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Big this Week: Vin & Jimmy’s Hootenanny at Notoriety, a moonshine tasting at the Mob Museum and more

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Vin (left) and Jimmy host their latest Hootenanny on April 20.
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  • Show: Vin & Jimmy's Hootenanny at Notoriety Live

    Two Strip stars who can manage the spotlight on their own are teaming up once again for a no-holds-barred musical melee at blossoming Neonopolis venue Notoriety Live. The last time Vin A. from The Bronx Wanderers and Jimmy Denning from Tenors of Rock joined forces, they sold out this cabaret-style space and brought a slew of surprise guests to the stage. Expect more fun and frivolity this time around. April 20, 7:30 p.m., $35, notorietylive.com. –Brock Radke

  • Tasting: Liquor Legends at The Mob Museum

    The Mob Museum’s speakeasy bar, the Underground, celebrates its third anniversary this month. Honor the occasion by attending Liquor Legends: A Night of Moonshine Tasting and Storytelling. You’ll hear historic tales of bootleggers and Colonial-era moonshiners from a Mob Museum distillery presenter—stories that’ll come to life as you sample a moonshine flight from the Mob Museum’s own distillery. The liquid journey will include “popular infusions and an exclusive barrel-aged expression.” April 20, 8 p.m., $30, call 702-228-2713 to RSVP. –C. Moon Reed

  • TV: Brassic

    British comedy/drama series Brassic is a tricky thing. At first, this story of a group of young thieves scraping by in northern England (“brassic” is Cockney slang for “broke”) feels like a skilled Guy Ritchie pastiche, down to the artful profanity, in-camera tricks and incredible needle-drop soundtrack. (If nothing else, find the Brassic Spotify playlist.) Gradually, however, show creator and star Joe Gilgun allows other elements to emerge—in particular, his own battles with bipolar disorder—and in so doing, Brassic steals its way into greatness. Hulu. –Geoff Carter

  • Podcast: Sideways

    If you’re a fan of Radiolab and Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History, add Sideways to your podcast playlist. Hosted by British journalist and broadcaster Matthew Syed, the BBC creation delves into recent historical events and turns them, well, sideways to give you a fresh perspective. Example: Recent episode “A Recipe for Happiness” delves into Tony Hsieh’s idealistic (and ultimately tragic) attempt at dismantling social hierarchy. Give Sideways a spin—your inner skeptic will thank you. Apple Podcasts. –Genevie Durano

  • Music: Godspeed You! Black Emperor: G_D's Pee at State's End

    It’s odd to consider, but Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s second life has now out-album’d its first. And though critical consensus holds that the Montreal post-rock giants’ 1997-2003 output towers over that which came later, the group’s fourth “reunion” LP succeeds at recapturing that original sense of thrilling discovery. “First of the Last Glaciers” and “Ashes to Sea or Nearer to Thee”—sections within majestic sidelong compositions “A Military Alphabet” and “Government Came,” respectively—are specific hair-raising highlights, one swooning at the buildup to Armageddon and the other pumping a fist in its face. But all of G_d’s Pee at State’s End! comes as a revelation, and serves as a reminder of Godspeed’s ongoing relevancy. –Spencer Patterson

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