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Cute Is What We Aim For The Clubhouse Music Venue |
Fri., July 18, 6:30pm |
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Cute Is What We Aim For is likely the perfect 21st century pop band. Almost purpose-built for short attention span marketing campaigns, the four gents in CIWWAF focus so heavily on pop sheen, hooks, and scene-ster touchstones that it's often difficult to figure out just what the sum of the... More >> |
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James McMurtry, & The Dedringers Last Exit Bar & Grill |
Sat., July 19, 9:00pm |
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Like his dad Larry, singer-songwriter James McMurtry knows characters. But unlike his novelist father -- who penned The Last Picture Show and Lonesome Dove, and wrote Brokeback Mountains screenplay -- the guys and gals who populate James work dont even bother looking for a way... More >> |
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Less Than Jake Marquee Theatre |
Wed., July 23, 6:30pm |
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"The music industry," declares Less than Jake drummer and lyricist Vinnie Fiorello, "is pointing towards bands becoming their own cottage industry. Which means bands being in charge of their own merch, distribution of records, and production of records."
Fiorello makes this claim of the power... More >> |
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Bobby Fresh Fashion Show Cherry Lounge & Pit |
Fri., July 25, 9:00pm |
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Ah, the beloved tee shirt. First worn by the Brits in 1880, then called "under vests" by those same blokes (what a bunch of dorks), they weren't accepted as outerwear until a very tasty Marlon Brando stretched the cotton fibers over his lick-worthy torso and made every red blooded woman in the... More >> |
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Romantasy Cabaret's Opulent Dreams The Sets |
Sat., July 26, 8:00pm |
Tempe |
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Youve got your partner on all fours, bucking and rearing. The two of you met through an online dating service for equestrians, and you thought she was the one. But now, observing her on the floor, doing a botched up half-pass and neighing uncertainly, you realize she lacks commitment. You... More >> |
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Ticker Tape Parade, Batter the Drag, & Yancy Last Exit Bar & Grill |
Sat., July 26, 9:00pm |
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New Kids on the Block recently announced their reunion, a new album, and an upcoming tour. There's no telling what their true motivation is. Maybe it was the mounting mortgage payments or the allure of some sweet MILF love from ladies who were promise ringed up during their first go-round.
In... More >> |
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One O'Clock Shirtless Shots Monkey Pants Bar & Grill |
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Tempe |
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Been to the gym this summer? Make it pay off during One O'Clock Shirtless Shots, where you'll get a penny shot for exposing yourself from the waist up. Bring on the sweaty armpits, chest hair, or whatever your naked torso has going for itself. The naughtiness happens every night at 1 a.m. at... More >> |
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World Series of Beer Pong The Sets |
Sat., July 19, 12:00pm-2:00am |
Tempe |
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Calling all bros, duders, and anyone who's ever puked for sport: The World Series of Beer Pong is coming to Tempe. This, being the perfect opportunity to prove your ultimate bro-ness, is what you went to college for. So round up your best drunkard pals and enter your team for a chance to win... More >> |
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"Masters of Illusion: Unveiling the Mystery of Trompe l'Oeil" Tempe Center for the Arts |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Sat., May 3 until Sat., August 2 |
Tempe |
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The greatest fakers in the art world arent forgers, wanna-bes, or even drones churning out 20 Mona Lisas a day for oil-painting stores. Theyre practitioners of trompe loeil. French for fool the eye, the art style was first used in ancient Greece, where landscape... More >> |
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The Lucky Bitches Palo Verde Lounge |
Every week Wednesday, 10:00pm |
Tempe |
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We all know at least one. Daddy never touched her in the bad way. Instead, he loved and protected her. While you were struggling with overbites and baby fat, your sister looked gorgeous right through puberty. And even after squeezing out two perfect rug rats at 28, she doesnt have one... More >> |
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Tempe Paintball Half-Price Field Fee Play Tempe Paintball |
Every week Tuesday, Thursday from Tue., July 1 until Tue., September 16 |
Tempe |
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Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country, said Roman poet Horace. However, if youre more comfortable watching Stripes than enlisting, you might try Tempe Paintball as the remedy for your bloodlust.
Every Thursday and Tuesday from noon to 9... More >> |
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"NOW: Selections From the Ovitz Family Collection" ASU Art Museum at Nelson Fine Arts Center |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., June 7 until Sun., September 28 |
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Onetime Hollywood strongman Michael Ovitz used to make news for all the wrong reasons: voicing paranoiac slurs about the gay mafia, causing schisms in the Mickey Mouse fantasy factory during his star-crossed Disney stint, and manhandling the help as documented in Suzanne... More >> |
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Third Friday Game Night The Spanish Place |
Third Friday of every month, 6:00pm-9:00pm |
Tempe |
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Ever played a partner-based card or board game and wanted to cheat? Well, heres one way to do it: speak Spanish, and make sure your opponents are a bunch of gringos who dont. From 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 21, you can pick up some en español skills while playing card games,... More >> |
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Captain Squeegee and the Soap Suds, Fayuca, Isle of Essence, Haffo, Yukon Ho!, & Kwandri The Sets |
Fri., July 18 |
Tempe |
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Carly Milne Changing Hands Bookstore |
Fri., July 18, 7:00pm |
Tempe |
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Hot Summer Nights feat. Cedar St. Croix, The Hypo Twins, Star Unknown, The Dorsets, I vs. Me, Evening District, Beautiful Addiction, Hollestate, & Mark Burrell Club Red |
Fri., July 18, 8:00pm |
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Shelby James and the Crying Shames, & Los Guys Last Exit Bar & Grill |
Fri., July 18, 9:00pm |
Tempe |
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Talk Fiction, Whitman, Jabaly, Lightly Toasted, Endastractiv, The Package, Zap Tree, & Waking Avalon Phase 54 |
Fri., July 18, 8:00pm |
Tempe |
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The Necronauts, Wizards of Time, Japanese Monsters, & TrEmUlaNtS Yucca Tap Room |
Fri., July 18, 8:00pm |
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Via Vengeance, Cable Car, Crash, & more Stray Cat Bar & Grill |
Fri., July 18, 7:00pm |
Tempe |
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What Laura Says Thinks and Feels, & more Last Exit Bar & Grill |
Fri., July 18, 9:00pm |
Tempe |
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Arizona Road Racers Summer Series #4 Kiwanis Park |
Sat., July 19, 6:30am |
Tempe |
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Comfort For Change Marquee Theatre |
Sat., July 19, 6:00pm |
Tempe |
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DJ Seduce Barnes & Noble Stage at Tempe Marketplace |
Sat., July 19, 7:00pm |
Tempe |
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Graveyard Trucking Co., Forever Endeavor, The Skacas, Ryan Hanson, & more Stray Cat Bar & Grill |
Sat., July 19 |
Tempe |
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