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The country icon picks up where he left off, perhaps reminded by Merle Haggard’s death that it’s too early to retire.

Elisa Fiorillo, who has lived in Las Vegas for more than a decade, was friends with the iconic musician, from her time recording with him as a solo artist in the early ’90s to later being a member of his New Power Generation band.

The Lique at the SLS Las Vegas’ Sayers Club heads this weekend’s lineup of inexpensive live music options.

Our music picks this week include The 1975 and Foals.

Carving out his career in the early ’80s, well after the legends of the classic era had set the standard for country music, George Strait is someone you can legitimately say is in a league of his own.

This past Saturday, less than a week before Prince died Thursday at the age of 57, Allan Carter’s Las Vegas-based label, SquidHat, put out “Punk Sexy,” a tribute album devoted to the iconic musician. The album features local bands and is available online.