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[Wednesday, July 30] Sao Paolo is a colossus of a city that boils and roils with a multi-culti influence that would make even Americans do a double-take. Enter the electronic duo Telepathique, whose synthed-out sound speaks to its hometown’s status as a cosmopolitan party palace— albeit one designed by a Soviet-era architect smoked on dime store Popov. With Copy, the Long Ranger, Kadeejah Streets. Nectar, 412 N. 36th St., 632-2020. 8 p.m., $8. Listen to Love and Lust.

[Wednesday, July 30] Their name might seem like something from the worst annals of pop-punkdom, but Cute is What We Aim For aren't as easy to dismiss as a bad moniker. But are they as processed as some would have you believe? There's one good way to find out. With Ace Enders, Danger: Radio, Powerspace. Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St., 324-8000. Listen to Practice Makes Perfect.