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What to do in Las Vegas this week (September 22-28 edition)

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Thursday, September 22

Smoakland

Smoakland

PARTY: SMOAKLAND West Coast dubstep duo Smoakland is known for creating a sonic spectrum of weed-soaked rhythms and thick bass drops, and that seems like an ideal soundtrack for the fresh and funky kaleidoscopic wonderland that is We All Scream on Fremont East. DJs and producers Harrison Hays and Anthony Battaglia both hail from the Bay Area but crossed paths in college in Idaho, deciding to join forces and return to California to attack the deep, low end of the EDM scene. Smoakland continues to tour through Texas, Florida and other Southern states as fall sets in, but not before RVLTN Events brings the party-ready pair Downtown for a Smoke Sesh Tour stop, with support from Kehpri, Chieef and Invade the Place. 10 p.m., $10, We All Scream, seetickets.us. –Brock Radke

SPORTS: LAS VEGAS AVIATORS VS. RENO ACES 7:05 p.m, Las Vegas Ballpark, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: HOT SINCE 82 With Ameme, 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

ARTS: READING: HEATHER LANG-CASSERA & FRIENDS 7 p.m., the Writer’s Block, thewritersblock.org.

SIX: THE MUSICAL Thru 10/2, times vary, Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com.

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

MUSIC: BARRY MANILOW 7 p.m., thru 9/24, Westgate International Theater, ticketmaster.com.

COMEDY: PAULY SHORE: STICK WITH THE DANCING! 9 p.m., Wiseguys, vegas.wiseguyscomedy.com.

PARTY: ZIMMER 8:30 p.m., Area15 Portal, area15.com.

MUSIC: OCEANO With Left to Suffer, Crown Magnetar, Sheer Cold, Empire of Ruin, Dredge, 7 p.m., Fremont Country Club, seetickets.us.

PARTY: MARCO BAILEY 10 p.m., Commonwealth, seetickets.us.

ARTS: UNLV CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY: THE HORSZOWSKI TRIO 7:30 p.m., Beam Music Center, unlv.edu.

MUSIC: WATER STREET JAZZ SERIES 7:30 p.m., thru 9/25, Water Street Plaza Amphitheater, cityofhenderson.com.

Friday, September 23

Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert

MUSIC: MIRANDA LAMBERT Country’s reigning badass saddles in for Velvet Rodeo, her debut residency set to kick off with 24 dates. The 38-year-old singer-songwriter, who shines as the most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music Awards, will bring a helping of honky tonk to the big stage, offering career-spanning hits from her 10-album catalog, including “Actin’ Up” (from April album Palomino), “If I Was a Cowboy” and the definitive revenge anthem “Gunpowder and Lead,” one of Lambert’s most powerful tracks. It’s a Vegas residency, so Velvet Rodeo should naturally deliver a spectacle fans haven’t seen from Lambert’s tours. In an interview with E! Online, the country star teased “lots of pyro,” rhinestones and fringe. Just what the cowgirl ordered. 8 p.m., $85+, Zappos Theater, ticketmaster.com. –Amber Sampson

MUSIC: IHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL 7:30 p.m., & 9/24, T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.

MUSIC: BAD BUNNY 7 p.m., & 9/24, Allegiant Stadium, ticketmaster.com.

FOOD & DRINK: GREAT AMERICAN FOODIE FEST Thru 9/25, times vary, Craig Ranch Park, greatamericanfoodiefest.com.

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

MUSIC: BLACKBEAR With Waterparks, Heart Attack Man, 8 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketweb.com.

MUSIC: AEROSMITH 8 p.m., & 9/26, Dolby Live, ticketmaster.com.

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

MUSIC: SANTANA Thru 9/25, 7 p.m., House of Blues, concerts.livenation.com.

FOOD & DRINK: LAS VEGAS GREEK FOOD FESTIVAL Thru 9/25, times vary, St. John the Baptist Church, lvgff.com.

MUSIC: SNAILMATE With Same Sex Mary, Decaying Tigers, Elijah Stone, 8 p.m.,  Taverna Costera, eventbrite.com.

COMEDY: TOM SEGURA 10 p.m., & 9/24, Mirage Theatre, mirage.mgmresorts.com.

