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ermon Farahi is having a busy November. The Las Vegan is currently prepping for his bid to become a candidate for Nevada’s 3rd Congresssional District. But he’s also touring film festivals in Portland, Canada and LA to screen, promote and discuss When They Awake. The documentary film—which Farahi co-directed with Canadian filmmaker P.J. Marcellino—spotlights the growing cultural reclamation movement by showcasing more than 20 North American indigenous musicians, whose art aims to express and quell the pain experienced by their ancestors and themselves, creating a cultural timeline from historical colonialism to current events like the Dakota Access Pipeline protests by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. “One of the goals of the film was: How can we tell a story that celebrates native culture, and [addresses] this contemporary moment?” Farahi says. “In the end, #NoDAPL didn’t achieve its goal, but what it did achieve was creating a new, revived dialogue around native issues and broadened our horizons. I hope the film does the same.” The project was a natural for Farahi. It was birthed after he and Marcellino followed the musicians who worked on their first film, 2014’s After the War: Memoirs of Exile, on a music-education outreach trip in subarctic Canada. Besides being a filmmaker and a cultural anthropologist—and a person who ponders notions of authenticity and heritage as someone of mixed, nonnative ethnicity—Farahi is a musician himself, having played drums and percussion in various local reggae and punk bands. “So much of the music struck a chord with me; it triggered that deep, emotional state that enabled me to respond in kind as a storyteller and filmmaker.” As part of Native American Heritage Month, Farahi will screen When They Awake locally (see dates, opposite page), which will include Q&A sessions to discuss the sociopolitical struggles of North America’s indigenous people, as well as their vibrant cultural and artistic contributions. “I hope [the movie] enables people to see beyond boundaries,” Farahi says. “Music cuts through boundaries. It enables you to find a common humanity.”
A NONPROFIT GYM WAIVES MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR HEROES There are thousands of disabled servicemen and women in Southern Nevada—from military veterans to former police officers and firefighters—and a new gym hopes to provide them with support. Branded One CrossFit (2055 E. Windmill Lane #125), which debuted over the summer and celebrated with a grand opening event last weekend, is a nonprofit
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TURNING A PAGE Two print anthologies benefit victims of the Route 91 mass shooting BY C. MOON REED
WHEN THEY AWAKE Screenings and Q&As: November 17 (6 p.m.) at CSN Henderson, November 27 (6 p.m.) at Nevada State College & November 28 (6 p.m.) at UNLV.
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Hermon Farahi’s When They Awake showcases North American indigenous musicians. (Courtesy)
A NEW LIBRARY RISES ON THE EAST SIDE With its galleries, performance spaces and giant inventory of books, movies and music, the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District has long been one of this city’s stealth cultural powerhouses. Now it has broken ground on a new branch in a section of the east side currently without library services, at the corner of Bonanza Road and 28th Street—and once again, it extends far beyond books. The 41,000-square-foot branch will offer the expected educational and career-guidance programs, plus an extra-large meeting space. “The residents indicated to us that they wanted a place where they could have quinceañeras and other community festivals to celebrate their heritage,” LVCCLD executive director Ron Heezen says. “We didn’t need a formal auditorium space; we need space for people to congregate.” The East Las Vegas Library is scheduled to open spring 2019. –Geoff Carter
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Many gave what they could after the Route 91 shooting. Artists donated proceeds from Nevada-themed tattoos to the Victims’ Fund. Local breweries like CraftHaus donated beer for fundraisers. Restaurants made food deliveries to first responders. And the list goes on and on. Local author Crystal Perkins wanted to do something to support her city, too, but her unique talent is writing suspenseful romance, horror and young adult fiction. How could she help? After discussions with other writers, Perkins found her way: curating a charity anthology of short stories and nonfiction by authors connected to Las Vegas. In the span of one month, the book Vegas Strong came together. The roster of 19 authors includes notables from all corners of the local literary community: awardwinning dark fantasy author Mercedes M. Yardley; prolific children’s and YA author Lindsey Leavitt; novelist Brian Rouff, who donated an excerpt from his new book, The House Always Wins; indie publisher Ni’cola Mitchell; EatMoreArtVegas.com theater critic Paul Atreides; lawyer and novelist Jessie Humphries; and paranormal romance author Sam JD Hunt. The forward is written by EMT Mathew Kaufman. The anthology is available through Amazon. It costs $5 for the e-book and $15 for a paperback, with all proceeds benefitting the Code Green Campaign, a nonprofit organization offering mental health services and support to first responders. Portland, Oregon-based publisher Image Comics is also working on a planned charity anthology, with proceeds earmarked for the Victims’ Fund. After recovering from the initial shock of the tragedy, curator and comic artist J. H. Williams III—best known for drawing Batwoman, The Sandman: Overture, Promethea and others—decided an anthology was the best way he could help. “[The shooting] broke my heart,” he said in a press statement. “Las Vegas is my home.” Titled Where We Live, Williams hopes that this book will “start a real conversation on avenues for preventing this sort of violence from happening again in the future.” It will explore topics related to mental health; guns and gun violence; the NRA and the Second Amendment; compassion and community; and safety versus freedom. It’s too soon to buy this book, but not too late to submit contributions. Visit imagecomics.com for more information.
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FIND ’EM ALL How many Vegas attractions can you spot on our cover? Turn to Page 16 for the answers.
20 Springs Preserve
This 10-year-old, 180-acre attraction houses the birthplace of Las Vegas: the natural springs that led Spanish explorers to name it “the meadows.” Today the spot includes nearly four miles of trails, botanical gardens, museum exhibits (including the Nevada State Museum), events and classes. Open to walking and biking, the trails reveal native plants and habitats along with archeological sites. Don’t miss the annual butterfly habitat, the Boomtown 1905 “recreated historical streetscape” and the new permanent exhibit, WaterWorks.
19 High Roller
This observation wheel opened in 2014, adding some futuristic amusement-park charm to the Las Vegas skyline. (It’s also a fantastic reference point for those of us who get lost on the regular driving around the Valley.) At 550 feet tall, it offers the best 360-degree views of the city, and it’s currently the largest such wheel in the world, dethroning the Singapore Flyer by just nine feet. Did we mention there’s a happy-hour ride, too? Nothing says Las Vegas like sipping an Old Fashioned 55 stories in the air.
18 Fall of Atlantis
Revamped in 2013, this free animatronic show just outside the Cheesecake Factory inside the Forum Shops rotunda at Caesars Palace comes to life every hour starting at 11 a.m., giving tired shoppers a moment (just over seven minutes, to be exact) to recharge before hitting the next destination. Does your hometown mall have a show with waterfalls, crystals, fire and giant robotic figurines of King Atlas’ kids fighting over the throne? Well, ours does.
17 Liberace Museum
You might not remember Liberace’s music, but you can probably picture what he was wearing when he performed it. A Fort Knox for mink coats and Swarovski crystal, the Liberace Museum collected the glitzy costumes, cars, pianos and household treasures of the legendary headliner in a Tropicana Avenue strip mall Liberace once owned. It was concentrated Vegas kitsch, pure and simple. When the museum closed in 2010, the city lost some of its inherent weirdness, too.
