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Contents 7 mail Steak fight.

44 noise Dawes at SLS, Dr. Dre

8 as we see it How Bellagio is

on disc, and CoCo Jenkins on who would be in her local Supergroup.

keeping up the wow. Have a beer with that bound locust pose!

47 the strip At the gay club

12 Q&A Flipping the lens on the

with Olivia Newton-John and her EDM-loving daughter.

Square Shooting duo.

14 Feature | nerd heaven star trek by bill hughes; angel’s fried rice by mikayla whitmore

Scenes from the Trek convention.

16 Feature | digital wit Brian Henry’s jaw-dropping designs electrify the Vegas visual.

20 Feature | unleashing travis barker Drummer, DJ, new Hyde resident—the man with the sick beats has more to say.

24 nights Party with sharks and the intriguing Ruby Rose.

39 A&E Music, music, music. 42 screen The N.W.A. biopic, and ... our very own Hotwives.

48 fine art A Cuban refugee sculpting his world.

50 food One tasty Therapy session, Sheridan Su’s new spot, and the temple of fried rice.

54 calendar You know Felipe, Juan Muniz’s cartoon muse, from paintings. And now he’s a toy!

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Mail DOWNTOWN DEBATE Performers under the Fremont Street Experience canopy will be affected by a new city ordinance.

We love going down to Fremont Street, and not once have we ever said let’s go look at the performers and the panhandlers. I don’t like walking and [being in] fear of making eye contact with somebody trying to make me feel guilty because I don’t want to drop a dollar in their cup. The performers should be licensed and have set hours. If I could go down there and not have to deal with all of that I would probably want to stay Downtown as opposed to the Strip. –Richard Wing

HERE’S THE BEEF We singled out the city’s top steakhouse experiences just for you.

Still remember how good our steaks were at the Circus Circus steakhouse, glad to see it on the list! Now thanks to this list, I’ve got some choices to make next time! –Connie Owens I’m sorry to inform you that you missed the best since they opened in 2004: Joe’s Seafood & Steaks. I was raised on the Old Homestead, the Palm, Peter Luger’s, Manero’s, Bryant & Cooper ... I love my meat and potatoes. Sadly I haven’t gotten to the oldies like Circus Circus and the Golden Steer but tried many of the newer ones. Please go to Joe’s, ask for Thomas, order a bone-in filet and let me know. –Anita Drier Recently went to Andiamo for the third time. I can’t seem to go anywhere else now. –Rick Fitzpatrick The best steakhouse is my backyard. Two-inch ribeye and sautéed mushrooms and onions. –Dan G. Railey Sr.

zirtual reality The Vegas-based site for virtual assistants suddenly shuttered, laying off hundreds and drawing fire from the community.

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What a bomb for the workers. –Sincityplumber Another Downtown Project bust. I guess Tony is tired of footing the bill for companies that cannot show a profit. At least the Internet shoe business still works. –Bouldersteve

There are parts of the proposed ordinance that are still ambiguous and need to be made clearer, but let’s hope this step makes Fremont Street a better environment not only for the tourists and locals to visit but also the street performers. –Street Performers and Artists of Nevada

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Leave the street performers alone as long as they are not committing a crime [against] the people who are coming to Las Vegas to visit. Just let them perform. –John Leskody Hamilton Putting on a banana hammock and annoying everyone is far from “art.” –Chris Minton

sHRINKING SCENE Vegas has lost a lot of talented artists and quality galleries lately, and one reader has a theory.

Wonderful, talented artists will always come and go in any city, but especially Las Vegas because it lacks—and in my opinion probably always will—a keystone institution such as a well-developed museum of contemporary art that COLLECTS. Current museum efforts Downtown seem clogged with inexperience and a confused mission. Artists leave for many reasons, but often because of a lack of career opportunities in Las Vegas. –Fred Sigman

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Almost as good as my mother’s, which is almost as good as my wife’s. –Dr. Ernesto Louk

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Caffeine arena A new Starbucks amps up people-watching on the Strip Gladiators scrapped with lions at the Colosseum. Mayans dunked on stone hoops at the Great Ball Court of Chichen Itza. And now, in the world’s latest historically significant stadium seating, tourists can sip blended coffees and soak up the spectacle of Las Vegas Boulevard from a three-tiered bench inside a new Starbucks at Bally’s Grand Bazaar Shops. Inspired by the terraced slopes of coffeegrowing regions, the seating accommodates up to 40, and like coffee, we are amped. Will there be big cats? Sacrificial ball games? Who’s to say no? This is the Strip after all, the mystical keeper of dancing waters, imitation landmarks and a buffet of world-class people-watching. Anything could happen, and we want it to. The unfortunate fleshcolored leggings, the scrappy costumed characters, the Midwesterner who rocked a few too many booze-slushy guitars—yes, please. More, please. Thank you. The shop opened August 10, and with the extravagant amount of time we plan to spend there, perhaps we’ll finally master Starbucks’ nomenclature. (Seriously, what does breve mean?) In any case, that gold card will be ours in no time. –Kristy Totten

Crossing the streams Can newbie digital services Apple Music and Tidal woo this music fan away from Spotify? It’s late at night, and I symbolically cue up Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence”—because that’s exactly what I’m going to be doing once I finish this marathon comparison of the big three digital music outlets. There are now several subscription-based streaming music services, but the three to beat are Apple Music and Tidal (both 2015 newcomers) and Spotify, all with 30 million-plus tracks. Since I’ve long had and enjoyed a premium Spotify subscription, I sign up for free trials of Apple Music and Tidal HiFi and start digging around the former. I already feel up to date on the most current music after a once-over on the New page—so far, so good. Over on the For You playlist page, Apple gets my tastes down—I download a curation of LCD Soundsystem’s influences for offline listening—but

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the revelation factor falters when it gives me an Intro to Kurt Vile list despite all of his albums residing in My Music. The Connect page is merely a Facebook for mostly mainstream artists—boring. And the Radio page disappoints with its too few, broad-genre stations, though I kinda dig the TotesCity-like, urban/ indie Mixtape. Verdict: Win some, lose some. Next up: Tidal, which touts exclusives and, if you

pony up for the $20/month HiFi tier, superior sound quality. Well, none of the exclusives woo my mouse-click except a Kamasi Washingtoncurated tribute playlist to Ornette Coleman. And after comparing a few songs on all three services, Tidal occasionally sounds faintly better through $100 headphones. Also observed on Tidal’s Chrome web player: What’s New promotes a lot of commercial hip-hop and very little rock; omissions abound, like half of Sigur Ros’ catalog and John Coltrane’s Blue Train (and, yes, Taylor Swift’s 1989); and you can’t upload your own music. On the other hand, there’s mucho new music and artists to sift through on the Rising and Discovery pages. Verdict: Not worth $120 a year, much less $240. I return to Spotify, where I can hear downloaded playlists offline, get better artist/song suggestions on its Discover page; finetune radio stations to my tastes; shrug at what’s unavailable (I didn’t want 1989 anyway); creep my friends’ streams; find podcasts and TV clips; and hear exclusive album commentaries by artists. My advice to discerning music fans? Give all three a free trial run, but stick with Spotify. –Mike Prevatt

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Find balance with yoga ... and beer!

turning a cultural corner The city green-lights all-ages access to the Beat It’s weird to think a 20-year-old student couldn’t ever attend an evening art opening at Emergency Arts due to the licensing of adjoining coffeehouse/performance venue the Beat, which didn’t allow minors during the evening—the only hours when beer and wine were served. But now, the City of Las Vegas has approved allages access to the non-bar portion of the Beat—and adultbeverage sales to those 21 and over—both day and night. The space’s co-operator, Jennifer Cornthwaite of Future Restaurant Group, says the motivation came from restaurants she encountered while traveling with her family that allowed the same dynamic, as well as her experiences navigating the tricky Vegas dining scene with a toddler. Which means you can also expect familyfriendly amenities (children’s menu, high chairs, etc.) and all-ages music and poetry events in the near future— making the Beat the most inclusive, versatile spot in Fremont East. –Mike Prevatt

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It’s not your typical yoga class. There’s no chanting, and the Pixies or Flogging Molly might be pouring from the speakers. Oh, and there’s beer. “I make jokes; I talk about sex; I cuss a lot,” says Booze Yoga founder Tas Upright. “I allow smoking during class [if the bar allows it]. It’s about finding a balance.” Now in its fifth run (at Henderson’s CraftHaus Brewery, RSVP by emailing wyndee@crafthausbrewery.com), Booze Yoga relies on Upright’s relaxed style to introduce yoga to those who want to try it but might be intimidated by a studio setting. “I wanted to create a comfortable environment,” she says. “People can have a couple of drinks to take the edge off, and if they like it they can Booze continue practicing in a Yoga studio.” August 16, Upright first got the 11 a.m., $20 idea while having a (includes drink at Artifice while 12 oz. beer a dance class was goof choice). ing on, and thought it CraftHaus, would be fun to host 7350 a yoga session in an Eastgate unlikely location. With Road #110, a green-light from the 702-415manager, she held her 9184. first Booze Yoga there and later brought it to Velveteen Rabbit and Goodtimes. She says it’s about having fun and letting loose, and shuns the stereotype that yogis have to be crunchy. “People who do yoga are just human,” Upright says. “We all have our vices. We are all imperfectly perfect.” –Kristy Totten August 13–19, 2015 LasVegasWeekly.com 9

AS WE SEE IT… T H E I N C I D E N TA L TO U R I ST

A CARP FIGHT FOR THE AGES Bellagio’s special kabuki show aims to keep the wow on the Strip BY BROCK RADKE To those who would argue that spectacle has slipped from the Strip, that the monuments of Vegas wow erected by the Wynns and Kerkorians and Sarnos are on their way out or somehow less powerful, I give you the Fountains of Bellagio this weekend. They remain awe-inspiring every weekend, but there’s something special going on right now. A never-before-seen 30-minute production is set to take place just five times on Bellagio’s manmade lake. On a 165-foot stage constructed just for this, Japanese actor Ichikawa Somegoro will battle a giant carp projected onto the Bellagio’s wall of water in a larger-than-life interpretation of the classical Japanese art form of kabuki. The creative force behind the show is Shochiku, a Japanese movie studio and production company known for kabuki as well as anime films, in partnership with Panasonic, technologist group TeamLab and Wet, the design company that created and operates Bellagio’s iconic dancing fountains. “I guess you could say this has been in the works for a long time,” says Alan Feldman, executive vice president of global government and industry affairs at MGM Resorts International. MGM was in contact with Shochiku before it presented at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City a few years ago, and hosted a group of Shochiku execs on a Vegas trip a little more than a year ago. “During the course of a dinner after seeing [Cirque du Soleil show] KÀ, we had a very free-ranging conversation exploring ideas of what would come to be called by us ‘new kabuki,’ and we talked about the theaters and performance spaces and a lot of people we have here that would love to support that. I don’t remember who said it would be great to do it in front of the fountains.” But somebody said it, and it will be great. Koi Tsukami, or “fight with carp,” is considered a master-

> LIKE WHOA The water comes to life for a special show at Bellagio.

its features that create a sense of piece of kabuki, and while the clasastonishment and wonder. Some sical Japanese art form may not of Las Vegas Boulevard’s free be fully appreciated by American attractions and shows have vanaudiences, that doesn’t mean this ished or changed since the recesisn’t a big deal. “Imagine the Royal sion, frequently replaced by retail Shakespeare Company is entrusted experiences. That makes sense, with a production for 400 years but Vegas needs to be unreasonand they say, ‘Let’s go to Bellagio ably fabulous, too. and find a new way to do Hamlet,’” MGM Resorts also owns and Feldman says. operates the Mirage, where anothThe only other time a stage has er iconic Strip-side attraction is been built on Bellagio’s waterfront still erupting on a regular was when Britney Spears basis, though its schedperformed “I’m a Slave ule recently changed. 4 U” during the 2001 SHOCHIKU “There’s some savings in Billboard Music Awards, KABUKI that, but also it’s about a very modest produc- SPECTACLE making certain that the tion by comparison. August 14 volcano is a special thing, (Still pretty cool, though. at 9:15 p.m., and that it’s not going off YouTube it.) Don’t expect August 15 & 16 so often that it’s taken for such presentations to at 9:15 & 11:30 granted,” Feldman says. become a regular thing. p.m., Fountains “With the [Bellagio foun“It would have to be of Bellagio. tains], we are sensitive to something incredibly the fact that we have one special, and that’s what of the great tourist attractions in this is,” Feldman says. “It’s quite the world there, and it’s definitely an honor to be involved in this. not going anywhere. [Kabuki] is an incredible tradi“As we do our best to manage tion of performance passed down these assets, we have to find the through generations.” right balance of spectacle and Even though this particular showing something [for free] and spectacle may be just a weekend drawing people to Las Vegas and fling, it’s symbolic of an underalso find the appropriate time to be standing that the Strip—and Las paid back.” Vegas as a whole—must maintain

SUPPLIES IN DEMAND Efforts abound to collect and distribute student necessities In one shopping center just east of Sunset Road and Green Valley Parkway, Smith’s customers will encounter $7 schoolsupply kits and the barrels collecting them for students in need. In another retail plaza across the street, Dollar Tree encourages its patrons to fill up a box with purchased pens, notebooks, binders and the like so nonprofit Operation Homefront can distribute them to the children of deployed military members who are financially struggling. Those two storewide efforts aren’t even included on Clark County School District’s online list of school-supply donation campaigns—a list that recently grew to the double-digit mark. There’s no hard data for 2014-2015 available yet—though the local affiliate of the Communities in Schools dropout prevention and intervention organization is preparing to assist more than 45,000 pupils with its on-campus resource/supply rooms—but if the staggering amount of low-income Title I schools and free/reduced-price lunch recipients are any indication, things certainly aren’t getting better for the Valley’s student body. “We have a high percentage of those kids,” says CCSD Public Information Specialist Dave Sheehan. “And we have a lot of homeless kids.” During the 2013-2014 school year, nearly 9,300 students out of 314,643 were homeless, underscoring the need for outreach and support organizations such as CCSD’s Title I HOPE and independent nonprofit Project 150. Some drives remain yearly, like CIS’ Fill the Bus event, taking place August 21 and 22. A similar fill-and-deliver event happened on August 11, as school supplies collected by Cox Las Vegas employees were delivered to two nonprofits—Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth and Olive Crest, the latter aiding at-risk, abused and/or rejected kids—for the 11th year in a row. Contrast that to a patron-driven supply drive by Bank of Nevada resurrected after a few years of dormancy, says its marketing officer Walaya Rivera. “In many ways, the economic recovery so many people are experiencing has not trickled down to these families, so there is still a need.” –Mike Prevatt

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HOT SHOTS Square Shooting’s dynamic duo takes us behind the lens Platinum curls fall over a mother’s shoulder in a 1950s dream kitchen. She beams at her sons as they feast not on pot roast and potatoes but finger salad and eyeball spaghetti. The rot on their zombie faces is beautifully lit, the scene clicked into permanence at just the right moment. Jennifer Burkart and Ryan Reason have a reputation for nailing the moment, their Square Shooting studio known for images that are as smart as they are evocative. They met in a photography program at the College of Southern Nevada more than seven years ago, immediately recognizing each other’s drive. Breaking out in gallery shows with gutsy, experimental work, they’ve maintained their edge through two years in business Downtown, and they’re not about to get comfortable. In two short years you seem to have taken off, shooting major players and places in Las Vegas. How? JB: We put in a lot of work. I don’t think

it’s luck. The benefit of being in business for yourself is you think, “This is the only thing I want to do, so whatever it takes, I’m doing it.” RR: The only luck I’ve had is in meeting Jenn. It’s rare to meet someone with your same work ethic and vision. ... We push each other. Do people assume you’re married? JB: Ryan always likes to say, “We’re married, but not to each other.” I think having a male perspective and a female perspective helps us make decisions. We spend a ridiculous amount of time together. We work all the time, plus we still like to socialize with each other, so we ride bikes around with friends and hang out, too. Any time you spend that much time with someone, you can’t help but be yourself and let your guard down. You do become almost like family. Luckily no one has been stabbed yet, so that’s good.

> SELF PORTRAIT Burkart and Reason shot themselves, and these other cool images.

You’re known for your conceptual work, from freak-show scenes of lunatics with teddy bears to sugary-sweet portraits of cupcake ladies. What informs it? RR: We try to take a grand idea and

boil it down to a single image, so someone can tell from the image what they’re getting into. When concepts are more straightforward, do you feel the same thrill? JB: We get a lot of

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“We try to take a grand idea and boil it down to a single image.”

inspiration from our commercial work, which takes us to unique places, from backstage at Beatles Love to Nellis to shoot a pilot in front of a jet to inside the hub of the High Roller. Is Square Shooting’s Downtown location important? JB: Part of the advantage is

being centrally located. We shoot offsite and go in a million different directions. ... More importantly, though, it’s really as simple as community. I started hanging out and working Downtown, and the next thing I knew, I was running into people and talking to people who supported each other’s projects and shared ideas. RR: I 100 percent agree. As a native, I know Las Vegas has a reputation for its lack of community. ... I was looking for more, and when Downtown started to change 10 years ago or so, I was onboard. Any favorite shots? JB: Growing up my mom had a ton of Norman Rockwells around the house. I’m not a fan, but for a Blackbird [Studios] show, I recreated one of the shots. It was the same setting, true Americana. But there was one key difference: the kids and mom grinning at each other were zombies. That’s held up for me, in terms of favorites. RR: The still I did for the local production of Machinal is one of my favorites. It’s still hanging at the Artifice. I take guests from out of town there and casually mention that it’s mine. (laughs) What’s next? JB: The first year we were on our own, the City [of Las Vegas] did a call for a project for the Office of Cultural Affairs to highlight 25 architecturally significant buildings in the Downtown area. There were 40 or 50 applicants, the best people in town. We didn’t think we had a chance, but we were notified that we were selected. Ryan got to hear how loud I can scream that day. RR: I was pretty excited, too. As a native, I’m so proud to be a part of this city that I love. To be awarded a contract to shoot a highlight reel of what there is to love—it’s too beautiful and heavy. –Molly O’Donnell

For more of our interview with Burkart and Reason, visit lasvegasweekly.com.

