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4 CITYPICKS6 SLANT7DAMNEDPUNDIT Three unexpected Nevadaangles from the GOP presidential sideshow

8KNAPPSTER Steve Ross, watch your ass!

9 THEWEEK9 After the boom: SomeMain Streeters are stillhurting from last year’s power-substation blast

12 What’s with the rash of men impersonatingpolice officers?

20 A&E22 FILM Harry Potter and the Egregiously MilkedConclusion!

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T his is aweekend thatwill answera lotof cinephilequestions:What’sBronsonPinchotbeenup to lately?Whataward

could lureMichaelMadsen toLasVegas?Howmuch filmmaking talent is thereatUNLVandCollegeofSouthernNevada?Therearemore films—features,shorts,docs,

animations,musicvid-eos—andevents thanwecandescribe,sohitwww.lvfilmfest.comfor the fullmonty.Butherearea fewthings toplanyourpopcorn-ac-quisitionaround.HolyRollers:TheTrueStoryofCard-CountingChristians (Saturday,

11:15 a.m.) is aboutablackjack teamofpiousChristians that’swonmillions“whilewrestlingwithhowto justify theirdubiousactivities in theeyesofGod.” (Agenerous tithe?)VirginAlexan-der (Sunday,noon)hasa strongVegasconnec-tion: It starsRickFaugno,of JerseyBoys, andwasco-writtenandco-directedby locals. It’s about

awould-bepianist,ahot student,adespicablepimpanda tables-turningprostitutionscheme.BronsonPinchotplays thepimp.MobguysHenryHill,FrankCulotta andothers sit for apanel ses-sion (Saturday,2p.m.). If you’re a fanofMichaelMadsen’s filmroles (ReservoirDogs,Kill Bill) orbooks (AmericanBadass,TheCompletePoeticWorksofMichaelMadsen,Vol.1),youwon’twanttomisshis screening (themovieVice), thebe-stowingofhis“Indie Icon”award,andhisbook-signing,all onSaturday,beginningat4:15p.m.Andmake time tocheckoutblocof short filmsbyUNLVandCSNstudents.ScottDickensheets,[email protected] theaters intheLasVegasHilton,www.lvfilmfest.com;vari-ousprices, fromfree for theMadsenevent to$150for theHighRollerPass.

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TheBeautyBar’sturning7,andthey’vedecidedtocel-ebratewithafreeThurs-daynightshowfeaturingaredwood-sizeddragqueenfromNewOrleans.If youdidn’t see

bounce rapperFreediaat last year’s FuckYeahFest,we’ll give you someinsight.Picture cheaplyproducedbeats underhyper-sexual lyricswhile a bunchof girlsshake their tailfeatherson stage.ThebouncemusicFreedia performsis reserved for self-pro-claimedSissies (South-ern slang formenwhoidentify otherwise) andsounds a lot like the late’80s/early ’90s call-and-response rap thatflooded radio stations—except talking aboutD ’n’A insteadofT ’n’A.Westill can’t figure outif SissyBounce is earnestmusic.But it doesn’treallymatter.We’remoreconcernedabouther-niating adisk trying tokeepupwith themoveswe saw in thevideoforFreedia’s“Y’allGetBackNow.”MaxPlenke,[email protected].(WithDelphonic Love,DJRexDart) 9p.m.;TheBeautyBar,517 FremontSt., 598-1965, free.

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YouknowwhatLasVegasdoesn’t have enoughof?Dragkings.That’swhatevent organizerKarenPlowdenandherpartnerhad inmindwhen they cre-ated an InternationalDragDaycelebration,hostedby the couple’swebsite,Where’sMyLesbian?Dragqueens are great,don’t getuswrong,butwhen’s thelast timeyou sawawomansuit up for the stage?Thisyear, five kings anda fewqueenswill snag the spot-light in sparkly gownsandplayed-downdudewear, allin thenameofDragDay,atwo-year-oldLGBTbud-ding tradition.Proceeds goto theSinSitySisters’AIDS-drugs assistanceprogram,andattendees are encour-aged towear their gender-bendingbest.Because, likethe site’smotto says,“Somepeople are born tobe ex-traordinary.”KristyTotten,[email protected].;TommyRock-er’s,4275DeanMartinDrive,iddlv.wheresmylesbian.com,$10donation

Portland, Oregon’s The Slants call their sound “China-town dance rock,” but they could have easily left out theethnic modifier. Even though the members are Asian,there’s nothing particularly Eastern about their sound.The foursome plays rock ’n’ roll spiked with synthesiz-ers. It’s a darker variety of new-new wave, closer to Joy

Division than Owl City. The lyrics, however, are a different story, and often deal with issuesthat affect young Asian Americans. Occasionally, the songs get pretty heavy, but they’re stilldanceable.That seems tobeaprerequisite for thisoutfit.Sodon’tworry if youdon’thaveAsianheritage—awkwardpunk rockdancing is auniversal language.

The bill also features The Slow Poisoner, a one-man psych-rock outfit from San Franciscowho sings about fungi andwood nymphs. If that’s your thing, that’s all you need to know.AmyKingsley, [email protected]. 10 p.m.; Double Down Saloon, 4640 Paradise Road,www.doubledownsaloon.comor 791-5775, free

Will Bob top himself? That will be the questionamong local Dylan fans this Saturday, when he and hisoutstanding band — the best he’s ever had, or so pro-claimed by the singer/songwriter himself a few yearsago — play an intimate gig at the Pearl. Those in at-tendance at hisOctober 18, 2009, showat the Joint sawaman exhibiting not only a spark and vigor belying hisage, but an uncharacteristic playfulness that counteredhis reputation as a stoic, aloof performer. That showrankedNo. 2 in our year-end concert poll, andNo. 1 onthis writer’s personal Dylan Live list. Not every Dylanshow is a gem, but seeing how he’s still touring withthat same Charlie Sexton-led band, the odds of Sat-urday night’s being one are heavily in your favor. MikePrevatt, [email protected]. 8 p.m.; The Pearl,4321W.FlamingoRoad,942-7777,$125-$200

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Found: a cure for claustrophobia!

Ayearago lastweekend,ErikScottwasshotandkilledbyMetroofficersout-sideacrowdedSummerlinCostco.After sixdaysof testimony inwhich

dozensofwitnessesdescribedScottpullingaholsteredgunonpolice,acoroner’s inquestjuryruled theshooting justified.Itwasnot apopular decision.Most of the

evidencepresented at the inquest showedofficersmadea toughbutnecessary call toprotect crowds fromanarmedand inebriatedScott.But thevictim’s family and friendsloudlywonderedwhathadbeen left out.Theremighthavebeenmore trust in the

outcome if the samecoroner’s inquest systemhadn’t exoneratedDet.BryanYantamonthbefore.Yant’s victim,TrevonCole,wasunarmedandcowering inabathroomwhenhewas fatally shotby theofficer,whose testi-monywas riddledwith inconsistencies.

TheYantdecisiondestroyedpublic trustin the inquest system,whichwasn’t strongtobeginwith.Theoutcry after theCole andScott decisions forcedClarkCounty com-missioners to reformthe systemandcreate arole for victims’ families.

Butnowthepolicewon’t cooperate.Thefirst inquests under thenewprocedureshavebeenpostponedwhile a lawsuit filedbyofficers challenging thenewrulesworks itsway through the system.Byobstructing theprocess of reform,

theseofficers further erode thepublic’s trustin lawenforcement.Theyneed to cooperatewith thenewcoroner’s inquest system,sothe county canworkout the kinks andarriveat aprocess that restores our faith in the law.Last year’s kangaroo coroner’s court didn’t

serve anyone—not the family ofTrevonCole, seeking justice in the senseless deathoftheir son,andnot theofficerswhomade theharddecision to shoot apopular butpossiblydangerousWestPoint graduate.Changes to the systemwill helppolice as

muchas citizens.Officers and their unionsshouldworkwith the legal community toturn the coroner’s inquest system into some-thingmore thana rubber stamp fordeadlyforce.The community and theofficers bothdeservebetter.

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Of all theRepublicans entered in the2012 Presidential KookCall &Rap-ture Pull,Willard“Mitt”Romneyis the only onewho is actually run-

ning for president.There are at least threeNevada angles to this. But first an explana-tion is in order.TimPawlenty,or as the kids on the In-

ternet call him,TimYawnplenty, is unem-ployedand running for vicepresident.RickSantorum isunemployedandhopesboostinghis visibilitywill lead to somesort of decentjob, ideally SecretaryofHatingWomen intheRomneyadministration. JonHuntsmanis unemployedand running forwhateverjob aPresidentRomneymight givehim.Re-ally, any job at allwouldbe fine.RonPaul isRandPaul’s dad.NewtGingrich,a subsidiaryofNewtGingrich Inc., ishawkinghis crapbooksandmovies.MicheleBachmann is peaking fartoo early tounleash thetruedestructive forcethatwouldbevisitedonherparty if shewon thenomination,unfortu-nately.But she’s raisingherprofile so she canstartMicheleBachmannProductions,and,Newt-like,get rich sellingbooks the faithfulwill buybutnever read.NooneknowswhatHermanCain is doing andnoone cares.Warmongeringcrackpot JohnBolton,

9/11crackpotRudyJulieAnnieandjustplaincrackpotSarahPalinareamongotherswhomayyet jumpin,orsothemediasays,butallof themwouldbebuildingbrands,notrunningforpresident.Theonlythus-farundeclaredcandidatewhowouldbeseriouslyrunningforthe job ifheenteredtherace isTexasGov.RickPerry.Inthefinest traditionofTexasRepubli-cangovernorsseekingtheWhiteHouse inthe21stcentury,Perry isallasshatandnocattle.Sohe’sprobablyyournextpresident.Oh,there’soneotherannouncedcandi-

date:MichiganRep.ThaddeusMcCotter.Thestriking thingaboutThaddeusMcCotter isthatnohumanhasbeennamedThaddeusMcCotter since theadministrationof JamesK.Polk.The liberalmediadeliberately ignoredthe fact thatBarackObamaisapartofananti-Americansleepercell that includesBillAyers,JeremiahWrightandCaseyAnthony.But theleftistmedia isnotgoingtoextendthesamecourtesyofnon-examinationtoaRepublican,andThaddeusMcCotterwill bedonewhenthemedia reports that“ThaddeusMcCotter”isnothis realname—which itobviously isn’t.Another interestingthing—well,notewor-

thything…all right,a thing—aboutMcCotterisalsothefirstNevadaangle inthe2012GOPPresidentialNincompoopRallyandKnuckle-

headRush:McCotter isJonPorter’sguitarplayer.Iknowwhatyou’rethinking:Whois JonPorter?HewasaNevadacongressman,andhewasinabandthatnoodledoutunimaginativecoversof tediouscountry-rockchestnuts.WhilehewasinCongress.Yes,itwasawkwardandembarrass-ing.Andsad.

Moving along to the secondNevada anglein the 2012GOPPresidentialKoch-Suck&Tea-Guzzle, remember a fewweeks agowhen right here in this very space itwaspre-dicted that even though theNevadaRepub-lican caucus is scheduled tobe among theearliest contests in thenominatingprocess,all the candidates and thenationalmediaare basically going to totally ignoreNevada,and the caucus is probably going tobeprettylame?Clarification:TheNevadaGOPcaucusis definitely going tobe super lame.

With theexceptionofRomney’speren-nial saint-poweredorganization—achiefreasonnoneof thecandidateswant tobotherflyingacross thecountry in the firstplace—theonlyattentionpaid toNevada lately

wasa tokenHuntsmanappearance inRenoshortly afterheannounced.Non-Rom-neyprofessional staffersor consultants arerarer thanRepublicanswhobelieveglobalwarming isman-made (speak-ingofHuntsman).Theonlynon-Romneyactivities thateven remotely constitute agroundgamearePault-ard tweets.ALasVegasdebate thathadbeenscheduled thismonthwascanceledbecausenoneof thecan-didateswanted tocome,which is sad.Thedebate’sonly scheduledbroadcastmediumwasYouTube,which is sadder.

All ofwhich, finally,bringsusto the thirdNevada angle in the 2012RepublicanPresidential BookBurn&Con-stitutionWipe: the candidatewho thoughthe’dbe a candidate buthad to changehisplans.Twoweeks—twoweeks!—before con-

fessing that hehadbeen shtuppinghis bestfriend’swifewhowas alsohiswife’s bestfriend, JohnEnsignwas in Iowa testing thewaters for apossible 2012presidential run.

Think about it.Most of thepeople in therace aren’t even running for president, andRepublicanvoters despise theoneguywhois becausehe’s a socialistwhoorchestrated

agovernment takeover of healthcare inMassachusetts.As a

sitting senator,Ensignwouldhavehadadayjob,whichwouldhavedistinguishedhimfrommost of thepack right there.More importantly,by combiningRomney’s presi-dential looks andBachmann’s pop

fanaticism,Ensignmighthavebeenevery-

thingRepublicanvoters arelooking for.

If Ensignwasn’t grotesque—ormoreaccurately, if hehadn’t beencaughtbe-inggrotesque—the 2012GOPPresidentialCreep-Off&Carnival BarkmighthavebeentheHairdo’s to lose.HUGH JACKSON is a longtime local journalist, former

senior editor of CityLife, and proprietor of the Las Vegas

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Aspolitical storiesgo,thisonehasbeensimmeringquietlyonthebackburnerformorethanamonth,butthepothas justbeenmovedtothefront

burnerandcouldbeboilingoververysoon.A recall effort is underway,aimedat

LasVegasCityCouncilmanSteveRoss. Itstarted about fiveweeks ago,was slow inthebeginning,buthas reportedlypickedupsteam in recentdays.Political operativeMarkNewman,whohasbeenwalkingdoor todoor inRoss’ward, says the teamhas alreadyobtainedmore thanhalf of the 1,000or sosignaturesneeded to secure a recall election,andwithmore than30days to gobefore the

deadline,Newman is confidenthewill bagmanymore thanneeded.Oneofhis key alliesin the effort, savvy local politicoLisaDe-Mayo, is likewise sure the recallwill happen.Youmight thinkthesearegoodtimes for

CouncilmanRoss.True,heran intoa femalebuzzsawinhis runformayorearlier thisyear,buthehassincepatchedthingsupwithCaro-lynGoodman,andsherewardedhimwith themostcovetedassignmentavailable tocouncilmembers—appointment to theboardof theLasVegasConventionandVisitorsAuthority.ButRossmadesomepowerful enemies last

year,whena local autodealershiphad to shutitsdoors, throwingdozensofpeopleoutof

work.Political consultantMarkFierro,who isclose friendswith thecardealer, thinksRosssingledout thedealership forpunishmentwhile cutting someslack toa rival dealerwho,Fierropointsout,donatedapileofmoney toRoss’campaign.Ross insistshedidnothingwrongorunethical.Fierro (whomanyyearsagoworkedwithmeatKLASChannel 8) sayshis canvassers arehavinggreat success—thatthemajorityof thosewho listen to thepitcharehappy to sign thepetition.At least threepotential candidates are

standingby, ready to jump into the recallelection,assuming the requisite numberofsignatures canbeobtained in time

JUDGE TO NLV: DO I T R I GHTDistrict JudgeBetsyGonzalez’s keen legal

intellectmadequickworkof the smoke-screen thrownout lastweekby supporters ofNorthLasVegasCityCouncilmanRichardCherchio. Itwas a gutsy call.Gonzalez sawright past theman-behind-the-curtaintheatrics andorderedNLVtodowhat itshouldhavedone in the first place—canvassthe election results inCherchio’s race againstchallengerWadeWagner.Aspredicted in thisspace someweeks ago, itwasprettymuchagiven thatCherchio andhis allies on thecouncilwould find themost slipperypossiblemethod fordisposingoftheold election resultswhile scurrying to findwhatevernewcourseofactionwouldbest guar-antee theirmanavic-tory,and that’s exactlywhat theydid.They chose tohold a

secondelection,but onlyin a single precinct,onewhereCherchio’sDemocrats hold a4-1 reg-istration advantage,and insteadof limitingthe revote to thosewhohad taken the timeto cast ballots the first time, theydecided toopen it backup to everyonewho is registered.JudgeGonzalez,oneof the sharpestmindsin anyNevada court, cut through the crapand recognized the tactic forwhat itwas—abrazenpower grab. Indoing so, shehad toknowshewasbucking somemightypower-fulmovers and shakers.Inmailers issued since the ruling,

Cherchiohasboasted to supporters that heintends toprevail onewayor another.Giventhepowerful politicoswhoare inhis corner,and thebigmoney interests behindhim,we’re surehehasplentyof tricks still up thesleeve.But it is a bitmuch to swallowwhenwe readhis“woe isme” lamentations andhispleas toprotect the sanctity of the election

process, as if anything short of reappointinghim to the council is an affront to theAmeri-can flagor something.Sheesh.

SMALL TOWN , B I G BRA INLasVegasactor,writer andTVpioneer

JohnBarbour is ona roll.Barbourbecamefamouswhenheproducedandhosted thefirsthit reality show,RealPeople,buthasdonea littlebit of everything in thebiz,andwasacontemporaryofSinatra,Carson,ReddFoxxandothergiants.His career tookadip for afewyearsbut ispercolatingnow.Lastyear,hestarredwithpalTimConwayonanepisodeofCSI:CrimeScene InvestigationwhereinBar-bour’s characterwasmurdered.ThisSunday,hewill appear in the seasonpremiereof themost acclaimedshowontelevision,BreakingBadonAMC.I tried toget John to spill somebeansabouthis role.Nosuch luck. ... It isn’toften that the tinyhamletofEagleValley,Nev.,getsmentioned in the loftiest echelonsofBigScience,but it happened, thanks to thecuriousmind of native sonFarrel Lytle.Lytle,anengineerwhospentmanyyearsworking forBoeingbutwhoalsoworkedsidebysidewith scientificheavyweights atLosAlamosandArgonneNationalLabs, isa co-winnerof the2011ArthurH.Comp-tonPrize forwork thatbenefits thegoalsof

theAdvancedPhotonSourceat theArgonneLab.Yeah, I know, itlostme, too.ComptonwontheNobelprize forphysics in 1927and laterworkedon theManhat-tanProject.Lytlewonthe2011prize,alongwith threecolleagues,for their groundbreak-

ingworkon techniques forX-ray spectros-copy. It is anamazingaccomplishment for aguywhowas first educated in theone-roomschoolhouse inEagleValley, in east-centralNevada,populationabout60.Thesedays,Lytle is focusinghis considerablebrainpoweron theproblemofhowtokeep theSouthernNevadaWaterAuthority fromsucking thegroundwater—and the life—outof a200-mile swatchof ruralNevada.He loves the landwherehis familyhas livedsince the 1860sand thinks there isnoquestionwhatsoeverthat thewatergrabwill beaenvironmentaldisasterof epicproportions.Expect tohearmuchmore fromthis small-townscientificgeniusonce the state engineerbeginspublichearingson thepipelineplan later thisyear.GEORGE KNAPP is a Peabody Award-winning

investigative reporter for KLAS Channel 8. He can be

reached at [email protected]

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The intersection of Charlestonand Main is the obvious core ofLas Vegas’ arts district. On thenortheast corner, the Arts Fac-tory houses several studios andserves as the epicenter of First

Friday. East on Charleston Boulevard, GaiaFlowers and art-patron anchor Brett WesleyGallery stand out with inviting window dis-playsanddistinctarchitecture.SouthonMainStreet, independentgalleriesandhigh-designfurniturestorescatchtheeyeofpassersby.Butheadnorth onMain and you’ll find a differentscene: a nondescript, partially abandonedrowofbuildings.Emptystorefrontsandauto-

bodyshopssparselydot thewaytodowntowncasinos. It’s more run-down industrial rowthanablossomingarmof theartsdistrict.Butitwasn’t always thatway.

At6:30a.m.on July 11,2010,anequipmentmalfunction at the NV Energy substationrocked the neighborhood. The blast blew outwindows,offset buildings fromtheir founda-tions and rendered surrounding storefrontsuninhabitable.Agas lineruptured,posingthethreatof another explosion,which, thankful-ly, didn’t occur. Two people suffered injuriesfrom debris, but no one was seriously hurt—noone except business owners.Some were able to repair their shops with

insurance money and get back on their feet.Others, mostly renters, closed altogether orrelocated. Still, a handful of property ownershang in limbo, unable to sell their buildings,repair their shops or resume sales. MayraPolitis, owner of The Attic vintage clothingstore, is a oneof them.Politis’ insurancepaidoff all but$20,000of

her unusable two-story building, which wasonce aquirkydowntown landmark,painted inmint green and hot-pink tiger stripes. Today,thestorefront iscoveredbyacomic-bookstylemuraldepictingtheexplosion.Behindtheply-wood,windowsremainbrokenfromtheblast.Politis now rents a space across the street,

one that also sustained damage from the ex-plosion and now lacks plumbing. Politis andher three employees use porta-potties outback, but more bothersome, she says, is thesquare footage she lost in themove.“The reason is I was making it there was

because I had such a large inventory. Vintageretail is a little different than regular retail …with vintage, the person and the piece haveto —” Politis claps her hands together, silver

hoop earrings dangling above her shoulders“—marry,basically.”To stay afloat, Politis has downsized her

staff and works alone one day a week, butit’s not enough. Without a larger space, shesays she’ll have to close permanently in a fewmonths.“I’m an old cocktail waitress,” says Politis,

who has owned the building since the late’80s.“What amIgoing todo?”In January 2011, NV Energy released a

statement saying a third-party investigatorhadcleared itof fault andplaced theblameonSouthwest Gas. A natural gas leak caused theexplosion, the company said, but it promisedtohelpneighboringbusinessownersbypick-ingupcosts not coveredby insurance.

By that estimate, NV Energy would payPolitis tens of thousands of dollars, but Politissays she just wants to get back to work as shewas“before the bomb.”She’s asking for a newbuilding on her property at a cost of $1.1 mil-lion, plus compensation for her loss of busi-

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ness. Politis says she’s submitted claims andhas spent countless hours calling and e-mail-ingNVEnergy,buthasn’t receivedaresponse.Monday she held a protest in front of The

Attic to shed light on the state of theneighbor-hood one year after the explosion. Dozens ofneighborhood supporters showed up forthe event, some dressed in tie-dye andwigs, all waving “shame on NV Energy”signs. The same day,NVEnergy releaseda statement saying it had resolved one-thirdofexplosion-relatedclaimsandwasstill working on others. Southwest Gassaysit isalsoconductinganinvestigation.Diana Warby, owner of the empty

draperyhardwarebuildingdirectlyacrossfromthesubstation,stoodoutduringtheprotest ina lime-greenpolotee.Warby recalls the blast: “It was an

empty building then. It blew up. It liftedthe roof up and set it down and knockedthe glass out and thedoors— four doors,itjustdemolishedthem.Itmadecracksinthecinderblockallthewayaroundsoyoucouldseedaylightthrough.”Warby inherited the building six

monthsbeforetheexplosionandplannedto sell. The damage forced her to take itoff themarket,andshe incurred$33,000in repair bills. She’s waiting for NV En-ergy to pay,but after a year is losing faithinthecompany’sgoodintentions.“The trust needs to be settled to

rest the memory of mymother and mystepfather. Every time I have to write acheck with their name on it, it breaksmyheart,”she says.

Today, the damage is fixed, but the salehas been set back indefinitely—who is goingto buy in a potentially dangerous location?Warby is confident the substation is safe, butothers havedoubts.

“Anyone in their right mind — to moveacross the street from this station?” SharonGainsburg, owner of a stone carving studio,says and shakes her head. Gainsburg’s busi-ness, tucked into a neighboring parking lot,wasn’t harmed, but she says the blast was soloudthatherdaughter,who livesnearLasVe-gasBoulevard andOakey,heard it.A businessowneronEastCharleston,shesays,thoughtacar hadcrashed intohis building.GainsburgmovedtoLasVegassixyearsago

from New Jersey, with the intention of help-ing to infuse the arts district with creativity—agrowth-hinderingexplosionwasnotpartof theplan.Shesaysadesignerfurniturestore

and another established discount furniturestore went out of business immediately fol-lowing the accident.GinaQuarantowasacuratoratPlaceGallery.

The gallery, located across Main Street fromtheArts Factory, sustaineddamage to its foun-dation and windows and was forced to close.Having lost a place of business, Quaranto took

achanceandopenedherowngallery,BlackbirdStudios, on Commerce Street. She was fortu-nate to escape financially unscathed, but saysat leasttwootherartgalleries intheareaclosed,andonenevergotoff thegroundduetodamagefromtheblast.“Everyoneelse isstill stuckthere,”Quaranto

says.“Andit’s throughnofaultof theirown.”Quaranto believes the area is safe now, and

although she isn’t sure when business willpickup,shehopes itwillhappensoon.Politis,who is determined to resolve thematter evenif sheclosesTheAttic,worries itwill bea longtime before the street rebounds, especiallywithout assistance fromNVEnergy.“Not only did it changed my life, but it’s

changed this neighborhood,” Politis says.“We’vebeenworking sohard, it’s beinggoingso slowly, to get this area up to get up towhatit’s supposed tobe.”

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Empty storefrontsline Main Street

north of Charleston.

Mayra Politis, Atticowner, says NV Energyhas ignored her.

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A planet consumed by a war, millionsdead from rampant pestilence andfamine, a demonic overlord imbued

with the power of Satan. Ask many Chris-tians to describe what the end of the worldwill look like,andthesechipperscenesmakenearly every truebeliever’shighlight reel.

“We’re neither worried nor joyful aboutit, but these are things we know have tohappen,” says Eliot Jones, pastor of TruthApostolic Church in the central valley.“Man was created in the very beginning tohangoutwithJesus,withGod…then,whenAdam and Eve messed up in the Garden ofEden and ate from the Tree of the Knowl-edgeofGoodandEvil—at thatpoint,a timeframewasput onhuman life.”That seems pretty harsh for a cosmic fa-

therwhose sonpreached theneed to forgiveand forget,but read even the first chapter ofthe Bible, and it’s apparent how seriouslyGod takes disobedience. By Page 4 he’skicked Adam and Eve out of their belovedgardenandcursed themfor all eternity.According to some local Christian think-

ers, all this future war, famine and generalawfulness are merely hallmarks of God’sgrand endgame. God, they say, has to cleanhouse soHecanprepare anewEarth forHisfollowers. Because of man’s sinful nature,Godhasnochoicebut to judgeus.But we’re getting ahead of ourselves and

sort of missing the whole point. Before allthis hell on Earth, Jesus Christ is supposedto comedown to“rapture”his flock, spirit-ing them away to heaven as Satan is given afreehandtoruinthingsdownhereandpun-ish thewicked.Christians saywe’ve done it to ourselves:

our greed, our lust, our penchant for vio-lence that seems to be hard-wired into thehuman brain. All these irredeemable quali-ties inherent to most of humanity —whichapparently escaped God’s attention as hewas creatingus—have sealedour fate.Despite recently erroneouspredictionsof

Jesus’ imminent return — think Californiapastor Harold Camping and his promisethat Jesus would come for the faithful onMay 21 — some local Christians believe theend times are close.“I can’t speak for all Christians, but I

personally believe [recent floods, wildfires,earthquakesandwars]aresignsofwhat is tocome,”says JohnPhipps, associate pastor atDesert Spring United Methodist Church inSummerlin. “The Bible makes it very clearthe end times will be catastrophic, accord-ing to theBookofRevelation,and that therewillbegreat famines,earthquakes,warsandrumorsofwar…Ithinkwe’re starting toseea little bit of that now. I thinkwe are gettingclose to the end times.”It doesn’t seem tomatter that Christians

such as Camping have been predicting theend of the world almost since the time ofJesus. Things are different now, some say,andabig reasonhas todowith Israel.When themodern state of Israel declared

its independence in 1948, many Christianssay, God’s cosmic egg timer began to tickin earnest. They point to verses in the 21stchapter of Luke (the third book in the NewTestament) which says, in part, that “Jeru-salemshallbetroddendownoftheGentiles,until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.”Many Christians, even mainline believers,say the Bible teaches Israel had to be re-stored as a nation before end-time eventscould kick into high gear. Further into Lukethe scriptures say, “And when these thingsbegin to come to pass, then look up, and liftupyourheads; foryourredemptiondrawethnigh…This generation shall not pass away,till all be fulfilled.”Phipps agrees. “When Israel became a

nation, that changed things greatly,”he says,although he adds these world events don’tallowanyone to know theprecise day all thisend-timeshit is supposedtogodown.

Eliot, like Phipps, says no one can knowthe exact hour of the rapture and the ensu-ing earthbound annihilation, but, “It’s notthat you’re excited about it, it just is, andyouhave tomake sure you’reprepared.”“All these people seem to be thrilled by

this notion that a significant amount ofhumanitywill be slaughtered as the faithfulare being raptured or taken off the planetsomehow,” says D.M. Murdock (who oc-casionally goes by her pen name, AcharyaS.), author of the 1999 book The ChristConspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold.“This is obviously pathological and not partofahealthymentality.”

BY JASONWHITED »[email protected]

Despite a no-show fromJesus this spring, someChristians await his return— and the ensuing suffering

Won’tstopbelievin’


DAYVIDFIGLERONMETRO’SDNASNAFUVIDEOWho knew the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has an active PR/video production depart-

ment? It makes sense with the “challenges” of the last few years from speeding, crashing police cars to on-dutyhijinks toaspateof questionable shootingdeaths. Werelyheavily on thepolice and it’sunquestionablyan important and dangerous job, but the latest gaffe, where DNA was attributed to the wrong person and

an innocentmanwent to prison, got someone thinking they needed a slick HD “mea culpa.” Nothing left tochance, down to the decision to present theMetro speakers in suits versus uniforms. Undoubtedly, defenseattorneys will try to introduce the video as context for this type of evidence to juries. But I doubt too manyjudgeswill let the non-viral videogo that far. Reasonable doubt probably isn’t ready forYouTube, just yet. ...Dayvid Figler is a local defense attorney andwriter.

MILESOFBADRHODESTurns out, Blue Diamond residents were

right to worry. For years, they’ve feared thescope of the plans developer Jim Rhodes hasfor nearby Blue Diamond Hill and their bucoliccornerof thesouthwestvalley.Lastweek,whenRhodes disclosed his ideas for a tightly packedresidential and commercial development atoptheoldgypsummine, these fearswere realized.Seven thousand homes, light-industrial

businesses, shopping, parks, even a collegecampus ... seems Rhodes left no ambitionunanswered in his plans to build a small cityon his nearly 2,500 acres adjacent to the RedRockNational ConservationArea.