The Weekly ranks and remembers Las Vegas’ 20 all-time greatest attractions “A Disneyland for adults.” Las Vegas has worn that nickname for decades, even though a day in Las Vegas is arguably more affordable than one at Disneyland. But there was a time, not too long ago, when Vegas tried to erase its demographic line by constructing roller coasters, motion-simulator rides and entire theme parks. Unsatisfied with the drawing power of star entertainment, legalized gambling and topless ice shows, Las Vegas built attractions that could pull in entire families—in essence becoming a Disneyland for everybody. It didn’t quite work. By the mid-2000s Vegas reverted to its core (adult) strengths, and much of that family fun got ripped out. What follows is our attempt to divine the 20 all-time best of those rides, dancing fountains and roadside attractions. We limited our focus to manmade diversions (hence no Red Rock Canyon or Valley of Fire), excluding also special effectsheavy production shows (we already picked our top 20 of those in November 2016) and art galleries (because those might someday get a top 20 of their own). We considered all the things that make (or made) these attractions unique, groundbreaking and, above all, fun. And we imagined a Las Vegas where none of them had ever been closed or been replaced—one giant, multifaceted Disneyland. With nude ice shows. Slack wire artist Evgeny Vasilenko performs within the Midway at Circus Circus. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
16 Seven Magic Mountains
Lots of Las Vegas’ larger-than-life attractions make you stop in your tracks, but how many make you wonder why you did? Beginning in May 2016—and scheduled to stay up through May 2018—Ugo Rondinone’s Play-Dohlike boulder towers have yanked visitors off Interstate 15 just north of Jean and challenged their notions of art and its purpose. Selfies abound, and yes, “Hella Spiders” have appeared, but so have brainy conversations about color, the desert and life’s impermanence. That’s hella awesome.
15 Midway at Circus Circus
A generation before Excalibur and Wet ’n Wild, there was Circus Circus, the first Strip diversion for children. Parents too guilt-ridden to trouble a relative could now bring their kids to Vegas, hand them one of their buckets of slot change and watch them hurl beanbags, roll wooden balls and whack mechanical moles for prizes. And when the money invariably ran out, there were always the circus acts, which, even in the age of diminishing Strip freebies, remain completely gratis.
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AKHOB at the Shops at Crystals’ Louis Vuitton store. (Courtesy Photo)
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Wet ’n Wild on the Strip. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
14 Stratosphere Tower
It’s more than just the defining feature of the Las Vegas skyline—it’s the tallest freestanding observation tower west of the Mississippi River. Its altitudinous bona fides are as varied as they are untouchable, from the 106-story-high views enjoyed by Top of the World diners and 107 SkyLounge revelers to the vertigo-inducing thrills induced by the three rides—teeter-tottering sled X-Scream, whirling claw Insanity and the launching, yo-yoing Big Shot—that crown our wower of a tower.
13 AKHOB at Crystals
11 Wet ’n Wild
Note the single apostrophe. It signifies not the current water park in Summerlin, but the original aquatopia on the Strip that babysat so many Las Vegas and tourist youths from 1985 to 2004. Summertime rites of passage included trying to climb up the slippery Bubble Up, skipping across the water on a Banzai Banzai toboggan, twisting down the disorienting Blue Niagara and, most infamously, braving the legendary freefall chute Der Stuka (and later, scarier sister slide Bomb Bay).
10 Pinball Hall of Fame
The Strip is known for maximalist overstimulation, but there’s a secret place where you can enter a colorful void. No, it’s not your empty wallet after a night of slot play. It’s a James Turrell art installation hidden inside Crystals’ Louis Vuitton store. And it feels like watching the sunrise on Antarctica. To preserve the sensory deprivation, only a few bodies are allowed in at a time, so reservations are required for the free attraction. Call at least a month out (702-730-3150).
Las Vegas and coin-operated machines have been symbiotic partners for almost a century, but the ones at 1610 East Tropicana Avenue aren’t like all the others. For the past eight years, that industrial gray building—the Hall’s second location since 2006—has housed a historic and fully operational collection of pinball and other arcade games, beckoning local regulars and savvy tourists away from the Strip. A $20 bill can buy you hours of fun. Try accomplishing that on the Boulevard.
12 Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Garden
9 Adventuredome at Circus Circus
With every change of season, starting with the Chinese New Year, a staff of 120 horticulturists morph the 14,000 square-foot conservatory into a magical wonderland filled with nearly 50,000 flowers, including Yellow Durangos and Fire Islands. In addition to the beautiful flora—and occasional, real-life butterflies and fish—are custom-built trees with silk branches, gazebos and bridges, water elements and ponds, playful animals, gnomes, nymphs and more. It’s a sight every garden lover must see—and smell— to believe.
In 1993, at the height of the Strip’s short-lived family era, Las Vegas gained not one, but two amusement parks: MGM Grand Adventures at MGM Grand (see sidebar, Page 16) and the Adventuredome at Circus Circus. Only the latter remains, the five-acre indoor park boasting a mercifully controlled climate; arguably the best—and most gravitytaunting—roller coaster in Southern Nevada, El Loco; 24 other dizzying rides and activities; and the king of local Halloween haunts, Fright Dome.
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The Battle of Buccaneer Bay at Treasure Island, 1999. (Sun File)
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Star Trek: The Experience. (Lennox McLendon/AP)
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8 Pirate Battles at Treasure Island
What’s more quintessentially Vegas than pirates? Okay, pretty much everything, but that was the true genius of the staged skirmishes that lit up the Strip’s night sky from 1993 through 2013 (as the Battle of Buccaneer Bay for the first 10 years, and the Sirens of TI for the final decade). Simply put, it was the strangest thing going every single time it happened, and that’s saying a lot in a city like ours.
7 The Mob Museum
It’s dedicated to the histories of both organized crime and law enforcement, but forgive us if we find the mob more fascinating. Attractions include a portion of the brick wall from Chicago’s 1929 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre; a re-creation of the Kefauver hearings in one of the very courtrooms where they took place; mobster Bugsy Siegel’s sunglasses; and, oh yeah, some historic wiretapping equipment. Special events, like book signings and mob lectures, give us a reason to return again and again.
5 Volcano at the Mirage
The original front-yard attraction has changed a bit since the Mirage altered the history of the Strip some 28 years ago. There’s more fire. The explosions are bigger. The music has been co-created by Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and Indian tabla icon Zakir Hussain. And the volcano only erupts at 8 and 9 p.m. during the week, with an added 10 p.m. show Fridays and Saturdays. But there’s still something thrilling and even transportive about catching one of the last remaining free spectacles on Las Vegas Boulevard.
4 Star Trek: The Experience
The Experience opened at the Las Vegas Hilton in January 1998 and closed in 2008, well into a fallow period for the franchise. For a time, if you wanted Star Trek, you had to come to Las Vegas to get it. And the Experience delivered with a queue that wound through a collection of Trek props, models and costumes, culminating in two separate adventures: a Klingon Encounter that included a clever “transporter” effect, a visit to a 6 Welcome to replica of the bridge of the Enterprise-D Fabulous Las Vegas sign and a simulator ride; and the haunted Our most famous attractions are owned house-like Borg Invasion, built around a by casinos—and thus subject to eventual 3D movie with live water and wind efimplosion—with the notable exception of fects. Both emptied into Quark’s, a bar this one. Nevada-born artist Betty Willis inspired by Deep Space Nine, populated designed the sign in the late ’50s and left it by actors in full costume. The closing in the public domain as her gift to Las Vegas. of the Experience, due to licensing isWillis’ generosity has made this relatively sues, remains a minor tragedy. One year small structure—it stands only 25 feet high— later, the Trek franchise was rebooted in an iconic, global symbol. As a free, Clark theaters; now it’s back on TV, too. And a County-owned attraction, it recently became nation of weekend Klingons is deprived a site of public mourning and healing after of an experience they can’t get anywhere the events of October 1. else on this planet.
The best thing about the Strip is that it has everything a tourist could want from a Las Vegas visit. That’s also the most unfortunate thing about it, because those Stripbound tourists have missed out— and continue to miss out—on some first-class oddball attractions. The Rio isn’t far from the Strip—just under a mile—but it was apparently far enough for people to skip Masquerade Show in the Sky, the indoor, Carnavalstyled “parade” that took place several times a night. Scantily clad dancers gyrated on illuminated “floats” suspended from a track in the ceiling; for a few bucks, you could join them. It closed in 2013, leaving a hole no earthbound sequined-bikini production could ever hope to fill. Luckily, we’ve still got Mystic Falls Park at Sam’s Town. Filling the hotel’s 10-story, glass-roofed atrium, Mystic Falls replicates the feel of wild, untamed wilderness in exact detail, right down to the trees, birds, waterfalls, wolves, and, of course, lasers and waterfalls synchronized to music. Sometimes, during the holiday season, the robotic critters are fitted with Santa hats. This is really happening.
