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Fireworks

THURSDAY
• Aziz Ansari and Paul Scheer will be joining a special guest panel at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater to discuss chapters 6-12 of R. Kelly's amazing epic Trapped in the Closet. The show starts at 11 PM and tickets are $5.
• Shooter Jennings and the Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers are playing at the Troubadour. Tickets are $15 and doors open at 8 PM.
• Foul-mouthed, sassy Princess Superstar performs at The Echo along with Explogasm. Doors open at 8:30 PM and tickets are $10. [18+]
Keep your ticket stubs, because they will get you in to URB Magazine's Holiday Party at Loosetooth after the show, featuring a special DJ set from Princess Superstar and Alexander Technique.
Click here for our complete list of this weekend's happenings.
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