EARTH WIND & FIRE: The fish, the barrel, the smoking gun. FUNKADELIC: Bootsy's first show, Live in Boston, 1972. (follow the first link). DURAN DURAN shares "Anniversary." JOHNNY MARR shares "Spirit Power…

GREASE is the word marking the start of a new school year, with "Summer Nights" and "You're the One That I Want" marking Twofer Tuesday. JASON ISBELL covers three Rolling Stones songs in…

DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW: "Cover of the Rolling Stone." A fairly deranged live version. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Big Red Machine, Halsey (and NIN), CHVRCHES, and more.…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE BANGLES!  Live in Pittsburgh, circa 1986.  Your setlist includes: 1 Let It Go; 2 Restless; 3 Walking Down Your Street; 4 James; 5 Going Down to…

SHOCKING BLUE: She's your "Venus." MEN I TRUST streams their Untourable Album. MIGOS play a Tiny Desk Concert from home. DEERHOOF shares the jagged, angular "Plant Thief." FIERY FURNACES return with “The…

CHARLIE WATTS, whose strong but unflashy drumming powered the Rolling Stones for over 50 years, died on Tuesday in London. He was 80.  If you're not an NYT subscriber, here's an anecdote…

CROWDED HOUSE, which hit the Top Ten twice in 1987 with "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong," are your Twofer Tuesday. HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER visits World Cafe. TWIN SHADOW visits…

EVERCLEAR: "A.M. Radio." Because my brother's Pinto said so. DON EVERLY, the elder of the two Everly Brothers, the groundbreaking duo whose fusion of Appalachian harmonies and a tighter, cleaner version of big-beat rock…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with GRAM PARSONS! As a member of both The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and as a solo artist, Parsons anticipated the so-called country rock of the…

THE TEMPTATIONS: "I Can't Get Next To You." THE ISLEY BROTHERS play a Tiny Desk Concert from Home. JAKOB DYLAN visits World Cafe. SANTANA & ROB THOMAS reunite for "Move." FUTURE ISLANDS…