Books Jazz critic Bob Blumenthal reads from Jazz: An Introduction to the History and Legends Behind America's Music, and Branford Marsalis is going to join him. However, word is from Harvard Book Store that Marsalis will only talk about jazz, not perform it. The event will be at the Regattabar at the Charles Hotel (via Harvard Book Store), 7:00 pm. Free. Music The Von Bondies have been quiet as of late. What happened? A major......

Wait, wasn't that whole "Flash mob" trend supposed to encourage completely spontaneous events that prompted hordes of people to gather at random places and then suddenly go away? Well, the Flash mob trend, which Harpers called "the most forgettable hipster fad of the past five years" persists as a marketing tool for Cingular and Sony Ericsson, and, if you're a Von Bondies fan, you'll get a free concert tonight at the Paradise. The whole......