If Rhodes can get the necessary funding inplace— an open question considering his recentfinancial troubles, which sawhimgive up controlof some of his former residential developmentswhile paying out millions to settle pendingbankruptcies— construction could start as earlyas 2013.Whether the Southern Nevada real es-tatemarket will recover in time to accommodateRhodes’ sprawling vision — and whether envi-ronmentalists will try to block the development—remainstobeseen. JASONWHITED

CANHASHHOUSEHACK IT?Local favorite Firefly couldn’t make do upstairs in the Plaza’s swanky glass dome

— can Hash House a Go Go stay afloat near the main entrance? Las Vegas’ beloved“twisted farm food” joint, best known for its heaping Man v. Food-worthy portions,will open its fourth location in the newly renovated Plaza hotel-casino on Main Streetby Sept. 1, serving the same “funky, modern” American meals. No word on what willbecomeof the glass dome.KRISTYTOTTEN

ROUGHTRADEMore than three years after

CityLife broke news that Ne-vada companies were tradingwith state sponsors of terror-ism, aswell as someof themostbrutal, repressive regimes onEarth, records show thepracticecontinues. According to figuresfrom the Nevada Commission

on Economic Development, 2010 was a banner year for trade inNevada. Exports from Nevada companies have tripled in recentyears, and Nevada now leads the nation in export value as a shareof its total economy—awhopping$5.9 billion.Much of that comes in the form of gold and other preciousmet-

als, and at least one nation on the State Department’s list of statesponsors of terrorism is among those gobbling up state exports.Syria gotmore than $28,000 in Nevada exports last year—morethan double the amount it received in 2007, when CityLife lastpulled the records.There is somegoodnews, however, in that tradetoboth Iran andCubadwindled tonothing since our last story.

Some of the world’s strictest regimes, with abysmal humanrights records, however, continue to enjoy high-dollar amountsof trade with Nevada, including China ($455 million), Colombia($28.5 million) and Turkey ($9.6 million). State trade officialssay better oversight from the Department of Commerce and theDepartment of Homeland Security than was available in recentyears ensures no forbidden items, such as military weapons,are shipped to these regimes. Federal inspectors, however, havecomplained for decades they lack the manpower to verify thisand are able to examine only a small percentage of total exportshipments. JASONWHITED

WOULDYOULIKESOME IRONYWITHTHATECSTASY?

WithElectricDaisyCarnival still echoing inour ears,we couldn’tread about the rash ofmurders on the Strip— three in twoweeks,the latest on July 6 — without recalling the doom-hype that pre-ceded the three-day music festival. You remember: Some alarm-ists worried publicly that the combination of thousands of people,hot weather, plentiful ecstasy and tight quarters would result ina body count, as it has before, in other cities. “Odds r people willdie,” pundit Jon Ralston tweeted on June 23. They didn’t. Ofcourse, no one ever hashtags those kinds of dire predictions abouta big weekend on our economic showpiece, the Strip, despite thethousands of people, hot weather, plentiful alcohol and crowdedsidewalks.Yet theboulevardsuddenly feelsabit chancierafter twostabbings and a deadly fistfight. SCOTTDICKENSHEETS

ABIG-DEALSMALLCARHot Wheels has released a mini-version of Las Vegas’ own Bubble Ray, a dome-

toppedcustomhotroddesignedby localbuilderGaryReid.Thetoy,calledtheAstroFunk,looks like a cross between Reid’s Bubble Ray and Ed “Big Daddy” Roth’s original 1960sBeatnikBandit.Reid isn’t seeking royalties,butsayshe“would rather justgetasupply tohandout tokidsat the car shows,oneof thosepriceless things.”KRISTYTOTTEN

VETERANSMEMORIALR.I.P.?Huntridge Circle Park wasn’t just supposed

to be reopened — it was supposed to be rein-vented as the Las Vegas Veterans Memorial.Instead, the park reopened discreetly a monthago with the same old water features andwalking trails.What happened? Well, news reports have

stated that the Las Vegas Veterans Memo-rial Foundation is way behind in raising the$800,000 to $1.2 million needed to trans-form the park. City spokeswoman Diana Paulsaid theLasVegasCityCouncil has requestedaformal report on the status of the project.The foundation’s website is still under con-

struction.MickCatronofAmericanShooters, theveteran-operatedshootingrangebehindtheproj-ect, did not return calls seeking comment. Con-structionon thememorialwassupposed tobeginthis summer. Now it looks like that goal mightbetterapplytotheirwebsite.AMYKINGSLEY


April 12 was a typical night atthe corner of 14th Street andCarson Avenue. Two plain-clothes officers were arrestinga suspected prostitute when ablackFordExpeditionpulledup

beside themand flashed its siren.The man behind the wheel identified

himself as Adam Wayne Smith, an off-dutyNevada Highway Patrolman, and asked ifthe officers needed any help. No, the officerssaid, everythingwas fine.But everything wasn’t fine. The encounter

baffled the policemen. Unmarked patrol carsdon’t usually go around flashing lights andsirens inhigh-crimeareas.Andwhywouldanoff-dutyhighwaypatrolmanhave any interest in a down-townprostitutionbust?When Smith pulled

away, the officers followedhim and requested a trafficstop by a marked patrol car.That’s when police got theirfirst good look at Smith’sExpedition.He had outfitted the truck

withacagedividingthefrontseat fromtherear,amountedspotlight, sirens, a laptopcomputer and even a coupleof dogs. The vehicle looked exactly like theones issued to Metro officers and Nevadahighwaypatrolmen.Smith,ofcourse,wasnotahighwaypatrol-

man. He wasn’t even Adam Smith. His realname isWayne Robert Skeen, and he’s one ofthe many fake cops who have perplexed thereal police for the last sixmonths.

Officer Jay Rivera, a spokesman for Metro,said impersonating a police officer is anunusual crime. The agency typically makesabout one arrest a year.

This year, cops have encountered so manyfake cops they could start their owndivision.

“We’vearrestedaboutsevenpeoplethisyearfor impersonatingpoliceofficers,”hesaid.Skeen was one of the most unusual cases,

and not just because he brazenly approachedtwo real officers in his fake cruiser. He has ahistory of impersonating police officers thatdates back to 2001, when he broke in to theMultnomah County Sheriff’s Departmentin Oregon and stole his first uniform. Skeen

could not be reached forthis story, and the districtattorney’s office droppedthe charges in his case. Ac-cording to spokeswomanTess Driver, the case lackedsufficient evidence to taketo court.

Maybe that’s becauseSkeen seems so…harmless.He’s no Douglas Brian Irvin,who allegedly impersonateda police officer to coerce awoman into having sex withhim onMay 15. Or Fernando

Gallado,whowasaccusedon June8ofposingas a member of Metro’s gang unit and kid-napping awoman.Most fake cops aremore like Irvin andGal-

lado, said N.G. Berrill, director of the NewYorkCenter forNeuropsychology andForen-sic Behavioral Science. They use the uniformas a way to commit other crimes — usuallysexual assault or theft.“Thepredatormight do it for instrumental

reasons,”hesaid.“Theycapitalizeonpeople’swillingness topull over for thepolice.”

But what drives someoneto pose as a police officer justto get their kicks?The answerdoesn’t just apply to Skeen.On June 28, Metro officersarrested Bradley Wedge,a 46-year-old resident ofGoodsprings who is accusedof conducting traffic stopsin the southern part of thevalley.Wedgepurchaseda re-tired Nevada Highway Patrolcar, a 2006 Crown Victoriawith flashing lights and thepersonalized license plate“K9UNIT.”Why would someone go to

such lengths just to pull youover? Simple, Berrill said. They want to feelpowerful and important.“There is a masculine inadequacy among

thepeoplewhodo this kindof thing,”he said.“They are almost always men. These peoplefeel powerless. Their lives are boring, andthey don’t feel there’s much they can do tomakepeople respect them.”Berrill evaluates the mental health of cli-

ents involved in the criminal justice system.He is an expert on delinquent behaviors andcriminal psychopathology.He thinksmost ofthemenwho pose as police don’t knowwhatthey’re getting into. IfWedge or Skeen pulledover the wrong person, they could’ve endedupwithmore than theybargained for.

“They reallywouldn’t knowwhat todo,be-causetheydon’thavethetraining,”Berrillsaid.“Theyareplayingaverydangerousgame.”In Skeen’s case, the dangerous game may

be impossible for him to resist. MultnomahCounty officials confirmed that he was ar-rested for impersonating a sheriff’s deputy.According to the Portland Tribune, Skeenwas found guilty but insane and sent to thestate psychiatric hospital. In 2007, he pulledthe same stunt with the Portland police, andwent so far as to fashion a fake ear piece outof plastic tubing.Healso attempted to escapefromacourtroomashewasbeing arraigned.Attorney Kevin Lucey represented Skeen

in a lawsuit against Multnomah County. Thepolice poseur accused his jailers of brutalityin a civil rights suit. Skeen, he said, was verythin, soft-spokenandhadanoddaffect.“Hewas clean-cut looking,”Lucey said.“A

momma’s boy,not a toughguyat all.”Skeendidn’t comeacross as obviously dis-

turbed,and theofficerswhoarrestedhimde-scribed him as polite and compliant in newsreports. But there was something unusualabout theman.“He’s like a child playing cop,” Lucey said.

“Hecan’t helphimself.”Why do some people take their fantasies

too far? Berrill declined to comment on Skeendirectly. But he did say the man could havea compulsion to impersonate the police. Anobsessive-compulsive person has to performcertainacts togeta fix.That’samore likelyex-planationforSkeen’sbehaviorthandelusion,arare disorder inwhich the person can’t tell thedifferencebetweenfantasyandreality.Louis B. Schlesinger, a professor of forensic

psychology at John Jay College of CriminalJustice,saidSkeen’spastmakeshisaninterest-ing and complex case.He had never heard of aserial police impersonator moving from statetostate.“Usually they’re just trying to get grati-

fication as a person,” he said. “And they arealmost alwayspolice rejects.”There’s no such thing as a harmless police

impersonation.EventhoughpeoplelikeSkeenandWedgemaybe trying tomake themselvesfeel better, they may realize the power theyhold over people and begin to abuse it. Theworst cases of police impersonation usuallyinvolveabductionandsexual assault.The recent rash of police impersonators

in Southern Nevada has Metro concerned.The agency has posted pointers on how toidentify fake cops.Schlesinger said impersonating a police

officer is a rare crime, and not somethingthat criminals usually copycat. It wouldn’tbe unusual for a major city to have no casesfor several years. Southern Nevada’s epi-demic of impersonation is probably a statis-tical fluke, he said.“Maybe all the people who are out of work

justhavea lotof timeontheirhands,”hesaid.Berrill also resisted making a blanket di-

agnosis to explain the community’s problemwith impostor cops. But he did say that someof the people who feel economically power-less might use it as a way to feel better aboutthemselves. If that’swhat they’re doing, theyshouldn’t expect any sympathy fromhim.“Really, they’re schmucks,”he said.“These

guys are pathetic. The power issue here is soimportant.Theyarepowerless andneed toberespected. These are all verymasculine kindsof things.”

BY AMY KINGSLEY »[email protected]

Move over, Elvis, this year theimpersonators are dressingup as cops

Topretendandserve

Wayne Robert Skeen

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Bradley Wedge

“THESE PEOPLEFEELPOWERLESS.THEY DON’T FEELTHEY CANMAKEPEOPLERESPECTTHEM.”

N.G.BERRILL


BESTALBUMS

LAS VEGAS MUSIC SCENEof the

We’ve all picked themup.Youknow, thosemagazines that rank the greatest albums,songs,videos, etc.,of all time.They’re less about whowas included thanwhowasn’t, which the flood of letters to

the editor and website comments swiftly indicate. “What, no Dookie?!” “How come‘November Rain’wasn’t included?”“HATERS SUKBIEBERRULEZ!”The real winnerisn’twhomadeNo. 1,but themagazine that nowhasyour attention.CityLife didn’t rummage through two large boxes of Vegas-based albums (that go

backto1996)andseveralbinsatZiaRecordExchange just tocynicallyprovokethatsortof response— thoughwe’ll expect a complaint of omission or two. (We have an officepool onhowquickly a certain rapperwill sendhis.)

No, we simply wanted to devote our local music issue to telling you about the most

memorable local albums of the last 30 years,whichwe define as an albummade by anact residing inLasVegas at the time.So there’s noargument-starting ranking,noattempt toplaceonegreat band slightly

aboveorbelowanother. Just a fewdecadesof greatmusic.Because this sort of thing is more fun when you get a little help from your friends,

mixed inwithourpicks are thoseof variousmusicians, scenesters,writers, readers andotherpeopleweasked toweigh in.Still, for those of you itching to tsk-tskus for not including records byTheHigher or

TheKickwurmzorwhomeverweren’tbador ignored, justnot thebest,youknowwhattodo: [email protected]

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CityLife: Ronnie,when youwrote andstockpiled these songsbeforeTheKillerswent on hiatus, did you know that thesewouldhavenothingtodowiththeband?

Ronnie Vannucci: Most of the Big Talksongs came within a three- or four-monthwindow. Anything that was “stockpiled”wasn’t used; they were practice. There wasjust one song that was supposed to be a Kill-ers song,butnoone liked it.

CL: Taylor, how did Ronnie pitch youthe idea?Taylor Milne: It was really simple. He just

called me one day and said, you wanna playguitar? And I’m like, sure. That was Marchof last year. I thought he was full of shit. Hethen called me in the middle of the summer,I went to the studio with a guitar, he showedmewhat he had, I showed himwhat he coulddowith it.

CL: Ronnie, there are a lot of differentstyles on Big Talk. Did you ever worryaboutcohesion?

RV:Yeah.Thatwasmybiggestworrygoinginto this.When I started picking the songs, Iwas worried about not having a congruentrecord.Butwhat Igobackto is,as longas it’sagood song, the vehicle it rides in is secondary.That, and the thing that ties it together is themediocrity ofmyvoice (laughs)!I think it wouldn’t have sounded as honest

if itwere all one typeof sound—like, itwouldbe too contrived. I just sat down and madea record. The one constant was, I really likeplaying guitar, so it’s more of a guitar record,

if anything. I’m getting to the point where Icanalmost shred.

CL:Taylor,thesearethemoststraight-forward, pop-like songs I’ve ever heardyou play. Was there any learning curvefor you, with regard to applying yourstyle to thosekindof songs?

TM: No. In fact, it was a real pleasure. Idon’t ever set out to write something thatsounds like “this.” I’m a great wingman.

That’s where I like to be in the band. I liketo work with other people’s songs. The ap-proach to these songs was no different thananything else.

CL:Ronnie,does your rhythmicback-ground affect the way you write a song,in a way it might not for a songwriterwho’snotadrummer?RV: Not overtly. All the songs are in 4/4. I

just wanted to write some good pop songs.I didn’t want to get into odd time and, youknow,prog stuff. I’m just intogoodsongs andhaving a good time.The objective is to play itblindanddrunk,whichishardtodowhenyouget toomusowith it.

CL:Was it initially nerve-wracking toputyourvoiceup frontandcenter?RV: Yeah. I’ve never sang before. People

want to hear what’s in your head, and you’vegot to shit or get off thepot.

CL:Whatwasthehardestpartofmak-ingyourownalbum?RV: Playing all the instruments. Stepping

into being a bass player, a piano player, beinga guitar player — it was like, how am I gonnasing and pull this all off? But I enjoyed thechallenge.I couldn’thavedone itwithoutTaylor.He’s

not only one of the best musicians I’ve everplayed with, but also one of my best friends.It was his doing that a lot of these songs gotoff the ground. Some of the songs are a fewyears old and I remember doing a couple ofthem and he said, we should keep workingwiththis, it’sgood.I thought theywerepieces

of shit, but he saw them through. But therewas also times he thought songs were piecesof shit, too!

CL: Was it a conscious decision notto use your Killers bandmates on thisalbum?RV: I told Mark [Stoermer] I might need

himtoplaybass.But theywerenever around!I wanted to havemore people play it. I didn’twant to start off playing everything. But nowI’mglad I didbecause I saveda lot ofmoney.

BigTalk (withMost Thieves)Wednesday, July 20,8p;HardRock Cafe, 3771 LasVegasBlvd. South, 733-7625, $12-$15.

A LITTLE HELP FROMHIS FRIEND

Thealbumsbelowaren’t just the recordinghighlights ofRonnieVannucci’s career.They’resomeof thebestVegas rock releases,period.

ExpertOnOctoberExpertOnOctober (CookiesForYourGrandkids, 1999)This belovedalbum’s appealwentbeyond

the charmof the songs and the strengthoftheband’s craft.ExpertOnOctoberwasoneof the lone left-of-centerVegasbands at thetime.Chances are, if youwere an indie kidback then,youknewthese tunes.“I’m really proudof that record,”says

guitaristTaylorMilne.“There’s a lot of songsthat, for as youngaswewere,were reallyimpressive.’”

Mostof itwasmadeatVannucci’shouse,withnearlyall thesongsbeingfully formedbeforerecordingbegan.Mostof it isaneven,melodicmixoftheband’sbiggest influences:Pavement,Weezer,BenFoldsandDinosaurJr.Thatmayhavebeenwhysomecollegeradiostationsplayed it,butExpertnevergottoprovetheirworthnationally.Later,MilneandvocalistCalebLindskoogformedTheSilverState.Vannucci,ofcourse, joinedTheKillers,withbassistTedSablayoftenservingastheunofficial fifthmemberonstage.“I’vealwayslikedthatrecord,”Vannucci

says.“Lookingback,itwasprobablyarealgreattimeofmylife,earlyonforTaylorandmyself.”

TheKillersHotFuss (Island,2004)Themost successful albumtoever come

out ofLasVegaswas initially going tobe justa fewsongs to lure booking agents.And thena single.And thenanEP,an extendedEPandfinally a full-length record forBritish labelLizardKing,whichhadcaughtwindof“Mr.Brightside”on the Internet.That’s all theAmerican labels needed tohear.

“Anhourafterwesignedthatdeal,wegotdealscomingfromeverymajorrecordcom-pany,”Vannuccisays.“Weatereallywell foraboutmonth.”Millions of records later,HotFuss remains

oneof the landmark albumsof thepost-millennialNewWave revival—a remark-able feat,given that the city fromwhich itemergedwasmost known for aggressivemu-sic,not flamboyant alt-pop.And,of course,that itwas a glorifieddemo.“Wedidn’t knowweweremaking a record,”Vannucci says.“Wewanted to rerecord it.But everyonewastellingus, ‘It’s perfect.’”MIKE PREVATT

SOMELEGACY

Killers drummer Ronnie Vannucci steps out with his former Experton October bandmate Taylor Milne as Big Talk

Forabandsupposedlyonabreak,TheKillerssurehavekeptbusy.The latestmemberto launchasignificantsideproject isdrummerRonnieVannucci,whoonJuly19releasesaself-titledalbum

under themoniker Big Talk and debuts that act’s live show the next day atthe Hard Rock Cafe. But this isn’t some singer-songwriter project.WhileVannucciwroteall the songsandplayednearly all the instruments,hegot a

big assist fromguitarist TaylorMilne, his former bandmate in the late 1990s/early 2000sVegasindiebandExpertonOctober.The result is a record sowell-writtenandso richwith stylistic va-riety, it verywellmayappearona futurebest-Las-Vegas-albumsroundup.

BY MIKE PREVATT

“I’m just into good songs and having a good time.The objective is to play it blind and drunk.”

RONNIE VANNUCCI


MODERN DAY CLASSICSFadedGreyA QUIET TIME OF DESPERATION (Indecision, 2001)

To know the full impact this album had in the early 2000s,you had to have been at one of the band’s shows. Imagine 100or sokidscrammedagainst the frontof the stage,shaking theirfists inconcertwithsingerLanceWells’everydeclaration.The songs those kids connected with can be found on A

Quiet Time of Desperation, the band’s beloved long-player.Falling somewhere between the tight, melodic brashness ofpunkrockandthepummeling,spoken-sungrageofhardcore,FadedGreywas hardly a genre loyalist, and thatwas key to itsappeal.Here, it throws in apinchof everything—quiet inter-

ludes, metal thrashing, martial drumbeats, intricate guitararpeggios— and blends it all into a fine batter of primal rock.On the lyrical front,Wells holds nothing back. On “The EmoSolution,” he rails against those who’d rather throw in thetowel thanpick it upandsnapback:“Youdon’tdeserve to liveif youwon’t saveyour life.”AQuietTimeremainsasymbolofprideforthebandmembers

themselves,mostofwhomhavesincefoundcareersandstartedfamilies. “It’s the centerpiece of everything Faded Grey endedup doing as a band,” says guitarist ShayMehrdad. “This manyyears after its release, it still feels like it holds up, and it’s a nicereminderthatasaband,weweren’thalfbad.”MIKE PREVATT

MarkHuffSKELETON FAITH (Exodus; 1999)

Elvisgave theStrip its thememusicdecadesago. In 1999,MarkHuff tookcareof the restof thecitywith“WhiteTrashTown.”It sounds likeahangoverwithconsequences.Theguitarsaredustyand raw. The lyrics are desperate and damning. AndHuff’s voice— a nasal whine that splits thedifferencebetweenhis two idols,BobDylanandPaulWesterberg—soundsmorewearyandwornout than a cocktail waitress after a double shift. Yet the track has an odd touch of optimism andpride.Huff lovedhishometownasmuchashe loathed it.Andaswith thebestsongsontheroots-

rockmasterpiece— the road-tripode“Built toLast”; sombercloser“Rehabilitationof theHeart”; thePetty-heavy“LoveBlind”—Huff foundaway to adda touchof the gambler’s hope to the song,coming to termswithhis own roots.

Of course, all of Huff’s soul-searching had some consequences. A few years after the release of Skeleton Faith, he moved toNashville—a town that actually appreciates his gravellyAmericana. JEFF INMAN

TheBleachersCONJURE (Pale, 2008)

When 2008’s Conjure fell into our eager hands, the prece-dent had been established by 2006’s stellar Suspicion, andweexpectedanotherwell-craftedalbuminfluencedbypost-punkandBritish rock.Andyet,wewere still surprised.Forone,TheBleachers’ new songs were sparer, leaner and more precise.Andsecond, it seemed toogood tohavecome fromhere.But itdid, from the same three dudes who had sincemastered theirinstruments and studio. Conjure makes Suspicion sound likethepractice run.The songwriting, the taut rhythms, the cleanguitar lines — all project the band’s newfound maturity andmeticulousprogression.Unfortunately, an e-mail regarding the band’s status was

returned to us. Here’s hoping the band’s focus and attentiontocrafthavebecomesosharpthat itdoesn’thavetimeforcor-respondence.MIKE PREVATT

ACrowdof Small AdventuresA DECADE IN X-RAYS (self-released; 2010)

ACrowd of Small Adventures had already set a high barwith its 2007 debutEP, The Evil Archipelago. The quintet managed to pole-vault over that effortwith its first full-length,ADecade in X-Rays. Part of its immediate appealwasthe familiarity of the songs, Crowd having tested them during gigs over theprevious year or two. On record, they were fine-tuned, each beat falling rightin place and each note punctuated perfectly, always with just enough instru-mentation.Of course, it helped that the tunes themselves felt so indelible andsounded so harmonious. There’s no filler, no drag, no degradation of qualityfromfirst to last track.NeverhadCrowdsoundedmorecomfortableandconfi-dent,digging inwithout bitingoffmore than it can chew.Anoticeably larger fanbase,abusygig scheduleandunanimousbest-of-the-

yearkudosfromlocalmusicwriters followedX-Rays’release.Ninemonths later,Crowd is already writing and recording another album, one that will hopefullytake thebandonbiggeradventures.MIKE PREVATT

12Volt SexSTEREO QUATRO (RCA;2001)

Thetitleof thequartet’sdebutalbum,1997’sPopFormula,wasclearly tongue-in-cheek.Buton itsmajor labeldebut, 12VoltSexironicallyhadmastered itsownrecipe forgreatpopsongs.Despitebeingastudiorelease,StereoQuatrocouldbeconsid-

ered something of a best-of record, as it improved upon threeof the best tracks fromPopFormula and added eightmore gemsto the 12VS discography. It compares favorably to the band’s

power-pop influences, effortlessly hooky and ebullient. There are no surprises, but there’s always a comfort inbeing able to sink into thosemelodies, theversesoften just as goodas the choruses.These songswereno-brain-ers for radio and thepublic at large.However,RCA thought differently and delayed its release. 12VS got out of its deal before anymajor campaign

was launchedanddisbandedayear later. Itwould intermittently reunite after that, including forwhatwasbilledas the final show last February.At the time,StereoQuatro inadvertently symbolizeda cautionary tale for local bands so eager to jump into the

major label fray.Now, the albumstands as thepuremusical confection itwas intended tobe.MIKE PREVATT

CurlUp andDieUNFORTUNATELY, WE’RE NOT ROBOTS (Revelation, 2001)

There’sareasonCurlUpandDie’sdebutfull-length,Unfor-tunately,We’re Not Robots, still gets hailed as a favorite localanything-core album. Unlike the band’s more subdued finalrelease,The One Above All, The End of All That Is, Robots has

the most ravenous energy we’ve ever heard in the desert. Butthe big appeal is the musicality in such a chaotic production.“You’d Be Cuter if I Shot You in the Face” is a tonal amalgam,mixing the raw power of furious, distorted guitars and MikeMinnick’s skin-from-flesh screaming, but then bridgingwith clean, echoing guitars over the marching build-up ofJesse Fitts’ snare drum, creating a level of eager downbeat

foreshadowing that aDJ could never hope to pull off. But thenthealbum’smixedupwith songs that feel like aperpetual,anddisconcertingly satisfying, kick in the temple (“Total Pande-monium”being our favorite example). Itwas a fresh approachto the hardcore coming out in the early oughts, comparativelyforward thinking—especially for a band that didn’t take itselftoo seriously.MAXPLENKE

If you want to build a canon oflocal music, start with these


TheVerminvs.TheVerminVerminvs.You! (1998)Dirk Vermin: People like [Vermin vs. You!] more. It’s a little

tougher, it’s stronger.“Girl SaysNo”was the first songwe gotnoticed for. The better version’s on [Vermin vs. You!]. I wrote[it] in my 20s and it ended up showing up later. And it’s 17songs and under a half hour. I always try to write one one-minute songonevery album.Turbo: Another thing The Vermin are known for is writing

way toomany songs in a row. It’s like, fuck.Dirk: Itwasour first time inaprofessional studio,wherereal

bands record.Turbo:TheonlythingwelostonVerminvs.You!wasthemix.CityLife:Whatdoyoumean,you lost themix?Dirk: We recorded it at Blackjack Studios, but they bailed.

So we went to Blackjack and stole the master tapes. I knewwhere theywere, so I saidwe left a couple things,wentboltingin, and grabbed the master tapes and peeled out and we weregone. I took the master tapes to the place that did the initialmix inHollywood.Then,because I didn’t have anymoney,wesold ad space [in theCD liner notes] to pay for theCD to comeout.Everyonepitched in andweputout this record.RobRuckus: LasVegaspaid for this record.CL: Listening to the caustic lyrics, it sounds like you’re in-

fluencedbyentertainers.Dirk: Oh yeah, Don Rickles for sure. He and the whole Rat

Pack and Louis Prima were as much of an influence as BlackFlag.We lovedconfrontational humor.

Joe’sShanghai (2008)Dirk: Joe’sShanghaiwasinfluencedbyourtripstoNewYork,

which is a big deal because New York treated us like we werelocals. Joe’s Shanghai was a restaurant in Chinatown,with thebestsoupdumplingsontheplanet.“BoredomwastheReason”ismy sequel to“Boredom is the Reason”byMIA.Then there’soff the wall stuff like “Molotov.” It’s not structured the samewayasothersongs,whereit’sverse-chorus-verse-leadchorus.It’sweird. It could’vebeenan instrumental,but IwaswatchingLisa Left-Eye Lopezwhere she burned her fuckin’ boyfriend’shouse down, so “Molotov” is about pissing off this bitch andshe’ll burn your life down.Andmyother favorite thing: a songcalled “Garbage Pile”which is pop, I wanted it to be played ontheradio.There’snocusswordsfor thefirst timeinanyVerminsong.Mykidscan listen to it.“Where’sNicky”was improvisedin the studio, where [Ruckus and Turbo] played a jazz beat. Italkedover it,almost [like]beatpoetry.

Aftersomequickdeliberation....Ruckus: Joe’s Shanghai is the definitive Vermin [studio]

album.Dirk: Theproduction’s there, and the lyrics are the funniest

I’ve everwritten.

ALBUMS

Subterfuge,Who’sTheFoolRobRuckus: I think

everyone loved that albumwhen it cameout.

DirkVermin:Mystic[Records] hadaweirdreputation.Their recordscameout real quick,andthe recordingwasn’t usu-ally thebest.Sogettingsigned toMysticwas sortof a badgeof honor,butnot really.

Ruckus: Itwas cool thattheyhada record,but itwas shitty that itwasonMystic.Dirk: ButSubterfuge got

toplaywith everybody.Ruckus:Thedrummer,

Robert Picardo, is basicallymissinghismiddle fingers.He’s got a thumbandapinkyonbothhands andheduct tapeshis sticks tohis friends.He’s got fuckin’nubs.Andhekills it.Dirk:He’dbeon tour,

cruisingdown the road,andhe’d get upset andthrowhis entire drumsetout thedoor of theWin-nebagobecausehedidn’twannaplay anymore.Thenwhen theygot to thenexttownhe’dbuyanotherdrumset andgoplay ashow.Turbo: I can’t say

enoughaboutSubterfuge,theywere fuckin’hard.

MIA,Murder inaFor-eignPlaceDirk:Thatwas the

first [album] I heard [andthought] that thiswas aVegaspunkband. I listenedto it and Iwas like,“OhmyGod!”They sounded likecontenders.Turbo:Theywere the

most significant bandatthe timedoingwhat theyweredoing. Itwas kinda

cool,becausewhenyouthinkofVegas then,youthinkMIA.Thatwas theband.Dirk:There’s a lot ofhis-

tory there.Tomake it then,youhad to leaveVegas.Youstill have to leaveVegas.But at the time,MIA reallyhad to leave [forOrangeCounty] to grow.Ruckus:The songswere

allwrittenwhen theywere still inVegas. It cameoutwhen theymoved toCalifornia.Dirk:Those areVegas

songs, for sure.

