The Moanin' Blacksnakes bring their brand of blues-soaked rock to the Sand Dollar Lounge, the Vegas dive that's been hosting late-night blues since the days when Muddy Waters and B.B. King might wander in for a set. This is a room built for exactly this kind of music - low light, cold drinks, and a stage close enough that you can watch every bent note and slide. Expect gritty guitar work, a rhythm section that knows how to groove, and the kind of unpolished energy that makes small blues bars worth seeking out.

No cover means you can wander in, grab a stool at the bar, and let the band do the rest. It's a late one - the show runs into the early morning hours - so this is more nightcap than happy hour, the kind of place you end up at after everything else has closed, sinking into worn-in blues and rock and forgetting what time it is.