what is now referred to as its Golden Era. Tupac and Biggie were gone. Puff Daddy, Wu-Tang Clan and Lauryn Hill were big on the charts. In Las Vegas, hip-hop was on the radio, not in the clubs—partially because there weren’t many clubs. At Club Ra at Luxor, which opened in 1997, music director and DJ Duane King had an idea. “He called me at my house and asked if I would be interested in doing an all-hip-hop thing, on the Strip, on a Thursday, at Club Ra,” Peace says. “I remember laughing. Come on. They were not playing any kind of hip-hop on the Strip. Back then, it was a bad word, period. It brought the wrong element [into the casino]. Everyone was listening to hip-hop, but there was no way they were bringing that in.”
But they did. “After I stopped laughing, I said, ‘Yeah, I’ll do it.’” Did it work? Of course. Hip-hop didn’t take over the Vegas Strip, tsunamistyle, but Thursday at Ra was a big party—and extremely popular with locals. “We were the only ones doing it for a long time,” says Peace, referring to himself and Mr. Bob, another Las Vegas hip-hop stalwart, one you can still catch on KVEG 97.5-FM and hosting hip-hop nights at Embassy Nightclub. “We thought it would blow up, but it wasn’t advertised at all; it was all word of mouth,” Peace says. “A couple years in, it was huge. We weren’t trying to be cool; it was always about the party. My goal at Ra was, if the women were leaving with their shoes off and the guys’ shirts were wet, we did our thing.” Things have changed. The Las Vegas club scene is huge, as big as any city’s in the world, and you’ll hear hip-hop in some form in almost every venue. Hip-hop and the Strip are getting along better than ever. And in a sort of full-circle evolution, the club formerly known as Ra, LAX, has surged recently, thanks mostly to a Throwback Thursdays promotion centered around old-school rap, R&B and pop music from the ’80s and ’90s. Artists from different eras perform every month, including Kid ’n Play, Too Short, Salt N Pepa, Juvenile and Mystikal, and the DJ in control is longtime local radio and club pro R.O.B., who worked and toured with Rob Base, Tone Loc, Vanilla Ice and others back in the day. It’s not just nightclubs, either. The two biggest tours in the hip-hop world stop at the Strip’s new T-Mobile Arena this fall: Drake on September 11 and Kanye West on October 29. The stars of the genre are brighter than ever, and the Vegas-visiting public is seeking out live performance en masse. “The millennial segment has certainly embraced hip-hop in a significant way,” says Kurt Melien, president of Live Nation Las Vegas, the monster booking agency behind shows like those at T-Mobile. “What we’re seeing [in Vegas] is people looking for something different to do on the second or third—or first—night in town, maybe after they’ve gone to a club already. With hip-hop, the music’s always been there, but people are looking for the live experience. Drake and Future is one of the top-five biggest tours in the world, and my colleagues are saying there hasn’t been buzz like this for a hiphop concert tour in years, going back as far as we can remember.” So how did we get here? How did hip-hop go from being a bad word on
the Strip to being as prominent—or dominant—as rock, dance music or any other sound? First, Las Vegas had to grow up. “If you had a black artist on the radio here, that artist maybe couldn’t get played in the club, because [the club] might be afraid too many black people would show up,” says Peace, going back to those early years of Vegas nightlife. “You could play BBD’s ‘Poison,’ but you have to follow it with Exposé or something. You couldn’t sound too hip-hop. The radio doesn’t have to worry about that.” Those issues are certainly not unique to Las Vegas; such problems have existed as long as hip-hop has. The local low-point came in 2006, when then-Metro sheriff Bill Young said Strip casinos shouldn’t book gangsta rap concerts because they’d lead to violence. But you can’t stop the music. Peace eventually circumvented the system, along with other DJs, with a trick called open format. “Open format is just another way of saying hip-hop [without] all the connotations that go along with hip-hop,” Jonathan Shecter explains. “Open format became a way to say, ‘Yes, I play hip-hop, but I also play other stuff.’” Shecter co-founded The Source magazine, known as the bible of hip-hop culture and music, in 1988 and served as director of programming for Wynn Las Vegas nightclubs for several years until 2014. He notes that the “mashup” style of DJing that influences open format is nothing new, and credits the late DJ AM with popularizing the style. When Wynn’s Encore resort opened in late 2008 and brought XS Nightclub to Las Vegas, Peace, along with his fellow DJ and nightclub music director Dave Fogg, engineered a tweaked style of open-format programming based on Peace’s KLUC radio mix show that was heavy on house—dance music that originated in Chicago in the early 1980s and then became even more popular in Europe. Once instituted at XS, the programming paved the way for the electronic dance music DJ boom in Las Vegas. “That format took over, but the bottom line was you always had to play hiphop,” Peace says. “Drums and grooves, that’s what people in the U.S. grow up on. In Europe, it’s based more on classical music. The root is more melodic. My parents listened to Earth, Wind & Fire, and [Dutch DJ] Tiësto’s parents probably listened to Bach and Beethoven.”
