Potluck

Those of us who turn an ear toward mainstream dance music only when we amble past the open doors of a Georgetown chain store might not grasp the extent to which a particular strain of Dutch house has permeated club music. Read More

It's obsessed with corn, lost a baffling but awesome game to Northwestern, is known for permitting some nepotism in its coaching ranks, and (as seen above) has perfected the sad/dejected fan look. Read More

This would be a perfectly expectation-busting lineup for those that think 1919 Hemphill is nothing but hardcore and pop punk, as two of the acts here are described as employing "bass-shredding and drum-beating technical jams," (The Nitch Pickens) or playing "experimental pysch" (Inflatable Best Friend). Read More

Little Big Arts & Crafts Each week Annie Nieves will lead the group in an art project that promotes creativity and experimentation. Read More

Tonight in LA, the social mashup Slideluck Potshow, combines potluck dinners and slideshow entertainment with photos from local photographers; the Velaslavasay Panorama holds a Magic Lantern show; there's music by Bright Light Social Hour and Jazz at LACMA; poetry slams and late-night theate, too. Read More

Levon Helm, who died in New York on April 19, age 71, from the cancer that he had been fighting for more than a decade, was one of the most celebrated rock drummers of the last 50 years. Read More

Levon Helm, who died in New York on April 19, age 71, from the cancer that he had been fighting for more than a decade, was one of the most celebrated rock drummers of the last 50 years. Read More

The 71-year-old lost a battle with cancer when he died Thursday afternoon in New York City. Levon Helm backed Bob Dylan as he turned from folk to rock, then bucked the psychedelic trend of the late 1960s with The Band. The audio link will hold Felix Contreras' All Things Considered remembrance, including the voice of critic Will Hermes, who wrote this appreciation. Read More

On Saturday night Robbie Robertson sent "love and prayers" to his former bandmate Levon Helm during a speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday night. Read More