For the first time since 1975, Afghanistan recently hosted a major international rock and roll festival, called "Sound Central: The Central Asian Modern Music Festival." We speak with an organizer, Daniel J. Gerstle, about the challenges of staging rock concerts in one of the world’s most traditional societies.

Sound Central's closing night party in Brooklyn will be held on Friday, October 21 at 8 pm at the Gowanus Ballroom (not at The Hive, as originally announced). For more details, please click here.