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Following her Billboard Music Awards performance of Bob Dylan’s “It Ain’t Me Babe” and the controversial dismissal of her lawsuit against her former producer, Dr. Luke, Kesha Rose Sebert is back with a vengeance. Don’t miss the pop star’s long-awaited return this week when she performs two intimate, late-night club sets. June 23 & 25, 10 p.m., $32-$57. —Leslie Ventura
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Independence Day Double Feature at Local Theaters
The new sequel Independence Day: Resurgence was not screened in advance for critics, so we can’t speak to its quality (look for our review online Friday), but the 1996 original has been a consistent crowd-pleaser for 20 years. Now you can catch it back on the big screen and then immediately compare it to the follow-up. June 23, 5 p.m., $15-$20. —Josh Bell
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Fell Runner at Bunkhouse Saloon
This LA-based quartet—four former California Institute of the Arts students—began life as a study of West African rhythms and western rock. Fell Runner has since expanded its vision, incorporating ambient and jazzy textures. Think: Dirty Projectors meets Fleet Foxes. With Shayna Rain, Halsey Harkins, Desert Magic. June 26, 9 p.m., $7. —Leslie Ventura
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We Las Vegans acknowledge the longest day of the year by muttering about how much longer the sun gets to fry us. But the Swedish celebrate the day they call Midsommar less cynically, with dancing around the maypole, singing traditional songs and an enormous feast. Las Vegas’ new IKEA store will commemorate the holiday with its own version of an all-you-can-eat buffet. That means two seatings (6 and 7 p.m.) inside its restaurant with traditional Swedish fare such as salmon (served raw, poached or smoked), various varieties of herring, Prinskorv sausage links, Swedish cheeses and, of course, meatballs sitting in a pool of delicious gravy. June 24, 6 p.m., $3-$17. —Mike Prevatt
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Cage the Elephant at the Joint
On the Kentucky outfit’s latest LP Tell Me I’m Pretty, rock ’n’ roll chameleons Cage the Elephant take on the legendary Marc Bolan, channeling the T. Rex frontman on “That’s Right” to an almost eerie degree. The record finds Cage taking on a sound that’s fuzzier, darker and rooted in psyched-out garage—a particularly fitting sound for this tour bill, which also includes Alaskan rock outfit Portugal. The Man (whose upcoming summer release Gloomin + Doomin will mark its first LP in three years) and rising Chicago garage rockers Twin Peaks. The latter made waves with their sophomore LP Wild Onion in 2014, but new full-length gem Down in Heaven makes Twin Peaks a necessity in your summer rotation. Check out their live KEXP performance for a taste—and plan accordingly so as to not miss their jangly, melodic gold. June 25, 7 p.m., $38-$150. —Leslie Ventura
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3 reasons to see Garth Brooks at T-Mobile Arena
1. Although select Vegas audiences got to see him perform intimate acoustic shows at the Wynn, Brooks’ current tour is his first full-scale production since 1998, and he’s held back nothing in his return to arena performances. The current tour launched back in September 2014 and has broken a number of attendance records already. The six shows at the T-Mobile Arena mark Brooks’ first Vegas concerts since a pair of early-2014 Wynn gigs.
2. The setlists for the tour are heavy on Brooks’ best-known hits, including “Friends in Low Places,” “Papa Loved Mama” and “The Thunder Rolls,” performed with Brooks’ full, arena-ready backing band. He’s also been playing covers from artists like Billy Joel and Bob Seger during an acoustic portion of the show that recalls his Wynn residency. Perhaps most importantly, he’s performing only one or two songs off his forgettable 2014 comeback album Man Against Machine.
3. Brooks’ wife Trisha Yearwood, a country superstar in her own right, is also on the tour, but she’s not a typical opening act: Yearwood joins Brooks at the end of the first part of his set for their 1997 duet hit “In Another’s Eyes,” then offers a set of her own hits before handing the stage back to her husband. Their close personal and musical relationship makes the show more than just a performance by two separate legendary singers. June 24-25, July 2, 7 p.m.; July 3, 7 & 10:30 p.m.; July 4, 5 p.m. $80. —Josh Bell
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