Thursday, May12

SPORTS: LAS VEGAS AVIATORS VS. SALT LAKE BEESThru 5/14 7 p.m., (& 5/15, noon), Las Vegas Ballpark,ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS7:30 p.m., House of Blues,concerts.livenation.com.

PARTY: ARCTIC MOON10 p.m., Commonwealth,elationlv.com.

MUSIC: POST NCWith The Crimsons, Elephante King, 8 p.m., SoulBelly BBQ, eventbrite.com.

PARTY: DILLON FRANCIS10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

MISC: CLOWN BAR 2Thru 5/29, times vary, Majestic Repertory Theatre,majesticrepertory.com.

PARTY: CONDUCTA10 p.m., We All Scream,weallscream.com.

MISC: CIRQUE DU SOLEILS MAD APPLE (preview opening) Thru 5/26, times vary, New York-New York Theater,newyorknewyork.mgmresorts.com.

MUSIC: THE LIFE OF STEPHEN SONDHEIMThe beautiful musical tribute to Stephen Sondheim was one of many Academy Awards moments you might have missed or forgotten from the because of, you know, that thing. But now its Las Vegas turn to honor the composer and lyricist who reinvented the musical. The Space has long been one of the best places in the city to celebrate Broadway, and this night will feature some of Sondheims most impactful songs performed by local favorites like Anne Martinez, Michelle Johnson, Phillip Officer, Chris Lash, Frank Lawson and Annette Verdolino along with the venues operators, Mark Shunock and Cheryl Daro. Plus, all proceeds benefit the Actors Fund, which supports performing arts workers in Nevada and across the country. 8 p.m., $30-$50, thespacelv.com. Brock Radke

MUSIC: SILK SONIC9 p.m., & 5/14, 5/17, Dolby Live, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: STEVE AOKI10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

MISC: LAS VEGAS FILIPINO-AMERICAN FESTIVAL5/13-5/15, times vary, Craig Ranch Regional Park, lasvegasfilipinoamericanfestival.com.

MUSIC: ERIC CHURCH8 p.m., T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.

COMEDY: NATE BARGATZE8 p.m., & 5/14, Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: KEM & KENNY BABYFACE EDMONDS8 p.m., the Theater at Virgin, axs.com.

MUSIC: STEVE MILLER BAND8 p.m., & 5/14, Venetian Theatre, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: MIKE ATTACK11 a.m., Wet Republic, events.taogroup.com.

PARTY: CHOP VEGASWith Timaya, Niniola, Kamo Mphela, TXC, 11 a.m., Daylight Beach Club, daylightvegas.com.

MUSIC: ROD STEWART7:30 p.m., & 5/14, 5/18, the Colosseum,ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: CARRIE UNDERWOOD8 p.m., & 5/14, 5/18, Resorts World Theatre, axs.com.

PARTY: KYGO10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub,wynnsocial.com.

MUSIC: THE DOOBIE BROTHERS8 p.m., & 5/14, 5/18, Zappos Theater,ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: MAJID JORDAN10:30 p.m., Light Nightclub, thelightvegas.com.

MUSIC: JENNY DONT & THE SPURSWith Dog Party, The Devils Duo, 9 p.m., SoulBelly BBQ, eventbrite.com.

PARTY: HIVE MIND TAKEOVERWith Jasperse , Dantes Inferno, Wilhelm, Skolits, midnight, Terrace Afterhours,terraceafterhoursvegas.com.

MUSIC: D.I.With El Escapado 9 p.m., Evel Pie, evelpie.com.

PARTY: MACHINE GUN KELLYWith DJ Ruckus, 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com. (Courtesy/Mark Seliger)

MUSIC: MASTODONTwenty-plus years, eight albums and one Grammy in, the era of Mastodon continues on unrelentingly. The Atlanta-based metal band has rocked hard through four presidencies, seven Star Wars movies and the entirety of dubstep without compromising its sound or doing anything too goofball. (And if the band did anything goofball, like the theme song to the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie or the straight-up clowning video for Show Yourself, it has leaned into it as hard as its leaned into its concept albums and face-melting live shows.) Latest album Hushed and Grim both builds on and celebrates a legacy of sludgy, thought-provoking and outright badass stoner metal whose impact may not outlast the Pleistocene Epoch, but itll sure come close. Witness it with your own eyes and ears. With Khemmis. 7:30 p.m., $45-$80. House of Blues, livenation.com. Geoff Carter

