EDC Week, when electronic music artists who are and aren’t performing at the festival take over various Vegas clubs leading up to the ultimate party at the Speedway, has already started. Nghtmre played Omnia Tuesday night, Dom Dolla and John Summit teamed up at Marquee Dayclub Wednesday and Partiboi69 took it into the wee hours at Discopussy, right before you started reading this.
There are plenty more parties in the biggest casino clubs over the next few days, accessible whether or not you’re headed out to EDC. And then there are the off-Strip parties, possibly designed for ready-to-rave locals who don’t necessarily need to fight bigger crowds. Take your pick of these alternative offerings and get into the groove at your own pace (for tickets head to edcweek.com).
BASSCON POOL PARTYAT CITRUS The recently reopened Downtown Grand pool deck brings in RVLTN and BassCon to curate this crew consisting of Code Black, Dr. Phunk, Kreation, LNY TNZ, Mad Dog, Suae and TNT. Things are going to get heavy. May 19, noon, $30.
BORIS BREJCHA AT DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS EVENTS CENTER You won’t find this prolific German producer and pioneer of the high-tech minimal genre playing Vegas much, so don’t miss a chance to sample his unique sounds in person instead of just watching his epic recent performance at the Arènes de Nîmes in France on YouTube. His pals Ann Clue and Moritz Hofbauer are the support acts for this Factory 93 show. May 19,
9 p.m., $40-$50+.
PRIMALAT ÉLIA BEACH CLUB The stylish pool club at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas just east of the Strip launched this monthly party series on May 1, transforming the already tropical environs into a lush jungle wonderland. During EDC Week, Primal brings in a superpowered lineup of Vegas faves Flosstradamus, GTA, TroyBoi and Yellow Claw (May 21, 11 a.m., $45-$60+), but Élia has a full weekend of fun on the books with Bay Area tech-house phenom Jauz (May 20, 11 a.m., $20-$30) and French electronic innovator Tchami (May 22, 11 a.m., $20-$30).
AFTERHOURSAT TERRACE Brett Rubin’s late-night music mecca at Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club kicks into high gear for EDC Week. First, he’s on the decks with Bart Skils and Aerial Gray on May 19; next up is Nick Warren, Riley Bee and Christopher James on May 20; and closing it out will be Rubin with Harry Romero and Steve Walker on May 21. Expect guest artists to pop in every night, er, morning.
All shows 2 a.m., $20.
TECHNO TACO TUESDAYAT LUCKY DAY Just when it’s supposed to be over, it’s never over. Let’s just go down to Fremont East, throw back a couple shots of tequila and listen to one of the definitive Mexican electronic artists, Iñigo Vontier, spin in a tiny DTLV bar along with Bad Beat and, once again, Aerial Grey. May 24, 10 p.m., $15-$20.
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