THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with A CHRISTMAS SHINDIG! The full episode has gone dark, but still-available clips from 1964 include The Beach Boys' "Dance, Dance, Dance," Bobby Sherman and Donna Loren singing "Keep…

THE RAMONES: "Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)." WET LEG plays a Tiny Desk Concert. BROADCAST's Black Session from Paris, France — May 4th, 2000. GROHL & KURSTIN cover Van Halen's "Jump"…

U2 cover "Merry Christmas, Baby (Please Come Home)." SONIC YOUTH: Steve Shelley Selects 10 Gems From The Band's Archive. DEEP SEA DIVER plays KEXP. PHOEBE BRIDGERS covers Tom Waits' "Day After Tomorrow" for the holidays.…

JASON and the SCORCHERS cover "Absolutely Sweet Marie" and play "Harvest Moon" for Twofer Tuesday. SAINT ETIENNE is streaming a Christmas EP, Her Winter Coat. DAVE GROHL & GREG KURSTIN kick off Hannukah…

THE WHO: "I'm A Boy." NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you to Julie Dorion, Richard Dawson & Circle, and more. RYLEY WALKER dropped a surprise album, Post Wook.  I could have put Course…

THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE… with FAVES 2021.  I occasionally hear from folks who want to know what music — from among all of the posts I do here — I recommend.  To some…

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS play "Birdhouse In Your Soul" with the Doc Severenson Orchestra. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Adele, Beach Fossils, Robert Plant and Alison Krass, and more. BILL'S…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE REPLACEMENTS! The original quartet, opening for X in Mpls in October '83.  Your setlist includes: "I'm In Trouble," "Kids Don't Follow," a lounge version of "F***…

BILLY PAUL: "Me and Mrs. Jones." Got a thing going on. THE ANTLERS stream a surprise EP with four 'Green To Gold' reworks. KIT SEBASTIAN covers Sezen Aksu and Stereolab for a Lagniappe Sessions. SPOON covers…

MARTI JONES & TIM LEE (The Windbreakers) cover The dB's classic, "Neverland." With Beatle Bob cameo. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Big Thief, Pinegrove, Maia Friedman and more. SUSTO plays World Cafe. AEON…