MUSIC: PHOEBE BRIDGERSThe wait is over! Indie singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers finally makes her Las Vegas solo debut, at the Amp at Craig Ranch. (Shes played here once before, as half of Better Oblivion Community Center alongside Conor Oberst.) Bridgers, whose songwriting chops have bagged her four Grammy nominations since the release of 2017 debut album Stranger in the Alps, displays all the signs of a runaway success. She leans wholly into the fabled sad girl summer, penning profound stories of melancholic dysfunction and anxiety on her sophomore album Punisher, subverted by a dry, signature wit. And she sings well beyond her 27 years, reaching into an abyss of feelings and twisting them into a shape all her own. Its beautiful music, haunting at times, and well worth your attention. With Sloppy Jane, $43-$70, etix.com. Amber Sampson

MUSIC: LOVERS & FRIENDSThru 5/15, 11 a.m.-midnight, Las Vegas Festival Grounds,loversandfriendsfest.com.

ARTS: NEVADA BALLET THEATRE 50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA7:30 p.m., Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com.

MISC: LAS VEGAS DAYS PARADE10 a.m., Downtown Las Vegas, lasvegasnevada.gov.

MISC: LAS VEGAS DAYS FESTIVAL11 a.m.-4 p.m., Historic Fifth Street School, lasvegasnevada.gov.

PARTY: KASKADE11 a.m., Wet Republic,events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: SNOOP DOGG & ICE CUBEWith Warren G, Justin Champagne, 7 p.m., Michelob Ultra Arena, axs.com.

FOOD & DRINK: WALLYS TEQUILA & MEZCALFestival 6 p.m., Resorts World, eventbrite.com.

PARTY: MARSHMELLO11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com.

SPORTS: LAS VEGAS LIGHTS VS. OAKLAND ROOTS7 p.m., Cashman Field,lasvegaslightsfc.com.

PARTY: ILLENIUM11 a.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, events.taogroup.com.

PARTY: TISTO11 a.m., Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

MUSIC: ROCK N RUN CONCERTCelebration With Otherwise, Scott Russo, Unwritten Law & more, 6 p.m., Fremont Country Club, seetickets.us.

PARTY: THE CHAINSMOKERS10 p.m., XS Nightclub,wynnsocial.com.

PARTY: ZEDD10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub,zoukgrouplv.com.

MUSIC: JAZZ IN THE PARK: DOWN TO THE BONE6 p.m., Clark County Amphitheater, seetickets.us.

PARTY: LUDACRIS10:30 p.m., Light Nightclub, thelightvegas.com.

MUSIC: UB40 FT. ALI CAMPBELL9 p.m., Mandalay Bay Beach,ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: CARNAGE10:30 p.m., EBC at Night,wynnsocial.com.

PARTY: ALESSO10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: TANTRICWith Lovesick Radio, Crashing Wayward, Raven Tree, 7 p.m., Rockstar Bar & Grill, eventbrite.com.

PARTY: LIL JON10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

ARTS: OPERA LAS VEGAS: THE BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANSIn the Brothers Grimm fairy tale The Bremen Town Musicians, four animalsa cat, a dog, a donkey and a roosterflee their family farms for the free town of Bremen before they can be put out to pasture. Before they get there, however, they happen upon a cottage belonging to a gang of robbers and take it for their own through cunning and trickery, making it their retirement home. Its the kind of story that deserves to be sung, and thanks to arranger John Davies, it can be: He has fitted the story to music by Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Jacques Offenbach and others, creating a 50-minute, fully staged version for Opera Las Vegas to perform. This family-friendly production has two great lessons to teach young viewers: We can go farther working together, and opera is more than just a sound that 7-Eleven stores can play through outdoor speakers to scare loiterers away. Its both a musical and storytelling form, and this is a great way to begin fostering an appreciation of it. 3 p.m., $15. Winchester Dondero Cultural Center, operalasvegas.com. Geoff Carter

MUSIC: COUNTRY IN THE PARK: CHRIS LANEWith Priscilla Block, Dillon Carmichael, Ryan Griffin, 11 a.m., Water Street Plaza, cityofhenderson.com

MUSIC: BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS5 p.m., MGM Grand Garden Arena,mgmgrand.mgmresorts.com.

