Las Vegas Mixtape v22: Pizza Paradise, ‘80s Music Mania, and Mickey Hart’s Rhythmic Pulse

Track #4: Mickey Hart’s “Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience” @Area15

On a night off from Dead & Company’s recent 30-show run at the Sphere, original Grateful Dead drummer/master percussionist Mickey Hart was on hand with the band’s other original member, Bob Weir, for a red carpet-screening of “Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience” at The Portal inside Area15.

The Torey Champagne-directed documentary, narrated and scored by Hart, is airing now on ESPN. It explores the “rhythmic connection between music and sports” with insightful interviews from top athletes. It underlines the similarities between musicians and athletes by noting that both need stamina, hyper-focus, and a stay-in-the-groove mentality to achieve peak performances.

Hart definitely knows all about this, given the multi-hour marathon shows by the Grateful Dead and Dead & Company.

After the screening, The Portal’s doors were opened to the venue’s outside area, where guests were treated to a performance by local favorites the Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns, who hold court Monday nights at the Copa Room inside the sprawling Bootlegger Italian Bistro.