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Famed menswear designer Virgil Abloh died today. He was 41.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews his picks for the best music of 2006. While CD sales figures are down from last year, Tucker says that music is increasingly being distributed in new formats.

Singer Kelly Willis says she "had something to prove" with Translated from Love, her first CD in five years. She hopes people do a "double take" when listening to the disc, which includes a cover of an Iggy Pop song.

He's kicking off a concert tour with a full orchestra. The band he founded, Genesis, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And, at age 60, Gabriel has just released Scratch My Back, on which he reworks great pop songs across the ages.

Time and Again spans time, finds mystery, delves into Science-Fiction, grounds itself in Einstein's theories and ultimately, settles into romance fantasy. So what's the problem? Author Susan Jane Gilman explains her guilty addiction to this cult pop thriller.

Pop artist Lizzo stunned audiences with her performance Tuesday on a historic glass flute once owned by James Madison. The flute is currently housed in the Library of Congress.

Fresh Air's critic looks back on a fruitful year and lists his favorite music releases of 2011.

Tikva Records was founded as an independent Jewish record label in 1947. For three decades, it would record everything from folk songs to klezmer pop. A new compilation honors the now-defunct label.

Bruno Mars is a 25-year-old singer, songwriter and producer who's worked on hit singles for numerous hip-hop and soul artists. Rock critic Ken Tucker says Mars' new album, Doo-Wops and Hooligans, is "an impressive, varied and intense experience."

With so much going on culturally speaking in our region, this is my highly selective, curated snapshot of some of the most promising events happening this weekend …