MUSIC: SAM HUNT 8 p.m., & 9/24, the Chelsea, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: ROD STEWART 7:30 p.m., & 9/24, 9/28, the Colosseum, ticketmaster.com.

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

MUSIC: STEPHEN PEARCY 8 p.m., Golden Nugget Showroom, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: MALAA With Black V Neck, 8 p.m., Sahara Event Center, seetickets.us.

ARTS: OPERA LAS VEGAS: PROVING UP Thru 9/25, times vary, Ham Fine Arts Black Box Theatre, operalasvegas.com.

Saturday, September 24

Orbital Downtown

Orbital Downtown

MUSIC: ORBITAL & THE CRYSTAL METHOD In the late 1990s, electronic dance music crossed over from raves to radio and stayed there. A staggering number of important artists, in genres spanning breakbeat to ambient to full-on techno, broke big in that time—Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, Aphex Twin and more. Throughout 1997 I obsessively listened to the breakthrough albums of two such artists: In Sides, by Orbital, and Vegas, by the Crystal Method.

Over the course of its 72 minutes, 1996’s In Sides achieves a perfect balance of headlong excitement and motion picture soundtrack-like shock and awe. When I played the record for friends I’d say, “Imagine if a Las Vegas group could make an album like this.” And a year later, one did: Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan, a pair of producers/DJs who met at UNLV’s Student Union, made Vegas, an epic, dirty piece of work. Its synth lines buzz overhead like fighter jets; its pulsing bass and fist-punch rock drums seemingly come up through the floor. “Countless people have come up to me and said that Vegas was their gateway drug to electronic music,” said the Method’s Kirkland during a recent Weekly interview. “That’s something that both Ken and I are really proud of.”

Want proof? Orbital and The Crystal Method headline Vegas97, an RVLTN Events showcase at the Downtown Las Vegas Event Center. Even though Vegas is 25 years old and the Method is down to one member (Jordan has retired from the music business), when “Busy Child” and “Keep Hope Alive” hit the DLVEC, trust me, you’ll feel the ground tremors. And before you go, read more of Kirkland’s remembrances of Vegas here. With Hyper, Stanton Warriors, Robert Oleysyck, 7 p.m., $40-$75, Downtown Las Vegas Event Center, seetickets.us. –Geoff Carter

MUSIC: IHEARTRADIO FESTIVAL DAYTIME STAGE 11 a.m., Area15, axs.com.

PARTY: DEADMAU5 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

MISC: CIRQUE MECHANICS: ZEPHYR 7:30 p.m., UNLV Performing Arts Center, unlv.edu.

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

SPORTS: LAS VEGAS LIGHTS VS. SAN DIEGO LOYAL 7 p.m., Cashman Field, lasvegaslightsfc.com.

COMEDY: TRACY MORGAN 8 p.m., Venetian Theatre, ticketmaster.com.

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

FOOD & DRINK: EIGHT-YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 6 p.m., CraftHaus, eventbrite.com.

MUSIC: LAUREN DAIGLE With Blessing Offor, 7:30 p.m., Resorts World Theater, axs.com.

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

MUSIC: ANGELIC ROOT With Leet, 8 p.m., the Space, thespacelv.com.

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

PARTY: VEGAS 97 AFTERPARTY With Rabbit in the Moon, 1 a.m., Discopussy, discopussydtlv.com.

MUSIC: UB40 With The Original Wailers, Maxi Priest, Big Mountain, 6:30 p.m., Sunset Station Amphitheater, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: LOUD LUXURY With Cheyenne Giles, 11 a.m., Wet Republic, events.taogroup.com.

PARTY: FUNBOX: PARADISE FEVER TAKEOVER 12:30 a.m., Cheapshot, cheapshotdtlv.com.

MUSIC: EMPIRE RECORDS: 10TH ANNIVERSARY 8 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketweb.com.

Sunday, September 25

Flogging Molly

MUSIC: FLOGGING MOLLY With The Interrupters, Tiger Army, 8:45 p.m., Mandalay Beach, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: ILLENIUM 10 p.m., Tao Beach Dayclub at Night, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: SABATON With Epica, 7 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketweb.com.

