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⚡ Friday
- The atmosphere should be, uh, electric at Shock Collar Comedy at Notoriety where, in grimdank dystopilicious fashion, you can zap the comics if they're not funny enough.
- As long as we're mining a dark vibe: You can play a locally produced nuclear strategy wargame at Atomic Museum on this thematically rich game night. Even better, the game's creators will lead the matches.
- Franky and The All Nighters recently extended their residency at the Red Rock Resort through October, and hella deservedly so. Franky Perez = Vegas-bred talent who brings a sweaty, raging urgency to his interpretations of rock and soul classics. He's kinda like the Venom to Frankie Moreno's Spider-Man.
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- I'll be Dirt Deviling my melted face off the floor at The Shed Open Jam at Fat Cat. It's a frantically free-range funk, jazz, and soul bash I've been meaning to hit up forever.
- One more for the funk: Sundown Soul Club at The Griffin is reliably renowned for its all-vinyl grooves.
- The Beverly Theater's Mob Month continues with The Long Good Friday, about a British mobster with Olympic mogul dreams that literally go boom.
- Fandom will no doubt be drawn to 🙄 The Amazing Comic Con Fan Experience through Aug. 10 at The Plaza.
👽 Saturday
- Promising "the weirdest and funniest acts in Vegas," the Murray's Misfits show gets bonus cred for being produced at, oo la la, Centerfolds Showroom.
- Get yr riverdance on as Breton Thunder brings some Celtic cloggystomp (not an actual thing) to Whitney Library for a free show.
- Kick out the protein-rich jams: SoulBelly's monthly Blues Society Jam is turning into something of a meaty institution.
- Talk about getting real: Pixel Con started as a video game + education convention that took place within Minecraft; now it's going full IRL meatworld at MEET with two days of vendors, workshops, games, and tourneys.
- If you're going to PrideStyle Wrestling Saturday, pregame safe tribal rage emotes here:
Why I am obsessed with Vegas wrestling
The appeal of wrestling is also admittedly nostalgic, and calls back to my Vegas youth when my dad would take us to the Showboat Sports Pavilion.
Andrew Kiraly
- If I ever quit drinking coffee, I take comfort in knowing that listening to the gritty, caffeinated pop-punk of Off With Their Heads (at newish hotspot Sinwave) will keep me energized for days.
- Yr fave radical indie book shop Avantpop kicks off a series of open-studio collage nights. Supplies provided, BYOB.
- An evening of bowling in Boulder City sounds hella quaint. The fact that this bowling party celebrates the release of a Lebowski-themed brew really ties the event together.
⚠️ More weekend picks here, including mob music, meteor parties, and live film scores:
This Vegas music scene is literally underground
The best things to do in Las Vegas the week of Aug. 5.
Andrew Kiraly
📷 Sunday
- You can watch these guys watch Saw 1-7 and make fun of it as the Pretty Much It movie-riff podcast produces a live show at The Space.
- My favorite #eastside bar Starboard Tack is hosting a sweet lowrider show in the parking lot starting at 5p. Recently had their kimchi reuben, hella recommend.
- The lush, intricate, richly imaginative music of Moonfruits is like an aural novel – in fact, their debut album was a grand concept piece about a fictional small town. The multi-instrumentalist duo performs Sunday afternoon at Clark County Library.
- Start the piiiit – just don't mosh on anyone's Canon DSLR. A trio of veteran photographers celebrated for chronicling the history of punk discuss their work – and dispense photo advice – at "The Scene/Seen" at The Punk Rock Museum.
- Second Sunday is like Container Park's mini-First Friday, except it's on Sunday.
Have a rad weekend. Thanks for subscribing to The List! – Andrew Kiraly
