Six Picks: Aloe Blacc, Cobra Skulls, Las Vegas film fest, ‘Memphis,’ tequila, Crystal Method

Aloe Blacc

You need a dollar, dollar / A dollar is what you need / Hey! Hey! Actually, you need 20 of said dollars to see multifaceted soulman Aloe Blacc, who will most assuredly perform his hit "I Need a Dollar" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Tickets are $20; call 698-7000.

- Jason Bracelin

Cobra Skulls

"I'm not one to hold my tongue," sings Cobra Skulls frontman Devin Peralta on his band's latest disc, "Agitations," not that anyone needed to be told as much: His words tend to be sharp as these Reno punks' tightly honed melodies. See the band at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Bunkhouse, 124 S. 11th St. Tickets are $8; call 384-4536.

- Jason Bracelin

Film fest

Stay indoors where it's cool this weekend at the fifth annual Las Vegas Film Festival, taking place at LVH, 3000 Paradise Road. Highlights include Las Vegas native Cerina Vincent's "MoniKa" (3 p.m. today), Lea Thompson's "The Trouble with the Truth" (8 p.m. today), the twisted comedy "Frankie Go Boom" (10:30 a.m. Saturday), the 30th anniversary of "An Officer and a Gentleman" (3 p.m. Saturday) and the reggae documentary "Marley" (2:10 p.m. Sunday). For the full schedule, visit www.lvfilmfest.com.

- Christopher Lawrence

'Memphis'

"Gonna jump and jive like a demon possessed, the devil's in the music and the music is blest ... " You can share in that glory-hallelujah chorus, and lots of other rockin' tunes, as the Tony-winning musical "Memphis" wraps up its Las Vegas run at 7:30 tonight and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at The Smith Center's Reynolds Hall; for tickets ($27-$141), call 749-2000.

- Carol Cling

Tequila Day

Bet you didn't know Tuesday is National Tequila Day. Actually, neither did we, until we heard that Border Grill at Mandalay Bay is celebrating with an Ambhar Tequila gaucho-style dinner with a theme of "Spicy Mexico Meets Texas." It begins with an appetizer reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7, and it's $150 per person (plus tax and tip), or $75 if you're a member of the Border Grill VIP Club. For details and reservations, call 632-7403.

- Heidi Knapp Rinella

Crystal Method

Show a little hometown loyalty this weekend by going to see the Crystal Method at the Hard Rock pool dayclub on Saturday. They moved to L.A. years ago, but the seminal electronic dance music duo of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland ("Name of the Game," "Trip Like I Do") came of age in Vegas, with Kirkland taking guitar lessons from another Vegas star: Mark Slaughter.

- Doug Elfman