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BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL AT SMITH CENTER “Jukebox musicals” are so called because they feature music previously written for other venues—like, say, jukeboxes. Over the course of five decades, Carole King has written a veritable jukebox of hit songs for herself (“I Feel the Earth Move,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” “It’s Too Late”) and for others (“The Loco-Motion,” “Up on the Roof,” “One Fine Day”). It’s altogether fitting, then, that the Tony Awardwinning stage musical of her life, coming to Reynolds Hall for a 16-show run, would conform to that crowdpleasing format. In a way, King was writing the story of her life as she was living it—one 45 RPM record at a time. Times vary, $29$127. –Geoff Carter

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JAZZ IT UP AT UNLV’S JUDY BAILEY THEATRE Trombonist and UNLV jazz professor Nathan Tanouye is trying to write a suite composition for Vegas, but he and the 17-member Las Vegas Jazz Connection need help completing it by January. Joining them for this fundraiser will be special guests including Clint Holmes. $10-$25. –Mike Prevatt

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Hop Bomb party at CRAFTHAUS Our Most Creative Brewery winner celebrates anniversary No. 2 by releasing new beers and revisiting past favorites. Also on tap: guests pours from AleSmith, the Lost Abbey and more, food trucks and music from The All-Togethers, The Dirty Hooks and Rusty Maples. 7350 Eastgate Road #110, $25-$32. –Spencer Patterson

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RAY LAMONTAGNE AT THE PEARL Fans of singer-songwriter and Americana rock are woefully underserved in the local live music department, but they’re getting a gift in the form of LaMontagne, who must’ve liked Las Vegas enough during his Pearl gig in 2010 that he’s returning. The breathy Grammy winner, known for contemplative songs that overlap with folk, soul and blues, is touring in support of his atmospheric sixth studio album, Ouroboros, noteworthy for its producer and chief collaborator, Jim James of My Morning Jacket. $50-$92. –Mike Prevatt

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SAVES THE DAY AT Backstage Bar & Billiards Festivals are fine, but who doesn’t prefer seeing favorite bands in intimate, indoor spaces? Emo heroes Saves the Day, who performed at LA’s FYF fest recently, last played Vegas for 2014’s Warped Tour, so this upcoming headlining gig has been on local fans’ calendars for a while. The band hasn’t released an album since 2013’s poppy self-titled LP, and recent setlists reveal the nostalgia trip to come. From “You Vandal” from 1999’s Through Being Cool to “Jesse & My Whetstone” off the same year’s I’m Sorry I’m Leaving acoustic EP, frontman Chris Conley & Co. are ready to play every iconic track from your high school songbook. And you still know every word, right? With Twin Cities, Stolas, $16-$20. –Leslie Ventura (Photograph by Tom Stone/Courtesy)

For her latest project, local artist Mikayla Whitmore will look to recapture vintage Vegas through her eyes and those of the community. Whitmore, a Weekly photographer, is calling on you to help populate her exhibit, This Time Around, as part of her artistin-residency program at the Neon Museum. The work will combine markers, glitter and miniature versions of iconic Vegas marquees, which will be installed in a diorama and then photographed to appear lifelike. The photos will be on display at UNLV’s Marjorie Barrick Museum from September 20 through October 7. All ages are welcome to attend the free, signmaking workshops. What inspired this? Lately, a lot of my personal photos have been of different signs on Boulder Highway—lots of marquees. And when standing there, I’ll notice there’s a light pole in the way … just ugly urban-ness that gets in the way. I wanted to isolate the image, and the sign. What are you most excited about? Engaging and interacting with the public to create it. [Photography is] a singular, introverted exercise, so this is really going to push my comfort and practices into a new direction. How will participants help? They’ll be able to use cardstock, glitter, markers and paint. They can be as detailed or as minimal as they want. We want to try to create a piece that has many hands and a lot of input. September 17, noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m., free. RSVP at 702-3876366. –Rosalie Spear

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Can video games take over the casino floor? Christopher LaPorte is betting on it BY GEOFF CARTER

hristopher LaPorte is a Street Fighter man. “It will forever and always be my game,” says the former owner of Insert Coin(s), the Fremont East “videolounge gamebar” that was, for too short a time, the best place to get your drink and your Street Fighter on at the same time. Now, LaPorte envisions a time when video gamers play on the Strip—and other people will be betting on their ability to deliver a well-timed Hadouken. He believes competitive video gaming—eSports—could be what’s needed to get new blood into Strip casinos. “This is a huge, misunderstood market,” LaPorte says. He calls off some figures: The American videogame industry made $23 billion in profits last year; the average age of gamers is 35; nearly half of gamers are women. Then he shows me a video from last July’s EVO Championship Series at Mandalay Bay Events Center: “That’s 12,000 people, there to watch somebody play Street Fighter.” LaPorte notes that eSports prize pools are increasing, too. “Halo just did a $2.5 million-dollar prize pool. Call of Duty just did a $2 million-dollar prize pool. EA Sports just announced $1.3 million for FIFA 17.” The money is only part of the reason LaPorte— whose Quantum Gaming Concepts develops video game-inspired slot machines—is evangelizing for Vegas as an eSports destination. There’s real spectacle to eSports, he says—and if Strip casinos don’t embrace it, someone else will. “Atlantic City has already started pushing skill-based gaming,” he says. “Why not have global events where [you] have your grand finals in Las Vegas? We got more than enough arenas to fill.” LaPorte is scheduled to speak at the Naruscope “eSports and Casino Resorts” conference in October at SLS, a two-day event that will bring together a number of eSports’ heavy hitters. In the meantime, he’ll keep fighting in the streets. “My mission is to validate this,” he says. “When I see [sports radio’s] Colin Cowherd mock the gamer community … These guys are putting in hours upon hours to become really good, and you know what? F*ck it. Let them get paid to play video games.”

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KINGS OF CONVENIENCE How does Uber’s new food delivery app compare to Postmates? BY LESLIE VENTURA

A food delivery service that doesn’t charge a delivery fee? Sounds too good to be true. But with Uber’s latest venture into the food-delivery market, it’s real … for now. Last week, the ride service we all use when we’ve had one too many launched its new UberEats app, tapping into a market Postmates previously dominated. As someone who frequently uses Postmates (call it an addiction), I happily checked out the new service to see how it compares. Some things I discovered: Postmates Delivery charge: It can range from $3.99 for its “Postmates Plus” options to God-knows-what for restaurants that don’t show up in the specially priced list. With Postmates’ model, you can burn a hole in your pocket faster than you can eat the Double-Double you just had delivered to your door. Selection: I live Downtown, and my Postmates Plus selection reflects it: Bronze Cafe, Makers & Finders, Viva Las Arepas, Le Pho, Pop Up Pizza … Postmates also allows delivery from retailers like American Apparel and Lowe’s—and fast-food establishments like Burger King and Taco Bell, because desperate times call for desperate measures. Bonus: You can order from any restaurant and pay a “to-bedetermined” price if it isn’t listed in the app. Tipping: Postmates’ app allows you to rate and tip your driver.

