Arts Dec 15 Watch 4:34 For decades, Chicago punk rockers embrace their unconventional hobby In Chicago, members of a punk rock band called The Bollweevils have been balancing their conventional day jobs -- as a physician, a principal, an electrician and a college administrator -- with their unconventional hobby for more than two decades. By Jay Shefsky, WTTW
Arts May 26 Watch 5:39 D.C.’s music scene goes ‘Live at 9:30’ For more than 30 years, D.C.’s 9:30 Club has been widely acclaimed as one of the best music venues in the country, topping Billboard’s annual club rankings an unprecedented 11 times. Now, the new PBS show “Live at 9:30” sets… By PBS News Hour
Arts May 26 This D.C. rock house was born from punk and suits WASHINGTON -- In 1980, a nightclub opened in Washington, D.C., away from the tourists' Candie's sandals and Polaroid cameras, and among the bail bondsmen and porn shops. By Larisa Epatko
Arts Jan 23 Watch 8:25 Unapologetic rockers of Sleater-Kinney return with new songs to fight lagging stereotypes Indie-rock band Sleater-Kinney, part of the ‘90s riot grrrl movement, has released its first album, “No Cities to Love,” in nearly a decade. Hari Sreenivasan asks the band what led to their surprise reunion. By PBS News Hour
Jan 23 Watch 0:57 Sleater-Kinney on how they kept their new album a secret By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 29 Conversation: Patti Smith By Arts Desk When fashion photographer Steven Sebring began shooting footage of the daily life of poet and performer Patti Smith -- what Smith describes as high-aesthetic home movies -- neither fully anticipated the project becoming a feature length film. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch For Ben Folds, an Orchestral Backing Makes Classic Sense When rock 'n' roll pianist Ben Folds writes songs, he often does so with an orchestra in mind. Now on tour performing with leading symphonies, Folds is experiencing a homecoming of sorts, reports Jeffrey Brown. Continue watching