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EDM still reigns in the Strip’s nightclubs, and will do so as long as the genre’s star DJs continue to draw thousands to party in Vegas every week. But many of those club sets include quite a bit of hip-hop music, especially when American DJs like Diplo, Skrillex or Steve Aoki are on the decks. The newest clubs on the Strip are going the open-format route by mixing EDM and hip-hop. Jewel at Aria opened in May with Lil Jon, Swizz Beatz and Iggy Azalea blending in among DJ acts like Aoki, The Chainsmokers and Nervo. And Drai’s at the Cromwell, which opened in 2014, has emerged as a true hip-hop club, featuring concert-style performances from Nas, Future, Tyga, T.I., Meek Mill and more. Fetty Wap debuts there September 17. “What Drai’s did was bril-
liant,” says Peace, who occasionally plays at the club. “They looked at the landscape and put together proper execution. ... The thing is, it’s pop music. It doesn’t cease being hip-hop, but hip-hop now in Vegas is strong because it’s pop music.” The Las Vegas Strip’s specialty is programming entertainment that will attract big audiences from all over the world. Today, that program is more diverse than ever before. “The big picture is, America is founded on black music,” Shecter says. “Rock, blues, R&B, soul, disco—all these things created hip-hop. The American audience enjoys dance music in many ways, but in the end, the roots of black music will always win out in the U.S. The inevitable default position of youth culture in America is black music.”
Beyond the glamorous Las Vegas clubs and concert scene, an underground hip-hop landscape is emerging, giving local rappers a chance to share their creativity. Here are a few artists hoping to bring Vegas hip-hop to the forefront.
Representing North Las Vegas—he calls it “Norftown”— this 25-year-old brings a powerful flow and innovative bars over bass-heavy beats that hit you in the chest. R@bb is considered a veteran after several mixtapes and performances, including sets opening for YG, Ab-Soul and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. “I am the last generation of cats that actually listen to Tupac, Rakim and those other guys,” he says. He deems his Art Always mixtape as his best work, not only because it shows his progression, but because it marked the first time he recruited other local musicians to help. “It says something about our city.” Choice track: “I Can’t Lose” (soundcloud.com/thetruthrabb).
Dillon Jamal This 19-year-old takes a smooth approach, meshing emo-rap and singing about love and relationships in a style similar to that of Drake, Bryson Tiller and Partynextdoor. “I just want to make music of substance,” he says. “I try to use real experiences that I go through, no gimmicks or trying to impress anybody or flex. It’s just honest.” Jamal says his beats have to match his flow, which tends to favor a soulful R&B sound. The Vegas native is just getting started; the fulllength Vacation is almost complete and slated to drop in October. Choice track: “Communication” (soundcloud. com/dillon_jamal).
Play on Words (POW) High school friends, coworkers and roommates Nick Crucial, 24, and Nate Quest, 25, are constantly creating music. Since living together for almost a year—along with rapperproducer friend Asaiah Ziv—their home has become more studio than living space. The duo’s laidback flow, heavy wordplay and experimental production have helped it land support gigs for prominent artists including Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Dom Kennedy and local product Dizzy Wright. Choice track: “3Peat” (soundcloud.com/almightypow).
Rob Falco Falco grew up listening to heavy metal and rock. It wasn’t until he heard Eminem’s Slim Shady LP that he felt a connection to hip-hop. And the 22-year-old Vegas native hasn’t dismissed his rock roots, crowd-surfing and raging through his performances. “There’s really no difference between rock and rap,” he says. “Rap is rock stars who can’t sing.” His collaboration with Trade Voorhees, Black Bag Brothers, demonstrates his dark and sinister sound, but he says his next album will showcase even more of a heavy-metal influence. “My music is a translation of my emotions.” Choice track: “Intro” (soundcloud.com/ therobfalco). –Kailyn Brown
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Even with all the accolades, Guetta keeps it real. Having returned to his dynamic XS and Encore Beach Club residency over Labor Day Weekend, he spoke to us about the secret to keeping the party going all month long. Hint: It’s the fans.
While his Ibiza sets—at Pacha nightclub and poolside at Ushuaia—mirror the over-the-top intensity of his Strip club appearances, there’s something about Vegas crowds and their intensity that makes the experience here one-of-a-kind.
“I’m very happy to come back,” Guetta says of his return to Vegas, which continues through the 1st of October. “It’s quite magic, Vegas is. It’s about the people. They come to my shows because they just want to have a good time. They want to go crazy, and that’s what I’m trying to do with my music: a lot of energy and happiness.”
