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Anderson .Paak takes over On the Record this weekend
The SoCal representative is a wonder to see live. He’ll glide across the floor with fancy footwork, then hop on the drums and sing without the slightest stutter in his delivery or break in his toothy smile.
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When open format DJ Maria Romano hits the booth, nothing can distract her
She’s a regular at Drai’s, and hip-hop is where her heart is.
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Cedric Gervais at XS and other Vegas club musts this week
Deorro drops into Marquee.
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Killers guitarist Dave Keuning on his new solo project, vocals and lyrics, and whether he’s still in his old band
“It seems like a lot of people didn’t know me. So maybe it’s a good thing to shed a little light on my life.”
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Cockroach Theatre’s ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’ heads to the farce side
“This play is powerful. It’s a perfect artist response to corruption.”
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Meet David Ostrem, ringleader for the interstellar band at the heart of ‘Opium’
We had to keep the interview relatively short, so he could make his flight on the OPM 73 spaceship, which he and his crew board every Wednesday through Monday for a quick pit stop in Sin City.
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Gig Depio’s giant, desert-inspired paintings must be experienced in person
Depio’s 11-by-40-foot Moapa mural works as a Nevada time capsule, traveling to the time of industrialization and the type of “creative destruction” that naturally occurs when trying to make life more hospitable.
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Five times comedian Tiffany Haddish has lifted her projects to new heights
The Girls Trip star performs twice at the Mirage this weekend.
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Vegas bands to watch—and discover—in 2019
Black metal, hip-hop, synth-pop and more.
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With Code Red Riot, Las Vegan Corky Gainsford takes the next step in a long musical career
“Ten years ago I put together a list of bands that I’d been in, and I was over 25 or 30 bands.”
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Criss Angel’s new ‘Mindfreak’ eclipses the scope of his previous production
When the cyberpunk soundtrack kicks in to start the show, you can feel the bass in your chest. When a new scene unfolds onstage, the visual setting stretches to the back of the room, thanks to LED strips on the ceiling and 4K projection on the walls.
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Pioneering synth-pop duo OMD balances its experimental roots with its chart-climbing peak
“We will invariably play lots of hits—and we will invariably throw in a couple of weird ones just for the hardcore fans, too.”
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Craft beer happenings, ‘Madea’s Farewell Play,’ Kris Kristofferson and other stuff to do this week
Also: Corrosion and Conformity and Duster both play Downtown.
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Roy Choi’s Best Friend brings Korean-Mexican fusion to the Strip
The menu collects Choi’s greatest hits—like the short rib tacos that sparked his empire—with new, Vegas-only offerings.
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The new edition of ‘Vegans, Baby’ points to the best plant-based food in town
The author especially loves the koshari at POTs, the brunch at Tacotarian and Good Pie’s Detroit pizza.