Monday >> Not every band can pull off the feat of traveling with and playing a turn of the century Vittrolio Grammaphone, playing the saw, or convincing you that the theramin is a real instrument. But Portland band Norfolk and Western seem to be bear this burden with ease and a bit of quirk. This band plays a mix of folksy, whimsical and occassionaly dark rock music, using an eclectic array of instruments and revolving…

Four nationally acclaimed slam poets are coming to perform in D.C. this Saturday at a free event at George Washington University. The poets include Def Poetry Jam veteran Beau Sia (right), who was featured in the movies Slam and SlamNation, Rich Nichols, a community activist and manager of The Roots, and Steve Connell, who won the 2003 National Slam Poetry Contest with Team Los Angeles and performed as part of the Declare Yourself College Tour….