45s

5150,“ForeverNight,”“LittleMiss”Ruckus:There’s no

record labels inLasVegas,so if youwant todo it,yougoout there andbust yourass to get themoney todoit. 5150,when theymade[“ForeverNight”], theywereoneof us.Weworkedanddrank together.Thenall of a sudden, theygot arecord. Iwas like, fuck, ifthey cando it, I cando it,and I startedmy first band.Nowyoucangoonlineand find those 515045s forfuckin’$80!

TheWeeds,“It’sYourTime”/“LittleGirl”Ruckus:TheWeeds

were aLasVegasbandfromthe ’60s that hadFredCole fromDeadMoonin it.Originally,FredColestartedhis career inVegas.TheWeeds45wasprob-ablyoneof the first real ga-rage rock45s ever to comeout ofLasVegas.

THEVERMIN:BESTOFTHEVEGASUNDERGROUND

Wecouldhavedeliberatedon thebestVerminalbum.But really, there’s noonebetter at discussingTheVermin than theTheVermindudes themselves.So,ona rainySaturday inside theDoubleDown—andnearlydrownedoutby loudchatter about theL.A.Dodgers,of all

things—weasked the threemembers themselves to tell us stories about eachVermin album ... and thenhave themdecidewhich is thebest. It camedown to two favorites,but a clearwinner emerged.Butbefore theydid that,wealsoaskedDirkVermin,RobRuckusandGerry“Turbo”Proctor toweigh inon thebest local

releasesof the earlyVegasunderground,which serve as the foundationof themodernVegasmusic scenecelebrated in thisvery section. For anyone looking for a primer on early local punk, here it is, from themouths of thosemost influenced byit.Mike Prevatt andMax Plenke, [email protected]

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BEVERLYBRYANStaffwriteratwww.mtviggy.com,formerCityLifestafferJacobSmigel, NewMexico(2007)Despite the fact it ismainly

aboutNewMexico. It’s got hiswarmest, sweetestmelo-dies and it’s full of enchantingstories…despite the fact it ismainly aboutNewMexico.

BRADBERNHARDTArtist/designer, readerRhymeNRhythm,HelloGrove (2009)It’s the only piece of fresh

newwork by aVegas band.

CHADHEXIMERDrummerofTheMapes, com-munitypreservationistTheWholes,KeepYouAlongAsRoundAsPossible (cas-sette; late 1980s)

ToseeTheWholes livewasamazing. I got their tapeand itwassurprisinglyasgoodas theirlive show. I haven’t seenorheardaband like thembeforeor since.

CHADSIMMONSBlogger/ownerof http://keeplaughinghahahaha.blogspot.com/FuckShit Piss, CallMePara-noid (cassette demo; 1986)Thiswastheepitomeofwhat

the ’80shardcorescenecouldachieveartistically. It’s lyricallydeepandyet themusic issoulful.Straight to thepoint,nopunchespulled,andyet it’s full ofhooks.

CHRISTOPHERPANCOASTPromoter,BlackMagicProduc-tionsSpun InDarkness, FeastOfTheUndead (2010)Feast of theUndead has

themost professional sound-ingmetal tunes I have heard inVegas so far ... [Spun] can playwith anymajor headliner andstand their ground.

CORLENEBYRDPhotographer, graphicdesigner,memberofTheCorleneMachineACrowdof Small Adven-tures,ADecade inX-Rays(2010)Each song is truly an enjoy-

able adventure. JacksonWilcox

knows something no one elseseems to know ...

JAZZIN’ JEANNEBREISingerDonHill, HelluvaRide: Favor-ite TrenierMemories (2010)

[It’s]anamazingcompilationof[Claude]Trenier’ssongsthatshowhowtheywerereallyattheforefrontof inventingrockandroll…I lovethefusionofR&Bwithbigbandthatcreatedearlyrockandroll,especiallysincetheydosongsthatwererisqueandwild...

JEFFHIGGINBOTHAMBlogger/ownerofwww.yourlocalscene.comSamsonsArmy,Where’sDan(1988)Justatimelesspieceofwork.

Anyonethatlistenedtothembackthenknowsthewordstoday!

JENNLISTONSTEPHENSReaderHomeCookin’,Mmm,Mmm,Mmm (1997)

It’s feel-goodmusic thatmakes youwant to dance.

JENNIFERHENRYLocal artist, owner/operatorofFlockflockflockboutique, readerTheBig Friendly Corporation,AnalogPrototypes (2004)I still love that album. It’s so

lovelorn and dreary. Thatwasthe original and best incarna-tion of theBFC, inmyopinion.

STEVENMATVIEWBlogger/owner ofwww.punksinvegas.com, pho-tographerFadedGrey, AQuiet TimeOfDesperation (2001)

Most ofmy friendswere get-ting really into hardcore at thetime, but I just didn’t feel it untilI heard this record, then I under-stood completely.

TIMOTHYSTYLESMember of Big Friendly Corpo-ration andBetaBombBlack Camaro,MiniaturePanthers (2005)

I never go anywherewithoutit andAbbeyRoad. It’s the bestandmost original piece ofmu-sic by anyVegas band ever.

We asked members and fans of thelocal music scene to weigh in

THE BEST VEGAS ALBUM IS ...

We originally wanted to get a group of local hip-hop headsin a room to decide on the top five albums of Las Vegas indiehip-hop. But after two hours and a case of Coronas, picking a

unanimous five from just one neighbor-hood, much less the whole city, provedimpossible.Sowe letourveteran team(Ras

OneofRockSteadyCrew/POP2,ImageOneofCampfireMusicandHassanofPhilA&Hassan)picktheirpersonalbests,givingusa lesson that spansmultipledecadesandwavesof artists.

RasOne1.DesertDwellas,KillaFish:That’soneof themostslept-on

albums in Las Vegas. A lot of thoseMCs, even though they’renot activelydoing stuff now, their stuff is still relevant.2. InkFloyd,PerversePsychology:To thisday, I canwalk into

any show, doesn’t matter the genre, doesn’t matter the agelimit, I can probably spit a couple bars of “Sex Lies and DuctTape”and somebody in the crowdwill either knowthe chorusor the first 16.3. Sci-Fi,Urban Jedi: He said “I’m the coldest second com-

ing of Buddha.” That dude was one of the most fucked ... hewas sodope.Hiswrittensweredisgusting.Retarded.

4. Poly Hylo, Buy 10 Get One For Free and Premium Blend:Those dudes came in with a whole different style. They hadharmonization.Theyweredoingsongs,not just rapping.Syn-ical was doing the beats and hewas a dopeMC.And then youhad Omino, who was of the same caliber. I thought a coupleof the trackswere gonna go national, and theywere gonna getsued for copyright.But theyweredope songsnonetheless.5. The Chapter,Us vs. Them: Because I was involved in that

movement, and I remember what was goin’ on. Even thoughthey were from Chicago, we were really rooting for them atthat time.Regardless ofwhateverhappened.

ImageOne1.PolyHylo,PremiumBlend:Sampling,singing, lyrics.They

didn’t settle on that album, and that was one of the biggest

things.Whentheystarteddoing that live, itwas like songaftersong,youwerewaiting for them to end so you could stopput-ting your handup.You can listen to it still this day and it’s stillrelevant.

2. “I don’t have a two. That second album position is moreimportant to me than the one. There are so many that cancompetitively fit in that spot, and they’re way above an hon-orablemention.”3. The List, Local Listing: “In a market that was predomi-

nantly black, it was a group of nine unifiedwhiteboyswhowere lyricallyonacompetitivelevelwith anybody on theWestCoast ... [and]it spawned careers that are still pertinent tothisday.Theyhaveat least fourVegasanthemsonthealbumitself.They lostamemberduringthat era and still camewith it.4.IsaacSawyer,Q&A:“Itdesignedthecon-

cept album, complete from skits to individualsong content. I saw what he went through toput that together inhis imagination.Hedidn’tsettle for justwritingonegoodsong.Hetook itand said hewaswriting for this trackwith thisintro that was going to describe somethingthat’ll mean something. Even the art was re-ally conceptual toward the album.”5. The Chapter, Us vs. Them: “Musically, it

was put together as a good standpoint to flow... it reallyhadasocial content thatwasneeded

at that time, that conscious awareness.”

HassanHamilton1. Mob Zombie, Join the Mob: The concept and the lyrics

were super dope. Polo’s one of the dopest dudes I’ve everheard,andBambu,hisstyle’sbeyondwicked.Thefeaturesandthebeats andeverything, too.2. OLI, Toldyouso: If there’s any band I’d pay to go see, it’s

them.That’snodisrespect to anyoneelse,butwhat theybringliveand themusic andwhatWhatFourbringson thebeats andOkwordandNeone…theway they intensify it is amazing.

3. Fame, C’est La Vie: All his concepts and topics and pro-duction by Cairo, it was super amazing and shit. The wayan album should be and shit. Out of everything I listen to, Ivery rarely call up an artist just to say ‘Yo, that shit rockedthe motherfucker.’ I had to personally do that after hearing ittwice.4. HighDro and Shamrock, Jagged Leaf Clover: That’s two

cats cut from a different cloth just coming out on some dopeshit.When [Shamrock andHighDro] brought that together, itwas justmagic.5. Reallionaire Jream, Fresh Cuts: The way he presented

himself. I knowa lot of thebeatsweremade inChicago,buthewas reppin’ it out here. Everything from production to lyrics,everything he was spitting about, it wasn’t the same old shit.Itwas abreathof fresh air.

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Right as The Killers’ drummer RonnieVannucci gets ready to releasehis newalbum,his former Attaboy Skip bandmate BrandenCampbell comes back through Vegas thisweekwith his band,Neon Trees. It fit so wellwith our local music issue— and our interestinneon signage—we just couldn’t sayno.

CityLife: I read about your dad’s in-volvement with neon in Las Vegas. Didhedoanyworkwe’drecognize?Branden Campbell: My dad, Steve, has

been doing neon in Vegas for over 25 yearsnow, exclusively with YESCO. He’s done itall: Fremont Street Experience, Wynn, Mi-

rage, Hard Rock Hotel. He’s the real deal andone of the hardest working dudes I know.They pull some crazy hours. Plus he has lenthis skills tobuilding somecool stage lights forNeonTrees.

CL: Besides playing in Attaboy Skip,howareyouconnected toVegas?BC: I moved to Las Vegas when I was in

fourth grade. I later became a Booker Bobcat,Garside Gladiator and a Bonanza Bengal. Mymom, dad and my brothers and cousins stilllive there.Plus, Imetmybeautifulbride inVe-gas,andherparentsandbrothersarestillthere.So it’s still home inawayformanyreasons.

CL: Set the record straight for me:What exactly is Ronnie Vannucci’s rel-evance toNeonTrees?Howmuchdid hehelp ingettingwhereyouarenow?BC: Ronnie has always been a dear friend,

beforeAttaboy, and of course today. I’ve beenso happy for his success over the years. He’sworked for it. I like to stick by the same ethicofworking for it, too.Really, there never was a preconceived

agenda formybandNeonTrees togo throughRonnie to get noticed. The universe was inline,Iguess,whenMercuryRecordsheardourband and found out that Ronnie, and [Killersmanager] RobertReynoldswere familiarwiththe band and friends of mine. Ronnie hadjust seen Neon Trees do a set at Jillian’s onFremont Street, around September of 2008.The label asked if they should check us out,and he gave them the thumbs up.We startedsendingMercurymusic, and they came to seeusplay inUtah.When we worked out the deal, the label

wanted to put Ronnie’s name or his band’sname somewhere on the packaging and weall said no—evenRon. I love him for that.He

thought we were good enough to go it alone.I agree. It’s hard to not sound ungratefulwhen talking about it.We can’t settle to be inanother band’s shadow, even one of the bestmodern rock bands around. ... Bottom line is,anyone can talk you up, but you need musicthat can standon its own.

CL: Are you and the Treesworking onanything right now? Is the tour in prepforanalbum?BC: We are indeed working on a follow up

to Habits. We have around five or six solidtunes that we feel great about. It’s excitingbecause there isn’t crazy sophomore stress. Idon’t thinkwe’ve been overhyped in theme-dia, which makes people hope you fail later.We want to make many records down theroad,andkeepdefiningour soundand style.

CL: And last but certainly not least,it’s our local music issue, after all: Doyou have any crazymemories of playingVegasshows?BC: My favorite shows were the makeshift

ones, house parties, desert shows with gen-erators for power, or at Kirk’s Skate Ramp. Ifyou were willing or crazy enough to host us,wewouldplayand inviteeveryonepossible. Itwas rare to get askedback (laughs).One favorite show was out at what we

called the Ranch, out off [Highway] 95 pastAnn Road. Which was far back then. It wasthe last show we did with Dead Extra ... andwecovered“AnotherStateofMind”bySocialDistortion. I looked out in the pit and somecertain dudeswere goingnuts,having ablast,dudes that used to bully me at school. Fastforward 20 years,NeonTrees recently playeda festival with Social D. After our set, MikeNess asked if he couldmeet us, uponwhich Itoldhimthat story. I thankedhimbecauseaf-terplayinghis songat thatgig 20yearsback, Iwasno longer bullied at school.My earliest shows were at the Elks Lodge

in Henderson. It was true DIY because wehad no other options. And it wasn’t just kidstrying to have some fun. There were olderscene veterans involved, booking the shows,providing gear and promoting the shows.I’ve always felt I learned some of life’s earlylessons from being involved with some ofthoseartistsandmusic fans. I learnedthe im-portanceof equality,hardwork tohustle yourart, andhaving apositivemental attitude. It’simportant to surround yourself with goodpeople when you’re young, because it mightruboff onyou.NEON TREES Friday, July 15, 9 p.m.; Sandbar at RedRock Resort, 11011W. Charleston Blvd., 797-7598, $30

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Neon Trees’ Branden Campbell talks about his Sin City roots— and how to stay positive in rock ’n’ roll

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MUSICMUSIC CDSCDS

Crystal AntlersTwo-WayMirror (Recreation Ltd.)»NOISEPOP

Artists can have a wonderful wayof cleverly simplifying what theydo. Jonny Bell, vocalist/bassist fromCrystal Antlers: “We’re just playingsongs and they just happen to be loudat points.” Anyone with even a passinginterest in the Long Beach fivesome ischuckling right now. Crystal Antlersblend psychedelia, garage and prog intoa cacophony that borders on traumatic,like sticking your head inside a roaringspace-shuttle engine.Second album Two-Way Mirror

demonstrates that Crystal Antlers re-main at least partially indebted to thisparticular aesthetic. On “Jules’ Story,”“Always Afraid” and the title track, theband continues to thrive on shreddingeardrums.Bell’s raspy shout sounds likehe’s swallowed hot shrapnel. The play-ingofguitaristAndrewKingandorgan-istCoraFoxxmelds intoonethunderouselement. Kevin Stuart’s penetrating,staccatobeats leaveyouwondering if heneedsnewdrumheads after each track.

However, beyond this propensity forass-clenching volume lies an under-standing of exemplary songwriting. It’sevident on “Knee Deep,”with its infec-tious piano plinking buried underneathall the murk, and “Sun-Bleached,”

where the band’s rhythm section isnotably absent, the tumult provided bydroningorganandechoingguitarmelo-dies. So Crystal Antlers could success-fully be less abrasive. But who wouldwant themto?RYANFOLEY

Com TruiseGalacticMelt (Ghostly International)»ELECTRONIC

Dance music needs to knock off thespoonerisms already.We’ve already gotJoy Orbison and, in the techno under-ground, Jichael Mackson to contendwith.At leastwithComTruise, thealiasof New Jersey’s Seth Haley, the first-letter-switcheroo makes conceptualsense.Galactic Melt, his debut, is goingto be one of the albums of the year foranyone with a fetish for old PBS Novasoundtracks, or the incidental musicfromKnightRider.But cool old tech (or its digital simu-

lacra) and good intentions only takeyou so far. Haley’sgot a taste for thegrand, which helps:the fizzy-whizzingsynths and bleeps of“Air Cal” only un-derscore the track’sdebt to early ’90s

rave anthems, complete with power-ballad piano, even if the rhythm trackowes more to the big beat of the later’90s, while “Flightwave” is like thetheme to an especially involving gameof Rally-X at Chuck-E-Cheese, circa1983.He knows how to arrange a hand-ful of keyboard patterns into somethingbig and sweeping and surprisinglyvariegated formusic that relies soheav-ily on cheesy, milky, obviously plastictones.Their use value, though, is prettylimited.MICHAELANGELOMATOS

LloydKing ofHearts (YoungGoldie/Zone4/Interscope)»R&B

If itworksonce,whynot twice?Sucharecord-biztruismtendstomeanadeluge,but let’s hope not in the case of “FuckYou”Syndrome,inwhichCee-LoGreen’sbig viral throwback hit from last year iscloned till everyone cries uncle and/orinstallsaPayPal swear jarontheir iTunes.In fact, let’s call a peremptory halt to it— but not till after Lloyd’s “DedicationtoMyEx (Miss That)” finishes its time in

public life.Asthecho-rusindelicatelyputsit,what Lloyd misses is“that pussy,” — creditthe Atlanta R&B starfor his honesty. (Andforgettingyet anotherkiller guest verse out

of Andre 3000; Lil Wayne’s spot is moreexpendable.) Not tomention a track thatpumps in an old-school, live-band kindof way, which keeps the song going longafterthenoveltywearsoff.King of Hearts, Lloyd’s fourth album,

doesn’t lean entirely on “Dedication toMy Ex,” which is smart — but the songdoes help give its surroundings someedge. Lloyd is a fabulously supple singer— 2007’s Street Love and 2008’s “GirlsAround the World” flaunted a feather-soft falsetto that recalled Prince at hisflightiest. Here, he most frequentlyrecalls Prince’s great rival: “Cupid,”“Naked,” and“Lay ItDown”could easilybe mistaken for posthumously releasedMichael Jackson cuts — good ones, withdirty words even. Those are absent from“World Cry,” the big finale — “There’sa hood in every city/From Compton toBombay” is true enough, yet its socialconsciousness feels tacked-on. If any-thing, Lloyd seemsmore at home grunt-ing“Shake It forDaddy,”which seems asready for strip-clubplayas“Dedication.”Yes, he’s all grown up. Mature? It’ll be awhilestill.MICHAELANGELOMATOS

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G odless blackmagicdescendedon theBunkhouseSaloonon July 8, taking themenacing corporeal formof,youknow,Penn Jillette.Whobetter toheadline the first an-

nual fundraiser for theUNLVRebel Secular StudentSociety?He’s known,he’s local,he’s a career skepticwith a lust fordebunking all things churchyandhe’s nowabass-totinglonghairwhose austerelynamedNoGodBand subtly ex-poundsona collectionof personalized licenseplates that read“ATHEIST,”“GODLESS”and“NOGOD”.That’s right.Let allwhodoubt theman’s faith inNogodburn eternally in theFiresofThere-Are-No-Fires-Of-Anything-Go-Home.Jillette’s band took the stage just after reunited localsVan

Nuyswrappedupapieceof tight, epic,vaguelyBauhaus-y,bass-drivenminimalism.Pretty cool stuff.VanNuys featureddrummer isRSSSPresidentMichaelGobaud,whoseorgani-zationhopes toputFridaynight’s door and raffle donationstowardgetting“prominent figures in the secular communityto givepublic presentations inLasVegas.” It’s aworthy effort—at least to anyone sufficiently creepedoutby anomnipres-ent religiosity of community that not evena remorselessneo-Gomorrah likeVegas can shake.Leaningon theBunkhouse frontporch rail before sound-

check, Jillette broke it all down tobasic humanism.“[People are]what youautomatically have leftwhenyou

eliminateGod.Peoplewho loveyou.That’s enough ...don’tbe greedy.”After soundcheck,NoGodBand firedupa set that included

aminor-izedversionof“VivaLasVegas”andaPenn Jilletteoriginal fromthe late-’80s.“IWear theClothes of theDead”had something todowith thrift store shopping and includedupdated references to recentdeparteesPeter Falk,ClarenceClemons andOsamabinLaden.A little under-baked?Sure,but so is cookie dough,andmillionsof people enjoy it.Alittle irreverent?Absolutely.Andyet, irreverencewasn’t thebiggest sin committedonstage thatnight at theBunkhouse;Jillette’s relianceonakaraoke-style teleprompterwas thereal reasonhe’dbetter hope there’s not aHell.DAVE SURRATT,[email protected]

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Adecade after it began, withthe same three principals butsteered by four directors, theHarry Potter film series hascome to a rather thunderousend. All films must stand on

their own merits, of course, but some inviteor even deserve comparisons to sequels andprequels. Harry Potter, like few franchisesbefore it,must be viewed both on a case-by-casebasis andasonemammothwork.On its own, Harry Potter and the Deathly

Hallows: Part 2 is very good, although look-ing back at the others, it may not be the best.Some observers were at first left wonderingwhy there even is a Part 2, since the past twofilms came from the same book. The answer,per usual, is money. The final chapter beginswhere and how its predecessor left off.Part 2is awfullymoody,but it lacks that artistic andalmost powerful silence that markedDeathlyHallows: Part 1.Those who know the story already under-

standwhythis installmentcan’t remainsilentvery long: All hell has to break loose. This isthe ultimate battle between good and evil,withPotter (Daniel Radcliffe) finally squaringoff for all themarbles againstLordVoldemort(Ralph Fiennes). Director David Yates, whohas been behind the last four movies, doeshis best work yet coordinating all the incan-tations, explosions and that dreaded 3-D sothat the scene alwaysmatches the scope.The3-D is actually helpful for a change, unlike itsdeadening effect on the latest Pirates of theCaribbean movie. It works early and oftenandnever looksoverly forced.It is appropriate that many of the veteran

actorswhohavebeenonboard since the earlyfilmshavereducedroleshere.Naturally,someof the characters are dead by now, but theyrecede into the background as the boywizardmust finally fulfill his destiny, and that’s notusually a teameffort.Even theconstant com-panions Hermione and Ron (Emma Watsonand Rupert Grint) come across more as the

anonymous guys who held James Brown’scape thanmusicians in theband.It’s fitting, too, because Radcliffe has ma-

tured greatly as an actor over these years.He’sgone toe to toewithAlanRickman,GaryOld-man,Michael Gambon and,most notably, Fi-ennes without looking overmatched. So now,with his world quite literally crashing downaround him, Harry Potter is believable (evenwhencastingthathokumhocuspocus),heroicandstill slightly tragic. Ithasallpointed to thisandRadcliffe isonceagainupto the task.Zooming out at the series as a whole, it is

surprising that more franchises of this sizenever operate as consistently.StarWars pro-duced two goodmovies out of six,Lord of theRings has had a hell of a time launching TheHobbit, and anything close to Potter in targetdemo and style has failed, many times spec-tacularly (TheChronicles ofNarnia).

About the only franchise that can re-ally hold up to the comparison is JamesBond,which has producedmaybe eight worthwhilemovies out of 22, and that crosses nearly50 years. Harry Potter’s on the plus side ofthe ledger at least five times out of eight,and being fair to the material, it’s more likeseven.This franchise truly is the long-soughtsynthesis of massive commercial appeal andfantastic storytelling, and we’ll probably notsee anything like it for a long time.HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS:PART 2 Daniel Radcliffe, EmmaWatson, Ralph Fiennes,

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HARRY POTTER AND THEDEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (PG–13) 10:001:00 4:00 7:00 10:00HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLYHALLOWS: PART 2: 3D(PG–13)DBox Motion Seating10:30 1:30 4:30 7:30 10:30HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLYHALLOWS: PART 2: 3D (PG–13) 9:00 10:3011:00 12:00 1:30 2:00 3:00 4:30 5:00 6:00 7:30 8:00 9:0010:30 11:00 11:59HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLYHALLOWS: PART 2 (PG–13)11:59

WINNIE THE POOH(G) 9:00 11:00 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00ZOOKEEPER(PG) 11:00 12:00 1:45 2:30 4:30 5:157:00 7:45 9:30 10:15 11:59HORRIBLE BOSSES(R)9:30 10:30 12:00 1:00 2:453:30 5:10 5:45 7:20 8:10 9:45 10:30 11:59TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THEMOON 3D(PG–13) 9:00 10:00 12:15 1:15 3:30 4:307:00 7:45 10:30 11:30CARS 2(G) 10:30 1:15 4:00 6:45 9:20BAD TEACHER(R)10:00 12:15 2:30 5:00 7:30 9:4511:59GREEN LANTERN(PG–13)12:00 2:30 5:00 7:45 10:30SUPER 8(PG–13)9:00


Malick’sdecadesofponderingexistenceandhuman-ity’splace in theuniverse.Let theOscar racebegin.(MK:06.16.11)VillageSquare,GreenValleyRanchTRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THEMOON (PG-13,157mins)Once again, theAutobots andSamWit-wicky (Shia LaBeouf) take on theDeceptions, thistime in an action-fueled space race.X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG-13, 132minutes)ThisprequeldatesbacktothebeginningsofCharlesXavier(JamesMcAvoy),whogathersagroupofmutantsu-perhumans.Oneofthem,ErikLensherr(MichaelFass-bender),straysfromthegroup,andtroubleensues.ZOOKEEPER (PG, 104mins)A zoo caretaker (KevinJames) decides to quit and find a jobmore appeal-ing to thewomenhe’s not getting—much to thechagrin to the animals he doesn’t know can speak.

SPECIAL SCREENINGSEDWOOD FUNDRAISERMARATHON (NR)Helpget the infamousB-movie director get a headstoneatHollywoodForever. FeaturingPlan9 fromOuterSpace,NightOf theGhouls, Bride of theMonsterandEdWood. Saturday, July 15, 12p. TheSci-FiCenter, 900E.KarenAve., SuiteD-202, 792-4335,www.thescificenter.com. $5donationMONDAYMOVIES (NR) Comedy features presentedon a big screen.Monday, July 11, 9p. Freakin’ Frog,4700S.MarylandParkway, 597-9702. FreeOCEAN’S 11 (NR, 127mins) The original version

of the not-exactly-failproofVegas casino heist.Tuesday, July 19, 1p. Clark County Library, 1401 E.FlamingoRoad, 507-3400. FreeONE LONG DAY (NR)Agangster finds out the hardway that you don’t kill someone’s doggie. Friday,July 15, 7p. Theatre 7, 1406S. Third St., 568-9663,www.theatre7lv.com. $7REPO: THE GENETIC OPERA! (R, 98mins) Cultclassicwith live shadow cast of the Sinfull Sur-gens. Every third Friday, 10p. TheSci-Fi Center,900E.KarenAve., SuiteD-202, 792-4335,www.thescificenter.com. $9TAKASHI MIIKE DOUBLE FEATURE Audition (R,117mins)An executive begins to obsess over atorturous young actress.VisitorQ (R. 84mins)Ashockingly dysfunctional family gets a visitor evenweirder than it. Saturday, July 15, 8p. TheSci-FiCenter, 900E.KarenAve., SuiteD-202, 792-4335,www.thescificenter.com. $7TOSCA (215mins;NR)Puccini’s violent,melodramatic opera, in an encore screening.Wednesday, July 20, 6:30p. For tickets, visitwww.metopera.org/hdlive.YOU PEOPLE (NR)Anoffensive board gamehitsbig, and, naturally, creates problems. Saturday, July16, 7p. Theatre 7, 1406S. Third St., 568-9663,www.theatre7lv.com. $7

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V audeville is alive andwell at the LasVe-gasLittleTheatreStudio,wherenopun,gag, anachronism or topical reference

is too shameless to be employed in The Bible:The Complete Word of God (Abridged). Theco-production with Poor Richard’s Players is

a high-velocity tour of The Good Book per-formedwiththeshiny-eyedfervorofMormonmissionaries. It’s relentlessly silly but nevercampy, even for a moment. And within thatrazor’s-edgedistinction lies success.Like the Bible itself,The Bible is the product

ofmanyhands (four authors are credited).Butwhile a camel may be a horse designed by acommittee,theonlydromedariesinthismulti-handedeffortaretheinvisibleonesbearingtheThreeWiseMen—depicted as a quarrelsometrio of dese-dem-dose palookas. Taking theBible as 100 percent literal fact means believ-ing some crazy notions (consider the inbredimplications of all mankind being descendedfrom a single couple). That incredulity factorand certain internal contradictions are thesatirical meat upon which The Bible’s authorsfeast. It’samusicalof remarkablyunified tone,

despite its polyandrous parentage. Even theaudience-participation bits are enjoyable, nottheusual invitationtosilentlysquirm.You all know the plot, which director

Lysander Abadia and his well-drilled castcover in a lickety-split 90 minutes, and anequivalent flurry of costume changes. Whileirreverence is abundant, believers will enjoy itasmuch as atheists. The Creation is played asa swingy Gospel number, the Tower of Babelepisode is reduced to a sordid, multi-lingualdomestic triangle and Abraham (as in “…andIsaac”) is represented as Abe Lincoln.We alsoget such Top 10 Rejected Commandments as,“Thoushalt leaveBritneyalone,”plusadigres-sion into theGospelAccordingtoStarTrek.

Few books are as jam-packed withsex and violence as the Old Testa-ment, whose frequent cruelty is sentup with subtle indirection, includ-ing a reading of “the funniest pas-sages from the Book of Job.” Copiouscopulation inspires a toe-tapping ode(Lyric: “Begattin’ with a partner isbetter than your hand”), while Jesus’miracles are portrayed as a string ofsideshow acts and Pontius Pilate iscostumed as a … well, you saw thatsight gag coming,didn’t you?

Throw in a cornucopia of amusingprops andan increasinglypreposterousseries of wigs, and there’s no shortageof onstage ingenuity in The Bible. Thethree-actor cast represents a slidingscaleoftalent.MaximLardent’slikabil-ityandtirelesscomediczest inclineoneto forgive toneless “singing” and linereadings that aremore babble thanBa-bel. A natural-born sketch comedian,BenjaminLoewy’svocalismispleasing,

too. But the singing standout is Kirstin Maki,blessed with a brightly, tightly spun tone andterrificmusicality.Her indomitable cheeriness

isTheBible’s sparkplug,andMaki looksdarnedcute inamustache,too.

