MONTEREY POP: Day 4 of this theme week offers some performances from the documentary, plus outtakes. Janis Joplin, with Big Bother and the Holding Company sizzle through "Ball and Chain" and "Combination of the Two." Simon & Garfunkel, who helped open the fest, had everyone feelin' groovy with "Homeward Bound" (intro by Papa John Phillips), "The 59th Street Bridge Song" and "The Sound Of Silence." Canned Heat covered the blues classic, "Rollin' and Tumblin'," while The Grateful Dead had the "Viola Lee Blues." Jefferson Airplane play "Somebody to Love," "High Flying Bird" and "Today." Quicksilver Messenger Service offer "All I Ever Wanted to Do." Laura Nyro sang the "Wedding Bell Blues." The Mamas and the Papas gave their signature, "California Dreamin'."

STAGECOACH: Speaking of festivals, Coachella's country cousin has just added Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, Neko Case and more to previously announced acts like George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, the Flatlanders, Sara Evans, Earl Scruggs, Chris Hillman, Alejandro Escovedo, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott.

EL PERRO DEL MAR: Sarah Assbring's melancholy pop was featured o­n the World Cafe, so you can stream a couple of tracks from NPR now. And host David Dye adds her album is finally getting a US release.

THE PIPETTES! Speaking of bands that need a US release, Chromewaves linked up word that the grrl-group is crossing the Atlantic to play Canadian Music Week in March, raising speculation of an SxSW appearance -- and other US dates? No word at the band's website or MySpace page yet...

LOU RAWLS JR. is suing MARVIN GAYE III, claiming he was attacked by Gaye's four dogs. It is a small world.

MATT & KIM: The drum-and-keyboard duo talk to the San Francisco Bay Guardian about the "cute" label and being "totally a summertime band." Their new, blood-soaked video for "5K" is still pretty cute, but those made queasy by fake blood might prefer "Yea Yea," which features a food fight. I think this is an act that inspires either love or hate. Right now, I'm in the first category, but I could easily see it going the other way.

ALBERT HAMMOND, JR., the first of The Strokes to go solo, talks to the Village Voice about his understated approach to promoting the album, "which operates in an appealingly casual guitar-pop mode