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[LIT] If you’re a graphic novel collector, you probably know that those things can be expensive. Maybe you’re dying to read the latest installment of Sandman or Transmetropolitan, but you just can’t (or refuse to) swing the price tag. Well, the fine people at Dreamland want to help you out: On Saturday, May 16 grab some of your favorite graphic novels and bring them over to Dreamland where they’ll host a Silent Graphic Novel Reading Party.

[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] Cringe-worthy buzz words like livetronica and jamtronica are unfortunate—bands like Disco Biscuits, STS9, and Lotus are often branded with these tags. If we can all agree never to use these regrettable portmanteaus again, then we’ll all lead healthier, more satisfying lives, and we’ll be able to talk about talented bands like Big Gigantic with a little less stress. Without resorting to using those nasty genre titles, Big Gigantic are actually exactly that—a live band, drummer Jeremy Salken and sax player Dominic Lalli—backed by electronic beats and synth lines.

[METAL] For the last 10 years, Thrill Jockey Records duo the Body have been creating music that can be described as nothing less than crushing—emotionally and sonically. “They’re also one of the loudest bands I’ve ever seen,” says Andy Czuba, promoter and a satellite member of hardcore punk band Full of Hell. The Body’s latest full length record, 2013’s Christ, Redeemers is challenging, to say the least.