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What to do in Las Vegas this week (August 4-10 edition)

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Thursday, August 4

Audien

Audien

PARTY: AUDIEN 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

SPORTS: LAS VEGAS AVIATORS VS. RENO ACES Thru 8/7, 7 p.m., Las Vegas Ballpark, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: NGHTMRE 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

COMEDY: BRAD GARRETT With Tom Rhodes, Robbie Bullard, thru 8/7, 8 p.m., Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club, bradgarrettcomedy.com.

MISC: THE PROM Thru 8/7, times vary, Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com.

MUSIC: SISTAZ OF SOUL With Chimini-Yoka, Serena Henry, Terrie Rimson, 7 p.m., Baobab Stage, baobabstage.com.

PARTY: DJ CLA 10:30 p.m., Tao Nightclub, events.taogroup.com

MUSIC: MICHAEL GRIMM 7 p.m., Myron’s, thesmithcenter.com.

COMEDY: WILLIE FRATTO FARRELL Thru 8/7, 8 p.m., LA Comedy Club, bestvegascomedy.com.

MUSIC: FASTER PUSSYCAT With Jet Black Romance, 8 p.m., Count’s Vamp’d, eventbrite.com.

PARTY: DJ SEINFELD 8 p.m., Area15 Portal, area15.com.

MISC: LAS VEGAS STORIES: UNDER NEON SKIES “During Las Vegas’ classic era, neon was everywhere,” historian Lynn Zook says. “It was in neighborhoods, it was Downtown, it was on the Strip, it was everywhere. It just wasn’t for casinos; it was for restaurants and motels and all sorts of businesses. But I guess neon got a reputation for being tawdry, and [because of that] it had to go away.” It’s true: Much of the great neon signage of Vegas’ bygone era has been destroyed, snapped up by collectors or given to the Neon Museum. (We adore the Neon Museum, but we also love seeing neon out in the wild.) And a cheaper, less-soulful alternative stands in its way of new neon signage: “You drive up and down the Strip these days and it’s all bright LED marquees,” Zook says. “The warmth of neon is lost. LED is rather cold.” With “Under Neon Skies,” Zook aims “to explore how neon signage turned Las Vegas into the ‘bright light city’ of our collective memory.” During this historical talk with film clips and other visual elements, Zook will tell the story of Las Vegas through its signage, and through the lives of the commercial artists who made it. For one night, that warm, classic era will glow again. 7 p.m., free, Clark County Library, lvccld.org. –Geoff Carter

Friday, August 5

John Legend

John Legend

MUSIC: JOHN LEGEND 8 p.m., & 8/6, 8/10, Zappos Theater, ticketmaster.com. 

PARTY: CYPRESS HILL 7 p.m., Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

COMEDY: KATHLEEN MADIGAN 10 p.m., Mirage Theatre, mirage.mgmresorts.com.

MUSIC: STRFKR With The Undercover Dream Lovers, Das Kope, 8 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketweb.com.

FOOD & DRINK: XIQUET X LE CIRQUE DINNER Times vary, & 8/6, Bellagio, bellagio.mgmresorts.com.

PARTY: FATIMA HAJJI, SIAN & BRENNAN GREY With Bad Beat, 9 p.m., Area15 Portal, area15.com.

MUSIC: KATY PERRY 8 p.m., & 8/6, 8/10, Resorts World Theatre, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: SILK SONIC 9 p.m., & 8/6, 8/10, Dolby Live, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: ZEDD With Kiko Franco, 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

PARTY: ILLENIUM 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: LIONEL RICHIE 8 p.m., & 8/6, Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: 2 CHAINZ 10 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.

COMEDY: CARLOS ANTHONY 7:30 p.m., & 8/6, Wiseguys, vegas.wiseguyscomedy.com. 

MUSIC: THE RHYOLITE SOUND 8:30 p.m., the Tank, goldennugget.com.

COMEDY: ROBERT LANEY 9 p.m., & 8/6, Comedy Works, plazatix.com.

