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CONVERSATION WITH BERNIE SINDLER AT MOB MUSEUM Talk about a life. As Bernie Sindler tells it, he’s on a train ride to Miami executing a card trick when he catches the eye of Meyer Lansky. The mob associate is so impressed, he tells Sindler to join him in Vegas, where the card man lands a job inside the mob’s new casino, the Flamingo, spearheaded by Bugsy Siegel. And just like that, he’s made … but not really. Sindler would deal with—and deal to—gangsters of all kinds, but he never joined their ranks. He had a more important role to fulfill: an eyewitness to the Strip’s most formative years. Which means Sindler’s got stories, and he does us the solid of sharing them in his 2015 book, The Bernie Sindler Story: My Life With Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel and the Mob. He’ll elaborate on them Saturday at the Mob Museum, the only place where one can peep the grisly crime scene photos of the murdered Siegel, and then hear Sindler talk about who likely fired the shots. It’ll be like a Bugsy DVD supplemental feature come to life. Included with museum admission ($10-$24), free for members. –Mike Prevatt

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Las Vegas Lineup AT CLARK COUNTRY LIBRARY We’re famous for imploding our history, but for the past 70 years, the Las Vegas News Bureau has also been quietly documenting the happenings here. A part of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Association, the News Bureau captures events that will help boost the image of Las Vegas in the news: celebrities, parades, casino openings and, yes, implosions, along with regular people. The awesome result is millions of archival photos owned by the News Bureau and Nevada State Museum. But since most of the photos were shot before the advent of Facebook tagging and facial recognition, thousands of people, places and times remain unidentified. That’s where you come in. The interactive exhibit Las Vegas Lineup draws upon our collective memories to fill in the gaps. The free show at Clark County Library’s art gallery will invite viewers to write down info about any photos that might look familiar. And even if you’re a Nevada newbie, it’s fun to view Old Vegas. The show moves to Nevada State Museum in October and then to Sahara West Library in December. Free, 1401 E Flamingo Road. –C. Moon Reed

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ERYKAH BADU AT BROOKLYN BOWL

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The neo-soul goddess hasn’t released a new, full-length album since 2010 (!), so there’s no telling what she might play in her return to town. We’d sure love to hear “Orange Moon.” And “The Healer.” “Danger,” too. Oh, “Appletree” would be appreciated. And … With DJ Douglas Gibbs, $60. –Spencer Patterson

Downtown Grand’s 3rd Street corridor will come alive like Peter Frampton. Two Secret Walls artists will livepaint murals; DJs will provide beats; Truk-N-Yaki, Cousins Maine Lobster and others will serve up tasty bites; cornhole, Jenga and foosball games will stand ready. Bring the kids. Free, 702-953-4343. –Geoff Carter

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Folk Tales From Around The World AT Theatre in the Valley Sick of Cinderella? Henderson’s theater company looks beyond overplayed fairy tales and instead presents folk tales from Greece, Sweden and Romania. Prolific local theater vet Maggie Saunders directs. Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday, 2 p.m.; $10; 10 West Pacific Ave. –C. Moon Reed

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CeeLo Green at Cleopatra’s Barge

Cleopatra’s Barge goes Green with CeeLo. (Photo Illustration by Ian Racoma/Staff)

If you thought the Goodie Mob and Gnarls Barkley singer—don’t forget, he was also one of the original judges on The Voice—was an odd fit for Las Vegas during his 2013 Loberace residency at Planet Hollywood, wait until you see CeeLo at the iconically cheesy Cleopatra’s Barge lounge. The tiny, frozen-in-time Caesars Palace venue has reached beyond typical Strip lounge fare recently with acoustic shows from Blues Traveler and Plain White T’s, but the voice behind quirky hits “Crazy” and “F*ck You” is the strangest—and coolest—new booking yet. CeeLo is clearly a Caesars fan; he shot the 2011 video for “I Want You (Hold on to Love)” at the center-Strip property. You’ll only have four chances to catch the Grammy-winning soul singer perform his hits in the 165-seat lounge, stretching into next weekend as well, so hustle up. $119-$199. –Brock Radke

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Slowly but surely, access to feminine hygiene items is improving BY LESLIE VENTURA

lmost every woman has a horror story about getting her period in public. Recently, I found myself with a surprise visitor at the movie theater, and two things ran through my mind: 1. I’m going to miss the beginning of the movie, and 2. I hope someone has an extra tampon. But the restroom was as dead as a ghost town. So there I was, soliciting strangers for tampons for what felt like an eternity as the movie started without me. Eventually, someone gifted me a neon green tube of life-saving cotton (thank you!) and I returned to my seat having only missed the credits. If public access to feminine hygiene products sounds tough (and it is), it’s exponentially harder for homeless women. “Feminine hygiene products are a crucial part of basic needs,” says Desiree Moss, lead case manager at Shade Tree. The women’s shelter accepts feminine hygiene product donations and provides them to all their residents. And recently, the Las Vegas chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America teamed up with All Shades United, contributing feminine hygiene packs to ASU’s Lean on Me project, which distributes food, clothing and toiletries to the homeless. “Tampons and pads aren’t inexpensive,” says Desirae Wingerter, DSA chair of communications. “For people who don’t have the resources, that’s something that needs to be available.” Thankfully, it looks like more public spaces are catching on. Restaurants like Violette’s Vegan offer organic feminine hygiene products free of charge in the women’s restroom, and a sign inside the bathroom at Hobak Korean BBQ encourages patrons to ask female employees for assistance if they don’t have quarters for the machine. It makes you wonder why more period-friendly policies aren’t already in place around the Valley. Hopefully, with time, they will be.

Main Street, Maryland and new roads ahead If you’re weary of navigating around the Downtown road work that has consumed Main and Commerce streets for much of the past year, you’ll be happy to hear that construction is at a halfway point. That means Commerce will soon be a fully functional one-way street, complete with the new southbound “alley” portion running from Garces Avenue to Charleston Boulevard. City engineers further report that sidewalk replacement and sewer work will

soon begin on Main, and that they’re doing all they can to minimize obstructions to local businesses. (Much of the heavy sewer work has already been done during overnight closures.) With that worry cast aside, we can focus on the rough surface of Maryland Parkway—which, an RTC representative says, is due for county-sponsored road improvements between Russell Road and Twain Avenue, probably early next year. –Geoff Carter

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SIDE WAZE, LONG WAZE

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The user-powered traffic app has been giving thought to Vegas’ roads. But is it confused? BY GEOFF CARTER

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WALK, PLAY AND RIDE DOWNTOWN’S FORTHCOMING ‘WALKING DEAD’ ATTRACTION We knew there would be zombies, but we didn’t know how we’d encounter them. Now, Fremont Street Experience and ride manufacturer Triotech have revealed details for the forthcoming Fear the Walking Dead attraction (based on the AMC TV show), and it promises to deliver several different ways to activate your anxiety: It’ll combine three currently popular amusement devices—an escape room, a maze and interactive gaming—with a more traditional motion simulator, united by a narrative that involves dodging and defeating zombies inside a junior college setting. Which means FTWD won’t be a passive experience. The attraction is slated to open at 425 Fremont Street—between Mickie Finnz and Walgreens—later this summer. –Mike Prevatt