“We get along good, Vegas and myself,” Guetta says. “I’m so pumped after being away the entire summer. That makes it even more exciting.” David Guetta at XS at Encore, September 9, 16, 18 & 24; at Encore Beach Club, September 10, 17, 24 & October 1. –Leslie Ventura
It’s what he does best. From chart toppers like “Hey Mama,” with Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack, to “Dangerous” with Sam Martin, Guetta continues to explore new boundaries, fusing electro with pop and hip-hop to
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Having already launched the successful sneaker boutique CRSVR at the Cosmopolitan, Sakai met with the Queens icon at the construction site of the Linq Promenade to discuss new possibilities. Today, 12am Run isn’t just a dream; it’s a success story. “We were in hard hats,” Sakai says of that first meeting. “I had to kind of sell it to him, but I didn’t want to come off as some sales dude.” Luckily, Nas loved the pitch. “Forty minutes after meeting him, he started tweeting, ‘At the site of my new sneaker shop in Vegas.’ So I was like, all right, I’m in.” PHOTOGRAPH BY MONA SHIELD-PAYNE
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uncommon for him to just kick it at the store. On the right day at the right time, you might even bump into him. It’s that vibe—and the equally memorable kicks—that make 12am Run special. From contemporary designs like the taupe Adidas Yeezy Boosts to the Tubular Doom Primeknit, everything is minimal, fashion-forward and ridiculously sleek. “As a kid there were three things I did religiously: watch Michael Jordan, ride my skateboard and listen to hip-hop,” Sakai says. “The funniest thing is, here I am, 25 years later, and I have a business that’s focused around Michael Jordan, skate culture and hip-hop. It’s been a part of me forever.” 12am Run at the Linq Promenade, 702-912-5968; Sunday-Thursday 10 a.m.-midnight, Friday & Saturday 10 a.m.-1 a.m. –Leslie Ventura
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Then we found out legendary barman Tony Abou-Ganim would heade up the cocktail program at Libertine Social, and excitement became a grand understatement. The vibrant new Mandalay Bay restaurant and lounge boasts eclectic drink systems that will take many, many visits to properly explore, from bottled and draft and barrel-aged cocktails to Abou-Ganim’s playful, craftoriented bar-within-the-bar, Arcade. But to start out on the right path, begin with a classic
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9/9 Morgan Page. 9/10 DJ E-Rock. 9/14 DJ Mustard. 9/16 T-Pain. 9/17 DJ Mustard. 9/21 Baauer’s Studio B. 9/23 DJ Five. 9/24 DJ Mustard. Mandalay Bay, Wed, Fri-Sat, 702-632-4700. M AR QU EE 9/9 Benny Benassi. 9/10 Dash Berlin. 9/12 Tritonal. 9/16 Dash Berlin. 9/17 French Montana. 9/19 Vice. Mon, Fri-Sat, Cosmopolitan, 702-333-9000. OM N I A 9/9 Calvin Harris. 9/10 Showtek. 9/13 Chuckie. 9/15 Fergie DJ. 9/16 The Chainsmokers. 9/17 Afrojack. 9/20 Burns. 9/23 Martin Garrix. 9/24 Nervo. Caesars Palace, Tue, Thu-Sun, 702-785-6200. S U R R EN D ER 9/9 Grandtheft. 9/10 RL Grime. 9/14 Dillon Francis. 9/16 Flosstradamus. 9/17 Dillon Francis. 9/21 Yellow Claw. 9/23 RL Grime. 9/24 Dillon Francis. Encore, Wed, Fri-Sat, 702-770-7300. XS 9/9 David Guetta. 9/10 Dillon Francis. 9/11 Audien. 9/12 Nghtmre. 9/16 David Guetta. 9/17 Zedd. 9/18 David Guetta. 9/19 Dillon Francis. 9/23 Marshmello. 9/24 David Guetta. 9/25 Diplo. 9/26 RL Grime. Encore, Fri-Mon, 702-770-0097.
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BACK TO THE RANCH A new novel puts a fresh spin on Charles Manson and his ‘family’ By Smith Galtney ither I’ve become a massive history buff or succumbed to drippy nostalgia in my old age, but just about everything I’ve loved in 2016 has little to do with the 21st century. Seems I’m constantly reliving the ’90s (O.J.: Made in America), trippin’ on the ’80s (Everybody Wants Some!!, Stranger Things) or daydreaming yet again about the ’70s (The Get Down). And now comes Emma Cline’s debut novel The Girls, which masterfully recasts the Manson murders of 1969 as the backdrop for a twistedly tender coming-of-age tale. We’ve seen a swarm of Manson-related projects lately, ranging from historical fictions (NBC’s Aquarius, currently wrapping up its second season) to chick flicks (Lifetime’s Manson’s Lost Girls, aired back in February) and quirky indie comedies (Manson Family Vacation, presented by the Duplass Brothers). Cultural attachment All are flawed and unremarkable, but at least they’re aiming for some new by smith galtney angle in Manson mythology, not mere fetishisation. (Remember back in the ’90s, when Axl Rose wore Manson T-shirts onstage and covered Manson songs, and Trent Reznor set up a studio in Sharon Tate’s old house? That was gross.) Not quite historical fiction, The Girls riffs on familiar details: It’s set in San Francisco, not LA. Its cult leader is named Russell, not Charlie. His rock-star friend is Mitch, not Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys. The horrific murders claim a mother and her young son, not a
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pregnant woman, and those are eventually recounted in a graphic, true-crime best seller. The chalk-mark outlines of real-life events are there, but Cline has colored them in with a story that’s more Diary of a Teenage Girl than Helter Skelter. At 14 years old, Evie Boyd lives in a world of privilege, the granddaughter of a famous TV star and a child of divorce whose parents are off trying to please new partners. One afternoon in the park, she’s mesmerized by a dumpster-diving free spirit named Suzanne: “This girl wasn’t beautiful, I realized … it was something else. Like pictures I’d seen of the actor John Huston’s daughter. Her face could have been an error, but some other process was at work. It was better than beauty.” Eventually Suzanne brings Evie to “the ranch,” a filthy commune lorded over by Russell, whose generous attention and bevy of peaceand-love platitudes trick Evie into stealing from the neighbors and running away from home. Evie’s quick to own her forced awakenings as a mark of independence, a release from the straight world, but Cline’s superb writing reveals the fear underneath. The food is rancid at the ranch, the clothes stink of mouse crap and 11-year-olds roam the fields, stunned on LSD. The sex, never consensual, is wet and noisy and embarrassing. After being coerced into a three-way, Evie admits, “When I woke up in the morning and saw the soiled twist of my underwear on Mitch’s floor, such helpless embarrassment bubbled up in me that I almost cried,” Sentences like that undercut the shock of the novel’s inevitably violent climax. When it comes to dread and sadness, even the killing of adults can’t overcome the loss of a child’s innocence.