You’ll laugh yourself silly at The Bible andwon’tneedtorepentafterward.SchedulingjustsixLVLTperformancesofthiscrowd-pleaserisTheBible’sonlysinofcommission.THE BIBLE: THE COMPLETEWORD OF GOD(ABRIDGED) Friday-Saturdaym8 p.m., Sunday, 2:30

p.m., through July 17; Las Vegas Little Theatre Studio,

3920 Schiff Drive, 362-7996; $11-$12.

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home to a wide assortment of artsy boutiques and tiny galler-ies ranging from the neon-inspired paintings of JerryMisko toprints of pit bulls in pope hats at Pits ’n’ Wieners. With a coyhair salon named Blow tucked upstairs, a couple of vintageclothingshops,VegasZenyogastudioandgoodeatsatTheBeatcoffeehouse,EAvergesonself-sustainingart colony.Theposi-tive effect of grouping a large number of creativeminds in suchclose proximity canbe felt simmering in the airof eachsmall spaceandheard in lively conver-sations floatingdownthenarrowhalls.“I’ve barely had time to think about it,” says

Jennifer Cornthwaite, Emergency Arts man-agingpartner,reflectingonthefactthatoneyearhasalreadypassed.“Youcannever envision exactly what it willlook like, but some parts are ex-actly what I wanted. ... The col-laborationof the tenantshas farexceededmyexpectations.”With the ARTrageous Vegas

fashion show fundraiser for TheGay and Lesbian CommunityCenter of Southern Nevada com-

ing up (July 23), a visit to Flock-FlockFlock reveals plastic wrap haute cou-

ture fashion designer and veteran EA tenantJennifer Henry busily crafting confectionarygowns bursting with feathers and iridescenttones. A prickly, star-spangled number show-cased in the Independence Couture FashionShowposesonadoorwaymannequin.“When Emergency Arts began, we really

were a disparate group of creative people whocould be easily categorized into two groups:We were either longtime friends or complete strangers,”Henry says. “Chatting in the hallways … impromptu brain-storming sessions at The Beat counter, and before you knewit, everyonewasworking onprojects together, relying on theirfellowEmergencyArts tenants for all theelements thatgo intocreating a ... runway show, art benefit, whatever the task athandcalled for.”A tenant since April with her shop Pits ’n’Wieners, Sophie

Duncanputs the“doggie”indogma,withhaloedpitbulls em-blazonedon theVirginMary’s robe andabespectacleddachs-hund with peyos drawn onto a page from the Book of Moses.In addition to rosarieswith dog bones andweiner charms, thestorewillalsohost theIncred-A-Bullkick-offeventonJuly16,working toward unifying pit rescue groups and promoting pitbull ownership education.“I ama recent newcomer to theEmergencyArts family,but I

havebeengoing there since its inception,”Duncan says.“I have

watchedthetenantschangeandthespacegrow.It’sfuntowatchaspeoplediscover theartistwonderlandfor the first time!”There is an element of unexpected delight that comes with

exploring Emergency Arts. One wonders what curious, eclecticofferingsthenextspacewillcontain—liketheeccentriccan-candollassemblagesmadefromdollpartsandvintagecandytinsandteapots,afavoriteatSporadica.

“It surely has met my expectations in mostareas, and exceeded in others,” Sporadica art-ist Joy Snyder says of her EA experience. “Inowhave a new group of friends that are like-mindedandcreatively inspiring.”

Pockets of contemporary art are found inevery corridor of EmergencyArts, such as thismonth’s braided coils of white yarn lining onewall in KlevenContemporary.With a series ofRapunzel ropes, artist Krystal Ramirez pon-ders the condition of the digital era: Individu-als who are locked away inside lonely officeslower crafted cables from windows, seekingpersonal contact.The annual LVSK8 exhibit of art onwooden

skateboard decks has traveled through manyvenues, but this year finds what may proveto be the perfect fit: at longtime EA tenantEmpireGallery,which tends to focusonedgierwork operating within the gap between streetand fine art.Emergency Arts also offers ideal conditions

for nonprofit start-ups. The Action Red artgallery opened six months ago and show-cases art by HIV-positive artists as part of itsfundraising program. “If we were somewhereelse Iwouldn’t be able to afford it, and coming

through the coffee shop, [the artists and customers are] notgoing to be scared to come in,not fearful of being identified as‘positive,’” says co-founderLaneOlson.“I think this is just the beginning of the story of Emergency

Arts,” Henry says. “As long as the rents stay low, attendancecontinues togrowandthetenants remainenthusiastic,EAhasthepotential tobeaculturalmainstay in theLasVegascreativecommunity.”There’s more coming. The First Friday live art/music event

TheMeccawillproduceaspecialeditionJuly16atTheBeat.TheNeonMuseum justmoved its offices upstairs.AndTonyHsieh,CEO of Zappos, fingered EA as the location for the company’snewTechLibrary,ahangout foreggheads, loadedwithsoftwaremanuals and related readingmaterial. EmergencyArts is prov-ing tobeadowntowndefibrillator,giving theEastFremontEn-tertainmentDistrictareasomemuchelectricity.EMERGENCY ARTS 520 E. Fremont St. Gallery hours of operation vary.

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“THIS IS JUSTTHEBEGINNINGOF THE STORYOF EMERGENCYARTS.”

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BY JENESSA KENWAY » [email protected]

It’s business as usual as EmergencyArts quietly marks its first anniversary

An outfit byFlockFlockFlock’s

Jennifer Henry

It’s Saturdaynight downat EmergencyArts.The vibe isrelaxed,groovybutnonchalant.LocalbandBigFriend-ly Corporation sets up in the center of The Beat cof-feehouse“topractice,” theyquip, their crooning,urbantunes giving the rainy evening a perfect soundtrack.Some tenants and patrons cash in on happy hour’s $1

PBR special, enjoying the music while others go about theirbusiness, unaware there is any cause to celebrate. But there is:Come July 16, it’sEmergencyArts’ first birthday.

Rising from dust and disrepair, the formermedical center at520FremontSt.hascomea longway in thepastyear,becoming


Ken Layne holds the phone. Thekids need something, or the dogneeds to be let out or broughtback in, or he is saying goodbyeto his wife before she heads towork, or maybe all three.We’ve

been talking aboutWonkette, the delightfullyvile political gossipwebsite he edited until re-cently, even though he doesn’t even like poli-tics. What he likes is the desert — he and hisfamily live near Joshua Tree — and its beautyand its emptiness, except when it is fouled byidiots,which is often.He tells me his family isclose enough to civilization in Joshua Tree fortheir necessary amenities; there is Pappy &Harriet’s for drinks andgreatmusic, and thereisayogastudio,butthefamily’sfavoritebakeryshut down, leading Layne to teach himself tobakebread,andI’msorrybut that ishilarious.I actuallycalledLayneto talkabouthisnew

novel,which I ate up in three hours (andwitha spoon), and which is called Dignity, andwhich is so beautiful — haunting and scary,

with a dark, dystopic Handmaid’s Tale vibethat then shifts slowly to a utopic Ecotopia,andeverythingendsaswell ascouldbehopedfor when the off-the-gridders of Dignity arepersecuted by the State basically for beingfreegans,which theState considers tobeTer-rorism (becauseof course it does).In style,Dignity is an epistolary novel, as if

it were Paul writing to the Galatians. In plot,it focuses on a group of unemployed regularfolkswhobegin togarden together inanemp-ty lot,andsetupafree,ongoinggaragesale forjunk they don’t need, and are quickly targetedby agents provocateur who brand them ter-rorists. They go on the run, some of themmore successfully thanothers, and they squaton an abandoned exurban tract, living off theland and sharing their ways with the legionwho follow.Much of the action takes place ina ghastly Henderson filled with drifters andsadness,where the squatters’utopiaderails.In theme, Layne takes on our separation

from the land via our vampiric computer

screens, and commands us back to nature. Infocus are many of his longtime obsessions:the housing market, the vulgarities of bothrich and poor, the built environment. (A bandof freegans takes over a Best Buy or somesuch,a nod to an architectural firmLayne admired adecade ago that was reimagining Wal-Martswith glass and basketball hoops. He remem-bers thinking then: “If only wehad a financial collapse, maybethatcouldhappen.”)Layne is, rightly, a cynical

man.Hebecameobsessedwiththe housing market when heandhiswife lived inReno,rightat the peak of the bubble, andearly foreclosures began to begutted down to their concretefloors; they moved to the Mo-jave, where they bought a 9-year-old house that is alreadyfalling apart (Layne has himself fixed thethings about the construction thatpersonallyoffended him)— and out of which the previ-ousownerswithdrewmoney fourtimes.Thencamea final refi, and theownerswere gone.

Everywhere Layne looked in the Mojavewerewomen beating their dogs in Burger Kingparking lots and drunken louts tearing up thesensitive desert on their horrible all-terrainmachines. The country was terrible. And assome of us — people like Layne and me, for

instance — were suggesting that perhaps $1million was a mite high for a three-bedroomtract house, Henry Paulson was enjoying hissemi-retirement as secretary of the Treasury,doodling about unmolested byworry. Accord-ing to the enjoyable HBO program Too Big toFail, once the market shattered, Alan Greens-pan suggested buying up all the excess hous-

ing stock and burning it to theground. My suggestion for theproblem of excess housing wassomewhat less destructive: Buyit up and turn it into Section 8.But Layne’s suggestion in Dig-nity is even better: Take over theexcess housing stock and take itback to the land! Grow stuff onit. Which is weird, because thatisnotcynicalatall!

Maybe it’s the children, thewife, a good life of daily five-

to-10-milewalkswith thedogandbakingthebreadforhis family (andnotelevisionbecauseof course) in the fragile beautiful desert, ormaybe it was the act of writing through hisplot and his longtime obsessions, but a bookthat starts out cynical and frightening endswith hope and a movement toward simple,happy and rich humanity. I wouldn’t haveexpected it fromKenLayne. I always thoughtthat guyhated everything.DIGNITYKen Layne, Elora Peak Press, 164 pages

BY REBECCA SCHOENKOPF » [email protected]

The desert, the housing market, utopians and the State allcollide in Ken Layne’s rich novel

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Seven months after The Cos-mopolitan opened, it’s still thehottest resort in town for food.I’d be hard-pressed to pick afavorite amongst its restaurants.But Iwill say thatScottConant’s

Scarpetta is oneof themanyplaces there thathas blownme away. Its high-end Italian is sogood, it tookmeawhile to get to themore ca-sualnext-door sister restaurantandwinebar,D.O.C.G. (a reference to the category of Ital-ianwineknownasDenominazionediOrigineControllata e Garantita). But now that I’vebeen there, I expect I’ll visit frequently fora more affordable take on Conant’s brilliantcuisine,andwhatmaybe themostdecadent-lydeliciousdessert I’ve eaten this year.While the entire third-floor diningplaza at

The Cosmo reminds me of New York City inan abstract way, D.O.C.G. is one of the moreauthentic takes on the BigApple. Its wide-open frontand exposed brick walls im-mediately take me back toBleecker Street circa 1995.And the slightly casual Ital-ian cuisine is reminiscent ofthe gray area between theLower East Side, SoHo andLittle Italy.I shouldmake it clear that

D.O.C.G. is not an inexpen-sive restaurant. Affettatimista (salumi and cheese)for $15 a head, a $59 grilledrib-eye and$8 side dishes are all priced at thelevel of a formal eatery. But there are somebargains tobe found.

Pizzas and pasta are the most obvious op-tions for budget-conscious diners. A gourmetpizza with three select toppings costs $15-$19.Coupledwithasharedappetizer($7andup),it’senoughtofeedtworeasonablyhungrypeople.The pastas are a bit more. But paying $18

for gnudi, spinach ricotta, sage and parmi-giano, or $22 for spaghetti with pesto andshrimp, is still a pretty gooddeal.

My wife and I splurged a bit. We kickedoff our meal with an admittedly pricey pairof lardo-wrapped prawns served over rose-mary lentils. While $14 for two shrimp is alittle steep, the perfection of this dish makesitworth the indulgence.Theshrimpare large,and served with the heads on, so you cansuck their delicious brains out. Their bodiesare wrapped in gorgeous slices of rosemary-cured fatback that compliment theperfectly-

seasoned legumes.The pizza is a true Neopolitan variety,

which means a thin crust that isn’t paper-thin. Making a crust like this correctly runsthe risk of undercooking the inside slightlywhile still creating a crisp, charred bottom.I’ll admit that mine — topped with a classicblend of sausage, broccoli rabe and provolone— could have used another minute or two intheoven.Butwhenitcomestopizza,I’ll takeatop-notchrecipeexecutedat90percentoveramediocre recipedoneperfectly.Myonlyothercomplaint aboutmy entire meal was they dida lousy job of packingmy remaining slices fortakeout,stacking themontopofeachother sothey tore apart when I tried to reheat them.So if you order enough pizza for tomorrow’slunch (definitely a good idea!),make sure youexamineyour takeout container.From the pasta section, my wife and I

shared a thick, uneven,hand-rolled variety knownas pici, topped with braisedducksauceandcannedblacktruffles ($20). (Black trufflesaren’t in season right now,but fresh summer trufflesare available on the menu.)This dish was fantastic:rich, earthy and gamey. It’sa bit heavy for triple-digitsummer weather. But comewinter, this will bemy go-topasta. As game-meat pastasgo, it’s asgoodassomeof the

best wild-boar ragouts I’ve had in this town,at a fractionof the cost.I generally don’t save room for dessert in a

restaurant asgoodasD.O.C.G.Myrecentmealwasno exception.Butwhena server describedthe signature caramel budino ($9) as “life-changing,”Ihadtogiveitashot.Asacritic,Itrynot to succumb to hyperbole. But the descrip-tionwasn’tmuchofanexaggeration.Thecara-mel-flavored Italian pudding is topped withfresh whipped cream and sea-salt/caramelsauce, and accompanied by pretzel toffee! Mywife’s initial reactionwassimple:“I’llnevereatChubby Hubby again!” (I hope she meant theBen&Jerry’s icecreamflavor.)

With excellent food, a cool vibe, a super-friendly staff and some surprising bargains,D.O.C.G. is an underappreciated gem in aneighborhoodof superstar restaurants.THE COSMOPOLITAN 698-7000. Readmore

about the Las Vegas dining scene on AlMancini’s blog,

www.almancini.net.

BY AL MANCINI » [email protected]

Among the Cosmopolitan’s all-star roster of eateries is theunderappreciated, excellent D.O.C.G.

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JAPANESEBENIHANA VILLAGE LasVegasHilton, 3000Para-diseRoad, 732-5821. Japanese tabletop cookingat its finest. The chefs deliver great, steaming hotfood, aswell as an entertaining show.KOI PlanetHollywood, 3667LasVegasBlvd.South, 454-4555. L.A.’s celebrity-ownedKoi haslong been a hot spot forHollywoodA-listers. Nowthose not cool enough to score a reservation therecan enjoy the next best thing at PlanetHollywood.The food is Japanese-inspiredwith California ac-cents, the dining room is large andmodern, and theenclosed patio lounge offers one of the Strip’s bestviews of theBellagio fountains.OSAKA 4205W.SaharaAve., 10920S. Eastern,616-3788.Well-trained, award-winning chefsand seafood not available elsewhere in town: ThisJapanese restaurant is the place to go if youwant acivilizedmeal.SEN OF JAPAN 8480W.Desert InnRoad, 871-7781. This off-Strip Japanese fusion restaurantoffers delicious food at far less than you’d pay in acasino. Themenu features sushi, tempura, kushiyai skeweredmeat and both hot and cold fusiondishes. Can’t decidewhat to order?Try one of theirtwo “omakase” tastingmenus, reasonably priced at$50or $80per person.SUSHI ROKU CaesarsPalace ForumShops, 3500LasVegasBlvd. South, 733-7373. The sushi isfresh andwell-prepared, but Sushi Roku goes farbeyond the basics. A great viewof the strip, cooldécor and large selection of creative hot and colddishes from the land and seamore than justify thesteep price tag.SWISH 5115W.SpringMountainRoad, Suite 121,522-9345. Swish offers shabu shabu, inwhich cus-tomers cook their ownmeat, seafood and vegeta-bles in a pot of broth, and sukiyaki, where the samefoods are cooked in a flat panwith sauce. Both areeasy for newcomers to enjoy, and the restaurant’sstaff ismore thanwilling to lend first-timers a hand.

CHINESEBEIJING NOODLE NO. 9 CaesarsPalace, 3570LasVegasBlvd. South, 731-7604.Chinatown is nolonger theonly place in town for great noodles anddumplings. CaesarsPalace’s bright,modern restau-rant,modeled afterBeijing’sBird’sNestStadium,feels a little like the interior of a giant fishbowl. Freshnoodles are tosseddaily andoffered in a variety ofpreparations. There’s also a small but interestingdimsumselection thatmakes this a great place forbeginners to experimentwith traditional dumplings.CAFÉ NOODLE 4355W.SpringMountainRoad,220-3399.An elaborate bar and extensivemenu,

including someof those adventurous dishesmanyAmericans run screaming from,make this a solidChinese option.CHINAMAMA 3420S. JonesBlvd., 873-1977. Thisunassuming little Chinatown restaurant offers oneof themost diverse selections of Chinese food in LasVegas. Their soup dumplings have become legend-ary and should be a staple of any visit. But don’tstop there. Themenu ismassive andworth explor-ing—and thankfullywritten in English. Dine familystylewith a large group and you can easily get out ofthe place for between$10 and$15 a person.LITTLE BUDDHA Palms, 4321W. FlamingoRoad,942-7778. The local version of the famousBuddhaBar inParis serves French, Japanese andChinesefusion cuisine in luscious surroundings.YUNNAN GARDEN 3934Schiff Drive, 869-8885.Among the best of Chinatown’s hidden gems,Yun-nanGarden offers someof the town’smost authen-tic Chinese cuisines. There are 156dishes listed onthemenu. Some, like kung pao chicken, salt andpepper shrimp, chicken in garlic sauce and countlessrice and noodle dishes, are pretty basic. If you’re abitmore adventurous, try the pork intestine, frog orkidney in spicy Szechuan sauce, one of the five eeldishes, scrambled eggswith bittermelon, or tofuwith 1,000-year-old egg (an egg that’s been pre-served in clay, ash, salt and lime until itswhite turnsgelatinous and its yolk turns green).

VIETNAMESEPHO KIM LONG 4023-4029SpringMountainRoad, 220-3613. There are 190 traditional Viet-namese dishes on themenu,most ofwhich are lessthan$10.Don’t be intimidated by the gargantuanmenu; anyPho is a good bet. Open24hours.PHO SO I 4745SpringMountainRoad, 252-3934.Everything on thisVietnamesemenu comes highlyrecommended. Specialties are beef noodle soups,spring rolls and beef salad. Try beerwith yourmeal;there is also awine best savored as a dessert.

KOREANKOREAN GARDEN BARBEQUE HOUSE 4355SpringMountainRoad, 383-3392. This tasty establish-ment departs from traditional Korean barbeque inthat your server cooks themeat for you at the tableinstead of allowing you to do it yourself.MIN SOK CHON 1801E.TropicanaAvenue,262-5592.Thisrestaurantsplits itsmenubetweenKoreancuisineandsushi.Attimestheformercanbeabitunapproachable ifyouaren’tabletocommunicatewithyourserver inKorean.The latter,ontheotherhand, isexactly thetypeofcrazyspecialtyrollsAmericans love–veryoftenboastingnon-Japanesetouches likecreamcheeseanddeep-frying.Overall, thefood isgood.Butifyou’re lookingfortraditionalnigirioraserver fluent inEnglishyou’redestinedtodisappointment.

THAIKOMOL 953E. SaharaAve., 731-6542.One of thelongest-lived andmost popular Thai restaurantsin town.Watch out for the hot stuff, though. Even“medium” is blazingly spicy.LOTUS OF SIAM 953E. SaharaAve., 735-3033.

The emphasis is on stellar Thai cusine rather thanthe décor.Monstrousmenu, reservations recom-mended.

FILIPINOCAFE MODA 3400S. JonesBlvd., 220-4488.Aquirky little restaurant that feels like a small cater-ing hall and serves primarily as a dance hall for

Filipino expatriates. Someof the faremay be a bitexotic, but there’s something for everyone.

INDIANGANDHI INDIA’S CUISINE 4080ParadiseRoad,734-0094.Thecity’soldest Indianrestaurantandalsothemostexpensive.Vegetarianandmeat-eaterdishes.INDIA OVEN 2218ParadiseRoad, 366-0222.Simple décor, classicmenu, good service and rea-sonable prices.INDIA PALACE 505E. TwainAve., 796-4177. Per-haps the best traditional Indian food in town, and agood value comparedwith its competitors.MINT INDIAN BISTRO (FormerlyHimalayanCui-sine) 730E. FlamingoRoad, 894-9334. Thismod-est restaurant offers food native to India, Nepal andTibet. You’ll find familiar dishes like vindaloo andtikkamasala, aswell asmore exotic offerings likea brothmade of jwanu seeds or a yogurt-and-herbmarinated version of tandoori called kawab.ORIGIN INDIA 4480ParadiseRoad, 734-6342.Raises the entire city’s expectations for an Indianrestaurantwhile onlyminimally raising the price.SAMOSA FACTORY 4604W.SaharaAve., Suite 6,258-9196.A largemenu that includesmore than20 large, perfectly spiced entrees, including veganand vegetarian options.

FUSIONCHINA POBLANOTheCosmopolitan, 3708LasVegasBoulevardSouth, 877-551-7772.While histapas place Jaleo getsmore attention, inmanyways

superstar chef JoséAndrés’ unique spin onMexicanandChinese food is evenmore exciting. Andrés isa force of nature, and a bit of amadgenius. So youcan be sure his tacos and noodleswill offer someamazing twists. But despite the incredible creativity,he’s stillmanaged to keepChinaPoblano one of TheCosmopolitan’smost affordable dining options.SENSI Bellagio, 3600LasVegasBlvd. South,693-7223.MartinHeierling’s restaurant boastsboth innovative cooking and a stunning décor. Theexperimental and sometimes challengingmenuincorporatesAsian, Italian, grilled and rawelementsin away thatwill thrillmore adventurous diners, butmight frustrate themore traditional.

AMERICANARTISAN FINE DINING 1501W.SaharaAve., 214-4000.The restaurant in this hipster hangout offersprimarily Italian choices served in a dining roomthat’s just as cool as the rest of the building. Itmaycost a bitmore than similar food elsewhere, but theatmosphere isworth it.BALLY’S STERLING BRUNCH Bally’s, 3645LasVe-gasBlvd. South, 964-4111. One of the finer diningexperiences of its kind in LasVegas— fabulous foodand tons of it.THE BEAT COFFEEHOUSE EmergencyArts, 520Fremont St., 686-3164.Downtownonce again hasan independent coffeehouse,with a smallmenu thatincludes sandwiches, salads and pastries to comple-ment the java offerings.BORN AND RAISED 7260CimarronRoad, 685-0258.While this popularwest side video poker barnever shies too far from tavern basics, Chef JohnCourtney has put in time at aMichelin-starredParisrestaurant, and his talent is obvious.He offers asmall-but-well-roundedmenu,with an emphasis ongourmet sliders. There are a total of 15 onB.A.R.’smenu, and they include pulled pork, Philly cheesesteak, prime rib and theBlack Friday -- aThanks-giving concoctionmadewith sliced turkey, incred-ible stuffing and cranberry sauce.DU-PAR’S RESTAURANT AND BAKERY TheGoldenGate Casino, 1 Fremont St., 366-9378. The openingof this Southern California institution in TheGoldenGate Casino causedmuch rejoicing amongL.A. ex-patriates and diner fanatics. And if you fit into oneof those categories, you’ll probably love the place.The pancakes here are legendary, as are the pies.But at the end of the day, it’s still just diner food.Nonetheless, it’s one of themost popular spotsdowntown to satisfy the late-nightmunchies afteran evening drinking onEast Fremont Street.THE EGG AND I 4533W.SaharaAve., 364-9686.Down-homeatmospheremakes this breakfast spota nice alternative to the national chains.GOLDEN STEER 308W.SaharaAve., 384-4470.Old-stylemen’s club décor, stuffed animal headsand huge portionsmake this the perfect place forcarnivores and one of the last refuges for peoplenostalgic for oldVegas.GRAPE STREET CAFÉ 7501W. LakeMeadBlvd.,228-9463. Thiswine bar and “cellar” has aNapaValley feel to it, and offersmore than75 varieties ofwine, the vastmajority ofwhich are available by theglass. The kitchen offers dishes from casual to for-

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ISLAND SUSHI 9400S.EasternAve.,221-1600.Located in thespace thatusedtohousethepopularsushi restau-rantKoto,qualitysushi is still themaindraw,but thenewownershaveaddedaHawaiian flair.Theyofferaniceall-you-can-eatspecial for$24.95.


mal, simple to inspired.Whether you’re in themoodfor gourmet sandwiches, delicious pizzas, pastas orfull entrees, you’ll find something on themenu tosuit your appetite. Call ahead, a dedicated local fanbase packs the housemost nights.HASH HOUSE A GO GO 6800W.SaharaAve.,804-4646;3535LasVegasBlvd.South,254-4646.Openforbreakfast, lunchanddinner,HashHouseAGoGopromises“twisted farmfood,”whichmeanstheir chefputsaclassyspinondown-homefavorites.Their realtrademark,however, ismonstrousportions.KAHUNAVILLE TI, 3300LasVegasBlvd. South,894-7390.A roadhouse of the sea, repletewithtropically influenced drinks and grub. Choose thenoisy front roomor the intimate sunken back room.LUV IT FROZEN CUSTARD 505E.OakeyBlvd.,384-6452.A lone remnant of a once common crea-ture: the independent ice creamstore. Itmakes itsowndelicious custard.MAPLE TREE COUNTRYSIDE KITCHEN 6000W.SpringMountainRoad, 362-5151. In keepingwithNewEngland’s sugarhouse restaurant tradition, thesyrup is authentic and fresh. A large, country-stylebreakfast selection is available all day,with lunch-time choices available aswell. Closes at 2 p.m. everyday, closedMondays.MR. LUCKY’S HardRockHotel,4455ParadiseRoad,693-5592.Awesomediner.Quick, cheap, tasty,friendlyandhip.ThewayVegas could’vebeen.N9NE Palms, 4321W. FlamingoRoad, 933-9900.This contemporary steakhouse offers a compellingmenu of Chicago-style steaks and chops, combinedwith an internationally diversemenu for thosewithsomething else inmind. Reservations suggested.OMELET HOUSE Various locations. Longtime favor-ite breakfast spot featuring 38 varieties of six-eggomelets. Closes at 3 p.m.ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE Various locations. Anexcellent choice for breakfast. You haven’t lived untilyou’ve ordered an oven-bakedGermanpancake.PEPPERMILL INN 2985LasVegasBlvd. South,735-7635.An absoluteVegas treasure. This ’70s-era coffee shopwill keep you fed and happy untilDanTanna returns.Huge portions.PLANET DAILIES PlanetHollywood, 3667LasVegasBlvd. South, 732-1222. This 24-hour res-taurant bills itself as the ultimate coffee shop.The room is a large, open space that continues thecasino’s over-the-top, hip,modern décor. The sell-ing point here is three separatemassivemenus thatoffer something for any appetite.RAINBOW’S END 1100E. SaharaAve., 737-1338.One of the fewgoodplaces in the valley catering tovegans and vegetarians. Try theGreek pizza.REDWOOD BAR& GRILL CaliforniaHotel-Casino,12 E.OgdenAve., 385-1222. Traditional American,special-occasion dining in awonderful room.R.M. SEAFOOD MandalayPlace, 3930LasVegasBlvd. South, 632-9300. This fine seafood restau-rant can boast a celebrity chefwho actuallyworksthere and awide variety of excellent, if pricey, dish-es. Friendly service completes the experience.

ROSEMARY’S RESTAURANT 8125W.SaharaAve.,Suite 110, 869-2251.One of this city’s best off-Stripfine-dining restaurants, open for lunch onweekdaysand dinner nightly. If youwant to splurge, their tast-ingmenuoffers five delicious courses at a fractionof casino prices. Ask for the beer pairing,whichmatches amicrobrewwith each course.SAMMY’SWOODFIRED PIZZA Various locations.This fast-expanding chain servesweird-but-excel-lent pizzas and salads.SHUCK’S OYSTER BAR 9338W.FlamingoRoad,255-4890;7155N.DurangoDrive,651-6227. Inaddition to thebasic rawbar staples,Shuck’soffersafullmenuof seafood, sandwiches, pasta,Southwest-erndishesand the feel of abeachtownseafood joint.STACK Mirage, 3400LasVegasBlvd. South, 792-7800. Sister restaurant to Fix at theBellagio, offer-ing a similar look andmenu. Chef BrianMassie is athis bestwhen putting a grown-up spin on childhoodcomfort foodswith dishes like bacon and brie tatertots andKobe chili cheese dogs. Dinner even in-cludes a free pass to the Jet nightclub.THE STEAK HOUSE CircusCircus,2880LasVegasBlvd.South,794-3767.Thishiddengemoffers clas-sic steakhousedécor, hugeslabsofmeatandgreatservice for a fewbucks less thanyou’dpayat compa-rableplacesaround town.Nowonder it’sdevelopedaloyal followingamong locals and tourists alike.T-BONES CHOPHOUSE & LOUNGE RedRock Casi-no, 1011W. CharlestonBlvd., 797-7595. This high-end steakhouse is as beautifully designed as the restof the resort and boasts someof the finest steaksin town.All beef is aged for 42days in a combina-tionwet- and dry-aging process, and signature cuts

include the bone-in filetmignon.Among the sidedishes, don’tmiss the tater totswithwhite truffles.TINOCO’S KITCHEN LasVegas ClubHotel &Casino,18 E. Fremont St., 385-1664.An eclecticmenu atreasonable prices. You’ll find plenty of delicious Ital-ian pastas, such as lobster ravioli. Other highlightsinclude chicken satay and a filetmignonwith foiegras in a port reduction.TODD’S UNIQUE DINING 4350E. SunsetRoad,259-8633.As good as any gourmet restaurant ontheStrip at notably lower prices, but it’s the servicethat helps distinguish the place as a great neighbor-hood restaurant. Unique, casual fine dining.TRIPLE 7 BREWPUB MainStreet Station, 200N.Main St., 387-1896.One of the better brewpubs intown. Great beer and good food.TRIPLE GEORGE GRILL 201N.ThirdSt., 384-2761.Patternedafter a classic seafoodandsteakhouse, itoffersa largeselectionof steak, chopsandseafoodaswell asmanymore casual choices.There’s evenapia-no loungewhereyoucanenjoyanafter-dinnerdrink.VINTNER GRILL 10100W.CharlestonBlvd., 214-5590. ContemporaryAmerican cuisinewithMedi-terranean influences in an atmosphere the ownersdescribe as “everyday opulence.”Dine indoors oroutside in thewinding patio area,which featuresprivate cabana tables and trees strungwith stained-glass lanterns.WILD TRUFFLES GOURMET CAFÉ 7905W.SaharaAve. Suite 106, 242-1542.Quaint and casual caféoffering delicious high-end sandwiches,wraps andsalads, aswell as gourmet dinner entrees that rangefrom tandoori-crusted chicken to almond-coatedpork schnitzel with hollandaise sauce. There’s also alarge selection ofmouth-watering chocolate trufflesand other homemade desserts, a gelato bar and asmall gourmet gift shop.

