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What to Watch on Saturday: Adam Levine and Kendrick Lamar on 'SNL'

Pit Boss (9pm, Animal Planet) - A pit bull is trapped in a house that requires Shorty to break in. Also, Ashley takes a break from the kennel to produce a commercial for Shortywood, but it may be more trouble than it's worth.

20/20: Breaking Polygamy (10pm, ABC) - A report on the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs. Included, a woman who escaped the organization with her children.

Saturday Night Live (11:29pm, NBC) - Adam Levine hosts, and the music guest is Kendrick Lamar.

Austin City Limits (Midnight) - Bob Mould showcases songs from his 2012 "Silver Age" album, and Delta Spirit perform selections from its self-titled 2012 release.

Jon Wurster: Still cooler than you

When last heard from, Superchunk/Mountain Goats/Bob Mould drummer Jon Wurster was getting in touch with his inner Edward R. Murrow, reporting from the front lines of America's troubled airline industry with the same sort of deadpan flair for the absurd we've come to know and love. And now he's trying on his acting shoes, sort of. Wurster pretty much steals the show with his star turn as jerky boyfriend Denny Rock in Aimee Mann's new video (a remake of 'Til Tuesday's 1985 hit "Voices Carry"), which also features Jon Hamm as the smarmy director.

As Wurster notes in the introduction, he is "basically here to crush." And he does.

Jon Wurster travels light

Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster has had plenty of posed-with-the-Gods moments over the past quarter-century, playing behind Bob Mould, John Darnielle, Ryan Adams and other indie-rock luminaries. But he's in the midst of a pretty incredible 15 minutes right now, after bearing witness to last Monday's flight-attendant freakout at New York City's LaGuardia Airport.

Wurster had a first-class seat on the ill-fated RDU-bound flight, which was repeatedly delayed before finally being canceled after a series of altercations between flight attendant Jose Serrano and passengers. Wurster spent the five-hour ordeal posting dispatches about the unfolding fiasco via Twitter ("The plane is here but the crew isn't. I Know I can fly this thing. I've seen all but one of the Hindenburg movies.") and Facebook ("What followed was a tidal wave of drama including: cops kicking off passengers, passengers leaving in protest, Jose crying, children crying, Jose quitting and the flight getting cancelled. I did get two bags of nuts, so that was good.").

Wurster was quoted in the New York Post (which identified him as "drummer at the indie rock band Superchunk") and has since been called on to recount the story on outlets including The Today Show, CNN and Going Off Track. No doubt this will be fodder for another comedy routine -- or perhaps the rock memoir I keep pestering him to write.

Meanwhile, back in Rockville, Superchunk's next local show is July 12 at Cat's Cradle.

Singing against Amendment 1

Ordinarily, a primary election happening after presidential nominations are set would be a low-key affair. But that's not the case in North Carolina this year, thanks to Amendment 1 -- which would write into the state constitution that the only valid legal domestic union is marriage between one man and one woman.

While numerous business and political leaders have weighed in against it, Amendment 1 still appears headed for passage with a solid double-digit lead in most opinion polls. And in a move reminescent of past campaigns against the late Sen. Jesse A. Helms, North Carolina's music community has taken up the cause of trying to rally voters against it.

One such event is Thursday night at Durham's Motorco Music Hall, a benefit for Protect NC Families.  Superchunk's Mac McCaughan, Mountain Goats' John Darnielle and Reigning Sound's Greg Cartwright will all play, with comedian Tara Defrancisco serving as host. Cover is $20; but if you want to shell out for the $100 VIP ticket, you get to request a song they'll play.

On April 27, Stu McLamb from The Love Language, John Howie and others will play at Carrboro Town Hall from noon to 4 p.m. This one is to raise awareness about early voting (which begins Thursday).

The biggest local anti-Amendment 1 show so far is the Concert to Defeat Amendment One May 6 at Haw River Ballroom, with Bob Mould, David Cross, Stu McLamb, comedian Tig Notaro, Superchunk in acoustic-duo format (!) and Amber Tamblyn. Tickets are $80 and include a silkscreened event poster.

There's also been at least one very fine new song inspired by this, "Vote Against Amendment One." Composed by Greensboro's Laurelyn Dossett (of "The Gathering" fame), it features Molly McGinn, Carolina Chocolate Drop Rhiannon Giddens Laffan and others.

Read more about the campaigns for and against the amendment here.

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