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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Snapshot / Music The Morning After: Artists for Action Voter Registration Concert
Posted by Aleksa Brown on Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 1:58 PM
Last night's free Artists for Action Voter Registration Concert and Rally at the Marquee Theatre in Phoenix featured local acts including Calexico, Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta, Salvador Duran and Miniature Tigers. The 1,500 people that showed up signed pledges to vote Nov. 2 and new voters registered at the door before jamming out.
We've got more photos and some songs for you after the jump!
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry Goddard made a surprise appearance on the stage. Hear his get out the vote speech here -
Always a trooper, Salvador Duran played three sets last night - jumping in with Calexico and Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkesta besides running his own stage. Here's what it sounded like outside -
Calexico headlined the show with a rotating cast of characters and closed it out with a Tucson favorite, Guero Canelo -
Previously in the Range
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- May 18, 2012
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Welcome Back, Shondies (Move to Tucson)
- May 18, 2012
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Happy Birthday, Taj Mahal
- May 17, 2012
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