The Velvet Underground with Andy Warhol in 1967
The Velvet Underground with Andy Warhol in 1967

Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground is about as New York as anything can be. But tonight at the Berkeley Central Library you can imagine yourself in a different downtown.

At 6:30 this evening, Richie Unterberger will be presenting rare film of the Velvet Underground and talking about his book, White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day By Day.

Lance Knobel (Berkeleyside co-founder) has been a journalist for nearly 40 years. Much of his career was in business journalism. He was editor-in-chief of both Management Today, the leading business magazine...