PARTY: GATSBY NIGHT 8 p.m., Legacy Club, circalasvegas.com.

MUSIC: FATHER JOHN MISTY “I was worrying maybe my thing was too subtle for Vegas, but it seems there’s room for sophistication,” Joshua Tillman, better known as Father John Misty, announced during his 2015 Boulevard Pool concert on the Strip. The singer-songwriter went to forecast his future singing in a Las Vegas lounge 20 years later. Well, Tillman’s not quite there yet, but his latest album, Chloë and the Next 20th Century, sounds like a running start. Old Hollywood jazz and big-band energy abounds on Misty’s fifth release, which departs from his indie-rock roots. It’s a swarm of orchestral arrangements, of woodwinds and lush crescendos, just what might expect from an evening at a Vegas lounge. With Suki Waterhouse, 8 p.m., $39-$150, the Theater at Virgin, axs.com. –Amber Sampson

Saturday, August 6

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers

MUSIC: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS With The Strokes, King Princess, 6:30 p.m., Allegiant Stadium, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: DADDY YANKEE 8 p.m., T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.

PARTY: KASKADE 11 a.m., Wet Republic, events.taogroup.com.

PARTY: DJ SNAKE 10:30 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgroup.com.

MUSIC: MOKSHA 9 p.m., Sand Dollar Downtown, thesanddollarlv.com.

PARTY: AQUARIA Midnight & 1:30 a.m., Piranha Nightclub, seetickets.us.

COMEDY: CHICO BEAN 10 p.m., Mirage Theatre, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: LESS THAN JAKE & BOWLING FOR SOUP With Cliffdiver, Doll Skin, 6:30 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketweb.com.

PARTY: PAUL OAKENFOLD With Liquid Todd, 9:30 p.m., Area15 A-Lot, area15.com.

PARTY: MARSHMELLO 11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com.

MUSIC: DIRTY HEADS With Soja, Tribal Seeds, The Elovaters, 6 p.m., Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, tixr.com.

PARTY: TIËSTO With Kiko Franco, 11 a.m., Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

MUSIC: THE SURFRAJETTES With The Volcanics, The New Waves, 8 p.m., the Usual Place, theusualplace.vegas.

MUSIC: DANIEL EMMET With Pia Toscano, 7:30 p.m., Westgate International Theater, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: ALESSO 11 a.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, events.taogroup.com.

PARTY: THE CHAINSMOKERS 11 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com. 

MUSIC: JON PARDI 8 p.m., Red Rock Sandbar Stage, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: PAT TODD & THE RANKOUTSIDERS With The Dogs, Tramp for the Lord, Neverland Ranch Davidians, 9 p.m., Double Down Saloon, doubledownsaloon.com.

PARTY: GETTOBLASTER 10 p.m., Discopussy, discopussydtlv.com.

MUSIC: THE HALFTIME SHOW With Mikey Picasso, EastGawd Seli, & more, 9 p.m., Gas Station Studios, 2270 Losee Road, eventbrite.com.

MUSIC: TED SABLAY, JESSE PINO & CHRIS MENDOZA Noon, Fergusons Downtown, fergusonsdowntown.com.

PARTY: BARRY CAN’T SWIM 10 p.m., We All Scream, weallscream.com.

MUSIC: TEYANA TAYLOR Harlem’s Jill of all trades is a rare talent. In the span of 17 years, Teyana Taylor has choreographed videos for Beyoncé (“Ring the Alarm,” at 15 years old), written for Usher, acted in several feature films, signed to Pharrell Williams’ and Kanye West’s labels and released three studio albums—the most recent of which includes features with Erykah Badu, Missy Elliott and Lauryn Hill. Taylor is an entertainer the R&B world will reflect on long after she has stopped singing … and that day could be soon. The singer is bringing her Last Rose Petal 2 Farewell Tour to Vegas this week, and according to a recent Instagram post, she means it: “Come out and watch me leave it all out on the stage. … one last time … just for you.” 7 p.m., $35-$60, House of Blues, concerts.livenation.com. –Amber Sampson

