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By GOING ON SALE | January 2, 2007
Sparta |
SPARTA + MEWITHOUTYOU + ALOHA | March 13 downstairs at the Middle East, Cambridge | $13 | on sale Friday at 10 am | 617.931.2000 | MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE | February 22 at Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH | $29.25 | on sale Saturday at 10 am | 617.931.2000 | “A CAST PARTY FOR THE ONION CELLAR” with HUMANWINE + SLEEPSHELL+ CASEY DIENEL | January 12 downstairs at the Middle East, Cambridge | $10 | 617.931.2000 | TOWNSHIP + OCTAVE MUSEUM + AGE RINGS | January 27 upstairs at the Middle East, Cambridge | $9 | 617.931.2000 | CHRISTIANS & LIONS + MUY CANSADO + JOSHUA ENGLISH | January 31 upstairs at the Middle East, Cambridge | $9 | 617.931.2000 | SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB |March 16 upstairs at the Middle East, Cambridge | $9 | 617.931.2000
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