THE LONG JUNETEENTH WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with the wicked, wicked WILSON PICKETT and his band, live from Germany, circa 1968! Your setlist includes: Soul Finger; I'm in Love; In the Midnight Hour; …
Read MoreTHE MUSIC EXPLOSION: "Little Bit O'Soul." ROSTAM plays World Cafe. JOHNNY MARR shares "Spin." EELS shares "Cap In Hand." PULP shares live takes on "A Sunset" and "Disco 2000." SQUIRREL FLOWER shares "Reelin." …
Read MoreGARY WRIGHT will always be known as the "Dreamweaver," but add "Love is Alive" (with More Cowbell) and you have Twofer Tuesday. SNAIL MAIL visits World Cafe. JULIA JACKLIN shares "Get Away…
Read MoreSTEAM: The one-hit wonder with a synced take on "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye." And how 'bout those White Sox? NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Fruit Bats, Olivia…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THREE DOG NIGHT! Once again, I'm enjoying the guilty pleasure of "Eli's Coming" with fellow fans of the late, lamented SportsNight. That, along with memories of The…
Read MoreTHE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light." COURTNEY BARNETT visits World Cafe. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS shares "Shallow Grave." MO TROPER shares "Let's Get Back To Music." GRAHAM HUNT shares "Waiting For You…
Read MoreBACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet." Because it's summer. Plus, cowbell. JEFF TWEEDY plays KEXP. ROBYN HITCHCOCK shares “How to Feel Alright” ft Kimberley Rew. SHEARWATER shares "Slugs in the Marigolds." INTERPOL…
Read MoreTHE CARS play "Candy-O" and "The Dangerous Type" for Twofer Tuesday. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE plays World Cafe. SUEDE shares "Emotionally Unavailable." TWIN BLOOM shares "Magazine Dreams." PAYCHEQUE shares "Heatwave" (not a…
Read MoreEDDIE COCHRAN: "Summertime Blues." Ain't no cure for 'em. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Death Cab, Modest Mouse, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Slippers, of Montreal, and more. LAURA…
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…
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