Sunday, August 7

Jauz

Jauz

PARTY: JAUZ Twenty-eight-year-old Sam Vogel is deep into his summer tour, the Bite This Block Party series, fresh off a gig in Denver and headed next to SoCal, Alaska and Canada. Always eager to blend different dance sounds into his music, he’s also mixing in one more date for his Off the Deep End residency at Virgin’s oasis-like Élia Beach Club, which has proven to be an appropriately diverse sonic home for the DJ known as Jauz. From trap to dubstep to house to future bass, you just can’t pin him down. And you don’t need to. Just ride the wave. 11 a.m., Élia Beach Club, $20, eliabeachlv.com. –Brock Radke

MISC: EVOLUTION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ARENA FINALS 9 a.m., Michelob Ultra Arena, axs.com.

PARTY: FABOLOUS & JEEZY 10 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.

MUSIC: CAM 8 p.m., Club Madrid, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: MYSTIC BRAVES With Viaje Nahual, Trevor & The Joneses, DJ Jacob Savage, 8 p.m., Taverna Costera, eventbrite.com.

PARTY: MARSHMELLO 11 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

MUSIC: AARON ARCHER 7 p.m., Square Bar, squarebarvegas.com.

Monday, August 8

Desiigner

Desiigner

PARTY: DESIIGNER 10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

MISC: MONDAYS DARK 8 p.m., the Space, thespacelv.com.

COMEDY: KATHLEEN DUNBAR With Dustin Ybarra,Michael Yo, Orlando Leyba, 7 & 9 p.m., Comedy Cellar, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: THE SMOKESTACKS 10 p.m., Sand Dollar Downtown, thesanddollarlv.com.

COMEDY: MARK SCHIFF Thru 8/14, 8:30 & 10:30 p.m., Laugh Factory, ticketmaster.com

Tuesday, August 9

Las Vegas Aces

Las Vegas Aces

SPORTS: LAS VEGAS ACES VS. ATLANTA DREAM 7 p.m.,Michelob Ultra Arena, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: AVOID With Aura, Dead Lakes, Pure, Silence Speaks, 5:30 p.m., Rockstar Bar, seetickets.us.

 MUSIC: THE JAZZ REPUBLIC 9 p.m., thesmithcenter.com.Myron’s,

MUSIC: DUMB With Morosis, Mutual, Homebodys, 9 p.m., Sand Dollar Downtown, thesanddollarlv.com.

MISC: BABES & BLUES TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY For two sultry years, Glitter Crash Productions’ Babes & Blues events have combined live music, sizzling burlesque, bonus variety acts and throwback vibes, transporting audiences to a time when speakeasies were truly hidden, intimate lounges were the best places to catch the hottest music and a little tease was more than enough to keep the night going. To celebrate this anniversary, The Hypnotiques will provide the soundtrack while burlesque artists Miranda, Raquel Reed, Abby Dandy, The Queen and Isabelle Marie will captivate the crowd. While this type of performance has worked its way into some of the most popular and exciting shows on the Strip, there’s something about this particular formula that feels even more concentrated and powerful. 7 p.m., the Usual Place, $20-$300, eventbrite.com. –Brock Radke

Wednesday, August 10

Scott Bauer: Art of Inspiration

Scott Bauer: Art of Inspiration

ARTS: SCOTT BAUER: ART OF INSPIRATION Thru 8/26, Sahara West Gallery, lvccld.org.

ARTS: CALDONIA: CONCERT AND FILM POSTERS FROM THE RALPH DELUCA COLLECTION Thru 10/2, Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, bellagio.mgmresorts.com.

PARTY: ROSS ONE 11 p.m., EBC at Night, wynnsocial.com.

MUSIC: THE HOT MOPS 8 p.m., Gatsby’s Supper Club, eventbrite.com.

PARTY: LEMA 10:30 p.m., Marquee Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

COMEDY: MIKE GAFFNEY With Carmen Morales, Ron Vigh, 8/8-8/14, 8 p.m., Brad Garrett Comedy Club, bradgarrettcomedy.com.

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