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Fantastic voyage

Wisdom, joy and alien furballs at the official Star Trek convention By Erin Ryan

My grandfather is in the very first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, a nameless extra in a scene where humanity is on trial for its savagery. Looking bewildered in a silent close-up, he owns exactly two seconds of the legend that hasn’t stopped sprouting heads since Gene Roddenberry gave it to American culture almost 50 years ago. That episode, “Encounter at Farpoint,” rebooted the Star Trek franchise a few days after my birthday in 1987. I was 8, stoked that my parents let me watch something with giant shape-shifting alien jellyfish and photon torpedoes and a stern Englishman with a gleaming bald head. In the courtroom scene he stands without fear as the crowd jeers and TNG’s charmingly imperious archvillain Q asks if he really wants a “full disclosure of human ugliness.” You can see in his eyes that Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard believes in the good. Patrick Stewart, the brilliant actor who played Picard through seven seasons and four films, must also believe in it, because he’s making his way to the side of the stage to hug a strange woman. In the microphone set up for fans with questions, she’d said, “I’ve waited all of my adult life to meet you,” and asked for a quick squeeze before she dies. Sweet. Creepy. I can relate, and I’m guessing the dude next to me in the “Vulcan in the streets, Klingon in the sheets” T-shirt can, too. But we look like weirdos in this ferociously costumed wing of the Rio, where the official 2015 Star Trek convention is on its fourth and final day of fandom overload. I didn’t bring my Picard doll or my communicator pin, but I am nerding out on the inside. This character helped teach me about honor, love, loss and drinking songs. I really did grow up with him, and somehow, Stewart’s face hasn’t changed. The 75-year-old tells us about his reunion hangover and endur-

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ing friendships with his co-stars (backing it up later when he plants a kiss on LeVar Burton), as well as a humiliating night at the craps table, his wife’s music, his childhood experience with and work on domestic violence, his new Starz project Blunt Talk, and the two times he begged off dirty lines in American Dad! We laugh mercilessly when he has no idea that Kelsey Grammar once appeared on TNG, hundreds yelling the episode’s name in unison. These people know more about the show than he does. The best defense is that more than any on-screen moment or molecule of Star Trek’s universe, he loves its soul. “It’s always about something,” Stewart says. There’s a lot of sci-fi. There’s not a lot of sci-fi that makes a city planner shave her head just to appear as alien hottie Lieutenant Ilia, or a dad to spend hours helping his kids transform into a Borg drone and a fat pink Tribble, or a balloon artist to build a massive Klingon Bird of Prey. The pop-culture is powerful, but I think the phenomenon of Star Trek is about its humanity. An Irish woman steps to the mic to talk to George “Sulu” Takei not about his adventures in fake space, but about her gratitude that he fights for equality. We’re still proving our case as a species, and this proud piece of theater has always gotten it. Outside the speaker hall, there’s a wall-sized canvas print of the scene from the original series where Captain Kirk is buried in a pile of Tribbles. I sit on the floor and start covering my legs with the display’s dozens of battery-powered furballs. Their shepherd claps, and they purr violently until my whole body feels like it’s in an energy beam. It’s pure, ridiculous joy. So very Trek. And if Grandpa left me even one second of ownership, I’m rich.

photographs by bill hughes & Steve marcus

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> grand illusion Brian Henry’s design on the digital cube above SLS’ Center Bar.

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Tourists stand near the main entrance of SLS fixated and jaw-dropped, watching a digitally animated duck float on the giant LED cube above the Center Bar. Appearing three-dimensional, the illusion creates a rare moment when gawkers are too spellbound to pull out their camera-phones. Brian Henry smiles.

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This is his doing. The anamorphic duck designed for the 32-by-18-by-4-foot multisided LED screen follows his earlier design for it—a woman’s legs seductively swinging down from the projected water above, larger than life. There’s no doubt that this town blazes in digital, but even with all the high-def conversation clamoring for attention on massive displays up and down the Strip, the cube and its 2.1 million pixels, angled to provide a 3D mirage, take branding and digital entertainment to a new level. “It’s fun to pursue something that’s cool and supports the brand but doesn’t have a direct marketing approach,” Henry says. “Something that’s beautiful and smart, but doesn’t have to slap you over the head.” In New York City’s Times Square, LED screens several stories high—including one that covers an entire city block— combine color, movement and engineering with the sophisticated design that defines competitive digital advertising. Companies throughout the world are developing supersigns, proclaiming “the largest” or “highest resolution” vehicles for visual content that’s stirring and sharp. The pylons and marquees of Las Vegas play a similar role, most serving as brands

for properties as they battle the next sign (and next sign) for eyeballs. At SLS, 3D projection mapping on two building exteriors presents abstract colors rhythmically pulsating or futuristic figures playing with energy fields. “Technology has been a cornerstone of the guest experience at SLS Las Vegas since its initial conception, from the groundbreaking 3D mapping at Foxtail Pool to the digital Starck Frames and main registration desk,” says SLS vice president of marketing Jared Rapier. “These installations complement SLS’ whimsical design and turn the resort into an ever-evolving work of art. The Center Bar is no different, and the international attention it has received demonstrates how the classic Las Vegas attraction has been adopted for the next generation of techsavvy destinations.” So Henry is in the right place at the right time. His understanding of the nuances of design developed over a career that began right out of high school, when the native Las Vegan took a job at Anchor Gaming photographing facades of iconic hotels and sketching them—images that would eventually be stamped onto commemorative Silver Strike gaming tokens.

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At 38, his imprint is all over the Boulevard: the more than 300-foot full-motion LED sign at the Harmon Corner that he co-designed with Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO), the 260-foot vertically oriented Aria marquee, the Linq’s digital sign and lighting schemes on its hotel’s Vortex Roof Deck. Henry even programmed the synchronized luminescence of the Swarovski crystal starburst at the Grand Bazaar Shops in front of Bally’s. The 14-foot sculpture, jutting from the top of the Swarovski boutique, has more than 1,800 choreographed points of light. This is from someone who believed he’d need to move to LA to have a creative career in art and design, but learned he could carve a niche in Las Vegas’ evolution from neon and argon and static marquees to building-sized animated and lighting sequences. As a student at Las Vegas Academy in the 1990s, he had in his backyard a city legendary for its sculpted neon art framed by the dark, one that has transformed into a landscape of 24-hour high-definition video advertising—sophisticated and carefully programmed televisions overcoming the night sky. “Digital signage is the medium of the contemporary Las Vegas skyline,” says Danielle Kelly, executive director of the Neon Museum. “The sheer volume of information that can be communicated through digital is breathtaking and malleable. Not only is the content relayed on a sign key to articulating the personality of a property, but how that information is conveyed visually articulates the personality and flavor of the place.” She adds that Henry “has had a hand in many of the freshest, most creative and most on-point environmental lighting designs in Las Vegas.”

> SEE THE LIGHT Henry silhouetted by his installation at the Greetings from Las Vegas pop-up gallery; (below) one of his designs on Aria’s marquee.

* * * * * As a child growing up here, Henry knew Fremont Street when cars drove up and down the gash of neon that yawned up into the sky. Now that stretch is covered with one of the largest LED video screens in world, literally blending past and present signage and mirroring the evolution of Las Vegas, a narrative that includes designers like Henry. “My main drive was wanting to do something creative and artistic,” he says. “I could draw something that looked like a photo if I wanted to, but where’s the next step? After his stint at Anchor Gaming, Henry spent 15 years with the esteemed YESCO. He worked in its interior sign division, first screen-printing belly glass on gaming machines and then designing animated sequences, leading him to work on some of the biggest projects at noted megaresorts. In 2013, he went independent with Brian Henry Design. Now he collaborates with YESCO while tackling solo projects, always tapping into the next thing. That sentiment mirrors his approach to his personal artwork. He has created digital pieces for exhibits at the Life Is Beautiful Festival (where he whited out manmade elements in video footage of Nevada natural landscapes) and Trifecta Gallery. His Machina ex Machina at Trifecta in 2012 involved a computer program in which the

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machine went through a daily routine of waking itself up, creating an image every 30 seconds and saving it, resulting in thousands of computer-generated abstract works that could be ordered as one-of-a-kinds for print. Trifecta Gallery owner Marty Walsh later said that Henry’s show of parametric works was one of her favorites during her 11 years of operation, that for her it had one of the biggest impacts. Henry and his wife, fash-

ion designer Jennifer Henry (they met as teenagers working at Anchor Gaming), also had a studio and gallery in the Arts Factory for three years where they collaborated on art projects. More recently, he’s collaborated with internationally recognized American artist Peter Wegner, whose work is in the permanent collections of major museums on both coasts. Henry says his concentration on art projects is entirely separate from his commercial work. “I don’t want to compromise my personal explorations,” he says. “That comes from absolutely compromising on the other side.” His career is such that if he’s on the Strip chatting with someone and they ask, “So, what do you do?” the answer is easy. GATEWAY BY L.E. BASKOW; ARIA BY BRIAN HENRY

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he words “can i say” are emblazoned across Travis Barker’s chest. They’re woven into a tapestry of ink covering his slender body, from an ethereal Virgin Mary floating atop his head, to the word “Lover” curling over his abdomen, to a sunburst-backed tribute to DJ AM on his left thigh. He’s so accustomed to going under the gun that the jabbing needle doesn’t really hurt anymore. A small anchor sits under one eye, a star under the other. A photo from January shows Barker smiling at the center of a small crowd as two artists tattoo both of his arms at the same time. You’d never know by looking at him, but some of his ink is missing, literally burned off in the 2008 plane crash that killed four and left Barker and Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein critically injured. If you can read Barker’s story on his skin, it’s in the blank spaces, too. Not all of his tattoos are symbolic. Some have been spontaneous. Some were an insurance policy against joining the real world. “I think by the time I was 17 I had neck tattoos and tattoos on my hands,” says the now 39-year-old Barker. “I figured making it so that I couldn’t get a normal job would

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really force me into doing and committing to what I really loved, which was playing music.” * * * * * Barker’s musical origin story scans like the plot of an underdog movie. He grew up in Fontana, California, a largely Hispanic city an hour east of Los Angeles known as the founding place of the Hells Angels and a major trucking hub. After high school, he was playing music and working as a garbage man in Laguna Beach when ska superhero band the Aquabats asked him to fill in and eventually join the group. Barker’s big break: Performing as Baron von Tito while wearing the Aquabats’ signature spandex. It wasn’t until he decamped for Blink-182 in 1998, however, that Barker became a household name. The oft-shirtless drummer was the heart of Blink’s irreverent poppunk glory days, often credited as the group’s most talented musician. Pounding out tracks like “What’s My Age Again?” and “All the Small Things” off five-time multi-platinum record Enema of the State, he helped catapult the trio into mainstream consciousness. Suddenly, the tattooed boys of Blink-182 were running through

Barker, he adds, is “a great technithe streets naked for music videos cian. ... He’s not necessarily stuck and playing in heavy rotation on in one style.” MTV. Looking back, Barker says Nor one band. Barker has they didn’t have time to digest teamed up with Rancid’s Tim their new fame. Playing more than Armstrong on punk-rap project the 200 shows a year, “you’re just in Transplants and partnered with DJ it. You’re doing what you always AM to form mash-up super-duo did, you’re just doing more of it. It TRV$DJAM. He recorded with didn’t really even soak in.” Southern hip-hop artist Yelawolf, Their 2001 follow-up, Take Off releasing a 2012 EP of raw rock-rap Your Pants and Jacket, debuted at backed by marching-band snare No. 1. But by 2005, internal tenand helicopter beats, and sions had taken their toll Barker’s 2011 solo album, and Blink-182 announced Give the Drummer Some, an “indefinite hiatus.” GIVE THE features a laundry list of Barker used the opporDRUMMER guests, including Pharrell tunity to focus on side SOME Williams, Lil Wayne and projects. He starred in Meet Launches Slash. In recent years, he the Barkers, the MTV realAugust 18, has played alongside DJs ity show that trailed new10:30 p.m., like A-Trak for nightclub lyweds Barker and former $40+ men; crowds. Miss USA Shanna Moakler $30+ women. “[Barker] chooses to as they raised their son, Hyde play a very aggressive went through a second Bellagio, style, but he’s got the abilpregnancy and dealt with 702-693ity to be flexible within the dramas of celebrity 8700. that context,” Doerschuk life, like $10,000 Christmas says. “I think he works trees and custom furniture hard to understand snafus. He also explored what’s going on out there in the other genres, building an envious music scene. He doesn’t want to be roster of collaborators from across a dinosaur. He always seems to be the musical spectrum. on the cutting edge.” “A lot of drummers are specialToday, that edge isn’t about ists. They just sort of play one seeking fresh collaborators to spin style,” says Drum! magazine’s while he plays or recording with Editor-in-Chief Andy Doerschuk.

> bringing the beat Barker says his career in music is â€œbeyond what I ever thought was imaginable.â€?

photograph by Jeremy Deputat

> STICKING WITH IT Barker’s sound is still aggressive, but it has matured and diversified over the years.

the latest hip-hop star. On August 18, Barker will launch a new phase in his career with the debut of Give the Drummer Some, an ongoing gig at Hyde that is the intimate nightclub’s first official artist residency. A unique mix of DJing and live drumming, the show will find Barker behind a complex rig that includes a cocktail drum kit, electronic drums and DJ gear. The illuminated setup will change color with the beat. “It’s kind of like live remixing any songs that I play in my set either with the turntables or my drum kit,” he explains of the new vector for his danceable playlist, ranging from Kanye West and Lil Jon to Tiësto and Steve Aoki. “It’s actually really difficult. It’s busier than any other set I have.” Barker played a trial run of sorts during the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight weekend, which went off as an unequivocal success and spawned the deal to play six dates between

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now and March 2016. “It was all the songs that people wanted to hear, and then his drumming on top of that added a level of energy that was unparalleled,” says Hyde Director of Operations Ryan Klaasen. “It was probably the best song selection and energy we’ve seen from Hyde in quite a long time.” * * * * * I remember another party more than six years ago when Barker brought it in front of a Vegas crowd and the place went crazy. It was mid-2009, and less than a year earlier on September 19, 2008, a chartered jet carrying Barker and DJ AM had crashed upon takeoff in South Carolina, bursting into flames and killing four. The only survivors were the two musicians, who escaped the wreckage in critical condition and came through the trauma even closer friends. “Sixty-five percent of my body

was burnt, and I had tons of injuries that were supposed to be, ya know, forever,” Barker says. He underwent 16 surgeries and almost had a foot amputated, according to Rolling Stone. For a while his dominant left hand was numb. There were moments, Barker says, when he wasn’t sure he’d ever drum the same way again. “You get in the mind-set where you’re going to push through and you’re not going to let anything restrict you. You’re actually going to surpass what they say you might not be able to do.” That’s what happened at the Palms that day in 2009, when Barker joined AM for his Friday night residency at Rain. I remember watching the duo share the stage, facing each other and working in tandem. Barker layered drums on top of AM’s records until the soundtrack built into raucous celebration that shook the rafters. Sweating, jamming, putting every-

thing into their performance, the two men seemed to be declaring their survival in musical form. It was one helluva party. Later that year AM was found dead in his New York City apartment. An accidental overdose. Barker was once again left as the survivor, grappling with everything that meant and the loss of his best friend. “When he was gone? Whoa. I locked myself in and only went out to do shows,” Barker told the Daily Beast in 2011. “I didn’t want to leave the inside of a hotel.” But the trauma of the plane crash and that year had a faint silver lining. It brought Blink-182 back together. Older, perhaps wiser and definitely more tattooed, the trio went on tour and even recorded a new album. But old tensions bubbled up, side projects exerted their pull and earlier this year, Barker and bassist Mark Hoppus issued a statement that guitarist Tom DeLonge had left Blink182 for good. “When we did get back together after my plane crash, we only got back together, I don’t know, maybe because I almost died,” Barker told Rolling Stone in January. “But [DeLonge] didn’t even listen to mixes or masterings from [2011’s Neighborhoods]. He didn’t even care about it. Why Blink even got back together in the first place is questionable.” Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba has replaced DeLonge for recent dates, and there’s talk of him joining Hoppus and Barker in the studio to record a new Blink-182 album. The drummer seems energized by the band’s new blood, but today his calendar is full of other projects and collaborations. He’s running his clothing line, Famous Stars and Straps, working on another solo album, mugging for Instagram photos with his two kids and preparing for the release of a memoir this fall whose title echoes those words on his chest: Can I Say? As the drummer nears 40, it seems he is having his say, cementing an identity that long ago moved beyond riotous poppunk and pranky antics. His drumming is no less aggressive, it’s just harder to classify. More diverse. More mature. During a quiet moment last Monday afternoon, Barker sums it all up nonchalantly over the phone. “I just wanted to find a way to make enough money to eat, sleep and play drums,” he says. “I surpassed that goal years ago, but it’s funny because it’s still very simple for me. I do what I love and I love what I do. It’s beyond what I ever thought was imaginable.”

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> DOUBLE TROUBLE Red and Meth return to Foxtail for Greystone Sundays.

HOT SPOTS BORGEOUS AT TAO BEACH LA and Vegas staple

Borgeous, who last week released “Lovestruck” with Mike Hawkins on the tail of previous hit “Zero Gravity” with Lights, has played most recently at Drai’s and pops up at Tao Beach this week. August 13, 11 a.m., $20+ men, $10+ women.

FLO RIDA & SHAGGY AT DRAI’S

Number of gospelsinging sisters Tramar Dillard (aka Flo Rida) has.

If this oddly matched pair of chart-topping rapper/vocalists seems an odd fit at Drai’s, have no fear: This is 98.5 KLUC radio’s SPF (Summer Pool Fiesta) concert. Proceed with fiesta-ing. August 15, 10:30 p.m., $70+ men, $50+ women.

BALL AT ARTISAN Artisan Afterhours teams up with Shade Society for this indoor/outdoor, visual art-oriented event featuring two stages, glow-go dancers, half-off drinks and DJs JustIN Key, Danny Coker, EJ tha DJ, Jupiter Jay, Jeremy Espinosa and more. August 15, 11 p.m., $10, no cover for locals and ladies.

GREYSTONE SUNDAYS WITH METHOD MAN & REDMAN AT FOXTAIL Advancing his upcoming

album The Meth Lab, Method Man just dropped new single “The Purple Tape” with pals Raekwon and Inspectah Deck. Catch him with his non-Wu runningmate Redman at Foxtail’s latest Sunday hip-hop show. August 16, 10:30 p.m., $33+ men, $22+ women.

MASQUERADE DITCH FRIDAYS WITH NATALIE LA ROSE AT PALMS POOL The Whitney-sampling “Somebody” put her

on the map, but we prefer Natalie La Rose’s latest track, the sultry, clubbier “Around the World” with Fetty Wap. You’ll hear both at Ditch Fridays. August 14, noon, $20+ men, $10+ women. TRITONAL PRESENTS TRITONIA 100 AT MARQUEE

CHARLI XCX AT REHAB British popster Charli XCX, who’s playing with Fun’s Jack Antonoff in the Charli and Jack Do America tour, always seems to have fun boom-clapping her way around Vegas. Find her heating up Rehab on Sunday, with DJ Loczi. August 16, 11 a.m., $40+ men, $20+ women.

