JON PRATT, Pate's frontman, runs through "A Pretty Good Day," on his Vega C-66. He also has a tutorial on how to play it. THEE OH SEES stream Live in San Francisco.…
Read MoreBERNIE WORRELL, the keyboardist whose anarchic solos and Moog synthesizer bass lines with Parliament-Funkadelic indelibly changed the sound of funk and hip-hop, died on Friday at his home in Everson, Wash. He…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: ….with MARSHALL CRENSHAW! Live at The Ritz, July 6, 1985. Your setlist includes: "Blues Is King," "Whenever You're On My Mind," "Shake Rattle And Roll," "Our Town," "Maryann,"…
Read MoreWEAVES drop a video for “Tick.” THE FELICE BROTHERS advance stream Life In The Dark. CASE/LANG/VEIRS play their debut album live at OPB in Portland, Oregon. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: Tracks from Cornelius,…
Read MoreBUT it was a fairly slow news day, and I should be back Thursday with the usual.
Read MoreDINOSAUR JR drops a video for "Tiny," featuring J Mascis and his dog skateboarding. THE AVETT BROTHERS advance stream True Sadness. SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS play a full set at BRIC’s…
Read MoreDESCENDENTS drop a video for "Victim of Me" ahead of Hypercaffium Spazzinate. MUDCRUTCH stopped by the World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. WAXAHATCHEE streams Early Recordings. JOSEPH stopped by The Current…
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 MoreNICO YARYAN dropped a video for “You Belong To Me." BAND OF HORSES visited Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session. VETIVER stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. ALL SONGS…
Read MorePETER BJORN & JOHN dropped a video for "Breakin' Point." And yes, there's some whistling for the young folks. JASON ISBELL played a full set at Mountain Jam. SAM BEAM & JESCA…
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