Demand frontier authenticity? Bonnie Springs Ranch, just a few miles northwest of Blue Diamond, provides it—kinda. True, its replica of an 1880s mining town was built in the early 1970s, and its petting zoo in the early 1960s. In fact, Bonnie Springs Ranch didn’t officially exist before 1958. But it feels much older than that—old enough for its campiness to have solidified into a kind of dignity. Last but not least are two attractions that provide unique perspectives on our city’s history. The Atomic Testing Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate, offers an exhaustive, if slightly terrifying accounting of the Nevada Test Site. And the home museum of former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada Dr. Lonnie Hammargren, open just once a year on Nevada Day, is a peerless repository of Vegas memorabilia, even in its recently downsized form. –Geoff Carter
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Boulder Dam, 1941. (Ansel Adams/ Publishing Rights Trust Courtesy Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona)
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3 Hoover Dam
A pirate-show attraction at MGM Grand Adventures, 1993. (Ed Andrieski/AP)
Remember MGM’s 1990s theme park? It opened in 1993 and closed less than 10 years later. It felt smallish at 33 acres, was poorly themed and had underwhelming rides. (Its marquee roller coaster, the Lightning Bolt, topped out at a poky 35 MPH.) Yet some locals fondly remember MGM Grand Adventures, largely due to its Halloween transformation (into a haunted “Scream Park”) and its giant swing ride (Skyscreamer). Today, Topgolf and a convention space stand on the site of its hubris. –Geoff Carter
There are the flashy visual icons of Las Vegas—most of them rising up along a short stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard—and then there’s the one monument most responsible for the entire Vegas Valley, the 6.6-million ton marvel in Black Canyon stretching across the Colorado River to Arizona. It’s more than just an impressive physical achievement (the amount of concrete in the dam and power plant would pave a 16-foot-wide highway from San Francisco to New York City, and that’s just cool). In terms of global perception, Hoover Dam is the only local landmark as big as the idea of Vegas itself. Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry has an architecture exhibit featuring the world’s greatest wonders built with Lego blocks, and Hoover Dam is there. It’s the ultimate must-do tourist attraction, and close to 1 million visitors make the 30-mile trip every year to take the grand tour.
2 Fountains of Bellagio
It doesn’t matter if it’s “Singin’ in the Rain” or “Uptown Funk.” It could be a sunny Friday afternoon with Bellagio’s lobby packed with check-ins or a glowing Saturday night on the Strip when the show kicks into gear (every 15 minutes). These famous fountains always make us feel the way the suave burglars of Ocean’s Eleven look on their way out of the casino after the greatest Vegas caper ever— like we just won. Like we made it, and it’s time to celebrate, just as soon as this thousand-foot-high, wondrous water show is over. But that’s just us; all Vegas visitors and locals have their own fountain feelings and memories, which is why it’s the most easily recognized Las Vegas attraction of all time. It’s our Eiffel Tower or Egyptian pyramids, even though we have those, too, on the same street.
THE BIG REVEAL
Our cover illustration references five Vegas attractions: Treasure Island’s pirate battles, Star Trek: The Experience, the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, the High Roller and Hoover Dam.
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The Neon Museum. (Mikayla Whitmore/Staff)
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There’s just so much. See over there? That’s the original sign from the nowdefunct Stardust; those jagged letters were replaced with generic typeface in 1991. That giant skull, the one that stares right at you when you look at the place in satellite photos? It used to belong to Treasure Island, before that property was rebranded in 2003. The neon signs for dozens of Las Vegas originals, both dead and alive—the Moulin Rouge, Binion’s Horseshoe, the Sahara, New York-New York—are all here, stacked like toy blocks. The entirety of Las Vegas—its amazing history, staggering confidence and mythic stature—is stored in the Neon Museum’s “boneyard.” And you can walk through it. It’s difficult to explain what makes the Neon Museum the top attraction on this list unless you’ve been there. You wouldn’t believe a walking tour of decommissioned neon signs could be exciting until you wander those canyons of metal and glass. You wouldn’t expect to be delighted by a 10-foot-tall pool shark or by a giant genie’s lamp. And unless you’ve been there, you probably can’t imagine how a close encounter with these artifacts could be so informative and fascinating. Some of the signs are functional, and some aren’t, but that hardly matters. Every object here—from the rustiest motel sign to the repurposed former lobby of the La Concha motel itself—has a story to tell, and the Neon Museum’s devoted volunteers know them all. You’ll walk out loving Vegas even more than you did walking in. Believe it.
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How much of your new album was live instrumentation? A lot of these songs I made while I was at my parents’ house where I didn’t have my full studio setup. My iPhone voice memo became really crucial because I didn’t have my microphone ready and I would just sing a voice memo and email it to myself. Toward the very end of the journey, some songs really started coming together. That’s when Ben [Bridges, guitar] and I would bring in Henry [Was] to play live drums. A good amount of stuff was not live but came from a live place. And then other moments were totally born out of jamming with [them].
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People might be conflicted about calling a live band “house music,” so how would you classify it? I’m curious to see what names people will call it. First, I was into making house and techno music, and I would sample vocals … and then I got into songwriting and started adding some singing on my house tracks. I can still DJ those songs, so it’s inescapably house music. But when they’re played live, it’s kind of a gray area. But the original dance music is disco, and much of that was recorded by bands. What has the transition been like going from the DJ booth to a live setup? Super, super scary at first. I’ve never been much of a singer. Now I’m singing for an hour in front of people, and it’s so fun, especially after having written a song that I really put myself into. It just feels so dope to be able to share it with other people. Justin Jay at Vinyl at the Hard Rock Hotel, November 10. –Deanna Rilling
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alentino Khan’s new single “Gold” is out on Skrillex’s OWSLA label and will also show up on the soundtrack for the upcoming Major Lazer documentary Give Me Future. This should come as little surprise, considering Khan’s style and sound dip into various genres at any given time, just like those aforementioned artists. The LA-based producer and DJ has also started performing at Wynn Nightlife venues, something else he has in common with them. “I’m looking forward to being there on more of a full-time basis next year,” Khan says from Jamaica, where he was filming a video for “Gold” with the song’s collaborator, Sean Paul, and director Lil Internet. “I did some shows at Drai’s this
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year, and I’m always there for EDC, but I want to be in Vegas more often.” Judging from the catchy sounds of “Gold,” that sounds like a good thing for Vegas. Khan says he was out to make a feel-good track and dig back into his moombahton roots, and reaching both of those goals was a lot easier with the Jamaican rapper on board. “Working with Sean Paul was the perfect combination,” he says. “He’s really talented and so quick in the studio. He spit everything off the top of his head, and working with a true artist like that just helps bring the song to life. I like to throw different sounds at people but it was fun to revisit the kind of music I was making way back before it was on the radio.”
