Agenda

Sat., Feb. 17, 8 p.m., Sun., Feb. 18, 4 p.m., $7-$20, Dance Place, 3225 Eighth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. Fri., Feb. 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m., free, Harriton House, 500 Harriton Rd., Bryn Mawr Fri.-Sat., Feb. 23-24, 7:30 p.m., $21.95, Great Court (Main Building), Drexel University, 32nd and Chestnut sts.

Akron/Family make acidic field hollers that ripple with steel guitar waves and old, wheezing Moogs, their squeaky, harmony-filled gospel tunes complete with bridges and creaky like old rocking chairs. Despite its canine name, Dr. Dog is more like a roach. Masters of the Indian tabla hand drum frequently hail from a family of musicians where tricks of the trade are handed down from generation to generation. One day, your kid will look at you with bright eyes and ask: "Was life really as simple as The Apples in Stereo made it seem?"

The identity of Skullphone may remain unknown for now, but the L.A. street artist who marks urban areas with his signature skull-on-a-cell-phone posters is gaining a reputation. R.A. Friedman doesn't consider himself a fashion photographer, so how did he end up shooting live models wearing designs from Rose Green of design co-op Conspiracy Showroom? "Craigslist."
What does "contemporary" mean with an art form as old as flamenco? For Carlota Santana, it's the unlikely union of T-shirts and tango.