Russian producer, Los Angeles resident and World of Warcraft devotee Arty isn’t one of the most frequent Wynn resident DJs, so make haste in planning to catch him at the main event that is Nightswim. August 16, 9:30 p.m., $30+ men, $20+ women. PAUL WALL AT HYDE The night after our coverboy Travis Barker begins his Hyde residency, the Bellagio club and lounge hosts a performance from Houston rapper/grill aficionado Paul Wall for Infamous Wednesdays, with DJ D-Miles. August 19, 10:30 p.m., $30+ men, $20+ women.

CLUB HOPPING Nightlife News & Notes The Downtown warehouse nicknamed the Candy Factory, a popular rave venue in the late 1990s that hosted dance parties as recently as June 2014, may soon face the wrecking ball. Plans associated with Project Neon’s reconfiguration of the nearby Spaghetti Bowl call for the Industrial Road parcel to be cleared, and sources close to the building say eminent domain negotiations have begun. –Mike Prevatt Have you been meaning to get back to the original Vegas pool party? Make your way to Rehab on August 15 when the Las Vegas Film Festival hosts a party for documentary Beats4Tanner, which tells the story of aspiring DJ and producer Tanner Seebaum, who passed in 2013 after battling brain cancer. Proceeds from the film and the party, headlined by Flux Pavilion, will benefit Ependymoma brain research. D.C. rapper and recent Michelle Obama collaborator (it was a panel on higher education) Wale returns to Vegas with a series of performances at Chateau on August 22, September 13 and October 30. Speaking of October, it’s never too early to start planning for Halloween, and not just what costume you’ll choose this year. Save your great ideas and your 31st for the 20th anniversary edition of the legendary Fetish & Fantasy Halloween Ball, which returns to the Hard Rock Hotel. –Brock Radke

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Texas dance duo Chad Cisneros and David Reed are recording the 100th installment of their epic podcast Tritonia at Marquee Friday, with guest DJs and labelmates Estiva and Juventa along for the ride. August 14, 10 p.m., $40+ men, $20+ women.

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> FUN-DER THE RADAR Daytime at Flamingo’s Go Pool, and night at the Golden Nugget’s Tank.

Check out these sweet daylife options before summer is gone Is this the year of the dayclub? New pool-party options spring up every summer, but this year has been special. Mega-spots Encore Beach Club, Wet Republic and Marquee Dayclub are chugging along, as are long-established day parties at Tao Beach, Ditch Fridays at the Palms and Rehab at the Hard Rock. And Daylight and Drai’s have come into their own this season, highlighted by innovative programming. But there are poolside shenanigans worth exploring beyond the big casino dayclubs. Here are three interesting daytime venues that provide an alternative to the majors, each of them on the rise. GO POOL AT FLAMINGO Even the oldest casino on the Strip has a dayclub. For the past four years, Flamingo’s understandably tropical 15-acre retreat has been slowly morphing into what feels like a more low-key version of Rehab. Familiar names like Loczi, Michael Toast and Eric Forbes work the DJ rotation at Go Pool, and things get a little wild during special events like last week’s Bubba Sparxxx-hosted bootyshaking contest. It’s something of a hidden gem on the Strip, easy fun.

And since the Flamingo continues to make improvements and tweaks every season, it just keeps getting better. Standard cover: $25. THE TANK AT GOLDEN NUGGET

Downtown daylife? Believe it. While the somewhat famous pool at the Golden Nugget is typically less clublike and more of a resort attraction—a three-story waterslide blasts swimmers through a shark tank—there are luxurious cabanas armed with flatscreens and host service, DJs spin-

ning Thursday to Saturday, a separate infinity pool and the H2O bar at the Hideout, the third-level deck overlooking all the action. With its mostly enclosed, old-school architecture, this pool is very different from almost any other hotel’s, and the Golden Nugget has gotten into the act with monthly nightswims. Standard cover: $25. RADIUS AT STRATOSPHERE The Strat’s 24th-floor, 21-and-over, European-bathing friendly pool is brand new, having just opened for full-

time operations in May. Its incomparable views might not even be the best part. The intimate atmosphere is refreshing, the terrific pan-Asian food is shipped up from McCall’s steakhouse and the Sunset Happy Hour is ridiculous, offering $3 domestics, $4 crafts and $5 you-call-it. DJs take over Thursday to Sunday. Relax with the signature Toasted Coconut rum cocktail (served in a toasted coconut) and allow your idea of the Stratosphere to be redefined. Standard cover: $15 men, $10 women. –Brock Radke

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“Women,” says Stella Carlin, the charmingly enigmatic inmate played by Ruby Rose on Season 3 of Orange is the New Black, the word loaded with sarcasm. ¶ “And you don’t consider yourself a member of that category?” Piper Chapman replies. ¶ “I do, but only because my options are limited.” ¶ It’s here, inside Litchfield Penitentiary’s lingerie factory, that we’re introduced to Stella, Orange’s newest jailbird. Spoiler alert: She ends up involved in Piper’s dirty-panty scheme and as one of her love interests, all while capturing the hearts of viewers everywhere. ¶ On the heels of the show’s success, Rose arrives in Las Vegas to DJ at three Wynn nightclubs through August and September. In a matter of months, the Australian model, actress and DJ has become one hot commodity, loved by lesbians and straight women alike for her impeccable fashion sense and androgynous gender identity. ¶ Rose began her career as an MTV VJ in Australia and has been an outspoken anti-bullying advocate, but her role on the popular Netflix show has given her even greater cult status with an entirely new set of fangirls. Chances are if you’ve seen Season 3, you may have already asked your hair stylist for “the Ruby,” seen Rose’s short film Break Free seven times and started following her (creeping) on Instagram. Who could blame you? ¶ She’ll kick off her Vegas run during the MAGIC convention on August 19 at Surrender, followed by an RUBY ROSE August 23 gig at XS Nightswim and a Labor Day Weekend spot on September 5 at Tryst. AT SURRENDER If she’s as good on the decks as she is at playing a badass convict, you won’t want to August 19, 10:30 miss it. Consider it an excuse to binge-watch Orange is the New Black all over again—as p.m., $45+ men, if you needed one. –Leslie Ventura $35+ women.

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Arts&Entertainment Movies + Music + Art + Food

> INSPIRATIONAL SOUNDS Beats4Tanner tells the story of Tanner Seebaum at this year’s Las Vegas Film Festival.

c o n c e rt s

3 to see Consider these shows as you plan your week Jesus and Mary Chain with Black Ryder As if you needed another reason to see one of the most notorious postpunk bands of the ’80s, the Jesus and Mary Chain are celebrating the 30-year anniversary of 1985 debut album, Psychocandy. Brothers Jim and William Reid will perform the game-changing, reverb-soaked record in its entirety, a defining album that went on to influence ’90s indie giants like My Bloody Valentine. It should be a must-see on every music fan’s list. August 16, 8 p.m., $30-$35, Brooklyn Bowl.

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see LAS VEGAS FILM FESTIVAL The Downtown film festival continues through Sunday at Inspire Theater, with local documentary Beats4Tanner, Sundance favorite Tangerine and several screenings sponsored by the resurrected CineVegas. Through August 16, times and prices vary, lvff.com. TARZAN: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL Bring a blanket (and

a full picnic basket) and enjoy the stage adaptation of Disney’s animated take on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic under the stars at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. Through August 29, Wednesday-Saturday, 8:05 p.m., $12-$20.

admit you’re happy month The Internet says August is a jackpot of weird-ass holidays. If you’re not into admitting you’re happy, why not eat catfish, get an eye exam or be romance-aware during this month of observance? Or get more micro with National Creamsicle Day (August 14) or Bad Poetry Day (August 18)? According to this one odd website, there’s a day for celebrating trail mix, which, even if it’s totally false, is hilarious. holidayinsights.com.

eat & drink SUMMER OF LOVE FARM TABLE DINNER Honey Salt

amps up its monthly communal meal with an all-vegetarian menu by chef Brett Uniss to benefit Green Our Planet, which aims to build an educational garden at a local elementary school. August 17, 6 p.m., $55, reservations at 702-445-6100.

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brent holmes artist talk Sin City Gallery features the local painter/photographer in its artisttalk lineup, opening the floodgates for an amusing discussion of art … and everything else. August 13, 7 p.m., free.

one and his merry band of funkmasters are headed for Brooklyn Bowl. Not to knock down pins, but to knock our socks off with a sound that could be from the past—or another planet. August 18, 9 p.m., $33.

The Drums with Froth The second show of the Bunkhouse Series features Jonathan Pierce and Jacob Graham, who took over indierock playlists with their self-titled debut and sophomore follow-up Portamento. The group’s latest effort, 2014’s Encylopedia, marked its first album recorded entirely as a duo, plus a surprising turn into more experimental territory. August 18, 9 p.m., $16.50, Sayers Club at SLS. Of Monsters and Men It’s been four years since “Little Talks” hit airwaves, and now the folk-pop group is back with its sophomore LP, Beneath the Skin. The Game of Thrones-ish video for lead single “Crystals” is a magical visual experience backed by galloping drums and cinematic production. Singer Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir enchants throughout the video with her sorceress-inspired costumes and icy-smooth vocals—if that track is any indication, the group’s live show should be nothing short of a kaleidoscopic spectacle. August 13, 8 p.m., $35, Boulevard Pool at Cosmopolitan. –Leslie Ventura

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Under the mullet

Despite the dismal track record of TV shows about music, Jagger and Scorsese give me hope By Smith Galtney I already can’t wait for 2015 to end, thanks to two upcoming TV shows that I’m literally being teased with. Netflix is prepping The Get Down, created by Baz Luhrmann and Shawn Ryan, and HBO just released a trailer for Vinyl, courtesy of Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger. Both will debut next year. Both are music-related dramas set in ’70s-era NYC, using the emergence of punk and disco and hip-hop as a backdrop. As much as I wanna squeal with excitement, I’m trying not to get my hopes up, because 95 percent of all music shows on TV suck. The latest disappointment is Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, FX’s new half-hour comedy created by Denis Leary. He plays Johnny Rock, the debauched lead singer of The Heathens, a band that was on the verge of breaking big in the early ’90s, only to self-destruct and break up the day its debut album came out. Now it’s 2015 and Johnny’s got no money and no prospects, until the daughter he never knew he had shows up with lots of cash and dreams of becoming a rock star. As she and Johnny scramble to get the ol’ gang back together, hijinks ensue …

> TV ROCKS? Leary’s Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll falters.

But not really. Even if you think someone mistaking Cascade for cocaine is edgy, comedy gold, S&D&R&R has one fatal problem. We’re supposed to believe that this Johnny Rock is an underappreciated genius. Dave Grohl even shows up to declare, “There wouldn’t be a Nirvana without The Heathens.” But Leary’s mullet wig looks ridiculous. The archival footage from the glory days is laughable. And if the name Johnny Rock wasn’t bad enough, there’s a guitarist named Flash, a bassist nicknamed Rehab and a drummer called—wait for it—Bam Bam. When they all tune up and count off in the studio, there’s the inevitable Hollywood moment when everyone leans in and gives that slow-burn nod

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Down, just because the idea of Baz Luhrmann bedazzling the Bronx the way he bedazzled The Great Gatsby seems like a disaster. But the trailer for Vinyl is a perfect wet dream. Lots of white powders, dirty New York streets, a band that looks modeled on the New York Dolls, and—for whatever reason—the ghost of Bo Diddley? Better yet, the art directors have sidestepped the kitschy colors we’ve seen in countless ’70s movies in favor of the decade’s more timeless elements (charcoal suits, woodpaneled interiors, metallic hi-fi equipment). Dear God, please please PLEASE let this show be great. I’ll still watch if it’s not, of course. When music shows misfire, there’s nothing more fun to hate-watch.

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> standoff Cops hassle the future members of N.W.A.

FILM

Spy hard The Man From U.N.C.L.E. goes overboard on style

FILM

Fiery but familiar

Straight Outta Compton is an impassioned but formulaic musical biopic By Mike D’Angelo of what’s shown; it’s unlikely, for example, that “F*ck Studio movies require years of development, Tha Police” was written in the immediate aftermath so the makers of Straight Outta Compton, which of a humiliating encounter between the group and tells the story of the seminal hip-hop group N.W.A., the LAPD. Still, it plays well, and the film starts to feel couldn’t possibly have known how timely the film more exacting in its middle stretch, which is largely a would feel upon its release. America has reached series of contract disputes in which the gang discovers peak “F*ck Tha Police” sentiment over the last that they’ve been royally screwed over by their year or so, which makes it spine-tinglingly manager (Paul Giamatti). cathartic to watch Ice Cube (played as a After N.W.A. acrimoniously splits up in young man by his dead-ringer son, O’Shea aaacc 1991, Straight Outta Compton—which still Jackson Jr.) angrily spit lines like “They STRAIGHT has nearly an hour to go—starts to lose have the authority to kill a minority.” That OUTTA focus. While director F. Gary Gray (Friday, sense of prescient urgency lends weight to COMPTON what is otherwise a fairly standard-issue O’Shea Jackson Set It Off, The Italian Job) keeps the energy level high, and there’s a degree of rubmusical biopic—which is to say, a film that, Jr., Corey bernecking pleasure in watching the fordespite its emphasis on rhythm, sometimes Hawkins, mer friends publicly attack each other, the has difficulty finding a rhythm of its own Jason Mitchell. film’s final third feels less like a culmination over the course of its slightly bloated two Directed by than like a very protracted epilogue. Eazyand a half hours. F. Gary Gray. Opening in 1986, Straight Outta Compton is Rated R. Opens E’s death from AIDS in 1995 gets clumsily foreshadowed with Significant Coughing at its best during the “rise” section of its tra- Friday. (always a harbinger of doom in the movjectory, chronicling the foundation of N.W.A. ies), and producer Suge Knight (R. Marcus by Ice Cube, Andre “Dr. Dre” Young (Corey Taylor) takes on such prominence that it starts to Hawkins) and a drug dealer turned rapper named feel as if he might hijack the movie. In real life, Eric “Eazy-E” Wright (Jason Mitchell, in an electriN.W.A. burned furiously for a short time. This biopic fying performance). Because this is an authorized accurately reproduces the flame, but then spends too biopic—the real Dre and Cube are credited as producmuch time rooting through the ashes. ers—there’s a “print the legend” implausibility to much

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There’s a killer car chase at the beginning of Guy Ritchie’s zippy but empty feature-film version of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., with grim KGB agent Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) pursuing suave CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) through the streets of East Berlin, as Solo attempts to get Gaby Teller (Alicia Vikander), the daughter of a German scientist, safely across the Berlin Wall. It’s fast-paced, funny and easy to follow. Kuryakin projects unstoppable menace, Solo and Gaby banter playfully, and everyone’s motivations are simple and clear. The movie stalls out after that, and for the next two hours Ritchie throws buckets of style onto the screen but fails to generate an interesting plot or bring any further dimensions to the characaabcc ters. The short-tempered THE MAN Kuryakin and the smoothFROM talking Solo are forced to U.N.C.L.E. work together by their Henry Cavill, respective governments, in Armie Hammer, order to track down rogue Alicia Vikander. former Nazis on the verge of Directed by Guy acquiring a nuclear bomb, Ritchie. Rated and they need Gaby’s family PG-13. Opens connections to do it. Set in Friday. the 1960s, the same era as the TV series it’s based on, U.N.C.L.E. is filled with gorgeous outfits, lavish locations, lively music and attractive performers, but its pleasures are entirely superficial, and they peter out fairly quickly. The plot is full of twists and yet lacks any sense of urgency, and Ritchie further confuses the narrative by frequently leaving essential bits out of certain scenes, only to flash back to them mere minutes later as if revealing some shocking new development. Instead of making the characters seem ingenious, it just makes Ritchie seem like he thinks the audience is dumb. None of the action sequences can top the opening car chase, although there are plenty of explosions and fights and further chases as the film goes on. Ritchie throws in extensive use of split-screen and even some flashy variations on subtitles, but he and co-writer Lionel Wigram still can’t make the plot more engaging. The banter, refreshingly glib at first, ends up being just as hollow as the scenery. The characters make plenty of quips, but they never manage to say anything. –Josh Bell

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> CLEANING UP Cast members of Show Me a Hero.

The fake housewives Three questions with Danielle Schneider and Dannah Phirman, creators/ co-stars of The Hotwives of Las Vegas What made Las Vegas the right setting for the second edition of your Real Housewives parody? We did the first season in Orlando, and we wanted to go bigger and badder. When you think of money and high highs and low lows, you think of Vegas. Vegas is a town you go to to make your dreams come true. A lot of what these kind of characters are trying to do is get famous and rich, and so Vegas seems like a great town to explore that.

An American tragedy

Show Me a Hero explores the consequences of taking a stand By Josh Bell When it focuses on the tragedy of Nick Wasicsko, HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero dramatizes a fight Hero is fascinating, with Simon and co-writer William F. over housing desegregation in Yonkers, New York, with Zorzi tying together the personal and the political in an white residents and politicians vehemently opposing intelligent and often heartbreaking way. But the series is a court-ordered program to build 200 units of lowless successful when it comes to the various supporting income housing in predominantly white neighborcharacters, despite a top-notch cast that includes Alfred hoods. You might imagine that this happened in the Molina, Winona Ryder and Catherine Keener, wake of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, among others. Simon and Zorzi have the most but the events depicted in Hero took place in the late ’80s and early ’90s, as part of a case that aaacc trouble with one of the former’s typical strengths: wasn’t settled until 2007. SHOW ME stories of everyday people caught up in circumstances beyond their control. Hero’s depictions of The Wire creator David Simon takes a typically A HERO public-housing residents are full of clichés, from meticulous approach to the material, based on Lisa August 16, drug abuse to unwed motherhood, and those charBelkin’s 1999 nonfiction book, and at its best Hero 23, 30, 8 acters never end up fully realized. is like an entire series built around the city hall p.m., HBO. The direction from filmmaker Paul Haggis intrigue on The Wire. At the center of that intrigue is (Crash, Third Person) can be heavy-handed at Nick Wasicsko (Oscar Isaac), elected Yonkers mayor times (especially in its overuse of Bruce Springsteen (and the youngest big-city mayor in the country) just as the songs), although not nearly as much as in Haggis’ movhousing battle is reaching its crescendo. Caught between ies. Like all of Simon’s work, Hero aims to tell a uniquely angry constituents and an intractable judge who threatens American story, to shine a harsh light on injustice and the to bankrupt the city if it doesn’t comply, Wasicsko ends people affected by it. More often than not, it manages to up doing the right thing by default, essentially killing his do just that. political career in the process.

