Thursday, AUGUST 3

COMEDY: BRET ERNST Thru 8/6, 7:30 p.m. (& 8/4-8/5, 9:30 p.m.), Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club, ticketmaster.com.

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

MISC: TREASURE ISLAND Thru 8/5, 7 p.m. (& 8/5, 3 p.m.), Majestic Repertory Theatre, majesticrepertory.com.

MUSIC: SECOS With Los Emptys, Pure Sport, 7 p.m., SoulBelly BBQ, eventbrite.com.

PARTY: THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

COMEDY: PAULY SHORE 9 p.m., & 8/4 (& 8/5, 8 p.m.), Wiseguys, wiseguyscomedy.com.

MUSIC: LENNON ROACH 10 p.m., Sand Dollar Lounge, thesanddollarlv.com.

PARTY: VAMPA With Arayza, Sol, 10 p.m., We All Scream, seetickets.us.

MISC: ART BIZARRE 7 p.m., the Charleston, facebook.com/thecharlestontavern.

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

MUSIC: THE BLANK TAPES Hailing from Joshua Tree, California, is Matt Adams’ brainchild, The Blank Tapes. Since 2003, the project has more than 20 releases to its name, filled with dreamlike ballads and more experimental numbers influenced by ’60s psych-rock. The well-traveled founder pumps out music at an astounding rate, as on 2021’s 62-track, two-part album Pop Rocks. Joining The Blank Tapes Thursday night Downtown will be LA’s Westerner, a trio whose second album, last year’s Kali Yuga Kama Sutra, found them on a dancey nu-disco adventure—synth-pop energy complemented by indie guitar riffs and frontman Cooper Bombadil’s subdued-yet-zealous vocal tone. Bonus: Local DJ Greymatter will spin vinyl between bands. 9 p.m., free, Sand Dollar Downtown, thesanddollarlv.com. –Gabriela Rodriguez

Friday, AUGUST 4

MISC: MONSTER JAM Thru 8/6, times vary, Thomas & Mack Center, unlvtickets.com.

MISC: FIRST FRIDAY 5 p.m., Downtown Las Vegas, ffflv.org.

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

MUSIC: ADELE 8 p.m., & 8/5, the Colosseum, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: KELLY CLARKSON 8 p.m., & 8/5, 8/9, Bakkt Theater, ticketmaster.com.

COMEDY: SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO 7:30 & 10:30 p.m., & 8/5, Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: TROPA MAGICA With Viaje Nahual, Desert Island Boys, 8 p.m., the Usual Place, eventbrite.com.

MUSIC: DEAD SARA With The Dirty Hooks, 7:30 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: KYLE WATSON With Casmalia, Shapeshiftr, 9:30 p.m., the Portal at Area15, area15.com.

MUSIC: KATY PERRY 8 p.m., & 8/5, 8/9, Resorts World Theatre, axs.com.

MUSIC: KEITH SWEAT 8 p.m., & 8/5, Pearl Concert Theater, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: GUCCI MANE 10:30 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.

MUSIC: JOE BONAMASSA 8 p.m., the Chelsea, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: MAROON 5 8 p.m., & 8/5, 8/9, Dolby Live, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: MARIAH ANGELIQ With AR, Dynamiq, Exile, 10 p.m., Kaos, seetickets.us.

MUSIC: LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL’S RISING STARS COMPETITION Among more than 100 submissions, 16 local acts were chosen to perform in Life Is Beautiful’s latest battle of the bands, with a spot at September’s festival on the line. In past years, B. Rose, The Rhyolite Sound and The Dollheads have won the competition to claim spots onstage at the Downtown fest. But this year’s batch of finalists might be the strongest yet. Sultry neo-soul artist AKASHAA dazzles listeners with reverberant beats and jazzy melodies; Southern singer-songwriter Lennon Roach stokes a track with his coal-hot vocals; Viaje Nahual tailspins songs into a spell of psychedelia; and the boys of Pure Sport and Hunter’s Briefcase know just how to work a crowd into a frenzy. Those acts and others—including pop artist Maejoy, indie-rock singer-songwriter Walt Haleigh and rootsy rocker Zach Ryan—will parade onstage at the Space over the course of four nights, before some are called back for the finals on August 18. Altogether, it should provide a solid overview of the local scene for those interested in learning more—and potentially finding their favorite new Vegas act(s). August 4-5 & 11-12, 8 p.m., $20, the Space, thespacelv.com. –Amber Sampson

Saturday, AUGUST 5

PARTY: BARBIE RAVE 9 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: KASKADE Noon, Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

PARTY: JUICY J 11 a.m., Drai’s Beachclub, draisgroup.com.

MUSIC: DAUGHTRY 8 p.m., M Resort, ticketmaster.com.

SPORTS: LAS VEGAS LIGHTS VS. RIO GRANDE VALLEY TOROS 7:30 p.m., Cashman Field, lasvegaslightsfc.com.

