Mirko opens the evening at Sand Dollar Lounge, the kind of neighborhood dive bar where the walls seem to hum with decades of blues history. This early set runs from 6 to 9pm, a warm-up act that sets the tone before the night gets going, and true to the bar's laid-back spirit, there's never a cover charge to walk through the door.

Sand Dollar Lounge has been a fixture of the Las Vegas live music scene since the 1970s, a place where legends like Muddy Waters and B.B. King once played, and where the tradition of gritty, unpretentious live music continues. Catching an opener set here means settling into a well-worn barstool, maybe nursing a cold drink, and letting the music fill a room that's seen generations of musicians come through its doors. It's a low-key way to spend an evening, the kind of show where you're as likely to strike up a conversation with a longtime regular as you are to discover a new favorite sound.