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STAR WARS DAY ACROSS TOWN Since 2011, weekend Wookiees everywhere have gathered in lightsaberilluminated hordes to celebrate Star Wars Day, an unofficial holiday that happens every May 4. (As in “May the Fourth Be With You.”) There’s much to celebrate in Star Wars’ 40th anniversary year—new movies, animated television shows, upcoming theme park rides and more—and a galaxy of local venues are getting in on the action with SWD parties, including Artisan (6 p.m., free), with live bands like Indigo Kidd and All-Night Visitors, a foam lightsaber battle and a “Death Star Disco DanceOff”; House of Blues (8 p.m., free), for an “Empire vs. Rebel Alliance” party with DJs Wizdumb facing off against Ryan Maloney and Star Wars-themed drink specials; Downtown Container Park (5:30 p.m., free), with food and drink specials at Perch and Oak & Ivy, “surprise Star Wars guests” and an outdoor screening of Rogue One; the Nerd (7 p.m., free), with free bowling and video games and a cosplay contest with a cash prize; and Millennium Fandom (5 p.m., free), with an old-school fan celebration for Wookiees old and new. –Geoff Carter
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INDIAN AND ’OHANA FESTIVALS Hula or Bangra? Kalua pork or curry? Hawaiian luau or Bollywood dance party? On May 6, you’ll have your pick among two fun cultural festivals. The Las Vegas Mela Indian Food & Festival offers a day of dance, music, crafts, henna, shopping and more at Clark County Amphitheater, while restaurants like Mint Indian Bistro, Taj Palace and Origin India serve up regional delights. According to its mission statement, the nonprofit event exists to spread a “message of love, respect, honor and understanding” through arts and culture. 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m., $7. Las Vegas is known as the Ninth Island because of its strong Hawaiian influence. Enjoy some of that Aloha spirit at the ’Ohana Festival at Springs Preserve—a full day of entertainment including dance, Hawaiian craft workshops, a Hula class and more. The fest features a variety of children’s activities, like Story Time with an Island Princess, but it’s not just for kids; tropical drinks and beer are available for the grown-ups. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., $6. –C. Moon Reed
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LAURA MCBRIDE AT THE WRITER’S BLOCK
TIM KASHER AT BUNKHOUSE SALOON
CARRIE THE MUSICAL AT MAJESTIC REPERTORY THEATRE
The CSN instructor made a splash with her debut novel, We Are Called to Rise, in 2014. Now she’s out with her second book, ’Round Midnight. Set in a Las Vegas nightclub, it promises to outdo her first. Catch McBride reading and signing at Downtown’s literary hub. –C. Moon Reed
Kasher released a new solo album in March, but judging from recent setlists, he’s still mixing in material from his two beloved bands—Cursive and The Good Life—along with an occasional cover of the likes of Simon & Garfunkel and Fleetwood Mac. With Allison Weiss, Blair and Chani, $10-$12. –Spencer Patterson
It’s actually been a thing since the ’80s, but a revised version (based on the Stephen King novel) has given it new life. Half the fun will be watching Carrie wreak havoc on her tormentors; the other half, seeing how it’s staged. Alios, 1217 S. Main St.; times vary; $25-$27. –Mike Prevatt
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Dave Chappelle at Mandalay Bay Events Center
Put down your phone. It’s Chappelle time. (Photograph by Lester Cohen/Photo Illustration)
Dave Chappelle doesn’t want you to bring your phone to his show. All phones will be checked it at the door; it’s mandatory. This isn’t because he doesn’t want his jokes judged in the court of Instagram; rather, he wants you to focus. “We all need to break from that technology,” he says in his Netflix special The Age of Spin. And the crowd in that Netflix special does something curious: hang on to Chappelle’s every word, because it can’t film him and because he’s still the best stand-up comic in the world, with a razor-sharp intellect and a loose, intimate style no one can match. By the way, Age of Spin makes it clear he doesn’t refund bad shows, for reasons any true Las Vegan should understand: “I’m like Evel Knievel. I get paid for the attempt.” $89-$275. –Geoff Carter
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Smoke out Public consumption of marijuana nudges closer to reality By Leslie Ventura
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he right to (legally) toke up in public just got a little bit closer. On April 25, the Nevada Senate voted 12-9 in favor of allowing businesses to apply for licenses that would permit the use of marijuana “at certain events.” Bill S.B. 236 would open a variety of doors in the medical and recreational marijuana market if it passes in the assembly this month. S.B. 236’s primary sponsor, Senator Tick Segerblom (D), who also introduced a majority of marijuana legislation this session, said the bill would grant people the right to use marijuana outside of their homes. “Currently, under state law the only place you can use [marijuana] in is your house,” Segerblom said, highlighting that our 42 million tourists have no place to legally smoke or consume cannabis. “If you don’t have a place to use it, they’re going to be using it in casinos and hotel rooms. The industry is recognizing that we need to have places where people can go.” It’s not a stretch, then, that Nevadans could soon be able to buy weed at a local dispensary and head next door to a marijuana “club” to consume it in the near future. Segerblom says the bill could make not only these social clubs possible, but could make marijuana consumption at concerts and clubs a real possibility. Three other marijuana-related senate bills passed, including S.B. 344, which would prohibit child-friendly packaging, labeling and advertising for marijuana products and also sets THC-serving standards for edibles. Under the bill, packaging for edible marijuana products could not include images of cartoon characters, mascots, action figures, balloons, fruits or toys, and edibles could no longer be packaged in a way that resembles candy or products primarily consumed by children.
Arts funding in Nevada survives the legislative session Politics might feel like an undrainable swamp of hopelessness. But every so often something good happens. Earlier in this year’s legislative session, the governor’s budget proposed diverting $100,000 from the Nevada Arts Council and putting it toward a cultural tourism program. Arts lovers mobilized to save the organization’s budget, which works to increase “public access to Nevada’s art and culture.” Across the state, Nevadans enacted campaigns on all fronts, like through the Nevada Arts Post-
card Project, which aimed to send 1,000 postcards to Carson City. Those efforts worked: On April 21, a legislative subcommittee spared the Nevada Arts Council’s budget (room taxes are being tapped to keep both projects funded). How did that winning moment feel? “I had tears coming out of my eyes,” says Sarah O’Connell, managing editor for website Eat More Art! Vegas. “I was so proud and grateful to all of Nevada for investing in arts and culture.” –C. Moon Reed
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MONUMENTAL REVERSAL? Public lands might lose their protected status, but not if their allies can help it BY C. MOON REED
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Will President Trump try to shrink or outright remove Nevada’s national monuments? (Photo illustration by Ian Racoma)
FIRST FRIDAY RETURNS HOME
This week, First Friday doubles in size as artists and vendors return to the stretch of Casino Center Boulevard just south of Charleston—where the monthly arts festival first appeared in 2002. First Friday South (firstfridaysouth.com), organized by ReBar owner and Arts District board president Derek Stonebarger, will be “small, at first”—a couple of live bands and food trucks, the requisite artists and numerous vendors including the neighborhood’s antiques dealers—but it has the potential to become a big deal, especially if you’re a state-licensed vendor bringing your own art to sell. “Just bring a table, a chair and a lamp,” Stonebarger says. “We’ll run power out to you.” –Geoff Carter
No matter your politics, chances are you want to keep our public lands public. According to a December 2015 poll by Colorado College, 80 percent of Western state voters support preserving national monuments. Last month, President Trump ordered a review of some two dozen monuments that have been designated in the past 20 years. That puts Nevada’s Gold Butte and Basin and Range in danger. But the lands have some fierce protectors. “People are ready to protest and protect our surroundings,” says Pam Stuckey of Renewable Envoy. “Most of my friends are active in politics; they know it matters.” Along with traditional forms of political action—including co-chairing Friends of Basin and Range—artist and curator Checko Selgado is working to spread the word about Basin and Range through art. He has curated a group art show inspired by the region’s terrain that will open in June at the Winchester Cultural Center. Titled Valley of Faces: Pareidolia in the Basin & Range, it will be his seventh art exhibition relating to the monument. Fawn Douglas—an artist, activist and member of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe—uses Gold Butte’s petroglyphs for inspiration. “The whole scenery inspires my landscape art, my spray paint art; it inspires everything I do,” she says. “It’s part of my cultural heritage.” Douglas describes December 2016, when Gold Butte was given the National Monument designation, as a joyous time. “Indigenous voices were being heard. Finally, tribes, groups and government entities were working together to have this designation. When Trump put [the monuments] under review, it was a slap in the face.” So what are the chances that we lose our natural treasures? A complete decommission seems unlikely. There’s no legal precedent, and any attempt would certainly result in a lawsuit. It is possible, however, to reduce the acreage of a national monument. That’s what scares the Sierra Club’s Christian Gerlach: “There are great risks specifically to Basin and Range that we’re very concerned about.” He says that the possibility of oil being buried in those valleys makes them a potential target for extractive industry. Help comes from the state level as well. Assemblywoman Heidi Swank has proposed a joint resolution (AJR13) that would express support for Nevada’s newest monuments. Expect a resolution on the resolution soon.
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resour The modern library has become far more than a quiet home for books
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The galleries at Windmill (below), West Sahara and elsewhere are just some of the Library District’s lesser-known cultural offerings. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
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sodize about his smack habit, and then a prostitute on her knees in “There She Goes Again.” For one, there are high school kids talking about their orchestra just outside the door. And this is a library in suburban southwest Las Vegas. But Bowman’s music club has met every month for three years. They’ve discussed everything from Nirvana to James Brown to the Hamilton score to Patti Smith (that was a good one). ¶ And that’s the overlooked beauty of our libraries—they’re full of little cultural happenings that make it more than just a book repository. Like shopping malls, libraries in the 21st century must evolve to offer experiences and, more specifically, serve their communities if they are to survive the digital era.
