Despite its name, Tokyo Police Club is not really from Japan — it's from Canada. Weird, eh? Well, it seems to be working out fine for Dave Monks, Graham Wright, Josh Hook, and Greg Alsop, Tokyo Police Club's main men. Two years ago, the band performed the last six weeks of Weezer's Troublemaker tour. This was a mere six months after Tokyo Police Club released its first album, Elephant Shell. Who's tellin' the Canuck jokes, now? Since then, the band's been touring, hanging out with some desperate housewives (it appeared on an episode of the ABC guilty pleasure drama), and recording its latest album, Champ, which was released this past June. Both albums personify indie rock, with minimalist drums, guitar, and a lead singer whose voice slightly resembles Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard's. So squeeze into your skinny jeans, lace up those seven-year-old Converse high tops, slap on your leather jacket, and head over to the Intersection on Sept. 22.

Duff Goldman of "Ace of Cakes" Book Signing
Schuler Books and Music, Grand Rapids
Sept. 14, 6 p.m.
–Free!–
schulerbooks.com, (616) 459-7750

Watching "Ace of Cakes" is an enticing, yet difficult, activity. The artistry, precision, creativity — and lest we forget, the drama! — of the show keeps us sitting and watching until a Rachael Ray promo comes on the screen. The downfall of watching "Ace of Cakes" is that once it's over, it seems like your cupboards don't quite have the right ingredients for that Avatar-themed cake you were brainstorming during the telecast. Luckily for West Michigan, the cake doesn't go away with the show this month. The Hospice of Michigan is bringing in cakemaster, Duff Goldman, to create a unique cake for its 30th anniversary event. Not only will attendees be able to sample the cake, but there will also be a speaking engagement from Goldman. Tickets range from $25-$150 and will go toward the Hospice. If free is more your style, head over to Schuler Books and Music's downtown location, where Goldman will be holding a free book signing of Ace of Cakes: Inside the World of Charm City Cakes.