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If you’re more of the former instead of the latter, check out our usual rundown of dirt-cheap distractions from tonight until Sunday.
The Love Me Nots CD Release Show at Yucca Tap Room (Friday)
Yesterday, the Valley’s favorite garage/retro band released its newest disc Upsidedown Inside Out; and tonight they’ll be celebrating said album with an evening of music in Tempe, which also features appearances by the Beatnik Bombers and LA’s Don Juan y Los Blancos. Drink specials include $2 PBR and $3 tangerines and mango vodka drinks. 9 p.m., free (29 West Southern Avenue, Tempe, 480-967-4447)
Angela Franks Wells at Tilt Gallery
“Local photographer Angela Franks Wells isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. No, she’s not a hitwoman. And no, she isn’t snapping porn. Wells uses an old school, and very messy, photogravure technique involving toxic chemicals that leave her hands stained black and smelling like copper pennies. The untidy process is fitting given her recent subject matter — the oily, greasy workplaces of mechanics and other skilled laborers.” 6 p.m., free. (919 West Fillmore Street, 602-716-5667) — Wynter Holden
Nobunny at Trunk Space (Saturday)
Trashy. Disgusting. Perverse. Disturbing. Noisy. Those are just a few ways to describe the sweat-soaked performances of Nobunny (a.k.a. Justin Champlin), the former Tucson punker who spews forth punky, distortion-laden garage rock wearing nothing but his underwear and a filthy bunny mask. He’s taking over the Trunk Space for an evening and it sure to evoke visions of bygone bizarro rock act I Hate You When You’re Pregnant. Fellow freakazoids JJCnV, Haunted Cologne, and the Best Friends will also perform. 8 p.m., $8. (1506 Grand Avenue, 602-256-6006)