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love our libraries, much more than the ones I grew up with in Southern California, which I associate with longer homework projects and barfy book smells. But you’ll rarely find me in the book stacks. I take advantage of both Las Vegas-Clark County Library District and Henderson libraries in other ways. To wit: I once took my boyfriend on a date to Paseo Verde Library early in our relationship, which impressed him. More ordinarily, libraries are where I might donate old hardcovers and snap up used ones for a dollar each, where I look for magazines I didn’t buy in time and where I hunt down audiobooks before a long drive. I do these things chiefly at Enterprise Library, my neighborhood branch and nearby indoor sanctuary for unplugging. It’s also one of my video rental stores, despite the five Redbox machines I pass to get there. But I’m generally not looking for recent Hollywood favorites. What Enterprise (and the LVCCLD) is great for are the specialty and classic titles
I’d always say I’d get around to seeing but never seemed to—until lately. At the beginning of the year, I committed to watching a different Criterion Collection title every week, which I post on Instagram so I adhere to the routine. (As it happens, I’m currently one week behind.) It’s my favorite thing so far about this sinking rock of a year. And, as it happens, the library’s DVD stock isn’t just National Geographic documentaries and 26 copies of Life of Pi—it boasts a substantial complement of Criterion movies. The scores have been righteous: the recent reissue of Harold and Maude, Robert Altman’s Short Cuts and something by Spanish director Luis Buñuel, whose films I’ve never seen because where are you going to rent a Luis Buñuel movie in Las Vegas? When I audibly whoop upon finding a copy of The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, I realized two things: 1. I’ve become a living Portlandia sketch, and 2. I’m now old enough to be excited about the so-called little things, and how great is it that my local library can deliver them.
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Cool chairs and free wifi at Windmill Library. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
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experience another charge of pleasure, this time at Clark County Library’s main theater during one of the free monthly concerts put on by UNLV’s jazz musicians. Conductor/jazz studies director Dave Loeb says one of the students has written a nontraditional arrangement: a jazz cover of Radiohead’s “Bodysnatchers,” which at the time is the most played song on my iTunes. I don’t go see live jazz to hear covers of rock songs, but the ensemble’s interpretation is exploratory and exhilarating, yet true to the spirit of the original. The comfy, clear-sounding main theater is one of Las Vegas’ great unconventional music venues. I’ve seen all kinds of programs there, from literary discussions to independent movies, but the ones with live music might rank highest. One of the most experimental shows I’ve ever attended in Las Vegas happened in that room about 16 years ago, a refreshing occurrence in a town all but hostile to challenging culture, and at such an unlikely location. The dirty secret is that the main theater is one of six major performance arts venues scattered throughout LVCCLD’s branches, all largely showcasing different programming. To put that in perspective, LA’s library system has only one. I discover one of Las Vegas’ before last weekend’s music club meeting at Windmill Library, when I randomly bump into my friend and former colleague Anthony Allison. Turns out he’s now programming arts events for its auditorium. “Wait, what auditorium?” I ask, oblivious to the lettering above that identified it. (Apparently I’m not the only
one.) He points to a nearby hidden door, which I crack open and encounter a large room with 300-odd seats and a large stage, on which the aforementioned orchestra kids play. This is not a unique Sunday; Anthony books many classical concerts for the space. It also hosts film screenings—about 100 parents and kids had to be turned away after a showing for Disney’s Moana hit capacity— and assorted performances, such as an upcoming oneman show where someone will act out the original Star Wars trilogy, which I can’t imagine not seeing. Before I leave, Anthony hints at some upcoming changes for LVCCLD, especially with regards to its
offerings and how they’ll be targeted to the community. In today’s evolve-or-die world, this is a crucial development. And it’s already happening. During one of my last visits to Enterprise Library, I begin my usual beeline for the DVD section and suddenly hear loud dance music, not unlike the booming beats of XS when I walk down the hallway at Encore. I pivot, head toward the clatter and find an easel advertising a weekly DJ class. Initially, I think, great, Las Vegas youth are using a library to play Deadmau5 rather than read George Orwell—and what happened to the library being the one place you’re guaranteed some peace and quiet? Is this desperation? Devolution? The mental rantings of an aging, recovering nightlife writer? I later evaluate the scope of my library use and the full scale of activities happening—and forthcoming— at Valley libraries. While they seem to be developing in the direction of community centers with an informational complement—especially as collections become less prominent on the floor and more reservation-based (to say nothing of their digitization)—libraries will always have books and, more importantly, be centered around educational resources. Perhaps these facilities are becoming progressive. Maybe they are offering what our schools cannot. Maybe they can help kids become both DJs and scholars. If anything, it means a whole lot of more. More diverse amenities, more bang for our taxpayer buck, more bait for the otherwise disinclined—and more justification for my bullishness on libraries. They’ve replaced the Strip as the greatest source of freebies in Las Vegas.
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WITH A MASSIVE STUDENT-HOUSING PROJECT SET TO DEBUT THIS FALL, THE TIME SEEMS RIGHT FOR A UNLV DISTRICT REBIRTH If you were lucky, you discovered it as I did. Perhaps you were invited to see a friend’s band at Favorites or the Sports Pub—Constant Moving Party, Endless Mindless, one of those—and you spent the rest of the night dancing to a DJ set by Robert Oleysyck or Rodney “World Famous Rocket” Smith. Maybe you had some studying to do, and instead of doing it in the library or in your apartment, you got a table at Cafe Copioh or Cafe Espresso Roma. If you were inspired by something you’d heard on KUNV’s Rock Avenue, you went to Benway Bop or the Underground looking for it. ¶ That was the late 1990s and early 2000s. Back then, we didn’t call the section of Maryland Parkway that runs adjacent to UNLV “the U District”; it was just “Maryland” or “the Parkway.” And I’m not going to spend the rest of this piece lamenting a vanished time and place; as far as I’m
concerned, if Tom & Jerry’s, Big B’s, Mr. Goodcents, Moose McGillicuddy’s or Cafe Rainbow were meant to survive, they probably would have. But there was something to it. Those places had something that’s been absent from the U District for a while, an intangible thing that’s since moved down to Fremont East: the feeling of being at the absolute center of the action. But I’m not a student, or even remotely close to studentaged. So I asked 20-year-old Jacob Sidhom, currently in his second year of UNLV’s theater studies program, what he thought of the U District as it is now. He even lived there—in the Dayton Complex, one of UNLV’s few dormitories—during his freshman year, before moving to another apartment a couple of miles to the north. So, how did the U District feel to him? Was it awesome?
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“It was okay,” he says. “It was very welcoming, and I did end up with a small community of friends—but all in all, I didn’t want to go back.” He cited a lack of privacy as one of the things that put him off—the dorms are close-quartered accommodations, for sure—but later, he suggested another reason why he moved away: “The area across the street from the campus … it’s not the most reputable part of town.” Perhaps not. UNLV is and always has been a commuter school. Fun as the Parkway was back in the 1990s, the businesses surrounding UNLV struggled even then, as their clientele lived in apartments several miles away. And the, um, aged apartment complexes in the district weren’t much more inviting then than they are now. Consider the numbers: UNLV’s current enrollment is 29,600 students, and only about 1,900 of them live on campus. I don’t know how many more students live within a half-mile of campus, but I’d be surprised if the number were much higher than those living in the dorms. The U District needs to become. And something big is about to happen that might get the Parkway’s constantmoving party going again.
Ralph Mathieu looks at the Degree every day. His comic-book shop, Alternate Reality, a neighborhood fixture since 1995, is just steps away from the newest building on the UNLV campus—and he’s excited by the possibilities it represents. “It can only be positive,” he says, looking out the window at the halfcompleted building. “Hopefully it’ll lead to a resurgence of Maryland Parkway; it’ll reinvigorate the UNLV corridor and surrounding businesses in ways that haven’t been seen in a long time. It’ll become a destination environment.” It might. The Degree is a giant—the word is not too strong—block of student apartments, a cooperative venture between UNLV and private developer the Midby Companies. It stands five stories tall and occupies what in other, older places would count as a
The Degree apartment complex, on Maryland Parkway just south of Flamingo Road, will welcome its first student residents this fall.
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But first comes the Degree. And maybe, just maybe, a few new businesses on the Parkway, drawn by those 758 new beds. (Alternate Reality’s Mathieu would love to see more vegetarian and vegan restaurants in the neighborhood, if anyone’s listening.) And as it happens, Frommer misses funky little places like Moose McGillycuddy’s and Yayo Taco as much as we do. “Maryland Parkway has an opportunity to retain a good sense of authenticity—to be about local Las Vegas,” he says. And maybe, I suggest, whiskey-andbeer bar the Freakin’ Frog can return to Maryland someday. Frommer laughs. “You have to have a dream, right?” A rendering of the Degree’s pool deck. (Courtesy).
city block. Inside are approximately 758 apartment-style bedrooms, arranged in a variety of two-bedroom, two-bath and four-bedroom, fourbath floorplans. Several hundred parking spaces are contained in a covered, controlled-access garage. And all the other amenities you’d expect of a fancy apartment building—the fitness center, the resort-style pool (with cabanas), the outdoor fire pit—are present, along with student-friendly conveniences like bike storage and private study cubes. Reading through the Degree’s list of goodies, it’s tough not to think of Jacob Sidhom’s adventure in the dorms. “Sometimes, it felt like a prison cell, with the white brick walls and the two bunk beds,” Sidhom says, chuckling. “But you make do with what you have.” Though he and his roommate got on well, he wouldn’t have minded having the kind of privacy the Degree will provide: “It’d be nice to say ‘I need to work; I’m gonna go be alone for a while,’ instead of, “I’m gonna work, and you’re gonna play PS4 five feet away from me.” That’s the thing about the Degree
that has Mathieu most excited: When the complex opens its doors this fall, it might be occupied by students who never have considered living in the U District before—and those students will want to walk a few steps out their doors to eat, drink, watch live bands, study in coffeehouses and maybe pick up the occasional comic book, which Mathieu will happily sell them at a 10 percent student discount. David Frommer, UNLV’s executive director of planning and construction, would love to see all that happen. “If you research it, I think you’ll find that students who live on campus tend to be more connected to their education,” he says. “It not only benefits the quality of the experience and the success for the student, it makes the university an even more compelling and attractive place.” Frommer is working on several other UNLV projects that could jump-start the U District. One is already finished—the UNLV Gateway parking garage, at Dorothy Avenue and Maryland—and Frommer’s working with developer Frank Maretti on a five-story mixed-use building that will stand in front of it and will include private
market housing in addition to restaurants and retail. “[It could] change the dynamic of development on Maryland Parkway—more density, more of an urban quality,” Frommer says. He’s also working with RTC on concepts for a possible streetcar line that will connect UNLV’s main campus to its medical school campus on Charleston, by way of the Fremont East corridor. “RTC is a fantastic partner,” he says. “We have kind of a similar interest in expanding the quality of the community, be it through education or transportation.” There are many other projects in planning, some years out. There’s talk of expanding the campus westward past the Thomas & Mack Center, onto 42 acres of recently acquired land on Tropicana. (That acreage made the news recently as a possible location for the Raiders’ stadium; the FAA discouraged the idea, citing its proximity to McCarran Airport.) And the existing campus might become more urban in feel, as one-to-two-story buildings make way for four-to-five-story complexes “that use the land more effectively,” Frommer says. “You’ll have this kind of … not New York urban, but semi-urban quality, where it’s a very pleasant place to be, with a sense of place.”