Chris LaPorte isn’t playing games. (Spencer Burton/Special to Weekly)

HUNTRIDGE CENTER GOES GOOGIE Developer J Dapper loves Googie, the playful architectural style that distinguished nearly every coffee shop and bowling alley built between 1940 and 1966. And when he purchased Huntridge Center—a mid-century shopping plaza best known for its vintage pharmacy, Hi Rollers Barber Shop and Huntridge Tavern—he gave the plaza what it needed: a Googie-styled, YESCO-built neon sign, which will get lit up during a big parking lot party September 15 at 7:30 p.m. “I want to give Huntridge Center more identity than it’s had in the past,” Dapper says. Other property improvements—including new landscaping, windows and sidewalks—will be added soon, as will two new dining spots: Wingstop and a new lunch counter for the relocated pharmacy run by Cory Harwell (Carson Kitchen). All that’s missing now is a bowling alley. –Geoff Carter (Photograph by Mikayla Whitmore/Staff)

UberEats Delivery charge: So far, there isn’t one. But there’s no such thing as a free lunch. An Uber rep says it will eventually roll out a flat $5 fee for all deliveries. Until then, it’s reason enough to use the new app. Selection: Uber offers some of the same options as its competitor—Bronze Café, Makers & Finders, Viva Las Arepas—in my ’hood but has a slew of other tasty places at the ready, including PublicUs, VegeNation, Donut Bar, Harrie’s Bagelmania and Flock & Fowl. Use the app for joints that are out-ofmarket on Postmates Plus— that is, until UberEats starts charging a delivery fee. Tipping: Upon checkout, you’ll notice a disclaimer: “Tips are not included in the cost of your order. Tipping is neither expected nor required.” I don’t carry cash, so not having the option to tip in-app is disappointing—and UberEats’ lone inconvenience.

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HOW TO RE-PALMS Some ideas to help Station Casinos along as it takes over he Nevada Gaming Control Board recently recommended for approval the sale of the Palms to Red Rock Resorts, aka Station Casinos, which means the Gaming Commission will sign off on September 22, which means Stations will very soon be operating the West Flamingo Road property just off the Strip. You remember the Palms, right? If you lived in or frequently visited Vegas in the early aughts, you definitely remember the Palms. George Maloof opened it in 2001 and, thanks to his youth-oriented, party-ready vision, fun venues from the Nine Group and an infamous season of The Real World, it became one of Vegas’ THE coolest hangs, an INCIDENTAL unlikely hybrid of TOURIST neighborhood casino BY BROCK RADKE by day and celebrity hot spot by night. Its heyday was very much a product of those times—similar to the Cosmopolitan’s buzz-generating arrival in 2010—so it’s a safe bet those same vibes won’t be returning, ever. But the Palms can and should be cool again. Stations can make it happen, and I’m here to help. Here’s the course I would chart to reinvent what is still one the Valley’s most recognizable resorts.

STAYCATION CENTRAL When locals wanna play tourist, get a hotel room, eat, drink, swim and relax, Station’s Red Rock and Green Valley Ranch resorts are the places to go. The Palms

maintains some lovely assets—pools, restaurants, movie theater—that could place it in that category. Offer some legit discounts for locals during slow times and we’ll be there. GET GRAND The buffet has become an optional amenity in Vegas casinos. It works well for Stations out in the ’burbs, but the Palms’ central location makes the traditional, value-oriented buffet unnecessary. Stations’ Grand Cafe concept, however, is a proven winner all over the Valley and could thrive in Palms’ current Bistro Buffet space. POLISH THE PEARL The Palms’ Pearl Theater has always been one of the best concert halls in the city, even as many other venues have come online in recent years. But the Baby Boomeraimed acts that play there—generally appealing to the same demographic as Station Casinos’ live entertainment offerings—just aren’t enough. The Pearl deserves more shows, and artists that appeal to a younger crowd. Don’t go for the millennials; everyone else is doing that. Younger Gen Xers are the sweet

spot, people (like me) who partied at the Palms in the past and would love to revisit those glory days. WILDER NIGHTS Similarly, the Palms’ under-programmed nightlife venues could also get a boost from a certain demo of locals and tourists without trying to compete with the major clubs on the Strip. The common assumption is that Stations isn’t inclined to invest in nightlife, but if you know your history, you know Green Valley Ranch introduced the hip Whiskey Sky when it opened the same year as the Palms. Grab a veteran local programmer (like DJ88 or Warren Peace or some of Downtown’s current noisemakers) and let ’em do their thing at Ghostbar. It could become a favorite again for locals and industry types. FOOD FIRST In most neighborhoods around the Valley, the best restaurants can be found in Station Casinos. With its high profile and Strip proximity—and aggressive moves from a stellar Stations F&B team—the Palms could be a true foodie destination. I

don’t know what to do with that giant Hooters, but I do know that a Stations steakhouse concept (they’re so good) will absolutely kill it in the elevated perch where Nove Italiano currently resides. Turn the failed Chinese restaurant Lao Sze Chuan—now called China House—into a Thai spot, because Las Vegans love Thai food and few casinos offer it. Do sushi with a scene in the still-cool N9NE Steakhouse space. And please, leave Alizé as it is; this fine French jewel is ideal destination dining that will become even more important when big brother Andre’s closes at the Monte Carlo next month. MAKE IT RAIN What to do with the massive special-event space that used to be the incredibly influential Rain nightclub? It probably won’t make dollars or sense to turn this place back on as a club, but it’s a very versatile spot. The occasional ticketed concert would be nice, or it could be headquarters for seasonal weekend music festivals along the lines of the Matador at 21 fest in 2010 or the Hard Rock Hotel’s recent Psycho metal extravaganza.

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Eggslut founder Alvin Cailan helps your home-cooked eggs taste so much better BY LESLIE VENTURA When I was a kid, my mom was the only one who made eggs the way I liked: fried hard and flat, the yolk thinned out and devoid of taste and texture, much to her chagrin. Since then I’ve learned how to eat an egg properly, and lately I’ve become fascinated with cooking the perfect one. How could I not, with Instagram and Snapchat loaded with clips of scrollable, gooey yolk porn? If there were such a thing as “the year of the egg,” 2016 would be it. “My first memory of cooking is eggs,” says Alvin Cailan, founder and chef of the famous LA-to-Vegas transplant, Eggslut. “Eggs [were] the one thing I knew I could do in my sleep.” I begged Cailan to show me how to make the best eggs, three different ways, starting with Eggslut’s signature soft scramble, then the delectable sunny side up and finally the simple, standard over-easy. At the Eggslut kitchen inside the Cosmopolitan, Cailan breaks out three pans—one deep and wok-shaped and two smaller. We start with the scramble—seven eggs poured into the large, cold pan, with two giant hunks of butter. Chef quickly stirs the egg-andbutter mixture before getting the pan to low heat. For the next seven minutes, he’ll painstakingly stir the mix as if making a luscious risotto. “The best eggs are made slowly,” he says. “This is definitely a way to win someone’s heart in the morning, for sure.”

