MK at Drai's Beachclub

Detroit DJ and house producer Marc Kinchen, better known as MK, just released new single “Back & Forth,” a collab with English producer Jonas Blue and singer-songwriter Becky Hill. Don’t miss him when he brings the Motor City sound to Drai’s, where he’ll likely play that and other standout cuts like “17” and “Piece of Me.” September 14, 11 a.m., $20-$30. –Leslie Ventura

Fourth Splosion Fest at Crafthaus Brewery

From the Resinate IPA to the Evocation Belgian Saison, CraftHaus has served up some of Vegas’ favorite brews for the past four years. Celebrate the Henderson brewery’s birthday—plus the announcement of its new 1,800-square-foot Downtown tasting room, slated to open next September—with unlimited pours. September 15, 6 p.m., $35, 7350 Eastgate Road #110. –Leslie Ventura

Futureman & Silverman at Two Libraries

Classical, jazz and pop come together through this pairing of Roy “Futureman” Wooten, a percussionist who plays instruments of his own invention, and Tracy Silverman, wielder of the six-stringed violin. September 15, 2 p.m., Windmill Library; 7:30 p.m., Clark County Library; free. –Mike Prevatt

The Mavericks & Los Lobos at Star of the Desert Arena

Two distinct sounds will fill Buffalo Bill’s arena on Saturday: the Mavericks’ ebullient, Latin-tinged Americana and Los Lobos’ R&B-rooted cross-border rock—both simultaneously honoring and thwarting pop traditionalism. September 15, 8 p.m., $22-$55. –Mike Prevatt

Golden Knights vs. Coyotes at T-Mobile Arena

Time to wash that Capitals’ Cup-clinching taste out of your mouth, VGK fans. The Knights will be out to prove their Earth-rattling inaugural campaign was no fluke, starting with this preseason clash against Arizona. Be there to see how coach Gerard Gallant constructs his new offensive lines and defensive pairings, as returning stars and key newcomers begin to jell. September 16, 5 p.m., $75-$555. –Spencer Patterson

South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Vegas’ new NASCAR era begins: two top-series races in a single calendar year, plus this second race opens the Monster Energy Series’ 10-week playoffs to determine the sport’s ultimate champion. Start your engines! September 16, 7 a.m., $10-$169. –Spencer Patterson

The Believer Presents: R.O. Kwon

Two years ago, the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute, in association with The Believer magazine, first brought us the exceptional Believer Festival, an annual literature, music and performance event that rewrote this city’s cultural narrative from the bones out. Now, we’re getting a new chapter entirely with The Believer Presents, a monthly event hosted by Writer’s Block Book Shop, featuring both ascendant and established literary talents in conversation with other talented writers, journalists and instructors.

The premiere event features R.O. Kwon, a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellow and contributor to The Guardian, Vice, BuzzFeed and many others. Her debut novel, The Incendiaries, is a story of shattered faith and ill-informed cult violence that writer Laura Miller praised for its “eerie, sombre power” in a laudatory New Yorker review. Kwon will discuss The Incendiaries with Derek Palacio, co-director (with author Claire Vaye Watkins) of the Mojave School, a creative writing workshop for the teenagers of rural Nevada. Together, they’ll unpack Kwon’s story—and continue ours. September 17, 7 p.m., free (RSVP required), events.blackmountaininstitute.org/events/rokwon.  -Geoff Carter

Whitney Cummings at Comedy Cellar

The stand-up comic and sitcom queen (she created CBS’s 2 Broke Girls and produced the Roseanne reboot) just got engaged. If you miss her on her honeymoon tour, she’ll be back November 12 and 13. September 17 & 18, 7 & 9 p.m., $25-$55. –C. Moon Reed