The funny thing is, to young U District denizens like Jacob Sidhom, things are pretty good on the Parkway right now. Wanna shop for records? Head to Moondog. Get a beer? Hit the Stake Out. Drink some coffee and study? Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. Grab a bite to eat? Cugino’s, Chao Thai, 7 Sinful Subs and many others. “One of the nice things about living in that area is that there’s a wide variety of food choices,” Sidhom says. You can also begin to see where new pieces will fit. Properties like Campus Village are being renovated. Land is being cleared in anticipation of new development; recently an old bank and a car wash were razed, leaving tantalizing empty space. And nearby is the Boulevard Mall, which itself is undergoing an unusual but welcome rebirth. In 10 years, maybe less, the U District could be as busy and beloved as Fremont East, with students studying in all-new coffeehouses and dancing to indie DJs in all-new neighborhood clubs. But even if it feels much as it does now, Mathieu will still be on Maryland, still selling his comics. “This is where I’ve always wanted to be,” he says, gesturing around him in a wide circle. “I’d hate to not be here.”
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Reggaeton star Tego Calderón, also known for his acting roles in the Fast & Furious films, performed at Embassy Nightclub back in November, when the Latin Grammys took over T-Mobile Arena. He was just one of many world music stars to visit Embassy, located west of the Strip near the Chinatown district and known as the headquarters for Latin nightlife in Las Vegas. “It’s been almost two years now that we’ve been hosting major Latin artists every week, so we have that face, that background,” says Embassy boss Zaher Fakih. “When we got a call from the Hard Rock [Hotel] that they wanted to do something special for Cinco de Mayo, it was great. For other clubs to reach out, it’s a blessing. It means we’re on the right path.”
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hen The Chainsmokers appeared at No. 8 on Billboard’s Hot 100 during the last week of April with hit Coldplay collaboration “Something Just Like This,” it marked the 51st week in a row the pop DJ duo had at least one track in the top 10. Now The Chainsmokers enter their 52nd week, breaking a tie with Drake, who accomplished his own 51-week run last year. Both acts trail Katy Perry, who once stayed in the top 10 for 69 weeks in a row. The astounding hit streak should come as no surprise; surely everyone is aware that The Chainsmokers have ruled the radio and the dance-music charts for more than a year now. But it’s a powerful testament to their hit-making ability, something that has only continued with the release of first full-length album Memories... Do Not Open, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 a few weeks ago and contains both “Something Just Like This” and
previous hit single “Paris.” All this sustained exposure, of course, led to The Chainsmokers’ lucrative and exclusive three-year residency with Wynn Nightlife, which should reach new heights this weekend when the pair plays the grand opening of Nightswim at XS. Since their January 6 debut at the iconic megaclub, Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall have been lighting the place up on a regular basis. With Nightswim season officially in place, the sky’s the limit. The Chainsmokers Nightswim Grand Opening at XS at Encore, May 7; also at XS May 12, 22 & 26.
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in Flint, Michigan, to attend the Oscars; the Care Bears’ ability to shoot love out of their chests; and the impossibility of reconciling the legacy of Bill Cosby all rank among his most thoughtful and hilarious work.
Dave Chappelle’s two, new hour-long comedy specials—The Age of Spin, shot at the Hollywood Palladium, and Deep in the Heart of Texas, from Austin City Limits—immediately became mandatory Netflix viewing when they were released on March 21. The bits on his multiple meetings with O.J. Simpson; skipping a benefit
Whether or not you consider the specials and his current stand-up “tour” (after he plays Mandalay Bay Events Center, he’ll work an extended engagement at the Fillmore in Detroit) a real comeback, there’s no doubt Chappelle’s talent takes up a lot of space and leaves a formidable void when he’s not performing. The
classic status of his Chappelle’s Show and his consistent excellence onstage makes this Cinco de Mayo ticket a must have—not unlike the biggest of big Vegas fights. Dave Chappelle at Mandalay Bay Events Center, May 5.
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You normally play nightclubs in Vegas, but Brooklyn Bowl is more of a concert experience. What is the change in venue like for you? It’s great. It’s the pendulum swinging to the other side of what I do. There’s another side of how I play and how I can play, and you don’t really get to explore that much in nightclubs or at festivals. With a performance show I get to actually go a little bit deeper into the performance side and elaborate on my craft a bit more, which is fun.
Are you able to focus more on the music and maybe DJ tricks in a concert venue? I feel like when the production value of these stages and clubs take on the level that they do, you can’t help but be overwhelmed by it. It’s a spectacle in and of itself. Whereas a live show, sonically that’s the thing I’m most concerned about, that’s the thing I’m trying to really zero in on. In fact, it’s a little bit even more intentionally not overblown with production; it’s like the acoustic set or the unplugged set. It’s the “Let’s get down to what this thing is all about,” which is the music, crowd and the vibe of the room. Do you feel like you’re getting back to your roots? For me, as a DJ, it started on a stage in front of people in a bar. Getting
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W h e e l s O F S T EEL back to where it started for me was going back to the roots—you just have a great sound system, you have a crowd and you have your skills to weave and sew this music together and introduce people to old stuff and new stuff and crazy juxtapositions. It’s really more for the eclectic music person. Z-Trip at Brooklyn Bowl at the Linq Promenade, May 5. –Deanna Rilling
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The life of fictional character Reilly is on display at Rock & Reilly’s, a popular Irish pub that has three outposts in LA, along with locations in Park City, Utah, and New York City. The new Las Vegas incarnation is situated in the Hawaiian Marketplace on the Strip, across from CityCenter. Reilly, who could be considered the Irish Chuck Norris, has led quite a life.
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with the expression, “It’s Ireland somewhere.” Inside, a hanging picture reads, “When I die, bury me under this pub. Then my husband can come visit me seven times a week.” It’s the outdoor patio that brings the new bar together, fusing the Rock & Reilly’s experience of fun food and spirits with the joy of Strip peoplewatching. If Reilly was real, this would be his spot. Rock & Reilly’s at 3743 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-605-3959; 24/7. –Jason Harris
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concert series is our way of saying thank you to our tremendous, loyal fans. Their support and patronage allows us to show our appreciation in the best way we know how, by throwing parties and free concerts featuring top acts all summer long.”
That fun gets an upgrade this summer with the Downtown Rocks concert series, an amped-up version of the previous Rock of Vegas shows. Free entertainment is a staple of FSE, but big-name acts playing in the heart of Las Vegas is tough to top.
Downtown Rocks will include concerts on the 1st and 3rd Street Stages, kicking off Memorial Day Weekend with hardrockers Theory of a Deadman on May 26. On June 10, the Rock’n Road Trip Tour featuring Fuel, Tonic, Marcy Playground and Dishwalla takes over both stages, and Ann Wilson of Heart performs on July 3.
“This year we are kicking things up a notch,” Patrick Hughes, CEO and president of FSE, says. “The free
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5/4 DJ Mustard. 5/5 DJ Five. 5/6 Eric DLux. 5/11 DJ Five. 5/12 Justin Credible. 5/13 Eric DLux. 5/18 Ruckus. 5/19 Jermaine Dupri. 5/20 DJ Mustard. Venetian, Thu-Sat, 702-388-8588.
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5/4 Yellow Brick Road. 5/5 Z-Trip. 5/12 Poptone. 5/13 Blue October. 5/17 Through the Roots. 5/19 Six60. 5/20 Testament & Sepultura. 5/25 Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals. 5/26 Bob Saget. 5/27 Pink Talking Fish. 6/1 Trey Songz. 6/3 Modest Mouse. 6/5 Easy Star All-Stars. 6/8 Somo. 6/14 Phoenix. 6/18 Sister Hazel. 6/20 Gary Clark Jr. 6/21 The Revolution. 6/24 The Black Seeds. 6/25 Streetlight Manifesto. 7/7 Bruce Hornsby. 7/20 Erykah Badu. 7/29 AFI & Circa Survive. 8/6 Flow Tribe. 8/29 Simple Plan. Linq Promenade, 702-862-2695. TH E
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Western Union Stagecoach spillover is real. Three of that SoCal country fest’s better acts wagon-trained across the desert (at least, that’s how we’re envisioning the trip) to play Brooklyn Bowl last Friday: rising stars Brent Cobb and Margo Price and headliner Jamey Johnson, pictured in furry-faced glory right here. Find out how the non-mainstream performers fared on the Strip by checking out our concert wrap at lasvegasweekly.com. (Patrick Gray/Erik Kabik Photography)
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The popular Mexican restaurant offers nononsense fun with a mariachi band and Corona, Modelo, margarita and tequila drink specials. 3715 S. Decatur Blvd., 702-257-6810.
Get up on the Strip rooftop for shots of Hornitos ($9), Peacharitas ($11), margarita pitchers ($44) and $3 street tacos from a roaming cart. Paris, 702-444-4500.
The monthly Downtown art party transforms into “El Grito de Delores,” featuring artists and entertainers including the Cult 33 collective and Clouded Leopards. firstfridaylasvegas.com.
The annual “Sexy de Mayo” party returns, with the Las Coyotas dancers leading a dance contest with cash prizes and music from Mariachi Los Toros. Luxor, 702-262-5225.
