DIAMOND KNIGHTS: "Destination Diamonds". For the 70s vibe in the heat of mid-July. THE NATIONAL: Live at the Celebrate Brooklyn festival. IRON & WINE + CALEXICO: Live at the Celebrate Brooklyn festival. STING…
Read MoreFOUNTAINS OF WAYNE work the car wash for "Denise," whom you may know as T'Pol. SEMISONIC brings new material to The Current. CY DUNE reconstructs songs from Eddie Cochran, Bob Dylan, Chuck…
Read MoreR.B. GREAVES: "Take a Letter, Maria." WILCO, headlining the Solid Sound festival. COURTNEY BARNETT, Live at Solid Sound. CASS McCOMBS, Live on KEXP. CAR SEAT HEADREST: The making of a new song,…
Read MoreWEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Spider-Man: Far From Home swings high above the chart with 185MM, a record 6-day Independence Day launch and Sony's best opening oversix days, which started with a record Tuesday…
Read MoreTHE FOURTH of JULY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE BEACH BOYS! It's Pate Reunion Weekend and time to "Do It Again." Because folks my age will always remember their mammoth July 4th concerts at the…
Read MoreGARY WRIGHT will always be known as the "Dreamweaver," but add "Love is Alive" (with More Cowbell) and you have Twofer Tuesday. THE RACONTEURS visit Morning Becomes Eclectic. PURE BATHING CULTURE plays…
Read MoreWEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Toy Story 4 tops the chart with 58MM on a 52 percent drop from its debut; its domesic haul, boosted by strong weekday numbers, stands at 237MM, ahead of…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with POWER POP (REDUX)! For whatever reason, I have considered Summer the ideal season for gems like Badfinger's "No Matter What" (which Pate covered on occasion) and…
Read MoreTHE BLACK HOLLIES with the grainy, garagey "Tell Me What You Want". BETTY WHO plays a Tiny Desk Concert. BEN DICKEY visits World Cafe. FAYE WEBSTER visits The Current. NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS…
Read MoreSOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES play "Love on the Wrong Side of Town" for OGWT LOCAL NATIVES visits Morning Becomes Eclectic. JONATHAN RICE visits World Cafe. MIKE ADAMS covers Electric Light…
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