BEACH SLANG shares a video for "Atom Bomb." LOCAL NATIVES stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. THE HEAD AND THE HEART performs onstage at World Cafe Live and discusses…
Read MoreTHE 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 MoreLIFE INTERVENED. But I do note the following light entertainment: MADONNA & GUY RITCHIE resolved the custody dispute over their teenage son, Rocco. JEREMY RENNER settled his child support dispute. HALLE BERRY…
Read MoreNICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS release "Jesus Alone." PANSY DIVISION advance streams Quite Contrary. ICE CHOIR advance streams the 80s-tinged Designs In Rhythm. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: Tracks from R.E.M., Sharon Van…
Read MoreEARTH WIND & FIRE: The fish, the barrel, the smoking gun. CASE/LANG/VEIRS plays a full set at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! festival. AMOS LEE has a chat and mini-set at World Cafe.…
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 MoreTHE GO-GOS said farewell at the Greek Theatre. The main set ended with "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got The Beat" because of course, but they encored with a cover of…
Read MoreSLEIGH BELLS drops a video for "It's Just Us Now" well ahead of Jessica Rabbit BETH ORTON plays WFUV's Studio A. BIG THIEF plays the Tiny Desk. SEX STAINS, fronted by Allison…
Read MoreSHOVELS & ROPE joined "St. Anne's Parade" for a video. VETIVER played for KEXP at Pickathon. WOODS played a mini-set in the KEXP studio. BLIND PILOT stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for…
Read MoreCAR SEAT HEADREST made their late-night TV debut playing “Fill In The Blank” for Colbert. TODD SNIDER returns to the World Cafe with Hard Working Americans. CLEO PARKER (Girlpool) streams a new…
Read More
Karl