There’s no getting around LA without Waze. The Google-owned GPS traffic app—available for iOS, Android, Windows and even Blackberry—draws on a variety of resources to provide up-to-the-second traffic alerts, from local transportation agencies to reports from users themselves. (Pressing a button or two does this; distraction time is minimal.) Two years ago, an LA friend suggested it for a drive from Beverly Hills to Burbank; it drew out a route that took me onto side streets, through alleys and, I think, through a driveway or two. But damn if it didn’t save me half an hour. At first, I didn’t use Waze to get around Vegas, because user reporting here wasn’t consistent enough to make it work well. But now, it is—and I’ve been using Waze for my daily Downtown-to-Henderson commute for the past month. The results, so far, have been mixed. On one hand, Waze knows rush hour. I have two choices to get home from work—the 215 to the 15, or the 215 to the 95—and Waze can tell me in a second which to choose, based on information more accurate than what’s accessible to Google Maps. It’s kinda creepy, actually: Waze tells me where police are stationed, where there’s debris on the roadway, where stalled vehicles might cause a backup—and it gets to within a few feet of the actual obstructions. I’ve even reported a few things, and it made me feel useful. But Waze makes head-scratching decisions, too. I turned off the “reduce difficult intersections” feature because I was tired of all the right-left-right-lefts I was asked to make to avoid one traffic light. (It did teach me some good tricks, though. I’ll never wait to make a turn from southbound Las Vegas Boulevard to westbound Sahara Avenue again.) And it occasionally suggests routes that make no sense at all, like when it took me off a traffic-free, Henderson-bound 95 and put me on a surface-street route that crossed the 95 not once, but twice. If there were a “seriously?!” button on the app, I would have pressed it and held it down. But this is trivial stuff. Waze is still learning about Vegas, and it will improve. It had better. It’s getting to be a lot like LA around here.

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ast fashion, plastic bags, paper plates, planned obsolescence and single-use everything. These days, it seems like all is disposable and nothing’s for keeps. But a few industrious and highly skilled Las Vegans are holding firm against the sea of waste. These artisans apply their creativity and unique knowledge to repairs and maintenance—and they’ve elevated it to an art.

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James Brockett Electronics wizard

Rocky Top Electronics’ James Brockett has outlasted the full circle of technology. The 69-year-old has been repairing electronics for nearly 50 years. He started in an era in which stereos and televisions were built to last. He endured through the ’80s and ’90s, when technology became disposable. And now he’s enjoying a wave of nostalgia for the classics. “People want to fix up old equipment that they’re very attached to. It might be grandma’s radio.” He points to his workbench and says, “Cassettes are coming back. This is an 8-track I’m working on.” For Brockett, repairing electronics is a labor of love. “We’re practically a nonprofit here,” he says. “We’re not getting rich, that’s for sure.” To supplement his income, Brockett spent 20 years working as an engineer on the Strip. He rode Speed: The Ride (the rollercoaster at the former Sahara) to make sure it was safe. He climbed inside the Excalibur’s fire-breathing dragon to adjust the mechanics. And now, he continues on his own for the fun of it. After a lifetime of staying current, Brockett can fix pretty much anything—from VCRs to turntables to iPhones. But his favorite thing to repair is old tube equipment. Amps from the ’60s and ’70s remind him of his youth in Boulder City, when he played guitar in rock bands. Rocky Top Electronics 4300 W. Charleston Blvd. 702-878-7808 rockytoptvaudio.com.

Victor D’Agnostino

Furniture restorer “I wanted to be an artist, but I needed a job,” says painter, sculptor and carpenter Victor D’Agnostino. “I knew a lot about wood and a lot about art. I hard to figure out how to put them together.” Through trial and error, D’Agnostino built a career that brought together his art-school credentials and his upbringing in his dad’s woodshop. He restores furniture, antiques and art. He paints murals and works with Venetian plaster, faux finishes and gold leaf. This contemporary renaissance man who owns and operates Las Vegas Furniture Repair sketches courtrooms for the local news, plays the drums and live-paints the “Mona Lisa” upside down in glow-in-the-dark colors. During the last housing boom,

commissions to paint murals in new mansions brought the native New Yorker to Las Vegas. “When the stock market fell, our good clients lost all their money,” D’Agnostino says. Adapting to the recession, he changed the focus of his business from art to restoration. “People were no longer buying new but they were spending money for their stuff to be restored.” The irrepressible artist loves making repairs that involve recreating missing pieces. Beforeand-after photos show sculptures made whole and antique chairs transformed from bundles of broken springs to things of beauty. Above all, D’Agnostino loves to repair torn paintings. “It’s not something your general handyman can fix, but it’s easy for me.” Las Vegas Furniture Repair 702-787-0317 furniture-repair.vegas

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Paul Macias

Keeper of the neon

Juan Soto Luthier

Just for kicks, Juan Soto likes to fix musical instruments others consider to be beyond repair. “You don’t make money out of those, but they’re fun,” he says. “It’s a satisfaction to put it together and see it played.” As a luthier, Soto repairs string instruments: violins, cellos, bass, guitars, harps and more. His customers include Strip musicians, Philharmonic orchestra members, school-music programs and mariachi bands. He might be the only person in town capable of repairing a mariachi’s vihuela or guitarrón. Soto grew up in Guatemala, without access to instruments or music lessons (though he now plays violin and viola and is learning mariachi guitar). He paid his way through night school working as an apprentice carpenter.

When he finally became an accountant, Soto found the work monotonous, so after a few deskbound years, he transferred his skills in furniture and varnish to wood and string instruments. Soto loves that each presents a new problem to be solved. For example, Las Vegas’ low humidity causes instruments to crack. He painstakingly repairs them, through a multi-day process of clamping, setting and gluing. The biggest challenge comes at the end, when he must re-create the instrument’s original varnish. “If you get the color wrong, it will be totally visible to the naked eye.” As for those accounting skills, they come in handy when he does the books for his own shop. 702-272-8938 sotoviolins.com

The tricky part about repairing neon signs is that old glass tends to crack. It’s easier to just replace the broken section, explains Paul Macias, owner of Paul’s Neon Signs #3 (his parents founded the first two). Then the challenge becomes matching the new color to the old, because the older the neon, the dimmer it gets. Macias’ favorite repair was the iconic Binion’s sign on Fremont Street. Otherwise, he enjoys the challenge of crafting small neon letters. Despite, or perhaps because of its difficulty, neon is Macias’ favorite type of sign to build and repair (his company makes all sign types, even neon-killer LEDs). The process of heating and bending glass can take a lifetime to master; Macias started learning at age 11. “Neon is a little bit more gratifying, because it’s something you make by hand,” he says. Neon is like the LP record of the sign world. New technologies are easier and cheaper, but they lack a certain richness of tone, a certain tactile joy. A decade ago, his family saw the beer signs dim and moved the business from California to Las Vegas, the last stand for neon. “When I first moved here, there were a lot of companies doing neon. Now, there’s only a handful.” Paul’s Neon Signs #3 3230 E. Charleston Blvd. #116 702-467-3958 paulsneonsigns3.com.