Weekend-long food and drink specials will be available at the North Strip property’s Umami Burger, Foxtail Pool, Northside Cafe, Center Bar and Monkey Bar. slslasvegas. com. –Brock Radke
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space aces Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 doubles down on what worked By Josh Bell hen Guardians of the Galaxy was released in 2014, it was a bit of a gamble for Marvel, a movie based on a group of obscure comic-book characters with no signal-boosting appearances from existing popular Marvel movie heroes. The movie’s snarky, quippy tone, courtesy of director and co-writer James Gunn, was a minor departure from the bright but more serious previous Marvel movies, and the somewhat unconventional casting and soundtrack full of classic-rock deep cuts helped the movie feel like a scrappy indie rather than a giant corporate blockbuster. The gamble paid off, with Guardians becoming one of the biggest hits of 2014, but as the sequel arrives three years later, it’s gone from a dark horse to a sure thing, without much room for pleasant surprises. Gunn returns as writer-director, and he doesn’t mess with the formula that worked so unexpectedly well last time. The tone is snarky and quippy (sometimes in a slightly forced way), the new
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The Guardians are back in town. (Photo Illustration by Ian Racoma/Staff)
AWESOME MIXES TRACING THE ART OF SONG SELECTION THROUGH CINEMATIC HISTORY The first Guardians of the Galaxy film begins with two pop songs from the 1970s, both played from a mixtape in a vintage Walkman. Each one conveys the mood of its scene in seconds. The first, 10cc’s “I’m Not in Love,” expresses sadness and confusion, and the second, Redbone’s “Come and Get Your Love,” carefree fun. It’s a neat trick—using the emotions of a familiar song as a storytelling device—and Guardians of the Galaxy and its sequel are far from the first movies to employ it. Some examples, among many: George Lucas used pop songs to telegraph emotions in American
Graffiti; Martin Scorcese, in Goodfellas; and Quentin Tarantino, in Reservoir Dogs (and Pulp Fiction, and Kill Bill …). But there’s something different about the way James Gunn does it in Guardians and the new Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: The characters interact with their own soundtrack. The sequel’s even named for a mixtape. The beat is slightly different this time out. Where the first Guardians “Awesome Mix” favored glam rock (David Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream,” The Runaways’ “Cherry Bomb”), Vol. 2 leans heavily on ’70s FM radio pop: George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord,” Looking Glass’ “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)” and Electric Light Orchestra’s delightful “Mr. Blue Sky.” And once again, the songs do the talking so the Guardians can concentrate on kicking ass and having fun. –Geoff Carter
Oren Moverman’s The Dinner is the third film adaptation of Herman Koch’s 2009 novel, following versions in Italian (2014) and Koch’s native Dutch (2013), so there’s obviously something about the story that resonates with filmmakers, even if the movies fail to capture it. Shifting the story to the U.S. and connecting it to current issues of race and class, writerdirector Moverman (The Messenger, Rampart) delivers an overwrought, often laughably self-serious drama built around a terrible lead performance from Steve Coogan. Coogan, who’s known for comedy, sports an unconvincing American accent as Paul, a troubled former history teacher summoned to a fancy dinner by his politician brother Stan (Richard Gere). Along with their wives (played by Laura Linney and Rebecca Hall, respectively), Paul and Stan dance around the subject of a terrible incident involving their teenage sons, while eating a ridiculously high-end meal. There’s a lot of vague dialogue and plenty of non-illuminating flashbacks, including a long, inexplicable digression about the Battle of Gettysburg. Moverman’s mannered directing style includes garish, oversaturated colors, plus odd, distracting sound choices. Gere, Linney and Hall are solid, but Coogan needs to carry the movie, and he’s consistently awkward and irritating. Whatever intensity and intelligence may be in Koch’s novel don’t make it to the screen. –Josh Bell
AACCC THE DINNER Steve Coogan, Richard Gere, Laura Linney. Directed by Oren Moverman. Rated R. Opens Friday in select theaters.
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Special screenings Cinema in the Circle 5/5, Back to the Future, 6 p.m., free. Huntridge Circle Park, 1251 S. Maryland Parkway. Info: thehuntridgefoundation.org. Family Movie Night Thu, sundown, free. 5/4, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. 5/11, Ghostbusters (2016). Downtown Container Park, 707 Fremont St., downtowncontainerpark.com. Outdoor Picture Show Sat, 7:30 p.m., free. 5/6, The Secret Life of Pets. The District at Green Valley Ranch, 2225 Village Walk Drive, Henderson, 702-564-8595. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 5/6, augmented by live cast and audience participation, 10 p.m., $10. Tropicana Cinemas. Info: rhpsvegas.com. Sci Fi Center Mon, Cinemondays, 8 p.m., free. Sun, American Gods viewing party, 7 p.m., free. 5077 Arville St., 855-501-4335, thescificenter.com. Saturday Night Fever 40th Anniversary 5/7, 5/10, director’s cut screening with bonus features, 2 & 7 p.m., $7.50-$12.50. Select theaters. Info: fathomevents.com. Tuesday Afternoon at the Bijou Tue, 1 p.m., free. 5/9, High Society (1959). Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400.
New this week The Dinner aaccc Steve Coogan, Richard Gere, Laura Linney. Directed by Oren Moverman. 120 minutes. Rated R. See review Page 57. Green Valley Ranch, Suncoast, Town Square. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 aaacc Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista. Directed by James Gunn. 136 minutes. Rated PG-13. See review Page 56. Theaters citywide. This Is Not What I Expected aabcc Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhou Dongyu, Ming Xi. Directed by Derek Hui. 105 minutes. Not rated. In Mandarin with English subtitles. This cutesy Chinese romantic comedy about a clumsy, hyperactive chef and a stern, aloof CEO is full of gorgeous shots of food preparation and consumption, along with occasional charming interpersonal moments. But it’s mostly predictable and tiresome, with the main couple (who have appealing chemistry) taking far too long to realize their obvious attraction. –JB Town Square.
Now playing Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Not reviewed) Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty. Directed by S.S. Rajamouli. 170 minutes. Not rated. In Telugu with English subtitles. The son of a legendary warrior follows in his father’s footsteps. South Point, Suncoast. Beauty and the Beast aabcc Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans. Directed by Bill Condon. 129 minutes. Rated PG. This live-
Culinary romance in This Is Not What I Expected. (Well Go USA/Courtesy) action/CGI remake of Disney’s classic animated musical drains much of the charm from the movie, rendering expressive cartoon designs as hyperdetailed, antiseptic computer effects, bloating a simple fairy tale into a plodding narrative complete with dead parents and placing some of Disney’s most memorable songs alongside mediocre new compositions. –JB Theaters citywide.
and the action is completely antiseptic. –JB Theaters citywide.
Born in China (Not reviewed) Directed by Chuan Lu. 76 minutes. Rated G. Nature documentary featuring animals in China, including pandas, monkeys and snow leopards. Theaters citywide.
Get Out aaabc Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford. Directed by Jordan Peele. 103 minutes. Rated R. A black photographer (Kaluuya) encounters a sinister conspiracy when he visits the family of his white girlfriend (Williams). Peele is mostly successful at balancing comedy, horror and social commentary in his promising debut as a writerdirector. The movie never lectures the audience, providing a grotesque exaggeration to highlight very real social problems. –JB Theaters citywide.
The Boss Baby aaccc Voices of Miles Bakshi, Alec Baldwin, Lisa Kudrow. Directed by Tom McGrath. 97 minutes. Rated PG. This is a baffling, bizarrely misconceived animated movie about a baby dressed in a business suit and spouting corporate speak in the voice of Alec Baldwin. Some visuals are well-designed, and Baldwin gets in a few funny lines, but the plot is so weirdly off the mark that everything else is just background noise. –JB Theaters citywide.
Gifted aabcc Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan. Directed by Marc Webb. 101 minutes. Rated PG-13. Evans plays a sensitive, hunky, intelligent mechanic raising his niece Mary (Grace) after his sister’s suicide. He’s forced to fight his rich, snooty mother for custody when Mary is discovered to be a math genius. The story is earnest, predictable and cheesy, with likeable but bland performances. –JB Theaters citywide.
The Circle aaccc Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, Karen Gillan. Directed by James Ponsoldt. 110 minutes. Rated PG-13. A wide-eyed young employee (Watson) gets in over her head at a sinister tech company in this often clumsy and alarmist thriller. Watson, with her shaky American accent, never quite gets a handle on the blank-slate protagonist, and Hanks is underused as the avuncular megalomaniac running the company. –JB Theaters citywide.
Going in Style aaccc Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin. Directed by Zach Braff. 96 minutes. Rated PG-13. This remake of the 1979 dramedy about three senior citizens plotting a bank robbery gets rid of the melancholy ruminations and replaces them with broad, obvious comedy. What once was a story about the loneliness and neglect of old age ends up a forced, wacky comedy about seniors behaving badly. –JB Theaters citywide.
Colossal aaabc Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Austin Stowell. Directed by Nacho Vigalondo. 110 minutes. Rated R. In the year’s nuttiest and most foolproof premise, an American named Gloria (Hathaway) discovers that her presence in a particular location at a particular time creates a giant monster in downtown Seoul—a monster whose actions she controls. The film is thematically incoherent, but so amusing that it scarcely matters. –MD Sam’s Town, Village Square.
How to Be a Latin Lover (Not reviewed) Eugenio Derbez, Salma Hayek, Rob Lowe. Directed by Ken Marino. 115 minutes. Rated PG-13. After getting dumped by his wife, a gold-digging lothario has to move in with his sister and her son. Theaters citywide.