How familiar were you with THE Vegas before HOTWIVES OF writing this seaLAS VEGAS son? Well, we are Episodes prein our 30s, so we’ve miere Tuesdays been to a few bachstarting August elorette parties at 18 on Hulu. this point. Nine out of 10 of them have been in Vegas, so we’ve had some experience. We felt like we had drunkenly done the research in our 20s. How much were you able to shoot in Vegas? We were there for three days. We shot on a Friday night on the Strip, with all of us in our ridiculous costumes and outfits. People were just coming up to us and talking to us and taking pictures of [co-star] Angela Kinsey without asking, in the middle of the scene. Random people are not shy in Vegas. Most of them are wasted. –Josh Bell

FILM

The devastating effects of drug cartels in Mexico have been explored in a number of documentaries in recent years, but Matthew Heineman’s Cartel Land takes a new approach, focusing not on cartels or government officials, but on two very different vigilante groups. The impacts of the two groups are far from equal, which makes the movie a little lopsided, as it moves from the Arizona-Mexico border, where a group called Arizona Border Recon patrols for drug smugglers, to the Mexican state of Michoacán, where the vigilante group Autodefensas becomes so powerful that it resembles the heavily armed paramilitary cartels it’s ostensibly trying to combat. Heineman gets astonishingly close to heated gun battles in Mexico, and he uses careful editing to show how both groups are ultimately almost as ruthless and menacing as the criminals they are up against. Cartel Land is a vivid and sometimes infuriating portrait of a seemingly unwinnable battle. –Josh Bell

Vigilante justice

aaabc CARTEL LAND Directed by Matthew Heineman. Rated R. Opens Friday.

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> THE GOOD FIGHT Taylor Goldsmith’s voice soared in the intimate Sayers Club.

Slow and steady Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams starts shaky but finishes strong

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Rare harmony

With grace and stamina, Dawes kicks off the Bunkhouse Series By Chris Bitonti

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DAWES BY wade vandervort; LUCINDA WILLIAMS BY ERIK KABIK

Spent in Los Angeles” to the set-staple cover of “Fisherman’s “May all your favorite bands stay together.” It’s a Blues” to the band’s most recognized tune, “When My Time fitting toast from Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith on Comes.” But newest album All Your Favorite Bands is the Saturday night, echoing the title of the LA folk-rockers’ dominant flavor, played nearly in its entirety with an easy latest record and tapping into the grateful energy of a confidence. Maybe that’s because it was road-tested and band and a crowd that almost missed each other. recorded almost entirely live. It’s a tribute to the abilities of After the July closing of Downtown’s beloved these musicians that they’re still able to reinvent the Bunkhouse, Dawes and a couple dozen other songs so compellingly. scheduled shows were suddenly homeless. But Songs are sped up, jams are extended and the most of them will go on under these shimmering aaaac signature Dawes sound of a clean, bright guitar lights in the SLS’ stripped-down Sayers Club, saved DAWES pushed just to the brink of distortion sweeps from the fire as the Bunkhouse Series (of which August through the crowd during the marathon two-hour Las Vegas Weekly’s parent company, Greenspun 8, Sayers set. Brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith slay Media Group, is a sponsor). Club at with their harmony, voices fusing and compoundThe room is full for this kickoff performance, SLS. ing and marking the evening with a memorable with around 200 attendees. But considering tenor reminiscent of LA bands gone by. that Dawes’ last Vegas show happened on Life With the success of opening night, it’s impossible not Is Beautiful’s main stage—and that they just played to get excited about the Bunkhouse Series’ upcoming Bonnaroo—it feels like a secret treat to see the Americana lineup. Getting face to face with groups like Doomtree, outfit in this intimate setting. Sayers Club has dropped its Melvins and The Polyphonic Spree doesn’t happen often ultra-lounge persona for a pure music-hall experience, anywhere, let alone in Las Vegas, where indie rock’s good the open floor snugging right up to the stage. fight continues. Dawes is generous with familiar favorites, from “Time

Maybe it was the Wednesday night booking, or maybe it was the nearly 20 years that have passed since her biggest album was released, or maybe it was just that Vegas is a terrible market for alt-country performers. Whatever the reason, there wasn’t much of an audience for singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams’ show at Brooklyn Bowl, and even the venue apparently forgot about her for a while, as she detailed in a long story about having to walk from her hotel to the show when no one arrived to pick her up. Underappreciated though she might have been by Vegas as a whole, Williams got plenty of appreciation from the people who did show up, and while she started the concert a bit shaky, by the end she was aaacc smiling and rousing LUCINDA the audience to sing WILLIAMS along with a cover of August 5, Neil Young’s “Rockin’ Brooklyn Bowl. in the Free World.” In the preceding two hours, Williams was sometimes awkward (especially whenever she was without her guitar) and lethargic, and she sounded a bit like someone’s doddering aunt while recounting her difficulties getting to the show. But even if she wasn’t always energetic, her singing was consistently strong, and she delivered a varied set stretching back to her 1988 self-titled album and forward to her excellent 2014 release Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone. At 62, Williams may move a little slower and have to rely on printed lyric sheets, but her voice has had a weathered, haunted quality since she was in her 30s, and age has only made her vocals richer and more resonant. Backing band (and show opener) Buick 6 complemented her singing with impressive musicianship, enjoying a deserved showcase on an extended coda to “Are You Down.” Whatever energy Williams lacked, they made up for it. –Josh Bell

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SUPERGROUP: COCO JENKINS Everyone’s favorite bassist picks her ultimate crew to take on MGMT’s “Electric Feel” BY JASON HARRIS

Here’s how it works: I ask a local musician to pick three favorite ( famous) songs. Then I choose one and ask the artist to piece together the dream (local) band with which he or she would cover it. The catch: The musician can’t have been in a band with any of them—ever. This supergroup has to be brand new.

Lead Vocals: Lady Reiko (Lady Reiko and The Sin City Prophets) “I love a strong, gritty, alto voice, and Reiko definitely has all those qualities.”

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Bass: A.J. Johnson (host of the Funk Jam) “A.J. would totally funk up the bass line of this song, plus he’s an overall great guy who always wants to spread positivity.”

Guitar: Diego, aka Damo Obrigado (the now defunct Dopamine Flux) “He’s big in the psychedelic scene. His flavor would be extra-weird. He has a million pedals. He’s a music nerd. He is my eclectic half times 10.”

Since the debut of this column more than a year ago, no musician has been chosen for more supergroups than Rhyme N Rhythm bassist CoCo Jenkins. Her striking physical presence—she’s a powder keg of energy—is matched by her musical prowess. Because she plays for at least three other local acts (Sabriel, Cameron Calloway, Olmeca), a lot of musicians are ineligible to be in her dream band. For all of these reasons, Jenkins is an ideal choice for this challenge. Her song is “Electric Feel” by MGMT, a layered, electropop dance hit heavy on synths with a pulsating drum beat and a crunchy bass line. Jenkins says of the song: “It’s

funky, it’s psychedelic. At the time it came out I feel like there wasn’t anything else sounding like that, at least mainstream-wise. It was just completely different.” She adds: “It makes me want to do body rolls all night long.” Her strategy would be to slow down the beginning, as she proudly says she’s “all about that chopped and screwed life.” Then at the end, “a cool disco feel, like a surprise, ‘Hey we dragged it out this whole time, now you’re gonna want to get up out of your seat.’” With CoCo on vocals and bass, her “Electric Feel” supergroup would carry it in those body-roll moments.

Drums: Jordan Rosenthal (Fortunate Youth) “Jordan has been my favorite drummer since I was 15, and I’d see him drumming with my favorite band, Goldfish Don’t Bounce, local ska/reggae legends.”

Beat Machine/DJ/ Vocoder/Keyboards: Tray Charles (Frank Bumps) “He would add some extra sounds to round out the track on his MPC, and he’s really funky on the keys. He uses a talk box so he’d be able to add a ridiculous amount of layers creatively and tastefully.”

Emcees: Hassan (solo) and Rasar (The Lique) “Both are very witty. Both are socially conscious in their own ways. Both can freestyle for days. Both have dope wordplay, dope cadences. You’ll never hear the same thing from them. They are the epitome of true emcees.”

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A&E | noise

> forgOt about dre? The producer/ MC releases his first album in 16 years.

ALBUM | HIP-HOP

Power play

After almost two decades, Dr. Dre unleashes an album that justifies the epic hiatus By Mike Pizzo

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“Animals,” a pair of tracks embedPiggybacking on the release ded with a socially conscious yet of N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta middle-finger-waving message. Compton, high-ranking Apple Dre’s own narrative is that of employee Dr. Dre finally dropped someone who has seen it all, expea new album after a 16-year hiariencing the best and worst livtus. Scrapping his long-planned ing conditions imaginable. Much on-again/off-again Detox, Dre time is spent reminiscing about instead gives us Compton, a projthe glory days of N.W.A. and Death ect inspired by his early career and Row, (“It’s All on Me,” “All in a upbringing in the city of “the Black Day’s Work”), pulling the curAmerican dream.” This hour-long, tain back on Dre’s rich history. It cinematic magnum opus covmight seem like his best days are ers a lot of ground, with stratebehind him, but gically placed his perspective is guest appearintriguing as he ances from all still maintains a of your favorite fair amount of N.W.A. byprodmystique. ucts (Eminem, This is puncKendrick Lamar, tuated by the The Game) as incredible prowell as new talduction of Dre ents boldly makand his team, ing their first who defy the major appearstandard 16-barances here. and-hook forIt plays almost like an all- DR. DRE Compton aaaab mula that most rap songs follow. star concert with Strange interspecial guests ludes and off-kilter sprinkles of emerging from backstage every experimentation make the record five to 10 minutes. You expect all completely unpredictable, keeping of the greats to be present, yet the listener’s interest throughout. when they materialize it’s still Dre’s mixing ability really shines, met with shock and thunderous as he creates a noisy, almost Bomb applause. The lyrical standout of Squad-esque collage of sounds, the new bunch is Flint, Michigan’s while crisply layering multiple Jon Connor, who blazes up both instruments and toying with the “For The Love of Money,” and artists’ vocals. It’s that production “One Shot One Kill,” holding his that really sets this apart from own next to Snoop Dogg on the anything else in the rap world, and latter. Debuting vocalist Anderson his sound has come very far in the .Paak also breaks through, croonlast decade-and-a-half. Welcome ing soulfully on “Deep Water” and back, old friend. on the DJ Premier co-produced

A&E | The strip T H E K AT S R E P O RT

> FAMILY AFFAIR Chloe and Olivia take Vegas.

You have to believe ...

Olivia Newton-John and her daughter Chloe are making sweet music—but will their creative power stay in Vegas?

PHOTOGRAPH BY Garrett Bridwell

By John Katsilometes Chloe Lattanzi wants Olivia Newton-John to stay in Las Vegas, which is a relevant piece of news if you know that Lattanzi is the singer’s daughter. “I’ll be just lying in a suite, going, ‘Go to work, Mom!’” Lattanzi says during an interview at Share Nightclub (this location to be explained shortly). “I hope she’s going to be performing here for a long time.” Donny and Marie Osmond also have an active interest in NewtonJohn’s longevity on the Strip, as they share the same showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas. About three years ago, the Osmond siblings each personally asked Newton-John to fill in for them when the brother-sister act was away from Las Vegas. And the folks at Caesars Entertainment originally offered Newton-John an additional year on a contract due to expire in January. The company has expressed hope that a strong summer and fall for ONJ at the Flamingo can lead to an extended residency for her show, Summer Nights. But what about Olivia? Is she eager to remain a Strip headliner? “I’m kind of torn,” she says. “I’d like to be home more, but you never know. When I think of leaving, I get sad. In my mind, I’m finishing (in January). They wanted me to do two more years. I wanted to do one year, to see how I feel about it. I really do enjoy working here, and Chloe, she loves it.” Especially on this night. The mother and daughter are having quite an evening and morning of it at Share, the gay nightclub off Wynn Road and Harmon Avenue. It’s close to 2 a.m., and the club’s requisite party momentum is further fueled by the debut of the new single and video, “You Have to Believe,” an EDM mix of Newton-

John’s No. 1 hit “Magic,” from the movie Xanadu (celebrating the 35th anniversary of its world premiere). Newton-John’s camp chose Share as a setting for many of the scenes in the video. Olivia’s popularity with the gay community is enormous, even though she’s at a loss to explain why. “I can tell you that the fans are very loyal, and I think they love the movies and musicals,” Newton-John says. “I’ve had some great songs. I’ve been very fortunate in my career to have had a lot of hits, and they have crossed over to many genres and lifestyles … I’m really grateful they are there.” Chloe, who has experimented with EDM outside of her mother’s material, adds, “I feel more connected to a gay audience than a straight audience, to be honest. If you’re a bit of an oddball, they like that about you. They get you. They accept you. I feel more comfortable around half-naked gay guys than fully dressed straight guys.” “Oh, no!” Newton-John calls out, laughing. “I can see the headline now!” But crucial to the night’s events, and the decision Newton-John makes about her residency on the Strip, is her relationship with Chloe. She is quick to point out that it was Chloe’s idea to use “Magic” as the spine of the new single, and her vision to incorporate such Las Vegas images as the Neon Museum and members of Legends in Concert in the video. She frequently draws Chloe into the conversation with such reminders as, “If it weren’t for Chloe, this song would not have been made.” The idea was sound—the video for “You Have to Believe” reached No. 1 on the iTunes EDM dance charts and No. 3 for all videos within three days of its release. Chloe is now scanning her mother’s hit catalog for a follow-up. It wasn’t always so cool for her to be an

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ONJ devotee, but now … “I’m going to be remaking a few more of her songs, just because I feel that’s an interesting direction,” Chloe says. “There’s so much you can do with her music. She has such beautiful melodies, and there’s a lot to play with.” Newton-John says she’s drawn to EDM for its “primal” vibe, adding, “I love the beats and how it feels. It makes your body want to move.” She is fascinated by the DJs whose images adorn buildings and who play

for 2,000 fans at a time, “just by being a disc jockey.” Whether this feeling about Vegas nightlife is already turning nostalgic is unclear. Newton-John says, “I really have enjoyed Las Vegas more than I anticipated. Time has flown. I can’t believe I’ve been here this long.” She glances at Chloe, considering what ending her time in Vegas would feel like, and you get the feeling that the daughter in this act really wants to stay. She is just getting started.

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A&E | fine art

Gallery on grass

In the yard of a Cuban refugee, an art mystery unfolds By Kristen Peterson

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and they met at his home. He’d had no training, sourced no sculpting books. He created from his own inspiration, choosing subjects that came to him in a dream or popped into his mind and lingered. He’s made the hands of Christ for a church in Las Vegas; work for friends and for Santeria altars. A small white cat was made to keep company his own housecat, Kiki. His style is his own. With the Giants, certain muscles are emphasized. Giant Man has protruding abdominals, a bulging chest and an elongated penis. The facial features are painted on, resulting in a bold, pop–art look. Pelé’s skin is coal black. He wears his soccer uniform and is mounted on a stand with fake grass. There’s a soc-

cer ball at his feet, and Espino’s silver chupacabra has wings and yellow legs. “They are incredibly powerful because of where they came from,” Ortega says, referring to Espino’s personal history as well as the materials, “the skin of the city,” some including the exterior of his house. There are gray areas in Espino’s stories, moments when he’ll switch paths and discuss something else, but he’s comfortable telling his life experiences, how the watermelons grown at the prison were “red as blood and sweet like sugar;” how he’s healed people through spiritual powers; that he was born in Remedios, Cuba, and has been fighting governments since he was 14; and how his engraved

objects and jewelry would end up all over the world, earning him the nickname “El internacional del Grabado.” But his sculpture, he says, is for his own amusement. He’d work on his pieces in his yard/“open-air-studio” across from the Culinary Union from 6 a.m.-6 p.m., and some days for only one hour. When Smigel offered materials, Espino responded: “Materials, I have. What I don’t have is life. I’m done.” Espino says he’s happy about the exhibit, and never thought something like this would happen. The show, curated for Rhizome by Favela and Smigel, may have provided another burst of inspiration. This week, Espino was in his yard working on a new series.

