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Jonny lang

Well, we don't know if he ever learned to read or write so well, but he can play the guitar just like he was ringin' a bell. Go, go, go Jonny Lang, go at 8 p.m. today at the Silverton Pavilion, 3333 Blue Diamond Road. Tickets are $33, call 914-8557.

don rickles

You know what's really, really funny? Paintings of dogs playing cards and watching dudes getting hit in the nuts with stuff. You know what else? Vegas' longest running headliner, Don Rickles, who turned 84 last month. See him at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Showroom at The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Tickets are $82.50-$110; call 365-7075.

the fabulous thunderbirds

Are you "Tuff Enuff" to hang with a bunch of Southern rock lifers who play way better than they spell? Find out at 10 p.m. Saturday when The Fabulous Thunderbirds hit the Rocks Lounge at Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd. Tickets are $23; call 547-5300.

crosby, stills & nash

Crosby, Stills, Nash and, wait, where's Young? Well, now, there's nothing youth-oriented, even in name, when it comes to these world-wizened folkies. See Crosby, Stills & Nash at 8 p.m. today in The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road. Tickets are $46-$220.50; call 693-5583.

brews and blues festival

Seriously, how can you have the blues when you've got beer? Beats us, but that's not stopping the folks behind the inaugural Brews and Blues Festival, which features local acts such as Chris Tofield Band, Ronnie Rose, The Lucky Cheats and more, along with lots of choice barley pops. Join the party at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Crossroad Commons Amphitheater at Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 day of show; call 822-7700.

Compiled by Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jason Bracelin. Contact him at jbracelin@reviewjournal.com or 383-0476.

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