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t isn’t every day a celebrity chef offers to make you a friendship bracelet. But if you’re hanging out with Milk Bar CEO and chef Christina Tosi, the odds are certainly higher. “When you’re sitting in a car, you can’t bake cookies,” she says matter-of-factly as she pulls out a rainbow-colored gob of thread. “Pick two colors.” I choose baby blue and yellow, and she clips the strands to her jeans, braiding the strings as we drive away from the sprawling auburn desert, heading east. One of the most recognizable chefs and bakers in the industry, Tosi is the mastermind behind the acclaimed Milk Bar, a bakery and dessert shop and a sister brand to famed chef David Chang’s Momofuku. In under a decade, she has climbed the ranks of the world’s most famous grub gurus, starring as a judge on Fox’s MasterChef while building her cake, ice cream and cookie empire. She has already conquered New York City, Toronto and Las Vegas, and plans to set up in LA in 2018. “The spirit of Milk Bar is hilarious and casual,” she says glancing up from the colorful mass in her lap. That same spirit is also evident in Tosi’s own spunky character. She’s as real as can be for someone of such foodie fame—so real, in fact, that she’s game to spend a day with me explor-

ing her favorite Vegas spots, beginning with a short, scenic hike at Red Rock earlier this morning. ***** The weather gods granted us a balmy, 80-degree day, perfect for a jaunt through the canyon. “We crushed that!” Tosi cheered as we trekked back through the rocky wilderness. With her peppy affirmations and positive attitude, it’s no wonder she and her Milk Bar team get so much done. Our 8 a.m. hike actually started late for Tosi. Her typical daily routine begins at 6 with a run down the Las Vegas Strip (or at Red Rock if time permits). “I love it because there’s so much to look at. What’s that person’s story? It just makes me feel really good,” she says, sipping a Starbucks grande coffee. “Sitting all day drives me crazy.” Tosi’s assistant Karla rips open a plastic baggie and shares its contents with the crew. The Milk Bar team is always armed with tasty goodies, and Tosi’s latest line is geared toward healthier living, to match busy, active lifestyles. I bite into a BFC—Best Freaking Cookie—one of the shop’s newest creations. The chewy disc exudes rich, fudgy brownie batter, and it’s exactly what we need after our jog through Red Rock. I don’t feel bad about devouring a cookie for breakfast—not even a little bit. Speaking of snacks, Tosi explains that she tries to switch

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hers up week to week. “If I’m not careful, I’ll only eat cornflake chocolate chip marshmallow cookies,” she says. That’s one of the reasons she created Milk Bar’s Life line, for moments when folks want to treat themselves but stay health-conscious, too. “I want it to be fun,” Tosi says. “I don’t want to go to a boring healthy bakery.” Milk Bar couldn’t be boring even if it tried. Tosi’s Las Vegas location—inside the Cosmopolitan next to Chang’s Momofuku—mirrors Tosi’s bubbly personality, from the colorful pink-and-white storefront to the kitschy chalkboard menu. “David and I are very much like siblings,” she says, speaking of the Momofuku chef. “He was like, ‘I know you, I love you, I trust you, you’ll figure it out.’” Nine years and 12 stores later, she clearly has. “We’re building out a store in Los Angeles, that’ll be the newest one, so I have even more excuse to come to Vegas, because it’s so close by,” she says. “I love Las Vegas. There’s so much to do.” Tosi’s fondness for vintage Vegas determines our next destination, the Neon Museum. “It’s so fun,” she says as she wanders through the outdoor neon boneyard, home to historic treasures from properties like Binion’s and Golden Nugget. “We took a lot of inspiration [from Las Vegas] for the big neon milk sign [over Milk Bar’s entrance],” she adds, eyeing the similarities in the light bulbs and cursive print of an old Flamingo sign. That sort of creativity and curiosity help explain—along with Tosi’s signature, buttery Crack Pie—Milk Bar’s success. “The thing that inspires me the most in my kitchen is taking old recipes and finding a way to take them and use them as a jumping-off point,” Tosi says. “We don’t make a chocolate chip cookie or apple pie, but we make a chocolate chip cornflake cookie and an apple pie layer cake. There’s something about the spirit of something that’s been around for so long that I love.” ***** Soon we’re back in the car, headed to the Little White Wedding Chapel south of Charleston on Las Vegas Boulevard, where Tosi will donate one of

Milk Bar’s birthday-flavored wedding cakes to an unsuspecting couple. “Whenever I’m having a bad day I should just go down to City Hall with a cake,” she says. (She’s done it in New York City, too.) “It’s impossible to feel down when you’re surrounded by that many people celebrating something special.” We wait in the wings of the outdoor chapel until Jessica, one of Milk Bar’s Vegas bakers, arrives with the tiered cake, topped with large, cakey crumbles. It’s time to surprise the lucky newlyweds. “Elvis is here, Karla—stay cool,” Tosi laughs as she approaches the bride and groom. “I have crumbs and sprinkles in the car,” Jessica says in response. “You just never know.” A baker is always prepared. Tosi introduces herself and congratulates the couple—Jeanette Pizarro and Peter Savoie from Louisiana—before unveiling the gorgeous confetticolored cake. Jeanette wipes tears from her cheeks and embraces Tosi. “I want a hug,” Jeanette says. “I’m a hugger.” Next up: Patina Décor, one of the best places for vintage furniture and clothing in Las Vegas. The Main Street store is a regular must-stop on both of our shopping lists. “Growing up, I always thought my grandmas were my best friends, and I always wanted to be just like them. They always rocked sh*t like this,” she says, pointing to a light-blue linen dress with polka dots. “I started shopping at thrift stores when I was a teenager. I knew that my spirit was just different than everyone else’s.” You can sense that Tosi marches to a different beat the second you step into Milk Bar and have your first lick of cereal milk ice cream. Whether she’s hiking or digging for killer threads, Tosi always finds a way to bring her experiences back to her true pride and joy. “I’m always looking at kitchenware for Milk Bar for storefronts,” she says. “I like to just find a home for something that reminds me of someone or something.” The Midwestern ex-pat—born in Ohio and bred in New York City—also just seems to get Las Vegas. It’s evident after just one day spent with her, witnessing

her anything-goes attitude up close. Even more importantly, the cake and cookie whiz understands people. Whether it’s her love of baking or the way she treats her employees and customers, spreading happiness is Tosi’s top priority. Before ending the day’s jaunt at Cosmopolitan’s Secret Pizza, we stop by Milk Bar and the crew perks up excitedly at the sight of Tosi. “When I started Milk Bar, my only goal was to open this quirky bakery that was a cool place where people wanted to hang out,” she says, finishing my friendship bracelet between bites of mushroom pizza. “I realized quickly that people were really excited about what we were doing.” Almost a decade later, people are more obsessed with her bakery than ever. And while Tosi might not bake cookies every day like she used to, her business savvy is taking Milk Bar to new heights. “Every day is different, which I love,” she says. “Work is life and life is work, but I love to work. I live my passion.”

