SUNDAY, AUG. 7, 2011 >>>

1. Sometimes 5 Things To Do Today Guy's daughter brings home a sickness that takes down the entire family eliminating any chance of a morning post of 5 Things To Do Today.

2. Late postings of 5 Things To Do Today often eliminates morning events forcing the name to be changes to 3 Things To Do Today.

3. Christmas Island's hooks are warmly embraced, as are brightly jangly guitars and a firm upholding of the 2 1/2-to-3 1/2-minute time limit on songs. A gauzy layer hugs these songs, lending them even more of a sense of newly uncovered gems. Catch them tonight at 9 p.m. with Cryin' Wolf, Cowabunga Babes and Apache Chief inside The New Frontier Lounge.

4. There's plenty of reasons why local music fans still talk about early '80s splatter rockers The Accused, and most of them simply have to do with how fucking kick-ass the band is. The band performs with Sex & Violins, Under Sin, Ninth Sign and Zombie Messiah at the Backstage Bar & Grill, beginning around 8 p.m.

5. The Weekly Volcano digs The Mix's Sunday night 9 p.m. karaoke where you can sing it loud, sister. There's plenty of show tunes and after several $12 mimosa pitchers you know "I Dreamed a Dream" is coming out.

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