Las Vegas Mixtape v2: Diving Into the City’s Culinary Gems and Top-Shelf Entertainment

Track #2: “Little Miss Nasty,” The Portal at AREA15

Thankfully providing relief from the world’s tragedy parade is the red-hot “rock and metal burlesque” revue “Little Miss Nasty.” It’s the escapist thrill you didn’t know you needed. At The Portal—the visually immersive venue inside AREA15—ringleader/choreographer Gina Katon and her four dancers skillfully seduced the sold-out coed audience with sly sexual fetish moves and stage wear. Their presentation was amplified with big rock show lighting, lasers, and artful floor-to-ceiling visuals.

The” Nasty” music consists of expertly chosen metal, industrial, and goth songs. Courtesy of the Shazam app on my phone, I discovered I was listening to “Spun” by Chelsea Wolfe and “Seduce/Destroy” by Lucille Croft. The night also featured tunes by Gina and The Eastern Block (Katon’s recording project), like their instant party-starter “Pussy Gon Eat You” and a convincing cover of Korn’s boiling-over anthem “Freak on a Leash.”

“Little Miss Nasty” makes a point to acknowledge the “real world” with an exhilarating dance segment set to Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In The Name.” And the evening ended with a collage of news footage of women in the streets fighting back against the Supreme Court’s evil removal of women’s reproductive rights. “Little Miss Nasty” returns to Area15 on September 16 and takes over eastside venue The Usual Place on November 17