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Designing cakes or crafting friendship bracelets, Tosi spreads happiness wherever she goes. (Christopher DeVargas/Staff)

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ndustry Weekly caught up with the man himself, Pitbull, a day after his appearance at Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby—and after reports broke that he’s part of a group looking to buy the Miami Marlins—to talk about his return to the stage in Las Vegas, music, sports and more. You’ve tweaked your Axis show a bit since the last time you were in town. It’s amazing to be able to be around these legendary, iconic names. The reason why they became legendary is they were always reinventing themselves, so that’s what we’re trying to do. We’re bringing a new show with the same energy, the same fun, so you’ll feel like you had the best nightclub experience of your life, only

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7 0 2 bigger. I’m having the time of my life up there, and what better place to have it than Sin City? In Miami you’re working on becoming part-owner of the Marlins. I’m still pinching myself. Its unbelievable to get a chance to be involved in this group bidding on the Marlins. In my world, that stadium where the Orange Bowl used to be, where legacies were built, that’s the heart of Miami. I used to live up the block. It’s a fairy tale. We’ll see where it goes. You’re still going strong from your recent album, Climate Change. What’s next, music-wise? Right now we just put out a video for “Options,” and we got to shoot it in Kingston [Jamaica], in Bob Marley’s old house, because

Stephen Marley is on that record. Then we’ll be moving on to “Better on Me,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign. And then looking at the new year, we have a Spanish album ready to release in November, and the single on that one is “Hey Ma” which opens the movie The Fate of the Furious. One way or another, I’m always working. Pitbull: Time of Our Lives at the Axis at Planet Hollywood, July 21-August 5. –Brock Radke For the complete interview, visit lasvegasweekly.com/industry.

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f you’re looking for a perfect party host, look no further than Nick Cannon. The one-man entertainment empire has already begun a new summer pool party series at Planet Hollywood Resort on the Las Vegas Strip, featuring plenty of music, fun, special guests and appearances from the Wild ‘N Out girls representing Cannon’s top-rated MTV comedy show. “It’s more music-driven than comedy,” Cannon says. “I’m DJing and just bringing the vibe for anybody who wants to come and hang out in Vegas.” Cannon maintains a pretty hectic schedule these days. The audio release for this year’s Showtime stand-up comedy special Stand Up, Don’t Shoot lands on July 29, and his next feature film, King

of the Dancehall, co-starring Whoopi Goldberg, Louis Gossett Jr. and Busta Rhymes, premieres on YouTube Red on August 2. Cannon also popped up in Vegas recently at the new Sugar Factory at Fashion Show to announce the pending arrival of Theatre Box, a multifaceted entertainment center opening in San Diego next year and maybe eventually in Las Vegas. “It’s really a one-stop shop, with a multiplex so you can dine in the restaurant and then watch a movie or go to the sports bar, or hit the arcade, all at once. Hopefully it will spread to Las Vegas and across the country.” Cannon says he’s happy to spending some of his summer vacay in Vegas, and it could be a sign of things to come.

“We talk about it all the time, setting something up in Vegas, because I’ve shot different comedy shows there and done stand-up and different nightclub experiences,” he says. “I would love to expand the Wild ‘N Out brand, because it really lends itself to [Vegas] with a mix of comedy, music, beautiful people and a strong variety [show] aspect. It could be a really well-rounded show.” Ultimate Pool Party Series with Nick Cannon at Planet Hollywood Resort, July 9, 23 & 30. –Brock Radke

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ooking back on the pop music of the 1990s, it’s easy to see why upstart girl group TLC found so much chart success. Not only was R&B the dominant pop sound during that era, but the talented trio of Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes were blazing a trail of female-first messaging through catchy tracks with a hip-hop edge. Rolling Stone recently described TLC’s 1999 No. 1 smash “No Scrubs” as “a nineties update of Aretha Franklin’s ‘Respect.’” TLC’s decade-long stretch of hits ended, infamously, when the group’s firebrand rapper Lopes died in a car crash in Honduras in 2002. The group’s fourth studio album, 3D, was released months later and thought to be their last work, but this year Thomas and Watkins put out TLC, a 12-track collection that serves as a proper

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he Emerge Music + Impact Conference isn’t just about breaking fresh new music and providing exposure to upcoming artists. Paralleling the lineup of acts set to perform in Las Vegas in November is an equally intriguing list of music industry figures who will team up to provide the backbone of the first-year event. “I think the team at Emerge has been very thoughtful in the way they’ve included local experts in live entertainment and music,” says Live Nation Las Vegas President Kurt Melien, one of Emerge’s curators. “They did a great job of getting out there with a wide net and really giving this thing some local flavor.” Live Nation is the biggest booker of large-scale shows in Las Vegas, regularly filling up T-Mobile Arena, MGM Grand Garden, Mandalay Bay Events Center and the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center. Melien, who came to Las Vegas while working with Caesars Entertainment, says there are several factors that have helped Vegas blossom into the perfect environment for a unique, festival-like event like Emerge. “First, Vegas has had some incredible, global superstars come out of this market, in terms of rock

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and February, rolling right into the release of debut album American Teen in March and a summer tour that will bring him to Las Vegas for a long sold-out show at Brooklyn Bowl this weekend. The Lil Wayne and Kehlani remix of “Location” is one of the unavoidable tracks of the summer, and Khalid has become one of the hottest feature commodities in R&B, hip-hop and dance, appearing on Calvin Harris’ “Rollin,” Logic’s “1-800273-8255,” and Alina Baraz’s “Electric.” Khalid at Brooklyn Bowl at the Linq Promenade, July 22.

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opular Downtown Summerlin restaurant Andiron Steak & Sea debuted new mid-summer plates this month, the latest stars on an ever-changing menu. Chief among them: the grilled Duroc pork chop, a massive piece of pig big enough for two. Grilled broccolini and onion compote sit below the chop, but it’s the topping that makes it so special. The smoked chili glaze features cookeddown anchos and chipotles infused with lemon, lime, garlic and onion. The citrus and the heat mingle perfectly, elevating the juicy pork. Fruit is prevalent in many new dishes, like the heirloom melon salad. Fresh

watermelon, honeydew and cantaloupe play with cherry tomatoes, Thai basil and a lime vinaigrette, with salty feta cheese tying everything together. For those missing the East Coast this summer, the butter-poached Maine lobster should help fill the void. The crustacean, prepared delicately, is reinforced with summer corn, blistered tomatoes and gnocchi. Caramelized scallops made their first appearance at Andiron earlier this summer, and hopefully they’re there to stay. This version veers Mediterranean, with the scallops atop a bed of fluffy couscous, which soaks up the goodness of braised peppers and baby squash.

Finish the meal with an excellent bananas tres leches cake, and make sure to ask for a spoon to scoop the excess liquid from the bowl. Andiron presents delicious cuisine year round, but this summer it really shines. Andiron Steak & Sea at Downtown Summerlin, 702685-8002; Monday-Friday 4-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. & 4-10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. & 4-9 p.m. –Jason Harris

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he bar at the sizzling new Bandito Latin Kitchen & Cantina just east of the Strip is becoming a hot spot for post-work meetups, partially because it’s just a cool place to hang out and partially because lead barman Jair Bustillos pays special attention to Bandito’s signature line of margaritas. With National Tequila Day coming up—it’s July 24, like you didn’t already know—now’s the right time to find your favorite flavor at Bandito. The El Guapo, made with Patron Silver, Grand Marnier, lime and pure agave, is an easy attentiongetter due to its unconventionally fun garnish—Grand Marnier “caviar,” essentially boba pearls filled with the deliciously bitter, citrusy cognac. Talk about a drink that pops.

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7/20-7/22 Keith Sweat. 7/25-8/12 Donny & Marie. 8/15-9/2 Richard Marx. Flamingo, 702777-2782. DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS EVENTS CENTER 7/21 I Love the ’90s with TLC, Rob Base, Coolio & more. 7/22 Retro Futura with Howard Jones, The English Beat, Men Without Hats & more. 200 S. Third St., 800-745-3000.

