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Skateboarding pros and novices alike rolled into New York's Knitting Factory for back-to-back screenings of the documentary Rising Son, the Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi, which Hosoi himself attended to provide additional commentary. The audience was riveted -- how often can a pro-athlete documentary elicit both hearty laughter and tears from the crowd?

Popscene, San Francisco's weekly indie happening, sold out its 10th anniversary show simply on the promise of a "ridiculously special" headlining act. The mystery artists?

An eclectic crowd filled New York's Crobar last night to watch Moby and the Roots perform at a Hurricane Katrina benefit, sponsored by the civic action group MoveOn.org. "It's remarkable what [MoveOn has] been able to accomplish," Moby told SPIN.com.

New York City-based the Walkmen played to a packed house at the Hi-Tone in Memphis, TN, playing songs from A Hundred Miles Off and their all-covers album, Pussycats Starring The Walkmen, a track-by-track recreation of Harry Nilsson's 1974 Pussy Cats album.

As the seven members of Beirut bounded down the Spin staircase, decked out in sunglasses and bandanas, screaming shout-outs to themselves, and clutching various brass instruments, they looked more like a deranged version of your high school marching band than the next big thing. Beirut's old-world sound was delivered with youthful execution and showed off their talent and diversity.