The Fate of the Furious aaccc Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Charlize Theron. Directed by F. Gary Gray. 136 minutes. Rated PG-13. The eighth movie in the endless, bizarrely popular action series about car-racing outlaws ups the stakes even further, with a world-ending plot by a villainous hacker (Theron) and a bunch of new characters. The story is convoluted and crowded
The Promise (Not reviewed) Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale. Directed by Terry George. 132 minutes. Rated PG-13. An Armenian medical student falls in love with an artist amid the World War I-era Armenian genocide. Select theaters. Sleight aaccc Jacob Latimore, Dulé Hill, Storm Reid. Directed by J.D. Dillard. 90 minutes. Rated R. What at first appears to be a novel movie about a street magician (Latimore) turns out to be the hackneyed
tale of a low-level drug dealer trying to escape the business. Then Sleight takes another turn—one that transforms it into just the latest superhero origin story. –MD Select theaters. T2 Trainspotting aabcc Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle. Directed by Danny Boyle. 117 minutes. Rated R. The surviving gang from 1996’s Trainspotting returns in this 20-years-later sequel, featuring the same cast, the same director and the same screenwriter. As a self-referential portrait of middle-aged regret, it works reasonably well; as a story, less so. –MD Colonnade. Their Finest aaacc Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy. Directed by Lone Scherfig. 117 minutes. Rated R. This British dramedy about the production of a pro-military film during World War II is mostly charming, thanks to Arterton’s appealing lead performance as a writer finding her footing. The story turns sentimental and manipulative in its final act, though, stumbling through several endings before closing on a quietly satisfying note. –JB Downtown Summerlin. Your Name aaabc Voices of Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryô Narita. Directed by Makoto Shinkai. 106 minutes. Rated PG. In Japanese with English subtitles. Teenagers Mitsuha, a girl living in a small town, and Taki, a boy in the heart of Tokyo, find themselves inexplicably switching bodies at random in this globally successful and beautifully animated Japanese movie. The story touches on themes of destiny and longing, with a romance that is both epic and intimate. –JB Village Square. The Zookeeper’s Wife aabcc Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl. Directed by Niki Caro. 124 minutes. Rated PG-13. The true story of a couple in Poland who used their zoo to shelter Jews during World War II deserves recognition, but the movie about them isn’t nearly as bold or risk-taking, following a familiar, predictable narrative with mild suspense and bland inspirational moments. –JB Aliante, Green Valley Ranch, Suncoast. JB Josh Bell; MD Mike D’Angelo For complete movie listings, visit lasvegasweekly.com/movie-listings.
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ESCAPE TO VEGAS Journey drummer Steve Smith talks Rock Hall, Steve Perry and Joint plans By Matt Wardlaw Timing’s extra important for a drummer, and Steve Smith couldn’t have been better. After 30 years away from Journey, he returned to the lineup in 2015. Nearly two years later, Smith found himself onstage with his bandmates—and former vocalist Steve Perry—for last month’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. ¶ Smith’s return to Journey brought things “full circle,” he told us during a recent phone conversation on the eve of a residency at the Joint, where the band also did an extended run of dates in 2015, just before Smith rejoined. This time, Journey is throwing down a bonus: full album performances of classic records Escape and Frontiers for all Wednesday shows. (Weekend concerts are being touted more as “greatest hits” nights.)
Congrats on the Rock Hall induction. What was that night like for you? A once-in-a-lifetime experience. The show itself was pretty amazing. We sat in the audience until it was time for us to go onstage, [so] I got to see Electric Light Orchestra, Yes, Joan Baez and the Tupac tribute with Alicia Keys. Then we did our thing— gave our speeches and played. It was a bit nerve-racking to give a speech in front of all of those people, but once I got behind the drums, I could relax. Looking out, I saw [Rush’s] Alex Lifeson and
Geddy Lee in the front row, so it was a pretty interesting audience to play for. And we had so many fans there. It’s their dedication that has kept the band alive and relevant after all of these years. It was obviously a moment, for both the band and its fans, seeing Steve Perry onstage with you guys again, as you all went up to accept your awards. What sort of interactions did you have with Steve that day and that night? Whatever you saw onstage was it! (Laughs.) I think some of the guys saw him backstage for
a little bit, but I just saw him onstage. It had been since 2005, when we got a star in Hollywood, so it was good to see him, and he was very gracious. I thought he gave a beautiful speech, thanking the band and the management and the fans. And also, he acknowledged [current vocalist] Arnel Pineda, which that was really a beautiful moment. It really makes it clear that he’s passing the torch to Arnel—he’s the lead singer in Journey, and he’s doing an amazing job. There were so many questions
leading up to the inductions, as far as whether Perry would even show up. What sort of discussions were there about having him sing with the group that night? There’s really not much of a story there. We asked him if he wanted to sing, and he declined. He said no, but that he would be there. What has it been like preparing to perform Escape and Frontiers in full? It’s been a lot of work to learn all of those songs. There are songs we don’t play, and, in fact, there are songs that we never performed live—“Troubled Child”
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BEACH MEETS GOTH PRIMING FOR THE GROWLERS’ TWO-NIGHT VINYL STAND day,” can be found in band’s earho: Over the years, The ly catalog (Gilded Pleasures and Growlers’ roster has been Hung at Heart, respectively), an ever-moving carousel, but these days, the band’s live but, as of today, it comsets draw mostly from its disasprises singer Brooks Nielsen, ter-born 2014 album, Chinese guitarist Matt Taylor and keyFountain. Nielsen & Co. wrote boardist/guitarist Kyle Straka. the album, which features “Big The band formed in Dana Point, Toe” and “Going Gets Tough,” at California, in 2006, and has a friend’s house after a fireworks since released six alaccident rendered The bums and three EPs. Growlers’ studio useless. THE Sound: The band and After moderate success GROWLERS May 5-6, 9 p.m., its cult-like following on the mainstream $30-$49. Vinyl, call it “beach goth.” and indie circuits, the 702-693-5583. Basically, it’s surf-rock, group signed with Cult country, psychedelia, Records—a label run pop and garage-rock by The Strokes’ Julian with hazy, lo-fi packaging. The Casablancas—and released cherry on-top: Nielsen’s raspy, 2016’s City Club, which presents drunken-like drawl—part Bob a cleaner, more polished Dylan, part Jim Morrison. For Growlers. starters, listen to the mystic The latest: The Growlers are bounce of “One Million Lovers” on a nationwide tour to support from the band’s 2013 LP, Hung City Club through May, then at Heart. head to England, Spain and Key releases: Many fan faFrance to do the same. Beyond vorites, like the keyboard-heavy that details are shady. Perhaps “Hiding Under Covers” and they’ll take a break after touring ’60s-inspired sing-along “Somefor 10 years.
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Steve Smith (second from left) is back in Journey after a 30-year absence. (Travis Shinn/Courtesy)
and the title track from Frontiers. I don’t remember ever playing “Lay It Down” from Escape. Relearning those tunes took some time for me individually and then for us as a band. I just play along with the records at home in that sequence, so I get used to the tempo changes and the feel changes. During the Escape era, Journey got its own arcade game. Did you ever have one of those in your house? Yes! We had one on tour with us, and then I ended up with it! I kept it for a lot of years, but I
finally met somebody who owned an arcade and really wanted the game. So I sold it to them. It went to a good home, because they knew how to repair it and keep it in good shape. What sort of plans are there for a new Journey record? We’ve been discussing that. In fact, we might do some writing while we’re in Las Vegas, because we’ll [all] be there for an extended stay. So yeah, that could happen. For more of our interview with Smith, visit lasvegasweekly.com.
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Sound jud AT THE DRIVE-IN in•ter a•li•a aaaac Sluggish. Detached. Methodical. That was, in a nutshell, the disappointing Coachella 2012 reunion performance of At the Drive-In, an otherwise eruptive quintet known for its post-hardcore fury both in the studio and onstage. It begged the question: Would a new album be equally tepid and rote, especially in comparison to ATDI’s last album, the 2000 classic Relationship of Command? Miraculously, no. A confluence of defrosted band relations, artistic concentration, international tumult and renewed musical purpose has inspired in•ter a•li•a—that’s Latin for “among other things”—a smart bomb of a record that sees ATDI picking up where Relationship left off, frenetic yet focused, its anthemry now rawer and more exploratory. ¶ Take “Incurably Innocent,” which incorporates metal’s rapid-fire drum rolls (by Tony Hajjar) and prog rock’s contrapuntal arpeggios (from Omar Rodríguez-López), balanced by the arena-rock stridency of singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala and the choruses’ guitar harmonies. That structure serves ATDI well, especially in “Torrentially Cutshaw,” its punk charge sliced by Rodríguez-López’s angular, squalling riffage, and “Governed by Contagions,” earning its title through Bixler-Zavala’s infectious vocal hooks. Overall, the band’s melodic prowess harnesses the warfare in both the stanzas and the lyrics, delivering one rancorous sing-along after another. –Mike Prevatt
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Gorillaz Humanz aaabc Damon Albarn’s cartoon band Gorillaz is, above all else, a musical gateway drug. Its 2010 record, Plastic Beach, featured guest performances by Lou Reed, Mos Def and half of The Clash. And new album Humanz brings together Popcaan, The Twilite Tone. and—whaaaat?— French synthesizer pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre. Kids are gonna hear this stuff and go all-in on Jarre’s Oxygène. ¶ For this reason I’m recommending Humanz, even though I’m not yet sure if its fusion of partying and politics quite holds together. I like Vince Staples’ eager rap on “Ascension” (“The sky is fallin’, baby; drop that ass ’fore it crash”), Mavis Staples and Pusha T bring their all to “Let Me Out,” and De La Soul delivers yet another terrific Albarn collaboration with the head-bobbing “Momentz.” Also, Jehnny Beth’s insistent vocal on “We Got the Power” nearly redeems a dopey duet between Albarn and former Oasis guitarist/ vocalist Noel Gallagher. I don’t know how they fit alongside Benjamin Clementine’s ghoulishly gorgeous “Hallelujah Money” or Grace Jones’ sexy-robot vamp on “Charger,” but I really like those two songs, so I’ll consider them the taste that gets me addicted. –Geoff Carter
