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The undisputed king of electric
blues is scheduled to play to a
packed audience Friday night at
Centennial Hall.

BB King is one of the most well-
known living blues musicians in
the world, and certainly the most
famous person to ever come out
of the tiny town of Itta Bena,
Miss.

The 2000 census pegged Itta
Bena's population at about 4,000
residents living within a 1.5
square mile area.

Yet the town still managed to
make it into the 2000 Coen
brothers film, "O Brother, Where
Art Thou?"

In the movie, a notorious
gangster terrorizing the the
Deep South stops George
Clooney's character Everett and
his crew and asks them how to
get to Itta Bena.

Name the gangster and the
actor who played him for a
chance to win a set of three
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If you go
• What: HoCo Festival, a three-day event featuring live music, a record fair, a fashion show and more.
• When: Friday through Sunday at various times.
• Where: Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St.
• Cost: A free weekend pass is on Page 24 or you can pick one up at Bookmans, Buffalo Exchange and Zia Records. Passes are also available for free downloading at aznightbuzz.com/ hoco. Even with a pass, attendance is first-come, first served. Without a pass, admission is $5 per day.
• More info: aznightbuzz.com and hotelcongress.com.
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music Festival this weekend

Say I do to HoCo

By Kevin W. Smith
KSMITH@AZSTARNET.COM
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 08.28.2008
Get ready to toast a host of rock 'n' roll marriages all weekend long.
Let the champagne corks pop for the annual HoCo Festival, which takes over Hotel Congress Friday through Sunday.
Festivalgoers will bear witness to all sorts of genres coming together in holy rockrimony: pop, country, hip-hop, funk, dance, folk, surf, bluegrass and blues.
To bring it all home, while underlining the metaphoric union of musical styles, there will be an actual marriage performed Saturday evening on the outdoor stage.
Anastasia Palmer and Robin Johnson will get hitched at 6 p.m. Everyone at the festival is invited, and formal wear is not required.
The ceremony will be officiated by Al Perry, the unofficial mayor of Tucson music, who will also perform during the festival.
The only certificate you'll need to make the HoCo Festival official is a free weekend pass, which you can find on Page 24. See box for more ticket info.
You'll hear cow-punk from the visiting Meat Puppets, along with Tucson originals like the erosion rock of Howe Gelb and the folk sound of Golden Boots. There will be DJs spinning the freshest electro rock just hours after a performance by Gentlemen Afterdark, a legendary local synth-rock band from the '80s that will reunite for the night.
Other events include a massive record fair on Saturday and a recycled-fashion show by Buffalo Exchange on Sunday. HoCo is also going green this year, as well, utilizing solar power for its outdoor stage and holding an eco-fair on Saturday.
We can't say there won't be some drunken, rambling moments at this weekend of wedded bliss.
But at least the only gift you'll need to buy will be a commemerative T-shirt in your size.
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