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The Giants sent to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah are riding in the back of artist Justin Favela’s pickup truck with retired Brazilian soccer player Pelé, all of them bound to keep from toppling. This is precious cargo, a life’s work that until now had been living in the Downtown yard of 87-year-old artist Rafael Espino, displayed to the street for whoever might pass by. The truck crawls down Main Street in rush-hour traffic with its hazards on, and pedestrians in the hot sun are rubbernecking, gawking, taken in by the painted Giants, towering and upright, naked except for a covering over their genitals. Pelé is jet black and secured by artist Jesse Smigel, seated at the base. Turning onto Ogden, then onto Sixth, the truck stops at the alley behind Emergency Arts. Destination: Rhizome Gallery. A week earlier, Favela and art liaison Emmanuel Ortega sat with Espino inside the Beat coffee shop on a drizzling Saturday, discussing Espino’s upcoming show and listening to his RAFAEL ESPINO: s t o r i e s — 2 2 ELINTERNACIONAL years in a Through September Cuban pris- 11; Thursdayon for fight- Saturday, 1-5 p.m. ing against (closing recepCastro’s revo- tion First Friday, lution, work- September 4). ing as an Rhizome Gallery engraver while inside Emergency incarcerated, Arts, 702-907-7526. so respected for his work that students from Academia de San Alejandro would come to learn from him. This was a long mystery finally being solved. Favela and Smigel had driven past Espino’s house for more than a year, independent of the other, drawn to the artwork that had been carved and constructed using Styrofoam (a medium they share), joint compound and other found materials from his Downtown neighborhood. “When I first saw it I automatically made a connection,” Favela says. “I knew that the person who made it was a person of color and made it for personal reasons. There was an honesty in the sculpture, and I wanted to know his motivations.” Both reached out to find out who he is. Smigel wanted to offer him materials. Favela finally left a note on Espino’s door. Espino contacted him,

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PROGRESS AND PIG EARS

Downtown’s new Therapy allows a culinary talent to flourish

BY JIM BEGLEY difficult. These might even be better than Cosmopolitan’s recently shuttered the ones served at Comme Ça, with nary a Comme Ça was one of my favorite restauhint of chewyness. Oxtail empanadas ($12) rants in Las Vegas. Its departure wasn’t quite are another resounding success, where an as tearjerking as the abrupt closure of my uncommon protein is enveloped in a deephome-away-from-home, Rosemary’s, years fried, lard-laden crust. The empanadas hardly ago, but my feelings were undoubtedly temneed their accompanying harissa lime crème pered by the knowledge that the primary fraiche, but you’ll be glad you have the sharp pair of culinary talents behind Comme Ça’s dipping sauce anyway. success—chefs Brian Howard and Daniel While Ontiveros has an obvious fascinaOntiveros—were staying in town to cook elsetion with meat, he’s adept with vegetables. where. While Howard is set to resurface with The charred kale salad ($12) has a smoked his own restaurant projects this fall, Ontiveros bacon vinaigrette subdued enough to not was quickly back in the game at the helm of overwhelm the greens or roasted beets, while Therapy on Fremont East. his Bibb-lettuce Caesar ($12) is proFormerly a kitschy tourlifically garlicky and gilded with garist store, Therapy is a spacious, THERAPY lic parmesan toast crisps. Even his riff comfortable venue with décor 518 Fremont St., on Mexican street corn ($8) is memothat outdoes most anything 702-912-1622. rable. Slathered with lime aioli and Downtown, including, dare I say, Sunday-Wednesday, liberally sprinkled with chili pepper casino venues. The openness is 11 a.m.-midnight; highlighted by the vaulted ceiland Parmesan, it’s a fitting homage Thursday-Saturday, ing, providing an ample backdrop to the classic street treat. 11 a.m.-2 a.m. for the showcase kitchen where Still very new, Therapy Ontiveros and his team toil. is at its best when it challenges its diners. It’s already Begin your meal with the inexplicably airy drawing hungry crowds, and yet crusty pretzel bread ($6) served with I simply cannot wait until addictive spicy beer mustard. The playfully it’s running on all cylinders named In the Gnudi ($12) is a baked ricotta and Ontiveros is running pasta dessert masquerading as a starter; trufthe show unbridled. Rumor fle honey and fig jam offer notes of sweetness has it a specials chalkboard without being too cloying. These are carbs is in the works, a happy worth loading up on. place where one might be Ontiveros shines when his dishes are most able to find even more of the unexpectedly non-mainstream. His crispy fried pig ears ($9) with truffle honey mus- “nasty bits” the chef became known for in his former positard are probably the Valley’s best rendition tion. Until then, I’ll be content of this cartilage-laden snack, a dish which, with another round of pig ears. in the wrong hands, can be devastatingly

FROM FAT CHOY TO FLOCK & FOWL

Simplicity is the objective with chef Sheridan Su’s next project

Fresh off a recent appearance on the still wildly popular Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Fat Choy owners Sheridan Su and Jenny Wong are set to embark on another adventure. The husband and wife duo will soon be opening Flock & Fowl in a postage-stamp-sized space on Sahara Avenue just off the Strip, focusing on one of their favorite dishes: Hainan chicken. Both Wong and Su have eaten the Chinese dish their entire lives. But it took a visit to Boon Keng Chicken in Taipei to consummate the relationship. “Taiwan is where we really fell in love with it,” says Wong. Su excitedly adds, “It was insane. It was so good. Since we’ve been back in Vegas, this one dish has been on my mind every single day. It’s almost like an obsession.” Now they’re poised to pass the obsession along to you. What is Hainan chicken? It’s a fairly simple dish of poached chicken accompanied by rice cooked in chicken fat (aka schmaltz), served with chicken broth and various dipping sauces. That’s it. Su describes it as both “the essence of chicken” and “a celebration of chicken.”

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Flock & Fowl will be using Mary’s free-range chicken. Su says the right ingredients are essential because it’s such a basic dish. Of course, he’ll be making his own sauces, including sambal, ginger/garlic and soy sauce. Seriously, who makes their own soy sauce? Keeping with the avian theme, they’ll offer a variety of winged fare as daily specials including Cornish hen, squab, quail and duck. In the event you’re looking for something a little more American, fried chicken will be available as a contrast to the poached Hainan chicken, but that’s about it. Wong, a former barista, will be complementing the fare with a variety of fresh daily teas and even Vietnamese drip coffee. Since the 12-seat former pizza shop doesn’t have a liquor license, she’s toying with “mocktails,” which, for the record, is a name Su doesn’t particularly care for. The couple is looking forward to invigorating the littlevisited strip mall between the Interstate and the Strip, as Wong says: “We’re very invested in the community.” –Jim Begley

SHERIDAN SU BY ADAM SHANE; THERAPY BY CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS

> COMFORT CUISINE Therapy’s cast-iron s’mores dessert and (left) In the Gnudi.

BOULEVARDIER

INGREDIENTS 1 oz. Wild Turkey 101 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 1 oz. Campari 1 oz. Cinzano 1757 sweet vermouth orange slice for garnish

METHOD

FRIED RICE IS ALL YOU NEED In the world of to-the-point restaurant names, it doesn’t get much ANGEL’S FRIED simpler than Angel’s Fried Rice. This RICE 3655 S. southwest spot—certainly in the Durango Drive #9, running for the smallest restaurant 702-889-0468. in Las Vegas as it’s more of a takeMonday-Friday, out foyer than a sit-down place—is noon-9 p.m.; indeed brimming with a number Saturday, 3-9 p.m. of fried rice combinations, and they are cheap. The basic building block is egg-fried rice ($4). One of Angel’s hallmarks is plenty of scrambled eggs. The next step up adds ham for a buck more, and the house special goes all-out with prodigious egg, ham, chicken and shrimp for a less-than-whopping $6. Recently, owner Bob Tang has begun offering char siu (barbecued pork) as a swap-out for the American-style ham. It’s definitely the way to go. You won’t find moo goo gai pan or General Tso’s chicken at Angel’s. Instead, rice toppings include Taiwanese-style curries including chicken ($5), beef meatballs ($5) and fried shrimp ($6). When I ordered the beef option, Tang suggested adding pineapple. It lent a tropical dimension fitting the island formerly known as Formosa. The house broth is hot-and-sour soup ($1), dissimilar from other varieties around town since it’s light on vinegar and liberally spiked with black pepper. Also, instead of crispy wontons, pig cracklings come as a topping. Other items include pork belly steamed buns ($3), plain but serviceable, and the sweetest choice on the menu, honey walnut shrimp on fried rice ($6). –Greg Thilmont

ANGEL’S FRIED RICE BY MIKAYLA WHITMORE

Stir ingredients with ice in a mixing glass, then strain over an ice-filled rocks glass, or serve straight up in a cocktail martini glass. Garnish with an orange slice (twisted to release the citrus oils).

The Boulevardier is like the Negroni’s long-lost brother. Using bourbon instead of gin, it’s darker, richer and more robust, while maintaining the same complex and bittersweet flavors of the vermouth and Campari. This cocktail dates back to the 1920s, but after waning in popularity, it has recently had a revival in bars across the country— and for good reason.

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A&E | Short Takes tions—Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust and Anger—who control her behavior. It’s a funny movie with a remarkably wise message, but parents of pre-teen kids be warned: It will wreck you. –MD Theaters: AL, BS, COL, DI, RR, SC, TX

Special screenings Boozy Movie Wednesdays Wed, 8 pm, free with cocktail purchase, 21+. 8/19, Rush Hour. Inspire Theater, 107 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-489-9110.

Irrational Man aaacc Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Parker Posey. Directed by Woody Allen. 96 minutes. Rated R. This year’s Allen movie looks for a while as if it’ll be another of the filmmaker’s faintly icky May-December romances. Thankfully, however, the story eventually shifts into another familiar (and more satisfying) Allen arena, tackling murder, moral relativism and the vagaries of fate. –MD Theaters: TS, VS

Cinema in the Circle 8/14, Rock ’n’ Roll High School, 6:30 pm, free. Huntridge Circle Park, 1251 S. Maryland Parkway. Dive-In Movies Mon, 7 pm, $5, hotel guests free. 8/17, Clueless, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Cosmopolitan Boulevard Pool, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-698-7000.

Jurassic World aabcc Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins. Directed by Colin Trevorrow. 124 minutes. Rated PG-13. The fourth movie in the series about genetically engineered dinosaurs returns to the theme-park setting, with a new deadly dino wreaking havoc on the fully operational park. Two decades after the groundbreaking original, this sequel arrives as just another overstuffed, CGI-filled blockbuster about people running and yelling. –JB Theaters: BS, COL, DI, FH, RR, SC, TX

Flashback Features Sun, 8 pm, free. 8/16, National Lampoon’s Vacation. The Pond at Green Valley Ranch, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, Henderson, 702-617-7777. Grease Sing-Along 8/16, 8/19, movie plus sing-along lyrics, 2 & 7 pm, $5-$12.50. Theaters: COL, ORL, SF, SP, ST, VS. Info: fathomevents. com. Las Vegas Film Festival Through 8/16, feature films, shorts, parties, more, $12 per screening, passes $70-$250. Inspire Theater, 107 Las Vegas Blvd. S., lvff.com. Midnight Brewvies Mon, movie plus popcorn, midnight, free. Elixir, 2920 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson, 702-272-0000. Movie Madness 8/14, Big Hero 6 plus family activities, 6 pm, free. Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas., 702-633-2418. Outdoor Picture Show Sat, dusk, free. 8/15, Back to the Future. The District at Green Valley Ranch, 2225 Village Walk Drive, Henderson, 702-564-8595. Sci Fi Center Mon, Cinemondays, 8 pm, free. 8/15, Legend, 6 pm, $1. 8/15, Night of the Comet, 8 pm, $1. 8/15, The Warriors, 10 pm, $1. 5077 Arville St., 855-501-4335, thescificenter.com. Tuesday Afternoon at the Bijou Tue, 1 pm, free. 8/18, Singin’ in the Rain. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400.

New this week Brothers (Not reviewed) Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez. Directed by Karan Malhotra. 156 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. Two brothers face off in a mixed martial arts tournament, in this Indian remake of the American film Warrior. Theaters: VS Cartel Land aaabc Directed by Matthew Heineman. 98 minutes. Rated R. See review Page 43. Theaters: VS The Man From U.N.C.L.E. aabcc Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander. Directed by Guy Ritchie. 116 minutes. Rated PG-13. See review Page 42. Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, DI, FH, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TS, TX Straight Outta Compton aaacc O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell. Directed by F. Gary Gray. 146 minutes. Rated R. See review

> prisoner of war The foolish military thinks it can hold Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation.

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Now playing Amy aaabc Directed by Asif Kapadia. 128 minutes. Rated R. The triumphant but sadly abbreviated life of singer Amy Winehouse (“Rehab”) is told via copious archival footage in this expertly assembled documentary, directed by Asif Kapadia (Senna). The footage of her performances and songwriting craft, as showcased here, makes a strong case for her legacy. –MD Theaters: VS Ant-Man aaabc Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly. Directed by Peyton Reed. 117 minutes. Rated PG-13. Semi-reformed thief Scott Lang (Rudd) is recruited by scientist Hank Pym (Douglas) to steal a version of a size-changing suit from a greedy technocrat. Ant-Man plays things relatively safe, but it’s still a different sort of Marvel superhero movie, a looser, funnier and lower-stakes story than Marvel’s typical world-ending spectacles. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, COL, DI, FH, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TS, TX Assassination (Not reviewed) Gianna Jun, Lee Jung-jae, Ha Jungwoo. Directed by Choi Dong-Hoon. 140 minutes. Not rated. In Korean with English subtitles. Resistance fighters in Japanese-occupied 1933 Korea face a traitor among them. Theaters: TS Avengers: Age of Ultron aaabc Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth. Directed by Joss Whedon. 141 minutes. Rated PG-13. The Marvel superheroes (including Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and more) team up for their latest adventure, taking on evil robot Ultron. Writer-director Whedon manages to include an impressive amount of character development and clever dialogue, although eventually the action set pieces and cluttered plot steamroll over the drama. –JB Theaters: VS

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Bajrangi Bhaijaan (Not reviewed) Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Directed by Kabir Khan. 154 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. An Indian man helps a mute girl from Pakistan return home to her family. Theaters: VS The Cokeville Miracle (Not reviewed) Jasen Wade, Nathan Stevens, Sarah Kent. Directed by T.C. Christensen. 94 minutes. Rated PG-13. In the aftermath of a tragedy, children describe the presence of celestial beings that helped them survive. Theaters: SC Drishyam (Not reviewed) Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Tabu. Directed by Nishikant Kamat. 163 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. A humble family man finds himself the prime suspect in the disappearance of a teenage boy. Theaters: VS Fantastic Four AABCC Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell. Directed by Josh Trank. 100 minutes. Rated PG-13. Trank’s rebooted Fantastic Four stacks the deck in the wrong direction, spending far too much time getting things going and caring very little about these particular superheroes. This the fourth feature-film version in this franchise, counting a 1994 low-budget mishap, and it just seems as if it’s doomed. –JMA Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, DI, FH, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX, VS Furious 7 aaacc Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez. Directed by James Wan. 137 minutes. Rated PG-13. Replacement director Wan freshens the seventh film of this ridiculous series with a great villain (Statham) and several razzle-dazzle set pieces, and replaces the usual machismo with “family”-type bonding. But he also can’t stop the movie from raging too long and running out of gas early. –JMA Theaters: TC The Gallows abccc Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown, Ryan Shoos. Directed by Chris Lofing and

Travis Cluff. 80 minutes. Rated R. There’s nothing exciting or original about this found-footage horror movie, which puts a group of unpleasant teens at the mercy of a vengeful spirit in their high-school auditorium. The acting is subpar and awkward, the dialogue is full of clumsy exposition, and the scares are minimal. –JB Theaters: ST, TX The Gift aaacc Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton. Directed by Joel Edgerton. 108 minutes. Rated R. Married couple Simon (Bateman) and Robyn (Hall) run into Gordo (Edgerton), a creepy loner from Simon’s past who appears way too eager to befriend the couple. Writer-director Edgerton subverts expectations with his stylish, elegant thriller, although he eventually succumbs to a cheap, sensationalistic twist ending. –JB Theaters: AL, CH, COL, DI, FH, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TS, TX, VS Home aabcc Voices of Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin. Directed by Tim Johnson. 94 minutes. Rated PG. After the cute, clueless alien Boov invade and take over Earth, human tween Tip (Rihanna) teams up with misfit alien Oh (Parsons) to save the planet. It’s a familiar mismatched-friends story, tolerable enough for children who like funnycolored aliens but forgettable enough that parents should be able to easily ignore it. –JB Theaters: TC I’ll See You in My Dreams aaacc Blythe Danner, Martin Starr, Sam Elliott. Directed by Brett Haley. 92 minutes. Rated PG-13. This dramedy about aimless retiree Carol (Danner) is a low-key amble through a brief period in her life, as she takes a few steps to shake up her settled but lonely routine. Danner is charming, and the talented supporting cast offers gentle laughs and a few moments of heartfelt emotion. –JB Theaters: VS Inside Out aaabc Voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Richard Kind. Directed by Pete Docter. 94 minutes. Rated PG. Pixar’s latest animated feature takes place almost entirely inside the brain of an 11-yearold girl, focusing on the five core emo-

Mad Max: Fury Road aaabc Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult. Directed by George Miller. 120 minutes. Rated R. Taciturn drifter Max Rockatansky (Hardy, replacing Mel Gibson) returns for the first time in 30 years, on another post-apocalyptic adventure. The thin plot is an excuse for director Miller to stage bravura car chases and action sequences, which should be more than enough to satisfy fans. –JB Theaters: TC Magic Mike XXL acccc Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer. Directed by Gregory Jacobs. 115 minutes. Rated R. The sequel to the surprise-hit male-stripper drama is barely even a movie at all; the plot is a string of minimally connected set pieces that exist mainly to showcase the stars’ abs. It’s every bit the cheesy, brainless exercise in audience pandering that many expected from the first movie. –JB Theaters: SF Max abccc Josh Wiggins, Thomas Haden Church, Lauren Graham. Directed by Boaz Yakin. 111 minutes. Rated PG. This shamelessly manipulative family drama follows sullen teenager Justin (Wiggins) as he learns important life lessons while taking care of the military dog left behind by his late brother. The heavy-handed message is matched by the terrible dialogue, one-dimensional characters and sloppy third-act attempt at generating suspense. –JB Theaters: ST, TC, VS Minions aabcc Voices of Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda. 91 minutes. Rated PG. In the two animated Despicable Me movies, the little yellow pill-shaped creatures were reliable sources of pratfalls, pranks and puns, but given the task of carrying their own 90-minute feature, they quickly wear out their welcome. It’s just a series of silly set pieces barely held together by a halfformed plot. –JB Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, COL, DI, FH, ORL, RR, SF, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX, VS Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation aaabc Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. 131 minutes. Rated PG-13.

A&E | Short Takes The fifth movie in the action series finds Cruise’s secret agent Ethan Hunt once again on the run after being disavowed by the very government he works for. While not the strongest in the remarkably consistent series, it’s still entertaining and exciting, an example of the best in blockbuster filmmaking. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, DI, FH, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TS, TX

> stalking 101 Joel Edgerton lurks creepily in The Gift.

