About Tonight

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Phillyist's quick-picks for your evening agenda.

• Tonight's PLAF selections: small metal objects by Back to Back Theatre, at 7 at the 40th Street Field (on 40th between Walnut and Locust); El Duelo (The Wake) by Pasión y Arte Flameco Company, at Woodlands Cemetary (4000 Woodland Ave.); Sex, Dreams, & Self Control by Kevin Thornton, at 7:45 at the Walking Fish Theatre (2509 Frankford Ave.); and To the Girl in the Yellow Dress... by Katie Gould, at 10 at L'Etage (6th & Bainbridge).
• Alt-country rockers Son Volt (MySpace) will be at World Cafe Live (3025 Walnut St.) in support of their recent release, American Central Dust, with Sera Cahoone (MySpace) opening. 7:30 p.m., all ages, $24.
• The quirky, experimental Chop Chop (MySpace) will be at the Khyber (56 S. 2nd St.) opening for Goldcure (MySpace). 8 p.m., 21+, $8.

• Tonight's Quizzo is at: 12 Steps Down (831 Christian St.), starting at 7:30; The Black Sheep (247 S. 17th St.), starting at 8; Dirty Frank's (347 S. 13th St.), starting at 9; Dr. Watsons Pub (216 S. 11th S.), starting at 9; The Grey Lodge Pub (6235 Frankford Ave.), starting at 8; The Institute (549 N. 12th St.), starting at 9:15; National Mechanics (22 S. 3rd St.), starting at 8; The Ugly Moose (443 Shurs Ln.), starting at 8; and Kinky Quizzo is at Manny Brown's (512 South St.), starting at 9.

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