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5. King Putt With a location near Summerlin and one in Henderson, this indoor mini-golf course offers two slightly different experiences. For a full 18 holes and laser tag, head to the Henderson locale. 27 S. Stephanie St., 702-541-6807. –C. Moon Reed (Christopher DeVargas/Staff)

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This blacklit indoor extravaganza has everything: bumper cars, a high-ropes course, laser mazes, a ninja course, a climbing wall, mini golf, arcade games and more. 6630 Arroyo Springs St. #1200, 702-978-7790.

HKPK stands for “Hardkore Parkour,” that super-human style of movement. Learn acrobatics, aerial silks and tumbling or explore the 16-foot “tramp wall” during open-gym hours. 3680 N. 5th St. #130, 702-637-4575.

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Escape gravity on Sky Zone’s wall-to wall trampolines. You can also play dodgeball and “skyslam,” or simply jump into a tub of soft foam. 7440 Dean Martin Dr. #201, 702-560-5900.

Located just west of the Strip, this nine-turn course lets up to 12 drivers race each other on Sodi-brand karts. Compare scores with a post-race printout. 4288 Polaris Ave., 702-736-8113.

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Battlefield elegance Christopher Nolan puts audiences in the middle of Dunkirk By Mike D’Angelo gainst all odds, Christopher Nolan has forged a wildly successful Hollywood career, using the capital he earned from the Dark Knight trilogy to make big-budget movies every bit as challenging as Following or Memento. Audiences that normally clamor for reheated leftovers willingly give themselves over to mind-bending narrative structures: the Russian-doll dreams of Inception, the gravitationally induced time dilation of Interstellar. Those films are science fiction, though. Are people willing to wrestle with an old-fashioned yet newfangled war movie that combines the visceral impact of Saving Private Ryan’s Omaha Beach landing—sustained for nearly two hours—with Nolan’s signature chronological experimentation? Dunkirk is perhaps the boldest gamble yet made by this ambitious director, injecting a potentially alienating degree of abstraction into the sheer intensity of pitched battle. Once again, he somehow makes it work. The film’s subject is better known to the British than to Americans, having taken place well before

the U.S. entered World War II. Between May 26 and offers just enough narrative interest to obscure how June 4, 1940, more than 300,000 Allied soldiers little Dunkirk otherwise bothers with conventional pinned down on the beaches of France by the German drama. The actors aren’t playing characters so much army were successfully evacuated across the English as they’re embodying impulsive strategies (there’s Channel—a seemingly impossible undertaking, almost no dialogue throughout); Nolan’s emphasis declared a “miracle of deliverance” by Winston remains defiantly experiential, proliferating Steven Churchill. Nolan depicts the event using three Spielberg’s harrowing you-are-there approach from overlapping time lines that gradually Private Ryan into something more along aaaac converge (and occasionally abut one the lines of you-are-there-and-also-theredunkirk another en route in disarming ways). and-also-over-there-and-it’s-all-happeningFionn Whitehead, One of them unfolds over the entire both-separately-and-at-once. Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy. week of the evacuation, following a British Indeed, the film’s only real flaw is that Directed by soldier (Fionn Whitehead) desperately it’s downright exhausting, in the same Christopher Nolan. trying to find an escape route. Another way that Inception’s parallel climaxes Rated PG-13. Opens Friday takes place during just one day, during could wear you out with their expertly citywide. which a civilian (Mark Rylance) sets out orchestrated multi-layered mayhem. in his yacht to help the effort, picking up But that’s like complaining about having a deeply terrified soldier (Cillian Murphy) on the pulled a muscle during great sex. With the lingering way. And the third strand covers just an hour, as two exception of Martin Scorsese (who struggles to get Spitfire pilots (Tom Hardy and Jack Lowden) struggle financing for films that frequently tank, despite to provide air cover for their fleeing comrades. superb reviews), nobody but Nolan demands This unusual structure—the elegance of which so much from a mass audience. May we keep only becomes apparent toward the end of the film— rewarding his inexplicable faith in us.

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Dunkirk puts you on the beach. (Warner Bros./Courtesy)

War room Five of our favorite combat films THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957) The war is almost entirely offscreen in David Lean’s masterful WWII epic, which focuses on a war of wills between a British officer (Alec Guinness) and the Japanese commander (Sessue Hayakawa) holding him and his men prisoner. It culminates in one of the greatest action sequences of all time. –Josh Bell PATHS OF GLORY (1957) If Stanley Kubrick’s filmography bleeds with anti-war sentiment, he hits the femoral artery with this damning castigation of dehumanizing military strategy during World War I. From its iconic trench warfare scenes to the heartbreaking final scene, Paths finds Kubrick striking a rare emotional chord. –Mike Prevatt

Kelly’s Heroes (1970) It’s a heist movie masquerading as a war movie, and its WWII setting strongly evokes Vietnam. But it’s action-packed and funny as hell, and wow, that cast: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Donald Sutherland, Harry Dean Stanton … –Geoff Carter Apocalypse Now (1979) Director Francis Ford Coppola staked his fortune on this Vietnam epic, and it nearly killed him. Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) delves through enemy territory to assassinate rogue Green Beret Kurtz (Marlon Brando). A psychedelic masterpiece. –C. Moon Reed The Thin Red Line (1998) Released five months after the more heralded Saving Private Ryan, Terrence Malick’s filmmaking return holds up better, eschewing a sappy get-him-home plotline for a disquieting dread—and the harsh reality that no one makes it home intact. –Spencer Patterson

The plot of Luc Besson’s ultra-nutty Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets hinges on a war crime committed during a battle that’s not mentioned until nearly the end of the movie, as part of a war that is never explained or referenced. That’s an effective way to sum up the incoherent plotting of this gorgeous but often incomprehensible film, based on a longrunning comic-book series beloved in Besson’s native France but fairly obscure in the U.S. Besson has shown a great flair for exuberantly nonsensical science fiction in movies like The Fifth Element and Lucy, and Valerian marks the culmination of that style, a colorful and baffling experience that’s sometimes charming but more often just exhausting. The convoluted plot takes far too long to get moving and then gets sidelined for long stretches as intergalactic secret agents Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) explore the title city, a huge space station inhabited by creatures from all over the universe. This is a movie that features Ethan Hawke as a flamboyant space pimp and Rihanna as a shapeshifting alien prostitute, yet its two leads are blank ciphers with no chemistry or charisma. Besson bounces them around dazzling and chaotic set pieces, spouting dialogue that often sounds like it was run back and forth through Google Translate a few times, and they never out-act the special effects. –Josh Bell

aabcc Valerian and the city of a thousand planets Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen. Directed by Luc Besson. Rated PG-13. Opens Friday citywide.

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Chain reaction Christine McVie on rejoining Fleetwood Mac and dueting with Lindsey Buckingham By Annie Zaleski

indsey Buckingham and Christine McVie did something surprising this year: The Fleetwood Mac members released a duets album, Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie. The Weekly connected with McVie in early June, a week before the album hit stores, to chat about revisiting old stomping grounds, rekindling creative connections and just how this record came to exist.

and a voice. He sent them to his studio and did a bit of embellishment and arranged them and played them to me. He said, “Why don’t we go in and have some fun and just see if we can reconnect?” Trying to catch up, as it were, after not seeing each other for so long, to see if we have any musical sparks going off. And of course, we did—instantaneously.

