Twenty five years ago this Saturday, rock legend Frank Zappa publicly accused a prominent fan’s wife of being the leader of dangerous cult. Who was that fan? Then senator Al Gore, and the “cult” his wife Tipper was accused of being responsible for was the Parents Music Resource Center.

Experimental filmmaker Danny Perez and Maryland-amphitheater enthusiasts Animal Collective make an inspired pairing. The band’s first collaboration with Perez came in 2004 with the video for “Who Could Win a Rabbit?” The clip’s elaborate costumes and splashes of color, coupled with its genuinely macabre sense of humor, hinted at what has become a consistent and [...]

Apparently I picked the worst time possible to take a long weekend and skip town, because for the experimental jazz/rock fan there is something awesome happening every night for the next four nights. Check it out:

Thursday, April 16: Composer/arranger Ed Palermo will be conducting the U.S. Army Blues ensemble in a program comprised entirely of [...]