THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE B-52s! The quirky combo from Athens, GA, has had a long and storied career, but we'll stick to the early stuff this weekend. So, from the self-titled…
Read MoreISSAC HAYES croons "Walk On By". SNAIL MAIL visits KEXP for a session. SAY HI streams Caterpillar Centipede. THE HOLD STEADY shares "Confusion In The Marketplace" and "T-Shirt Tux." METRIC shares “Now…
Read MoreTHE GODFATHERS: "Birth, School, Work, Death." Post-Labor Day, school starting… we got the middle covered. THE PRETENDERS blow the doors off the the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in September '81. XPNFEST: Watch…
Read MoreEARTH WIND & FIRE: The fish, the barrel, the smoking gun. BEN FOLDS plays New York's Forest Hills Stadium. SHONEN KNIFE visits Paste. MEG MYERS stops by World Cafe. NOEL GALLAGHER…
Read MoreTHE LABOR DAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with CHEAP TRICK, live at ChicagoFest '81! Can you honestly tell me you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander, or the charisma of Rick Nielsen?…
Read MoreEVERCLEAR: "A.M. Radio." Because my brother's Pinto said so. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS cover Bon Iver, Robin Trower, and a tune from Godspell for a Lagniappe Session. HAR MAR SUPERSTAR performs at the Minnesota State…
Read MoreTHE DOG DAYS OF AUGUST are generally slow for "news" as well as actual news, BUT: ODDLY, Louis CK, Aziz Ansari, and Matt Lauer were all back in the news in the…
Read MoreCROWDED HOUSE, which hit the Top Ten twice in 1987 with "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong," are your Twofer Tuesday. SANDY DENNY + RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON, Live In…
Read MoreTHE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE may have ultimately divorced, but here's "Love Will Keep Us Together" for Daryl Dragon's birthday. SHANNON SHAW visits Morning Becomes Eclectic. DERMOT KENNEDY stops by the World Cafe.…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: SLY & THE FAMILY STONE rip through a medley of "Everyday People" and "Dance to the Music," plus "Hot Fun in the Summertime," "Don't Call Me N*gger, Whitey," and "I Want…
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