White Denim; photo courtesy of Gorilla vs. Bear.

1. Worthy of the drive: Two out-there but interesting indie bands – Austin’s polyrhythmic post-punk trio White Denim and experi-pop foursome Tapes n’ Tapes of Minneapolis – play the Social in

Orlando.

2. Darfur Working Group co-founder Dr. Hamid E. Ali talks about his experiences as a native of Sudan and his U.S.-based umbrella organization during “Darfur – Stand for Justice.”

3. A new sort of chamber music concert, The String Art, is presented at Czar nightclub.

4. Wail like Axel Rose with back up provided by a live band at Crowbar's Rock Star Karaoke night.

5. House and its bedside manner-free doc returns with new episodes on Fox.

This article appears in Apr 23-29, 2008.