MEXICANAGAVE COMIDA Y TEQUILA 10820W.CharlestonBlvd., 214-3500. If you’re looking for simple, au-thentic basics, look elsewhere. But if dishes like bluecorn crab cakeswith chipotle-grilled shrimpor po-tato and portabellamushroomsmake yourmouthwater, Agave has plenty to offer.FRANK& FINA’S COCINA 4175S.GrandCanyonDrive,579-3017.Thisquaint, homey restaurantman-ages tomakeyou forget it’s located inamassive stripmall complex.More importantly, theyoffergreatMexicanbasicsandsome incrediblehousespecial-ties.But call ahead fora reservation, because itsreputationhasobviously spread through itswestsideneighborhood, leaving it packedmostnights.LOS ANTOJOS 2520S. EasternAve., 457-3505.This tiny, family-run stripmall establishment of-fers themost authenticMexican cuisine in town. Itdoesn’tmatterwhat you’re looking for; they prob-ably have it.Matriarch CarmenRuiz cooks up count-less varieties of soups, huaraches, tlacoyos, quesa-dillas, tortas, sopes, tacos, enchiladas, chilaquiles,flautas, gorditas, tostadas, steaks and burritos. Themenu is so huge itwould take a year to eat yourwaythrough it. But itwould be one tasty year.MESA GRILL CaesarsPalace, 3570LasVegasBlvd.South, 650-5965. Inventive, rich Southwesternfood in a lively atmosphere. Good, friendly service.High-end, but comfortable.MUNDO WorldMarket Center, 495GrandCentralParkway, 270-4400. Fanswhomiss theMexicanavant-garde cuisine chefRobert Solano used tocook up at his southwest restaurant LaMadonnawill be happy to knowhe’s found a newhome in theWorldMarket Center.Mundo offers similar food inan equally similarmodern atmosphere. Despite theWorldMarket Center’s outdated reputation of beingoff-limits to the general public,Mundo’s doors areopen to everyone for both lunch and dinner.PARADISE CANTINA 4480S.ParadiseRoad, Suite1250, 434-0031. The vibe is part surfer hangout,part sports bar and part biker bar, so it doesn’t seemto knowwhat itwants to be. Themenu combinesbasic American bar foodwithMexican, and a dailyhappy hourmakes itworth a visit.SILVITA’S MEXICAN GRILL 1236WesternAve.,294-6100.Asmall, casualestablishment,Silvita’s com-binationof friendlyservice,hugeportions, lowpricesandgoodfoodmakes itaperfectplace tograb lunch.SONIO’S CAFE AND ROTISSERIE 3900W.Charles-tonBlvd., 307-2177. This simple rotisserie jointoffers a surprisingly variedmenu, including a largeselection ofMexican food. But it’s the basic chickenand delicious side dishes thatwill keep you comingback. Priced just a fewbucksmore thanmost fastfoodmeals, it’s a thousand times better.VIVAMERCADO’S 3553S.RainbowBlvd., 871-8826. This popularwestsideMexican place recentlyreopened in a new,much larger location. Themenuis amassive tomepackedwith both familiar andoriginalMexican delicacies. But before you beginwading through it, spend some timepondering the10 types of salsas to accompany your chips.

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JOHNNY SMALLSHardRockHotel, 4455ParadiseRoad, 693-4414.While this placeadvertises itself as a tapas restaurant, amore accurate description of its cuisinewouldbe small plates fromaround theworld. And that variety is the restaurant’smain ap-peal. The truth is, you can find better versions ofmost of these dishes in other restau-rants. But you’re unlikely to find themall in one place. And you’re certainly not goingto find a better deal than their $23.99 all-you-can-eat offer ($19.99with a player’scard). The atmosphere is the kind of contrived fabulousness that’s the trademark ofthe newHRHTower,making this a perfect place to dine before or after a visit toVanity.


Road, 891-8889.Not for anyonewhodoesn’twantto get dirty. But if tearing into crabs (blue orDunge-ness), shrimp, oysters and crawfish by hand is youridea of heaven, this is the place for you. Seafood isprepared in four tasty seasonings and delivered ina plastic bag, accompanied by rolls of paper towels.Not fine dining, but delicious.HOUSE OF BLUES MandalayBay, 3950LasVegasBlvd. South, 632-7607.One of the funkiest restau-rants in the city, featuringwalls coveredwithmind-blowing folk sculptures and artifacts. The cuisine isDelta-inspired contemporary andSunday’s GospelBrunch is a greatway to get your jambalaya andJesus in one sitting.KATHY’S SOUTHERN COOKING 6407MountainVistaSt.,433-1005.Thedécor is simpleand theser-vice canbeslowat times.ButKathy’soffers incredibleSouthern food that’s earned it a sterling reputation.If you’re looking forbasics like fried chickenormeatloaf, it simplydoesn’tgetmuchbetter.LOLA’S 241W. CharlestonBlvd., Suite 101, 227-5652. The food at this Cajun restaurant in theHolsumLofts can be hit-or-miss at times. (Theirjambalaya still needs somework.) But,when chefLola Pokorny is on her game, her food can’t be beat.Her grilled oysters, brushedwith lemonbutter andParmesan, are the best in town.Andher uniquecrawpuppy appetizers are downright addictive. Butit’s theweekly crawfish boil, held Fridays, that’s be-come a downtown institution.M&M SOUL FOOD CAFE 3923W.CharlestonBlvd.,453-7685. This is the place to eat if you’re in themood for some excellent-tastingmeatloaf, collard

greens andmashed potatoes—and themost deli-cious banana pudding inVegas.MEMPHIS CHAMPIONSHIP BARBECUE Various lo-cations.Wonderfully realized, upscalebarbecue joint.

CUBANCUBA CAFÉ 2055E. TropicanaAve., Suite 11,795-7070.Buoyant atmospherewith deliciouslyprepared traditional Cuban cuisine. Serveswine andbeer. Try the Cuban-style fruit shakes called batidos.FLORIDA CAFÉ Howard Johnson’s, 1401 LasVegasBlvd. South, 385-3013. Real Cuban fare, seafoodspecialties andmild,mellowLatinAmerican flavors.RINCON CRIOLLO 1145LasVegasBlvd. South, 388-1906. Cubanmom-and-pop diner serving honest,simple food at reasonable prices.

BRAZILIANSAMBA GRILL Mirage,3400LasVegasBlvd.South,791-7337.ThisBraziliandiningspotoffersanall-you-can-eatparadeofgrilleddelights.Meat loverswillsalivateover skewers loadedwithsirloin steak, teri-yaki chicken,Portuguesesausagesandmuchmore.YOLIE’S BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE 3900ParadiseRoad, 794-0700.Great house specials, includingthe FamousGrill, an extravaganza featuring excel-lentmeats.

ETHIOPIANCOTTAGE CAFE 4647ParadiseRoad,650-3395.Righton theedgeof thegay/alternativedistrict sand-

wichedbetween theHardRockandMcCarran Inter-nationalAirport, you’ll find this cozy littleEthiopianrestaurant, completewithapatioandwhitepicketfence.Themenuhasall thebasics fansofEthiopianfoodwouldexpect, plusa fewsurprises.Therearehalf adozenvegetarianoptionsand, formeateaters,therearemore thanadozenchoices, includingstewsandchoppedmoundsofbeef, lamb, chickenand fish.Everything is servedover the traditional teff bread in-jera, andnothingon themenu ispricedabove$10.MERKATO 855E. TwainAve., 796-1231. A favoriteof expatriate taxi drivers. Youmay encounter a bit ofa language barrier, but, if you’re adventurous, you’llbe rewardedwith incredible food at a very afford-able price.Make sure to ask about the traditionalEthiopian coffee.MESKEREM 252Convention CenterDrive, Suite 8B,732-4250.Adventurous diners should look up thishidden gem.The staff is extremely friendly and ac-cepting of neophytes to Ethiopian cuisine.

FRENCHANDRE’S RESTAURANT& LOUNGE Monte Carlo,3770LasVegasBlvd. South, 798-7151. Andre’s iswhat people think ofwhen somebody says, “Takeme to the nicest place in town.” Expect to spend agood part of your evening savoring someof the bestfood andwine inVegas.DRAI’S Bill’s Gamblin’Hall, 3595LasVegasBlvd.South, 737-0555.One of themore sophisticatedand comfortable rooms in the city,with an oldHol-lywood flavor. The lounge alone isworth a visit—

couches and overstuffed chairs surround a fireplacethat crackles in awall of bookshelves.MARCHÉ BACCHUS 2620RegattaDrive,Suite 106,804-8008.Newmanagement, samereliableFrenchbistro cuisineonaman-made lake in theDesertShores community.Deliciousappetizersandentrees,liberal corkage feesand950varietiesofwine.MONAMI GABI ParisHotel-Casino, 3655LasVegasBlvd. South, 944-4224. This Parisian-style steakand shellfish house offers perhaps the best settingin town: 18th century-style darkwood and soaringelegance inside and a glass-roofed conservatorylooking out onBellagio’s fountains.

SPANISHBARCELONA TAPAS & BAR 10690SouthernHigh-landsParkway,483-5764.Thegoodnews for tapaspurists is, unlike a lot of restaurants that toss aroundthat term, theowners ofBarcelona stickmainly toSpanish-inspireddishes. Thebadnews is theyputanAmerican spin ona lot of them.You can’t blamethem; they’re just giving thepeople ofSouthernHighlandswhat theywant.And the food is generallypretty good,with largeportions that justifywhat atfirstmay seem like slightly highprices.FIREFLY ThePlaza, 1MainSt.,380-1352(temporarilyclosed);3900ParadiseRoad,369-3971;9560W.Sa-haraAve.,834-3814.Thisupscalebaroffersawideva-rietyoftapas items,buta limitedselectionofentrees.What it lacks inauthenticity itmakesupfor intaste.JULIAN SERRANO Aria, 3730LasVegasBlvd.,590-8520.Gourmet chef Julian Serrano, best

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ITALIANBATTISTA’S HOLE IN THEWALL 4041Audrie St.,732-1424.OldWorld-style Italian restaurantwithan incrediblememorabilia collection reflecting theVegas of yore. Try themassivemound of scampiwith linguine.CAFÉ CHLOE 4155S.BuffaloDrive, 248-7048. Thestaff seems to knowhalf of their customers by nameat this popular neighborhood Italian restaurant. Thefood is delicious and the portions are huge. The onlydownside is their $10 charge for splitting the over-sized portions. So just order two, andmake sure youbring home the leftovers. Call ahead if youwant tosecure a seat; the place fills up quickly.CANALETTO Venetian, 3377LasVegasBlvd.South, Suite 2440, 733-0070.RealNorthernItalian foodwith aVenetian flair served either in awoody, dark dining roomor “outside” in thePiazzaSanMarco. (No pigeons!)CHICAGO JOE’S 820S. Fourth St., 382-5637. Joe’shas been serving Italian food based on family reci-pes formore than20years. For folkswho enjoy agoodmeal in a relaxed atmosphere.GIUSEPPE’S BAR AND GRILL 6065S.DurangoRoad, 896-7616.Although it looks like littlemorethan a video poker bar from the outside, Giuseppi’soffers a large selection of great Italian food.Housespecialties includemeat lasagna, lighter-than-airgnocchi, andwhat CityLife’s restaurant critic consid-ers the best pizza in LasVegas.LUCIO RISTORANTE 8615W.SaharaRoad, 233-2859.Offers a large risotto selection and livemusic

on theweekends.Owner LucioPicozzi can often befoundwaiting tables and chattingwith customers.MAC SHACK 8680W.WarmSpringsRoad, 463-2433. LasVegans already knowMarcelloMaurofrom local favoritesNora’s Cuisine andNora’sWineBar. At theMacShack, however, he serves up qual-ity, extremely affordable pastas in a super-casualenvironment. There’s an incredible assortment ofmacaroni available, andmost dishes aren’t pricedmore than a typical fast-foodmeal. Sure, they of-fer counter service and the place is usually crawlingwith familieswith young children, but it’s a fresh,delicious andmore nutritious alternative to the so-

called valuemeals the fast-food chains offer.MONTESANO’S ITALIAN EATERIA 9905S. EasternAve., 870-3287. In a city filledwith Italian eateries,Montesano’s, a classic deli/spaghetti combo, goesthe extra step to provide fresh food.NORA’S CUISINE 6020W.FlamingoRoad, 873-8990.Originally a sub and pizza joint, Nora’s hasexpanded into a full-service, upscale dining roomserving traditional Southern Italian andSiciliandishes youwon’t findmany other places.RAO’S CaesarsPalace,3570LasVegasBlvd.South,731-RAOS.NewYork’smostexclusive restauranthasexpandedtoCaesarsPalace,making itpossible forregularpeople tosample theiramazing Italian fare.

Recipes thathavebeenfine-tunedover theoriginalrestaurant’s 110-yearhistoryareperfectlypreparedusingonly the finest ingredients.Butmakesureyoucall ahead,becausereservationsare toughtocomeby.STRATTA Wynn, 3131 LasVegasBlvd. South, 248-3463.Michelin two-star chefAlessandroStratta—best-known forWynnLasVegas’s palace of FrenchcuisineAlex— tries his hand atmore casual, afford-able Italian fare. The food is a lotmore adventurousthan you’d find inmost Italian restaurants, addinggourmet touches to familiar dishes, but even simpledishes likemeatballs are outstanding. For foodieson a budget, it offers a great chance to sample the

fare of one of LasVegas’s finest chefswithout tak-ing out a secondmortgage.VALENTINO Venetian, 3355LasVegasBlvd. South,414-3000.Piero Selvaggio’s award-winning roomserves great contemporary Italian dishes.ZEFFIRINO RISTORANTE Venetian, 3377LasVe-gasBlvd. South, 414-3500. Chef PaoloBelloni hascreated a restaurant lauded by theNewYorkTimesas serving better food than you’d find inVenice.

GREEKTHE FAT GREEK 4001S.DecaturBlvd., 222-0666.Veryprobably the city’sbestGreek restaurant, thereasonablypricedFatGreek isopen for lunchanddin-ner.Bothmenusoffer traditional dishes likehummus,babaganoush,Kalamataolivesand ricedolmades.

Lunchtimealso featuresa largeselectionofgyrosandsandwiches,whiledinner isheartier fare.Wheneveryougo,makesureyou try their incredible versionofthe chicken, lemonand rice soupavgolemono .Atdinner time,don’tmiss thebraised lambshank.GYRO TIME 5239W.CharlestonBlvd., 878-6393;7660W.CheyenneAve., 658-9729.Adding a littlevariety to the fast foodworldwithGreek dishesrather than burgers and tacos. Themenu featuresgyros, souvlaki and falafel, aswell as side dishes ofspinach or cheese pies.MYBUDDY’S 3650S. JonesBlvd., Suite 4, 221-8701. This small Greek deli offers assorted subsalongsideMediterranean-style fast food like falafel,gyros and hummus.

RUSSIANRED SQUAREMandalayBay, 3950LasVegasBlvd.South, 632-7407. Classically upscaleRussian foodserved in an almost-Gothic space especially de-signed to encourage the consumption of vodka.

BULGARIANMAGURA 1305VegasValleyDrive, 693-6699.Of-feringBulgarian cuisine in a dining roomwithBul-garian artwork and crafts hanging on thewalls andEuropeanmusic videos playing on a large-screenTV,Magura immediatelymakes you feel as if you’rein Eastern Europe rather than on the east side of LasVegas. The cuisine relies heavily on grilled and driedmeats, yogurt, eggs and various types of cheese.

MIDDLE EASTERNALMAZA 9890S.MarylandParkway, Suites 16-17,450-1030. This LebaneseGreenValley hot spotbrings in belly dancers andDJs to perform forpacked houses every Friday andSaturday night, andhas an attached hookah bar. But the star attractionis theMiddle Eastern food. Expect all the basics,including falafel, kabobs and shawarma, aswell asseveral varieties ofmanaish, Lebanese pizza. You’llalso find an impressive selection of beer andwine.PAYMON’S MEDITERANNEAN CAFE 4147S.Mary-landParkway,731-6030;8380W.SaharaAve.,804-0293.Abustlingcaféofferingtastes fromacross theMediterraneanandahappening lunchspot.Theexotichookah lounge isattachedto therestaurant.

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Las Vegas has plenty of “duel-ing pianos,” from Harrah’s tothe Hard Rock, Times Square toKahunaville —even the Plaza isopening one — but they’re notso much dueling as “duetting.”

Twopianos and twoplayers take turns takingrequests and tips. I’m not asking for pistolsat dawn or even armwrestling, but an “any-

thing you can do, I can do better” momentwould increase the excitement. So, takingexcitement into our own hands, we inventedthepianobardrinkinggame…We began at Napoleon’s (3655 Las Vegas

Blvd. South, 946-4656) in the Paris, whichused tohave someprettydecent jazz combos,but now request slips are more ubiquitousthan ashtrays. It’s still a scarlet-upholstered

jewel box of a lounge, there are still fellowswith substantial paunches sucking cigars andPeroni on tap, but now there are two pianoplayers sevennights aweek.Myconsultant,GingerBruner—star of ra-

dio,stageandtuba—andIreviewedtherules.If theyplay any songwith a city’s name in thetitle, drink. Any Rolling Stones, do shots ofJack in honor of Keith. Any grunge, shoot agramofheroinor swill the cheapest domesticbeer they have. Any Tori Amos/Fiona Apple,drinkwhitewine and/or throwtampons.“I have a Tampax if we need it,” Ginger

said.“I have a few O.B.’s in

my makeup bag,” I replied.“More aerodynamic.”The bald guy pianist did a

novelty bit about AnthonyWeiner. Then the brunettechick pianist rippled intoAlicia Keys’ “Empire Stateof Mind,” which counted forthe city-name rule but notthe piano-vagina-tamponrule. Synthesized drumsand dollops of bass were coming from some-where.Wait…do theyhavebacking tracks?“Yes.” Ginger sighed. “A pet peeve.” We

agreed thiswas cheating.Twopeople and 176keysneedsno little blackbox.They pounded through “Every Rose Has

Its Thorn”—womenwith frosted and teasedhairsetdowntheirCosmosandpumpedtheirfists intheair,singingalong,nearly fallingoutof their tank tops to hug each other at the fi-nal chords. Then Def Leppard’s “Pour SomeSugar on Me.”We debated the procedure forstrip club numbers and couldn’t improveupon “drink.” Sure, there’s “lap dance” or“flash tits,” but you can ask for dangerous oryou can ask for embarrassing, not both at thesame time. The bald guy banged into someLedZeppelinof the“elves and fairies and JoniMitchell”variety.“We should request ‘Moby Dick,’” Ginger

said.“Hah.” I imagined the confusion.“‘But it’s

a drum solo.’ ‘I know. Here’s five dollars. Justsit anddonothing for fourminutes.’”WhenwearrivedatPete’sDuelingPiano

Bar (6551 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 220-7383),therewere two people in a roomdesigned forover two hundred, with two thick-neckedfellows pummeling the keys. Avoiding theherd of tables and chairs facing the mightydueling pianos,Ginger, additional consultantBrianErle and I sat as far awayaspossible.Gingerpronounced,“Elton John.Drink.”“What?”askedBrian.“Elton John clause,” I explained. “Drink if

they play the John. Drink twice if it predates

Yellow Brick Road.”Nextwas Billy Joel, evok-ing the dreaded Billy Joel amendment: Nodrinking for the whole song. Punishment forthose threeD.U.I.’s.The Bobcat Goldthwait-looking one

shouted a request for some requests at us,then suggested we request The Divinyls’ “ITouch Myself,” which we did and he did. Animpassioned rendition of the “EverybodyWang Chung Tonight” song mystically drew10morepeople into thebar.I smirked. “Sir, does it trouble you that

there’s Beethoven you’ve never played, butyou’ve memorized the Wang Chung song-

book?”Ginger asked for “some-

thing from the ’50s,” andBrian requested “Fly Me tothe Moon.” More tannedcouples and women withshopping bags drifted in.The Clark Kent-hair playerannounced, “OK, we wanttogetawayfromthe lounge-y stuff … more of a rock ’n’roll thing.”

Excuse us? You do not wish to play FrankSinatra? In Vegas? This is our town and youwill honorourgods andparticipate inour rit-uals, or you can fill one of the holes out in ourdesert. Brian was vexed as well. “Everythingsounds alike,” he grumbled. “Hammeringawayateverything.”Duelingpianosaccentu-ates the percussion aspect of the instrument,sometimes to thepoint ofmonotony.Themookyguyswere replacedbyawoman

withshortblondehairandaguyinaplaidshirtwho launched intoaStevieWondermedley.“Ah,” Brian smiled.“He’s actually listening

tohispiano.”Theblondwomandidsomethingvaguely emo.Thenover to plaid shirt.“Fleet-woodMac!” I cried.“StevieNicks rule!”Thisinvolveshavingaroadie—orwhoever—handyou your drink, then twirling around with asilk scarf—orpapernapkin—ineachhand.“Any Jimmy Buffet fans in here?” asked the

blonde.Theaudiencebarelygrunted.Knowingnone of these people liked Jimmy Buffet wasmymostsatisfyingmomentof thenight.She shrugged. “No? OK. I won’t play that

one then ... It’s a sing-along bar, so you needtoparticipate.”“Fuck!” I blurted. “I didn’t know this was

a sing-along bar!”So began an epic renditionof “My Ding-a-Ling.” Debate over the pen-alty for a Chuck Berry song — drink choco-late milk? — was cut short by orders to clap,sing, stand up, sit down, etc. The room wasparticipating lustily, but we were fading anddebatedwhere to go next.Ginger suggested abarwhere a friendofherswasDJing.“ADJ,” I said.“Perfect.”

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way, Boulder City. 243-2739,www.boulderdambrewing.com.Thu-Sat: Livemusic.BOULDER STATION 4111 BoulderHighway, 432-7777,www.boulderstation.com.KixxBar: Thu, Sat:VanDeGuzman, 7p. TheRailhead: Thu: SwingwithJerry Tiffe, 2p. First and thirdThu: Boulder Bluesseries, 7p, $5. Fri: LaNueva LiveMix, 10p,men$5.Sat: YellowBrickRoad, 10p, free. Sun: Latin night,NocheNortena featuring ElMorenoCarrilloYSuBandaTierra Sagrada, 9p, $5 ladies, $10men.BRAND LOUNGE Monte Carlo, 3770LasVegasBlvd. South, 730-7777,www.montecarlo.com. Sat:singer-songwriters SharonPaquette andAndreaBensmiller, 10p.BRASS LOUNGE 425Fremont St., 382-3531,www.hennesseyslasvegas.com.Thu: Cigar social, liveR&BwithPitty Pat GuidryBand, 8p, free. Fri: PartyMonster, body art, livemusic andDJLady Fingers,9p, $5.Mon:Acoustic happy hour, 6p. Tue: Localsongwriters showcase, 8p, free.Wed: LadiesNightWineDown, live acousticwithBudMickel, 8p, free.BUNKHOUSE SALOON 124S. 11th St., 384-4536.www.bunkhouselv.com.Thu-Sat: Local and tour-ing bands, 9p, free unless noted.Wed:WednesdayNightHype hip hop show, 9p. Tue: Blues jamwithLipz andBunkhouse blues band, 10p.CADILLAC RANCH ALL-AMERICAN BAR&GRILL 6605S. LasVegasBlvd., 294-7300,www.nevadayouthalliance.org. Imagination Celebration’Jazz ForPeace.THE CANNERY 2121 E. CraigRoad, 507-5700,www.cannerycasino.com.PinupsBar: Tue-Thu,Sun: Luggnutt, 8p. Fri-Sat: Luggnutt andPatrickPuffer, 10:30p.CANYON CLUB 202Fremont St., 387-5175,www.fourqueens.com.CARLUCCIO’S TIVOLI GARDENS 1775E. TropicanaAve., 795-3236. Thu: For the Love ofKeyswithRebeccaOlcheski. 6-9p, free. Tue:Opera showcase,7p, free.CHARLIE’S LAKESIDE 8603W.SaharaAve., 804-5167. Thu: LawrenceKubica, 6p. Fri-Sat: LawrenceKubica, 7p, free.CHEYENNE SALOON 3103N.RanchoDrive, 645-4139.Wed-Sat: Livemusic, 9p. Sun: Livemusic, 6p.Cover varies.CHOICES PUB AND SHOWROOM 6720W.Chey-enneAve., 547-3747,www.choicespub.com.Thu:TheSlickWillieOrchestra, 8p. Fri-Sat: Livemusic,9p. Tue: TheChicagoBluesBusters, 8p.Wed: TheGPEntertainer TributeArtists Show,8p, $5.. All shows free.CHUBBY’S 1704E. FlamingoRoad, 458-5774.Wed:Crossbox, 7:30p.CIRCUS CIRCUS 2880LasVegasBlvd. South,(800)634-3450.Rock&Rita’s: Livemusic, dailyCJ’S COUNTRY SALOON 6145W.SaharaAve., 834-

6829. Tue-Sat: Dueling pianos. Sun-Mon: FlairBartenders.CLUB ARUBA ArubaHotel, 1215 LasVegasBlvd.South, 383-3100,www.arubalasvegas.com.CLUB AZUL 115 7thStreet, 672-0222,www.wopoent.com. Fri: KinkyReggae Fridaze.ReggaeDancehall party. DJsVip, StylaDon andGil.$10, $5 ladies. Free before 12:30a.CLUB FORTUNE CASINO 725S.RacetrackRoad,566-5555,www.clubfortunecasino.com. Sat: Livemusic, 8-12a. Sun:WhiskeyRevival classic country,5-9p.THE COPA ROOMTheBootlegger, 7700LasVegasBlvd. South. 616-9340.THE COSMOPOLITAN 3708LasVegasBlvd. South,698-7000.Book andStage: Touring and local acts,10p andmidnight, free.COUNT’S VAMP’D 6750W.SaharaAve., 220-

8849,www.vampdvegas.com.Thu: Localmusic,10p. Fri-Sat: Livemusic, 10p. Sun: Rock ‘n’ Roll BikeNightwith JohnZitoBand, 6p, free.DADDYMAC’S 2920N.GreenValleyParkway, 272-0913. Tue: Y.APoet livewithRedEyeTribe, 18+, 8p.DECATUR LIQUOR 546S.DecaturBlvd., 870-2522. Sat: Live karaoke, 9p, free.DEL FRISCO’S 3925ParadiseRoad, 796-0063.Thu-Sat, Tue-Wed: TyroneBowers popular pianomusic, 6p. Sun-Mon: LawrenceKubica 6p-closing.DON’T TELL MAMA 517 Fremont St., 207-0788.Cabaret-style piano bar.DOUBLE DOWN SALOON4640ParadiseRoad, 791-5775.DOWNTOWNVINTAGE GUITARS 11053rdSt, 386-9572.EASTSIDE CANNERY Marilyn’s Lounge,5255BoulderHighway, 856-5300,

www.eastsidecannery.com.Tue: The Fab, 8p (allmonth long). Thu, Sun: Patton Letha, 7p. Fri-Sat:Patton Letha, 8p.Wed: BlockParty, 7p.E-STRING BAR AND GRILL 2031 E. SunsetRoad,437-8764,www.estringlive.com. Sat: RealOldSchool Jazz, 2p, $10.Mon: Jazz, 7:30p, $10. Tue:TheRyanWhyteMaloneyBand, 8:30p, $10.Wed:Blues night, 8:30p.EXCALIBUR 3850LasVegasBlvd. South, 597-7600.Dick’s LastResort: Thu-Mon: Livemusic, 8p.The Lounge: Livemusic daily, 7p.Octane Lounge:Thu,Sun: Livemusic, 8p. Fri-Sat: Livemusic, 9:30p.FIESTA HENDERSON 777W.LakeMeadParkway,558-7000,www.fiestahendersonlasvegas.com.Cerveza Cantina: Fri: Jarr performs loungemusicandTop40hits, 9p.FIESTA HENDERSON 777West LakeMeadPark-way, 567-7905. CervesaBar: Fri: City FolksBlues,6p.FIESTA RANCHO 2400N.RanchoDrive, 631-7000,www.fiestarancholasvegas.com.BlueAgave:Fri: Kelly Christian, 6p. Sat: Jarr, 6p. CaboLounge:Fri: Noches Sabrosas featuringVolume 1 performsawide variety ofmusic from cha-cha, ranchera andsalsa to pop, disco and funk, 9p. Sat: Old SchoolDanceParty, 9p. ClubTequila: 380-seat venue.Noches Fabrosas, Fri: Flirty Fridays, 10p, ladies $5,men$10, $15 after 11p. Sat: ElMorenoCarrilloYSuBandaTierra Sagrada, 10p, $10.FORTE TAPAS BAR& BISTRO 4180S.RainbowBlvd., 220-3876,www.barforte.com. Fri: TheNA1ROB1Trio, 8:30p.FREAKIN’ FROG 4700MarylandParkway, 597-9702,www.freakinmusic.com.Thu: Singer andsongwriters, 9:30p. Fri: Funk ‘n’ Roll jamwithDazeWork, 9:30p. Sat: Livemusic, 9:30p. Tue: Freakin’Jazz Jam,9:30p. SkipMartin andNilesRivershosts JamCast, 10:30p.Wed: Jazz pianist VernellBrown Jr., 9p. All shows free.GOLD COAST 4000W.FlamingoRoad, 367-7111,www.goldcoastcasino.com. Lounge: Tue-Thu: GoldCoast Classics, 2p. Fri: Variety Caval Code, 2p. Tue-Sun: Livemusic, 7:30p-1:30a. Fri: Livemusic, 9-2:30a. Sat: Latin. $10.GOLDMINE TAVERN 23S.Water St., Henderson,478-8289,www.thegoldminetavern.com.Thu-Sat: Livemusic, 9p, free.GOLDEN NUGGET 129E.FremontSt., (800)846-5336,www.goldennugget.com.RushLounge:Fri:SaxManBrown,6:30p.Fri-Sat: FrankieMorenoBand, 11p-2a, free.Mon-Tue:SaxManBrown,8:30p.GORDON BIERSCH BREWING COMPANY 3987ParadiseRoad, 312-5247,www.gordonbiersch.com.Sun: JazzBrunch, 12p-3p.GREEN VALLEY RANCH RESORT 2300PaseoVerdeParkway, 617-7777,www.greenvalleyranchresort.com. LobbyBar: Fri: JeremyCornwell 8:30p.Sat: RyanCalhoun, 8:30p.Hank’s Steakhouse: Thu:Kelly Christian on guitar, 6:30p. Tue, Fri-Sat: PeterLove, 6:30p.Wed: Guitarist and singerDaveRitzperformsTop40hits from6:30p.Ovation Lounge:Thu: Rotating acts, 8p, free. ThirdThu: TheGuiltyPleasures, 8p. Fri: YellowBrickRoad, 10p. 2nd, 4thFri: StrungOut acoustic sessions, 6p. Sun: ZowieBowieTheVegasShow, 6p, $10. Pond: 1st, 3rdSat: ReggaewithMichael Black, 6p. 2nd, 4thSat:

