BEN FOLDS covers Elliot Smith's "Say Yes" for The A.V. Club Undercover. BAND OF HORSES is advance streaming Infinite Arms. PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. played DC's 9:30 Club last night, so you should…
Read MoreTHE BESNARD LAKES drop a video for the harmony-drenched "Albatross." SLEIGH BELLS is advance streaming Treats via NPR. Bob Boilen predicts it will be polarizing. HARVEY MILK is advance streaming A Small…
Read MoreOVER TEN MILLION SERVED! Thanks to everyone for stopping by! The party continues: LOCAL NATIVES landed on Ferguson with "Airplanes." NEW RELEASES: The National, Hoodoo Gurus, Meat Loaf, Judas Priest, Phosphorescent and more…
Read MoreJEFF MANGUM of Neutral Milk Hotel played his first show in years Thursday night, as part of a benefit show for New Zealand musician Chris Knox. SPIN rounds up video, including "Oh…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with MARSHALL CRENSHAW! Live at the Ritz, circa 1982 — pretty much the era that influenced early Pate. Your setlist includes "Whenever You're On My Mind," "There She Goes Again,"…
Read MoreSHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS brought "Better Things" to Fallon. THE CLIENTELE stopped by the World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. OWEN PALLETT stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a chat…
Read MoreCINCO DE MAYO STARTS HERE: LOS LOBOS: "I Got Loaded," from their fabulous first full-lengther, How Will the Wolf Survive? With a bit of "Turn On Your Love Light" in the middle.…
Read MoreTHE HOLD STEADY brought "The Weekenders" to the Ed Sullivan Theater. NEW RELEASES: The Hold Steady, Broken Social Scene, New Pr0nographers, Free Energy, Minus the Bear, and more are streaming this week…
Read MoreTHE BLACK KEYS have a new video for "Next Girl"… and they hate it! Or do they? THE HOLD STEADY played the World Cafe Friday; you can stream the whole gig on…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with THE BYRDS! The turning of the seasons had me in the mood for this rare live threefer of "Turn! Turn! Turn!", "Bells of Rhymney" and "Mr.…
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