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MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON Sully has trouble expanding on a decisive act of heroism By Josh Bell s Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (reliand its immediate aftermath, when first responders ably played by Tom Hanks) notes in the sprang into action and rescued the passengers and true-life drama Sully, his entire reputation crew from the middle of the river, are depicted rests on just 208 seconds, when he managed clearly and comprehensively, and Eastwood creates to successfully land a passenger jet a stirring portrait of hard-working profesaabcc sionals doing their jobs. on the Hudson River following dual engine SULLY failure, saving the lives of everyone on board. That amounts to maybe a half-hour Tom Hanks, Sully was justifiably hailed as a hero after total, though, and the trumped-up drama Aaron Eckhart, the incident in 2009, and the movie does Laura Linney. of the hearings that followed (when Sully Directed by nothing to complicate that perception. So and his co-pilot, played by Aaron Eckhart, Clint Eastwood. stretching those 208 seconds into 96 minutes were grilled by bureaucrats about their Rated PG-13. proves difficult for director Clint Eastwood Opens Friday split-second decisions) takes up far too citywide. and screenwriter Todd Komarnicki (working much screen time and merely amounts from Sully’s own memoir), who add in various to more affirmations of Sully’s heroism. narrative filler to build a few heart-stopping Eastwood and Komarnicki throw in a minutes into a feature-length narrative. few useless flashbacks to Sully’s younger days, some Eastwood stages the crash itself twice, once about hurried subplots about passengers on the flight and a half-hour into the movie and again at the very end, periodic cutaways to Sully’s wife back home (played and taken together, those sequences are exciting and by Laura Linney, who literally phones in her entire visceral (although the slight difference in perspecperformance), but none of it ever measures up to tive doesn’t really justify the repetition). The crash those 208 seconds.
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Better Things and One Mississippi find humor in everyday struggles
By Josh Bell ouis C.K.’s FX series Louie might be on an indefinite hiatus, but its influence can still be seen on numerous other TV shows. C.K. has a direct hand (as executive producer) in two series premiering this week, both starring and co-created by women with whom he’s collaborated in the past. Like Louie, both Pamela Adlon’s Better Things and Tig Notaro’s One Mississippi star their creators as fictionalized versions of themselves, with supporting characters and plot details drawn from their lives. Both shows are more grounded and serialized than Louie was, especially in its later seasons, although both also feature surreal, disjointed moments that recall C.K.’s narrative experiments. And both still feel like works in progress, with the creator/stars still working to integrate their personal voices with the style of a half-hour comedy show. One Mississippi has more narrative cohesion, drawn from a difficult time in Notaro’s life when she was recovering from breast cancer, struggling with an intestinal illness, experiencing the
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New this week Baar Baar Dekho (Not reviewed) Sidharth Malhotra, Katrina Kaif, Sayani Gupta. Directed by Nitya Mehra. 147 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. A romance unfolds over the course of several decades. Village Square. Camp Sawi (Not reviewed) Andi Eigenmann, Bela Padilla, Yassi Pressman. Directed by Irene Emma Villamor. Not rated. In Filipino with English subtitles. Five women sign up for a boot camp to deal with their broken hearts. Village Square. The Disappointments Room (Not reviewed) Kate Beckinsale, Lucas Till, Mel Raido. Directed by D.J. Caruso. 100 minutes. Rated R. A woman discovers horrors inside a secret room in her family’s new home. Theaters citywide. Saturday’s Warrior (Not reviewed) Kenny Holland, Anna Daines, Monica Moore Smith. Directed by Michael Buster. 119 minutes. Rated PG. In the 1970s, a group of Mormon siblings struggle to realize their destinies. Sam’s Town. Sully aabcc Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney. Directed by Clint Eastwood. 96 minutes. Rated PG-13. See review Page 57. Theaters citywide. When the Bough Breaks (Not reviewed) Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Jaz Sinclair. Directed by Jon Cassar. 107 minutes. Rated
PG-13. A couple hires a surrogate mother who turns out to be dangerous and obsessive. Theaters citywide. The Wild Life (Not reviewed) Voices of Yuri Lowenthal, David Howard, Laila Berzins. Directed by Vincent Kesteloot. 90 minutes. Rated PG. The animals living on a remote island are surprised by the arrival of castaway Robinson Crusoe. Theaters citywide.
Now playing Bad Moms aaccc Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn. Directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. 101 minutes. Rated R. This disappointingly tame comedy is really just about one mom (Kunis), who finds herself questioning her priorities after she catches her husband cheating on her. The plot is aimless and disjointed, and the humor is mild and clichéd. –JB Theaters citywide. Don’t Breathe aaccc Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Stephen Lang. Directed by Fede Alvarez. 88 minutes. Rated R. Teens break into an isolated house, only to be confronted by the owner, a blind veteran who’s more dangerous than he appears. At first, Don’t Breathe is admirably gritty and visceral, but it’s ruined by increasingly gross and unbelievable twists. What started as an intense, gripping thriller becomes a ridiculous cartoon. –JB Theaters citywide. Don’t Think Twice aaabc Mike Birbiglia, Gillian Jacobs, Keegan-Michael Key. Directed by Mike Birbiglia. 92 minutes. Rated R. Birbiglia’s dramedy about soul-searching and angst among the members of an NYC improv comedy troupe is more interested in complex emotions than in making jokes. The movie draws its audience in with the promise of laughs, and then reaches into deeper and more rewarding emotional territory from there. –JB Village Square.