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ReggaewithHaleAmanO, 6p.Quinn’s IrishPub:Thu, Sat: DarbyO’Gill andTheLittle People, 9p. Fri:’Nuff Said classic rock, 10p.THE GRIFFIN 511 Fremont St., 382-0577.Wed: Livemusic, 10p.HALF SHELL 30E.HorizonRidgeParkway, 558-9191,www.halfshellseafoodandgaming.com. Sat:Livemusic, 10p, free.HALF SHELL 10430S. EasternAve., 632-2983.Thu: Livemusic, 7p, free. Sat: Livemusic, 10p, free.HARD ROCK CAFE 3771 LasVegasBlvd. South,650-8590,www.hardrock.com.HARD ROCK HOTEL 4455ParadiseRoad, 693-5000,www.hardrockhotel.com.Ago: Fri-Sat: “AgoAfterDark,” JeremyCornwell, 10p-1a.HAVANA CIGAR BAR 3900ParadiseRoad, SuiteH,892-9419. Thu-Sat,Wed: LivemusicwithKiller BandCheese, 8p, free.HENNESSEY’S TAVERN 425Fremont St., Suite 110,382-4421,www.hennesseyslasvegas.com. Fri: Livemusic, 9p-2a.HIGH SPIRIT LOUNGE 2396S. LambBlvd, 452-9851. Fri-Sat: Darrell Cain and theDesert Riders,9p, free. Sun: JamNight, 6p, free.HOFBRAUHAUS 4150ParadiseRoad, 853-2337,www.hofbrauhauslasvegas.com. Sat:Mc Johann,1p-5p; Sun: 12p-4p. Fri-Sat: 6p-12a; Sun-Thu: Ger-manband, 5p-11p.HOGS AND HEIFERS SALOON 201N. 3rdSt., 676-1457,www.hogsandheifers.com. Last Sun: Blues,BrewandBBQ.HOUSE OF BLUES MandalayBay 3950LasVegasBoulevardSouth, 632-7600,www.hob.com/lasvegas. Courtyard: Thu:Acoustic Strip, acousticshowcase hosted byMichael Soli, 8p, free, all ages.Fri-Sat: Live blues, 9p, free. Sat: Azul Latin night,11p, 21+, free. Sun: Gospel Brunch andmusic, 10a-1p. Adults, $37; kids, $17.Motown,RhythmandBlues: RonnieRoseBand, 8p, free, all ages.Mon:Live blues, 8p, free. Tue: Alternative Tuesdays,rotating bands, all ages, 8p, free.Wed:Nothin’ ButTheBlues, all ages, 8p, free. Crossroads: Thu: Kal-leton,music byAJEl Kallejero, 10p, free. Sun:HanaHouSundaze, live IslandReggae bands, 10p, $5.HYPNOTIC BILLIARDS LOUNGE 5752S. FortApache, 480-2155.ICHABOD’S LOUNGE 3300E. FlamingoRoad, Ste.15, 451-2323.www.ichabodslounge.com.Wed-Sat:Lounge pianistHowieGold, 6:30p-9:30p.ITALIAN AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB 2333E. Sahara,457-3866. Thu: ThrowbackThursdays. SwankySupper Club Experience, 6p, $10.JCWOOLOUGHAN’S IRISH PUB RampartCasino, 221N.Rampart Blvd., 869-7725.www.rampartcasino.comJERRY’S NUGGET 1821 LasVegasBlvd.North,399-3000,www.jerrysnugget.com/entertainment.Royal Street Theater: Fri:MotownFridays, 10p, $5.Sat: Caliente Latin nights, 10p, free.JESSE JAMES ROCK HOUSE 4660BoulderHigh-way, 451-4006.KAHUNAVILLE TI, 3300LasVegasBlvdSouth,894-7390.www.kahunaville.com.Thu-Sat: Liveband karaoke and performances byRock theMic,10:30p.LA HAVANA CIGAR BAR MonteLagoVillage Lake

LasVegasResort, 25ViaBrianza, Ste. 100, 871-2828. Sat: Jazz and blues, 8p-12a. Sun: Jazz andblues, 3p-5p.LINDOMICHOACAN 10082W.FlamingoRoad,838-9990,www.lindomichoacan.com.Thu, Sat-Sun, Tue-Wed: Pianist, 6p. Fri:Mariachi Nuevo, 6:30p.LUCIO RISTORANTE 5900W.Flamingo, 207-1008,www.lucioristorante.com.Thu-Sat,Wed:Jazz and classic swing, 6p.LVCS 425Fremont St., 382-3531,www.lvsaloon.net. Thu: Local and loud, 10p, free.Fri-Sat: Livemusic, 10p, free. Sun: The Funtas-tics: KingVs. Cash, 50s rockabilly band, 9pm, free.Mon: Surf CitywithTheSwankBastards, 8p, free.Tue:HipHopRoots hosted byHighDro and JayRBeatbox, 10p, free.Wed: Jamboree hosted byTheVagabonds, 8p, free.MRESORT MPool Live, 12300LasVegasBlvd.South, 797-1000,www.theMresort.com. Sat: Livemusic, 8p, free.MANDALAY BAY 3950LasVegasBoulevardSouth,632-9394,www.mandalaybay.com.The Lounge:Fri-Sat: Livemusic, 6p.Mizuya Lounge: Livemusicand dancing nightly, 11p. Orchid Lounge: Fri-Sat:Livemusic and dancing, 10p.MANDARIN ORIENTAL MandarinBar, 3752LasVe-gasBlvd. South, 590-8888.Thu: Chandler JudkinsQuartet, 7p. Fri: TheDefinitive Trio, 10p. Sat: “TrioCaribe,” 10p.Wed: Brian Czach JazzTrio, 7p.MARGARITAVILLE 3555LasVegasBlvd. South,733-3302.Mon-Thu: Synergy, 10p. Fri-Sat: Syn-ergy, 11p.MCFADDEN’S RioHotel, 3700W.FlamingoRoad,270-6200,www.mcfaddensvegas.com. Everyother Fri: Livemusic, 10p. Sun: Patrick Genovese,10p. Tue: Live karaoke, 10p.MCMULLAN’S IRISH PUB 4650W.TropicanaAve.,247-7000,www.mcmullansirishpub.com. Fri: Livemusic, 9p. Sat: JohnWindsor, 8p. Sun: IrishMc-Sessions, 6:30p.Wed:DarbyO’Gill andTheLittlePeople, 10p.MEATHEADS 1121 S. DecaturBlvd., Suite 120, 870-4440,www.myspace.com/meatheadsbar. Fri-Sat:Livemusic 10p.MIRAGE HOTEL 3401 LasVegasBlvd. South, 792-7615. BarePool: Livemusic. B.B. King’sBlues: Livemusic nightly. Rhumbar:Mon: PinkSugar LiveMu-sic Jam,9:30p. Tue: JazzUnder the Stars, 9p.MONEY PLAYS 4755W. FlamingoRoad, 368-1828,www.myspace.com/moneyplayslv. Thu:Openmic acoustic jamwithAnneDonohue, 9:30p.Sat: Livemusic, 10p.MONTE CARLO 3770LasVegasBlvd. South, 730-7423. ThePub:Dueling pianos, daily.MOTOR CITY CAFE 4080ParadiseRoad, Ste. 8,307-1731. Thu: GoldTopBob and theGoldtoppers,10p.MUGSHOTS EATERY& CASINO 1120N.BoulderHighway, 566-6577,www.mugshotscasino.com.Wed-Sat:Michael Fuller’s Roadshow:Karaoke andlivemusic, 9p. Sun: JamSession hosted byTheSouthBoundband, 8p. Tue: RockJamwith 3BlindMice, 10p.MURPHY’S LAW TAVERN 1590E. FlamingoRoad,697-0529,www.murphyslawtavern.com. Fri-Sat:

Livemusic, 7p, free.NACHO DADDY 9925S. EasternAve., 462-5000.Thu: Rockin’ Pianoman, 6p.NEON VENUS ART THEATRE 1404S. Third St.,787-2481,www.neonvenus.com. First Fri: Livemu-sic, 7p-11p. Free.O’SHEA’S 3555LasVegasBlvd. South, 697-2711,ext. 2710,www.harrahs.com. Livemusic nightly, 9:30p, free.ORLEANS HOTEL AND CASINO 4500W.Tropi-canaAve., 365-7111. Brendan’s IrishPub:Wed:SixtiesMania, 8p. Thu: Killian’sAngels, 8p. Fri-Sat: Killian’sAngels, 9p. BourbonStreet CabaretLounge:Wed-Fri, Sun: San FernandoBand, 9p. Tue:Crush, 9p.All shows free.PALACE STATION 2411W.SaharaAve., 367-2411.Jack’s IrishPub: Thu:Wild Celts, 7p. Fri: DarbyO’Gill and the Little People, 9p. Sat: Finnegan’sWakewith the rock o’ the Irish from9p. Showroom:Sat: Sante Fe and the Fat CityHorns, 12a. Tue: JerryTiffe, 2p.PALMS LOUNGE 4321W. FlamingoRoad, 942-7777,www.palms.com.Kashino: Thu,midnight;Wed, 10p, free. Sun: FrankyPerez, 10p, free.Mon:Santa Fe and the Fat CityHorns, 10:30p, $7.PETE’S DUELING PIANO BAR 6551 LasVegasBlvd.South#152, 220-7383,www.petesduelingpianobar.com.Thu-Sat, Tue-Wed: Live dueling pianos, 8p.Fri-Sat: $6.RAMPART CASINO 221N.Rampart Blvd., 869-7725.www.rampartcasino.com.Addison’s Lounge:Fri-Sat: Livemusic, 8p. RoundBar: Fri-Sat: Ja-mariah, 6:30p. Fri-Sat: LaMarca, 11p.Wed-Thu:Jamariah, 7p.RED ROCK CASINO 11011W. CharlestonBlvd.,797-7777,www.redrocklasvegas.com.OnyxBar:Tue-Thu: Toto Zara, 7p. Fri-Sat: Toto Zara, 9p, free.Rocks Lounge: Thu:Acoustic jam,8p. Fri: ZowieBowie, 10p. Sat: Party on theRocks concert series,9p, $30. FrankyPerez, 10p. Sun: JazzwithTheSte-ven LeeGroup featuringRoccoBarbato, 7p.Mon:DianDiaz, 8p.RIO CrownNight Club, 3700W.FlamingoRoad,733-8229. Sat: Sinful Saturday, special guest ap-pearances and performances, 10:30p, $30.Mon:Rock concert series, big act names. For free limitedtickets visit www.vegashotspots.com, $25 there-after.RÍ RÁMandalayPlace 3930LasVegasBlvdSouth,632-7771,www.rira.com/rira/las_vegas.html. Livemusic nightly, 8:30p. Fri: TheStreet, 11:30p. Sat:The Jones’, 11:30p.THE RIVIERA 2901 LasVegasBlvd. South, 734-5110,www.rivierahotel.com.QueenVictoria Pub:Sun:AcousticOpen Jam,8p. Tue: JamaicaMeCrazywithBonafide, 8p, free for locals.ROADRUNNER SALOON 9820W.FlamingoRoad,243-5329,www.roadrunnerlasvegas.com. Fri: Livemusic, 9p.ROADRUNNER SALOON 2430E. PebbleRoad,948-8282Fri-Sat, 9p.ROCK ‘N ROLLWINE TASTING ROOM& SOUNDBAR MResort 12300LasVegasBlvd. South,www.rocknrollwine.com. Fri: Livemusic, 5p and9:30p.ROYAL RESORT HOTEL 99Convention Center

Drive, 563-2795. Thu-Sat: BoardwalkNites! 50s-Motown, 9p.Adult $19.95, kids $5. Sun: SundaySermon, openmic hosted byBryanTodd andRyanPardey, 9p.R2K STUDIO 1201 S. Commerce St., 207-0725.ArtofMusic: First Fridays, 6p.SAM’S TOWN 5111 BoulderHighway, 454-8020,www.samstownlv.com,Roxy’s Lounge: Tue: TheNi-teKings, 8p.Wed: InAFect, 8p. Thu: JimmyLimo,3p, In a Fect, 8p. Fri: Live classic rock tribute bands,9p. Sat: Livemusic, 5:30-3a. All shows free. Sam’sTownLive: Thu:Variety Toast of theTown, 2p, freefor BConnectedMembers.Mon: Lunes CalientewithVol. 1, 9p, $10, includes one free draft beer.SANTA FE STATION 4949N.RanchoDrive, 658-4900,www.santafestationlasvegas.com. 4949Lounge: Fri: Paul Campanella, 5:30p. Sat: RickDu-rante, 5p. ChromeShowroom: Fri: South of Grace-land, 8p. Sat: Sin City Sinners, 9p.SAXBYS COFFEE 72W.HorizonRidgeParkway,558-1838.Wed:Openmic, 6:30p. Sat: Livemusic,6:30p.SHIFTY’S 3805W.SaharaAve., 871-4952. Thu:BluesYouCanUse, 7p. Fri: LiveKarateKaraoke,10p. Sat: Livemusic, 9p. Sun: Barbecue and en-tertainment, 12p.Mon: Live karaokewithBobbyJones, 8p. Tue:Motown and Jazz, 9p.Wed: Livekaraoke, 9p.SILVERTON CASINO SwayPool&Lounge,3333BlueDiamondRoad, 263-7777,www.silvertoncasino.com.Bands, Bikinis andBurg-ers Poolside concert series.SOUTH POINT CASINO 9777LasVegasBlvd.South, 796-7111. GrandviewLounge: Thu-Fri:WesWinters, 5p, free. Showroom:Thu:DennisBono, 2p, free. TheRonnieRossDanceBand, 7:30p, $5. Fri: TheGuilty Pleasures, 10:30p, $5. Sat:Spazmatics, 10p, $5.Mon:VegasSuperBand, 8:30p, $5.Wed:DejaVu, 6p, $5.SMOKIN’ HOT ACES 3355LasVegasBlvd. South,541-8700.SPRINGS PRESERVE 333ValleyViewBlvd., 822-7700,www.springspreserve.org.STADIUM SALOON6016S.BoulderHighway, 433-8550. Sat: Swivelhead, 8p.STARBRIGHT THEATRE 2225ThomasW.RyanBlvd., 369-9709,www.suncity-summerlin.com/starbrighttheatre.htm.

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SUNCOAST HOTEL 9090AltaDrive, 636-7075,www.suncoastcasino.com. Lounge:Wed:YellowBrickRoad, 9p, free. Sat: VegasSuperBand, 10:30p, free. Showroom:Thu:Hit Parade featuringentertainers from the strip, 2p, free for BConnectedmembers.SUNSET STATION 1301W.SunsetRoad, 547-7777,www.sunsetstation.com. ClubMadrid: 500-seatshowroom. Fri: Sin City Sinners, 9p. Sat: Nawga-hyde, 9p. Rosalita’s Cantina: Fri-Sat: ShawnEifer-man, acoustic power duo, 6p.TEXAS STATION 2101TexasStar Lane, 631-1000,www.texasstation.com.A-Bar: Thu: JustinMather,5:30p. Fri-Sat: DarrinMichaels, jazz, 7p. Sun:Dar-rinMichaels, 5:30p.Martini Ranch:Wed: Sideshow5:30p. Fri: JustinMathers, 7p. Sat: Kelly Christian,5:30p. SouthPadre Lounge: Thu: LaNueva 103.5LiveMixwith Jesus ChuyEspiricueta, Latin night,9p, ladies $5 after 11p,men$10. Fri: LatinwithHer-manosPadillas, 9p, ladies $5,men$10. Sat: Escen-cia Colombiana, 10p, $5-$10.THUNDERBIRD LOUNGE ArubaHo-tel, 1215 LasVegasBlvd. South, 383-3100,www.arubalasvegas.com. Fri-Sat: Livemusic, 7p,free. Fri: ArubaSwings, 7p, free. Swing dancing les-sons, 6p-7p, free.TOMMYROCKER’S 4275DeanMartinDrive, 261-6688,www.tommyrocker.com. Fri-Sat: Rock-N-Roll SingAlong, 9:30p. Tue:Open Jamwith JohnZito.TOMMYROCKER’S SOUTHSIDE GRILL 10050S. EasternAve., 933-6333. Sun:OpenMicwithTommyRocker, 9p.TROPICANA 3801 LasVegasBlvd. South, 739-2222,www.troplv.com.Ambhar Lounge: Thu-Sat:MiamiDuo, 8p.Miami Seven, 9:30p, free.TURK’S BAR AND LOUNGE 1483E. FlamingoRoad,610-4723. Tue:OpenMicNight, 8p, free.YAYO TACO 4632S.MarylandParkway, 262-0201,www.facebook.com/yayo.taco. Livemusic nightly.Mon: Cumbia and dancing, DJQueCurado, 5p-11p.Tue: Jazz, 7p. Fri:Music and comedymonthly, 8p.First Sat:Music and poetry. SecondSat: Acoustic inassociationwithPetRescueProject, 12p.

DJS/NIGHTCLUBS8 1/2 AND PIRANHA 4633ParadiseRoad, 791-0100,www.piranhavegas.com.Thu-Wed, openingtimes vary. Thu: “Thrust Thursdays,”DJs. Fri-Sat:DJs. Sun: “ElDeseo,” Latin country and dancemu-sic. Tue: “LaNoche Latin” Latin dancemusic. Every1st Friday: “Glomo,”DJs.ALMAZA HOOKAH LOUNGE & RESTAURANT 9890S.MarylandParkway, 480-4141. Thu: LatinNights.Fri: “SNO”withTop-40, house, progressive trance,electro. Sat: “GoldenSaturdays” hip-hop, Top-40.

Mon: PrideMusic. Tues:House.ARTISAN HOTEL 1501W.SaharaAve., 214-4000.Thu,Wed: saxophonistMartinMancuso, 5:30p. Fri:“Shake andPop”withDJMikeAttack, JustinBauleand others. Sat: afterhourswith residentsDJMikeAttack, Steller and others, spinning electro, house/progressive, techno, tech, 2a.AREA 107 3281N.DecaturBlvd., #170, 302-8377orwww.area107.com.ARTIFICE 1025S. First St., 489-6339orwww.artificebar.com.OpenThu-Wed, 5p-1a. Thu:“AlAmor,” 10p. Fri: “Casual Sex - TheSecondCom-ing,” deep house, 10p. Sun: “Black andWhite,” 9p.Tue: “ShowandTell,” 10p.AZUL TEQUILA NIGHTCLUB 111 N. 7thSt., 476-6498. Fri: KinkyReggae Fridaze, 10p, $5-$10.AZURE LUXURY POOL Palazzo, 3325LasVegasBlvd. South,www.azurelasvegas.com. Fri-Sun, 11a-6p. Fri: FemmeFridayswith femalsDJs. Sat: StereoLoveSaturdayswith global houseDJs. Sun: DolceVite Sundayswith houseDJs.BACKDOOR 1415 E. CharlestonAve., 385-2018.THE BANK Bellagio, 3600LasVegasBlvd. South,693-8300. Thu:DJEddieMcDonald; house, hip-hop, soul. Fri-Sat: DJDavid Christian;mash-up,house. Sun: “Industry Sundays”withDJKarma;hip-hop,mash-up, house. 10:30p-4a.BARE TheMirage, 3400LasVegasBlvd. South.588-5656orwww.barepool.com. European-stylepoolwithDJs.Open daily, 11a. $10-$40.THE BEATLES REVOLUTION LOUNGE Mirage,3400LasVegasBlvd. South, 692-8383.www.thebeatlesrevolutionlounge.com.Thu: “ThrowbackThursdays,”withDJEarwaxxx. Fri: “Chick!,”DJGMinor. Sat: “Celebrity Saturdays”withDJTrenz;hip-hop, R&B, top40. Sun: “Closet Sundays” gay-friendly dance party.Mon: “LeMaison,” Cirque duSoleil cast after-partywithDJsShaneThomas andSarah Fab,mashups to start, house to close.Wed:“Rocket,” Industry nightwithDJSpair.BEAUTY BAR 517 Fremont St., 598-1965,www.thebeautybar.com.Nightly;most events 10p.Mon:MondayNightKaraoke. Thu: Ladies night,

unless noted. 1st Fridays: “TheGetBack” funky souldance partywithDJ JohnDoe and special guests.4thSaturdays: “SayWhat?!” featuringDJs andbands, 10p.BLUEMARTINI TownSquare, 6593LasVegasBlvd. South, 948-6438. Thu: “NochesAzul LatinThursdays,” 10p. Fri: “UndisputedGrooves” house/electronic partywithDJDamien Jay, 11p. Sat: “Ulti-mate Saturdays,” 11p.Mon: “ManicMondaze,”8p-12a; “IndustryNight,” 12a. Tue: “Top40Tuesday,”9p.Wed: “TrueBlue Ladies,” 11p.BLUSH Wynn, 3131 LasVegasBlvd. South, 770-WYNN.OpenTue-Sat, 9p. Thu: “PopThursdays.”Fri-Sat: “Begin at Blush,” 9p.Mon: “LivingMon-days.” Tue: Industry night.Wed: “WeLoveHouseSundays.”BOND TheCosmopolitan, 3708LasVegasBlvd.South, 698-7000.DJs nightly.BRAND LOUNGE Monte Carlo, 3770LasVegasBlvd. South, 730-7777. Thu: Soul-jazz-hip-hop-electronicaDJBrother Luke, 10p. Fri: DJGuyWil-liams, 10p.BRASS LOUNGE 425Fremont St., second floor,382-3531. Fri: “PartyMonster,” body artwithDJLady Fingers. Sat: DJs and karaoke, 9p. Sun: Brassmodel search and art showwithDJDez, 9p, freeCARAMEL Bellagio, 3600LasVegasBlvd. South,693-8300.Wed: S.I.P (Social InteractivePlaytime)locals industry night, 10p.Open daily, 5p.CASA FUENTE 3570LasVegasBlvd. South, 731-5051. Thu: “RitmosCaliente,”8p-11p.CATHOUSE LOUNGERIE Luxor, 262-4228,www.cathouselv.com.BlueRoom: “MadameMon-days” house partywith residentDJ Ikon. RedRoom:Hip-hopwithDJKram.Mon., Sat., DJ Ikon.Wed:“Vanity”withDJRelapse, 10:30p. Thu: “Stiletto”withDJAL3, electro, house,mash-up, 10p. Localsfree. Fri: “Lush Fridays”withDJAudiomoe, hip-hop, old-school, top40, house.THE CHANDELIER TheCosmopolitan, 3708LasVegasBlvd. South, 698-7000.DJs daily. .CHATEAUParis, 3655LasVegasBlvd. South. 776-7770orwww.ChateauNightclubLV.com.OpenFri-

Sun, Tue, 10p. Tue: Industry night. $20-$30; localladies free.CHI/FORBES KTV 3400S. JonesBlvd., 368-2801.CHOICES PUB AND SHOWROOM 6720W.Chey-enneAve., 547-3747,www.choicespub.com. Sat:“AnAfterhoursBoogieDown,” top40, house, rock,reggae, 11:59p, $5.CROWNNIGHTCLUB Rio, 3700W.FlamingoRoad,733-8229. Thu: “Thirst Thursdays,” top40, hip-hop, dance. $20-$30. Fri: “LadiesNight,” hip-hop,R&B, 10:30p, $20. Sat: “Sinful Saturday,”withDJDreDae,HipHop andR&B, 10:30p. $30.Wed:Latin LibidoNight, 10:30p. $15-$20.DADDYMAC’S 2920N.GreenValleyParkway, 272-0913. Sat: “GenX”80sparty.Wed: “Higher Level”withDJsGanjaBoat andTwoFish spinning reggae,dubstep, ska, dance hall.DANCE CHARISMA BALLROOM 3650S. JonesBlvd., Ste. 16, 364-8700,www.dancecharisma.com. “FridayNightDanceParty” feat. allmusicals styles fromwaltz and tangoto salsa andmerengue.Nopartner needed. 8:15p-10:15p. $12.DA VINCI’S MUSE 2650S.DecaturBlvd. Thu:Siren’s Song, various underground electronic styles,9p. Fri: “TheFactory,” Goth, industrial, 80swithDJMalice, 9p. Sat: “Cloister,” ethereal GothwithDJDisdain, 9p.DEJA VU SHOWGIRLS 3247 Industrial Rpad, 308-4605. “Exotic Afterhours”with guest and residentDJs: Fri-Sat, 3a.DIABLO’S CANTINA Monte Carlo, 3770LasVegasBlvd. South, 730-7979,www.montecarlo.com. Fri-Sat: DJs, 11p.DIEGO MGMGrand, 3799LasVegasBlvd. South,891-7777. Fri-Sat: “Vida,” 11p.DOUBLE DOWN SALOON 4640ParadiseRoad,791-5775,www.doubledownsaloon.com.Mon: TheBargainDJCollective.Wed:DJBeelzebozo.DOWNTOWN COCKTAIL ROOM 111 LasVegasBlvd.South, 880-3696,www.downtownlv.net. DJs spinhouse, lounge, downtempo, house, funk and clas-sics, Thu-Sun, Tue, 10p. Thu: “LoDownThursdays”with LennyAlfonzo. Fri: “FridayNight Social”withCarlos Sanchez. Sat: “SaturdayNightVibe”withDouglasGibbs.Wed:DJRobAlahn.DRAI’S Bill’s Gamblin’Hall, 3595LasVegasBlvd.South, 737-0555,www.drais.net. Thu-Mon.Afterhours party spot, 1a-dawn. Thu: “After Life”DJbattles and resident Jack Lafleur. Fri: DJHoffman,Chris Garcia. Sat: “High-endSaturdays”withDJsChrisAurelius, Chris Garcia; house. Sun: “SundaySheer Energy”with Chris Garcia.DUE FORNI 3555TownCenterDrive, 586-6500orwww.dueforni.com.Thu: “Music andWine”withDJDouglasGibbs and guestDJs spinning Latin,lounge,world beat, andA. LeoEchazabal on sax,9p, free.EAGLE 3430E. TropicanaAve., 458-8662.Wed,Fri-Sat: UnderwearNight, 10p-4a.ENCORE BEACH CLUB Encore, 3121 LasVegasBlvd.South, 770-7300. Fri-Mon, 11a, Thu, 10p. Sun:“Daystar Sundays,” house, opensApril 17. Covervaries.ESCAPE LOUNGE 4213W.SaharaAve., 364-1167.Open daily. Thu-Sat: DJ Fantasy, dance, pop, 10p.

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EVE Beso at Crystals inside CityCenter, 3720LasVegasBlvd. South, 227-3838.Wed-Sat, 10:30p.Thu: “House of Eve,”withDJs JasonDavies, ChrisGarcia and guests. Fri: “FemmeFatale,”with femaleDJs.Wed: Industry night.EYECANDY SOUND LOUNGE MandalayBay, 3950LasVegasBlvd. South, 632-7777.DJsPrestoOne,Remedy, Enoc, Goodvybe and friends.Nightly,10p-3a.FLEX 4371W. CharlestonAve., 385-FLEX. Thu:Latin night, 10:30. Fri:Miss Frankie drag showwithamateur strippers, 10p. Sat: “KlubDiablo,” dark-wave and electrowithDJsPierrorist andSylvia, 11p.Sun: Little LiquorBeerBust, 12p-4a.Mon:Malestrippers, 12p. Tue: Tiffani St. John drag show, 10p.Male strippers, 12a.Wed:Male strippers, 10p.FLIRT Rio, 3700W.FlamingoRoad, 777-7777,www.riovegasnights.com.Ultra lounge designed bywomen forwomen,withmusic by female artists andan all-malewait staff. Thu, Sun-Wed: 8:30p; Fri-Sat: 10:30p, Chippendales ticket holders: 6:30p.FOUNDATION ROOM MandalayBay, 632-7631.Sun: “Maison deBurlesque” dance showwith livejazz, 11p.Mon: “Godspeed” featuringDJsGuy andL-1, 11p.Wed: ‘TheNews,” featuring newunder-groundDJs everyweek, 10p.FREEZONE 610E.NaplesRoad,794-2310,www.freezonelv.com.Thu:“BoyzNight,”8p.“NakedFratParty,”9:30p.Fri:Martini social, 5p-9p.QueensofLasVegasdragshow, 10p.Sat:QueensofLasVegasdragshow, 10p.Tue:“LadiesNight”withwetT-shirt contest,8p.Wed:“GoneWildWithTalent.”THE GALLERY PlanetHollywood, 3500South LasVegasBlvd., 818-3700andwww.gallerylv.com.Wed-Sat, 10p. Cover varies.Wed: “GalleryWednes-days” industry party; locals free.GHOSTBAR Palms, 4321W. FlamingoRoad, 938-9999,www.n9negroup.com.Thu-Wed, 9p. Thu:alternating parties: “Soundbar”withDJs CarlosSanchez, Keith Evan, BrianMinogue. Fri: DJTinoSanchez, 9p. DJ Five, 12a. Sat: DJOB-ONE, 9p.DJTinoSanchez, 12a. Sun: “Ghostbar Sundays” housenight, 10p.Mon:DJ Ikon, 10p. Tue: DJOB-ONE, 9p.DJ Five, 12a.Wed: “SnitchWednesdays”withDJ88, 10p.DJTinoSanchez, 12:30a.GOLD DIGGERS GoldenNugget, 129E. Fremont St.,800-848-5336. Thu: “LatinNight,”withDJLeo.Fri-Sat: Hip-hop andTop40withDJPhatAl. Tue-Wed:DJPhatAl, free. Tue-Sun, 7p.GOLD LOUNGE Aria, 3730LasVegasBlvd. South,693-8300.GOODTIMES 1775E. TropicanaAve., 736-9494.Open daily. Thu: “Sinabar,” hip-hop, dance, pop,10p. Fri: “Vaquero Fridays,” Latin., 10p. Sat:“Noches Calientes,” Latin, 10p. Sun: “FuegoLa-tino,” Latin, 10p.GOSSIP POOLRumor, 455E.HarmonAvenue, 369-5400.OpenThu-Wed. Thu: “Sweet Thursday.” Fri:“AsLUXXWouldHave It.” Sat: “VocalHouseSat-urday.” Sun: “SunkissedSunday” gay party.Mon:“BeerGoggleMonday.”Tue: “Ballin’ on aBudget.”Wed: “WastedWednesday.”THE GRIFFIN 511 Fremont St., 382-0577.Mon-Sat,5p-4a. Sun, 9p-4a. Fri: DJRexDart, 10p. Sat: DJAurajin, 10p.HARD ROCK CAFE 3771 LasVegasBlvd. South,733-7625.