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Mac DeMarco This Old Dog aaacc Mac DeMarco comes by his reputation as a laissez-faire singer-songwriter honestly, what with his laconic voice and lazy-Sunday acoustic guitar strumming. His work ethic is anything but slackeriffic, however: This Old Dog comes on the heels of a steady stream of EPs, mini-albums and demo releases, and upholds DeMarco’s commitment to meticulous songcraft. ¶ Piano, keyboards and occasional noise outbursts— as heard on the seven-minute “Moonlight on the River”—augment the LP’s chill tempos and familiar influences. The title track and “Still Beating” recall the sleepy-stoned indie-folk Blur favored in the late ’90s; a percolating drum machine and nostalgic riffs give the bittersweet “My Old Man” a Robyn Hitchcock vibe; and “On the Level” is a vaporwave chimera with otherworldly synth work. The latter two songs also double as the catchiest moments on This Old Dog, which is brought down some by its lack of memorable moments. Breezy bossa nova number “Dreams From Yesterday” and the dream-poppy “One Another,” for example, are pleasant enough, but don’t make much of a lingering impression. This Old Dog isn’t comprised of new tricks as much as it illustrates DeMarco’s steady, solid musical competence. –Annie Zaleski
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Chambers probes for meaning at Winchester. (Wade Vandervort/Special to Weekly)
Artist Wendy Chambers gets physical with her latest gallery show it becomes something ‘gross.’” The hair in question belongs to her friend Maureen his exhibition should come with latex gloves. The Halligan, who will participate in an artist talk for her paintings may look gentle from a distance, but own show, See the Forest, May 5 at 6 p.m. at the Clark they’re visceral and disturbing up close. Colored County Government Center Rotunda Gallery. Chamwax drips, runs and pools over intricate ink bers and Halligan went through UNLV’s masters of drawings. These pieces resemble an aesthetically pleasfine arts program together, exchanging feedback and ing biohazard spill—one that involves pristine snot and encouragement. Both graduated last year. something that might be intestines. During the brainstorming stage, Chambers bounced Wendy Chambers, 27, is inspired by the physicalideas off her confidant, envisioning a series of ity of the body and “the uncomfortableness of Wendy non-traditional portraits. In support, Halligan being human.” Her artist’s eye sees flesh and Chambers: cut eight inches off her hair in January, giving looming death, but also a frail elegance. In solo Exploratory half to Chambers and the other half to a center show Exploratory Surgery she tugs on the line Surgery for cancer patients. “In a unique way, donating dividing attraction and repulsion, aiming to Through June 1; my hair feels like it has the same intimacy as “make paintings that embody beautiful and Tuesday-Friday, sitting for a portrait for her paintings,” Halligrotesque qualities.” 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, gan says. “It’s amazing to see how she uses the By day, Chambers is a studio artist at the 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; hair as paint. It melts into the surface like the Venetian’s Madame Tussauds attraction. She free. Winuses oil paints to maintain a wax menagerie of chester Cultural brushwork of the other paintings in the show.” Center Gallery, This portrait interpretation makes sense. celebrities. Chambers brings the same academic 702-455-7340. Being abstract, the “anatomy” portrayed in the rigor to her art that’s required to preserve a likepieces seems to shift and transform. The perness of Brad Pitt. A dedicated researcher, she mutations mirror the way bodies grow, age and prizes firsthand observation. For Exploratory Surgery, finally deteriorate. “Mucosa,” a large-scale oil and acrylic Chambers referenced cadavers, which she received painting, looks like a figure drawing of blood vessels. special permission to study in graduate school. The final piece (Untitled #10) is different from the The show’s most memorable pieces incorporate human rest. Consisting of clean, monochromatic whites, it offers hair. The strands are tangled and wild, flattened by wax visual relief from the other paintings. Perhaps it repreand also escaping from the canvas in frizzy tufts. This is sents the final resolution to the messiness of life. no braided keepsake tied with a bow. It’s what you drag “Death is something that I think of a lot,” Chambers out of your bathroom sink, complete with mystery gunk. says. “It’s been a tremendous wealth of fodder for work. “I’m fascinated by society’s relationship with hair,” It’s inevitable and terrifying … but I’m confronting it in a Chambers says. “Hair is highly regarded while atway that is productive.” tached to someone’s scalp, but the moment it detaches
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SHE SAID, SHE SAID The female version of The Odd Couple moves into Las Vegas Little Theatre Madison are different as day and night, which isn’t a problem until they become roommates. The action here’s a reason Neil Simon’s classic The Odd begins when Olive invites the girls over for a night of Couple has been produced again and again, for Trivial Pursuit (in lieu of poker). Olive then arranges a everything from Broadway to film to television double date with the wacky Costazuela brothers in an and back to Broadway: It’s hilarious. effort to cheer up the recently single Florence. There’s something inherently funny The Odd As you can guess, the plan backfires, leading about opposite personalities forced to coexCouple to some tense and funny moments. ist. According to Lysander Abadia, director (Female Little Theatre’s production, opening May of the Las Vegas Little Theatre’s upcoming 5 and running through May 21, features Version) production of the female version of the play, May 5-21, days theatergoer darlings Gillen Brey (as Olive) that hilarity only gets ratcheted up when the & times vary, and April Sauline (as Florence), both of whom characters are women. “It’s funnier than $21-$24. Las Abadia describes as “comedic powerhouses Vegas Little the male version, because the characters are Theatre, 702who jump head first.” The director also says more fully developed,” Abadia says. “The rela362-7996. the production can be seen as subversive, “oftionships are clearer between this close group fering a snapshot of the women’s movement of friends, and the jokes are sharper and more as it was in 1985 and giving the audience an refined.” That could be because Simon reopportunity to examine how things have or haven’t worked the original play for women years later (1985), changed for American women.” Regardless of the or maybe it’s because, as Abadia speculates, “Women power of Simon’s play to make you question women’s are funnier.” progress, a play produced largely by women is a posiEither way, there’s no denying the play’s ability to tive and progressive statement in itself. make audiences crack up. Florence Ungar and Olive
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FOOD & DRINK Forget the ’fil-A and head for these great fried-chicken sandwiches BY BROCK RADKE The Las Vegas Valley’s third and most prominent Chick-fil-A store opened about a month ago on Sahara Avenue just off I-15, and unsurprisingly, it’s been packed. The fast-food hype is real. But our city was full of fantastic friedchicken sandwich options before the famed franchise finally arrived, from casual-cool restaurants on the Strip to neighborhood favorites doing it right. If you don’t want to wait in those long lines— or if you just know better—allow these five sandwich substitutes to satiate your bird-on-bun cravings.
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2. Crunchy Yardbird Sandwich at Yardbird ($14)
The perfect pillowy bun and those spicy pickles really set it off, but it’s the masterful presentation of the bird—so juicy and crisp—that makes all the difference. This sandwich is far from a secret, and you can order it all week long, but its deliciousness is special enough to merit the name. 124 S. 6th St. #100, 702-473-9523.
The beautifully Southern crispy chicken biscuits with pepper jelly are a snack fave at the Strip’s unofficial fried-chicken headquarters, but this full-size, fully-crunchable meal on a roll is where it’s at, thanks to a big slab of bird, plenty of hot sauce, house-made pickles and guilty pleasure buttermilk ranch dressing. Venetian, 702-297-6541.
3. Biloxi Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich at Honey Salt ($14) Now that’s an impressively piled sandwich: creamy coleslaw, the kitchen’s own version of classic Durkee dressing and a thick, crispy chicken breast stacked on a soft brioche bun. It looks great and tastes better, a bit of tangy sweetness contrasting the savory bits of lightly breaded bliss. 1031 S. Rampart Blvd., 702-445-6100.
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5. Spicy Chicken Sandwich at Momofuku ($11)
The friendly Downtown ’wich hub has a little fun at the franchise’s expense with this recurring special, which plays on the simplicity of the fast-food version and swaps in a brioche bun for the local shop’s standard toasty-bread goodness. Pepper jack cheese and “awesome soss” bring bonus flavors. 900 Las Vegas Blvd. S. #120, 702-910-8681.
This is not David Chang’s Fuku fried-chicken sandwich. Instead, Vegas gets an exclusive version— crispy bird glazed in a deep, fiery chili sauce with cucumbers and iceberg lettuce and a potato roll. It’s only available on the late-night menu from 11 p.m. till 2 a.m (and it tastes best at 1:35 a.m.). Cosmopolitan, 702-698-2663.
wanted to come out with a sub that’s as powerful as anything in town, but at the same time have other elements as well,” owner Glenn Plantone tells me of the vision behind his recently opened Plantone’s Italian Market on Warm Springs just west of Durango. Let’s start with the initial goal in that statement. Plantone does indeed make the best Italian sub this city has served up since Chef Marc Sgrizzi closed his Italian market, Parma, in 2015. The Angry Sicilian ($9 small/$14.95 large) features your choice of roll stuffed with prosciutto de Parma, capicola, sopressata, mortadella—you know, all the meats from Satriale’s on The Sopranos—along with house-made mozzarella, roasted red peppers and the obligatory lettuce, tomato, onion, red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil and spices. That’s a lot of deliciousness stacked between some good bread. For those from the East Coast, this is the closest you’ll get to your Italian deli back home. The 56-year-old Plantone hails from Rochester, New York, and he’s all about bringing Northeast favorites to Vegas. The Italian Hot Dog ($7.50) is a monster—two split hot dogs, peppers, onions and potatoes, plus ketchup and/or mustard on an Italian roll. Add in the fried bologna sandwich ($7.25) and pork roll ($7.50/$11.95) and you’re basically getting a tour of South Jersey’s greatest hits.