CEO Knight, the stop-motion animation studio’s latest wonder draws from Japanese folklore in its tale of the title character and his quest through a mystical realm. It’s a simple story, but the filmmakers give it nuance and resonance in the small character moments and the rich visual detail. –JB Theaters citywide. The Light Between Oceans aabcc Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz. Directed by Derek Cianfrance. 132 minutes. Rated PG-13. Set just after World War I, this adaptation of M.L. Stedman’s novel stars Fassbender and Vikander as a married couple living on a small island who choose to keep a baby that washes ashore, being unable to have one of their own. Weisz plays the child’s actual mother; an overly grim custody battle ensues. –MD Theaters citywide. Mechanic: Resurrection abccc Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Sam Hazeldine. Directed by Dennis Gansel. 99 minutes. Rated R. No one asked for a sequel to 2011’s The Mechanic, and this generic action movie does nothing to justify its existence. Statham delivers his typical punching and kicking as an assassin lured back into the game, but the plot is moronic and convoluted, the effects are cheap-looking, and the characters are less than one-dimensional. –JB Theaters citywide. Morgan aabcc Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie. Directed by Luke Scott. 91 minutes. Rated R. A genetically engineered young woman turns on her creators in this derivative sci-fi thriller with a surprisingly strong cast. Morgan is generic and forgettable, with minimal suspense and a plot that never deviates from the predictable, but it features enough craftsmanship to distract from the most glaring flaws. –JB Theaters citywide.
Equity aabcc Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, Sarah Megan Thomas. Directed by Meera Menon. 100 minutes. Rated R. Putting women in the main roles of this financial thriller offers a slightly different perspective, but it doesn’t compensate for the stilted dialogue full of unconvincing financial jargon or the frustratingly low-stakes plot. The constant presence of suspenseful-sounding music is a poor substitute for actual suspense. –JB Suncoast.
Sausage Party aaccc Voices of Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera. Directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon. 89 minutes. Rated R. With its rudimentary computer animation, talking foodstuffs and relentless, heavy-handed messages about religion, Sausage Party is the atheist equivalent of a VeggieTales movie. Rogen voices a hot dog who tries to enlighten his fellow groceries about human eating habits. While there are occasional amusing puns, the nonstop gross-out humor gets tiresome quickly. –JB Theaters citywide.
Hell or High Water aaaac Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges. Directed by David Mackenzie. 102 minutes. Rated R. A craggy Texas Ranger (Bridges) tracks two small-time bank-robber brothers (Pine, Foster) across Texas in this consistently entertaining movie, which mines new humor, depth and eloquence from a very old genre. The script is full of flavorful dialogue, and the plotting is air-tight, methodically revealing more details about the brothers’ plan. –JB Theaters citywide.
Suicide Squad aabcc Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman. Directed by David Ayer. 130 minutes. Rated PG-13. This super-villain team-up features a slightly more streamlined narrative than previous DC movies. But it’s still overstuffed, an ensemble piece with nearly a dozen main characters, telling origin stories for half of them, bringing them together into a new team and facing them off against two different antagonists, both underwhelming. –JB Theaters citywide.
Jason Bourne aaacc Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones. Directed by Paul Greengrass. 123 minutes. Rated PG-13. Damon and Greengrass return to their signature super-spy character after nine years away, but they haven’t quite brought the same creative inspiration with them. Greengrass delivers several excellent action sequences, but the script fails to come up with a compelling reason to bring Bourne out of his well-earned retirement. –JB Theaters citywide.
War Dogs aaacc Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas. Directed by Todd Phillips. 114 minutes. Rated R. War Dogs tells the true story of unlikely arms dealers Efraim Diveroli (Hill) and David Packouz (Teller), who leveraged low-level military contracts into a massive deal that found them in over their heads. Director and co-writer Phillips deploys just enough comedy to entice the audience while treating the story with appropriate seriousness. –JB Theaters citywide.
Kubo and the Two Strings aaaac Voices of Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey. Directed by Travis Knight. 101 minutes. Rated PG. Directed by Laika
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WRITING RIGHT unk troupe The Menzingers recently wrapped recording a new album, After the Party, with noted producer Will Yip (Title Fight, Balance and Composure). Although guitarist/vocalist Greg Barnett stresses that record won’t be released “for a bit,” the Philly band recently teased it with a stellar new single, “Lookers.”
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You recently took a huge chunk of time off to write and record the new album. What was it like not being on the road, and having that blocked-out creative time? It was mind-blowing. We’ve always written in between albums or in between tours. This was almost like a day job—we would just write six days a week. We learned a lot about ourselves. We’ve been a band for 10 years, but we’ve never devoted that much time to actually writing, actually crafting the songs. That was really eye-opening for us.
Menzingers frontman Greg Barnett talks touring and time between
How, specifically, did the extra time influence the songs? I think a lot of bands that tour a lot fall into the habit where touring is all they know, so they just end up writing about touring. [But] most normal people don’t live in a van and drive around the country, so it’s hard to relate to that kind of lifestyle. It was nice just being home. You’re not in a different city every day. You’re waking up, and you’re going through the same things every day. Why was producer Will Yip the right guy for the job? We wanted somebody who believed in it as much as we did, and he really did. I don’t think he slept for five weeks. He’d be sending things at 4 a.m. He’s a machine. He really saw our vision and amplified that. What’s it been like touring with longtime pals Bayside? So great. It’s so much fun when you can
go into a tour and you’re already buds beforehand, and every day you get to hang out. We’ve never done a full tour with them before, and it’s been awesome. The tour also has Sorority Noise, who are sort of coming up in your footsteps. It’s really cool, too, because they live in Philly. We didn’t know them, [but] we had bunch of mutual friends, so now we’re best buds. It’s been cool to watch them play, and they crush it. –Annie Zaleski For more of our interview with Barnett, visit lasvegasweekly.com.