HAZE Aria, 3730LasVegasBlvd. South, 693-8300. Thu-Sat, 10:30p-4a. Thu: Industry night,hip-hop,mash-up, top40. Fri-Sat: hip-hop,mash-up, top40.HOUSE OF BLUESMandalayBay, 632-7600,www.hob.com/lasvegas.HUNTRIDGE TAVERN 1122E. CharlestonBlvd.,384-7377. Sat: DJ Lucky LaRue’s ’50sRock-N-RhythmRevue, 12a.JET Mirage, 3400LasVegasBlvd. South, 792-7900,www.jetvegas.com.Wed-Mon, 10:30p-4a.Thu:Top-40,mash-ups, hip-hop, house. Fri-Sat:hip-hop, rock, dance.Mon: Industry night;mash-up.THE JOINT 4455ParadiseRoad, 693-5000. FirstSat ofmonth: Tiesto in Concert trance partywith

DJTiesto and guests, 9:30p. $50-$130.More info:www.tiestovegas.com.KRAVE PlanetHollywoodResort, 3667LasVegasBlvd. South, 836-0830,www.kravelasvegas.com.Alternate lifestyle nightclub. Thu: “TEMPTationTHURSTdaze”withDJ JavierAlba, 11p. Fri: “Flesh,”withVJAlpyne in themain room. “sKizoFrenia” inthe loungewithDJRustRyu and friends. Sat: “Can-dyBar” girls’ party in the Lounge.Main room:DJMorningstar and friends. Sun: SINdaze, 11p.Mon:“MeatMarket.”Wed: “WTF?Wednesdays”withDJEarwaxxx, 11p.LARRY’S HIDEAWAY 3369ThomBlvd., 645-1899.Fri: CountrymusicDJ, 7:30p. Sat: DJ, 8:30pLAS VEGAS LOUNGE 900E.KarenAve., 737-9350.

Mon-Sat: Transsexual go-go dancers, occasionaldrag shows andDJsRachel, Carmen andFoxy.LAVO Palazzo, 3325LasVegasBlvd. South, 791-1818.OpenFri-Wed. Sun:DJVice. Tue: DJ Five,industry night.Wed: “OldSchoolWednesdays”with guests.LAX Luxor, 3900LasVegasBlvd. South, 262-4LAX. Fri-Sat,Wed. Fri: DJHope. Sat: DJCasano-va.Wed: Industry nightwithDJCasanova; hip-hop,house.LAYALINA 6870W.SpringMountainRoad, 227-6776. Thu,Wed: house, electro, newwave and hip-hopwithDJsO, Smalls andTinoG, 9p.LIQUIDAria, 3730LasVegasBlvd. South., 693-8300.OpenThu-Sun, 11a-6p.Adult poolwithDJs.

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Cover varies.MANDARIN BAR MandarinOriental, 3752LasVegasBlvd. South, 590-8888. Thu, Sun-Wed,5p-1a. Fri-Sat, 5p-2a. Thu: Lady dK, 7p. Fri-Sat: DJDDouble, 10p.MARQUEE NIGHTCLUB AND DAYCLUB TheCosmo-politan, 3708LasVegasBlvd. South, 333-9000.Nightclub: Thu-Fri,Mon, 10p; Sat, 9:30p. Fri-Sat:house/trance.Mon: industry night, open format.Dayclub: Daily, 10a-6p, opensApril 9.MEXITALIA XPRESS Circus Circus. 2880LasVegasBlvd. South, 734-0410. Fri-Sat: “Luna ySol,” Latindance partywithDJs, 11p.MIX MandalayBay, 3950LasVegasBlvd. South,632-9500.Nightly, 5p. Fri-Mon:DJP-nut, 10p.Thu, Tue-Wed:DJ Frankie, 10p.MOON/PLAYBOY CLUB Palms, 942-7777.Moon:Thu-Sun, Tue, 11p. 2ndSat: “AwesomeParty”withDJClintonSparks. Tue: “Bang!” and locals-orientedSatellite BarwithDJs. Playboy Club: Thu-Wed, 9p.MOOREA BEACH CLUB MandalayBay, 3950Las

VegasBlvd. South, 632-7777. Fri-Sun, 11a-6p. Sat-Sun:DJs.NAKED POOLArtisan, 1501W.SaharaAve., 214-4000.OpenThu-Wed. Thu: “Sweet Thursday.” Fri:DJRico. Sat: “Finger Paint Saturday.” Sun: “XcesivSunday.”Mon: “BeerGoggleMonday.”Tue: “Top-less Tuesday.”Wed: “WastedWednesday.”NORTH FORTY BBQ SALOON& DANCEHALL 5990Centennial Center Blvd., 309-6015.Open daily.NU SANCTUARY TownSquare, 6605LasVegasBlvd. South, 527-7851 orwww.nulounge.com.DJs in lounge, 11p, nightly. Thu: “Indulge.” Sat: DJFuzion.Wed: “Fusia.”PALMS POOL Palms, 4321W. FlamingoRoad, 938-9999.Daily, 9a-5p. Fri: “Ditch Fridays,” noon-7p.POSH NIGHTCLUB 3525W.Russell Road, 673-1700. Fri-Sat: DJs,midnight-dawn.PURE CaesarsPalace, 3570LasVegasBlvd. South,212-8806.OpenThu-Sat, Tue, 10p. Thu:DJHope.Fri: DJ Casanova, DJSlip, JoeyMazzola. Sat: DJ

Slip, JoeyMazzola, DJHope. Tue: “PureTuesdays”withDJCyberKid, DJSlip and JoeyMazzola.RA SUSHI BAR FashionShowMall, 3200LasVegasBlvd. South, Ste. 1132, 696-0008,www.rasushi.com.Thu:DJGRaw,9p-2a. Fri: Top40FridaywithDJC, 9p-2a. Sat: DJRocqin, 9p-2a.Sun: “SINSundays,”withDJGRaw,8p-2a.RAIN Palms, 4321W. FlamingoRoad, 940-RAIN,www.n9negroup.com. Fri: “Clash” electro/houseparty. Sat: “Perfecto” trance/house partywithPaulOakenfold and friends.REHAB HardRockHotel, 4455ParadiseRoad,693-5555.DayclubwithDJs. Sundays, 11a. Covervaries. OpensApril 17.REVOLVER Santa FeStation, 4949N.RanchoDrive, 658-4900.Thu-Fri,Wed: country and rockspun byDJSinner.ROK VEGAS NewYork-NewYork, 3790LasVegasBlvd. South, 800-689-1797. Thu-Sun,Wed, 10p-5a. Thu: ‘80s, newwave, hip-hopwith guestDJs.Fri: “PatioNightswithDJSmashBox; house. Sat:‘80s, newwavewithDJX.L.T. Sun: “RokVegas.”Wed: “TheShow,” house, rock, hip-hop.RHUMBARMirage, 3400LasVegasBlvd. South,792-7615. DJ events nightly.SAVILLE ROW Luxor, 3900LasVegasBlvd. South,222-1500.Private, public events; open daily.Wed:“TheCut” underground party.SCOUNDRELS4360S.DecaturBlvd., 871-4390.Every 2nd and3rdSat: “Delirium,” goth and indus-trial, 10p, free.SHOTZ 4601W.SaharaAve.,221-4266.Fri:DJTheo-ryspinship-hop, funk,soul, reggaeandhouse, 11pm.STONEY’S ROCKIN’ COUNTRY 9151 LasVegasBlvd. South, Ste. 300, 435-2855.Open daily.STRAIGHT UP GAMING ANDMARTINILOUNGE 4970S. FortApacheRoad, 609-3139.Thu: “ThrowDownThursdays,” ’70s-’90s oldschoolwithDJThump, 9p.STUDIO 54 MGMGrand, 3799LasVegasBlvd.South, 891-7254,www.studio54lv.com.Thu-Sat,Tue-Wed, 10p. Thu-Fri,Wed: open formatwithDJsEric Forbes, Ricco. Sat: “Electric Dreams”withDJLoczi,mash-up, house, electro. Tue: open formatwithDJScene.SURRENDER Encore, 3130LasVegasBlvd. South,770-7300orwww.surrendernightclub.com.OpenFri-Sat,Wed, 10:30p. Fri: “Aoki’sHouse”withSteveAoki.Wed: “SurrenderYourWednesdays”industry night. Every 4thWed: Lil Jon. $30-$40.TABÚ MGMGrand, 3799LasVegasBlvd. South,891-7183. Fri-Mon, 10p. Fri: open formatwithDJEric Forbes. Sat: open formatwithDJ Jose 2Hype.Sun: “Confession” industry night.Mon: “X-LevelMondays” industry nightwithDJAnia and guests.TAO Venetian, 3355LasVegasBlvd. South, 388-8588.Nightclub: Thu-Sat, 10p-5a. Lounge, daily,5p-close. Thu: “Worship”withDJFive. Fri: DJReach. Sat: DJVice.TAO BEACHVenetian, 3355LasVegasBlvd. South,388-8588.Open daily, 10a-6p. Sun: BeatportSundayswith guest and residentDJs.THUNDERBIRD LOUNGE ArubaHotel &Spa, 1215LasVegasBlvd. South, 383-3100.Wed: “BounceBackWednesdays” hip-hop, funk, R&BwithDJRockstar. Last Friday ofmonth: “Smash!” dubstep

party, 10p.TRYST Wynn, 3131 LasVegasBlvd. South, 800-591-6423.OpenThu-Sun, 10p. Thu-Fri: DJBigDee. Sat: DJPizzo.V BAR Venetian, 3355LasVegasBlvd. South, 414-3200. Thu: “Case of the Classicks”withVJAndrewB, 10pFri: VJ JaceOne, 10p. Sat: “Spin City” localtalentwithVJAndrewB, 10p. Sun: “Evolucion”Latin nightwithDJLian.Wed: “FusiaNight”withDJChino and friends, 10p.VANGUARD LOUNGE 516FremontSt.,868-7800.OpenThu-Sat,Mon-Wed.Every1stThu:“FixedThursdays,” indie,disco,electro.Every2ndThu:“LadiesNight,” top40,dance.Every3rdThu:“Soul-kitchen”housepartywithEdgarReyesandguests.Ev-ery4thThu:“Pushin’Funk,”hip-hop,soul, funk.Fri:“Matter,”house, techno.VANITY HardRockHotel, 4455ParadiseRoad,693-5555. Thu-Sun, 10p.THE VOORio, 3700W.FlamingoRoad, 777-7600.Dayclub poolwithDJs. Thu-Sun. Cover varies.OpensApril 15.VOODOO LOUNGE Rio, 3700W.FlamingoRoad,777-6875. Thu: “VoodooRising” industry nightwithDJsWhoman, L1,Michael Toast. Fri: DJs In-ferno, L1; hip-hop, house, rock. Sat: “Carnal Carni-val”withDJ Jeff G; house, rock, top40. Sun: “SolidGold”withDJsTino, Albert Gruve; ‘70s-’90smash-up.Mon:DJWhoman. Tue: “TuesdayNightLive”; alternative.Wed: “SoledOut” old-schoolhip-hopwithDJsBigD andMr. Levon James.WET REPUBLICMGMGrand, 3799LasVegasBlvd.South, 891-3562orwww.wetrepublic.com.Daily,11a-6p.OpensMarch 11.XS Encore, 3131 LasVegasBoulevard. South, 770-5350. Fri-Mon, 10p. Fri: DJPizzo. Sat,Mon:DJCreate. Sun: “Night Swim”poolside partywithDJWarrenPeace.YOLO’S MEXICAN GRILL PlanetHollywood, 785-0122. “Aire” Latin late nightswithDJElla andfriends, Fri-Sat, 10p.

STAGETHEATERCOLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA 3200E. Chey-enneAve., 651-5483.Killer Joe, Fri-Sat, 7:30p,Sun, 2p, $10-$12, BackstageTheatre.EROTIC HERITAGEMUSEUM 3275 Industrial Road,369-6442. ThirdThu:AfternoonDelight varietyshowwith spokenword,music and shadowplay,$10.INSURGO THEATER 900E.KarenAve., SuiteD-114 (in Commercial Center). 771-7331,www.insurgotheater.org. Every secondThu:NoShameTheater all-original five-minute. perfor-mances, 10:30p (9:30p sign-up), $5. 1230Clown-show, dates vary bymonth, $10.LAS VEGAS LITTLE THEATRE 3920Schiff Drive,362-7996,www.lvlt.org. DirtyRottenScoundrels,Thu-Sat, 8p, Sat, 2p, through July 31, $20-$25.TheBible-TheCompleteWord of God (Abridged),Fri-Sat, 8p, Sun, 29, through July 17, $10-$12.LAS VEGAS SHAKESPEARE COMPANY 4675W. FlamingoRoad, Suite 2, 896-9517,

www.lvshakes.com. ShakespeareWorkshop.LAWRY’S PRIME RIB 4043HowardHughesPark-way, 648-7615.NEON VENUS ART THEATRE 1404S. Third St.,787-2481 orwww.neonvenus.com. Fri, ImprovPlayground, 9p-11p. All arewelcome, no experiencenecessary. Contact Leslie at 310-980-8972. $5(first time free). Last Sat: Feed theMonkey sketchcomedy, 11p, $10.ONYX THEATRE TheRack, 953E. SaharaAve.,Suite 16, 732-7225,www.onyxtheatre.com. ImprovVegasS.E.T.,Mon, 8p, $10. Karnival variety show,firstWed, 8p, $20.NakedBoysSinging, Fri-Sat,10p, Sun, 2p, $40-$45. Eyecons, Sun,Wed, 8p,$25-$30. TheRockyHorror Picture Show, everysecond and fourth Saturday, 11:59p, $10.Mozart’sThe Impresario, July 15-16, 8p, $20.OVATION GreenValleyRanch, 2300PaseoVerdeParkway, 617-7777. SideBySide, July 19, 7p, $15.ROYAL RESORT, 99Convention CenterDrive, (866)218-4935.MySecretDiaries, Fri-Sun, 9p, $24.95-$29.95 (reservations required).THE SCI-FI CENTER 900E.KarenAve., SuiteD-202, 792-4335,www.thescificenter.com. Every3rd Fri: Repo: TheGeneticOpera!with theSinfullSergens, every third Fri, 11:30p, $10.SPRINGMOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK RedRockCanyonNational ConservationArea, 10mileswestof I-215 onW.CharlestonBlvd., 594-7529. TheDrowsyChaperone,Wed-Sat, through July 30, 8p,$12-$15

COMEDYBIG AL’S COMEDY CLUB Orleans, 4500W.Tropi-canaAve. 365-7075.KatoKaelin, Thu, 7:30p; Fri-Sat, 7:30p, 10p, through July 30, $39.95-$49.95.Openmic, Sun, 9p, free.BRAD GARRETT’S COMEDY CLUB Tropicana, 3801LasVegasBlvd. South, 739-2417.BUNKHOUSE SALOON 124S. 11th St., 384-4536.MangeComedy, Thu, 8p-10p. Battle of the Comics,First Sat, 8p-10p, $5.CHOICES PUB 6720W.CheyenneAve., 547-3747.First, Third Fri: The Future Icons of Comedy hostedby LouieMuhammad, 8p, $5. 3rdThu: TheGSpotfemale comedy show,8p, $5.CLARION HOTEL 305Convention CenterDrive,952-8000. Fri,Mon-Tue: LarryG. Jones singingimpressionist, 8p, $47.97-$67.97. Thu-Fri, Sat-Sun,Wed:NaughtyBoysHypnosis, 10p, $47.97-$67.97. Thu, Sat-Sun,Wed: TanyaleeDavis, 8p,$47.97-$67.97.CLUB ETHIO 3400S. Jones, 252-4697.Wed: Com-edy nights. Booya, CJ, GabeNalasco and others, 8p.COZY’S COMEDY CORNER TommyRocker’s Grill,4275DeanMartinDrive, 261-6688. Fri: CozyStone, 7:30p, free.CROWNNIGHTCLUB Rio, 3700W.FlamingoRoad,252-7777. Sat: CrownComedy Jam,9p, $39.50-$79.50. Thu, Sun-Wed: ExxtremeComedyShow,Wheels Parise, 9p, $39.50.DADDYMAC’S NIGHTCLUB 2920N.GreenValleyParkway, 272-0913.Wed: The LMAOFree ComedyShow, 10p, free.FOUNDATION ROOM MandalayBay, 3950Las

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VegasBlvd., 632-7600. LaughterHours Comedy,Sun, 8p, $10.HARMON THEATER PlanetHollywoodRe-sort, 3663LasVegasBlvd. South, 836-0836,www.harmontheater.com.TheAmazing Johna-than, Thu-Sat, Tue-Wed, 9p, $59.95-$69.95.NaughtyBoysHypnosis Show, Fri-Sat,Mon-Wed,9p, $47.97-$67.97. Singing impressionist LarryG.Jones, Fri-Sat,Mon-Wed, 7p, $45-$69.HypnosisUnleashed, Fri-Wed, 9p, $45.94.HOOTERS 155E. TropicanaAve., 866-807-4697.TheDirty JokeShowstarringGeechyGuy, ToddPaul&Mickey Joseph. Sat-Thu, 10p, $34.95.MangeComedywithTawdriHipburn, Thu, 12a-2a,openmic.THE IMPROV Harrah’s, 3475LasVegasBlvd. South,369-5223.MacKingComedyMagicShow,Thu-Sun,Tue-Wed, 1p, 3p, $29.95.Defending theCave-man, daily, 7p, Sun-Mon, 3p, $39.95-$64.95. Im-prov,Tue-Sun,8:30p, 10:30p,$29.05-$44.95.SuliMcCullough,withErin Foley, throughSun.DatPhan,withCarrieSnowandDarylWright, July 19-24.INSURGO THEATER 900E.KarenAve., Ste.D114 (in Commercial Center), 771-7331 orwww.insurgotheater.org. The ImproviousBastards,first Sun, 8p, $7.LAS VEGAS HILTON 3000ParadiseRoad,732-5755.Wed-Sun, 10p,$20-$35.ShaymaTash,Thu-Sun.AndrewNorelli,Wed.LOUIE ANDERSON THEATER Palace Station, 2411W.SaharaAve., 495-4248. Louie LOL, Tue-Sat, 8:30p, $49.95-$99.95.MEATHEADS BAR 1121 S. DecaturBlvd., Suite 120,870-4440.MangeComedy openmic comedyhosted byTawdriHipburn, Tue, 9p-11p.MGM GRAND 3799LasVegasBlvd. South, 693-7722.MIRAGE 3400LasVegasBlvd. South, 792-7777.RonWhite, July 15-July 16, 10p, $59.99-$79.99.MONTE CARLO 3770LasVegasBlvd. South, 730-7160.NEON VENUS ART THEATER 1404Third St., 787-2481.ONYX THEATRE TheRack, 953E. SaharaAve.,Suite 16, 732-7225,www.onyxtheatre.com.Mon:S.E.T. Improv, 8p, $10.Out For Laughswith ShawnCarr, 1p, 5p, $25.ORLEANS SHOWROOM Orleans, 4500W.Tropi-canaAve., 284-7777.THE PALMS LOUNGE 4321W.FlamingoRoad,944-3200. Thu-Fri: Playboy Comedy, hosted by CortMcCownandPaulHughes, Thu, 10p; Fri, 10p; Sat:8p, 10p, $39.99-$59.99.OrnyAdams, Thu-Sat.PEARL CONCERT THEATER Palms, 4321W. Fla-mingoRoad, 938-9999.PLANET HOLLYWOOD 3667LasVegasBlvd.South, 650-5081. Sin City ComedyShow, nightly,9p, $49.50.POWER EXCHANGE 3610SouthHighlandDrive,255-4739.MangeComedy, every other Fri, 12a-2a,$10-$20.THE RIVIERA COMEDY CLUB TheRiviera, 2901 LasVegasBlvd. South, 734-5110.Nightly, 9p, $29.99-$34.99.SILVERTON 3333BlueDiamondRoad, 263-7777.SOUTH POINT SHOWROOM 9777LasVegasBlvd.

South, 896-6323.STAR OF THE DESERT ARENA BuffaloBill’s, 31900LasVegasBlvd. South, Primm, (800) 386-7867.SUNCOAST SHOWROOM 9090AltaDrive, 636-7111, www.suncoastcasino.com.NormCrosbywithSammyShore, July 16-17, 7:30p, $ 15.95-$44.TERRIBLE’S PRIMMVALLEY CASINO 100PrimmBlvd., Primm, (800) 386-7867,www.primmvalleyresorts.com.TREASURE ISLAND 3300LasVegasBlvd. South,693-7722.TROPICANA 3801 LasVegasBlvd. South,800-829-9034.VENETIAN 3355LasVegasBlvd. South, (866)641-SHOW.YOGA SANCTUARY 7915W.SaharaAve.,240-7666.

ARTAMBIENT ART PROJECTS 7432Silver PalmAve.,233-3777,www.ambientartprojects.com.By ap-pointment only.A.R.T. EVOLUTION 8379W.SunsetRoad,Suite115,257-1520.Thu-Fri,8a-5p;Mon-Wed,8a-5pandweekendappointments.“SummerShowcase” fea-turingartistMitchellToddandaccessoryartistStellaVittorio, throughSept.ReceptionJuly 14,6-9p.Artdisplayed throughoutBuildingB,DLCEmpire inCor-porateCenter,8860SunsetRoad,Suite200.ART DE VIGNETTES FINE ART GALLERY FashionShowMall, 3200LasVegasBlvd. South, 734-3202.Mon-Fri, 10a-9p; Sat, 10a-7p; Sun, 12a-6p.Barbara LeeWoolen presents an array ofmediumssuch as paintings, sculptures, glass, jewelry andNewYorkermagazine cover prints.ART INSTITUTE OF LAS VEGAS 2350CorporateCircle, 369-9944.THE ART OF PETERMAX CaesarsPalace ForumShops, 3570LasVegasBlvd. South, 644-7070,www.petermax.com.PeterMax’s pop-art includestheStatue of Liberty,murals of theBerlinWall andportraits ofworld leaders. Sun-Thu, 10a-11p; Fri-Sat, 10a-12a.THE ART OF RICHARDMACDONALD Crystals Pal-ace 3720LasVegasBlvd. South, 583-7581. Art ofRichardMacDonald presented by Cirque duSoleil.Thu-Sun, 10a-1pa;Mon-Tue, 10a-11p;Wed, 10a-1a.ARTEMUSW. HAM CONCERT HALL UNLV, 4505S.MarylandParkway, 895-2787.ATOMIC #7 605Mallring Circle #110,Henderson.Mon-Sun, 12p-10:30p. TheArt of JoseHerandez,through July 31.ATOMIC TESTINGMUSEUM 755E. FlamingoRoad,794-5151,www.atomictestingmuseum.org.Mon-Sat, 10a-5p; Sun, 12-5p. BuildingAtomicVegas,ongoing. $12, $9 seniors 65+, locals and studentswith ID.AVANT SPACE Sunrise Coffee, 3130E. SunsetRd.Ste. A, 433-3304. Thu-Fri, 5:30a-8p, Sat, 7a-8p,Sun, 7a-5p.Mon-Fri, 5:30a-8p. Permanent exhibit,byMike&DashaBiggs. Also, artwork byScott R.Wood, throughAug. 31.BELLAGIO GALLERY OF FINE ART 3600LasVegasBlvd. South, 693-7871. ASense of Place: Land-scapes fromMonet toHockney, through January,

2012. Sun-Tue, Thu, 10a-6p.Wed, Fri-Sat, 10a-7p.$15, discounts forNV residents, seniors, studentsandmilitary, free for children 12 and younger. EveryWednesday is locals night, $8discountwith I.D.BIG SPRINGS GALLERY SpringsPre-serve, 333S.ValleyViewBlvd., 822-7700,www.springspreserve.org. Daily, 10a-6p.BLACKMOUNTAIN RECREATION CENTER Hender-son, 599GreenwayRoad, 267-4033.BOULDER CITY/HOOVER DAMMUSEUM BoulderDamHotel, 1305ArizonaSt., Boulder City, 293-2138,www.bcmha.org. Daily,Mon-Sat, 10a-5p;Sun, 12p-5p. $2, seniors, students and children$1.CARAMEL LOUNGE Bellagio, 3600LasVegasBlvd.South, 693-8300.CENTENNIAL HILLS LIBRARY 6711N. Buffalo

Drive, 507-6100. Thu, 10a-7p; Fri-Sun, 10a-6p;Mon-Wed, 10a-7p. Free.CENTERPIECE GALLERY Crystal Place at City-Center, 3720LasVegasBlvd. South, 739-3314,www.centerpiecelv.com.Thu-Wed, 10a-6p.CHARLESTON HEIGHTS ART CENTER 800S.BrushSt., 229-1012. Thu-Fri, 11a-9p, Sat, 10a-6p,Mon-Wed, 11a-9p.CLARK COUNTY LIBRARY 1401 E. FlamingoRoad,507-3400.CLARK COUNTYMUSEUM 1830S.BoulderHigh-way, 455-7955.Daily, 9a-4:30p. $1.50 adults, $1children and seniors.COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA 3200E. Chey-enneAve., 651-4205, sites.csn.edu/artgallery.Mon-Fri, 9a-4p; Sat, 10a-2p. Free. “Fratres, let


go...”Mechanical possibilities of flying: sculpturesand drawings by ChadBrown, throughAug 12.THE CORNER GALLERY 1325ArizonaSt. BoulderCity, 501-9219. Sun, 10a-2p.THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS 3708LasVegasBlvd., 698-7000.DINOSAURS & ROSES6029W.CharlestonBlvd.,277-3752.www.dinosaursandroses.org.Mon-ThurandSat, 10a-6p, Fri andSun, 10a-4p.DONNA BEAM FINE ARTS GALLERY UNLV’sAltaHamFineArtsBuilding, 4505S.MarylandPark-way, 895-3893,www.donnabeamgallery.unlv.edu.Mon-Fri, 9a-5p; Sat, 10a-2p.EAST LAS VEGAS COMMUNITY SENIOR CEN-TER 250N.EasternAve., 229-6844.OccupiedSpace, two-and three-dimensionalworksby localartists andpieces fromthecommission’spermanentcollection.Mon,9a-6p;Tue-Fri,9a-9p;Sat, 10a-6p.ENTERPRISE LIBRARY 25E. ShelbourneAve.,507-3760. Thu, 10a-7p; Fri-Sun, 10a-6p;Mon-Wed, 10a-7p.EROTIC HERITAGEMUSEUM 3275 IndustrialRoad,369-6442,www.eroticheritagemuseumlasvegas.com.Thu,Sun,Tue-Wed, 11a-4p,Sat-Sun,noon-10p.$15,$10 for students,military, seniorsand locals.GOLDWELL OPEN AIR MUSEUM NearRhyolite,onStateHighway374 (115miles north onHigh-way95 and4milesWest of Beatty), 870-9946,www.goldwellmuseum.org.Outdoor sculpturemu-seumoffers spectacular views, open daily. Sat-Sun,12p-4p, and by appointment.HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO 4455ParadiseRoad, 693-5000.Photos by rock photographerNeal Preston.JACK GALLERY VenetianGrandCanal Shoppes,3377LasVegasBlvd. South, 866-6813. Display-ingworks byRonnieWood, TomEverhart andothers. Sun-Thu, 10a-10p; Fri.-Sat, 10a-11p. AlsoatMANDALAY BAY 3950LasVegasBlvd. South,632-4770.JEFF MITCHUM GALLERYBellagio, 3600LasVegasBlvd. South, 693-4700,www.jeffmitchum.com.Sun-Thur, 10a-8p, Fri-Sat, 10a-11p.JENNIFERMAIN GALLERY 5333S.Arville St.,Suite 206, 586-3133,www.jennifermaingallery.com. Figurative expressionist paintings by JenniferMain.Mon-Fri, 12p-6p, Sat, by appointment. Free.KNIGHT GALLERY LasVegasHilton, 3000Para-diseRoad, (800) 732-7117. PhotographerRobertKnight displays hisworks of hundreds of legendarymusicians, such as JimiHendrix, Eric Clapton andmore, for sale. Thu, 10a-8p; Fri-Sat, 10a-11p; Sun-Tue, 10a-8p;Wed, 10a-11p.LAKES LUTHERAN CHURCH 8200W.SaharaAve.,516-8044,www.lasvegascraftersguild.com.LAS VEGAS NATURAL HISTORYMUSEUM 900LasVegasBlvd.North, 384-3466,www.lvnhm.org.