The real estate agent-turnedrestaurateur doesn’t plan to stop there. “I’m gonna go back and look at Rochester, Buffalo, Chicago, and just continue to tweak and add different things that we don’t have so that the people back East know this is a great spot that has regional favorites, mostly Italianized,” Plantone says. The market also showcases freshly made pasta and a pizza station. Plantone wants it to be a place both for a relaxing dinner or for those looking to grab something on the go. It’s got something for everyone—and for those who love the Angry Sicilian, a big something. –Jason Harris
PLANTONE’S ITALIAN MARKET 8680 W. Warm Springs Road, 702-478-9098. Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday & Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
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Live Music THe Strip & Nearby Brooklyn Bowl Yellow Brick Road 5/4, 8 pm, $5. Z-Trip, DJ Buck Rodgers 5/5, 7 pm, $25-$28. Yachty by Nature 5/6, 7 pm, $5. Empire Records 5/11, 7:30 pm, free. Poptone, Nostalghia 5/12, 8 pm, $27-$30. Blue October 5/13, 7 pm, $30$50. Through the Roots 5/17, 9 pm, $12-$15. Six60, Roots of Creation, Joe Marcinek Band 5/19, 7 pm, $18-$20. Testament, Sepultura, Prong 5/20, 6 pm, $25. Kastastro, Pacific Dub 5/21, 7 pm, $10-$12. Life After Death (Notorious B.I.G. tribute) ft. Hassan, Brother Mister 5/22, 8 pm, free. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals 5/25, 7:30 pm, $45-$75. Pink Talking Fish 5/27, midnight, $15. R&B Only ft. DJ Printz, Jabari 5/28, 9 pm, $0-$50. Linq, 702-862-2695. Caesars Palace (Colosseum) Celine Dion 5/9, 5/12-5/13, 5/16-5/17, 5/19-5/20, 5/28, 5/30-5/31, 6/2-6/3, 7:30 pm, $55-$500. 702-731-7333. Cosmopolitan (Chelsea) Linkin Park 5/19, 9 pm, $39-$109. Band of Horses 5/26, 8 pm, $29-$49. Foster the People 5/27, 8 pm, $20$60 (Boulevard Pool) CBS Radio’s SPF 2017 ft. DNCE, Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Derulo & more 5/20, 8 pm, $45. 702-698-7000. Double Down Saloon Askmeificare, The Degenerates, 390, Wreck’d 5/5. Children of Eden, The Whining Pussys, Yr Parents, The Lazy Stalkers, Difficult Children 5/6. Johnny Zig & The Highlighters 5/10. Rex Dart & The Bargain DJ Collective Mon, 10 pm. Unique Massive Tue, midnight. Shows 10 pm, free unless noted. 640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. Hard Rock Hotel (The Joint) Journey 5/5-5/6, 5/10, 5/12-5/13, 5/17, 5/19-5/20, 8 pm, $60-$300. Wu Bai, China Blue 5/26, 8 pm, $48-$288. (Vinyl) Raiding the Rock Vault Sat-Wed (dark 5/6), 8:30 pm, $69-$109. The Growlers 5/5-5/6, 9 pm, $30$49. Suburban Legends, Pilfers, Be Like Max, The Social Set 5/11, 7 pm, $10-$25. Cameron Calloway 5/19, 9 pm, $10-$20. 702-693-5000. Hard Rock Live Roxy Gunn Project 5/11, 9 pm, free. Jet Velocity 5/14, 9 pm, free. Radio Active 5/18, 9 pm, free. Hard Rock Cafe (Strip), 702-733-7625. House of Blues Steel Panther 5/4, 5/11, 9 pm, $16$22. Billy Idol 5/5-5/6, 5/10, 5/12-5/13, 8 pm, $80$150. Leela James, Daley 5/7, 8 pm, $22. Enanitos Verdes 5/18, 7:30 pm, $45. Santana: Greatest Hits Live 5/17, 5/19-5/21, 5/24, 5/26-5/28, 8 pm, $100$170. Marsha Ambrosius, Eric Benét 5/25, 7 pm, $30-$55. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. Mandalay Bay (Beach) J Balvin, Becky G 5/28, 9 pm, $46. 702-632-7777. MGM Grand (Grand Garden Arena) Train, O.A.R., Natasha Bedingfield 5/12, 7:30 pm, $40-$90. Chris Brown, 50 Cent, French Montana, Fabolous, O.T. Genasis, Kap G 5/20, 7:30 pm, $40-$250. Dead & Company 5/27, 8 pm, $50$150. 702-891-1111. Monte Carlo (Park Theater) Cher 5/5-5/6, 5/10, 5/12-5/13, 5/17, 5/19-5/20, 8 pm, $55-$436. 844-600-7275. Orleans (Showroom) Three Dog Night 5/13-5/14, 8 pm, $40-$60. The Temptations 5/20-5/21, 8 pm, $40-$70. Air Supply 5/26-5/28, 8 pm, $40-$50. 702-284-7777. Palms (The Pearl) Carlos Vives 5/5, 9 pm, $71-$182. 702-944-3200. Planet Hollywood (Axis) Britney Spears 5/5-5/6, 5/10, 5/12-5/13, 5/17, 5/19-5/20, 9 pm, $69-$500. 702-777-2782. SLS (The Foundry) Kirk Whalum 5/13, 8 pm, $40-$70. 702-761-7617. Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Maggie Rose 5/5, 10 pm, $10-$15. Vanessa LeGrand 5/13, 6/10 9 pm, $5. Town Square, 702-435-2855.
Downtown Las Vegas Events Center Dirtybird BBQ ft. Claude VonStroke, Justin Martin, Eats Everything, Shiba San 5/20, 2 pm, $40-$55. Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival ft. Iggy Pop, Bad Religion, Cock Sparrer & more 5/275/29, $50-$425. 200 S. 3rd St., 800-745-3000. Fremont Country Club The Sonics, The Mutants, Throw Rag 5/25, 9 pm, $20. The Vandals, Street Dogs, The Crowd, Screw 32, Line Cutters 5/26, 9 pm, $20. The Casualties, A Global Threat, Potato Pirates, Fornicators, The Scandals 5/27, 9 pm, $20. Municipal Waste, Ignite, Tagada Jones, Let Rage! 5/28, 9 pm, $20. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-6601. Golden Nugget (Showroom) A Flock of Seagulls 5/5, 8 pm, $21-$108. Johnny Rivers 5/12, 8 pm, $32-$162. Gin Blossoms 5/19, 8 pm, $32-$141. Little River Band 5/26, 8 pm, $43-$162. Frankie Moreno Thu, Sat, 8 pm, $28-$60. 866-946-5336. Smith Center (Cabaret Jazz) Christian McBride & Tip City 5/5-5/6, 7 pm, $39-$65. Diana Horn 5/7, 2 pm, $25. Betsy Wolfe, Adam Kantor 5/85/9, 7 pm, $39-$69. Chris Mann 5/12-5/13, 7 pm, $39-$49. Spectrum: Soul Men 5/14, 7 pm, $42-$45. Classical Music From a Child’s Heart 5/16, 7 pm, $100-$300. Melody Sweets 5/22, 9:30 pm, $25-$40. Frankie Moreno 5/23, 8 pm, $30-$42. The Lon Bronson Band 5/27, 8 pm, $15-$35. (Troesh Studio Theater) Las Vegas Philharmonic Spotlight Series 5/4, 7:30 pm, $70-$195. Las Vegas Philharmonic: Cabrera Conducts Bruckner 5/27, 7:30 pm, $30-$109. 702-749-2000.
“Has your mother made anything as good as a McDonald’s fry?” Comedian Jim Gaffigan invades the Colosseum for a pair of shows this weekend. (Greg Allen/AP Photo)
Everywhere Else
T-Mobile Arena Billboard Music Awards 5/21, 5 pm, $87-$1,000. New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, Paula Abdul 5/28, 7:30 pm, $35-$130. 702-692-1600. Topgolf Doin’ Time (Sublime tribute) 5/12, 8 pm, free. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Atlas Genius, Night Riots 5/13, 7:30 pm, $33$50. Reed Mathis & Electric Beethoven 5/26, 8 pm; 5/27, midnight; free. ’80s Station 5/28, 8 pm, free. 4627 Koval Lane, 702-933-8458.
Downtown Backstage Bar & Billiards Dr. Phobic and the Phobic-Tones, Forget Me Nows, Water Landing 5/4, 8 pm, $5-$7. El Dub, Gnashing 5/17, 8 pm, $10-$12. Aethere, Omnipresent Apparition, Plague Doctor, Commonear, Opticleft 5/21, 8 pm, $10-$12. Twiztid, Donnie Menace, Windy City Music, Charlie Madness 5/31, 8 pm, $30$35. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Beauty Bar Witchaven, Casket Raiders, Pillars of Creation, The Devils Warning 5/4, 8 pm, free. Face to Face, Bad Cop/Bad Cop 5/5, 8 pm, $23. Cry Venom, The Approach and the Execution, Astoria 5/6, 8 pm, free. Seepeoples, Newsense 5/8, 8 pm, free. The Real Fits, Shayna Rain, We Are Pancakes 5/11, 8 pm, free. River Oaks, JT Woodruff, Heavy Things 5/12, 7:30 pm, $12. Devin the Dude, Donnie Menace, HighDro, Eric Wayne + Paria Badd, Wolf Dotson 5/14, 8 pm, $15. Icon for Hire, Assuming We Survive, Amarionette, October Sky 5/15, 8 pm, $12. Tonight We Rise, The Coast Is Ours, Kat Kalling, Demi Vie,
Midnight Clover 5/22, 7 pm, free. Shonen Knife, Candy Warpop, Pet Tigers 5/25, 8 pm, $15. Off With Their Heads, Brandan Kelly, Steve Soto, No Red Alice 5/26, 9:30 pm, $16. The Hip Priests, Hewhocannotbenamed, Satanic Overlords of Rock ’n’ Roll, Savage Henry 5/27, 11 am, free. 5/28, 11 am, free. The Mr. T Experience, CH3, The Lucky Eejits 5/27, 10:30 pm, $17. The Hip Priests, Johnny Manak and the Depressives, Midnight Staggers 5/28, 11 am, free. Scream, Down by Law, Stalag 13, Sidekick 5/28, 10:30 pm, $17. BJ Barham 5/31, 8 pm, $15. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Bunkhouse Saloon Tim Kasher, Allison Weiss, Blair and Chani 5/5, 11:30 pm, $10-$12. Frank Iero and the Patience, Dave Hause and the Mermaid 5/6, 10 pm, $17-$20. Jessica Manalo, Mike Xavier 5/12, 10 pm, $10. Dan Andriano, Matt Pryor 5/13, 9 pm, $12-$15. Kool A.D., Cult Days, Slump Lords, Flomont St. Experience 5/19, 9 pm, $10. Television, The Weirdos, The Avengers, Alice Bag & The Sissy Bears, Generation Suicida, Spider 5/26, 9 pm, $25. The Menzingers, The Lawrence Arms, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Toys That Kill, Wolves & Wolves & Wolves & Wolves 5/27, 9 pm, $20. Hepcat, The Slackers, Sharp/Shock, Left Alone, The B Sharps, The Zero Class 5/28, 9 pm, $20. 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414. Clark County Government Amphitheater Jazz in the Park: Lindsey Webster, Halsey Harkins, The Shapiro Project 5/13, 7 pm, free. Jazz in the Park: Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, Home Cookin’ 5/20. Jazz in the Park: Joey DeFrancesco, Las Vegas Academy Jazz Combo 5/27, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, 702-455-8200.