THE MENZINGERS opening for Bayside, with Sorority Noise. September 9, 7 p.m., $22, all-ages. Brooklyn Bowl, 702-862-2695.
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Barnett, second from right, and his Menzingers’ mates roll into Brooklyn Bowl on September 9. (Charles Wrzesniewski/Courtesy)
Transitional Wilco?
that bred last year’s catchier, more sanguine Star Wars. Tweedy’s reflective but tortured prose cuts through the acoustic fingerpicking and melodious Tenth album Schmilco finds singing—“High at the time, tight to the grip/Always the band at its most muted afraid of those normal American kids”—though The flippant (and Harry Nilsson-inspired) album ultimately, his recollections feel less like a midlife title isn’t a good sign. It’s a Wilco tradition of late, crisis and more like embittered perspective. His one of many associated with a string of wisened cynicism abounds on the tinkly passable and predictable releases that have strummer “Happiness” (which, he says, lacked the imagination of the Chicago band’s “depends on who you blame”) and elsewhere 1999-2004 run, a creative spurt that had on the 12-track collection, which, like Star writers calling it the “American Radiohead.” Wars, barely surpasses the half-hour mark. Well, that nickname is relevant here, in so Musically, Schmilco sounds sparer, more aaabc unpredictable and closer to the vest than far that until this year’s sweeping A Moon WILCO Shaped Pool, Radiohead found itself in a any Wilco album in recent memory—parSchmilco similar boat, having settled into a midtempo ticularly evidenced in the galloping diary glitch-pop comfort zone. Rest assured: Wilco entry “Cry All Day” and the Lennonesque sounds neither settled nor comfortable on “Nope”—and the intimacy those qualities Schmilco, its 10th and most muted studio album. produce hints at a transitional phase. The band Opener “Normal American Kids” signals two needed this ornery left turn, and if Schmilco isn’t things: a folkier, more cantankerous band, despite classic Wilco, its creative housecleaning might Schmilco coming from the same recording sessions make the next one so. –Mike Prevatt
M.I.A.’s AIM doesn’t tip its hand right away. Its opening track, “Borders,” is a banger of the variety M.I.A. can produce offhandedly, equal bits Missy Elliott and radical polemics. (Inexplicably, she throws in a bit of Jerry Seinfeld: “Politics/What’s up with that?”) It shakes your moneymaker, it makes you think, etc.—but it’s hardly unknown territory for an artist who’s made a career of bringing beats to the battlefield. Luckily, the rest of AIM does cross the lines M.I.A. has drawn around herself since Arular dropped in 2005, to spectacular effect. If her previous albums have been about staring down ideology and violence, AIM is about making a life in spite of it. “Gonna be your best friend/Gonna make that sh*t trend,” she raps in “Foreign Friend,” while “Freedun” finds M.I.A. laying down arms to party: “A little bit of fun, yeah, I don’t see the wrong.” The music agrees with her, forgoing the dissonance that’s marked some of her more challenging listens (see: “Born Free”) for upbeat melodies and addictive hooks. AIM isn’t without missteps. “Bird Song” is practically a novelty tune, all puns and goofy rhymes (‘Stayin’ rich like an ostrich”). But none of that matters by the time you reach the final track, “Survivor.” Over shimmering synths, M.I.A. returns to the battlefield, but this time, she’s arm-in-arm with a friend: “Who said it was easy?/They can never stop we.” –Geoff Carter
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Club Tequila at Fiesta. (Spencer Burton/Special to Weekly)
BAILA CONMIGO
The Valley’s many Latin clubs offer a communal nightlife vibe
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t’s half past midnight, and clubgoers sporting pointy cowboy boots and high stilettos are pouring into Club 2100 on Fremont Street. As the band El Pelon y Su Puro Nivel takes the stage, the crowd moves from the bar to the dancefloor, where couples skip from side to side to the beat of Mexican polka under pulsing, multicolor lights. Brenda Guerra is one of hundreds of local Latinos who spend their weekends out in Las Vegas yet far from the Strip. Latin nightclubs found primarily in North and East Las Vegas provide authentic entertainment to the Valley’s large Hispanic community. “I go to dance and to meet new people. Half the people I know I’ve met at these places,” says Guerra, originally from Jalisco, Mexico. She says her friends and family prefer these clubs to better-known alternatives, because they play the music they enjoy. More than half a million Latinos call Las Vegas home, and 40 percent were born outside the United States, according to the Pew Research Center. These clubs give Las Vegans an opportunity to see live bands playing music with which they grew up. The sound of local Latin nightlife is dominated by variations of Mexican polka music called banda and
norteño. This style developed in the 19th century, when a wave of German and Eastern European immigrants arrived in northern Mexico with accordions and tubas. That sound fused with Spanish musical traditions to create a unique mix of uptempo music popular all over Latin America. Chart-toppers in this genre include Banda el Recodo and La Arrolladora Banda El Limón. Despite the dominance of norteño, each club has its own style and sound pulling from dozens of musical genres. Club 2100 hosts local Mexican groups like Banda Zacatecana de Tony Flores and Conjunto Peña Blanca. La Jolla, located five minutes east of the Strip, offers variety every night, with DJs mixing merengue, banda and reggaeton with English-language hits. La Rumba, on East Sahara, rounds out the scene with a focus on tropical music. The Banda Zacatecana de Tony Flores has been playing Vegas clubs since 1988. The band plays five days a week at various venues throughout the city and still manages to fit in private events. “We have many followers that are always in constant communication with us through social media,”
manager Tony Flores says. “At every show we do, people know us.” Other venues are working on events to engage with this community. Station Casinos is getting in on the action with Sabados de Fiesta at Club Tequila inside the Fiesta Rancho in North Las Vegas. Embassy Nightclub, just a block off Las Vegas’ Chinatown drag, hosts Noche de Banda and Norteño every Sunday night. Cazino Lounge, a nearby hookah lounge and art gallery, hosts another popular Latin night. “There is more competition, but not more people,” says Jorge Lopez, general manager of Club 2100, which celebrated its third anniversary in July. He says new venues don’t usually stay open for long. It’s getting harder for all the nightclubs to keep attracting crowds. Lopez attributes his club’s continued success to its attention to local musical tastes and willingness to try new things. Every Tuesday, Club 2100 hosts a cumbia night, playing music with Colombian origins popular with locals from southern Mexican states like Puebla. On Fridays, it sticks to ballads called corridos, and Saturdays are Noche Latino with a wider range of music.
