SIMON & GARFUNKEL tackle "Late In the Evening" in Central Park, circa 1981, iirc. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features SOAK, Jens Lekman, and more. THE SEVENTIES: NPR compiled a 1999-song playlist. JANE'S ADDICTION &…

STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK: "Incense and Peppermints" plus "Tomorrow" for Twofer Tuesday. JOHANNA SAMUELS covers Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Randy Newman, and The Only Ones for a Lagniappe Session. THE SIXTIES: NPR compiled…

WE FIVE: Because "You Were On My Mind," natch. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Ethel Cain, Florence + the Machine, The Smile, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Kevin Morby,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with STEVIE WONDER! His session at the Beat Club includes "Intro Jam," "Contusion," "Higher Ground," "Dont You Worry ‘Bout A Thing," "I Can See The Sun In Late…

THE UNTOUCHABLES: "I Spy For the FBI." SPOON plays KCRW. BEACH HOUSE visits World Cafe. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE returns with "Roman Candles." PARQUET COURTS plays "Walking At A Downtown Pace" on Kimmel.…

LOVE: "Your Mind and We Belong Together." Rare promo. SPIRITUALIZED plays World Cafe. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Regina Spektor, Stella Donnelly, Tomberlin, and more. WILCO shares "Tired of Taking It Out on You." WIRE…

THE GO-GOS: "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got the Beat" for Twofer Tuesday. SPOON plays CBS This Morning. JUDY & THE JERKS stream Music To Go Nuts. FUTURE GIRLS streams Year…

EVERY MOTHER'S SON: "Come On Down to My Boat," baby. NEW RELEASES Paste will point you to Sharon Van Etten, Belle & Sebastian, Arcade Fire and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Rolling Blackouts…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with XTC! Live on Rockpalast, February 10, 1982. Your setlist includes: "Respectable Street" (still one of my faves), "Towers of London," "Runaways," "Jason and the Argonauts," "Burning…

CINCO DE MAYO STARTS HERE:  …with LOS LOBOS: "I Got Loaded" (with an added snippet of "Turn On Your Lovelight") from their fabulous first full-lengther, How Will the Wolf Survive? "Don't Worry Baby," "Evangeline," "Our…