🤬 Foul jokes | Pop symphony | Freak meltdown | Beer golf | Vagabond poets | Card monsters | Chicken wings
I SUGGEST smooshing in a good pair of earplugs before scrolling this week's List. Not only are we proudly keeping Downtown loud with loads of live music, but any of you with more delicate sensibilities will be spared the generous eruptions of shock comedy popping off through the valley. This week's an earful either way. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍
David Perrico Pop Symphonic: Loosen your belt for this musical buffet boasting a 60-piece orchestra plus, yes, Raiderette cheerleaders.
➤ Also: Bluegrass artist Marina Pendleton July 31 fiddles around at Sahara West Library ✦ The King Returns July 31 sees a 1969 Elvis rock rhinestones the Westgate ✦ Dynamic trumpet + piano duo Josh Reed and Annie Booth Aug. 1-2 jazz up the night at Vic's Las Vegas ✦ Pass the popcorn for soundtrack sweetness in Nelia Ross' Cinema in Concert Aug. 2 at The Composers Room ✦ Sonia Barcelona, Jan Jan, and the All You Can Eat Orchestra Aug. 3 make for a talented trio at Swan Dive ✦ Southern charm and soulful blues are superlative in The Best of Michael Grimm Aug. 5 at Myron's.▼
Donnell Rawlings: He says stuff you're not supposed to laugh at but, oh yes, you will.
➤ Also: Laughs and legerdemain link as "big baby" RJ Owens July 30 makes magic at Majestic Repertory Theatre ✦ Huff a lungful of laughs at The Hotbox Comedy Show July 31 at Commonwealth ✦ On the DL: Saffron is hosting dinner show Comedy Confidential July 31 ✦ Film critics fire off questions at The Naked Gun Aug. 1 at Downtown Cinemas ✦ Aloh-Ha! Aug. 1 at Glitter Gulch tiki sounds funny and rummy ✦ Social worker and would-be pastor Burton Miller shares well-aged comic insights in The 40 Year-Old Burton Aug. 2 at Vegas Theatre Company ✦ Dirty minds mob the mic with no-filter filth at Foul Play Aug. 2 at Mom's Basement Theatre ✦ These dancing Dolls Aug. 4-6 aren't plastic but they're fantastic at Nevada Rhythmic Academy.▼
Frankie and the Witch Fingers: This L.A. quintet brews up a cauldron of spasmodic, shapeshifting new wave.
➤ Also: Freak-O-July July 30 is a bruising blender of rock, foam, bikinis, gorelesque, and hot dogs at the Double Down ✦ Taverna Costera embraces the dark side with a Noir Night of Indie July 31 ✦ Serve yourself slabs of crusty punk at Evel Pie's Pizza Core July 31 ✦ Powerman 5000 July 31 recharges their theatrical sci-fi rock at House of Blues ✦ Take a gamble on legendary underground house artist Loco Dice Aug. 1 at Substance ✦ Irie highs are in the air at Reggae on the Rooftop Aug. 2 at Downtown Grand ✦ The secret sting of L.A.'s Lovedrive Aug. 2 at Tuscany? Uncanny look and sound of The Scorpions ✦ Oh, the colors, the colors at alcohol-free blacklight rave Paint Me Techno Aug. 2 at a hush-hush warehouse ✦ Symptoms of Funk Fever Aug. 2 at Area 15 include breaking battles and a "flyest fit" contest ✦ Gritty LV sonic storytellers The Dirty Hooks Aug. 2 unleash a new album at Swan Dive ✦ Make it a light Sunday with Afrohouse and melodic techno day party Afterglow Aug. 3 at Audiobar.▼
First Friday: Cool art, street eats, and loud music to infuriate brittle Midtown developers.
➤ Also: Spoken-word artists spit stanzas of strength at the Visible/Invisible Poetry Showcase July 30 at West Charleston Library ✦ This grassroots roundtable sounds like a good ICE-breaker: Stronger Together: Allies in Action for Immigrants July 31 at Winchester Dondero Cultural Center ✦ 45k songs and one killer visual tech hit high notes at Karaoke in The Wall July 31 at Area 15 ✦ After closing down in late June under pressure of ICE raids, Broadacres Marketplace Aug. 1 is back in business ✦ Here's a toy story: Labubu Rave Aug. 1 is a toothsome, playful party at Area 15 ✦ Vagabond poets pause at Grouchy John's for The Corn Belt, Rust Belt, Serpentine Belt Tour Aug. 2 ✦ Drop coin on crafty Vegas creators at Market in the Alley Aug. 2 at UnCommons ✦ Disc is the way at the alpine Ultimate Frisbee fling Birdies & Beers Aug. 2 at Lee Canyon.▼
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🍔 The Dish List
Salute Juice Force IPA at Red White and Brew July 31 at Durango Lodge ✦ Swing into PopStroke + Big Dog's collab Birdies, Burgers & Brews July 31 ✦ The Stadium Aug. 1 gets into the game on south Main with Patron shots and hot dog eat-offs ✦ Freshly stacked flesh is on the bun when Beer Zombies hosts the Arby's Food Truck Aug. 2 ✦ There'll be lots of fowl play at the 2025 Chicken Wing Eating Contest Aug. 2 at PT's Ranch on Pebble ✦ It's a scary full day at The Composers Room with Haunted Brunch in the morning and then Dinner With Dolly Aug. 3 ✦ Sparrow + Wolf Aug. 3-4 takes flight with a two nights of special tasting menus.
🃏 Deck the halls
Any way you shuffle it, collectible card games have exploded in popularity in recent decades. Sure, you're familiar with iconic names such as Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering, but today the market has sprawled into bewildering jungle of brands, companies, and systems representing a $3 billion industry. Players and collectors will surely be drawn to the King of Cards Tradeshow Aug. 2-3 at Area 15 – but this roundup of rectangles will also include traditional outlets hawking good old-fashioned sports cards, too.
😍 For our premium members: A lush Lynchian cocktail hour, a class where you'll steep in tea technique, and the art of Auto Polo ... ▼