I don’t think we actually sat down together and co-wrote any of these tracks. We did, but not necessarily in the same room. There were bits from pieces of Lindsey’s takes of guitar ideas that he gave to me. I took them home and wrote melody and lyrics on them. And sometimes vice versa. It wasn’t like Elton John and Bernie Taupin at all. It was quite disorganized, really. We just had a ball.

You’ve made lots of records with Lindsey Buckingham over the years. What was distinctive about the process of making this one? I’d sent Lindsey a couple of tracks that I’d written in my plinky-plonky way, with a piano, a drum machine

What makes the two of you click so well as songwriters and musicians? Sometimes we don’t even need to say anything, he and I. We could just look at each other a certain way or nod, and anticipate what we’re both gonna play. It’s intangible.

What was your inspirations for the song “Carnival Begin”? I wrote it about rejoining Fleetwood Mac. The words apply to exactly that journey, coming out of 16 years of retire-

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ment and back into the world of excessive rock ’n’ roll, fame and sparkly things. I just wanted to embrace that whole scene onstage, but with them. Because they’re all such dear, old friends. They’re like my brothers and sisters. What will the shows on this tour be like? The purpose of going out to do this tour is to perform a lot of the new material, but obviously we’re also going to do some old stuff. We’ll be playing a few well-

known hits and a few lesser-known ones by Fleetwood Mac. I’m doing a song called “Wish You Were Here,” which is off the Mirage album. We don’t want to start with the band slamming straight in. Lindsey and I are going to sit down together and start the set with just he and I playing about four songs. And then the band comes in and we start to rock ’n’ roll. For more of our interview with McVie, visit lasvegasweekly.com.

HALL & OATES’ JOHN OATES TALKS NEW MEMOIR AND … SCRUNCHIES?! BY ANNIE ZALESKI aryl Hall and John Oates he says. “I really wanted to have a had no shortage of hits in unique approach to it. The biggest the 1980s—“Kiss on My challenge for me was, ‘How do I tell List,” “Maneater” and my personal story?’ at the same “Private Eyes,” to name a few. Upon time my personal story is entirely reading Oates’ new memoir, Change wrapped up with this partnership, of Seasons, it becomes clear that this Hall & Oates thing, that has the duo’s decade could have evolved dominated my adult life.” in an entirely different direction, That pairing has been especially had a potential deal involving hair present for Oates during the past scrunchies panned out. few months, while he and Hall have “When I was driving race cars, a been co-headlining arenas with very good friend of mine had a busiTears for Fears. During the H&O ness opportunity,” Oates explains set, attendees can expect plenty in a phone interview with of hits and the occasional the Weekly. “He said, album cut, like the ‘I’d like to talk to you sprawling, psychedelic and Daryl about War Babies cut “Is It helping with this a Star.” “We have this business opportufantastically amazing nity,” and he came problem that we have and presented this a lot of hits,” Oates idea of the scrunchie. says. “And that means we He had found a woman, gotta pretty much play HALL & OATES I think somewhere in those hits, because peowith Tears for Fears, Connecticut, who had ple come to hear those, Allen Stone. invented it on her sewand we understand that. July 21, 7 p.m., $50-$150. ing machine. He wanted We love those songs as T-Mobile Arena, to do something with well. But we always like 702-692-1600. MTV and promote it to to add deep cuts from our young girls. He thought catalogs.” we would write a song. And we Although the duo isn’t preswere like, ‘The heck are you talking ently collaborating on new music about?’ Little did we know.” together, Oates is working on a new Culled from journals Oates album, Hurt, with a band in Nashstarted keeping in spring 1970, the ville; it’s due in 2018. “It started year he graduated college, Change out as a tribute to [bluesman] of Seasons is an entertaining look Mississippi John Hurt, who was one back at his life of musical endeavof my idols growing up,” he says. “I ors, missed opportunities and started doing a traditional blues unqualified triumphs. The book is album, and then it began to morph written in a conversational, toughinto this progressive Americana talking Philly voice, a stylistic record where I began to include choice Oates says came by design. ragtime and old songs, swing songs. “I purposely did not read a lot of But with this incredible band, it’s music memoirs, because I didn’t approaching it in a very unique way. want to be influenced by a style or It’s very hard to describe, but I’m the way other people did things,” really excited about it.”

“Remorse” by Daniel Miller, oil on canvas. (Photo Illustration)

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Bigger looks better The relocated 12” of Sin expands into a three-day festival By C. Moon Reed n this hot and hazy Monday afternoon, you can already see the beginnings of something big. Artists and workers filter in and out of spaces in Sahara Commercial Center’s New Orleans Square. They’re painting walls and planning installations in preparation for the three-day 12” of Sin VI erotic art festival. Six times larger than in years past, the nearly30,000-square-foot, two-story retail space will be transformed into an immersive playground for the adventurous. It was previously held inside the Arts Factory, and the new location offers room for a dizzying array of art, entertainment and educational workshops. Organizer, sexologist and Sin City Gallery owner Dr. Laura Henkel has designed the festival to be art-centric, with more than 100 artists from multiple countries set to participate. Guests are invited to contribute to the vibe by dressing to “let their sexy selves shine bright.” “What’s so great is that [the growth] has been so organic,” Henkel says. “The landlord is very

supportive of the arts. He wanted to see more arts Later, Good will hang a collection of miniature happening here, and he donated the space.” paintings by collaborator Kim Johnson. Five days out, local latex master Chris Bauder has “They’re all teeny, tiny portraits of nipples,” set up an eerie three-room exhibit in one of the retail Good says. She admires one framed piece that’s spaces. He’s still finalizing his layout, but the effect about the size of a silver dollar. “I’d like to wear is already striking. In the front room, the artist has this as a lapel pin,” she jokes. constructed a sculpture that appears to belong in a In addition to the art, festival workshops will bizarro-world sex shop. Glitter pills, bone-colored teach kink etiquette, the nudist life, Shibari shapes and a red neon sign are on display (Japanese rope bandage) and what it behind glass, an ode to consumer culture. takes to be a male dominatrix. Aspiring 12” of Sin VI Down the hall, artist Nancy Good politicians shouldn’t miss Dick Pic 101, July 21-23, hours vary, has just finished hanging lush fabrics taught by Ambrosia Minge. $20/weekend pass. in a section of her multi-room space. Evening events are all about live 900 Karen St., “It’s all part of the experience, almost entertainment, with jazz dominating 12ofsin.com. like performance art, finding ways Friday night. On Saturday, the lineup to magically transform the space,” includes a burlesque variety show plus says Good, who is curating a show of four female local band Tippy Elvis, a self-described “carnival artists, titled Provocafemme. of crazy.” In one interactive piece, Good will invite viewers Proceeds will benefit local non-profit to write what they like about themselves on a female organization Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual mannequin, intended to counter rampant negative Indulgence and the Sisters AIDS Drug self-talk. For now, though, the form is blank. Assistance Program.

