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"Rage Against the Machine is going to play," said Mim Epstein. "That's my prediction. I'm calling it out."

She and her roommate, Molly Anderson, sat on a grassy patch, decked out in oversized sunglasses. Their spot was in view of the Mississippi River, the various food-and-beer vendors' tents, and the main stage set up for SEIU's First Annual Take Back Labor Day festival on Harriet Island.

In the Jasmine Deli, Zach and Brandon Bagaason - the brothers that constitute the rapper/producer team Big Quarters - don't mess with the menu. Regulars well-acquainted with the selection at this Vietnamese spot on Eat Street, they ordered without consulting the dual-language laminated pages.

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