Khan’s touring doesn’t stop, but he’s been able to wrap up some songs recently, working with Yellow Claw and Diplo, among others, and expects to release more new music soon. Who’s on top of his list for a dream collaboration? “Kendrick Lamar. I think he’s the best rapper alive right now, and I’d love to get in the studio with him and do something really different.” Valentino Khan at Intrigue at Wynn Las Vegas, November 10. –Brock Radke
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and everyone in the building was under her spell. No spoilers here—you’ll have to tune in later this month to see who took home trophies. But be ready to celebrate ladies’ night: Toni Braxton received the Legend Award and SWV took home the Lady of Soul Award. Braxton’s performance was preceded by a burn-the-house-down tribute by up-and-comers Ro James, Jessie J and Luke James. SWV opened the show with a medley running through its ’90s radio hits. If you’ve never been part of an arena-wide sing-along to
“Weak,” watching on TV will be the next best thing. Additional powerhouse performances by DVSN, Tank, Le’Andria Johnson, Daniel Caesar, 112 and Keyshia Cole helped make the Soul Train Awards’ 30th editon a truly special occasion, another magical music event that fits very well in Las Vegas. –Brock Radke
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ack in the early days of raves in New York City, parties popped up at a variety of unexpected locations, from fast-food restaurants to the subway. Promotion company Yayfriends is recapturing that spirit—this time with permission—via a November 18 silent rave on the Las Vegas Monorail. For Sound Check 2, the party returns to the tracks for an allages mobile event headlined by Donald Glaude. “It’s the second silent rave we’ve thrown on the monorail, and it’s based around partying with a purpose,” says Johnny Moscow, Yayfriends’ founder and president. “Half the profits will go to the National Association for the Deaf. Our
goal is to restore music to people who can’t hear it anymore. We’re just going to throw a party like anybody normally would, but we want to make sure something good comes out of it.” The fun will take place on the No. 1 train wrapped with Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority branding; two of the four monorail cars will have DJs spinning, but attendees will have access to all four cars, and the silent rave headphones will tune into house or bass music no matter where you are. To obtain headphones, you’ll temporarily trade your ID and a $10 minimum donation before boarding (you’ll also get a wristband in case you need to disembark for a pit stop). You’ll also need to pur-
chase a monorail pass, but the local fare ride pass only costs $1. Taking place from 6 p.m. to midnight, the monorail rave will overlap slightly with a 21-and-up afterparty on the platform at the SLS station from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. for an additional $10 that includes an open bar. Local favorite Madam Filth and the Dancetronauts will headline. For complete set times and details, head to Facebook and visit the Yayfriends Sound Check 2 Silent Rave on the Monorail event page. –Deanna Rilling
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orable and unlike anything else. It’s the bacon dust on the oysters Rockefeller, the swarnadwipa curry blend in the coconut creamed corn and the lovely, delicate crunch of the Yukon Gold potato shell that holds those impossibly delicious caviar tacos. It’s the infinite whimsy of the Chocolate Terrarium, which can’t really be described with the word “dessert.” It’s the belief that every plate can be pushed just a little bit further. And the most indulgent offerings are beyond compare. Recently added to the “social feasts” portion of the menu is RRL’s over-the-top version of classic Beef Wellington: a prime beef
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an upgrade during Lavo’s weekend daytime extravaganza. Its built for the table at two different sizes and loaded with “garnishes” that include an entire lobster, shrimp cocktail skewers, crab legs and bacon. The spicy sensation is served in its own ice sculpture with a bottle of Tito’s Handmade Vodka. Forget the mimosa, this Mary parties hardest. Lavo Party Brunch at Palazzo, Saturdays 2-6 p.m., 702-791-1800.
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“We’re here for execution on creative concepts, whether it’s a social media contest or your daily posting of content we’ve curated because it’s going to hit your demographic better or a strategy we’ve put in place to boost traffic and engagement,” Hito says. “I don’t like to think we’re an outside agency, but rather a partnership with a team of people who specialize in these things so you can run your day-to-day business.” They pride themselves on doing their own research to dig deeper into the algorithms that create social-media trends, a topic that can be intimidating for any business owner. Clients’ needs have become the duo’s top motivators, and they’re constantly learning new skills to provide more services. “We’ve extended our network and been able to connect with some very impactful individuals, and they are predominantly female, which is important right now,” Zamora says. “It’s hard to start a business out here as two females, but we’ve met a lot of our goals and grown really fast, and we’re not done at all.” –Brock Radke
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11/26 Snails. 12/2 Patton Oswalt. 12/3 Kelly Clarkson. 12/6 Holiday Havoc with Rise Against, Portugal. The Man, Royal Bood and more. 12/8-12/9 Gary Allan. 12/18 Mondays Dark 4th Anniversary Show. 1/7 Markiplier. 1/20 The National. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-6935000. M A N D A L AY B AY EVENTS CENTER
12/30-12/31 Maroon 5. Mandalay Bay, 702-6327777. MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA 11/16 Latin Grammy Awards. 12/5 UNLV vs. Oral Roberts. 12/9 UNLV vs. Illinois. 12/28 The Original Misfits. MGM Grand, 702-521-3826. OR L E AN S
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5. DU-PAR’S The Golden Gate location is gone, but the legendary buttermilk hotcakes, yellow split pea soup and perfect patty melt live on in timeless diner environs way out west. Suncoast, 702-636-7111. (Christopher DeVargas/Staff)
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Casinos have fancified this type of restaurant over the years, but Bellagio did it first (and best) with this refined offering just off the conservatory and gardens. Check out the Maryland crab cake Benny. Bellagio, 702-693-7356.
There’s a reason there are so many versions of Station Casinos’ signature coffee shop sprinkled around the Valley—the food is reliably tasty, and the service is even better. Multiple locations.
Cosmo’s least-talked-about restaurant is one of the best classic casino diner updates, with swank surroundings and solid grub served around the clock. Get the brioche French toast. The Cosmopolitan, 702-698-7980.
Hawaiian oxtail soup, open-faced hot turkey sandwiches and magnificently massive cinnamon rolls are among the faves at this recently renovated and refreshed gem. Orleans, 702-365-7111. –Brock Radke
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CANCER DOG AT CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND WONDER Margaret has terminal cancer, and she’s not bothering with chemo or cannabis oil. No, she’s done and over it, so she has planned an end-of-life party for her last—and we mean last— hurrah. But, per her luck, no one attends. What’s there to do when there’s no one to watch her go? And, more importantly, on what grounds is this a comedic play? Cancer Dog is “an incredibly dark” one, says Las Vegas writer/director Ernest Hemmings (TSTMRKT). “You know, like when you are telling a group of friends a story about your childhood that you think is funny, but they are horrified? It’s that vibe. It deals with abuse, narcissism, choice and family.” It also sees Hemmings briefly returning to the more straightforward approach he took on previous works like Tinfoil Haberdashery and The Proletariat. The play’s run precedes Hemmings and Cancer Dog lead actress Breon Jenay’s double showcase at the IFC-sponsored SF Sketchfest in January. “It’s a pretty big deal,” Hemmings says. “Breon and I are sh*tting confetti over it.” Friday & Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.; $10 (tstmrkt.com/tickets). –Mike Prevatt
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From his SLO Boy pop-up to his Whiskey in the Wilderness events to his efforts helping open Sparrow + Wolf, chef Justin Kingsley Hall keeps doing delicious things. Congratulate him on his new gig at the Kitchen at Atomic during a patio pig roast at the iconic Downtown bar. –Brock Radke
Florists, fashion designers and DJs—this year’s “Crazy Daisy” theme brings these distinct creative worlds together in a benefit for local nonprofit Aid for AIDS of Nevada. Free, 3950 W. Diablo Drive #B11. –Leslie Ventura
Her cult novel I Love Dick has been adapted into an Amazon streaming series starring Kevin Bacon. UNLV’s Black Mountain Institute brings the author and editor Downtown for a reading of her new work After Kathy Acker. RSVP at blackmountaininstitute.org. 1020 Fremont Street. –C. Moon Reed
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“Chief Mourner and the Last Drops,” 2017, oil on panel. With the artist’s permission, this piece has been cropped to fit this print space. (Matthew Couper/Courtesy)