PARTY: DIPLO10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub,wynnsocial.com.

PARTY: DAVID GUETTA11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com.

PARTY: GALANTISNoon, Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

FOOD & DRINK: SOULBELLY BBQ ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY5 p.m., SoulBelly BBQ, eventbrite.com.

PARTY: NIC FANCIULLI10 p.m., Moonbeam at Ayu Dayclub,zoukgrouplv.com.

MUSIC: KARLA BONOFFWhats better than watching a songwriting legend perform, and feeling like theyre singing just to you? Karla Bonoff might make you feel that way. The folk-rock musician wrote hits for stars like Home (1977) recorded by Bonnie Raitt, the title track for Wynonna Judds 1993 album Tell Me Why and one of the top wedding songs of all time All My Life (1988), taken to No. 1 by the combination of Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville. More recently, Bonoff recently released full-length album Carry Me Home (2019) and 2021 single Night Full of Rain. Prepare for your heartstrings to be plucked. 3 p.m., Summerlin Library, free, lvccld.org.Shannon Miller

PARTY: ROGER & ROCO10 a.m., Azilo Ultra Pool, azilolasvegas.com.

MUSIC: GOATWHOREWith Sheer Cold, Foul Deformity, Hiding Outside, Volterrum, 8 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billards, seetickets.us.

PARTY: DJ E-ROCK10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

COMEDY: K.T. TATARAThru 5/22, 8 p.m., L.A. Comedy Club, bestvegascomedy.com.

MISC: LANE NISHIKAWA FILM FESTIVALMay is AAPI Heritage Month and to educate locals about Asian American and Pacific Islander history and culture, Clark County Library will host a two-day festival featuring the films of Japanese actor, filmmaker and producer Lane Nishikawa. Day 1 will screen Only the Brave (2006), which was produced and directed by Nishikawa and tells a fictionalized story of the real 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War IIa unit created when 1,400 Japanese-American soldiers petitioned the U.S. government to allow them to serve in the war, rather than be detained in Japanese internment camps. Day 2 will screen Nishikawas 2019 documentary Our Lost Years, which commemorated the 75th anniversary of the executive order to incarcerate Japanese Americans in internment camps during the war. After each film, Nishikawa will discuss his experience making them, what he learned, and cultural representation in todays film industry. May 17-18, 6:30 p.m., Clark County Library, free, lvccld.org. Shannon Miller

MUSIC: LORD HURON6 p.m., the Amp at Craig Ranch Park, etix.com.

SPORTS: LAS VEGAS ACES VS. PHOENIXMercury 7 p.m., Michelob Ultra Arena, axs.com.

PARTY: NGHTMRE10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

PARTY: EXODUSMidnight, On the Record, ontherecordlv.com.

MUSIC: FOR KING & COUNTRY7 p.m., Orleans Arena, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: BASTILLEWith Alice Merton, 7:30 p.m., the Theater at Virgin, axs.com.

MISC: DEREK HOUGH7:30 p.m., Venetians Summit Showroom, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: DOM DOLLA & JOHN SUMMIT11 a.m., Marquee Dayclub, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: SANTANA7 p.m., House of Blues,livenation.com.

MUSIC: CLINT HOLMES7 p.m., Myrons,thesmithcenter.com.

PARTY: PARTIBOI6910 p.m., Discopussy, discopussydtlv.com.

MUSIC: STAND ATLANTICWith Confidence, Cemetery Sun, 7ru7h, 7 p.m., the Space,thespacelv.com.

ClickHEREto subscribe for free to the Weekly Fix, the digital edition of Las Vegas Weekly! Stay up to date with the latest on Las Vegas concerts, shows, restaurants, bars and more, sent directly to your inbox!

Go here to read the rest:

What to do in Las Vegas this week (May 12-18 edition) - Las Vegas Weekly