THE FOUR TOPS: Levi Stubbs works up a sweat on live French TV, belting out a supercharged "I'll Be There." THE HARD QUARTET plays WFUV. PATTERSON HOOD & WAXAHATCHEE share “The Forks of…
Read MoreTHE WALKER BROTHERS play "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" and "Make It Easy On Yourself" for Twofer Tuesday. BRIGHT EYES' Conor Oberst visits World Cafe. SNL 50's Musical Highlights. PACHINKO shares…
Read MoreTHE KNACK: "Frustrated." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you toward Bartees Strange, Horsegirl, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Tobin Sprout, Richard Dawson, and more. THE SNL 50 CONCERT featured Post Nirvana,…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with VALENTINE'S DAY: I've never been a big Valentine's Day guy, but I have always liked The Replacements' "Valentine" and Elvis Costello's cover of "My Funny Valentine." …
Read MoreJOHN HIATT: It's been a "Slow Turning." WILLIAM TYLER shares three tracks from his upcoming LP. THE BEATLES first concert in Washington. AMY MILLAN shares "Wire walks." PUP shares "Hallways." SHARON VAN…
Read MoreELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS don't want to go to "Chelsea." LUCINDA WILLIAMS takes on The Beatles at World Cafe. MY MORNING JACKET shares "Squid Ink." HORSEGIRL shares "Frontrunner." JAMES ELKINGTON shares…
Read MoreREDD KROSS play "Annie's Gone" and cover The Carpenters' "Yesterday Once More" for Twofer Tuesday. STEVIE WONDER's Seventies output and beyond gets over two and three-quarters hours of discussion and analysis on Political…
Read MoreBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN breaks out a 12-string to cover Jackie DeShannon's "When You Walk in the Room," which was also a hit for The Searchers. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Guided…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with JAMES BROWN! The Godfather of Soul, y'all, with his star time from the T.A.M.I. Show in 1964; your setlist includes "Out of Sight", "Prisoner of Love", "Please,…
Read MorePAUL COLLINS & PETER CASE, formerly of The Nerves, play "Hanging On The Telephone" in-store. JAPANESE BREAKFAST plays "Orlando In Love" on Fallon. DESTROYER shares “Hydroplaning Off the Edge of the World.” And…
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