Mr. Holmes aaacc Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker. Directed by Bill Condon. 104 minutes. Rated PG. McKellen plays the retired 93-year-old Sherlock Holmes, who tools around his rural estate tending to the bees in his apiary and fighting against his failing memory. The tone is more contemplative than suspenseful, and the resolutions to the various mysteries rely on sentiment over deductive reasoning. –JB Theaters: COL, SC Paper Towns aabcc Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams. Directed by Jake Schreier. 109 minutes. Rated PG-13. Shy, bland teenager Quentin (Wolff) has his life shaken up by textbook manic pixie dream girl Margo (Delevingne). He enlists his friends to help go after her when she leaves town, but that journey isn’t particularly interesting, and the supporting characters along for the ride are as one-dimensional as Margo herself. –JB Theaters: BS, COL, SC, TS, TX Pixels aaccc Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Josh Gad. Directed by Chris Columbus. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. When aliens invade Earth with replicas of ’80s video-game characters, the president (James) calls on loser Sam (Sandler) and his fellow video-game nerds to save the day. Based on a 2010 short, Pixels is mostly genial and family-friendly, but also plodding and frequently boring, with listless performances and a moronic plot. –JB Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, COL, DI, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX, VS Ricki and the Flash aabcc Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer. Directed by Jonathan Demme. 101 minutes. Rated PG-13. The title character (Streep) is a onetime suburban wife and mother who ditched her family to follow her rock ’n’ roll dreams in LA. Those dreams never came true, and now she’s attempting to reconnect with her grown kids in this awkwardly paced story, with weak comedy and weaker drama. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, CH, COL, FH, ORL, PAL, RR, SC, SF, SP, TS San Andreas aaccc Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario. Directed by Brad Peyton. 114 minutes. Rated PG-13. Johnson plays a fire department rescue pilot who attempts to save his wife and daughter when a series of massive earthquakes strike California in this moronic, mushy, painfully predictable disaster movie. Its wholesale devastation of California is an impressive feat of special effects, but the destruction eventually becomes repetitive. –JB Theaters: TC Self/less aaccc Ryan Reynolds, Matthew Goode, Natalie Martinez. Directed by Tarsem Singh. 117 minutes. Rated PG-13. This rote, forgettable thriller feels like a refugee from a 2005 straight-to-video bin, with a predictable and uninvolving plot (about a dying billionaire who’s offered the chance to inhabit a new, younger body) stitched together from elements of other sci-fi movies. –JB

Theaters: TC Shaun the Sheep Movie (Not reviewed) Voices of Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili. Directed by Mark Burton and Richard Starzak. 85 minutes. Rated PG. Shaun the sheep must find his way home to his farm from the big city. Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, COL, DI, FH, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX, VS Southpaw aabcc Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Oona Laurence. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. 123 minutes. Rated R. Former boxing champion Billy Hope (Gyllenhaal) attempts to mount a comeback in this contrived melodrama. The direction and the performances end up pounding the audience as hard as Billy in his early fights, and there isn’t much relief in his eventual drawn-out triumph. –JB Theaters: AL, CAN, DTS, FH, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX, VS Spy aaacc Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne. Directed by Paul Feig. 115 minutes. Rated R. The plot is the least interesting element of this plot-heavy movie, in which McCarthy’s insecure CIA analyst is thrust into the field after the apparent death of her partner. That stuff is all just window dressing for the comedy, though, and McCarthy delivers, even when the overstuffed plot drags the movie down. –JB Theaters: ST, TC, VS Srimanthudu (Not reviewed) Mahesh Babu, Shruti Haasan, Rajendra Prasad. Directed by Koratala Siva. Not rated. 156 minutes. In Telugu with English subtitles. A multi-millionaire attempts to bring change to the people of a small village. Theaters: ST Ted 2 aaacc Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, voice of Seth MacFarlane. Directed by Seth MacFarlane. 115 minutes. Rated R. MacFarlane’s foul-mouthed teddy bear is back, struggling to overturn a legal decision that he’s not a person, with the help of thunder buddy Wahlberg and a bong-toting civil-rights attorney (Seyfried). Like the original, it’s very hit-and-miss, joke-wise, but the relaxed chemistry between the actors gives the

gags an appealing context. –MD Theaters: ST, VS Terminator Genisys aabcc Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney. Directed by Alan Taylor. 126 minutes. Rated PG-13. The fifth movie in the series about the battle between humans and machines for control of the future rewrites events of the first, but fails when it comes to creating its own story. With a convoluted plot that’s full of holes, Genisys often feels like a glorified piece of fan fiction. –JB Theaters: COL, ST, VS Tomorrowland aabcc George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy. Directed by Brad Bird. 130 minutes. Rated PG. A teenage prodigy (Robertson) teams up with a grumpy ex-inventor (Clooney) to discover the hidden futuristic city of Tomorrowland and eventually save

Theaters (AL) Regal Aliante 7300 Aliante Parkway, North Las Vegas, 702-221-2283 (BS) Regal Boulder Station 4111 Boulder Highway, 702-221-2283 (PAL) Brenden Theatres at the Palms 4321 W. Flamingo Road, 702-507-4849

the world. This slow-paced, convoluted and strangely preachy movie is more of a presentation about the concept of adventure stories than an actual exciting adventure story. –JB Theaters: TC Trainwreck aabcc Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson. Directed by Judd Apatow. 125 minutes. Rated R. Comedy Central star Schumer wrote the latest film directed by Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, This Is 40), and also plays the lead, a commitmentphobic journalist who falls for a surgeon (Hader) she’s profiling. It’s a perfectly ordinary rom-com that merely swaps the genre’s standard gender clichés. –MD Theaters: AL, BS, DTS, GVR, ORL, SC, SHO, SP, SS, TS Vacation aaccc Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo. Directed by John Francis

(DTS) Regal Downtown Summerlin 2070 Park Center Drive, 702-221-2283 (FH) Regal Fiesta Henderson 777 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson, 702-221-2283 (GVR) Regal Green Valley Ranch 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, Henderson, 702-221-2283

(CAN) Galaxy Cannery 2121 E. Craig Road, North Las Vegas, 702-639-9779 (CH) Cinedome Henderson 851 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, 702-566-1570

(ORL) Century Orleans 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., 702-889-1220

(DI) Las Vegas Drive-In 4150 W. Carey Ave., North Las Vegas, 702-646-3565

The Vatican Tapes (Not reviewed) Olivia Dudley, Michael Peña, Dougray Scott. Directed by Mark Neveldine. 91 minutes. Rated PG-13. Exorcists from the Vatican attempt to save a young woman’s soul. Theaters: TX JMA Jeffrey M. Anderson; JB Josh Bell; MD Mike D’Angelo

(SF) Century Santa Fe Station 4949 N. Rancho Drive, 702-655-8178 (SHO) United Artists Showcase 3769 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-221-2283 (SP) Century South Point 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-260-4061 (SC) Century Suncoast 9090 Alta Drive, 702-869-1880

(GVL) Galaxy Green Valley Luxury+ 4500 E. Sunset Road, Henderson, 702442-0244

(COL) Regal Colonnade 8880 S. Eastern Ave., 702-221-2283

Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein. 99 minutes. Rated R. This franchise sequel/reboot recycles the plot of the 1983 original, replacing previous patriarch Clark (Chevy Chase) with his son Rusty (Helms), taking his family on a cross-country road trip. Relying heavily on nasty gross-out humor, it’s a series of belabored, poorly executed jokes, a sad re-creation of a once-beloved comedy franchise. –JB Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, COL, DI, DTS, FH, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX, VS

(RP) AMC Rainbow Promenade 2321 N. Rainbow Blvd., 888-262-4386

(SS) Regal Sunset Station 1301-A W. Sunset Road, Henderson, 702-221-2283 (TX) Regal Texas Station 2101 Texas Star Lane, North Las Vegas, 702-221-2283 (TS) AMC Town Square 6587 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-362-7283

(RR) Regal Red Rock 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-221-2283

(TC) Regency Tropicana Cinemas 3330 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-438-3456

(ST) Century Sam’s Town 5111 Boulder Highway, 702-547-1732

(VS) Regal Village Square 9400 W. Sahara Ave., 702-221-2283

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Juan Muniz’s cartoon muse Felipe goes vinyl After years of presenting his bunny-suited Felipe character in murals, gallery shows and commercial properties around town, Juan Muniz has taken the androgynous cartoon figure three-dimensional—a toy ready for its close-up. ¶ Holding a bouquet of multicolored balloon grenades, the vinyl Felipe is a warm, even cuddly nod to the dark humor in life with his protruding belly, expressionless face, childlike shape and history of acting out our common trials and tribulations. ¶ It was only a matter of time before Felipe made the transition. Muniz, who launched his career at Downtown’s First Friday 10 years ago—where he sold all 30 paintings in one evening— moved into gallery exhibits, here and in LA and eventually into commercial properties on the Strip, including Holsteins and Sugar Factory. He even brought Felipe into the charity realm in marketing for Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation and AFAN’s AIDS Walk. ¶ Happy Panda Toys in Downtown’s Arts Factory will host the launch, releasing 30 of the new dolls, aptly titled “Uh-oh.” –Kristen Peterson JUAN MUNIZ TOY LAUNCH August 14, 5-7 p.m. Happy Panda Toys inside the Arts Factory, 702-516-3432.

LIVE MUSIC T H E ST R I P & N E A R BY Brooklyn Bowl Reckless Kelly, Micky & The Motorcars, Jason Eady 8/14, 9 pm, $17-$20. Motion Potion 8/14, midnight, free. Common Kings 8/15, 9 pm, $20-$22. The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Black Ryder 8/16, 8 pm, $30-$35. George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Yojimbo 8/18, 9 pm, $28-$33. Modest Mouse 8/20, 9 pm, $55. Coal Chamber, Fear Factory, Devil You Know, Saint Ridley, Madlife 8/21, 6:30 pm, $20$25. Lecrae 8/22, 9 pm, $25-$50. Jill Scott, BJ the Chicago Kid 8/27, 8 pm, $46-$100. Excision, Lookas, Etc!, Trollphace, Dirty Lazrs, Blurnt Squad 8/29, $35-$40, 8 pm. Black Uhuru 9/1, 8 pm. Jerry Day, Catfish John 9/1, 9 pm, free. Psychedelic Furs, The Church 9/8, 8 pm, $30$35. Banda El Recodo 9/12, 8 pm $55-$66. Turquoise Jeep 9/16, 8 pm, $15-$18. Lettuce 9/23, 9 pm, $20. Robert Randolph, Amy Helm, The

Handsome Strangers 10/6, 8 pm, $20-$30. Dark Star Orchestra 10/8, 8 pm, $25-$28. My Morning Jacket, Strand of Oaks 10/9-10/10, 9 pm, $50. Blues Traveler 10/22, 8 pm, $28-$33. Deftones 10/27, 8 pm, $27-$42. Trey Anastasio Band 10/30-10/31, 9 pm, $43-$50. The Dandy Warhols 11/6, 9 pm, $20-$23. Peaches 11/11, 8 pm, $22-$27. J Boog 11/18, 9 pm, $18-$20. Yellowcard, New Found Glory, Tigers Jaw 11/21, 8 pm, $26-$30. Gary Clark Jr. 3/12, 9 pm, $30-$50. Linq, 702862-2695. The Colosseum Rod Stewart 8/158/16, 3/19-3/20, 3/23, 3/25-3/26, 3/29, 4/1-4/2, 4/5, 7:30 pm. Celine Dion 8/27, 8/28-8/30, 9/1, 9/4-9/5, 9/8-9/9, 9/11-9/12, 9/29-9/30, 10/210/3, 10/6-10/7, 10/9-10/10, 11/3-11/4, 11/7-11/8, 11/10-11/11, 11/13-11/14, 11/1711/18, 11/20-11/21, 12/20-12/31, 1/2, 1/6, 1/9-1/10, 1/12-1/13, 1/16-1/17, $55-$250, 7:30 pm. Enrique Iglesias 9/13-9/14, 9 pm, $40-$300. Plácido Domingo 9/15, 8 pm, $80-$500. Mark Knopfler 9/16, 7:30 pm, $81-$131. The Who 9/19, 10:30 pm, $96-$501. Elton John 10/13-10/14, 10/16, 6:30 pm, $55-$500.

Reba, Brooks & Dunn 12/2, 12/4, 12/6, 12/9, $60-$205. Caesars Palace, 702731-7333. The Cosmopolitan (Chelsea) D’Angelo & The Vanguard 8/21, 7 pm, $50. Lenny Kravitz 9/8, 8 pm, $40. (Boulevard Pool) Barenaked Ladies, Violent Femmes, Colin Hay 7/18, 8 pm, $50. Of Monsters and Men 8/13, 9 pm, $35. Slightly Stoopid 8/14, 9 pm, $35. Drake 9/6, 9 pm, $65. Damian Jr. Gong Marley, Stephen Ragga Marley, Morgan Heritage, Tarrus Riley 9/24, 8 pm, $43. Counting Crows, Citizen Cope 10/3, 7:30 pm, $55. Charli XCX, Bleachers 10/9, 8 pm, $26. Garbage, Torres 10/10, 8 pm, $40. Father John Misty, Mikal Cronin 10/15, 8 pm, $23. The Neighborhood, Bad Suns, Hunny 10/30, 8 pm, $25. 702-698-7000. Double Barrel Roadhouse Crossroad South 8/15, 8/22. John Reno 8/29. Shows at 9 pm unless noted, free. Monte Carlo, 702-222-7735. Double Down TV Party Tonight: Suburbia ft. The Gashers, Fish, Atomic 8/13, 9 pm. Bargain DJ Collective Mon. Unique Massive

Tue, midnight. The Juju Man Wed, midnight. Punk Rock Bingo first Wed of the month. Blooze Brothers Third Sun of the month. Shows 10 pm, free unless noted. 640 Paradise Rd., 702791-5775. Flamingo Olivia Newton-John thru 8/15, 8/18-8/22, 9/1-9/5, 9/8-9/12, 7:30 pm, $69-$139. Donny & Marie TueSat, 7:30 pm, $104+. 702-733-3333. Gilley’s Kenny Allen Band 8/27, 9 pm; 8/28, 8/29, 10 pm. Austin Law 8/20, 9 pm; 8/21-8/22, 10 pm. 10 pm. Brian Lynn Jones Band 9/24, 9 pm; 9/259/26, 10 pm. Shows $10-$20 after 10 pm unless noted. Treasure Island, 702-894-7722. Hard Rock Hotel (Pool) The Wailers 8/7, 8 pm, $30-$32. Inner Circle, Fourtunate Youth 8/14, 9 pm, $20$25. Tribal Seeds, The Expanders 8/21, 9 pm, $25. Skid Row 9/4, 9 pm, $35-$40. Blue October 9/18, 9 pm, $30. Live 10/2, 9 pm, $35+. 702-6935000. Hard Rock Live Tremonti, Trivium 10/11, 6:30 pm, $25. Mayday Parade 11/15, 5:30 pm, $26. Hard Rock Cafe (Strip), 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702733-7625. House of Blues Heart 8/13-8/15, 11/19-11/21, 8 pm, $55-$70. No Duh! 8/20, 7 pm, $12. Motorhead, Saxon, Crobot 8/21, 7 pm, $40-$43. Clash of the Titans 8/22, 7 pm, $12. Schism 8/29, 7 pm, $12. Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers 9/5, 8 pm, $29-$44. Hollywood Undead 9/12, 6 pm, $26-$30. El Tri 9/13, $35-$38 Carlos Santana 9/16, 9/18-9/20, 9/23, 9/259/27, 11/4, 11/6-11/8, 11/11, 11/13-11/15, $90-$350, 8 pm. Hair Nation 9/24, 7 pm, $12. Hemlock 10/2, 6 pm, $10-$13. The Tragically Hip 10/3, 7:30 pm, $43$55. Halestorm 10/17, $30. Seether 10/20, 6:30 pm, $33-$43. Korn 10/23, 7:30 pm, $50. Ghost 10/31, $25. Ride 11/10, 7:30 pm, $30. Collective Soul 11/12, 7 pm, $33-$36. The Wonder Years 11/5, 5 pm, $23-$25. Parkway Drive 12/6, 4:30 pm, $25. Kamelot, DragonForce 12/7, 7 pm, $22-$25. Rhyme N Rhythm Mon, 9 pm, free. Live swing music Tue, 9 pm, free. Blues Wed, 8 pm, free. Phil Stendek Thu, 8 pm, free. Singles Sat, 9 pm, free. Gospel Brunch Sun, 10 am & 1 pm, $27-$50. PJ Barth Trio Sun, 8 pm, free. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. The Joint Peter Frampton, Cheap Trick 8/22, 8 pm, $50+. Primus and the Chocolate Factory, The Fungi Ensemble 9/4, 8 pm, $43+. Incubus 9/6, 8 pm, $70+. Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach 9/19, 6:15 pm, $50+. Scorpions, Queensrÿche 10/7, 8 pm, $60+. UB40, Ali Campbell, Astro, Mickey Virtue 10/16, $40-$55. Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin 10/22, 7 pm, $40+. J Balvin, Becky G 10/24, 8 pm, $60+. Little Big Town 12/4, 8 pm, $35+. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5222. Mandalay Bay (Events Center) Fall Out Boy, Wiz Khalifa 8/7, 7 pm, $25$70. Kelly Clarkson, Pentatonix 8/15, 7:30 pm, $40-$125. Juan Gabriel 9/13, $69-$229. (Mandalay Beach) Lost ‘80s Live ft. ABC, Wang Chung, Naked Eyes, A Flock of Seagulls and more. 9/26, $35. 702-632-7777. MGM (Grand Garden Arena) Madonna 10/24, 8 pm, $43-$383. Andrea Bocelli 12/5, 8 pm, $78-$403. Mötley Crüe 12/27, 7 pm, $25-$150. 702-891-7777. Orleans CSNSongs 8/15-8/16, $20. Coyote Countryfest 8/29, 7 pm, $20. Brass Transit 8/29-8/30,

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$20. Air Supply 9/4-9/6, $40. The Temptations 9/19-9/20, 8 pm, $40. Frank Caliendo 9/25-9/26, 8 pm, $35. (Cabaret Lounge) Front Page 8/208/22, 8 pm, free. NiteKings 8/19, 8/26, 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 4 pm, free. WolfCreek 9/10-9/12, 9 pm, free. In-AFect 8/13-8/15, 9 pm, free. Jukebox Heroes 8/27-8/29, 9/17-9/19. 9 pm, free. Chyna 9/24-9/26, 9 pm, free. (Brendan’s Irish Pub) Route 66 8/218/22, 9 pm, free. Dollface 8/28-8/29, 9 pm, free. ‘60s Sensation 9/4-9/5, 9 pm, free. 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., 702-365-7075. Palace Station (Jack’s) Forget to Remember Fri-Sat, 9 pm, free. Shows free unless noted. 702-547-5300. Palazzo (Palazzo Theatre) Frank: The Man. The Music. ft. Bob Anderson Tue-Thu, Sat, 8 pm; Fri 9 pm, $72. 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-4144300. Palms (The Lounge) Dollface 8/13, 10 pm, free. Walk Off Hits 8/21, 10 pm, free. WolfCreek 8/28, 10 pm, free. Northern American 8/31, 10 pm, free. Franky Perez 9/6, 10:30 pm, free. Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns Mon, 10:30 pm, $10. 702-944-3200. The Pearl Fifth Harmony 8/13, 7 pm, $33+. Jackson Browne 8/21, 8 pm, $63+. Alejandra Guzman 9/12, 8 pm, $33+. Oliver Dragojevic w/ UNLV Symphony Orchestra 9/26, 8 pm, $69+. Gregg Allman 10/9, 8 pm, $39. Judas Priest, Mastodon 10/17, 8 pm, $73+. Palms, 702-942-7777. Piero’s Pia Zadora Fri & Sat, 9 pm, two-drink minimum. 355 Convention Center Dr., 702-369-2305. Planet Hollywood Britney Spears 8/5, 8/7-8/8, 8/12, 8/14-8/15, 8/18-8/19, 8/21-8/22, 8/26, 8/28-8/29, 9/2, 9/49/5, 9/9. $60-$195. La Arrolladora 9/13, 9 pm, $59-$175. Ricky Martin 9/15, 8 pm, $50-$160. 702-234-7469. Rí Rá The Brayzen Heads 8/6, 8/9, 8:45 pm, free; 8/7-8/8, 9 pm. Cul an Ti 8/118/13, 8/16. 8:45 pm; 8/14-8/15, 9 pm. The Black Donnellys 8/18-8/20, 8/23, 8/25-8/27, 8/30, 8:45 pm; 8/21-8/22, 8/28-8/29, 9 pm, free. John Windsor 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 8:45 pm. Mandalay Place, 702-632-7771. Route 91 Harvest Festival ft. Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and more. 10/2-10/4, times vary, $199. MGM Resorts Village, rt91harvest.com. Sayers Club The Drums, Froth 8/18, 8 pm, $15. Savages 8/21, 9 pm, $20$25. The Melvins, Big Business 8/29, 9 pm, $20. Mew, The Dodos 9/19, 9 pm, $12. Saul Williams 9/21, 8 pm, $20-$25. Legendary Shack Shakers 9/21. The Mynabirds, Stranger Cat 10/7, 9 pm, $10-$12. Doomtree, Astronautalis 10/18. Deerhoof, Cy Dune, The Anti-Job 11/5, 9 pm, $12$15. In the Valley Below 11/13, 9 pm, $12-$14. The Polyphonic Spree 11/18, 9 pm, $25-$27. 2535 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-761-7618. Stratosphere David Perrico and Pop Evolution First & third Tue, 10:30 pm, $20. 800-998-6937. Tuscany Danny Lozada Sun & Thu 10 pm, free. Kenny Davidsen Celebrity Piano Bar Fri, 10 pm, free. Live music Sat, 10 pm., free. 255 E. Flamingo Rd., 702-893-8933. Vinyl Lights 8/18, 8 pm, $18-$35. Eliza Battle, Alex & His Meal Ticket, Lawn Mower Death Riders 8/19, 8 pm, $8-$15. Kehlani 8/22, 7 pm, $15-$35. Cody Canada & The Departed 8/26, 8 pm, $17-$32. Millencolin 9/1, 8 pm,

Calendar $19-$22. Anuhea 9/4, 9 pm, $20-$45. Blue October 9/19, 9 pm, $30-$45. Misfits 11/11, 8 pm, $25-$45. Reverend Horton Heat, The BellRays, The Lords of Altamont 12/4, 9 pm, $25-$45. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000. Wynn (Eastside Lounge) Michael Monge WedThu, 9 pm, $10. 3131 S Las Vegas Blvd.

