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 Lucy Dacus, The Mountain Goats,…

…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"…

JON PRATT: Pate's frontman covers the Minutemen's "This Ain't No Picnic" on the banjo. LIZ PHAIR plays a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert. CROWDED HOUSE: Neil Finn visits World Cafe. NEKO CASE covers Roky…

THE MUSIC EXPLOSION: "Little Bit O'Soul." CAR SEAT HEADREST covers Bowie, the Who, NIN, and Kate Bush on a new EP. BOB DYLAN: Episode 11 of Pretty Good Stuff is Cali-themed. NPR has…

GARY WRIGHT will always be known as the "Dreamweaver," but add "Love is Alive" (with More Cowbell) and you have Twofer Tuesday. NEIL YOUNG:  The third part of his career (1980–2021), spanning…

STEAM: The one-hit wonder with a synced take on "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Kings of Convenience, Catenary Wires, Covey, and more. BILL'S…

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." DJANGO DJANGO visits World Cafe. MEN I TRUST play a Tiny Desk Concert. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN joins THE KILLERS on "Dustland." SHANNON & THE CLAMS share…

BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet."  Because it's summer. Plus, cowbell. JONI MITCHELL with BRIAN BLADE at the Fez Club in 1995. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Lorde, Pokey LaFarge, The Go! Team,…

THE CARS play "Candy-O" and "The Dangerous Type" for Twofer Tuesday. MERRY CLAYTON, one of rock's most important backup singers, plays a Tiny Desk Concert. HAND HABITS shares "motherless" and "no reply"…