LOVE WILL LEAD YOU BACK … TO VEGAS
The Strip has acquired its adjacent large residency prima with Grammy-nominated popular sensation Taylor Dayne. The vocal powerhouse known for her dynamic signifier beingness and ’80s dance-pop hits similar “Tell It To My Heart” and “Love Will Lead You Back” volition motorboat a caller residency astatine Harrah’s Showroom connected November 24-25 and 27-28, December 29-31, and January 3.
“Decades into my career, filled with vigor hits, touring the world, television, movie and theatre appearances, the Harrah’s shows consciousness similar a destination solemnisation for my fans,” Dayne said successful a statement. “I’m excited for the fans to travel to Vegas and observe the soundtrack of their lives with maine nightly.”
Tickets spell connected merchantability connected July 31 astatine ticketmaster.com.
ART AND SOUND
At last, Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum’s RDA Performs Concert Series has returned. In its 2nd season, Movement, award-winning pianist and creator manager Dr. Alexandria Le leads a curation of concerts designed to determination radical done music. On September 26, she’s joined by Las Vegas composer Hong Wang to bring past Chinese instrumentation to beingness successful Crouching Tiger & Beyond: Cinematic Soundscapes. And connected November 14, Le honors the vibrant satellite of Latin America, recruiting classical guitarist Ricardo Cobo, Las Vegas Philharmonic main flutist Christina Castellanos and “flute rockstar” Ráyo Furuta for an onstage performance. And the bid stretches connected into 2027 with reimagined Broadway classics and a festive solemnisation of Bolero. Tickets are connected merchantability present astatine ritadeaninabbeymuseum.org.
BANDS WANTED
Desert Cactus Films (DCF) has launched the Music Video Lab, an lawsuit that pairs section musicians and filmmakers, giving each a period to marque a euphony video—and they privation your submissions by August 21. Those selected volition person a stipend for production, and the last reels volition beryllium shown astatine Vegas’ Desert Waves Film & Music Festival connected October 18. DCF’s shaper and co-founder Rachel Johnson says the laboratory is simply a instrumentality to their roots, arsenic the squad primitively developed a sanction for itself by filming euphony videos for section artists similar Paige Overton. Register astatine filmfreeway.com/desertwaves.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Local promoter La Palma has scheduled a free, all-ages amusement astatine Hola Habibi connected July 30 astatine 8 p.m. with eastside rockers Desert Island Boys, ska-punk set Muertos Heist and punk-fueled trio The October. The promoter posted connected Instagram, "We weren’t readying connected hosting immoderate much shows, but erstwhile we heard Hola Habibi mightiness beryllium closing, we knew we had to propulsion 1 last-minute banger." Doors unfastened astatine 7:30 p.m.
In different news, Life Is Sh-- has announced its instrumentality connected September 26 astatine the Dive Bar. Last year, the DIY fest filled up connected punk and poetry, with artists similar Ogo Bogo, Family Worship Center, Peachole, Andrew Romanelli and Jacob Smigel taking the stage. We’re excited to spot what Bad Moon Booking has cooking next.
Las Vegas rapper Wave Mmlz, who you mightiness admit from caller collaborations with chap emcee ChiefDVB, is preparing to merchandise his album, Northtown Rick, connected July 31. To celebrate, he’s hosting an invite-only listening enactment astatine 11th Street Records that day. Here’s a sample of what’s to come.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Progressive punk set The Quitters celebrates its medium merchandise amusement astatine the Usual Place connected July 31 with MSMRS, Go Bold and No New Nausea. Indie singer-songwriter Johnny Dynamite takes implicit the Griffin connected August 1. Denver metallic set Dreadnought lays it connected dense astatine the Grey Witch connected August 2, with enactment from Peaceful Retreat, Graveflower and Death Rock Collective. Over astatine Backstage Bar & Billiards, physics duo Spike Hellis lands with Mvtant, Spelling Hands and Gus connected August 8; 60 Juno and Beach Cowboys team up for a dreamy nighttime of post-punk connected August 15; and store stone icons Black Lips instrumentality the signifier connected August 27 with Los Emptys and Night Beats. And astatine Swan Dive, experimental synth-pop icon Boan performs connected August 27.
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