D ow n tow n Artifice Louise Le Hir, Headwinds, China, Chris Leland 7/31, 9 pm, free.Vegas Blues Dance Tue, 7 pm, free. Thursday Request Live Thu, 10 pm, free. 1025 S. 1st St., Ste. 100., 702-489-6339. Art Bar Ryan Whyte Maloney Thu, 6 pm. Live music Fri-Sat, 6 pm. Downtown Grand, 206 N. 3rd St., 702-719-5100. Backstage Bar & Billiards Guttermouth, Death By Stero, Illicitor, NE Last Words, The Core, The Pluralses 8/13, 8 pm, $12$15. Bobby Meader, Blue Coraline, Poster Life, Brittany Rose 8/14, 8 pm, $5. Payola Presley, Everose, DJ Brandon BSide 8/15,8 pm, $5. Chelsea Wolfe 8/27, 8 pm, $10$12. Murs, Red Pill, King Fantastic 10/1, 8 pm, $15-$18. Marty Friedman 10/2, 8 pm, $20-$25. My Life WIth the Thrill Kill Kult, Candy Warpop, EMDF, Midnight Feature 10/9, 8 pm, $15-$20. 601 E. Fremont St., 702382-2227. Beauty Bar The Brocks 8/24, 9 pm. Pears, Illicitor, The Core 8/25, 9 pm, $10. True Violet, Holes and Hearts 9/18, 9 pm. Shannon & The Clams 9/27, 9 pm. Crizzly 9/29, 9 pm, $10. Joey Cape, Walt Hamburger, Laura Mardon 10/13, 9 pm, $10. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Downtown Container Park Cameron Calloway 8/14, 7:30 pm. Beau Hodges Band 8/14, 9 pm. Philip Stendek 8/28, 7:30 pm. The Fab 8/28, 9 pm. 707 Fremont St, downtowncontainerpark.com. Downtown Grand Wanted 8/22, 8 pm, $5. Mick Adams and the Stones 9/5, 8 pm, $5. 206 N. 3rd St., 702-719-5100. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center Daughtry 10/17, $35. All Time Low, Sleeping with Sirens, One OK Rock, Neck Deep 10/24, 6 pm. Rise Against, Killswitch Engage, Letlive 11/21, 8 pm, $40-$80. 200 S. 3rd Street, dlvec.com. Fremont Street Experience Kansas, Blue Oyster Cult 9/6, 9 pm. Downtown Las Vegas, vegasexperience.com. Gold Spike The Bernie Smithers Blues Bus 8/13, 10 pm, free. Josh Royse 8/14, 10 pm, free. Cobra Zebra 8/15, 10 pm, free. 217 Las Vegas Blvd. N., goldspike.com. Griffin Live music Wed, 10 pm, free. 511 Fremont St., 702-382-0577. Hard Hat Lounge Ultra Witch, Spacey Blurr, Electric Coronation 8/14, 10 pm, free. James Cleveland Band 8/22, 9 pm, free. Acoustic Showcase & Musician Swapmeet 8/29, free. T-Reble, Way2Gone, C-Money, Polani, Phaze 1, King Ace 8/30, $5. The Funk Jam Wed, 10:30 pm, free. Florescent Flames Second Sat, 9 pm, free. Foundation Factory Fourth Sat, 8 pm, free. 1675 Industrial Rd., 702-384-8987. Life is Beautiful Music and Art Festival ft. Stevie Wonder, Imagine Dragons, Kendrick Lamar, Duran Duran, Hozier, Snoop Dogg, Weezer, Major Lazer and more. 9/25-9/27, 2 pm, $255. Downtown Las Vegas, lifeisbeautiful.com. LVCS Sincerely Collins 8/14-8/15, 8 pm, $25. Moonshine Bandits, J Gamble, N.E. Last Words, Jelly Roll, Crucifix 8/21, 9 pm, $10. Insomnium, Ominium Gatherum, Stickman Shadow, Scicosis, Bad Pitt & Adam Crow 8/29, 9 pm, $12-$15. Krisiun, Origin Aeon, Alterbeast, Soreption, Ingested 9/17, 8 pm, $17-$20. Sadistik, Sapient, Ceschi, Early Adopted, Graves 10/4, 9 pm, $7-$10. 425 Fremont St., 702-382-3531. Mickie Finnz Happy hour music 4-7 pm daily. All shows free. 425 Fremont St., 702-3824204. The Smith Center Reckless in Vegas 8/14, 8 pm, $35-$45. Spectrum 8/15, 7 pm; 8/16, 3 pm, $37-$40. Greg Bonham 8/22, 8 pm, $40+. Clint Holmes 9/11-9/12, 8:30 pm; 9/13, 2 pm, $37-$46. Paul Anka 9/18, 7:30 pm, $29$149. Pink Martini 2/6, 7:30 pm, $100-$250. The Tenors 2/20, 7:30 pm, $24-$95. 361 Symphony Park Ave., 702-749-2000.

The ’Burbs Cannery The Highwaymen 8/15, 8 pm, $15. Shaun South Wed & Thu, 8/19-8/29, 8:30 pm, free. 2121 E Craig Rd., 702-507-5700. Distill Summerlin All shows free & begin at 8 p.m. 10820 W. Charleston Blvd., distillbar. com, 702-534-1400. Eagle Aerie Hall Autumn in Stiches, I am Vertical, Dale Phoenix, Call Sign, Bowers, Courvge, Faded Prisms, The Plazas 8/26, 5 pm, $11-$13. Knocked Loose, Orthodox, Another Mistake, Locust, Brooklyn Edge 9/1, 5:20 pm, $12-$15. 310 W. Pacific Ave., 702-645-4139. Elixir Justin Mather 8/14. Stefnrock 8/15, 8/21. Thomas Rojas 8/22. Tim Mendoza 8/28. Kelly Down 8/29. All shows at 8 p.m., free. 2920 N. Green Valley Pkwy., 702-2720000. Green Valley Ranch (Hanks) Dave Ritz Tue, Thu, 6 pm; Sat, 7 pm. Nick Mattera Fri, 6 pm. Jeremy James Sat, 7 pm. Rick Duarte Wed, 6 pm. Shows free unless noted. 702367-2470. M Resort (M Pavillion) Martin Nievera 12/12, 7 pm, $32-$46. Shows free with drink purchase. M Resort, 800-745-3000. Rampart Casino (Addison’s Lounge) Wes Winters Tue, 6 pm. Mark O’Toole Wed, 6 pm. All shows free unless noted. (J.C.’s Irish Sports Pub) All shows free unless noted. (Round Bar) All shows free unless noted. JW Marriott. 221 N. Rampart Blvd., 702-5075900. Red Rock (Rocks Lounge) Chicago IX 9/11, 7:30 pm, $15. Fleetwood Nicks 10/9, 7:30 pm, $15. Zowie Bowie Fri, 10 pm. The Dirty Sat, 11 pm, $10. David Perrico Pop Strings Orchestra Sat, 11 pm, free. (Onyx) Jared Berry Thu, Sat, 9 pm. The Dirty Sat. 11 pm, $10. (T-Bones) Dave Ritz Wed, 6 pm; Fri, 7 pm. Rick Duarte Thu, 6 pm; Sat, 7 pm. Shows free unless noted. 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-797-7777. Santa Fe Station (Chrome Showroom)All shows free unless noted. (Revolver) Bro Country Thu, 8 pm. (4949 Lounge) Jared Berry Thu, 7 pm, free. 4949 N Rancho Dr., 702-658-4900. Sienna Italian Authentic Trattoria Vegas Good Fellas Thu, 7:30 pm. Red Velvet Fri-Sat, 8:30 pm. 9500 Sahara Ave., 702-360-3358. Silverton (Veil Pavilion) The Spirit of ‘45 8/16, 2:30 pm, $20. Rock Fantasy 9/12, 8 pm, $25. The Fabulous Thunderbirds ft. Kim Wilson 10/10, 8 pm, $29. 3333 Blue Diamond Rd., 702-263-7777. South Point James Darren 8/15-8/16, 7:30 pm, $25+. Sheena Easton 8/28-8/29, 7:30 pm, $20. Stayin’ Alive 9/11-9/13, 7:30 pm, $25+. Frankie Avalon 9/25-9/27, 7:30 pm, $45+. Winter Dance Party 10/2-10/4, 7:30 pm, $20+. Tower of Power 10/16-10/18, 7:30 pm, $45+. Dennis Bono Show Thu, 2 pm, free. Wes Winters Fri-Sat, 6 pm, free. Spazmatics Sat, 10:30 pm, $5. 702-797-8005. Suncoast Brandon Bennett’s Elvis My Way 8/15-8/16, 7:30 pm, $18-$44. Jack Jones 8/22-8/23, 7:30 pm, $33-$55. Arrival From Sweden: The Music of Abba 8/29-8/30, 7:30 pm, $22-$44. Sonny Turner 9/19, 7:30 pm, $16. 9090 Alta Dr., 702-636-7075. Sunset Station (Club Madrid) Lon Bronson Band Fri, 9:30 pm. Zowie Bowie Sat, 10 pm. (Gaudi Bar) Ryan Whyte Maloney, Cali Tucker Fri, Sat, 7 pm. Willplay Sat, 7 pm. (Rosalita’s) Tony Venniro Fri, 7 pm. Peter Love Sat, 7 pm. (Sunset Amphitheater) George Thorogood & The Destroyers 9/19, 8 pm, $24-$60. (Cabo) Vegas Voice Afternoon Affair 5/20, 1:30 pm. Shows free unless noted. 1301 W. Sunset Rd., 702-5477777. Texas Station (A-Bar) Darrin Michaels Fri-Sat, 7 pm. (South Padre) Elemental Fri, 9 pm. Yellow Brick Road Sat, 9 pm. 702-631-1000.

E v e ry w h e r e E l s e Adrenaline Sports Bar and Grill TailGun 8/14, 9 pm. 3103 N. Rancho Dr., 645-4139. Arizona Charlie’s Boulder (Palace Grand Lounge) Live music Fri thru Sat, 9pm, free. 4575 Boulder Highway, 888-236-9066. Arizona Charlie’s Decatur (Naughty Ladies Saloon) The Good Fellas 6/26-6/27. Jerry Tiffe Fri, 4 pm. 740 S. Decatur Blvd., 702258-5200.

CALENDAR Boomers Live music Wed, 10 pm, $5-$10. 3200 Sirius Ave., 702-3681863. Boulder Dam Brewing DJ Haydin Band 8/14. Out of the Desert 8/15. Justin Mather 8/20. The Deltaz 8/20. Cletus & The Mexican Sweat 8/22. Ashley Raines 8/27. The AllTogethers 8/28. Jimi Prima Band 8/29. Thu, 7 pm; Fri & Sat, 8 pm, all shows free unless noted, Fri-Sat, 8 pm; Wed-Thu, 7 pm. 453 Nevada Way, Boulder City, 702-243-2739. Boulder Station (Railhead) Jonny Lang 8/21, 8 pm, $30-$60. Yellow Brick Road Fri, 9 pm, $5. Bee Gees Gold Sat, 9 pm, free. El Moreno Carrillo Sun, 11 pm, $5-$10. (Kixx Bar) Joey Vitale Fri, 8 pm. Reflection Sat, 8 pm. 702-432-7777. Count’s Vamp’d Enuff Z’nuff, Chaotic Resemblance 8/13, 10 pm, free. Tom Keifer 8/14, 8:30 pm, $20-$25. A Salute to Santana, Mojo Risin 8/15, 9:30 pm, free. Michael Angelo Batio 8/20, 9 pm, $13-$15. Orgy, First Class Trash, Crackerman 8/21, 9 pm, $10-$15. Black ‘N’ Blue 8/22, 9 pm, $10-$15. Sin City Sinners 8/27, 10 pm, free. Kiss Night in Las Vegas IV 8/29, 8 pm, $10. Femme Fatale 9/4, 9 pm, $10-$15. Lynch Mob 9/26, 9 pm, $15. Trixter, Cyanide 10/2, 9 pm, $10. The Winery Dogs 11/7, 8:30 pm, $20-$25. John Zito Electric Jam Wed, 9 pm, free. 9:30 pm, free. 6750 W. Sahara, 702-220-8849. The Dillinger Marty Feick Thu, 7 pm. Stefnrock First & third Sat, 8:30 pm, free. 1224 Arizona St., 702-293-4001. Dispensary Lounge Uli Geissendoerfer Trio Fri-Sat, 10 pm. 2451 E. Tropicana, 702-458-6343. Dive Bar Barb Wire Dolls 8/14, 9 pm, $6. The Goddamn Gallows, The Scoundrels, The Sawyer Family, Eliza Battle 10/17, 9 pm, $8-$10. 4110 S. Maryland Pkwy., 702-586-3483. Eastside Cannery (Marilyn’s Lounge) Claudine Castro Band Mon, 10 pm. Phoenix Wed, 9 pm. Spazmatics Sun, 9 pm. Shows free unless noted. 702507-5700. German American Social Club Vintage Classic Jazz Night Tue, 7 pm, $4. 1110 E. Lake Mead Blvd., 702649-8503. Milo’s Cellar T.G. Miller 8/27, 7 pm, free. Live Music Thu, 7 pm, free. 538 Nevada Hwy., 702-293-9540. Ron DeCar’s Event Center Jimmy Wilkins 9/5, 1 pm. 1201 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-384-0771. Sam’s Town Los Van Van 8/16, 10 pm, $50. NiteKings Sun, 7 pm, free. Shows free unless noted. 5111 Boulder Hwy., 702-284-7777. Star of the Desert El Coyote Y su Banda Tierra Santa 8/15, 8 pm, $33. New Edition 8/22, 8 pm, $28-$77. Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino, 31900 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Primm, 800-3867867.

COMEDY Big Al’s Comedy Club Wed-Sun, 8 pm, $20. Gold Coast, 702-251-3574. Bonkerz Comedy Club Downtown Grand Fri-Sat, 8:30 pm, free (with two-drink purchase). 206 N. 3rd St., 702-719-5100. Bonkerz Comedy Club JW Marriott Shows 7 pm, $15. 221 N. Rampart Blvd., 702-507-5900. Bonkerz Comedy Club Primm Fri, 8 pm & 10:15 pm; Sat, 10:15 pm; $10. Primm Valley Resort , 31900 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 800-386-7867. Bonkerz Comedy Club Sayers Club All shows 8 pm, $10-$20. SLS, 702761-7000. Bonkerz Comedy Club Silver Sevens Fri-Sat, 10:30 pm; $10. Silver Sevens

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Hotel & Casino, 4100 Paradise, 702733-7000. Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club All shows at 8 pm, $65-$87. MGM Grand, 891-7777. Carrot Top Wed-Mon, 8 pm, $50-$60. Luxor, 702-262-4900. Margaret Cho 10/16, 9 pm, $44-$72. Treasure Island, 702-894-7111. Jeff Civilico Sat-Mon, Wed-Thu, 4 pm, $39-$50. Quad, 888-777-7664. Andrew Dice Clay All shows at 9 p.m., $59+. Vinyl, hardrockhotel.com. Comedy After Dark Wed-Sun, 10 pm, $40-$60. LVH, 702-732-5755. Jeff Dunham Wed-Sun, 7 pm; Sat-Sun, 4 pm, $72. Planet Hollywood, 702531-4320. Vinnie Favorito Nightly, 8 pm, $55$100. Flamingo, 702-733-3333. Eddie Griffin Mon-Wed, 7 pm, $90$182. Rio, 702-777-7776. Kevin Hart & Friends Comedy AllStars 9/5, 7 pm & 10:30 pm, $50. Cosmopolitan, cosmopolitanlasvegas.com. HydroComics Unleashed Wed, 9 pm, free. Lucie’s Lounge, 3955 Charleston Blvd., 702-776-6417. The Improv Kivi Rogers, Nika Williams, Sean Kent thru 8/9. Scott Record, Alex Hooper 8/11-8/16. Don McMillan, Robert Duchaine, Tracey MacDonald 8/18-8/23. Tue-Sun, 8:30 & 10 pm, $30-$45. Harrah’s, 702369-5000. The Joe Show Thu-Sat, 8 pm, $30. Tuscany, 255 E. Flamingo Rd., 702629-0715. Jokes With Friends Thu, 10 pm, free. Nacho Daddy, 9925 S. Eastern Ave., 702-462-5000. L.A. Comedy Club Tue-Sun, 9:30 pm, $39-$62. Ballys, 702-777-2782. The Laugh Factory Rich LIttle SatSun, Tue-Thu, thru 8/23, 7 pm, $40$60. Tropicana, 702-739-2222. Laughternoon Adam London Daily, 4 pm, $20-$25. The D, 702-388-2111. Jay Leno 9/18, 10 pm; 9/19, 9 pm, $60-$80. Mirage, 702-792-7777. M Resort Comedy Night Fri, 9 pm, free with drink purchase. M Resort, 702-797-1000. The Mac King Comedy Magic Show Tue-Sat, 1 & 3 pm, $33. Harrah’s, 702369-5000. Party Improv Comedy Thu-Sun, 7 pm, $25, 2 drink minimum. Planet Hollywood, 702-531-4320. Puppetry of the Penis 8 pm, $45-$49. Erotic Heritage Museum, 3275 S. Industrial Rd., eroticheritagemuseumlasvegas.com. Red Skelton Tribute Sat-Tue, 2 pm; $35-$40. Westin Las Vegas, 160 E. Flamingo Rd., 702-245-2393. Riviera Comedy 40 is Not the New 20 Mon-Sat, 10 pm, $40. Riviera, 855-468-6748. Sapphire Comedy Hour Fri-Sat, 8 pm, $20. Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club, 3025 Industrial Rd., 702-7966000. S.E.T. Improv Comedy Mon, 8 pm, $10. Onyx Theatre, 953 E. Sahara Ave., 702-732-7225. Side Splitting Sundays Sun, 10 pm, free. Boomers, 3200 Sirius Ave., 702-368-1863. Sin City Comedy & Burlesque Show 8:30 pm, $38-$49. Planet Hollywood, 702-777-7776.