Daily, 9a-4p. $10; $8 seniors, students andmili-tary; $5 children ages 3-11. Anniversari-Saurus fam-ily event, July 16, 9a-4p.LAUGHLIN LIBRARY 2840SouthNeedlesHighway,507-4060.LIED DISCOVERY CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 833LasVegasBlvd.North, 382-KIDS. Thu-Fri, 9a-4p; Sat, 10a-5p; Sun, 12p-5p; Tue-Wed, 9a-4p.$8.50 adults; $7.50 children. Children under 1 free.SmokeyBear&WoodsyOwl:HomeSweetHome,through Sept. 25.THE LOST CITYMUSEUM 721S.MoapaValleyBlvd.,Overton, 397-2193.Thu-Sun,8:30a-4:30.$5adults; $3 seniors, 17 andunder, andmembers enterfree. Legendsof thePast featuringworkof artists JoTameandBettyHalverson, throughJuly 31.LUXOR 3900LasVegasBlvd. South, 800-557-7428,www.bodiestickets.com.Bodies…TheExhibition. $31, $29 seniors, $23 for children 12and under, $28 for locals and hotel guests. Daily,10a-9p. Titanic: TheArtifact Exhibition. Daily, 10a-10p. $20-$27.MARJORIE BARRICKMUSEUMOF NATURALHISTORY UNLV,4505S.MarylandParkway, 895-3381,www.barrickmuseum.unlv.edu.Mon-Fri,8a-4:45p; Sat, 10a-2p.UrbisOctaptych by LincolnMaynard, opening reception July 15, 6p.NEVADA STATE COLLEGE LIBRARY HendersonBranch303S.WaterSt. (BW2Building)521-8958.NEVADA STATEMUSEUM&HISTORICAL SOCI-ETY Lorenzi Park, 700Twin LakesDrive, 486-5205.Wed-Sat, 9a-5p. $4 adults; 17 and underfree.Mid-CenturyModern LasVegas, photography.NEVADA STATE RAILROADMUSEUM BoulderCity,601YuccaSt.,486-5933.45-minutetrainridestoRailroadPass,Sat-Sun, 10a, 11:30a, 1pand2:30p.$10foradults;$4forchildren4-11.Childrenunder4free.O THEATRE LOBBY Bellagio, 3600LasVegasBlvd.South, 739-3990.Daily, 10a-11p. Free.ODYSSEY LIFESTYLE OFFICE 8379W.SunsetRoad, 257-2345,www.odysseylifestyle.com.A.R.T.EvolutionGallery.OLD LAS VEGASMORMON FORT 500E.Washing-tonAve.,486-3511.Statehistoricparkshowcases theNeonMuseum’shistoric signs in itsvisitors’ center.PETER LIK GALLERIES MandalayPlace, 3950LasVegasBlvd. South, 309-9888,www.peterlik.com.PINBALL HALL OF FAME 1610E. Tropicana. Art ondisplay byDashaBiggs, DollfaceDesigns, AlbertMontoya andothers.Mon-Thur, 11a-11p, Fri-Sat, 11a-12p, Sun. 11a-11p, free.POP UP ART HOUSE 730W.SunsetRoad,www.thepopuparthouse.com.Thu-Sat, Tue-Wed, 11a-2p andby appointment.RAINBOW LIBRARY3150N.BuffaloDrive,507-3710.ROSEMARY’S RESTAURANT WestWingGallery8125W.SaharaAve., 869-2251.SAHARAWEST LIBRARY 9600W.SaharaAve.,507-3630.SLO-MOTION GALLERY 828EugeneCernanSt. Byappointment. Featuringworks fromartistsMichaelDavies, ChristinaRusso, JohnRohling, KimReale,Michael Cassera.SPRING VALLEY LIBRARY 4280S. JonesBlvd.,507-3820. Thu, 10a-7p; Fri-Sun, 10a-6p;Mon-Wed, 10a-7p.

STILLMAN GALLERY 7254TaraAve., 365-1938,www.stillmangallery.com. Features a collection ofmore than4,500photographs.SUMMERLIN LIBRARY 1771 Inner CircleDrive, 507-3860. FigurativeWorks inRaku, by Shari Bray.SUNRISE LIBRARY 5400HarrisAve., 507-3902.SYMBOLIC GALLERY 4631 S.DeanMartinDrive,Ste. 100, 507-5263,www.symboliccollection.com.Mon-Sat, 11a-6p, and by appointment. Free. Per-manent collections of JohnnyCashmemorabilia,Beatles animation cells andR. Crumb cartoons.TAMALUMNI CENTER GALLERY UNLV,4505S.MarylandParkway.WEST CHARLESTON LIBRARY6301W. CharlestonBlvd., 507-3940.WEST LAS VEGAS ARTS CENTER COMMUNITYGALLERY 947W.LakeMeadBlvd., 229-4800.Tue-Fri, 11a-9p; Sat, 9a-6p.WEST LAS VEGAS LIBRARY951W. LakeMeadBlvd., 507-3980.WHITNEY LIBRARY 5175TropicanaAve.,507-4010.WILLIAM CARR PlanetHollywood, 3663LasVegasBlvd. South, 888-1088,www.williamcarr.net.WINCHESTER CULTURAL CENTER GALLERY 3130S.McLeodDrive, 455-7340. Thu-Fri, 10a-8p; Sat,9a-6p; Tue-Wed, 10a-8p.

THE DOWNTOWNARTS SCENE303 NORTH STUDIO Arts Factory, 109E. Charles-tonBlvd., Suite 115. Bloodline, by JamesHenninger.8MARTINISArts Factory, 107E. CharlestonBlvd.,Studio 205. Thu-Fri; Tue-Wed, 12p-4p, or by ap-pointment. Overflow, byDar Freeland.303 NORTH STUDIO 109E. CharlestonBlvd., Suite115.ADAMSON ARTBlackbird Studios, 1551 S. Com-merce St., 742-6241.Work by LynneAdamson.ALIOS 1217S.Main St., 386-8633. Thu-Sat, 2p-7por by appointment.ART BY GINA QUARANTOBlackbird Studios, 1551 S.Commerce St., 742-6241.ARTISTIC IRONWORKS 105W.CharlestonBlvd.,387-8688,www.artisticiron.com.Thu-Fri, 8a-5p;Sat, 9a-5p;Mon-Wed, 8a-5p.THE ARTS FACTORY 107E. CharlestonBlvd., 383-3133,www.theartsfactory.com.THE ART LICK EmergencyArts, 520Fremont St. #220, 702-821-5936,www.TattoosOnCanvas.com.Painting, prints,mixed-media, furniture, jewelry andmore byValen-tina Eagar, Crystal Solis, TheresaBroten.BLACKBIRD STUDIOS Commerce Street Studios,1551 S. Commerce St., 742-6241. Rumors of anAmericanHousewife, byGiaRay, through July 29.BRETTWESLEY CONTEMPORARY FINE ART GAL-LERY 1112 Casino Center Blvd., 433-4433,www.brettwesleygallery.com.Thu-Sun; Tue-Wed, 11a-6p,and by appointment. Plumage, byKevin Chupik,through July 30.BRIDGE GALLERY CityHall, 400StewartAve., sec-ond floor, 229-1012.Mon-Fri, 8a-5p.CIRCADIAN GALLERIES 1551 S. Commerce St.,525-2850.By appointment. PaperMosaics, byH.Nelson.NewAbstractWorks, byDaniel Pearson.

Work by JeremyRobards.CITY OF THEWORLD INC. 1229S. Casino CenterBlvd., 523-5306,www.cityoftheworld.org. Fri-Sun,1p-4p, and appointments.COB4LT BLU3 STUDIOS AND GALLERY 1400ThirdSt., www.cob4ltblu3.com, 771.0032.By appoint-ment.Loving Living in Las Vegas, newworks byEdDominguez.COMMERCE STREET STUDIOS 1551 S. CommerceSt., 678-6278,www.commercestreetstudios.com.CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER ArtsFactory,107E.CharlestonBlvd.,Suite120,382-3886,www.lasvegascac.org.Thu-Sat, 12p-5p;Tue-Wed,12-5p,andbyappointment. In&OutofWhack,DeborahKarpmanandKimberlyHennessy, throughAug.13.CORNERSTONE GALLERY 201 E. ColoradoSt. 238-5894,www.cornerstoneartgallery.com.CRICKET STUDIO Arts Factory, 107E. CharlestonBlvd., Ste. 210, 366-9077,www.cricketstudio.com.Primitive exhibition andmixedmediaworks andprints byBrianSwanson.D’ARTE DESIGNS POP-UP GALLERY HolsomDe-sign CenterArt Gallery, 241W. CharlestonBlvd.,Suite 175, 372-3755.DICANDILO GALLERY ArtsFactory, 107CharlestonBlvd.,Ste. 102,363-9452,www.dicandilo.com.Thu-Fri, 12p-4p;Wed, 12p-4p.PaintingsbyDiCandilo.EMERGENCY ARTS 520Fremont St., 686-3164.Mon-Thu, 7a-7p, Fri, 7a-10p, Sat, 9a-10p, Sun, 9a-3p. Several artist nooks, small shops, other creativespaces.FACE UP GALLERY Arts Factory, 107CharlestonBlvd., Suite 203, 366-9077,www.faceupstudio.com.Tue-Fri, noon-4p;week-ends by appointment.THE FUNK HOUSE 1228Casino Center Blvd. South,678-6278,www.thefunkhouselasvegas.com.Ap-pointment only.GAIA 4E. CharlestonBlvd., 997-0222,www.gaiaflowers.com. Newwork by Leslie Row-land.Nature inArt, stained glasswork by ChristineCurtisWilson.GAINSBURG STUDIO, INC. 1039MainSt., Ste. 103, behindS2Art. 384-1388,www.gainsburgstudio.com. Stone sculpture bySharonGainsburg.GALLERY EURO 1115 S. Casino Center Blvd., Stes.6-7, 647-3876. Photography of Europe, by JamesWarner.GAMMA GAMMA EmergencyArts, 520E. FremontStreet #156, 858-3947.Do I: Photography byMariaAlvino, through July 30.GIA RAY StudioBlackbird Studios, 1551 S. Com-merce St., 742-6241.Works byGiaRay.THE GYPSY DEN 213E. ColoradoAve., 684-1628.HILLARY SALON Arts Factory, 107E. CharlestonRoad, Suite 250, 525-1053.HISTORIC FIFTH STREET SCHOOL 401S. FourthSt., 229-4613. By appointment only. Great BasinExteriors: APhotographic Survey, byNolanPreece.HOLSUM DESIGN CENTER 241W. CharlestonBlvd.,www.holsumlofts.com.Galleries and creative busi-nesses.H. S. JACKSON ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO HolsumDesignStudio, 241W. CharlestonRoad, Suite 107,

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andMarcosRivera.POP2 CULTURAL ARTS CENTERArts Factory, 107E.CharlestonBlvd., Suite 240.THE REVER GALLERY Arts Factory, 107E. Charles-tonBlvd., Suite 105, 253-1565.RETRO VEGAS 1211 S.Main, 384-2700.Works byRobert T. McCall. Thu-Sat,Mon-Wed, 11a-6p.Rat Pack is Back, through July 31.ROTUNDA GALLERY 500S.GrandCentral Park-way, 455-7340. COUNTYCENTER, by JustinFavela, through July 22.R2K STUDIO 1201 S. Commerce St.,207-0725.S2 ART GROUP 1 E. CharlestonBlvd.,868-7880,www.s2art.com. Lithog-raphy pressesweighing up to 12 tonseach are on permanent display.SIN CITY GALLERY Arts Factory,107E. CharlestonBlvd., Suite 100.www.sincitygallery.com.ACardinalSignificance, byDavidVeliz andChristianRuiz, through July 30.SOUTHERN NEVADAMUSEUMOFFINE ART Neonopolis, 450Fre-mont St., Ste. 280, 382-2926,www.snmfa.com.Thu-Sat;Wed,12p-5p, $3. FormsEnvironmental,byMarleneTsengYu, throughMay7.SNMFAEmporium: Suite 250. Fea-turesmodern/contemporary art.SPACE 8E. CharlestonBlvd., 366-1603. TheSecret Species, byMariusValdes, through July 31.STATEMENT ART GALLERY ArtsFactory, 107E. CharlestonBlvd.,Suite 225,480-6088, www.statementartgallery.com.By appoint-ment. Newworks byDannyRoberts.STEVEN F. DANSKY PHOTOGRAPHS520Fremont St., Suite 212, (917)362-7171. Fri-Sat, 6p-10p and by ap-pointment.STUDIO 8 TEN 810LasVe-gasBlvd. South, 644-9418orwww.studio8ten. Frozen photo exhibit. Also:worksbyMarzPacheco.STUDIOWEST PHOTOGRAPHY Arts Factory, 107E.CharlestonBlvd., 388-3133.2MORROWS ART GALLERY 1039S.Main St. 274-0284.Art byGuFeng,Michael Jenkins and others.TRIFECTA GALLERY 107E. CharlestonBlvd., Suite135, 366-7001,www.trifectagallery.com.Opendaily. Todd n’Bryan’s PancakeBed (andBreakfast),through July 29.

LIT& LECTURESART FROM THE HEART COFFEE SHOP4020N.TenayaWay, 656-8250. Every Sat: Openmic po-etrywithBarbara Sindelir, 6:30p-8p.ARTS FACTORY 107E. CharlestonBlvd., 388-3133.ATOMIC TESTINGMUSEUM 755E. FlamingoRoad,794-5151.THE BEAT COFFEEHOUSE 520Fremont St., 300-6268.Mon:HumanExperience poetry night, 7p-9p

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AR IES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19)Inthecomingdaysyouhavepermissionfrom

theuniversetodwell lessonwhatneedstoberesist-ed,protested,flushedoutandovercome.Insteadyouhavelicensetoconcentrateonwhatdeservestobefostered,encouraged,bolsteredandinvitedin.Soundfun?Itwillbeifyoucandoit,butitmaynotbeaseasytoaccomplishasitsounds.Therearemanyinfluencesaroundyoutemptingyoutodrawyourenergyfromknee-jerkoppositionalismandcynicalnaysaying.Inordertotakefulladvantageofwhatlifeisofferingyou,youwillhavetofigureouthowtorebel inaspiritof joyandcelebration.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)“Dreamsaretoday’sanswerstotomorrow’s

questions,”saidtheseerEdgarCayce.That’syourthoughtfortheweek,Taurus.Not just indreams,but inyourwakinglifeaswell,youwillbeexperiencinginsights,hearingstoriesandgettingmessagesthatprovideuseful informationforthecrucialquestionsyouhavenotyetframed,letaloneposed.Ihopebytellingyouthis,Iwillexpediteyourworkonformulatingthosepertinentquestions.

GEM IN I (MAY 21-JUNE 20)“Themost important thing in acting is hon-

esty,”saidHollywoodactorGeorgeBurns.“Ifyoucan fake that,you’ve got itmade.”The samething is true about life itself in the comingweeks,Gemini.Themoreyoudispense the raw truth—even if youhave topushyourself todo it— themore successful you’ll be.Being a fount of radicalauthenticitymight feel like aperformance atfirst,but it’ll eventually get easier,morenatural.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22)Thegreat-grandsonof a slave,Cancerian

ThurgoodMarshall (1908-1993)wasAmerica’sfirstAfrican-AmericanSupremeCourt Justice.According toThurgood, aplayabouthis life thatappearedonHBO,hisunrulybehavior as a schoolkidplayeda role in launchinghimtowardhisvocation.Aspunishment forhisbadbehavior,his teacher exiledhimtoa storage roomwherehewas instructed to study theU.S.Constitution—adocumenthewould laterbecalledon to interpretduringhis serviceon thehighcourt. I foreseeaversionof this scenarioplayingout inyour im-mediate future,Cancerian.Mischief could lead toopportunity.Blessingsmight evolveoutof she-nanigans.Bending the rulesmaybring rewards.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22)Doyoumind if I call you“TheOriginal

Liontamer”? I know it sounds abit extravagant,maybeevenpretentious,but it really fits you rightnow.More thananyother signof the zodiac,youhave thepower to control thewild, ferociousforces of theunconscious.You’re the fluid flow-master in chargeofmaking thebeastly energybehave itself; you’re the crafty coordinator ofthe splashy, flashykundalini; you’re thedazzlingwizardof thedizzywhirlingwhooshes.Here’s atip tohelpyou soothe the savage rhythmswithmaximumaplomb:Mix adashof harmonioustrickery inwithyour charismatic bravado.

V IRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22)Youhavemaybe 10moredays left to locate the

healthiest possible gamble for the secondhalf of2011. I’m referring to a smart risk thatwill bringout thebest in you,expand thehell out of yourmindand inspire you to shedat least 10percentof yournarcissismand 15percent of yourpes-simism.Trust your gut asmuchasyourbrain,Virgo. Itwill be important tohave themboth fullyengagedas youmakeyour foray all thewayoutthere to the edgeof yourunderstanding.

L IBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22)“Hegotabigego,suchahugeego,”singsBe-

yonce inhersong“Ego.”“It’s toobig, it’s toowide/It’s toostrong,itwon’t fit/ It’s toomuch,it’s tootough/Hetalk likethis ’causehecanback itup.”Iwould lovetobeabletoaddressthatsamemessagetoyouinthecomingdays,Libra.I’mserious.I’dlovetoadmireandmarvelatyourbig,strongego.This isoneofthoseraretimeswhenthecosmicpowers-that-bearegivingyouclearancetodisplayyourbeautiful,gloriousself in its full radiance.Ex-trabragging ismostdefinitelyallowed,especiallyif it’sdonewithhumorandwit.Abitofpreening,mugging,andswaggering ispermissibleaswell.

SCORP IO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21)“DearRobBrezsny:Please,sir, ifyoucoulddo

meacost-freefavorandtellmesomethingspecialaboutmyupcomingfuture,Iwouldbeamazinglygladandwouldspreadgoodwillaboutyouevery-where.Myage is34andIamsharplyeagertoknowindetailaboutmynext fiveyearsat least—anybiggoodorbadpredictions.Kindlybeveryspecific,nocloudygeneralizations.-FayyazUmairAziz,First-DegreeScorpio.”DearFayyaz: I’mhappyto informyouyourfuture isnotset instone;youhavethepowertocarveoutthedestinyyouprefer.Anditsohappensthenext fourweekswillbeprimetimeforyouScorpiostoformulateaclearmasterplan(orreformulateyourexistingone)andtakeavowtocarry itoutwith impeccability.

SAG ITTAR IUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21)Oneofmyreaderssentmean interesting tale.

Hesaid the teacherRudolfSteiner“oncehada

devoteewhocomplainedafteryearsofmeditat-ingandstudyingsacredtextshehadnotyethadaspiritual experience.Steineraskedhimifhe’dnoticedthe faceof theconductoronthe trainonwhichtheywereriding.Themansaidno. Steinerreplied,‘Thenyou justmissedaspiritual experi-ence.’”This isagoodtip foryoutokeep inmind inthecomingweeks,Sagittarius. It’ll bea timewhenyoucoulddramaticallyexpediteand intensifyyoureducationaboutspiritualmattersbynoticing thebeautyandholiness in themostmundanethings.

CAPR I CORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19)I’ve got twobits of information for you late

bloomers out there; two inspirationalmessagestoquell yourworry abouthow longeverythingseems tobe taking tounfold for you.First comesthis fact:While someoak trees begin growingacorns after twodecades,manydon’t producea single acornuntil they’re40or even 50yearsold.Your secondmessage is frompoetRobertBly:“I knowa lot ofmenwhoarehealthier at age50 than they’ve ever beenbefore,because a lotof their fear is gone.”Keep the faith,Capricorn—andcontinueyourpersistent efforts.

AQUAR IUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18)Russiahasmorepsychichealers thanmedical

doctors.Researchdoneby theWorldHealthOrganizationsays so.While licensedphysiciansnumberaround640,000,thereare800,000witchesandwizardswhouseoccultmeans toperformtheir cures.Personally, I prefer amorebalancedratio. I feelmostcomfortablewhenthereare equal amountsofofficially sanctionedprac-titioners andsupernaturally inspiredmavericks.In fact, that’smyguidingprinciple inprettymuchevery situation. Iwantasmanyunorthodox rebelswhomesswith theproven formulas as seriousprofessionalswhoarehighly skilledatplayingbythe rules.Thathelpskeepbothsideshonest andallowsmetoavoidbeing ledastrayby theexcessesanddistortionsof each.May I recommendasimi-lar approach foryou in thecomingweek?

P ISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20)“Themost frequently leveled criticismof Jim-

myFallon is that he laughs toomuch.”SobeginsaNewYorkmagazineprofile of the late-nighttalk showhost. “He laughsbefore jokes, afterjokes,during jokes.”He is“TV’smost inveteratecracker-upper.”Cynicspoint to this as proof thathe’s suffering fromaprofoundcharacter defect.But there is anotherpossibility, saysNewYork:“Fallon laughs somuchbecausehe’s just havinga really good time.”According tomy readingofthe astrological omens,Pisces,you’reprimed tohave aFallon-likeweek—aperiodwhen the funis so liberating and theplay is so cathartic andthegood times are so abundant that you’ll be in achronic state of amusement. In response,peopleaddicted to their gloomanddoommight try toshameyou. I say:Don’t youdare let them inhibityour rightful relief and release.

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I’MA20-YEAR-OLDSTRAIGHTMALE,but this isn’treally aboutme.

Iwas recentlybackhome fora family eventwhilemyyoungerbrother, age 14,wasawayonamission tripwithhischurch.My iPaddiedwhile Iwashomeandmymother toldmeto look in thekitchendrawers for a charger. I couldn’t findone there, soshe toldmeto checkmybrother’sbedside table.I opened thedrawerand,witha littledigging, foundacharger.

I also founda fewpicturesofgaypornandacoupleofpicturesofmale celebritieswith their shirtsoff thathadbeenclipped frommagazines. It isn’t thegayporn Ihaveaproblemwith, I fully supporthimcoming intohis sexuality,whateveritmightbe, but then I founda fewthings thatwereabitmoredisturbing: I foundapictureofour father inhis swimtrunks,andanotheroneofa fullynakedmanwitha cutoutphotoofmy father’s facegluedover theoriginalmodel’s face.Needlesstosay, Iwas freakedout. I put everythingbackwhere I hadfound it, including the charger, andhaven’t saidanything tohimabout it.Now I’m ina toughspot. I knowthat tellingmybrother I found thepictureswouldmortifyhim,and I feel liketellingmy fatherwouldbeacompletedickmove.

ConcernedAndScared

ICANAPPRECIATEwhy thosepictures squickedyouout—afamilymember lustingafter a familymember?Ughers—but I don’tunderstandexactlywhat it is you’reafraidof,CAS.While yourbrotherappears tohavean inappropriateand—fingers crossed—fleetingsexual obsessionwithyourfather, canyoupictureascenario inwhichyourbrother’sdesires, howeverdevoutlywished, couldbe consummated?

Unlesssomethingmuch,muchsquickier isgoingonbackhome,yourbrother isn’tadangertoyourfather,CAS,nor isyourfatheradangertoyourbrother.TheonlydangerIcanseeis inthefalsechoiceyou’velaidout inyour letter.Sayingsome-thingtoyourbrotherwillonlypoisonyourrelationshipwithhim;sayingsomethingtoyourfatherwillcertainlykillhisrelationshipwithhisson.Anddestroyingeitherrelationshipoverwhat ismost likelyatemporarybonerstorm-of-puberty-inducedobses-sion—anobsessionthatwillsoonbeadistantandunpleasantmemoryforyourbrother—seemsabitextreme.

If thosepicturesweren’t inaplacewhereyourparentsmightalsofindthem,CAS, Iwouldadviseyoutostuff thisonewaydowntheol’memoryhole.Buttheretheyare, inaplacewhereMomandDad—BUTESPECIALLYDAD—mightfind’em.Soyou’regoingtomemorizethisandsay ityourbrotherASAP:“Hey,kiddo,Momtoldmeto look inyournightstanddrawerforan iPadpowercord. I foundone—alongwithwhatlooked likegayporn. Ididn’tperuseyourporncollectiontoocloselybecause Iwantedtorespectyourprivacy.ButyouneedtogetthatstuffoutofthehousebeforeMomorDadfinds it. It’scoolwithmeifyou’regay,andI loveyouanditmakesnodifference—but leavingpornaroundisnothowyouwanttocomeouttoMomandDad,OK?”

Then tell himthe internet is forporn, andhecanaccessallthepornhe likes safely anddiscreetlyonhis iPad.

IWOULDLIKETOKNOWwhymyhusband isdivorcingmetomarryan87-year-oldwoman.

ExtremelyHumiliated

ONLYYOURHUSBANDKNOWS the real reason,EH,butif Iwere tohazarda coupleofguesses:Either thiswoman isextremelywealthyor yourhusband is agerontophile.Sadly,neithermakes this situationany lesshumiliating for you.But

try to lookat thebright side:Noonewhohearswhatyourhusbandhasdone—andnoonewhoknowsyoubothper-sonally— isgoing to think there’s somethingwrongwithyou.

IAMA43-YEAR-OLDMOTHERof three,married foralmost20years.Threeyearsandonechild in,myhusbandconfessedhehadapenchant forbeingaBDSMsub.Myreac-tionwas,“OK, I’ll try it, but if youwant toexplore thatwithprodoms,bemyguest.”Whichhedid.

Fast-forwardadozenyears. I’mgoingbonkersbecausemyhusband is impotent.Anddon’t tellmeEDcanbe fixed,because inour case it couldn’t.Anddon’t tellme therearealternatives (oral,manual, toys), becauseall of thoseare justnot thesame forme.Mybodyneedsa fully functioningandcapableman.Somyhusbandgivesmehis“blessing” to takea lover. I didn’t evenhave toask! I justneeded tobemiserableanddepressed foradozenyears!

Now Ihave two lovers.One lives far away, and I seehimafewtimesayear; theother is local.Theproblem is theyarebothmarried tospouseswhodon’t know.Likeme,neitherofmy lovers is interested indivorce.That’s thegoodnews.Thebadnews is I’mnothappywith the integrityof thesesitu-ations. I knowwhat I amdoing is considereddespicablebymanypeople, despite the fact I’mprobablyamarriage-savingdevice forbothof thesewomen. (Their husbandsarehappier,I’mnot trying tosteal their husbands, and I’mnota financialburdenoneitherof them.) Iwould love to findsomeone inanhonestopen relationship, but thishasso far eludedme.So Iguessmyquestion is:Howdo I setupasituationwithmoreintegritywhen theworld isn’t really ready forpeople likeme?

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THEANSWERNSMFASEEKS isobvious—therearehard-upsinglemenoutthere,marriedmeninhonestopenrelationships,menintheorganizedswingingmovementandsheshouldgofucksomeofthem—butI’mincludingNSMFA’sprobleminthecolumnforall thesmugmonogamistssendingmeangryletters inthewakeofMarkOppenheimer’srecentfeatureaboutmonogamyanditsdiscontents intheNewYorkTimesMagazine(“Married,withInfidelities,”June30,2011).WhileregularreadersofSavageLoveknowwhereIstandonmonogamy,notmanyreadersoftheNewYorkTimesknew

whereIstood.Anyway,smugsters,here’swhat I think is

interestingaboutNSMFA’s letter:Everyoneinvolved isperceivedtobe inamonogamousrelationship,bytheir friends, familymem-bers,neighbors,bosses,coworkers,electedrepresentatives,etc.; twoofthewomeninvolved—thedupedwivesofthemenNS-

MFAisseeingontheside—mayactuallybelievethemselvestobe inmonogamousrelationships.Butnotoneofthesethreecouples—notoneofthesesix“traditionallymarried”straightpeople—isactually inamonogamousrelationship.

Just something tokeep inmind,monogamists, beforeyouhit“send”onyoure-mail tomeaboutyourbeautiful, deep,andmeaningfulmonogamous relationship, abouthowyourparentsnever cheatedoneachother, abouthownoneof yourmarried friendswouldever cheaton their spouses, andabouthowpeople likemehaveno ideawhat real lovemeansbe-causewe’renot inmonogamous relationships, etc., etc., etc.

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I wait patiently at the seafood bar as awoman inspects the crawfish; I mean, eachoneof the li’l critters individually. Is it dinner,or is she looking toadopt?Damnthingsare sougly theyhave tobeblindfolded to reproduce,and she’s searching for the cute one.Not only is the all-you-can-eat buffet a

great place to sample different cuisines ata reasonable price, or gorge yourself after anight of partying, but, as Freud would un-doubtedly say (were he in line behind you atthe dessert station), it’s a fascinating petridish inwhich to observe the foibles, neurosesandcompulsionsof humannature.

Today I’m lunching at a buffet in one ofVegas’ most historic properties. The crowdis predominantly what I’ve come to referto as “Nouveau Vegas.” I’m talking thirty-something couples (usually with a rugrat ortwo in tow): himwearing shorts, sandals andaCSI: Las VegasT-shirt; herwearingmatch-ingshortsandan“I’mWithStupid”T-shirt.Ialsonoticean inordinatenumberofwarm-upstyle tracksuits, as if they might pull a ham-string racing to theburrito station.“Is there anything I can eat in this place?”a

40-ish, Louis Vuitton-accessorized aberra-tion of a woman says to the hostess, a youngHispanic girl.“I’m lactose intolerant andhavea severe allergy to gluten. They once pro-nouncedmeclinicallydeadafter Iaccidentallyate aWheatThin ...and Idon’t eatmeat.”

The hostess cheerfully tells the womanthere’s an assortment of fresh greens, veg-etables and fruits she can select at the saladbar; there’s also a sushi andcold seafoodbar.

“Seafood? Are you serious? Do you knowhowmuch mercury there is in seafood?” Thewomansnorts.“Youmeanto tellme I justpaid$29.99toeat salad?”

Shestormsoff,leavingthehostesswithapo-litesmilefrozenonherface.Icanallbutreadthegirl’s mind: Sorry, but we didn’t know you werecoming.Perhaps ifwedid,we could’ve arrangedto 86 everything containing wheat, flour, milk

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or butter— all the things our other guests enjoy— just so your gastrointestinal systemwouldn’tbeoffended.Haveawonderfulday!

Over on the hot line, a man is wrestlingwith the conundrum of how to operate achafing dish while holding a plate piled highwith food. The chafing dish has a lid, requir-ing theuseof twohands:one toholdopen thelid, theother towork the serving spoon.

“Is there some secret to this?” he wondersaloud,as Iwaitmy turn at the carne asada.

“Wouldyou like to knowthe secret?” I ask.Themangivesmeahopeful look.“See that plate of food you’re holding? Set

itdown.Thenuseonehandtoholdthe lid,the

other towork the spoon.”Theman blushes slightly and laughs.“You

must think I’man idiot.”Although I smile ambiguously, I trulydon’t

believe theman’s an idiot. Just another shin-ing example of human nature: What? Whyshould I modify my behavior? It’s the god-damnchafingdish that’s not cooperating!Now for somedessert. It’s at the crepe sta-

tion that I come to understand the phenom-ena of the iron-fisted dictator. It boils downto this: People simply don’t like to makedecisions for themselves. When asked whatkind of crepe they’d like, each person in linewants what the person preceding them had,

whatever it was. No, no. That’s fine. I’d loveaNutellaandsardinewithwhipped creamandpinenuts— just likeMomused tomake.The quirks on display are as varied as the

dishes: whether it’s a Kafka-esque persecu-tioncomplex,an inability to adapt,aneuroticfear of loss or a lemmingmentality.No, a tripto the buffet isn’t just an adventure in dining.It’s a culinary Rorschach test — a fascinating(at timesdisturbing) glimpse into thepsychesof your fellowdiners.IfonlyNietzschehadvisitedaVegasbuffet.

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