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BY LESLIE VENTURA as Vegas’ Chinatown must sometimes feel like a younger sibling constantly being judged against his cooler older brother: Los Angeles. But our Chinatown—which actually encompasses many different Asian ethnicities—is a point of local pride, from its supermarkets and businesses to the restaurants serving some of the best food around. Vegas Chinatown is small but fierce. Local Korean food has mostly struggled to compete with the stuff in LA, but that’s starting to change, thanks to recent arrivals like Hobak. A popular name in South Korea, the Hobak family owns 12 restaurants and manages six different brands in Korea—and for its first venture into the American market, the company surprisingly picked Las Vegas. The menu focuses on humanely raised heritage pork and 21-day-wet-aged Angus beef, served family-style or a la carte with plenty of banchan— side dishes like napa cabbage kimchi, gamjajeon (potato pancake), dongchimi (radish kimchi) and bok choy—to pair with the assorted meats throughout the meal. Like all Korean barbecue spots, everything is eaten communally, and there’s no wrong way to do it—try each side alone, with rice or with your ’cue to experiment with your palate. Hobak really shines with its meat selections, all of which are cooked at your table on a charcoal grill. Order a la carte or choose a combo—beef ($57.99-$94.99), pork ($47.99-$82.99) or a mix of both with the family combo ($59-$89), which has three different varieties—one with no marinated meat, one with all marinated meat, and one with half and half. The spicy Angus boneless short rib ($29.99) is especially tender, smoky and sweet with a slow-burning heat that’s perfect with the briny assortment of banchan. Another plus? Hobak’s attentive staff cooks everything for you, so you don’t have to guess when your food is ready. Hobak gives as much attention to quality as it does to creating a fun and lively experience. Whether you’re dining with family, friends or a date, it’s bound to leave a lasting impression—one that could give those LA joints a run for their money.

Marinated skirt steak is just one meaty option at Hobak. (Mikayla Whitmore/Staff)

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When it comes to vegan and savory Red Rockin’ Chili ($7.95), grub, Las Vegas trails loaded with beans and soy protein. far behind veggie-loving Or maybe you’ll have breakfast for Southern California. We still don’t dinner with the country biscuits have a Native Foods, Café Gratitude and gravy ($11.95). Violette’s lighter or Real Food Daily (can someone take on the diner classic swaps please make that happen?)—but sausage gravy for a peppery soy milk there are a handful of mom-andand flour base and seasons it with pops throughout the seitan, sage and thyme. VIOLETTE’S Valley catering to the It won’t win over meatplant-based set. loving Midwesterners, but VEGAN 8560 W. One is Violette’s Vegan, it should satisfy anyone Desert Inn Road, located in a southwest nostalgic for the morning 702-685-0466. strip mall on Desert Inn, favorite, sans animal Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; owned and operated by products. Friday, Cyndy Violette—World Above all, the Violette 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Series of Poker braceletSaturday & Sunday, Club ($13.95)—a loaded, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. holder, Ladies Poker Hall double-decker sandwich of Fame inductee and with herb-baked tofu, proud vegan. tempeh bacon, avocado, Anyone who still thinks vegans cucumber, lettuce, tomato and a only eat tofu and salads will find a delicious and garlicky hemp pesto, menu stacked with comfort foods all on sourdough bread—keeps me like Sassy Wings ($8.95)—crispy coming back. Wash it down with an meatless morsels covered in hot and organic juice or smoothie, and you’ve spicy barbecue sauce—or the rich got lunch. –Leslie Ventura

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Live Music THe Strip & Nearby Brooklyn Bowl Erykah Badu, DJ Douglas Gibbs 7/20, 8:30 pm, $60-$119. Khalid 7/22, 7 pm, $25$45. Echo & The Bunnymen 7/28, 8 pm, $38$65. AFI, Circa Survive, Citizen 7/29, 6:30 pm, $35-$75. Linq, 702-862-2695. Caesars Palace (Colosseum) The Who 7/29, 8/1, 8/4, 8/7, 8/9, 8/11, 8 pm, $76-$501. (Cleopatra’s Barge) CeeLo Green 7/21-7/22, 7/28-7/29, 8 pm, $119-$199. 702-731-7333. Double Down Pull, Punch & Pray, The Buzzz, Homebodys, Lunas, Medvedi 7/21. The Lowclass, Calles, Lambs to Lions, Hard Pipe Hitters, Sector 7-G, False Cause 7/22. Bookmobile! 7/23. Thee Swank Bastards 7/26. 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. Flamingo (Donny & Marie Showroom) Keith Sweat 7/20-7/22, 7:30 pm, $59-$199. 702-777-2782. Hard Rock Hotel (The Joint) Third Eye Blind, Silversun Pickups, Ocean Park Standoff 7/22, 7:30 pm, $40-$200. (Vinyl) Ganja White Night, Boogie T 7/20, 8 pm, $17-$25. GrooveSession 7/21, 9 pm, free. B. Rose, The Noir Movement, Halsey Harkins 7/28, 8 pm, $8-$10. 702-693-5000. Hard Rock Live Drezo, Angelz, Bijou, Cazztek 7/22, 8 pm, $20-$50. Hard Rock Cafe (Strip), 702-733-7625. House of Blues Ozuna 7/20, 8 pm, $63-$74. Blackberry Smoke, The Cadillac Three 7/22, 7 pm, $20-$27. Bidi Bidi Banda (Selena tribute), DJ Divina 7/27, 7 pm, $10. Appetite 4 Destruction (GNR tribute) 7/28, 7 pm, $12. Camila 7/30, 7:30 pm, $70. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. Mandalay Bay (Events Center) Matchbox Twenty, Counting Crows, Rivers and Rust 7/29, 6:45 pm, $40-$126. (Beach) UB40, Matisyahu, Raging Fyah 7/29, 8:30 pm, $69. 702-632-7777. Monte Carlo (Park Theater) Kenny Rogers, Linda Davis 7/21, 8 pm, $35-$212. Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, The Wallflowers 7/22, 8 pm, $41-$146. 844-600-7275. Orleans (Showroom) Vicki Lawrence 7/21, 8 pm, $25-$45. Aegis 7/29, 7 pm, $48-$89. (Arena) Rancheando en la Ciudad ft. El Fantasma, Voz de Mando 7/21, 8 pm, $44-$92. 702-284-7777. Planet Hollywood (Axis) Pitbull 7/21-7/22, 7/25, 7/287/29, 8/2, 8/4-8/5, 9 pm, $49-$169. 702-777-2782. Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Stephanie Quayle 7/21, 9 pm, $5. Town Square, 702-435-2855. T-Mobile Arena Hall & Oates, Tears for Fears, Allen Stone 7/21, 7 pm, $50-$150. George Strait 7/28-7/29, 8 pm, $75-$200. 702-692-1600. Topgolf Sidewalk Chalk 7/20, 8 pm, $10. Empire Records 7/21, 8 pm, free. Mojo Green 7/22, 8 pm, free. 4627 Koval Lane, 702-933-8458. Treasure Island (Gilley’s Saloon) Brian Lynn Jones Band 7/20, 9 pm; 7/21-7/22, 10 pm. Shows $10-$20. 702-894-7722.

