CHARLOTTE, N.C.Kevin Harvick has received a crash course on privacy laws, learned how long different drugs stay in the system, and tested the drivers and crew chiefs on the teams he owns. A month after the startling admission by former Craftsman Truck Series driver Aaron Fike that he used heroin on the day of races, Harvick has jumped ahead of NASCAR by requiring the drivers and crew on his
Two months ago it wasn't clear whether 29-year-old lefthander Cliff Lee would be making his starts this season with the Indians or with TripleĀ A Buffalo. His tense battle with Aaron Laffey and Jeremy Sowers to be Cleveland's fifth starter went down to the last week of spring training, but the front office's decision to give Lee the job has made it look even smarter than it did a year ago when
Vitaminwater Stage 2 p.m. Nospectacle: Detroit laptop band/DJ hybrid plays live. 4 p.m. Deepchord Presents Echospace: Motown duo performs live minimal dub techno. 5:30 p.m. Half Hawaii: Bruno Pronsato and Sammy Dee play live techno. 7 p.m. Zip: Minimal techno by Thomas Franzmann. 9 p.m. DBX: Dan Bell plays propulsive, bleepy techno live. 10 p.m. Moby: Veteran dance-pop showman closes the night.
Some techno die-hards will tell you that the action at Hart Plaza is only a precursor to the really good stuff: the parties that sprout like reeds all over the city on Memorial Day weekend. This year will be no exception, with dozens of events scheduled at lofts, warehouses, nightclubs and other venues. Here's some best-of weekend picks and a full list of afterparties.
The official kickoff of summer arrives with the 3-day Memorial Day weekend, when communities around the area have observances to remember fallen veterans.