There aren’t a lot of ways to dress up the boring issue of water in the desert, but artist Matthew Couper handily accomplishes it through his paintings, which often juxtapose the religious imagery and aesthetic of Spanish Baroque colonial art with iconography and commentary pertaining to the physical, social and cultural environment of Las Vegas. This unique approach informs the 20-odd paintings that will go up at Holsom Loft’s RISE gallery for his latest exhibition, From Dust to Water, made possible by the Nevada Arts Council Artist Fellowship award for painting Couper was given (via the National Endowment for the Arts) in July. You can catch the opening reception and artist talk on November 14 (6-9 p.m.) or reserve some time November 15-30 (Thursday-Saturday, 1-4:30 p.m.) to view the work, all made in Las Vegas between 2011 and 2017 and some receiving public wall space for the very first time. –Mike Prevatt
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TRAIN IN VAIN There’s no mystery left to Murder on the Orient Express By Josh Bell he snooty Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is legendary mystery novelist Agatha Christie’s most famous creation, and the 1934 novel Murder on the Orient Express is the most famous of Poirot’s dozens of cases, known (at least by its title and general concept of a murder investigation on a transcontinental railway) even to people unfamiliar with Christie’s work. The story has already been adapted for the screen three times, including a 1974 theatrical version nominated for six Oscars and a 2010 episode of the long-running Poirot TV series, which eventually featured every Poirot case Christie penned. It’s hard to think of a good reason to bring this familiar character’s most familiar adventure to the screen yet again, and director and star Kenneth Branagh never quite finds one. Part of the problem is the general fustiness of Poirot’s adventures, which are often more like word problems than narratives. In Poirot’s world,
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licent Simmonds) also runs away to New York City, escaping her overbearing father in New Jersey. Both children are deaf—Ben thanks to a recent accident and Rose since birth—and Haynes uses the movie’s styles (Rose’s segments are shot as a black-andwhite silent film) to represent the ways in which Filmmaker Todd Haynes (Carol, Velvet Goldmine) they process the world. might seem like an odd choice to adapt a The parallel stories unfold slowly, and family-friendly story about the magic of like Scorsese did with Hugo, Haynes aaabc childhood, but Brian Selznick’s illustrated WONDERSTRUCK sometimes adds a bit too much ornaOakes Fegley, novel Wonderstruck proves to be surprismentation to the material. But there’s a Millicent Simmonds, ingly effective source material for Haynes’ certain delightful spark to the way the Julianne Moore. movie-mad style, just as Selznick’s book lives of the two kids intersect, and Haynes Directed by Todd Haynes. The Invention of Hugo Cabret did for Marand his talented young Rated PG. Opens tin Scorsese. The story takes place during actors capture the Friday at South Point two eras, both of which Haynes re-creates overwhelming joy and Village Square. with the look of movies that were released that can come contemporaneously. from discoverIn 1977, 12-year-old Ben (Oakes Fegley) ing the secrets runs away from his Minnesota hometown, heading of the world. It takes a to New York City in hopes of finding the father he’s little time, but the movie never met. Fifty years earlier, 12-year-old Rose (Millives up to its title. –Josh Bell
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The horrors of social media have been fodder for some clever, dark movies recently, including Unfriended and Ingrid Goes West, and Tyler MacIntyre’s Tragedy Girls falls somewhere between those and the more mundane, tiresome horrors of Friend Request. At its best, Tragedy Girls is a smart, cynical high school satire in the vein of Heathers, but at its worst it’s merely cynical, a formulaic and calculated effort to capitalize on social-media buzzwords. Either way, it’s carried by two great lead performances from Brianna Hildebrand and Alexandra Shipp as the title characters, teenage sociopaths who hide their violent tendencies beneath the veneer of high school superficiality. Sadie (Hildebrand) and McKayla (Shipp) run the multi-pronged online brand Tragedy Girls, and when their reports on a local serial killer don’t get enough clicks and likes, they decide to take over the killing spree themselves. There’s a gleeful nastiness to the way the girls plan and execute the murders while simultaneously bemoaning the lack of police response, but the violence eventually gets repetitive, and MacIntyre and co-writer Chris Lee Hill have trouble escalating the stakes without losing their protagonists’ perverse likability. The movie’s nonstop pop-culture references can be as smug and empty as the characters spouting them, and unlike Ingrid or Unfriended, Tragedy Girls never quite gets below the surface of online narcissism, as much as it strains for relevance. –Josh Bell
aabcc TRAGEDY GIRLS Brianna Hildebrand, Alexandra Shipp, Jack Quaid. Directed by Tyler MacIntyre. Rated R. Opens Friday at Village Square.
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SPECIAL SCREENINGS Le Ride 11/9, cycling documentary featuring Phil Keoghan, 6:30 p.m., $12. Texas Station, Village Square. Info: philkeoghanleride.com.
IN THE SHADOW OF DISNEY THE FLORIDA PROJECT EXPLORES THE LIVES OF ORLANDO’S FORGOTTEN
Mully 11/9, documentary about philanthropist and activist Charles Mully, 7 p.m., $14. Colonnade, Sam’s Town, Village Square. fathomevents.com. Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You! 11/11, 11/14, Japanese animated movie, Sat 12:55 p.m., Tue 7 p.m., $10.50$12.50. Theaters: COL, ORL, RR, SF, ST, TS, VS. Info: fathomevents.com. Sci Fi Center Mon, Cinemondays, 8 p.m., free. Sun, Star Trek: Discovery viewing party, free, 6 p.m. 11/13, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, plus local artists, Justice League ticket giveaways, more, 6:30 p.m., free. 5077 Arville St., 855-501-4335, thescificenter.com. TCM Big Screen Classics 11/12, 11/15, Casablanca 75th-anniversary screening with introduction from Turner Classic Movies, 2 & 7 p.m., $8-$12.50. Select theaters. Info: fathomevents.com. Thursday Night at the Asylum Thu, movies from production company The Asylum, 10:30 p.m., $5-$10. 11/9, Bad Girl. 11/16, Sharknado 5: Global Swarming. Theaters: SF, ST. Info: cinemark.com/asylum. Tuesday Afternoon at the Bijou Tue, 1 p.m., free. 11/14, I Was a Male War Bride. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. USS Indianapolis: The Legacy 11/11, documentary screening, 6 p.m., free, donation for veterans organizations requested. Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-458-2241.
ALSO NEW THIS WEEK Daddy’s Home 2 (Not reviewed) Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini. Directed by Sean Anders. 100 minutes. Rated PG-13. The shared parenthood of former rivals Brad (Ferrell) and Dusty (Wahlberg) is challenged when their own dads (played by John Lithgow and Mel Gibson) come to visit. Theaters citywide. My Friend Dahmer (Not reviewed) Ross Lynch, Anne Heche, Dallas Roberts. Directed by Marc Meyers. 107 minutes. Rated R. A dramatization of the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer during his teenage years, as seen through the eyes of his friends and family. Village Square.
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BY JOSH BELL ilmmaker Sean Baker had a breakthrough manager Bobby (Willem Dafoe, the only profeswith 2015’s acclaimed, award-winning sional actor in the main cast) does his best to look Tangerine, a story about two transgender out for everyone who lives at the blindingly purple prostitutes that was shot entirely on an Magic Castle, but even he has his limits, especially iPhone, but Baker has been making scrappy indie when the cops get involved. movies about the marginalized and Although the inexperienced cast misunderstood, often with nonand extensive improvisation give AAABC professional actors, for years. Thanks the movie a sort of gritty naturalism, THE FLORIDA to the success of Tangerine, he has Florida isn’t a depressing or pesPROJECT his biggest canvas yet for The Florida simistic film. Like Tangerine, it’s a Brooklynn Prince, Project, which is also his most satisfycelebration of the camaraderie and Bria Vinaite, ing and fully realized film to date. optimism of people whose lives could Willem Dafoe. Directed by In the opposite of the small-scale be seen from the outside as desperate Sean Baker. immediacy of Tangerine’s iPhone or sad. Baker spends a lot of time with Rated R. cinematography, Florida is shot on Moonee and her friends, goofing off Opens Friday at Suncoast. gorgeous widescreen 35mm film, capand acting like budding delinquents, turing the vibrant decay of the garishand the nearly two-hour movie can feel ly colored budget motels near Disney aimless and discursive, with nothing World outside Orlando. That’s where six-year-old resembling a cohesive plot until it’s nearly over. Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) and her mother But the characters, even at their coarsest and most Halley (Bria Vinaite) live, along with other single confrontational, are generally a blast to spend time parents and latchkey kids, the adults working with, their exuberance and ingenuity carrying minimum wage jobs or questionably legal hustles the movie in the same way they carry these people (or both), the kids largely left unsupervised. Motel through the harshness of life.
