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THE KINKS: "Last of the Steam Powered Trains" and "Picture Book," circa 1969, from the album The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, for Twofer Tuesday. ANDY SCHAUF plays WFUV Live. STEELY DAN:…

BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS: "Billy, Don't Be a Hero," from the Summer of '74. Workin' the Elvis jumpuit look. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Geese, Cory Hanson and more. BILL'S…

…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 Service's cover of "Shambala"…

POP MUSIC: Let's hear M talk about it. THE WATSON TWINS visit World Cafe. HURRY shares "Beggin For You." M WARD & FIRST AID KIT share "too young to die." JENNY LEWIS…

THE MUSIC EXPLOSION: "Little Bit O'Soul." ROSE CITY BAND plays KEXP. BOYGENIUS covers Dan Reeder’s “Stay Down, Man.” THE SMILE shares "Bending Hectic." SLOWDIVE returns with "kisses." GEESE shares "I See Myself." THE…

GARY WRIGHT will always be known as the "Dreamweaver," but add "Love is Alive" (with More Cowbell) and you have Twofer Tuesday. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: Josh Homme visits World Cafe.…

STEAM: The one-hit wonder with a synced take on "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Son Volt, Bonny Doon, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT…

THE 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…

THE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light." NATALIE MERCHANT, recovered from vocal cord surgery, visits World Cafe. FLEET FOXES covers the Strokes’ “Under Control” and Joni Mitchell’s “Hejira.” DAVENDRA BANHART shares "Twin."…

BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet."  Because it's summer. Plus, cowbell. JENNY LEWIS visits World Cafe. ALLAH-LAS shares "The Stuff" and "Zuma 85." THE HIVES shares "Countdown To Shutdown." STEVE MARINO (Angel…