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Shopping SpreeHitting the Wall at the Red Bull Soapbox Race
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Mind Games
by A.D. Amorosi
"The show is about the mind — picking up, guiding and influencing people's thoughts. But I am not a psychic."
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Scrawl
Who is this author? Why did he fill a page with little symbols and
numbers? What does he mean when he writes "Show everybody the dick
DiMaggio, Miller, Sinatra, J.F.K., Crawford, etc. had in their mouth.
Cyanide"? —Tami Fertig
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Hot Air
You'll be forced to draw your own conclusions about the prints, which
fit into the surrealist category. Some are eyebrow-furrowing, such as Blimp Walker, in which a straight-faced woman holds onto many leashes with different sized blimps attached. —Danielle Zimmerman
Juliana Hatfield
Wed., Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m., $25-$35, with Hayden and Greg Laswell, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
Despite Hatfield's extended network, she's still at her best when chronicling the lives of the chronically lonesome. —M.J. Fine
Magic Christian
Fri., Sept 5, 9:30 p.m., $10, with The Donuts, Beretta 76 and Parallax Project, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.
Magic Christian the band is a swinging '60s thing with a Beatles-ish ring to its guitars and a snottyness in its vocals. —A.D. Amorosi
Monotonix
Tue., Sept. 9, 8 p.m., $12-$14, with Silver Jews, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 888-468-7619, r5productions.com.
This Israeli three-piece may not be the most original group on a musical front, but when it comes to mayhem, they not only set the bar high — they douse it in beer and set it on fire. —Kevin Pearson
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