THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with POWER POP! A few of these may be known generally, like Cheap Trick's "Way of the World" and Nick Lowe's "Cruel to Be Kind"… and some well-known…

JON PRATT covers Pate's anthemic "Gone Electric" as Pete Townshend crossed with early Billy Bragg. PALBERTA plays a Tiny Desk Concert. WILD PINK plays for KEXP. LUCY DACUS shares "VBS." SAM EVIAN…

SIMON & GARFUNKEL tackle "Late In the Evening" in Central Park, circa 1981, iirc JIMMY MONTAGUE streams Casual Use, a maximalist, horn-fueled, '70s-style baroque pop album. BEABADOOBEE virtually visits The Current. ALL…

STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK: "Incense and Peppermints" plus "Tomorrow" for Twofer Tuesday. PERFUME GENIUS, Live at the Palace Theater. THE FLAMING LIPS' Wayne Coyne visits World Cafe. LONG HAIR AND LOWRIDERS: Latin Rock…

WE FIVE: Because "You Were On My Mind," natch. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to St Vincent, Jorja Smith, Juliana Hatfield, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Paul Weller, The Chills,…

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." SLEAFORD MODS play KEXP. STEPHANIE LAMBRING visits World Cafe. THE GO! TEAM shares "Pow." MARGO PRICE shares “Long Live The King.” LIZ PHAIR shares "In…

LOVE: "Your Mind and We Belong Together." Rare promo. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS share "The Slow Parts On Death Metal Albums." OKKERVIL RIVER returns with “In A Light.” SLEATER-KINNEY returns with "Worry With You."…

THE GO-GOS: "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got the Beat" for Twofer Tuesday. THE LONE BELLOW, Live in Nashville. TUNE-YARDS visits World Cafe. EFFED UP shares the 26-minute “Year Of The…

EVERY MOTHER'S SON: "Come On Down to My Boat," baby. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Iceage, Squid, MF Doom, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has The Coral, A certain Ratio,…