As soon as he’s started his famous soft-scramble, he cracks an egg in a small pan. This will be sunny-sideup. The trick? Throw some oil in the pan and let the egg cook on low heat until all of the white is cooked. The egg sizzles to perfection while Cailan concentrates on the scramble, which is starting to thicken up nicely. As he continues meticulously stirring the egg mixture, the yellow liquid starts forming velvety sheets. He won’t season them until the last minute, and when he does, he’ll keep it simple: salt and chives, which “have a really great affinity for each other.” When the eggs start to really congeal, he removes them from the heat and transfers them to a cool pan, leaving them to thicken on their own. By this time our sunny-sideup is a deep amber. He cradles the egg on a spatula, lets the excess oil run off and voila! Our second egg is done. Last is “a completely different beast.” Unlike the others, the over-easy gets done on high heat. Once it starts cooking, Chef gives it a wiggle to evenly distribute the heat. He gives it a quick flip after a minute on the burner, to cook the white over the yolk—for about 20 seconds—then flips it back. Our lesson is done. Normally the eggs would be served on Eggslut’s fresh brioche buns, but today I taste them on their own. Each one is delectable, but the scramble is ridiculous—silky and smooth, almost cheesy in flavor. Hey mom, next time you’re over, the eggs are on me.

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D E Eggslut’s Fairfax sandwich includes cage-free scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, chives and caramelized onions. (Jon Estrada/File)

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GROW YOUR OWN Treat your hens like pets and you’ll have the best eggs in town

It started with a vegetable. “A garden is such a gateway drug,” says Las Vegas gardener, baker and chef-in-the-making Jon Estrada, a former Weekly designer. “I got a garden, and that made me want chickens so I could produce my own eggs. Now I want a goat so I can produce my own milk.” Estrada isn’t just a supporter of the local food movement; he lives it. When I called him to chat about his chickens, he was on a small, remote island off the Oregon coast, vacationing with his wife at a farm stay. “We’re big foodies,” Estrada says. “As time passes, you search for better quality and better food and chefs that care. The chefs that care all care about the source. When you go grocery shopping, you’re wondering, Where is this food coming from and why am I not producing some of it?” For Estrada, that meant learning about what he was eating, and buying from companies that weren’t destroying the environment. But that wasn’t always easy, so he decided to take farming into his own hands at his Downtown Las Vegas home. Keeping happy, healthy hens means treating them as you would any other pet, “like you would a dog,” he says. “Hold your chicks as much as possible, ’cause they’ll be really affectionate when they grow up. Give them attention and try to make their lives as [enjoyable] as possible, and they’ll produce really delicious eggs.” Estrada’s eggshells are pastel in color, ranging from pale blue to soft taupe. If you’re considering producing your own eggs, buy the hen housing first, Estrada suggests. If you want to go nextlevel, dedicate part of your garden to growing the food hens eat. Estrada feeds his basil and beets, which he says results in healthy, almost orange-colored yolks. “Hens are pretty low maintenance,” Estrada says. “I feed them treats every morning. Watering is easy, [and] we clean the backyard every week. We have a big enough space that they spread out. … They seriously own my backyard. I share with them. I give them their space.” –Leslie Ventura (Illustration by Filthy Little Hands/ Special to Weekly)

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TORTILLA SACROMONTE AT BAZAAR MEAT

Technically, this is an omelet, one from Granada in southern Spain’s Andalusia region. And since it’s a seldom-ordered dish at José Andrés palace of many meats, the kidneys, sweetbreads and bone marrow layered on top might just steal the show. But the crazy-rich, impossibly fluffy farm eggs that form its foundation are more than just a savory vessel to get that delectable weirdness into your face. These are the eggs of dreams. SLS, 702-761-7757.

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CRISPY OYSTERS AT STANDARD & POUR

Fancy versions of deviled eggs might have passed as a restaurant trend, but Carson Kitchen’s version (with bacon and caviar) remains awesome. The new S&P, sort of a suburban extension of CK, takes eggs in a different direction by mounting a luscious pile of sriracha-seasoned egg salad and smoky trout roe atop fried oysters. It’s eggs on eggs on oysters, and it’s one fabulous bite. 11261 S. Eastern Ave. #200, 702-629-5523.

GYOKU AT YUI EDOMAE SUSHI

The most magical egg creations are often unrecognizable as eggs, and the best example of such distinct creativity might be the Japanese sweet egg omelet sometimes known simply as tamago but listed as gyoku on the menu at Yui. Traditionally made with only eggs, dashi stock, sugar, mirin rice wine and soy sauce, this ethereal bite is all about lightness, in flavor and texture. Yui’s version is as good as it gets in this town, slightly sweeter than most but beautifully balanced, a sublime finisher to a memorable meal. 3460 Arville St., 702-202-2408. –Brock Radke

Especially if there’s oxtail involved. (Thanks, Bachi!)

Isn’t that why quail eggs exist?

Depending on our mood.

Maybe?

Um ...

Gross! (But yeah, probably.)

(Bazaar Meat by Christopher DeVargas; Standard & Pour by Jon Estrada; Yui Edomae Sushi by Mikayla Whitmore; illustrations by Filthy Little Hands)

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LIBERTINE SOCIAL BRINGS A DIFFERENT KIND OF RESTAURANT TO MANDALAY BAY It’s barely been open for a month, so it’s a bit early for a full assessment of Libertine Social, the eclectic new restaurant from chef Shawn McClain and beverage titan Tony Abou-Ganim. This place, with its vast mix of dining and drinking environments and ambitious intentions, feels like it will morph as it finds its place among Mandalay Bay’s stellar restaurant row. Definitely check it out, and plan to return soon. Libertine’s menu is supposed to be social, mostly smaller plates designed for sharing, but some are better kept to oneself. From the toast and dips section, LIBERTINE definitely share the plentiful duck pastrami with SOCIAL pickled radicchio and mustard seeds on crispy Mandalay Bay, rye crackers ($17) and the braised oxtail on pan 702-632-7558. de cristal crostini ($16), meaty bites that will fill Daily, 5-11 p.m. you up if you overindulge. Definitely get the summery strawberry gazpacho shots with king crab ($15) while they last, and don’t feel bad about drink-eating them all. Definitely snack on the Scotch olives with lamb and feta ($9); if you’re planning on sharing mine, make other plans. The delectable flatbread pizzas? Share. Same for the sausage board ($18). Roasted fingerling potatoes ($14) dressed in pancetta and serrano ham and a soft egg are for your fork only. Side veggie dishes like gruyére-creamed kale are good to pass around, as are the few big plates, like a 10-ounce, mesquite-fired Wagyu skirt steak. And we haven’t even gotten to cocktails yet. Told ya, there’s a lot of exploration to be done here. –Brock Radke

Stick your fork into Libertine’s duck pastrami (left) and avocado salad. (Mikayla Whitmore/Staff)