Adrenaline Sports Bar & Grill Evergrey, Seven Kingdoms, Ascendia 5/15, 8 pm, $17-$20. 3103 N. Rancho Drive, 702-645-4139. Aliante Casino (Access Showroom) Mosaic 5/13, 8 pm, $21. 702-692-7777. Boulder Station (Railhead) Robin Trower 5/13, 8 pm, $39-$44. 702-432-7777. Cannery (The Club) Skid Row, KIX 5/13, 8 pm, $22-$36. 2121 E. Craig Road, 702-507-5700. Count’s Vamp’d Wicked Garden, Doc Ellis & The Skullatones 5/4, 9 pm, free. L.A. Guns 5/5, 9 pm, $10-$15. Smashing Alice, The Bones 5/6, 9:30 pm, free. John Zito Band 5/10, 9:30 pm, free. 750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. CSN Performing Arts Center (Nicholas J. Horn Theatre) Calypso Coyote Steel Drum Band 5/9, 7:30 pm, $5-$8. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-5483. Dillinger Block Party ft. The Junkyard Dogs, Black Camaro, Sandy Nelson & more 5/13, 4 pm, free. 1224 Arizona St., Boulder City, 702-293-4001. Eagle Aerie Hall The Frights, Hunny. King Shelter, Almost Awake, Our Finest Hour 5/10, 10 pm, $12. 310 W. Pacific Ave., 702-568-8927. Eastside Cannery (Events Center) ABBA: The Concert (ABBA tribute) 5/14, 7 pm, $27-$33. 702-507-5700. Silverton (Veil Pavilion) A Twlight Affair ft. Chadwick Johnson, Vanessa LeGrand & more 5/16, 6 pm, free. 702-263-7777. South Point (Showroom) Gary Puckett & The Union Gap 5/12-5/14, 7:30 pm, $30-$50. 702-796-7111. The Space Jason Allen (Luther Vandross tribute) 5/4, 8 pm, $25-$45. Michael Monge 5/12, 8 pm, $30-$45. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. Suncoast (Showroom) Legendary Ladies of Song 5/13, 8:30 pm, $15-$30. 702-636-7075.
Comedy
Caesars Palace (Colosseum) Jim Gaffigan 5/65/7, 8 pm, $50-$90. 702-731-7333. Crapshoot Comedy Festival ft. Dave Attell, Tig Notaro & more 5/18-5/20, times & prices vary.
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Downtown Las Vegas, multiple venues, crapshootcomedyfestival.com. Henderson Pavilion Laughter for All ft. Nazareth 5/6, 7 pm, free. 200 S. Green Valley Parkway, 702-267-4849. Mandalay Bay (Events Center) Dave Chappelle 5/5, 9 pm, $89-$155. 702-632-7777. Mirage (Terry Fator Theatre) Wayne Brady 5/5, 10 pm, $44-$65. Tim Allen 5/6, 10 pm; $65-$87. 702-792-7777. SLS (The Foundry) Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey 5/55/6, 9 pm, $49-$89. (Sayers Club) 702-761-7000. South Point (Showroom) Henry Cho 5/5-5/6, 7:30 pm, $15-$25. 702-796-7111. The Space Louie Anderson 5/13, 10:30 pm, $20. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. Tropicana (The Laugh Factory) Latin Kings of Comedy ft. Paul Rodriguez, Joey Medina & more 5/5, 9 pm; 5/6, 10 pm; $40-$80. 702-739-2222.
Performing Arts Alios Majestic Repertory: Carrie the Musical 5/4-5/28, days & times vary, $23. 1217 S. Main St., 702-478-9636. Art Square Theatre Cockroach Theatre: White Rabbit, Red Rabbit 5/4, 8 pm, free. 1025 S. 1st St., #110, 702-818-3422. CSN Performing Arts Center (Backstage Theatre) A Public Fit: The Realistic Joneses Thru 5/7, days & times vary, $20-$25. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-5483. Las Vegas Little Theatre (Mainstage) The Odd Couple (Female Version) 5/5-5/21. (Black Box) Beyond the Glass Thru 5/14, Thu-Sat, 8 pm; Sun, 2 pm; $10-$15. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702-362-7996. Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Nevada Ballet Theatre: Peter Pan 5/13, 7:30 pm; 5/14, 2 pm, $29-$139. A Night on Broadway 5/16, 6 pm, $18-$65. 702-749-2000. Theatre in the Valley Art of Murder Thru 5/7, Fri-Sat, 8 pm; Sun, 2 pm. 10 W. Pacific Ave., 702-558-7275. UNLV (Judy Bayley Theatre) Nevada Conservatory Theatre/Rainbow Company Youth Theatre: Peter Pan Thru 5/14, days & times vary, $10-$33. (Various venues) UNLV Opera: Hamlet Festival Thru 5/6, times vary, free. 702-895-3332. Winchester Cultural Center Sin City Opera: (L’Etoile) The Star 5/12-5/21, days & times vary, $15. 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340.
Special Events
Barrick Lecture Series: “What Would You Do?” ft. John Quiñones of ABC’s Primetime 5/8, 7:30 pm, free (tickets required). UNLV’s Artemus Ham Hall, unlv.edu/pac/barrick. CycloFemme Bicycle race. 5/7, 8:30 am, free. 10119 W. Skye Canyon Park Drive, rei.com/forceofnature. Green Our Planet Farmers’ Market Elementaryschool students sell produce grown in their gardens. 5/4, 11 am-1 pm, free. Zappos, 400 Stewart Ave. Guam: Music and Dance From America’s Hidden Gem 5/6, 7:30 pm, free. Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3863. Helldorado Days & Parade 5/11-5/14. A familyfriendly celebration of Southern Nevada’s Western history. Parade 5/13, 10 am-noon. Various locations, elkshelldorado.com. Indian Food & Cultural Festival 5/6, 11 am-9:30 pm, $5-$7. Clark County Government Center Amphitheater, lasvegasmela.com. Las Vegas Science & Technology Festival Thru 5/6, times & prices vary. Various locations, scifest.vegas. Las Vegas Stories: Las Vegas in the Atomic Age 5/4, 7 pm, free. Jewel Box Theater, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3459. Lee’s Beer & Tequila Experience 5/6, 4-8 pm, $60-$70. Red Rock Resort.
’Ohana Festival Commemorating Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. 5/6, 10 am-4 pm, $6. Springs Preserve, 702-822-7700. Pahrump Wild West Extravaganza & Bluegrass Festival 5/5-5/7, times vary, $4. Bob Ruud Community Center, Petrack Park, 775-727-6145. David Sedaris 5/4, 7:30 pm, $49-$59. Reynolds Hall, Smith Center, 702-749-2000. Wine Spectactor’s Grand Tour 5/6, 7-10 pm, $225-$295. Mirage, 702-791-7111. Writer’s Block Laura McBride reading & signing 5/4, 7 pm. 1020 Fremont St., 702-550-6399.
Sports
AMSOIL Arenacross 5/5, 8 pm; 5/7, noon, $18-$51. Orleans Arena, 800-745-3000. Boxing: Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. 5/6, 2 pm, $75$1,500. T-Mobile Arena, 702-692-1600. Las Vegas 51s Baseball Tacoma 5/4-5/5. Omaha 5/11-5/14. Iowa 5/15-5/18. Games 7:05 pm (except Sundays & holidays, noon pm). Cashman Field, 702-386-7200. Monster Energy AMA Supercross 5/6, noon, $40-$160. Sam Boyd Stadium, 7000 E. Russell Road, 702-739-3267.
Galleries
Barrick Museum of Art (Main Gallery) Process Thru 5/13. (Teaching Gallery) Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here Thru 5/13. (Braunstein Gallery) Masking Thru 5/13. Mon-Fri, 9 am–5 pm; Thu, 9 am-8 pm; Sat, noon-5 pm. UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3381. Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art I Am the Greatest: Muhammad Ali Thru 9/30. Daily, 10 am-8 pm, $16-$18. 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-693-7871. Bubblegum Gallery Kawaii Cuteness 5/5-5/25, free. Downtown Spaces, 1800 S. Industrial Road #207D, 702-806-0930. Clark County Government Center Rotunda Maureen Halligan Thru 5/5. Mon-Fri, 8 am-5 pm. 500 Grand Central Parkway, 702-455-7030. The Corner Gallery Vegas Art Girl Gang: Call of the Wild live painting session 5/4-5/5, 6 pm. #220, Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd., 702-501-9219. The Cube Jerry Misko: All the Spots & All the Dots Thru 5/27 Thu-Sat, noon-6 pm. 1025 S. 1st St. #150, 702-483-8844, thecubelv.com. David Kairy Gallery Gilda Garza: Mexico Es Grande 5/5-5/31. Sun-Thu, 10 am-11 pm; Fri-Sat, 10 am-midnight. Shops at Crystals, 702-895-9529. Donna Beam Fine Art BFA Exibition 2017 Thru 5/31. Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm. UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3893. Left of Center Dennis Martinez: Frame of Reference Thru 6/30. Tue-Fri, noon-5 pm; Sat, 10 am-3 pm; free. 2207 W. Gowan Road, 702-647-7378. Sahara West Library Xiaoyan Wang: 50 U.S. State Flowers Thru 6/4. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630. Sin City Gallery Think Tank Art: Your Favorite Innocence Thru 5/27. Wed-Sat, 1-7 pm. Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd. #100, 702-608-2461. Small Space Fest Jim White and Michael Dowling: Dancing With Tears in My Eyes Thru 5/13, free. Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd. #250, 702-383-3133. Tilting the Basin: Contemporary Art of Nevada Thru 5/14, free. Wed-Sun, 10 am-6 pm; Fri, 10 am-9 pm. 920 S. Commerce St., 702-201-4253. Winchester Cultural Center Gallery Wendy Chambers: Exploratory Surgery Thru 6/1, free. Tue-Fri, 10 am-8 pm; Sat, 9 am-6 pm. 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340. Wonderland Gallery Frida Kahlo group show 5/4-5/18. Tue-Sun, noon-4 pm. Downtown Spaces, 1800 S. Industrial Road #110 & #160, 702-686-4010.
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