We are both completely smitten with our new SAM and completely broke, which means we jump at any opportunity to nix the admissions charge. Tonight is no exception, but with an added bonus! It's first Thursday and not only do we get to hang out at SAM for free, but local band Slender Means will be playing from 7 - 8 p.m. If you love Slender Means like we do, you know their infectious sugar-coated rock makes any night a good one; if you don't love them, you should. Their first album, "Neon & Ruin," was our guilty pop pleasure last summer. Oh yeah, and the lead singer looks like the lovechild of Kirk Cameron & that guy who played Bug in "Uncle Buck" except better looking than you would think. Be there!

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