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HOT FUSS BONCHON GETS CROWDS HOOKED ON KOREAN-STYLE FRIED CHICKEN BY DEBBIE LEE ook out, kimchi—fried chicken could knock you off your block. The American comfort classic is ubiquitous in South Korea, where heaps of finger-lickin’ goodness are served with pitchers of ice-cold beer at hofs (pubs) on every corner. It’s the perfect marriage of soul food and Seoul food: extra crispy chicken lacquered in Asian sauces for a kick of sweetness and spice. Bonchon, now open in the southwest, is an opportunity to see what all the fuss is about. The rapidly growing franchise boasts the tagline “Addicted Yet?” and the answer is a resounding affirmative. On a recent visit, a BONCHON small combo of three drumsticks and six wings ($12.95) was worth CHICKEN 6455 S. the 45-minute wait for a table. Rainbow Blvd., The chicken arrived perfect in702-778-0488. side and out, with each first bite Daily, noon8 p.m. crunchy enough to measure in decibels. The spicy sauce had just enough heat, and the soy-garlic version measured up to a certain colonel’s 11 herbs and spices. A complimentary side of sweet and sour pickled daikon, required of any respectable Korean fried chicken establishment, added the perfect amount of acid to cut through the richness. The secret is a double-frying method. It’s the same process applied to Belgian frites: The chicken is first fried at a low temperature to cook the meat, then plunged into hotter oil for a crackling golden exterior. Don’t expect heat lamps here. Everything is made to order, which explains the long wait. There’s also a separate menu of Asian snacks and entrées, though half of those items were sold out, and the remaining dishes were mediocre at best. Takoyaki ($6.95), a sort of Japanese hush puppy with octopus, leaned on the mushy side. Korean tacos with bulgogi ($10.95) were short on beef, and corn tortillas would have been preferable to the pasty flour version. Those are forgivable errors, though. You’re here for the chicken, and Bonchon is a contender for the best in the city.
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INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 oz. Deep Eddy Peach vodka 1 oz. fresh lemon juice / oz. Wilks & Wilson Millicent’s Lime Mint Simple syrup
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Momenti’s rich, tart Blackberry Cabernet Sorbet. (Pearson Images/Courtesy)
ICE CREAM WITH SPIRIT MOMENTI’S INFUSED SWEET TREATS ARE SPREADING FAST
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You’re on the couch binge-watching Orange Is the New Black, plowing into a pint of frozen deliciousness. Now imagine your evening with the addition of booze ... infused into your ice cream. Momenti Spirited Ice Creams, a family-owned and operated business founded in 2013, can satiate those cravings with five flavors of boozy bliss ranging from 3.5 to 5.2 ABV per 8-ounce serving. Each small batch is made with all-natural and organic ingredients. There’s Chocotini Chip, combining dark chocolate and cacao chips with vodka. Vanilla Vodka Cookies & Cream transforms your nostalgic childhood ice cream into an adult delight. With the highest ABV, White Russian Pecan takes the classic butter pecan flavor and adds vodka and coffee cream liqueur. Limoncello Sorbet is a perfect summer refreshment. And Blackberry Cabernet Sorbet is suited for both wine and dessert lovers with its rich, tart flavor. The family bonds behind the business are just as interesting as Momenti’s intoxicating flavors. Founder Leif Pearson runs the company with his father and
mother, Niels and Gloria, and his sister, Nikki. “What’s amazing to me is getting to see [Leif] be creative in what he does best, inventing all of these ice creams and running a very sophisticated ice cream plant that’s state-ofthe-art,” Niels says proudly. That specialty manufacturing plant—the first of its kind in the U.S., which opened locally in May—allows the Pearsons to create 185 gallons of ice cream per hour through a process that freezes and infuses the dessert with wine and spirits. Momenti has quickly expanded from being served solely at Palms Place Pool and the adjacent Café 6 to gaining distribution through retail outlets across the Valley (priced starting at $6). Despite their international goals, the Pearsons are currently focused on Nevada and California. Momenti will be featured at the Kaaboo music festival in Del Mar September 16-18.; that same weekend, new flavor Evocation Sorbet will debut at Crafthaus’ two-year anniversary event. Other flavors are set to debut in the fall, including seasonal favorites like eggnog and rum raisin, along with a new line of winefocused selections. –Rosalie Spear
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Bellissima Prosecco DOC Raspberry and blueberry on skewer and lemon zest for garnish
METHOD Pour the first four ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. Shake well, strain into a Champagne flute and top up with prosecco. Garnish with berries on a skewer and lemon zest.
