This week’s 5 best bets for music in Las Vegas
Emily King
The daughter of jazz singers, Emily King grew up surrounded by music and cites such wide-ranging influences as the Beatles and Nas, Sarah Vaughn and Radiohead, and Michael Jackson and Neil Young. In her own music, King strives to find common ground between pop and soul, hip-hop and rock, jazz and folk. The 31-year-old singer-songwriter brings her lush voice and soulful tunes to the Sayers Club at SLS Las Vegas at 9 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $12; call 702-761-7618.
Claypool Lennon Delirium
Of his new collaboration with Sean Lennon, Primus frontman Les Claypool says “the gods of pinot noir shone favorably down and granted us a bundle of devilish tunes about monkeys, outer space and sexual deviancy.” Catch the psych-pop dynamic duo at 7 p.m. Sunday at Brooklyn Bowl at The Linq. Tickets are $29.50 to $45; call 702-862-2695.
Allen Stone
“Keep your dirt on the surface and just love where you’re at,” Allen Stone advises listeners on “Where You’re At,” a track from his latest album, 2015’s “Radius.” It could serve as a mission statement for Stone’s funky brand of old-school soul. The 29-year-old singer-songwriter plays Vinyl at the Hard Rock Hotel at 9 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $25 to $45 (888-929-7849).
Anderson Paak
Anderson Paak, a 30-year-old singer and rapper who broke through when he was featured on six tracks on Dr. Dre’s 2015 album “Compton,” hits the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay at 7:30 p.m. Friday in support of his second full-length album, the critically acclaimed “Malibu.” Tickets are $25; call 702-632-7600.
Rob Zombie
It’s Christmas in July (or is it Halloween?) for metal fans. Horror-rock maven Rob Zombie shares a bill with Korn and In This Moment at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Mandalay Bay Events Center. Tickets are $34.50 to $69.50; call 888-929-7849.