PARTY: GALANTIS 11 a.m., Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

MUSIC: CELEBRITY STALKER With Talking Bombs, Suburban Resistance, Chzbrgr Picnic, The Dirty Licks, The Love Bombs, 8 p.m., Double Down Saloon, doubledownsaloon.com.

MUSIC: LA ARMADA With The Hate, 8 p.m., Evel Pie, evelpie.com.

ARTS: THE NEVADA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: FAMOUS JEWISH COMPOSERS 3 p.m., Summerlin Library, lvccld.org.

PARTY: MORTEN Danish DJ and producer Morten Breum has been credited with pioneering the dance music genre of future rave (with decade-strong Wynn Nightlife headliner David Guetta), described as a synth-heavy, more syncopated take on traditional big room EDM. So it seems like Morten, who has been teaming up with Guetta all summer for the buzzy Hi Ibiza residency, should have landed on the Las Vegas Strip a long time ago. But the time is actually now, when he makes his headlining debut at Encore Beach Club on Sunday. He’ll be back for a nighttime bash on October 15, and we expect Morten to slide over to XS sometime this fall, too. 11 a.m., $30-$50+, Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com. –Brock Radke

Monday, September 26

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Los Angeles Kings (preseason)

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Los Angeles Kings (preseason)

SPORTS: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS VS. LOS ANGELES KINGS (PRESEASON) 7 p.m., T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.

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

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

COMEDY: PAUL OGATA Thru 9/30, 8 p.m., LA Comedy Club, bestvegascomedy.com.

COMEDY: GREG MORTON With Ken Garr, Bernadette Pauley, 8 p.m., Brad Garrett Comedy Club, bradgarrettcomedy.com.

ARTS: LAS VEGAS CLASSICA MUSIC 7:30 p.m., Whitney Library, lvccld.org

Tuesday, September 27

Bat out of Hell - The Musical

Bat out of Hell - The Musical

MISC: BAT OUT OF HELL - THE MUSICAL From Marilyn! The New Musical to Circus 1903 to I Love the ’90s, no resident production launched from the seminal 1,400-seat theater at Paris Las Vegas has been able to find stable ground in recent years. But this is a room that has also hosted The Producers, Jersey Boys and Barry Manilow, so it feels essential to have a big draw centering the property. Now it’s Meatloaf’s turn, or to be more specific, it’s time to shine the Vegas spotlight on the operatic rock created by the late singer and actor with longtime collaborator Jim Steinman. Bat Out of Hell premiered in 2017 at the Manchester Opera House and has played London’s West End, off-Broadway in NYC and toured internationally. The Las Vegas version is produced by David Sonenberg, Michael Cohl and Tony Smith and managed by Base Entertainment, and will star fresh-faced 27-year-old country/rock artist Travis Cormier in the lead role as Strat, a Peter Pan-like character who falls in love with Raven (Alize Cruz), the daughter of tyrannical leader Falco (Jersey Boys’ favorite Travis Cloer). It’s a whole lotta show for a casino that needs just that. Opens September 27; Tuesday-Sunday, 7 p.m., Friday-Saturday, 7 & 9:30 p.m.; $58+; Paris Theater; ticketmaster.com. –Brock Radke

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

MUSIC: GET THE LED OUT 7:30 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketweb.com.

MUSIC: LOVER’S ROCK 8 p.m., Cheapshot, sevenrooms.com.

MUSIC: JIMMY POWERS & THE HANG DYNASTY 10 p.m., Sand Dollar Downtown, thesanddollarlv.com/downtown.

Wednesday, September 28

Earl Turner

Earl Turner

MUSIC: EARL TURNER 7 p.m., Myron’s, thesmithcenter.com.

PARTY: DEUX TWINS 11 p.m., EBC at Night, wynnsocial.com.

ARTS: UNLV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 7:30 p.m., Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, unlv.edu.

MUSIC: MAPACHE 8 p.m., Artifice, eventbrite.com.

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

MUSIC: KENWARD COOPER With Trevor and The Joneses, Aaron Archer, 9 p.m., Sand Dollar Downtown, thesanddollarlv.com/downtown.

PARTY: DJ NEVA & SHALVOY Midnight, On the Record, ontherecordlv.com.

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