More swanky cocktail party, less poolside barbecue, this drink is perfect for the transition between summertime and autumn. While still ideal for warm weather, with peachy vodka and lemon juice keeping the flavors light, it’s dressed up for fall, incorporating Italian prosecco and rich berries. Combined, you get the Pink Betty, a cocktail that came to impress and will leave you wanting more.
Cocktail created by Francesco Lafranconi, Executive Director at Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits
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Dolls, Collective Soul, Tribe Society 9/16, 7
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pm, $36-$91. Counting Crows, Rob Thomas,
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K Phillips 9/17, 7 pm, $38-$93. 200 S. 3rd St.,
9/15, 7 pm, $15-$20. O.A.R., The Hunts, Dave
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Ritz 9/16, 8:30 pm, $43-$55. St. Paul & The
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9/14, 7:30 pm, $29-$125. Paul Anka 9/16, 7:30
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House of Blues The Saints of Las Vegas 9/8, 8 pm,
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$10. Billy Idol: Forever 9/9-9/10, 7 pm, $90-$150. Carlos Santana 9/14, 9/16-9/18, 7 pm, $90-$350. Franco Escamilla 9/15, 11 pm, $95. Molotov 9/22,
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Everywhere Else Ansan Sister City Park The Unwieldies 9/17, 7
Backstage Bar & Billiards Wayne the Train
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Desert 9/10. DJ Haydin Trio 9/16. S.E. South 9/17.
Twenty One Pilots & more 9/23-9/24, times
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Shows 8 pm, free. 453 Nevada Way, Boulder City,
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Sax, Tony Savelio, Sic the Black Falcon w/B.
MGM Grand (Garden Arena) Alejandro Fernández 9/15, 9 pm, $69-$225. Maná 9/16, 8 pm, $51-$265. Black Sabbath, Rival Sons 9/17, 7:30 pm, $87-$164. 702-891-7777. The Pearl Ray LaMontagne 9/16, 8 pm, $50$92. Palms, 702-942-7777. Planet Hollywood (Axis) Britney Spears 9/99/10, 9 pm, $57-$259. Pitbull 9/15-9/16, 9 pm,
Topgolf G. Love & Special Sauce 9/14, 8 pm, $30-
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702-243-2739. Boulder Station (Railhead) Sammy Kershaw
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Count’s Vamp’d Lynch Mob, Cyanide 9/8, 9 pm,
The Civilians, Jerk, Bogtroggers Union 9/22, 8
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The Black Moods 9/9, 8 pm, free. Winters Call,
Venetian (Venetian Theatre) John Fogerty: Fortunate Son in Concert 9/14, 9/16-9/17, 9/21, 9/23-9/24, 8 pm, $60-$800. 702-414-9000.
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pm, $14-$15. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702-362-7996. Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Wild Kratts Live! 9/17, 1 & 4:30 pm, $19-$99. (Cabaret Jazz) The Sisterhood of Song 9/11, 2 pm, $25. 702-749-2000. Super Summer Theatre The Mystery of Edwin Mountain Ranch State Park, 702-594-7529. Starbright Theatre The Curse of Franzalvania Hollow 9/10, 7 pm; 9/11, 2 pm, $10. 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd., 702-240-1301. Summerlin Library & Performing Arts Center
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Sat, 10 am-2 pm. The Cube Jennifer Henry: Fêted 9/8-10/29. Artist Reception 9/8, 6-9 pm. Thu-Sat, noon-7 pm. 1025 S. 1st St. #150, 702-483-8844. Delano (Lobby) Cristian Aluas: SpaceTime Kinetics Thru 9/30. 3940 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 877-632-5400. Erotic Heritage Museum (LGBTIQ Gallery) Restraint & Revolution: The Art of Adare Thru 1/1/2017. Daily, 11 am-10 pm, $10-$18.
Sports CFMA Putt-a-Thon 9/28, 2 pm, $45-$60. Angel Park Golf Club, 100 S. Rampart Blvd., 702-493-1066. High Roller Reining Classic Horse Show & Western GIft Show 9/8-9/18, times vary, free. South Point, 702-796-7111. Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness & Performance
3275 Sammy Davis Jr. Drive, 702-794-4000. Historic Fifth Street School (Mayor’s Gallery) Aesthetics Primary Thru 9/29. Artist Reception 9/8, 5:30-7:30 pm. 401 S. 4th St., 702-229-3515. Las Vegas City Hall (Chamber Gallery) Science Versus Fiction: Climate Change and Future Plans Thru 9/22. Mon-Fri, 7 am-5:30 pm. 495 S. Main St., 702-229-1012. Sahara West Library (The Studio) Cheng
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Paragon Pro Wrestling 9/9, 6:30 pm, $13. Sam’s
4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3381.
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Donna Beam Fine Art Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm; Sat, 10 am-2 pm. 702-895-3893.
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