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chicken is worth nearly $100, it’ll be this Peking duck-esque preparation with black truffles and foie gras piped beneath the skin. And the Coq-Tail, a duo of flowery but boozy concoctions sipped from metal straws protruding from large metal roosters, BY JIM BEGLEY is ridiculously fun. as Vegas is on the cusp of an invasion of ZUMA While the third-floor space at the epic proportions. The coming onslaught Cosmopolitan won’t be able to replicate the isn’t from space aliens or even cicadas, but towering, multistory location in downtown rather prominent New York City eating Manhattan, this sushi-centric venue should also and drinking establishments. I had the chance be a hit with the resort’s demographic in a space earlier this summer to visit the Big Apple for a strewn with hard woods and stone. The see-andsneak preview of what’s to come to the Strip—and be-seen crowd should love the shishito togarashi it’s delicious. with an addictive sesame tofu dip and ebi no EATALY The Brobdingnagian, Mario Batalisumibiyaki (robata-grilled jumbo tiger shrimp) backed supermarket and food court will be an inwith yuzu pepper. In fact, the showcase robata teresting addition to the Strip, as its other domestic will undoubtedly be an entertaining focal point locations generally cater to locals. Arriving as a of the Zuma experience, while sushi and sashimi part of the Monte Carlo rebranding, Vegas Eataly presentations—some with freshly grated wasawill hopefully offer something akin to Sabbia, the bi—will ease the loss of Blue Ribbon. Flatiron location’s seaside-inspired Italian rooftop MOMOFUKU & MILK BAR Arguably the most restaurant and birrieria. If not, we should be able anticipated NYC import is the David Chang and to count on a vegetable butcher—there is such a Christina Tosi concept opening downstairs from thing—and a variety of restaurants with dishes Zuma at Cosmo. In New York, a visit to Momofuku comprised of ingredients available from the market Ssäm Bar supplemented by dessert from Milk Bar itself. That’s something to look forward to. only further stoked my interest through a meal rife NOMAD RESTAURANT Simply put, NoMad with umami. A sampling of country ham, accomshould be an epic success—“should” only because panied by Chang’s famous red-eye mayo made with tourists can be fickle. But it’s got everything going instant coffee, is his ode to the Southern institution for it. Also set for the new Monte Carlo property, it’s of cured meat, while a dish as simple as sardines helmed and co-owned on toast highlights by Daniel Humm of the chef’s subtle hand Eleven Madison Park with a potentially and proudly possesses off-putting ingredient. a Michelin star. The Grilled asparagus with menu might not read trout roe charmed, exciting, but it couldn’t while a whole boneless possibly prepare you porgy showcased the for NoMad’s elevated restaurant’s Asian side. shellfish platter offerAnd Milk Bar’s Crack ings or what could be Pie was as addictive as the best bird ever, an the name suggests, a $89 roast chicken for salty-sweet ending to two that will be perched a great meal and even Why did the restaurant cross the country? To get NoMad’s roast chicken to the other side. (Daniel Krieger/Courtesy) atop top 10 lists. If any greater weekend.

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merican DJ and producer duo Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart—aka The Chainsmokers—have been on a nonstop hitmaking parade for over a year. After ubiquitous smashes “Roses” and “Don’t Let Me Down,” they’ve kept dancefloors jumping with July single “Closer,” featuring another rising star, Halsey. Industry Weekly caught up with Pall recently for a quick chat before The Chainsmokers return to their Vegas residency gigs this weekend at Hakkasan and Omnia.

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What was it like performing “Closer” at MTV’s Video Music Awards? It was wild. Obviously it was our first time on a platform like that, so there is a lot to learn from the experience, but it was so fun. Hanging around and performing in front of people like Kanye West and Rihanna and Beyoncé—it doesn’t get more lit than that. Is it special when you get an opportunity to perform with the vocalist from one of your hits? Of course. The VMAs is one of the biggest award shows of the year, so to get up there and perform one of our songs—at the time the biggest in the world—alongside our girl Halsey, it doesn’t get more real than that!

You have worked with so many great singers. How do you approach creating music collaboratively? It’s always totally different. Sometimes we write something and think, wow, this person would be perfect. Sometimes we write the song with the person who is perfect to sing it and sometimes we get something that’s so good, and we produce around it. We aren’t closed-minded about this process; a great song is a great song, [and] that’s what’s most important to us. We prefer to write and produce with the singer, because that just creates this really special authentic feeling, but you just never know, so being flexible is important. The Chainsmokers at Hakkasan at MGM Grand, September 15 & 30; at Omnia at Caesars Palace, September 16. –Brock Radke For more of our interview with The Chainsmokers, visit lasvegasweekly.com/industry.

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iplo gets around. The 37-year-old producer, DJ and Mad Decent label chief is more in-demand than ever thanks to his cutting-edge, magnificently malleable sound. He owned 2015 but hasn’t let up after “Lean On” and “Where Are Ü Now?” New Major Lazer/Justin Bieber collaboration “Cold Water” is another smash hit that furthers the union of dance music and pop. After spending much of his summer tearing up XS and Encore Beach Club—and more recently immersing

himself in the Nevada desert’s wonderful weirdness at Burning Man— Diplo slides from Encore to Wynn this weekend to man the Mexican Independence Day weekend party at Intrigue, starting at the Thursday industry-night session Intrigue Me and returning Saturday night. (Don’t worry, he’ll be back at XS for Sunday Nightswim on September 25.) Diplo’s music and DJ sets are as diverse and discovery-rich as a night out in a Vegas club can get. Hip-hop, pop, dancehall, house, reggaeton, bass … the genre doesn’t matter.

The beats will be thick, and they will get you moving. That’s why everyone from Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj to Usher and The Weeknd continues to clamor to work with him. Diplo at Intrigue at Wynn Las Vegas, September 15 & 17. –Brock Radke

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lobal hospitality dynamo Hakkasan Group, which operates 20 of the hottest clubs, restaurants and lounges in Las Vegas, announced plans this week to continue its worldwide expansion with new venues in Bali at the Cliff at Alila Villas Uluwatu. The resort will host the first Omnia Dayclub (there are Omnia Nightclubs in Las Vegas and San Diego) along with the luxury Japanese restaurant Sake no Hana, which also has a location in London. Hakkasan partners with KAJA Group and Alila Hotel & Resorts on the development, the largest investment of its kind in Indonesia, where the government is aiming to draw 20 million tourists annually by 2020, driving a demand for the type of luxury hospitality in which Hakkasan specializes. The $38 million partnership will also see Omnia, Sake no Hana and Hakkasan’s eponymous Chinese restaurant opening at Alila SCBD Hotel in Jakarta. Additionally, Hakkasan Group plans to expand within Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.

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“Two in every five tourists visit Bali while in Indonesia, and the country’s young and increasingly urban population makes it one of the fastest-growing consumer markets in the world,” Hakkasan Group CEO Neil Moffitt said in a statement. “These factors create a unique opportunity for Hakkasan Group to enter the market at this time. Choosing like-minded partners has always been key for us. Alila has the same focus and passion for excellence in culinary experiences and impeccable service, while KAJA Group has enabled us to bring this luxury experience to visitors to Bali.”

