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SPORTS: If you're wandering around the Financial District tonight, don't be too shocked when you see hundreds of people running around erratically. It's got nothing to do with the economic crisis; it's Newmindspace's Capture the Flag, back for its sixth episode, where the only crisis participants face is determining the whereabouts of their opponents' flag. Full details, the official map, and rules are available here. King Street and Bay Street (on the southwest corner), 9 p.m., FREE.

It's been a little over a month since John O'Keefe was killed outside the Brass Rail, walking to the subway from the Duke of Gloucester. While the makeshift memorial outside the Rail is gone now, the man it was for is far from forgotten––by friends, family, or city.

It almost felt like there were four shows going on last night at the sold-out Amy Winehouse concert at The Mod Club.

When people first hear the words "Professional Pillow Fight League," they often conjure images of jello-wrestling and hair pulling. However, if you've ever been to a Pillow Fight League event, you know that the fights are real, they're violent, and they're bloody entertaining.

We can't quite put away our coverage of CMW without letting you in on some great music that went on Saturday night. Thousands of people milled about town on the busiest night of the festival, and that made it even more difficult to decide which bands to go see. People lined up around the block for the city's hottest events, such as the songwriter's showcase starring Bedouin Soundclash and Jim Cuddy at The Mod Club.

He pretty much invented the mash up phenomenon with his Hollertronix partner Low Budget. His live sets bride gaps from Brazilian Baile Funk to almost forgotten 80's classics to Southern Crunk. Dance floors swerve, careen and generaly go buck wild when he's in control of the decks. He's known as Diplo to most and Wes to his mom Ms. Pentz. He's performing at The Mod Club tonight for $15 and he's gonna make it sick. Brrrrrrp!!

Performing tonight at The MOD Club is Australia’s gorgeously enchanted, lushly tuned Sia - full name, Sia Furler. Her name may not be familiar to most but her incredible vocals undoubtedly will. She’s earned much recognition from singing backing vocals on a few Zero 7 tracks a couple years back and more recently Torontoist’s favourite HBO series, Six Feet Under used her song in the very final scene of the series closer. Yes, if you’re on board with the SFU love, you’ve most definitely heard of our most precious Sia.

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Torontoist has been pining for a good dance night for an eternity. We checked in on new venue Supermarket during Resfest, and, as not one of the avant-garde digital design hangers-on had jumped the dancefloor, we were able to proceed with a lengthy investigation of its quality. Torontoist is happy to report that the dance floor is of a respectable size and substance. Let the dancing begin, Carnaby kids. But don't forget to don your finest merc tie.