A resurrected Huntridge Theater moved closer to reality this week, as Dapper Companies announced it struck a deal with New York City-based SoHo Playhouse to operate the 77-year-old Downtown venue. The new Huntridge will consist of one big room—the current auditorium, reconfigured to include a mezzanine level—with a capacity of 1,150 for local and national […]

Albums rarely unfurl the way Black Pumas’ debut LP does. Opening track “Black Moon Rising” unlatches a time capsule. As the drumroll rises to the rich, velvety timbre of Eric Burton’s voice, you’re transported back to the sounds of early ’70s soul and a firm foundation of funk. Pumas guitarist and producer and guitarist Adrian […]

The dancefloors and bottle-service booths might be packed just like the before-times, but the pandemic will continue to impact and change the Las Vegas nightclub industry for the immediate future. Some club hoppers have noticed that many support acts—veteran DJs who open and close for big-name headliners—have catapulted to the top of the bill during […]

Billboard magazine released its annual list of Top Grossing Venues this month, and Wynn’s Encore Theater—which has hosted comedian Nate Bargatze and big band Pink Martini in recent days and stages concerts by Chris Isaak on December 17 and 18—ranked fourth in the world among performing arts venues with a capacity under 5,000. Drilling down […]

Graze Kitchen, a new plant-based restaurant concept from the local Persimmons Restaurant Group behind Firefly and Tacos & Beer, has opened at 7355 S. Buffalo Drive. The menu offers soups, salads, sandwiches, small plates and “Buddha bowls” as well as locally roasted espresso and coffee drinks. Graze is open daily from 11 a.m. until 9 […]

Wynn Nightlife launched a new monthly party series over Thanksgiving weekend at Encore Beach Club, Hype at Night, and Volume 2 is set for this Wednesday, December 15. The Hype at Night Holiday Edition at Encore Beach Club at Night will deck out the venue in glow-in-the-dark neon décor with various live entertainment elements including […]

Many immersive art installations transport viewers to fantasy landscapes. But with Arcadia Earth, the enchanting world on view is our own. The soon-to-open Las Vegas Strip experience will allow viewers to wander through 15,000 square feet of magic. Its 15 art exhibits will remind us of the unique beauty of our own planet … and […]

Chicago-bred DJ duo Louis the Child—Robby Hauldren and Freddy Kennett—has become one of the hottest acts around in recent years, thanks to a diverse discography of dance music as lush as it is experimental. The Weekly caught up with both artists to discuss new release Euphoria and more. You performed an explosive set here in […]

1. Gregory Alan Isakov takes the stage with a fellow band member and there are no theatrics. No stage lifts or fireworks. Just two musicians with their instruments—Isakov on the guitar and Steve Varney on the banjo. They begin to play “San Luis” from Isakov’s 2018 album Evening Machines. It’s a heartfelt song about a […]

Author Claire Vaye Watkins is both object and observer of the Desert Southwest. Her blockbuster short story collection, Battleborn (2012), and critically acclaimed novel, Gold Fame Citrus (2015), are both set in the ever-shifting deserts of Nevada and California, her region of origin. This past fall, Watkins published a powerful and peculiar new novel titled […]