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ow that sizzling summer temperatures are beginning to give way to a more pleasant environment, Las Vegas visitors are flocking to comfy outdoor settings where fantastic fall weather can properly be enjoyed. One such spot that tends to get a little overlooked is the Strip-fronting Beer Garden at SLS, a shady place to enjoy ice-cold craft drafts and maybe place a few football wagers through the onsite William Hill sports book. Of course, the Beer Garden is con-

nected to Umami Burger, the LA favorite that prominently joined the Vegas burger wars in 2014. But delicious dishes like beef barbacoa nachos, a jumbo-sized Bavarian pretzel with spicy mustard and beer-cheddar cheese sauce, and a stellar Caesar salad—not to mention the unique flavor combinations assembled in every bite—help set this burger joint apart from the competition. The original Umami burger layers roasted tomatoes, caramelized onions, shiitake mushrooms and a crispy Parmesan frico on a disc of thick, juicy beef,

pushing tastebuds to their limits. The Manly burger, stacked with bacon, smoked salt onion strings and plenty of that beer-cheddar sauce, might be the ideal choice when catching a game and a brew on the patio. Umami Burger at SLS Las Vegas, 702-761-7614; daily 11 a.m.-10 p.m. –Brock Radke

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lready established as one of the Las Vegas Strip’s most luxurious spots to watch sports, Encore Players Lounge is all fired up for football season. Located between the new Encore Poker Room and Sports Book, Andrea’s restaurant and Surrender Nightclub, EPC has extended its hours on game days and added special food and specialty cocktail offerings to complement a stylish environment that features 23 HD television screens, roulette, craps, blackjack,

S T Y L E slots, shuffleboard, billiards and Suzo Happ InteractivePro tables with many more gaming options. The game-day menu from Wazuzu includes steamed pork and shrimp dumplings, barbecue pork buns, Indonesian corn fritters, sushi rolls, beef sliders and more. The signature drinks include shareable presentations like the English Laundry Espresso Martini—sure to get you hyped up to cheer for your team—or the infamous Dom-O-Rita margarita with Patron Silver and Dom Perignon.

Encore Players Lounge is a fabulous fit for the football fan who wants only the best. No matter how the game goes, you’ll be in the right position—and the right mood— to continue the party here. Encore Players Lounge at Encore, 702770-7300; daily 8 p.m.-4 a.m. plus extended hours on game days.

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The Nashville-bred singer is a local gem with serious musical lineage: Her aunt is Tanya Tucker, and her mother is LaCosta Tucker, who reached No. 3 on the country charts with 1974’s “Get on My Love Train.” Cali currently performs six nights a week at two Station Casinos properties. Tucker moved to Las Vegas in 2014 after competing on Season 6 of The Voice. She says there weren’t enough opportunities in Nashville for her blues/soul style, and that too many people tried to turn her into a country singer. Tucker is inspired by powerhouse vocalists like Adele and Lana del Rey and by electronic music; she even raps to end most of her performances. Tucker has been immersed in the country world since age 4, touring with Tanya Tucker and even performing at Dollywood. She says it has been challenging to

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break away, but she’s staying true to herself. “I sing like I’m fighting for my life every time I hit that mic,” she says. “I’m not a quitter. I’m gonna keep going.” She and fellow Voice contestant and friend Ryan Whyte Maloney first formed a duo and began performing around Las Vegas. Tucker now sings solo at Red Rock Resort’s T-Bones Chophouse on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday and at Green Valley Ranch Resort’s Hank’s Fine Steaks & Martinis on Friday, Sunday and Monday. Tucker will soon release Covergirl—an album of 11 covers she frequently performs—produced by Maloney. She also plans to complete an album of originals by the end of the year. –Rosalie Spear

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UP IN THE POLES Come back, Nomi Malone—all is forgiven. The fifth-annual Pole Classic Competition returned to the Joint on September 8, and participants celebrated its return the best way they knew how: by using muscles most of us don’t possess to seemingly defy gravity, as Alberto Del Campo is doing here during the men’s competition. For a full gallery of images from the 2016 Pole Expo, head to lasvegas weekly.com. (L.E. Baskow/Staff)

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Pop diva and gay icon Gloria Trevi performs what’s sure to be a high-energy setlist at the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan September 17 at 7 p.m. ($29-$69). –Mike Prevatt

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MORE IS LESS

Blair Witch fails to improve on the original film’s minimalism

By Mike D’Angelo espite its commercial success and enormous influence on modern horror movies (roughly half of which now purport to be found footage), The Blair Witch Project frequently disappoints those who go into it expecting to be scared out of their wits. At the time of the film’s heavily hyped 1999 release, many frustrated viewers complained that “nothing happens,” lamenting the absence of something more concretely terrifying than some hanging twigs and piles of rocks. Blair Witch, a new, very belated sequel (which wisely ignores the existence of 2000’s truly dismal Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2), might be just what these folks are looking for, though fans of Project’s psychological anxiety will likely turn up their noses. Ostensibly a continuation of the story, this trip into the woods plays more like a straight remake—but one that supplies the traditional frights and jolts that the original deliberately withheld. In the first of many concessions to the mar-

ketplace, Blair Witch introduces us to the much Director Adam Wingard (You’re Next, The Guest) younger brother of Heather Donahue, the young and his regular writing partner, Simon Barrett, have woman who went missing in the first film. doubled virtually everything: the number of hikers, (Realistically, this guy should be at least in his the number of cameras (everyone now wears Bluemid-30s by now, but horror-film characters, for tooth-style devices clipped to their ears, which elimidemographically obvious reasons, are nates the standard question about why people aabcc fleeing for their lives would continue filming), virtually always closer to 20.) James BLAIR WITCH the volume on the sound mix, etc. What made (James Allen McCune) has spent two James Allen decades wondering whether Heather The Blair Witch Project special, though, was its McCune, Callie might still be alive, and his girlfriend, total commitment to its student-film premise— Hernandez, Corbin Reid. Lisa (Callie Hernandez), has chosen it was unnerving precisely because it didn’t Directed by to make his obsession the focus of a look like a real movie. Blair Witch, by contrast, Adam Wingdocumentary she’s making for one of her simulates amateurishness in the same highly ard. Rated R. Opens Friday classes. Friends Peter (Brandon Scott) professional manner as countless Blair Witch citywide. and Ashley (Corbin Reid) come along rip-offs before it. What was once revolutionary for moral support, and the quartet is has become cozily familiar, and while the film’s subsequently joined by another couple, many jump scares and occasional gross-out moLane (Wes Robinson) and Talia (Valorie Curry), ments will elicit shrieks, there’s no chance of anyone who found additional video footage in the woods experiencing any lingering unease. The original film that James believes includes an obscure glimpse inspired the imagination. This one, like most modof a woman who could be Heather. ern horror sequels, only dulls it.

