To make their new concert film, Awesome; I Fuckin’ Shot That!, the Beastie Boys handed out 50 cameras to members of the audience at a Madison Square Garden show in 2004. Sara Cardace spoke to four of the “directors” about their fandom.

A cast of collaborators plays the music of hip-hop-rock supergroup Gorillaz for five nights.

Female memoirists take center stage in the final week of Women’s History Month.

Despite cold, dreary weather, the twentieth South by Southwest festival drew record numbers to Austin, Texas. What were the trends and hot tickets, and how did New York bands weather the storm?

Yes! It’s actually warm enough to have fun outdoors!

Two electronic acts that have made their mark on the mainstream play smallish local venues.

Two divergent points of view mark the third anniversary of the Iraq war’s start.

Two monsters of Deep South classic rock come to the big bad city.

Prep yourself at these events, and you’ll be ready with small talk when you try to chat someone up at the Biennial or the Armory Show.

Nostalgia for the early-eighties downtown scene just keeps booming, thanks to the scads of backward-looking bands that are hitting the mainstream. This week, take a look back.