Pic Hits for the week

Arizona Opera's Der Ring des Nibelungen: See Thursday.
"La Bandera Vieja": See Friday.
Mainly Mozart Festival: See Saturday.

wednesday
june 12
Magnapop, Possum Dixon, and the Ass Ponys: Georgia's Magnapop boasts the refreshing set-up of a front-and-center female duo, vocalist Linda Hopper and guitarist Ruthie Morris, with the boys in the band, bassist Shannon Mulvaney and drummer Mark Posgay, consigned to back-up duty. Touring behind its new Priority release, the Geza X-produced Rubbing Doesn't Help, the quartet tops this triple bill of acts with one significant thing in common: an affinity for what Magnapop's Morris terms "fat guitars." The all-ages show starts at 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, at Electric Ballroom, 1216 East Apache in Tempe. Tickets are $8, available at the club and Ticketmaster. For details call 894-0707 or 784-4444.

Desert Twilight Tour: See Tuesday.
"La Bandera Vieja": See Friday.
Mainly Mozart Festival: See Saturday.
Six Women With Brain Death or Expiring Minds Want to Know: See Thursday.