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DEAR DIARY Bridget Jones returns for more romantic entanglements

Wes Robinson and Valorie Curry hunt the Blair Witch. (Lionsgate/Courtesy)

A HACKER’S LIFE Snowden blandly explores a controversial figure Edward Snowden took enormous risks to expose U.S. government domestic spying programs, but filmmaker Oliver Stone plays it pretty safe with his biopic Snowden. Mostly lacking in Stone’s flashy filmmaking style, Snowden is a straightforward retelling of its title character’s time as an analyst and contractor for the CIA and NSA, during which he became increasingly disillusioned. Stone and co-writer Kieran Fitzgerald lay out the facts pretty plainly, interspersing flashbacks with Snowden’s 2013 meeting with journalist Glenn Greenwald (Zachary Quinto) and documentarian Laura Poitras (Melissa Leo). For anyone interested in the true story, Poitras’ Oscar-winning 2014 documentary Citizenfour is a better starting point, but Snowden benefits from

Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s sensitive lead performance. The movie spends far too much time on Snowden’s relationship with his girlfriend Lindsay Mills (Shailene Woodley), though, in what amount to clichéd spy-movie scenes about a romance pushed to its breaking point by secrets and lies. More compelling is the dynamic between the initially idealistic Snowden and his more cynical CIA mentor Corbin O’Brian (Rhys Ifans), culminating in a blunt but amusingly symbolic scene in which O’Brian literally towers over Snowden during a video chat. More creative visual touches like that, and less of Stone’s smug back-patting (like the real Snowden’s self-congratulatory appearance at the end), could have gotten the movie closer to the boldness of the man it depicts. –Josh Bell

aabcc SNOWDEN Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Rhys Ifans. Directed by Oliver Stone. Rated R. Opens Friday citywide.

At the beginning of Bridget Jones’s Baby, rom-com icon Bridget (Renée Zellweger) laments that somehow, at 43, she’s found herself in the familiar position of spending her birthday alone on her couch, in her pajamas, blaring “All by Myself,” and it’s hard not to share her exasperation. Twelve years after her last movie (2004’s Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason), the star of Bridget Jones’s Diary is still single, still indecisive about whether she loves or can’t stand humorless lawyer Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), and still regularly humiliating herself at work. Unlike Reason, Baby does take Bridget in a few new directions, but it’s still mostly redundant. Since Hugh Grant declined to reprise his role as charming cad Daniel Cleaver, Mark’s rival this time is tech mogul Jack Qwant (Patrick Dempsey), who’s never as roguish or clever as Daniel. After Bridget has a one-night stand with Jack and a surprise reunion with Mark, she ends up pregnant and unable to determine the paternity. This dilemma gets tedious as the movie drags on over two full hours, and while Zellweger is still immensely likable as Bridget, her antics are not as endearing as they were 15 years ago. Bridget and Mark’s initial courtship was so lovely and satisfying that putting them through the ringer yet again seems a little cruel, for both the characters and the audience. –Josh Bell

aabcc BRIDGET JONES’S BABY Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey. Directed by Sharon Maguire. Rated R. Opens Friday citywide.

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Hey hey he’s a Monkee Peter Tork talks new album and discovering his band’s second record after it was already out By Matt Wardlaw

nly a handful of groups make it to the 50-year mark and find themselves as busy as the members of The Monkees in 2016. Since the middle of May, Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz have been on the road playing anniversary shows. Guitarist Michael Nesmith, who reunited briefly with the pair in 2012 for several tours following the death of their longtime bandmate Davy Jones, is sitting out the current trek as he finishes up several projects. And yet on record, all four members of The Monkees have been reunited on May’s Good Times!, the band’s first album in 20 years. Songwriters who are fans—like Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo and Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard—contributed new material, and the band and Rhino Records unearthed archival material to be fleshed out—a move that brought the late Jones into the mix. We caught up with Tork between dates. “The really glorious part about all of this is that Micky and I are having such a good time onstage,” he says. “We’re

making each other laugh like hell every night.” was very much into British music hall. Given his On the reception to Good Times!: Somebody told head, he would do nothing but “I’m Henry the me how many we’re selling, and I went, “Well, what’s VIII, I Am.” In spite of the fact that Davy could this? That’s not a big number.” And they said, “No, rock like nobody’s business. it’s the equivalent of a million-seller, back On The Monkees’ beginnings: We’d be when people really bought records. The fact THE MONKEES sitting in the rehearsal halls, going, Who September that you’re actually selling hard copies is a is going to play what instrument? How do 17, 9 p.m., great, great thing.” you this? How do you do that? We were sort $15-$44. Star On the record’s flow: The thing about of a cover band for The Monkees. We were of the Desert Arena, Primm, this album that’s gratifying for me is that on the road, and somebody bought a copy 702-382-4388. of the second album and brought it across it’s not like, okay, here’s a dollop of ’60s stuff that we’re reclaiming and here’s a the street to the hotel where we were. There dollop of new stuff that we’ve jerry-rigged we were, looking at this album, and we had out of some other guys … It’s much smoother than never heard it through. On the back is Don Kirshthat. If you didn’t know, you wouldn’t be able to ner, congratulating himself for spotting good talent time-place all of the music in order. That’s a great in songwriting. It was just infuriating, and that rething about it. ally was the turning point. That was where we went, On rock ’n’ roll: Micky and I have been looking “Wait a minute, this is ridiculous.” at each other over the years saying, you know, if it was just the two of us, we would do nothing but For more of our interview with Tork, visit rock ’n’ roll. Davy, for all of his virtues and glories, lasvegasweekly.com.

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Magic and loss Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ 16th studio album is haunted by tragedy. In 2015, Cave’s 15-year-old son fell to his death from a cliff during a bad LSD trip, and that harrowing loss permeates Skeleton Tree. Cave’s weathered baritone voice sounds especially beaten down on the dirge-like title track and especially desperate on “I Need You,” a tale of romantic destruction. The Bad Seeds match those tones with their own somber instrumentation: grinding synthesizers, hollowed-out violin, keening guitar and the occasional burst of percussive programming. The flourishes are subdued, utilizing space and restraint as the Seeds cushion and support Cave’s lyrics, which feel like open wounds. “They told us our gods would outlive us/But they lied,” he sings on “Distant Sky,” an exhausted tremble in his voice. On “Girl in Amber” Cave intones even harsher truths: “I used to think that when you died you kind of wandered the world/In a slumber till your crumble were absorbed into the earth/ Well, I don’t think that anymore/The phone, it rings no more.” Ultimately, Skeleton Tree is a wrenching album with immense depth and an unquenchable emotional ache. –Annie Zaleski

Dolenz, far left, and Tork, second from right, bring the Monkee business to Primm this weekend. (Photograph courtesy)

Zeller makes electronic music, and I have a bunch of solo stuff, so he [was] like, ‘Why don’t we just try to put electronic stuff to your solo stuff?’ And I was Shayna Rain’s new project like, ‘Yeah, I’ve always wanted to do this.’” finds the foursome Written and recorded over four months, the changing stripes EP shows a new level of connectedness On Shayna Rain’s new EP, the Vegas within the band. Between Zeller’s downfour-piece stands on new legs with tempo electronics and Mercer’s musings smoky electro-pop as the foundation. on passion, love and loss, Shayna Rain A sharp turn from the outfit’s previgradually bares its teeth. From featherously bluesy sound, Paper Flowers light opener “Hope” to the Warpaintfinds the group—no longer called esque “Before My Body,” Paper Flowers Shayna Rain and the Part Time Modfeels powerfully relatable. els—at its most evocative. It also has a dynamic visual compoShayna Rain With Glass Pools, Singer Shayna Mercer’s sentimental nent. “We’re really focusing on art,” Turvy Organ, Drunk perspective serves as the focal point, says Mercer, who enlisted four local Old Ladies. Septemwith her frosty vocals front and center artists—Victoria Fong, Albert Monber 21, 9 p.m., $5. Bunkhouse Saloon, on the four-song EP. The new direction toya, Alex Hobbs and Auberi Zwickel— 702-982-1764. feels organic, but it was born partly of to create posters, each a companion necessity. “[Bassist] Nick [Boswell] to a song on the EP. Look for limitedwas on tour, and we had to do a benefit edition packs at the September 21 show,” Mercer says. [Drummer/producer Steven] Bunkhouse release show. –Leslie Ventura

