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Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Tuesday post only collects the early announcements, so definitely check back on Thursday for the latest ticket news.

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed.

Next weekend's XPoNential Music Festival - featuring artists such as The Fratellis, Fountains of Wayne, Eastern Conference Champions, The A-Sides, Bob Mould, Dr. Dog, The Smithereens, Hoots and Hellmouth, and local-musician Anthony Riley - is going to be three days worth of sun and great music. You can find out all of the details by going to the WXPN website for times, dates, and of course parking. Today, though, is the last day to purchase...

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week.

Yo La Tengo isn't the only cool indie band in town this weekend; Texas/NYC band Calla will be playing Johnny Brenda's this Saturday with Favourite Sons and Philly's own The A Sides. Calla's got an album called Strength in Numbers coming out on Beggars Banquet on February 20th, and we were lucky enough to get our hands on a preview copy. Verdict: good stuff! Vocalist Aurelio Valle's whispery, emotion-choked voice floats over some solid, lushly romantic pop rock, composed of Valle and Peter Gannon's jangling guitars and the steady march of Wayne B. Magruder's drumming. Johnny Brenda's has video clips and mp3s from all the bands on their site, so swing on over there for a quick listen.

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

The Yaris is a car made by Toyota, but most of the crazy stuff Toyota is doing to market it has very little to do with cars. For instance, this week - today through Saturday - there's something called YarisWorks going on in the city. Basically it's a whole bunch of fun-sounding free events, all focusing on D.I.Y. arts and crafts, as part of the Yaris's whole Drive It Yourself marketing slogan. You might learn how to make your own snow globe, vegetarian dinner, custom button, or time capsule. You might even get to make your own film and then watch it play while a band performs. It all culminates on Saturday with the Pool Party Jammy Jam at the pool at 13th and Carpenter. Various arts and crafts teaching sessions will be going on, as well as live performances by local bands, dancing, a BBQ, and a pool party. Of course, the best part is Ice Cream Man will be giving away free ice cream at all events. Sounds like a pretty sweet deal to us.