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MUSIC: Deerhoof. Some have dismissed Deerhoof as bland or simply weird. Others praise the complex composition of their songs. We just think they're good.
*Sample tracks on MySpace
8:00 pm // Neumo's // $12adv (All ages, bar w/ ID)
AUTHOR, AUTHOR: Charles Johnson delivers his talk, "Whole Sight: The Intersection of Culture, Faith, and Imagination." Literary critic, screenwriter, philosopher, and cartoonist, Johnson is the author of Middle Passage (1990), winner of the National Book Award.
7pm // UW Kane Hall, Room 120 // FREE
BASKETBALL: Washington State's got a chance to sweep mighty Arizona for the first time since the 82-83 season. They beat the 'Cats in Pullman earlier this year, now they face them in Tucson. Watch this game at the insanely HDtv infested Magnolia Village Pub, Seattle's premier Coug bar, and maybe the city's best sports bar period.
5:30pm // On FSN at Magnolia Village Pub [3221 W McGraw St]
POP TRIVIA: The founders call it "Pub Trivia on steroids." At All-Star Pop Culture Trivia, teams not only score points for the night but for the entire season, sending the top-four teams to the semi-finals and a championship following that, where the best team gets dubbed the All-Star Pop Culture Champions. Impress your friends! Get chicks! Or dudes!
Every Thursday night at 8pm // Jillian's // $10 per team
BOOKS, MUSIC, EGOS: Neal Pollack duels Dan Savage over who is the wierder dad. Sean Nelson MCs while Awesome! will do that voodoo that they doooo so well.
8 pm // Chop Suey // Free, 21+