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Numero Group lovingly restores transgender pioneer Jackie Shane’s glory n recent years, a cottage industry has blossomed around the rediscovery and reappraisal of last century’s ignored musicians. I have a love-hate relationship with these releases. Of course, it’s easy to love the slipped-through-the-cracks stories of Rodriguez and William Onyeabor, artists whose music was either collecting dust in a suburban garage or unknowingly inspiring legions of fans in another part of the world. It’s even easier to love labels like Light in the Attic and Numero Group, who mark these unlikely third acts with fetching reissues, each crafted with love. But after being wowed by the beauty of a set like Numero’s Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound, which documents all the local sounds that fueled Prince in his early days, the music’s underwhelming quality makes you wonder if it really needed to be dug up, and it’s only a Cultural attachment matter of time before you’ve pushed the set aside to play Dirty Mind again. by smith galtney It’s hard to imagine anyone pushing aside Jackie Shane’s Any Other Way on grounds of inferiority, simply because there’s nothing else like it. On the one hand, it’s a collection of newly unearthed R&B cuts from the 1960s, the kind Numero has released many times before. But there’s something special about that woman on the cover. Lounging on a chaise, cigarette in hand, she looks ethereal, gorgeously self-possessed.
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“[This] is the story of a black American woman born into a man’s body,” read the liner notes. As Jackie herself attested, “That’s what it is … That’s how it’s always been … It would be the most ridiculous thing in the world for me to try to be a male.” Beginning in Nashville in 1940, Shane’s life story fills the 30-page book included with Any Other Way. It features carnivals and a kidnapping, a con-man preacher, and side careers as a drummer and professional gambler. By the time the ’60s had arrived, Shane was fronting her own band and upstaging many a headliner, including Jackie Wilson, whose manager disinvited her from future shows. With her pompadour, heavy eyeliner and zoot suits, she was cheekily billed as “Little” Jackie Shane, even though she sounded more like Sam Cooke and made Little Richard look like Ving Rhames. It’s this level of genderf*ck that underlines every note
she emits. In the title track, Shane croons, “Tell her that I’m happy, tell her that I’m gay, tell her I wouldn’t have it, any other way,” and suddenly this breakup tune feels downright celebratory. During her live performance of Barrett Strong’s “Money (That’s What I Want),” Shane breaks into a lengthy monologue about needing the best in life: “I’m gon’ live while I’m here/I’m gonna enjoy the chicken, the women and everything else that I wanna enjoy.” Shane could mean any number of things by “chicken”—it’s slang for a kilo of coke and an underage boy, for starters—but the image of a supermodel dressed in Little Richard drag, going on about wanting her chicken and her women? That’s a lot for your average mind to work through. And this went down in 1967! Time will tell if Any Other Way will seem as vital once Shane and her story feel a tad less radical. For now, it’s a honor getting to know this divine iconoclast.
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THE FRONT BOTTOMS with Basement, Bad Bad Hats. November 11, 7 p.m., $23-$28. Brooklyn Bowl, 702-862-2695.
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FRONT BOTTOMS FRONTMAN BRIAN SELLA TALKS ‘GOING GREY’ AND MORE BY LESLIE VENTURA ew Jersey pop-punks The Front Bottoms have gradually amassed a dedicated fanbase since the late 2000s by blending raw lyrics, catchy melodies and well-timed comic relief. We caught up with frontman Brian Sella to talk about Las Vegas, October’s Fueled by Ramen LP Going Grey and more.
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The album is titled Going Grey. Is that the main theme—getting older and dealing with everything that comes with it? Totally. It’s about a loss of innocence—a true loss of innocence. Not like when you’re a kid and you see a porno for the first time. You’re older.
You’re like, wow, life is real. You get to this age and it’s like, damn, I thought I was going to actually understand some sh*t. But no luck.
go to work and make money and be an adult, but there’s always part of you that’s like, nah, let’s just hang out with friends.
basically be in tears, like, “My relationship with my father has been so hard, and that song gets me through, and every time I hear it I cry.”
In September you released the video for “Vacation Town,” which follows conjoined twins—one a stoner and the other a businessman—who are constantly fed up with one another. How did you come up with that idea? I’m at this age where my friends are having to get jobs and move on with their lives and get married. There’s this point for all of us where we just want to hang out and rip the bong, you know? You’re getting older and going gray, and half of you wants to
Your music is really emotional, but there’s a lot of humor woven in. How do you achieve that balance? I just put it out the way it feels inside. I try to touch on the truth. I feel like the way I’m feeling is never totally depressed or super-happy. It’s always a back and forth. We have a song called “Father” on an earlier album, and kids would come up to me after the show and be like, “Oh my God, that song is so funny; it makes me laugh so hard.” And then someone would come up and
What made you decide to keep going rather than getting a “real job” and settling down? Nothing ever felt as good as getting onstage and playing. It never really had anything to do with money, because we never really had any. [Drummer] Mat [Uychich] would come home from tour and work as a landscaper, and I worked at a grocery store. I went to college, and I was an intern and did all that stuff, but people supported [The Front Bottoms],
The Front Bottoms’ Brian Sella (left) and Mat Uychich. (Jimmy Fontaine/Courtesy)
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sonic assault Three shows to check out this week hanks to in large part to festivals like Punk Rock Bowling and Psycho Las Vegas, we’ve been able to catch some bonafide punk-rock legends in our own backyard these past few years—icons like Iggy Pop, the Descendents and Death. Add another to the list, sans festival: Punk pioneers The Dead Boys are set to rock Beauty Bar on Thursday, November 9. The Cleveland quintet is famous for fusing the snotty sensibilities of its proto-punk brothers with a newfound intensity. That sound is best displayed on 1977 debut Young, Loud and Snotty, which featured the rambunctious single “Sonic Reducer.” Original vocalist Stiv Bators died in 1990, but founding members Cheetah Chrome (guitar) and Johnny Blitz (drums) are still active. With a new lineup, including singer Jake Hout, the band released Still Snotty: Young, Loud and Snotty at 40 in September and is touring for the first since the 1970s. 7 p.m., $15.
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and I felt like I had a responsibility to the friends we made. Before you guys went onstage at Brooklyn Bowl last year, you played Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” over the PA, and you closed the show with an inflatable alien and a grim reaper running around. Is that how most of your shows go? It’s always special when we’re in Vegas, but that is honestly how every show goes. Oh, Ricky’s around? Let him dress up like a goblin and ride an alien. Our sound guy, probably 15 minutes before we went onstage was like, “You know what would
be funny? If you played that song from Titanic.” We used to play … you know that opera song? It starts like [singing] da na na na na na na na na na—that song [“Time to Say Goodbye” by Andrea Bocelli] is like seven minutes long, and when we were on tour we would play the entire thing. We would shotgun beers backstage and be like, “Okay, start the song; we know we can hang out for another seven minutes.” And people appreciate that it’s a little wacky and a little fun. For more of our interview with Sella, visit lasvegasweekly.com.