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Deflating Garoppolo

Garoppolo (10) fills in for Brady (12) for three more games. (Bob Leverone/AP Photo)

Bettors who assumed Brady’s backup couldn’t cut it dropped the ball By Case Keefer ookmakers have maintained for years that no single player in the NFL is worth more than a touchdown on the point spread. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady cast serious doubt on that assertion going into Week 1 of the season, as he began serving a four-game suspension for 2014’s Deflategate scandal. After a federal appeals court upheld the three-time Super Bowl MVP’s suspension in July, the Patriots gradually went from a pick ’em in their game at Arizona to 9.5-point underdogs. Although a point or two can be attributed to injuries—tight end Rob Gronkowski, most notably—the implication of the massive movement was that the betting market thought bookmakers had undervalued Brady’s worth. And, for one game at least, gamblers were proven wrong. Arizona never threatened to cover as New England won outright, 23-21, behind an efficient performance from Brady fill-in Jimmy Garoppolo, who completed 24 of 33 passes for 264 yards and a touchdown. It was likely the most profitable result of the week for casinos—Arizona was not

only one of the heaviest bet sides on the board (78 percent of the game’s action at William Hill came in on the Cardinals) but also played a national primetime game, which typically draw the most action. The result reignited a longtime debate over how bettors can best account for star players’ absences. There’s no easy answer, since it’s situational and virtually anything can happen over a miniscule one-game sample. But it’s almost guaranteed that perception will swing the other way in Week 2 and that bettors won’t devalue Garoppolo as much this time. The Patriots opened as 6.5-point favorites over the Dolphins—only three points below a 9.5-point spread available for the game at CG Technology sports books in April. Barring any major changes, New England will also be favored in its final two games without Brady— home dates with Houston and Buffalo. Conservative moneyline projections give the Patriots a 35 percent chance of winning all three games. That means anyone who took the 5-to-1 price on the Patriots going undefeated without Brady in a proposition wager

posted at the South Point over the summer could be sitting pretty. The prop had New England starting with a 3-1 record as the most likely outcome, at a payout of plus-180 (risking $1 to win $1.80), with 2-2 close behind at an even 2-to-1 price. In the immediate wake of the suspension, an offshore sports book posted an over/under of 1.5 wins for the Patriots under Garoppolo. After one win, it already sounds foolish that such little was expected from a team that has made the playoffs for an NFL-high seven straight seasons. Brady was out with injury the last time the Patriots missed the postseason, in 2008. His importance in sports books almost matches his value to the Patriots—he’s the single most betupon player in the past 15 years. And Brady has rewarded his backers at a remarkable rate, going 142102-10 against the spread for his career, according to database Covers.com. Underestimating him has been a surefire way to bust a bankroll. But last week, for a change, discounting his impact was actually the easiest way to win.

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Las Vegas Little Theatre (Mainstage) Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean 9/15-9/17, 8 pm; 9/17-9/18, 2 pm, $21-$25. (Black Box) Farragut North 9/15-9/17, 8 pm; 9/18, 2 pm, $14-$15. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702-362-7996. Orleans (Showroom) March of Volunteers 9/20, 8 pm, $15-$35. 702-284-7777. Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Wild Kratts Live! 9/17, 1 & 4:30 pm, $19-$99. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical 9/20-9/21, 9/22-9/24, 7:30 pm, $29-$132. 702-749-2000. Super Summer Theatre The Mystery of Edwin Drood 9/15-9/17, 9/22-9/24, 7:30 pm, $16. Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, 702-594-7529. Starbright Theatre Tony: The Best of Broadway 9/17, 7 pm, $20. 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd., 702-240-1301. Summerlin Library & Performing Arts Center Into the Woods 9/16-9/17, 9/23-9/24, 7 pm; 9/179/18, 9/24, 1 pm, $15. 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. Theatre in the Valley Broadway Bound 9/16-9/17, 9/23-9/24, 8 pm; 9/18, 2 pm, $12-$15. 10 W. Pacific Ave., 702-558-7275. UNLV (Judy Bayley Theatre) Las Vegas Jazz Connection ft. Nathan Tanouye 9/18, 2:30 pm, $20-$25. 702-895-3332.

Special Events

Live Music THe Strip & Nearby Brooklyn Bowl Dumpstaphunk 9/15, 7 pm, $15$20. O.A.R., The Hunts, Dave Ritz 9/16, 8:30 pm, $43-$55. St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Seratones 9/17, 7 pm, $25-$28. Chance the Rapper, Francis and the Lights 9/18, 8 pm, $45$100. The Avett Brothers 9/20, 9 pm, $47-$75. Linq, 702-862-2695. Caesars Palace (Colosseum) Emmanuel & Mijares 9/15, 9 pm, $52-$332. Enrique Iglesias 9/16-9/17, 8 pm, $40-$300. Celine Dion 9/209/21, 7:30 pm, $55-$500. 702-731-7333. The Cosmopolitan (Chelsea) Gloria Trevi 9/17, 7 pm, $29-$69. 702-698-7000. Double Down Saloon Bad Trip, Breaker Breaker, Agent 86 9/16. The People’s Whiskey, Lambs to Lions, The Wreckless, Child Endangerment, William Neal 9/17. Gold Top Bob & The Goldtoppers 9/21. Shows 10 pm, free. 640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. Hard Rock Hotel (The Joint) Magneto y Mercurio 9/16, 9:30 pm, $43-$225. Megadeth, Amon Amarth, Suicidal Tendencies, Metal Church, Havok 9/22, 5 pm, $50-$150. (Vinyl) Reverend Horton Heat, Thee Swank Bastards 9/16, 9 pm, $25-$45. Fredward, Mercy Music, Twin Cities, Hidden Levels 9/21, 7:30 pm, free. (Pool) The Growlers, Billy Changer, The Abigails 9/16, 9 pm, $25-$30. 702-693-5000. House of Blues Franco Escamilla 9/15, 11 pm, $95. Carlos Santana 9/16-9/18, 9/21, 7 pm, $90$350. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. Mandalay Bay (Events Center) Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda 9/17, 9 pm, $169-$180. 702-632-7777. 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. Palms (The Pearl) Ray LaMontagne 9/16, 8 pm, $50-$92. (Lounge) Mark Stoermer, The Big Friendly Corporation, Same Sex Mary 9/20, 9

pm, free. Palms, 702-942-7777. Planet Hollywood (Axis) Pitbull 9/15-9/16, 9 pm, $39-$169. Marc Anthony 9/17, 10 pm, $96-$276. Lionel Richie 9/21, 8 pm, $57-$190. 702-777-2782. SLS (The Foundry) Boyce Avenue 9/16, 6 pm, $30. Garbage, Cigarettes After Sex 9/22, 8 pm, $45. (Sayers Club) Lawrence Taylor 9/17, 10 pm, $15. SLS, 702-761-7617. Topgolf Stokeswood 9/16, 9 pm, free. Blues Traveler 9/22, 8 pm, $35-$50. 4627 Koval Lane, 702-933-8458. Venetian (Venetian Theatre) John Fogerty: Fortunate Son in Concert 9/16-9/17, 9/21, 8 pm, $60-$800. 702-414-9000.