PERFORMING ARTS Art 9/4-9/20, 8 pm, $14-$15. Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Dr., 702362-7996. Book of Mormon 9/22-9/27, 9/29-9/30, 10/1-10/4, 10/6-10/11, 10/13-10/18, 7:30 pm, 9/26-9/27, 10/3-10/4, 10/10-10/11, 10/17-10/18, 2 pm, $36-$160. Smith

Center, thesmithcenter.com. The Bridges of Madison County 2/23-2/28, $29-$129. Smith Center, thesmithcenter.com. A Balanchine Celebration: From Tchaikobsky to Rodgers & Hart to Gershwin 11/7, 7:30 pm., 11/8, 2 pm, $29-$139. Smith Center, thesmithcenter.com. Cabrera Celebrates Sibelius 11/21, 7:30 pm, $26-$96. Smith Center, thesmithcenter.com. Cabrera Conducts Rachmaninoff 1/9, 7:30 pm, 1/10, 2 pm, $26-$96. Smith Center, thesmithcenter.com. A Choreographer’s Showcase 10/11, 10/18, 1 pm, $25-$45. Smith Center, thesmithcenter.com. Cinderella 2/13, 7:30 pm, 2/14, 2 pm, $29-$139. Smith Center, thesmithcenter.com. Don’t Quit Your Day Job Sat thru 9/26, 10 pm, $10. Onyx Theatre, 953 E. Sahara Ave., 702-732-7225. Elf the Musical 11/24-11/29, $29-$129. Smith Center, thesmithcenter.com. For the Record: Baz Mon-Sun, 8 pm, Tue dark; $55+. Light Nightclub, Mandalay Bay, bazlasvegas.com. Full House: The Very Special Episodes beginning 8/7, Fri, 11 pm, $15. Onyx Theatre, 702-732-7225. The Get Fri. thru 9/25, 10 pm, $10. Onyx Theatre, 953 E. Sahara Ave., 702-7327225. Hedwig and the Angry Inch 8/6-8/8, 8/13-8/16, 8/20-8/22, 8/27-8/29, 8 pm. Onyx Theatre, 953 E. Sahara Ave., 702-732-7225. Jeff McBride’s Wonderground Variety show. Third Thu of the month; 8, 9 & 10 pm; $10. Olive Mediterranean Restaurant Lounge, 3850 E. Sunset Rd., 702-451-8805. Las Vegas Philharmonic: Beethoven & Brahms 9/12, 7:30 pm, $26-$96; opening night cocktail reception, 9:30 pm, $50. Passport to the World 10/24, 7:30 pm, $26-$96. The Snowman: A Holiday Tradition 12/5, 2 pm & 7:30 pm, $26-$96; 12/6, 2 pm, $46-$96. Spotlight Series 2/16, 4/26, 5/3, 7:30 pm, $168. Smith Center, thesmithcenter.com. The Nutcracker 12/12, 8:30 pm, 12/13, 1 & 5:30 pm, 12/18, 7:30 pm, 12/19, 2 pm $ 7:30 pm, 12/20, 1 pm & 5:30 pm, $29$179. Smith Center, thesmithcenter. com. Panties in a Twist 2/2-2/6, $35-$43. Smith Center, thesmithcenter.com. Ragtime 10/27-11/1, $30-$130. Smith Center, thesmithcenter.com. Riverdance 1/26-1/21, $29-$129. Smith Center, thesmithcenter.com. Simply Ella 11/13, 7:30 pm, $35+. Smith Center, thesmithcenter.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS The Art of Naked Yoga Tue, Thu, 7 pm; Sat, 6 pm; $20. Harry Mohney’s Erotic Heritage Museum 3275 Industrial Rd., eroticheritagemuseumlasvegas.com. An Executive Chef’s Culinary Classroom With Executive Chef Edmond Wong. 8/27, 9/29, 10/13, 11/10, 7 pm, $135. Bellagio, 866-4067117. Beer for Breakfast 8/30, 9 pm, $50. Fleur at Mandalay Bay, lvbeerbarrelproject.com. CLIF Bar CrossVegas 9/16, $55. Desert Breeze Soccer Complex, W. Desert Inn Rd., crossvegas.com. Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales 10/2-10/4, times vary, $20+. Orleans, orleansarena.com. Disney on Ice presents Frozen 1/61/11, times vary, $38-$83. Thomas & Mack Center, unlvtickets.com.

Family Movie Night Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 8/13. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Skull 8/20. The Dark Knight Rises 8/27. Thu, 7 pm, free. Downtown Container Park, downtowncontainerpark.com. Harvest Festival 9/11-9/13, 10 a.m., $4-$9. Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd N., harvestfestival.com. Help of Southern Nevada Boot Scootin’ Benefit 8/15, 1 pm, $25. Gilley’s Saloon, 702-894-7147. Las Vegas Beer and Barrel Project: Seminars and Panel Discussions 8/29, 1 pm, $99. Mandalay Bay, lvbeerbarrelproject.com. Las Vegas Film Festival thru 8/16, times vary, $12-$250. Inspire Theatre, 107 Las Vegas Blvd., lvff.com. Russell Lissau in-store appearance. 8/15, 3 pm, free. Alternate Reality Comics, 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, Ste. 8, 702-736-3673. Making Comics & Ready, Set, Draw Workshop with Russell Lissau 8/15, 11 am, free. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd., 702-507-3400. Mandalay Bay Beach Beer and Barrel Festival 8/29, 7:30 pm, $75. Mandalay Beach, lvbeerbarrelproject.com. M.E.N.U.S. presented by Epicurean Charitable Foundation 10/9, $500. The Beach at Mandalay Bay, 702932-5098. Monday’s Dark with Mark Shunock 8/17, 9/21, 10/19, 11/16, 9:30 pm, $20+. Vinyl, hardrockhotel.com. Movies in the Square Finding Nemo 8/13, 8/20. Films begin at sundown, free. Town Square, 6005 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-269-5001. Christopher Norment Book Signing 11/17, 7 pm, free. The Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., 702-550-6399. Jessica Lee RIchardson Book Signing 10/24, 7 pm, free. The Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., 702-550-6399. One Drunk Puppy Wine Tasting 8/15, 6 pm, $30-$40. Silverton, 702-2637777. Pole Expo 9/9/-9/13, times vary, $185. Hard Rock Hotel, poleexpo.com. Sevens Live Music, comedy & spoken arts. Mon, 7 pm, free with one drink minimum. Silver Sevens, 4100 Paradise, 702-733-7000. Sip & Savor 9/16, 6 pm, $175. Spago at Forum Shops, 702-369-6300. Skin Wars Viewing Party Wed, 8 pm, free. Hard Hat Lounge, 1675 S Industrial Rd., 702-384-8987. Summer Movie Date NIght The Wedding Singer 8/21. Films begin at sundown, free. Town Square, 6005 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-269-5001. Switch: Trans* Clothing Swap Thu, 5 pm, free. Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, 401 S. Maryland Pkwy, 702-733-9800. Vegas Gone Yoga Festival 9/199/20, 8 am-4 pm, $89-$169. Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., vegasgoneyoga.com. Vegas Valley Book Festival 10/1510/17, times vary, free. Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St., vegasvalleybookfestival.org. Windmill Music Club Last Sun. of the month, 4 pm, free. Windmill Library, 7060 W Windmill Ln., 702-5076030.

SPORTS Global Force Wrestling Live 8/21, 8 pm, $25+. Orleans, orleansarena. com. Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 9/17-9/19, 7 pm, $72+. Orleans, orleansarena. com. Las Vegas 51’s vs. Iowa 8/15-8/22,

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7:05 pm. El Paso 8/31-9/6, 7:05 pm; 9/7, 12:05 pm. $10-$25 unless otherwise noted. Cashman Field, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. N., milb.com. Las Vegas Outlaws vs. Spokane Shock 8/8. $18-$198. Thomas & Mack, unlvtickets.com. Monster Energy Cup 10/17, 6 pm, $56-$76. Sam Boyd Stadium, unlvtickets.com. Monster Energy Supercross Finals 5/7, 6:30 pm, $180. Sam Boyd Stadium, unlvtickets.com. Monster Jam World Finals 3/17, 5:30 pm; 3/18-3/19, 7 pm, $80-$180. Sam Boyd Stadium, unlvtickets.com. Mylan World TeamTennis Smash Hits 10/12, 7 pm, $45-$125. The Colosseum, 1-888-929-7849. National Finals Rodeo 12/3-12/12, 6:45 pm, $58-$232. Thomas & Mack, unlvtickets.com. PBR World Finals 10/21-10/24, 6 pm; 10/25, 1 pm, $30-$170. Thomas & Mack Center, unlvtickets.com. Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl 12/19, 12:30 pm, $24-$110. Sam Boyd Stadium, unlvtickets.com. USA Basketball Showcase 8/13, times vary, $15+. Thomas & Mack, unlvtickets.com. World Wrestling Championships 9/7-9/12, 10 am, prices vary. Orleans Arena, 702-284-7777.

GALLERIES Amanda Harris Gallery of Contemporary Art Thu-Fri, 5-8 pm, and by appointment. 900 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-769-6036. Arts Factory 107 E. Charleston Blvd, 702-383-3133. Galleries include: Joseph Watson Collection Wed-Fri, 1-6 pm; Sat, noon-3 pm; Sun, 11 am-2 pm. Suite 115, 858-733-2135. Sin City Gallery Wed-Sat, 1-7 pm; Sun, 11 am-2 pm. Suite 100, 702-608-2461. Suite 135, 702-366-7001, trifectagallery. com. Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art Daily, 10 am-8 pm, $11-$16. 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-693-7871. Blackbird Studios Fri-Sun, noon-7 pm. 1551 S. Commerce St., 702-782-0319. Brett Wesley Gallery Wed-Sat, 1-7 pm. 1025 S. First St. #150, 702-433-4433. Clark County Government Center Rotunda Abraham Abebe Thru 7/10. Mon-Fri, 8 am-5 pm. 500 Grand Central Parkway, 702-455-7030. Clay Arts Vegas Mon-Sat, 9 am-9 pm; Sun, 11:30 am-6:30 pm. 1511 S. Main St., 702-375-4147. Downtown Spaces 1800 Industrial Rd., dtspaces.com. Galleries include: Wasteland Gallery Thu, 6 pm-9pm; Fri & Sat, 6 pm-11pm, Sun-Wed by appointment. Emergency Arts 520 Fremont St., 702-686-3164. Gainsburg Studio & Gallery Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. 1533 West Oakey Blvd, 702-249-3200. Left of Center Gallery Tue-Fri, noon-5 pm; Sat, 10 am-3 pm. 2207 W. Gowan Rd., 702-647-7378. Michelle C. Quinn Fine Art Advisory By appointment only. 620 S. 7th St., 702-366-9339. P3Studio Gabrielle St. Evensen WedSun, 6-11 pm. Cosmopolitan. UNLV Lied Library The French Connection Open thru Oct. Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm; Sat, 10 am-2 pm. At UNLV, 702-895-3893. West Las Vegas Arts Center Wed-Sat, 9 am-7 pm. 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-229-4800. Winchester Cultural Center Art Gallery Kim Johnson Thru 7/17. TueFri, 10 am-8 pm; Sat, 9 am-6 pm. 3130 S. McLeod Dr., 702-455-7340.

HOROSCOPE

free will astrology

By Rob Brezsny

ARIES

LEO

SAGITTARIUS

March 21-April 19

July 23-Aug. 22

Nov. 22-Dec. 21

To ensure the full accuracy of this horoscope, I have been compelled to resurrect an old-fashioned English word that isn’t used much any more: “gambol.” It means to cavort and frolic in a playful manner, or to romp and skip around with mad glee, as if you are unable to stop yourself from dancing. The astrological omens seem unambiguous in their message: In order to cultivate the state of mind that will enable you to meet all your dates with destiny in the coming weeks, you need to gambol at least once every day.

Many people harbor the unconscious bias that beauty resides primarily in things that are polished, sleek and perfect. Celebrities work hard and spend a lot of money to cultivate their immaculate attractiveness, and are often treated as if they have the most pleasing appearance that human beings can have. Art that is displayed in museums has equally flawless packaging. But the current astrological omens suggest that it’s important for you to appreciate a different kind of beauty: the crooked, wobbly, eccentric stuff. For the foreseeable future, that’s where you’ll find the most inspiration.

In some phases of your life, you have been a wanderer. You’ve had a fuzzy sense of where you belong. During those times, you may have been forceful but not as productive as you’d like to be; you may have been energetic but a bit too inefficient to accomplish wonders and marvels. One of those wandering seasons is now coming to a close. In the months ahead, you will have a growing clarity about where your future power spot is located—and may even find the elusive sanctuary called “home.” Here’s a good way to prepare: Spend a few hours telling yourself the story of your origins. Remember all the major events of your life as if you were watching a movie.

TAURUS

VIRGO

CAPRICORN

April 20-May 20

Aug. 23-Sept. 22

Dec. 22-Jan. 19

Do you remember your first kiss? How about the first time you had sex? Although those events may not have been perfectly smooth and graceful, they were radical breakthroughs that changed your life and altered your consciousness. Since then, there may have been a few other intimate rites of passage that have impacted you with similar intensity. No doubt you will experience others in the future. In fact, I suspect that the next installments are due to arrive in the coming months. Get ready for further initiations in these mysteries.

“No tree can grow to Heaven unless its roots reach down to Hell,” wrote psychologist Carl Jung in his book Aion. My interpretation: We earn the right to experience profound love and brilliant light by becoming familiar with shadows and suffering. Indeed, it may not be possible to ripen into our most radiant beauty without having tangled with life’s ugliness. According to my understanding of your long-term cycle, Virgo, you have dutifully completed an extended phase of downward growth. In the next extended phase, however, upward growth will predominate. You did reasonably well on the hellish stuff; now comes the more heavenly reward.

You have been slowing to a crawl as you approach an exciting transition. But I’m here to advise you to resume normal speed. There’s no need for excessive caution. You have paid your dues; you have made your meticulous arrangements; you have performed your quiet heroisms. Now it’s time to relax into the rewards you have earned. Lighten your mood, Capricorn. Welcome the onrushing peace and start planning how you will capitalize on your new freedom.

GEMINI

LIBRA

AQUARIUS

May 21-June 20

Sept. 23-Oct. 22

Jan. 20-Feb. 18

Two-thirds of us don’t know our strengths and talents. That’s the conclusion of a study published in The Journal of Positive Psychology. One reason for the problem is what the report’s co-author Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener calls “strengths blindness,” in which we neglect our real powers because we regard them as ordinary or take them for granted. Here’s the good news, Gemini: If you suffer from even a partial ignorance about the nature of your potentials, the coming months will be a favorable time to remedy that glitch. Life will conspire to help you see the truth.

The Great Balancing Act of 2015 doesn’t demand that you be a wishywashy, eager-to-please, self-canceling harmony whore. Purge such possibilities from your mind. What the Great Balancing Act asks of you is to express what you stand for with great clarity. It invites you to free yourself, as much as you can, from worrying about what people think of you. It encourages you to be shaped less by the expectations of others and more by what you really want. Do you know what you really want, Libra? Find out! P.S. Your task is not to work on the surface level, trying to manipulate the appearance of things. Focus your efforts in the depths of yourself.

“Most people reach the top of the ladder of success only to find it’s leaning against the wrong wall,” Aquarian actor Paul Sorensen said. It’s no coincidence that I’m bringing this theory to your attention right now. The coming months will be a good time to determine whether the ladder you have been climbing is leaning against the right wall or wrong wall. My advice is to question yourself at length. Be as objective as possible. Swear to tell yourself the whole truth. If, after your investigations, you decide it is indeed the wrong wall, climb down from the ladder and haul it over to the right wall. And if you’re satisfied that you are where you should be, celebrate!

CANCER

SCORPIO

PISCES

June 21-July 22

Oct. 23-Nov. 21

Feb. 19-March 20

In 1504, Michelangelo finished his sculpture of David, but he hadn’t been the first person to toil on the 17-foothigh block of marble. Forty years earlier, the artist Agostino di Duccio was commissioned to carve David out of the stone. He did little more than create the rough shape of the legs and torso. In 1476, Antonio Rossellino resumed where Agostino had stopped, but he didn’t last long, either. By the time Michelangelo launched his effort, the massive slab had languished for 25 years. I suspect you will be invited to take on a project that has been on hold or delayed. This may require you to complete labors begun by others or instigated by you in a different frame of mind.

Muslims, Jews and Christians are collaborating to erect a joint house of worship in Berlin. The building, scheduled to be finished by 2018, will have separate areas for each religion as well as a common space for members of all three to gather. Even if you don’t belong to any faith, you may be inspired by this pioneering effort to foster mutual tolerance. I offer it up to you as a vivid symbol of unity. May it help inspire you to take full advantage of your current opportunities to heal schisms, build consensus and cultivate harmony.

When he served as Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi denigrated the cuisine of Finland. “Finns don’t even know what prosciutto is,” he sneered. At best, he said, their food is to be “endured.” He mocked the “marinated reindeer” they eat. But Finland fought back against the insults. In an international pizza contest held in New York, their chefs won first Prize for their “Pizza Berlusconi,” a specialty pizza that featured marinated reindeer. The Italian entry finished second. I foresee you enjoying a comparable reversal in the coming months, Pisces. And it all begins now.

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