On the opposite end of the sonic spectrum, Wild Ones land at the Bunkhouse on Saturday, November 11. The Portland, Oregon, dream-pop outfit released its second full-length, Mirror Touch, on Topshelf Records last month. It’s a 10-track, 30-minute mingling of melodic chord progressions and dark lyrical themes
paying homage to a breadth of influences, from New Order to Cocteau Twins. The album has received positive reviews, and has allowed Wild Ones to join indie sweethearts Tennis on a national tour starting November 13. Take a listen to the lush synths and pouding rhythms of songs like “Standing in the Back at Your Show” and “Invite Me In” and see how they play out live. 9 p.m., $10-$12. Rapper Grieves has been at it for nearly 10 years—performing on the Vans Warped Tour and at South by Southwest along the way—and he’s stopping at Backstage Bar & Billiards on Wednesday, November 15. The Chicagoborn, Seattle-based Grieves (born Benjamin Laub) has released five albums and four EPs during his decade-long career, and his crisp, staccato flow helped land him a record deal with the fabled Rhymesayers. He has shared the mic with labelmates Slug (of Atmosphere), Cunninlynguists and Brother Ali and has released two collaborative albums with producer/multi-instrumentalist Budo, to critical acclaim. Grieves’ latest effort, Running Wild, sees the emcee switching hats between laid-back party rapper and introspective storyteller. Check out his personal diatribe on drugs, “RX,” then snag some tickets. 8 p.m., $13-$15. –Ian Caramanzana
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TACOS FOR BREAKFAST FRESH MEXICAN FOOD AWAITS AT THE ARTS FACTORY’S NEW SPOT BY LESLIE VENTURA s someone who has lived Downtown for half a decade, I can confidently say this neighborhood can never have too many restaurant options. Some of the best Mexican food in the city is located in this area, but the shorter the distance I have to travel to get tacos, the better. At least that was my mind-set as I headed to Tacos Huevos, a new fast-casual concept created by Chris Pike. Don’t worry, this is definitely not a yogainstructor-visits-Mexico-once-and-opens-afruteria situation. Chef Juan Basini has worked with Pike for 15 years at Pike’s former Hermosa Beach restaurant, Sangria. Since making the move to Las Vegas and opening Tacos Huevos in August, the duo have managed to bring a distinct concept to Downtown’s vibrant food scene, blending the quick-serve concept of (dare I say it?) Chipotle with homemade recipes and extra touches that put the popular burrito chain to shame. Huevos means “eggs,” and Tacos Huevos was founded on the beautiful idea that breakfast should be served at all times, day or night. Filling breakfast plates—two eggs over easy or scrambled with cheese, potatoes and bacon or sausage—are served all day, and burritos, bowls, tacos, tostadas and salads can also be upgraded with an egg on top. Whatever vessel you choose comes with protein options like rotisserie chicken ($7), slow cooked pork ($8), flat iron steak ($8), bacon, sausage or chorizo ($8), vegan chicken or steak ($8) or the good ol’ bean and cheese combo ($6). Add-ons include a tangy blend of cheeses melted on request (do it), rich and creamy black beans, fried or Spanish rice and more. Load up on the homemade salsas, too, which include a chunky mild tomato, a medium green tomatillo and cilantro and an eat-at-your-own-risk spicy red made with chile de árbol. There’s a lot to like at Tacos Huevos—it’s fast, convenient and fresh, and a burrito or bowl could easily double as lunch and dinner. Or in this case, breakfast.
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TACOS HUEVOS 107 E. Charleston Blvd. #150, 702-291-2120. Sunday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Friday & Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-midnight.
Taco Huevos’ sausage mix tacos and steak tostada. (Mikayla Whitmore/Staff)
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Chef Akira Back. (Jon Estrada/Special to Weekly)
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A Michelin star is born Akira Back snags a rare award for his restaurant in South Korea
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The Michelin Guide and the Las Vegas restaurant scene are not BFFs. The prestigious culinary guidebook stopped producing a Vegas version more than 10 years ago, although its Red Guide lists Strip restaurants that have received those all-important stars. Joël Robuchon is our only three-star spot, followed by Guy Savoy and Picasso with two and nine others with one. Since stars are awarded to restaurants and not chefs, the Michelin-Vegas connection remains limited. But a true Vegas chef has broken through: Akira Back, who came to town to run Yellowtail at Bellagio in 2008 and also maintains Kumi at Mandalay Bay, was awarded a Michelin star this week for Dosa, the small restaurant he opened in May 2016 in his native Seoul, South Korea. Its a rare accomplishment for a rare restaurateur. Back has bucked the trend of big-time Vegas chefs— he made his name on the Strip first, then expanded outward with his own empire. Independent of the
Vegas business, he owns and operates restaurants in Singapore, Jakarta, New Delhi and Dallas and will soon expand to Toronto, Bangkok, Hanoi and Dubai. “As a chef, I feel like I’ve always been lucky to be busy, but this is a huge thing. I grew up reading about guys like Robuchon and [Alain] Ducasse, and I’ve always dreamed about Michelin,” he says. “Korea was the hardest restaurant I’ve ever opened in my life. I’m sure [the star] has a different meaning for everybody, but for me, [that’s] where I was born and raised.” Back designed Dosa, which serves multicourse meals and is decorated simply with his mother’s paintings, as his personal fine-dining expression of Korean cuisine. He says he’d love to duplicate it in America one day, but he’s also interested in growing the new Korean barbecue steakhouse concept he just opened in Jakarta. “I already have [opportunities] for barbecue in Korea and San Diego, but I really want to do it in Vegas.” –Brock Radke
Wynn Las Vegas recently scrubbed its Zoozacrackers Deli in order to create a new food friend to align with its reinvented sportsbook—and the result is a fresh-feeling café open to the casino and the book, as spacious and luxurious as a quick-bite spot can be. But Charlie’s is not a deli—the pastrami, corned beef and bagels are all gone, replaced by the Wynn version of sportpub grub. Nachos ($16) are loaded with cheddar, poblano crema and guacamole, and sliders come as a six-pack ($24) stacked with American cheese, onions and pickles on sweet Hawaiian rolls. There’s clam chowder, classic Buffalo wings, a pulled pork hoagie ($16) and barbecue sauce-glazed meatloaf with cheesy mashed potatoes ($23), but if you’re catching a game and picking your team, you might be in the mood for a burger, and if so, you’re in luck. Although the propertywide dedication to scrumptious vegan eats might tempt you to try the Wynn Burger ($15), which comes with a vegan chocolate shake and fries, it’s my duty to let you know you’re missing out if you don’t devour the Black & Blue ($18). Key to this masterpiece are the fluffy black pepper challah bun, the tangy dijoinaise and the perfect fried egg. The rich flavor profile is rounded out by thick bacon, creamy blue cheese, raw red onions and crispy fried yellow onions. The catch, however, is that you still need to order a side of fries ($8), a pound of thickcut potatoes with pillowy insides and crisp edges. Excessive, yes, but worth it. –Brock Radke
CHARLIE’S BAR & GRILL Wynn, 702-770-7000. Monday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m.; Friday, 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 a.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
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SUPER POWERED MARIO’S LATEST INCARNATION TAKES THE SENSES ON AN EPIC ADVENTURE BY TODD HAILSTONE
uper Mario Odyssey is the best franchise’s history. Mario game ever, and it might be The new core mechanic lies within the best video game of all time. If Cappy, an anthropomorphic hat Mario that seems like a bold statement can use to attack, jump off and possess it is, but Nintendo’s new entry deserves enemies—the last such an innovative the praise. It’s an absolute delight to play. and enjoyable experience, it alone Odyssey is a meticulously crafted could have carried the game. Charging open-world 3D platformer. Every level through the levels as a giant T. Rex, bursts with secrets and collectibles, blasting across the sky as a Bullet Bill or along with creative, challenging ways whisking through the water as a Cheep to achieve them. The plot is familiar: Cheep is a fantastic change of pace Bowser has kidnapped Princess that keeps any part of the game Peach, and our man Mario must AAAAA from becoming repetitive. And undertake a desperate journey SUPER MARIO instead of stopping there, Ninto rescue her. The twist? Bowser tendo added some throwback ODYSSEY plans to marry her and has stolen 2D sections, charming (and Nintendo Switch, $60. various wedding components— sometimes hilarious) costume like a magical bouquet and a collectibles and a Donkey Kong wedding gown—from kingdoms tribute featuring the catchiest across the land. song in franchise history. The sub-bosses on each level are “the Super Mario Odyssey is a beautiful Broodals,” an evil rabbit family of wedgame, bright and colorful and exploding ding planners (yes, really), and they’re with style. Mario is expressive and acrofairly easy to defeat. But the main bosses batic, and his relentlessly jolly cheers and on each level really shine. From a cantanwhoops are infectious. The game marks kerous purple octopus to a stew-obsessed a triumphant return from everyone’s fagiant cockatiel, the kingdom bosses are vorite plumber and another outstanding tough to beat and make for the most game from Nintendo in what looks to be innovative fighting sequences in the a great first year on the Switch.
