Who says “Art is Dead” in Vegas? Not the folks at FIRST FRIDAY, the community-based arts (and food and live music) festival that happens, well, every first Friday of the month, in downtown Las Vegas. …

Listen to the blues-rock sounds of TERRAPLANE SUN, playing at The Cosmopolitan’s Book & Stage, 10-11 p.m., and 12-1 a.m., free admission.
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Rock and roll Hall of Fame legend LEON RUSSELL performs at the The Orleans Showroom, Orleans Hotel, October 22-23. Show time is 8 p.m., tickets start from $29.95. To purchase, call 702-365-7075.
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Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, aka STEELY DAN play The Pearl, Palms Hotel, 9 p.m. show time. Tickets are $75, $85, $125 and $150; call Ticketmaster 1-800-745-3000 to purchase.

Get the island vibe at the 6th ANNUAL PURE ALOHA FALL FESTIVAL, Silverton Casino, October 6-7 (4-11 p.m.), 8 (11 a.m.-11 p.m.), 9 (11 a.m.-9 p.m.). Tickets are $7 general admission and $5 children ages 5-10 and senior citizens 55 and up. Festival tickets may be purchased on the day of the event.

Guitarist BENISE and his Nights of Fire cast perform “The Spanish Guitar,” 8 p.m. show time, Henderson Pavilion, 200 South Green Valley Parkway. Tickets are $10, to purchase, call 702-267-4849.

Spend an evening with former Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir and their band, FURTHER, as they return to The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel. Show time is 8 p.m., tickets start at $53.50; call Ticketmaster, 1-800-745-3000 to purchase.

THIEVERY CORPORATION puts a spin on things at The Boulevard Pool, Cosmopolitan. Show time is 9 p.m., tickets are $45 and $65; call 702-698-7778 to purchase tickets.

World-renowned artist DEADMAU5 (aka Joel Zimmerman) brings his sounds to The Chelsea, Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. The dance music phenomenon’s sets are closer to live performances than DJ sessions, as he assembles tracks on the fly, using cutting-edge computer technology. “There are no CDs involved,” the Toronto-native explains. “It’s a technological orgy up there and I try to keep it more my music than anyone else’s. If people come out to see Deadmau5, I want them to hear Deadmau5 music.”

Deadmau5, September 2-3, doors open at 9 p.m., The Chelsea, Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. General admission tickets range from $55 – $100, to purchase, call 702-698-7778.

The Village Lake Las Vegas’ free concert series, “Jazz on the Lake” presents SLICK WILLIE ORCHESTRA, 7-10 p.m. show time.

Grammy-winning rock band LINKIN PARK takes over The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel. Since their debut album, “Hybrid Theory” was released in 1996, they have sold over 50 million albums worldwide. Their latest release, “A Thousand Suns,” debuted at the top of Billboard’s “Top 200” album chart and has produced two No. 1 singles – “The Catalyst” and “Waiting for the End,” both on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart. “Iridiscent” is the band’s latest single and featured in the blockbuster film, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.”

Linkin Park, August 30, 8 p.m., The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel. Tickets start at $80.50; call Ticketmaster, 1-800-745-3000 to purchase.

The unmistakable voice of JOSH GROBAN will fill MGM Grand’s Garden Arena, as his “Straight To You” world tour makes a pit stop in Vegas. Just like Groban’s “Before We Begin” shows last year, he will continue to interact with audiences and perform favorites from his best-selling albums, including “Closer,” “Awake” and songs from his latest platinum certified album, “Illuminations,” which debuted at No. 4 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart.

Josh Groban – Straight To You World Tour with special guest Elew, August 20, 8 p.m., MGM Grand Garden Arena. Tickets are $85 and $99; to purchase, call Ticketmaster, 1-800-745-3000.

Hawaiian rock band PEPPER makes a stop at Soundwaves at Hard Rock Hotel, poolside, 9:30 p.m. show time; tickets are $25, call Ticketmaster, 1-800-745-3000.

The King is back, B.B. KING, that is. The legendary blues man plays Green Valley Ranch for a one-night-only engagement. Ranked No. 3 in Rolling Stone Magazine’s “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,” King has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as well as the Blues Hall of Fame. He has won countless awards and raves from fans, critics and peers alike throughout his illustrious career that spans over six decades.

B.B. King, August 13, 8 p.m., Grand Events Center, Green Valley Ranch. Tickets are $29.95, $42.50, $57.50 and $64.95; call 702-547-5300 to purchase.

Matthew Paul Miller, otherwise known as MATISYAHU brings his alternative reggae sounds to the Hard Rock Hotel’s Soundwaves concert series. He broke into the music scene in 2004, with his debut album, “Shake Off the Dust… Arise,” and has since then garnered numerous awards, gold records, several Grammy nominations and a loyal fan base. The unconventional artist raps about the glories of traditional Judaism
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Matisyahu, August 6, 8:30 p.m., poolside stage, Hard Rock Hotel. Tickets are $27.50 in advance and $30 day of show; to purchase, call Ticketmaster, 1-800-745-3000.

Rock band LIFEHOUSE bring their “radio-ready” hits to Las Vegas for a one-night only engagement. Barely ten years in the industry, their debut album, “No Name Face” featured the hit single, “Hanging By a Moment” which won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year. The group has since released four more albums – “Stanley Climbfall,” “Lifehouse,” “Who We Are” and “Smoke & Mirrors” which have spawned the singles “You and Me,” ‘First Time,” and “Whatever It Takes.” Lifehouse have sold upwards of 15 million singles and albums to date.

Lifehouse, July 29, 9 p.m., Red Rock n’ Roll Series, The Sandbar, Red Rock Resort. Tickets are $30, call 702-547-5300 to purchase. Shows open to 18 years old and older only.

Blues rocker KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD performs poolside at Hard Rock Hotel’s Soundwaves concert series. He exploded on the music scene in the mid-nineties with his first album, “Ledbetter Heights,” which sold more than half a …

“Jersey Boy” Rick Faugno returns to the Las Vegas Hilton with his show, “Body & Soul,” August 1, 8:30 p.m., tickets are $39 – $49; call 702-732-5755 to purchase. 
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The AVETT BROTHERS bring their blend of folk, country and bluegrass to the Silverton Casino. Show time is 8 p.m., tickets are $35, call 866-866-6868 to purchase.