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PICK WHO PLAYS WITH SHWAYZE We told you Shwayze was coming. We told you we needed a band to open for Shwayze. Now, meet the six acts you picked to perform in the finals Monday night. *Story goes live at 12:00 a.m. Friday.

FESTIVA TV The debut episode of our weekly Web video goes along on the hellish ride of the 36-Hour Film Race.

ART WALK PICS Were you out on Main Street last Friday night? Maybe we took your picture ...

ART WALK BANDS Check out video clips of the variety of musicians who performed at the season's First Art Walk

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CINESOL 36-HOUR FILM RACE Sandra Gonzalez writers from the front lines as she follows four teams on their quest to make a whole movie in a day and a half.

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CINESOL FILM FESTIVAL: 15TH ANNIVERSARY There's will be no giant, pink dress, dancing or giant party, but their will be a lot of movies for the CineSol Film Festival's quinceañera. And in a true sign that it is in its teenage years, the festival is starting to do things it has never done before. 

CINESOL: THE FILMS REVIEWED Festiva writers critique the local films that will be shown during the festival.

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BAND PROFILE: AUGUST BURNS RED Imagine playing 67 shows in 75 days in 17 different countries.Now imagine those shows are longer than any you've ever played before. Now think about what it would be like to scream, thrash and drum as hard as you could for everyone of those nights.That's what lies before Pennsylvania-based metalcore band August Burns Red.

BAND Q&A: SKY EATS AIRPLANE Get to know the opening act for August Burns Red

TEXAS COUNTRY LIVE There's a country music world beyond Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley and the Rascal Flatts, and one local producer is hoping a new concert series will show South Texas the very best of the lesser knowns.

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RESTAURANT REVIEW: DEJARVIS TACO

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COVER STORY: THE IDOLS OF ART WALK Tonight, as McAllen's Art Walk kicks off, some of the most recognized and talented artists in the Valley will share what makes them tick, who inspires them and what makes them spend hours in the studio producing art for others to enjoy.

• DAWN HAUGHEY
• KRIS OHLINGER
• WILMA LANGHAMER
• DOUGLAS CLARK
• BERRY FRITZ
• RAMIRO PAZ
• CHRIS LEONARD
• JOE TAYLOR
• CANDE AGUILAR
• Plus, ART WALK: WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO

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HOMETOWN HOLLYWOOD Meet Fausto Cuevas, a drummer from Brownsville who's made it in L.A. Click here to read other Hometown Hollywood profiles.

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ENRIQUE IGLESIAS: THE FESTIVA INTERVIEW Enrique Iglesias has discovered a cure for writer's block. For the first time in his more than 10 year career, Iglesias is simultaneously writing music for two new albums - one in English and one in Spanish.

FALL CONCERT PREVIEW Dudes! Stone Temple Pilots, Shwayze, Santana! They're all coming to the Valley during arguably one of the best fall concert seasons the area has ever seen.

BAND PROFILE: TRACEY'S MEND Stop me if you've heard this one before. Five almost middle-aged (save one or two) guys walk into a bar lugging guitars, amps and drums behind them ... Oh, you've heard it? Maybe not!

FESTIVA CD REVIEW: TRACEY'S MEND- 'BLUE ABOVE THE WIRE' Blue Above the Wire is Tracey's Mend's first full-length album and contains a collection of well-selected tracks that showcase the band's ability to please those looking for a soul-searching, heartwrenching rock ballad and satiate those who want to rock a bit more. T

FESTIVA CD REVIEW: SHAWN ELLIOT - 'ABSTRACT ME' Shawn Elliot waxes romantic through much of his third album "Abstract Me." And he drops some excellent hip hop love songs. But the real highlights on this album come when he tackles more poignant subjects.

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SURFACE TREATMENT: JEFF MEDINA Jeff Medina's paintings contain their own life force. His exhibition, "Portraits of Thoughts," is currently on display at the University Gallery on the UTPA campus. A controlled technique and counterpoint composition of layers offer viewers a satisfying visual journey.

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RESTAURANT REVIEW: KOREA GARDEN The Korea Garden offers a dining experience. Partitions divide each table on one side of the restaurant, so that people can dine with absolute privacy.

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CARD GAMES The game is Naruto. It's a customizable card game based on a popular Japanese cartoon that airs on the Cartoon Network. Naruto is one of many similar games that became popular about a decade ago. Other examples include Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh and a game based on Pokemon.

8-BIT JAY How you can register to vote on your XBox.