PARTY: DIPLO 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

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

MUSIC: CLOSE TO MODERN With Spelling Hands, Night Weapons, Hektor Rawkerz, Skaught Gibson, 8 p.m., the Usual Place, theusualplace.vegas.

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

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

MUSIC: WHITE NOISE With The Dollheads, Elephante King, Ugly Boy, 7 p.m., SoulBelly BBQ, eventbrite.com.

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

PARTY: COSMIC GATE 8 p.m., Citrus Grand Pool Deck, seetickets.us.

ARTS: USE OTHER DOOR One of the defining attributes of Nancy Good’s Core Contemporary gallery is the big-swing ideas it incorporates into its programming—not just asking its guests to think about the art, but encouraging the artists themselves to consider their methods and themes. Core’s fifth-annual Use Other Door exhibit, curated by Good and Anthony Bondi, is a prime example of this approach: It asks its artists to consider what their “other door” could be, whether it’s a metaphor for a path not taken or, you know, an actual door. And what a group of talents has risen to the challenge: Nevada artists Daryl Bibicoff, Diane Bush, Glynn Galloway, Michelle Graves, Kim Johnson, Ginka Mitova, Erika Muecke, Chad Scott, Linda Shaffer, Allison Streater, Leon Syfrit and Shahab Zargari, and visiting artists Brandin Baron, Malcolm Easton and Louise Vickerman. Use Other Door will show through September 30, at which point Core Contemporary will shut this doorway to ideas and open another one. Opening reception 6 p.m., free, Core Contemporary, corecontemporary.com. –Geoff Carter

Sunday, AUGUST 6

MUSIC: MAN OR ASTRO-MAN? Man or Astro-man? is commonly referred to as a “surf rock” band, though that doesn’t really begin to describe the brand of energetic, reverb-heavy cosmic radiation that this Auburn, Alabama-born quartet pumps through its amplifiers. Inspired by (or is it indebted to?) the wild science fiction movies of the 1950s and 1960s, Man or Astro-man? creates the music you could be listening in your personal rocket as you hot-rod your way through solar flares and black holes, if only a certain tech CEO were to get off social media and get back to work. Sometimes, the band employs electronics and offbeat instruments such as theremins, but for the most part, Man or Astro-man? is all about the solid fuel provided by steel strings, drum heads and punk-rock attitude. Area15 might well be the perfect place for this rare cosmic event to occur. 7 p.m., $28, the Wall at Area15, area15.com. –Geoff Carter

PARTY: ABOVE & BEYOND 11 a.m., Wet Republic, events.taogroup.com.

MISC: EVO FINALS 10 a.m., Michelob Ultra Arena, axs.com.

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

PARTY: NORA EN PURE 11 a.m., Marquee Dayclub, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: GREG HOWE With Sammy Boller, 7 p.m., Count’s Vamp’d, eventbrite.com.

PARTY: CHRIS LAKE 10 p.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, events.taogroup.com.

ARTS: LAURA BACKUS Reception 5 p.m., Boulder City Art Guild & Gallery, bouldercityartguild.com.

PARTY: RUBI ROSE Noon, Daylight Beach Club, daylightvegas.com.

Monday, AUGUST 7

SPORTS: USA BASKETBALL VS. PUERTO RICO 7 p.m., T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.

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

COMEDY: BRIAN MCKIM With Lynne Koplitz, Pardis Parker, Michael Yo, Dustin Ybarra, 7 & 9:30 p.m., & 8/8, Comedy Cellar, comedycellar.com.

COMEDY: MIKE GAFFNEY With Chris Martin, Jay Hollingsworth, 8 p.m., thru 8/13, bradgarrettcomedy.com.

MISC: DOOMED  POETRY 9 p.m., Red Dwarf, reddwarflv.com.

Tuesday, AUGUST 8

MUSIC: TRAVIS CLOER 7 p.m., Myron’s, thesmithcenter.com.

SPORTS: LAS VEGAS AVIATORS VS. SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS 7 p.m., thru 8/12, (& 8/13, 6 p.m.), Las Vegas Ballpark, ticketmaster.com.

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

MISC: BABES AND BLUES ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA SHOW 7 p.m., the Usual Place, eventbrite.com.

COMEDY: MIKE SOMERVILLE With Joe Nipote, Alan Bursky 8:30 & 10:30 p.m., & 8/9, Laugh Factory, ticketmaster.com.

Wednesday, AUGUST 9

MUSIC: MAXWELL 8 p.m., Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com.

COMEDY: THE DOLLOP 9:30 p.m., Wiseguys Arts District, wiseguyscomedy.com.

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

MISC: DAVID STANLEY: MY BROTHER ELVIS  6 p.m., Westgate International Theater, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: DEUX TWINS 10:30 p.m., EBC at Night, wynnsocial.com.

MUSIC: STABBING With Sheer Cold, Excerebration, Poontickler, 8 p.m., Dive Bar, eventbrite.com.

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

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