Downtown Backstage Bar & Billiards Avalon Landing, Dogyear, Kat Kalling 7/21, 8 pm, $5-$10. RJ, Chillu Chillz, Trapink 7/23, 8 pm, $20-$25. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Beauty Bar Moonwalker, Dead Money, The 11:11 7/20, 8 pm, free. Riksha, Natas Lived, DIM, Cirka:Sik, IDSFA 7/21, 8 pm, free. Layzie Bone, Havoc, Spice 1 7/22, 9 pm, $30. Emily Bell & The Talkbacks, Pet Tigers, Black Rhino 7/26, 8 pm, free. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Bunkhouse Saloon Amy Guess, Zealyn, Bad Girls Smoking Lounge 7/20, 8 pm, $10-$12. Sleepy Sun, Mr. Elevator, The Acid Sisters 7/22,

Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke play House of Blues on July 22. (Rob Blackman/Courtesy) 10:30 pm, $10-$12. Wounded Giant, Demon Lung, The Fat Dukes of F*ck, The Archons 7/25, 8 pm, $5. 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center Yandel 7/20, 7 pm, free. I Love the ’90s ft. TLC, Color Me Badd & more 7/21, 8 pm, $20-$116. Retro Futura ft. Howard Jones, The English Beat & more 7/22, 8 pm, $14-$33. 200 S. 3rd St., 800-745-3000. Evel Pie The Negative Nancys, The New Waves, Alan Six, The Pope Virgins 7/22, 10 pm, free. 508 Fremont St., 702-840-6460. Fremont Street Experience (3rd St. stage) Good Charlotte 7/22, 9 pm, free. vegasexperience.com. Golden Nugget (Showroom) Quiet Riot 7/21, 8 pm, $21-$108. 866-946-5336. Smith Center (Cabaret Jazz) Serpentine Fire (Earth, Wind & Fire tribute) 7/21, 7 pm, $22-$35. Ann Hampton Callaway 7/22, 7 pm, $39-$59. Aubrey Williams 7/23, 2 pm, $25. 702-749-2000.

Everywhere Else Adrenaline Sports Bar & Grill Scattered Hamlet, Tailgun, Rattlekings 7/22, 8 pm, $6. 3103 N. Rancho Drive, 702-645-4139. Aliante Casino (Access Showroom) Vicki Lawrence 7/22, 8 pm, $25-$45. 702-692-7777. Boulder Station (Railhead) Boulder Blues: Jimmy Thackery 7/20, 8 pm, $5. Jonny Lang 7/22, 8 pm, $34-$151. 702-432-7777. Cannery (The Club) The Turtles, The Association & more 7/22, 8 pm, $39-$135. 2121 E. Craig Road, 702-507-5700. Count’s Vamp’d Lynch Mob, Tommy Paris Band 7/20, 9 pm, $15-$18. The Hellenbacks, The Saints of Las Vegas 7/21, 9:30 pm, free. Damage Inc. (Metallica tribute), Tyrants by Night 7/22, 9:30 pm, free. John Zito Band 7/26, 9:30 pm, free. 750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. Golden Tiki Two-Year Anniversary Party ft. Jessika von Rabbit, DJ Lee Joseph, DJ Rex Dart 7/22, 9 pm, free. 3939 Spring Mountain Road, 702-222-3196. Oasis Medical Cannabis The Aggrolites, B-Taylor, Lawnmower Death Riders 7/23, 7 pm, free. 1800 Industrial Road, 702-420-2405. Primm Valley Resort (Star of the Desert Arena) La Original Banda Limón 7/22, 8 pm, $25-$50.

702-386-7867. Sam’s Town (Sam’s Town Live) Cubatonazo ft. Dayran y El Happy, Osmani Garcia & more 7/23, 8 pm, $50-$70. 702-284-7777. Sand Dollar Lounge Shanda & The Howlers, Uncle Sugar & The Sweet Daddies 7/21, 9 pm, free. The Chris Tofield Band, The Moanin’ Blacksnakes 7/22, 9 pm, free. Shows 10 pm, free unless noted. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401. South Point (Showroom) Tony Orlando 7/21-7/23, 7:30 pm, $50-$60. 702-796-7111. Suncoast (Showroom) Vegas Super Band 7/22, 7:30 pm, $10. 702-636-7075.

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Caesars Palace (The Colosseum) Steve Martin, Martin Short 7/23, 7:30 pm, $50-$175. Jeff Dunham 7/26, 7:30 pm, $50-$80. 702-731-7333. Mirage (Terry Fator Theatre) Daniel Tosh 7/217/22, 10 pm, $65-$105. 702-792-7777.

Special Events

Conversation with Bernie Sindler 7/22, 1 pm, free w/museum admission. Mob Museum, 300 Stewart Ave., themobmuseum.org. Rollercon 7/26-7/30, times vary, $79-$249. Westgate Las Vegas, rollercon.com. Third Thursday on Third Food trucks, street art & more 7/20, 7-10 pm, free admission. Downtown Grand, 702-719-5100. Vegas Valley Theatre Awards 7/25, 6:30 pm, $10. 1020 Fremont St., 702-550-6399.

Performing Arts

Art Square Theatre Shotspeare: Macbeth 7/21-7/22, 7/28-7/29, 8 pm, free. 1025 S. 1st St., #110, 702-818-3422. Las Vegas Little Theatre (Mainstage) (Black Box) Beehive: The ’60s Musical Thru 7/30, times vary, $25. Thu-Sat, 8 pm; Sun, 2 pm; $10-$15. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702-362-7996. Majestic Repertory Theatre Clown Bar Thru 7/23; Thu-Sat, 8 pm; Sun, 5 pm, $25. Alios 1217 S. Main St., 702-478-9636. The Space Thrones! The Musical Parody Thru 7/23, 8 pm, $35-$55. 3460 Cavaretta Court,

702-903-1070. Super Summer Theatre In the Heights Thru 7/29, 8 pm. Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, 702-594-7529. Theatre in the Valley Folk Tales From Around the World 7/21-8/6, Fri 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm, $5-$10. 10 W. Pacific Ave., 702-558-7275. Winchester Cultural Center Sol Huasteco ballet folklorico 7/22, 6 pm, $11-$13. 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340.

Galleries

12 Inches of Sin Art Festival 7/21, 8-11:30 pm; 7/22, 1 pm-1 am; 7/23, 1-6 pm; $20. New Orleans Square Commercial Center, 900 Karen Ave. #C219. sincitygallery.com. Clark County Library Cheng Yajie: A Las Vegas Symphony of Art Thru 7/23. Las Vegas News Bureau: Las Vegas Lineup 7/25-10/1. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. The Corner Gallery Ahimsa Thru 7/31. Call for hours. Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd. #220, 702-501-9219. Donna Beam Fine Art A Matter of Personality Thru 8/4. Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm. UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3893. Erotic Heritage Museum Abigail Ekue: Bare Men Thru 7/31. Daily, 11 am-10 pm, $10-$18. 3275 Sammy Davis Jr. Drive, 702-794-4000. Left of Center Daniel Miller: Third World America II Thru 9/30. Artist reception 7/22, noon-3 pm, free. Tue-Fri, noon-5 pm; Sat, 10 am-3 pm; free. 2207 W. Gowan Road, 702-647-7378. Nevada Humanities Program Gallery Jack Malotte: Viewpoints From Duckwater Thru 7/26. Mon-Thu, 1-5 pm. 1017 S. First St. #190, nevadahumanities.org. Summerlin Library Denise Marie LaMar: Les Fleurs et La Belle France Thru 9/5. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. West Las Vegas Library Leslie Schreckengost: Heavenly Carvings Thru 8/1. Mon-Thu, 10 am8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-507-3980.

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