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ARTISAN HOTEL The Stanleys, Midnight Closer, Robert Stokes 11/12, 7 pm, free. The Cabin Project, Camden West, Amber Sweeney, The Catch Kids 11/13, 8 pm, free. 1501 W. Sahara Ave, 702-214-4000. BACKSTAGE BAR & BILLIARDS Teddy and the Northern Lights, Anna Duerden, Camden West 11/10, 8 p, $5-$7. Grieves, Probcause, Luck Factor Zero, Gregory Michael Davis 11/15, 8 pm, $13-$15. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. BEAUTY BAR Dead Boys, Self Abuse, Sin City Rejects, Vicious Licks, Bad Little Sister 11/9, 7 pm, $15. Crowbar, Tombs, Incite 11/13, 8 pm, $20. NFBM: Slaine vs. Termanology 11/14, 9 pm, $10. Psychostick, Motograter, Arsonists Get All the Girls, Kissing Candice, Raven Black 11/15, 7 pm, $15. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. BUNKHOUSE SALOON The Delta Bombers, Shanda and the Howlers, The Inside Outlaws 11/10, 9 pm, $10-$13. Wild Ones 11/11, 9 pm, $10-$12. The Great Shapes 11/15, 9 pm, $6-$8. 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414. COUNT’S VAMP’D The Underground Rebels, Queens of Noise 11/9, 9:30 pm, free. Metal Shop 11/10, 10 pm, free. Rough Cutt, Dinner Music for the Gods 11/11, 9 pm, $10-$15. John Zito Electric Jam 11/15, 9:30 pm, free. 750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. THE DILLINGER Alex Mabey 11/10, 8:30 pm. The Unwieldies 11/11, 8:30 pm. All shows free. 1224 Arizona St., Boulder City, 702-293-4001.
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THE DISPENSARY LOUNGE JoBelle Yonely, Uli Geissendoerfer Trio 11/10, 10 pm. Ronnie Rose 11/11, 10 pm. Julian Tanaka Octet 11/15, 9 pm. Shows free unless noted. 2451 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-458-6343. DIVE BAR D.I., Sector 7-G, Societies Infection, Lean 13 11/10, 8 pm, $12-$15. Stiffy’s Bad Mama Rolla Disco Jama 11/13, 9 pm. Dirty Work, Short Fuse, Intoxicated Rejects 11/14, 9 pm, $5. Immolation, Wasted 11/15, 9 pm, $8-$10. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483.
Tim Bavington’s Sounds of Silence is up now at MCQ Fine Art. (Courtesy) 11/9. Hunter & The Dirty Jacks 11/10. Jimmy Powers & The Hang Dynasty 11/12. Billy Ray Charles 11/14. Funk Jam 11/15, 11 pm. Shows 10 pm, free unless noted. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401. STONEY’S ROCKIN’ COUNTRY A Thousand Horses 11/10, 9 pm, $10-$20. Maddie & Tae 11/11, 9 pm, $15-$30. Town Square, 702-435-2855.
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ZIA RECORD EXCHANGE Dead Boys signing 11/9, 3 pm. 4225 S. Eastern Ave., 702-735-4942.
COCKROACH THEATRE Love, Love, Love Thru 11/19, days & times vary, $15-$25. Art Square Theatre, 1025 S. 1st St., #110, 725-222-9661.
PERFORMING ARTS & CULTURE BOOTLEGGER BISTRO Bruce Harper Quintet ft. Elisa Fiorillo 11/12, 2 pm, $15-$18. 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-736-4939. THE MOB MUSEUM The Last Jewish Gangster: Myron Sugerman 11/9, 7 pm, free w/admission. 300 Stewart Ave., themobmuseum.org. THE SMITH CENTER (Reynolds Hall) Nevada Ballet Theatre: Classic Americana 11/11, 7:30 pm; 11/12, 2 pm, $29-$139. MOMIX: Opus Cactus 11/14, 7 pm, $19-$69. (Cabaret Jazz) Doo-Wop Hall of Fame 11/10-11/11, 7 pm, $39-$62. Vince Mastro sings Mel Torme 11/12, 2 pm, $25. Frankie Moreno 11/14, 8 pm, $30-$42. 702-749-2000.
DOUBLE DOWN SALOON TV Party Tonight w/ Atomic Fish 11/9, 9 pm. Big Mess, Pancho Villa’s Skull, Roman Watchdogs, Let’s Face It, Buddy Danger, This Curse 11/10. Water Landing, The Swamp Gospel, This Is THE a Train Wreck, The Price RESOURCE of Dirt, Popravinas 11/11. THE SPACE Elijah Rock 11/9, For comprehensive Prof. Rex Dart & The 8 pm, $20-$40. Golden Girls Bargain DJ Collective casino venue Live 11/10-11/11, 10 pm, $40. 11/13. Unique Massive listings, look inside Peter Mac: Judy Garland Live 11/14, midnight. Gold Top 11/12, 6 pm, $25. Ronnie Foster Industry Weekly. Bob & The Goldtoppers Trio 11/14, 9 pm, $10. 460 11/15. Shows 10 pm, free Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. unless noted. 640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. UNLV (Artemus W. Ham Hall) Southern Masterworks: Handel & EAGLE AERIE HALL Oceans Ate Alaska, Haydn 11/12, 3 pm, $15-$20. Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Invent Animate, Dayseeker, Afterlife, Our Medicine and the Media (lecture) 11/14, 7:30 Finest Hour, Brooklyn Edge 11/13, 5 pm, $15. 310 pm, free. (Beam Music Center) UNLV Opera W. Pacific Ave., 702-568-8927. Theater: Die Fledermaus Thru 11/9, 7:30 pm, $8-$10. 702-895-2787. GILLEY’S SALOON Michael Austin and the Law 11/10-11/11, 10 pm. CJ Simmons 11/15, 9 pm. WINCHESTER CULTURAL CENTER Ronnie Shows $10-$20. Treasure Island, 702-894-7722. Foster 11/18, 2 pm, $11-$13. The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon 11/30-12/2, 6 pm, $8; 12/2, 2 pm, THE GRIFFIN SadGirl, The Paranoyds 11/10, $7. 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340. 10 pm. 511 Fremont St., 702-382-0577. SAND DOLLAR LOUNGE A Slight Return
7060 W. Windmill Lane, 702-507-6019. THE WRITER’S BLOCK Expo 11/10, 7 pm. Chris Kraus 11/15, 7 pm. All events free unless noted. 1020 Fremont St., 702-550-6399.
WINDMILL LIBRARY Tom Hall & Doc Little: Journey Through Jazz 11/14, 7 pm, free.
CSN FINE ARTS THEATRE PROGRAM Passage Thru 11/12, days & times vary, $10$12. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-5483. LAS VEGAS LITTLE THEATRE The Motherf*cker With the Hat Thru 11/19, days & times vary, $10-$15. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702-362-7996. MAJESTIC REPERTORY THEATRE An Octoroon Thru 11/19, days & times vary, $25. 1217 S. Main St., 702-478-9636. A PUBLIC FIT W;t Thru 11/19, days & times vary, $25-$30. 100 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-735-2114. SIGNATURE PRODUCTIONS Oliver! Thru 11/18, days & times vary, $20-$30. Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. SUPER SUMMER THEATRE The Fantasticks 11/9-11/19, days & times vary, $25. 4340 S. Valley View #210, 702-579-7529. TSTMRKT Cancer Dog Thru 11/12, days & times vary, $15. Center for Science & Wonder, 1651 E Sunset Road, tstmrkt.com.
GALLERIES & MUSEUMS CSN (Fine Arts Gallery) Margaret Noble: Resonating Objects 11/10-1/20. Reception 11/9, 6 pm, free. Mon-Fri, 9 am-6 pm; Sat, 10 am4 pm. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-4146. MAYESH LAS VEGAS Art in Full Bloom AFAN benefit 11/10, 4-9 pm, free. 3950 W. Diablo #B11, afanlv.org. MICHELE C. QUINN FINE ART Tim Bavington: Sounds of Silence Thru 1/5. Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm, free. 620 S. 7th St., 702-366-9339.
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