Downtown Artifice Vegas Live Sessions 9/18, 8 pm, free. Muertos Heist y Teotitlanti, DJ Joseph 9/22, 11 pm, free. 1025 S. 1st St., 702-489-6339. Backstage Bar & Billiards Saves the Day, Twin Cities, Stolas 9/17, 8 pm, $16-$20. Guttermouth, Flatfoot 56, The Civilians, Jerk, Bogtroggers Union 9/22, 8 pm, $15-$18. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Beauty Bar Pour Habit, Sic Waiting, Avenues 9/18, 8 pm, $10. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Bunkhouse Saloon El Noa Noa: Un Tributo a Juan Gabriel ft. Edgar Reyes, Kolo Barrera 9/16, 10 pm, free. Shayna Rain, Glass Pools, Turvy Organ, Drunk Old Ladies 9/21, 9 pm, $5. Who Rides the Tiger 9/22, 9 pm, free. 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center Goo Goo Dolls, Collective Soul, Tribe Society 9/16, 7 pm, $36-$91. Counting Crows, Rob Thomas, K Phillips 9/17, 7 pm, $38-$93. 200 S. 3rd St., 800-745-3000. Golden Nugget (Gordie Brown Showroom) The Grass Roots 9/16, 8 pm, $21-$32. 866-946-5336. Hard Hat Lounge Indigo Kidd, DJ Dr. Josh Ellis 9/16, 9 pm, free. Aina Roots 9/17, 9 pm, $5. 1675 Industrial Road, 702-384-8987. LVCS Marduk, Rotting Christ, Carach Angren, Necronomicon 9/20, 8 pm, $20-$25. Audiotopsy, Mr. Mystery, NE Last Words, Cirka: Sik 9/22, 8 pm, $10-$12. 425 Fremont St., 702-382-3531.

The Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Paul Anka 9/16, 7:30 pm, $29-$149. (Cabaret Jazz) David Perrico Pop Strings Orchestra 9/16, 8 pm, $20-$40. George Bugatti 9/17, 7 pm, $39-$45. Frankie Moreno 9/20, 10/5, 8 pm, $30-$42. (Troesh Studio Theater) Las Vegas Philharmonic Spotlight Series 9/22, 7:30 pm, $70-$195. 361 Symphony Park Ave., 702-749-2000.

Everywhere Else Ansan Sister City Park The Unwieldies 9/17, 7 pm, free. 7801 Ducharme Ave., 702-229-3514. Boulder Station (Railhead) Sammy Kershaw 9/17, 8 pm, $25-$40. 702-432-7777. Count’s Vamp’d Art of Dying, Letters From the Fire, Children 18:3, Strange Mistress 9/15, 8 pm, $15-$18. Faster Pussycat, Them Evils, Don Jamieson 9/16, 9 pm, $10. Kid Cocky, The Great Pumpkin, AntiMatter 9/17, 9 pm, free. 6750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. Dive Bar Zom Sawyer, Solarcoasters, Alex Squared 9/17, 9 pm, $5. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483. Eagle Aerie Hall Polyphia, Amarionette, Almost Awake, Journey 2 Rapture 9/17, 6 pm, $12-$14. 310 W. Pacific Ave., 702-568-8927. Henderson Pavilion Henderson Symphony Orchestra 9/16, 8 pm, free. 200 S. Green Valley Parkway, 702-267-4849. Primm Valley Resort & Casino (Star of the Desert Arena) The Monkees 9/17, 8 pm, $18-$63. 702-386-7867. South Point (Showroom) Crystal Gayle 9/16-9/18, 7:30 pm, $45-$55. 702-796-7111. Sunset Station (Sunset Amphitheater) Peter Cetera 9/16, 8 pm, $27-$67. 702-547-7777.

Comedy

Mirage Gabriel Iglesias 9/16-9/17, 10 pm, $65-$76. Ray Romano, David Spade 9/23-9/24, 10 pm, $87-$120. 702-792-7777. Orleans (Showroom) Dana Carvey 9/23-9/24, 8 pm, $60-$87. 702-284-7777. Santa Fe Station (Chrome Showroom) Kathleen

Beerfest Weekend 9/17, 7 pm; 9/18, 1 pm, $54-$64. Golden Nugget, 866-946-5336. Clif Bar CrossVegas 9/21, 3 pm, $15-$100. Desert Breeze Park, 8275 Spring Mountain Road, crossvegas.com. Crafted Coco & Grapes Festival 9/17, 4-10 pm; 9/18, 10 am-5 pm, $40-$60. Hillpointe Event Center, 9001 Hillpointe Drive, bit.ly/2bl7Zmg. Food and Wine Festival 9/15-9/18, times vary, $50-$100. SLS, 2535 Las Vegas Blvd. S., vegasfoodandwine.com. Greek Food Festival 9/16, 3-11 pm; 9/17, noon-11 pm; 9/18, noon-10 pm, free-$10. St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 5300 S. El Camino Road, lasvegasgreekfestival.com. Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day Party 9/17, 9 pm, free. Rí Rá, Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7771. Hop Bomb Festival 9/17, 5 pm, $25-$55. CraftHaus Brewery, 7350 Eastgate Road #110, crafthaus 2ndanniversary.brownpapertickets.com. Huntridge Sign Lighting 9/15, 6 pm, free. Huntridge Shopping Center, 1120 E. Charleston Blvd. LV Craft Show 9/18, 10 am-5 pm, free. Silverton, LVCraftShows.com. San Gennaro Feast 9/15, 4-11 pm; 9/16, 4 pmmidnight; 9/17, noon-midnight; 9/18, noon-11 pm, $10-$30. Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 W. Craig Road, sangennarofeast.com. Show Your Heart Run 9/17, 6:30 am, $40-$45. Kellogg Zaher Park, 7901 W. Washington Ave., chfn.org.

Sports

Fight Night at the Cosmopolitan Ishe Smith vs. Frank Galarza 9/16, 4 pm, $29-$99. 702-698-7000. Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 9/15, 8 pm; 9/16-9/17, 7 pm, free-$330. Orleans Arena, 702-284-7777.

Galleries

Clark County Government Center Rotunda Robin Stark 9/19-11/10. Artist Reception 9/23, 6 pm. 500 Grand Central Parkway, 702-455-7030. CSN 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-4146. Artspace Gallery Sara Pedigo: Beneath the Ordinary Thru 9/17. Artist Receeption 9/15, 6 pm. Fine Arts Gallery Ellie Honl & Taryn McMahon: Unsettled Terrain Thru 9/24.

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