I WANT CANDY from The Strangeloves and a super-charged Bow Wow Wow for Twofer Tuesday. JENNY LEWIS plays a Tiny Desk Concert. TWIN PEAKS plays World Cafe. FRANKIE COSMOS plays KEXP.   SOCCER…

THE KNACK: "Frustrated." NEW RELEASES: Paste points you to Best Coast, King Krule, and more; Pitchfork adds Greg Dulli. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT points to Julian Cope, Spinning Coin, Capricorn One, and more.…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with OTIS REDDING!  Otis and the Bar-Kays crank up the energy to 11 for a Ready Steady Go special, crashing through "Satisfaction,"  "My Girl" and "Respect," then "Shake" morphing into "Land of a…

HUSKER DU covers The Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," circa 1985. ELBOW visits Morning Becomes Eclectic. LAURA STEVENSON plays a Tiny Desk Concert. HEART BONES visits The Current. MARK LANEGAN shares "Skeleton Key."…

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN breaks out a 12-string to cover Jackie DeShannon's "When You Walk in the Room," which was also a hit for The Searchers. CALEXICO + IRON & WINE, Live at the…

REDD KROSS play "Annie's Gone" and cover The Carpenters' "Yesterday Once More" for Twofer Tuesday. NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork points you to Tame Impala,The Men, Soakie, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT points you to…

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Sonic the Hedgehog tops the chart with 57MM, beating out Detective Pikachu for the biggest videogame movie debut evah. Surprisingly good news for Paramount, which could use some after…

VALENTINE'S DAY: I've never been a big Valentine's Day guy, but I have always liked The Replacements' "Valentine" and Elvis Costello's cover of "My Funny Valentine."  Beyond that, my thoughts typically drift…

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS don't want to go to "Chelsea." MOUNT EERIE & JULIE DORION play a Tiny Desk Concert. ALGIERS visits WFUV. THE LOVE SONG I WISH I'D WRITTEN, with…

PAUL COLLINS & PETER CASE, formerly of The Nerves, play "Hanging On The Telephone" in-store. ANDREW BIRD visits KEXP. OVERCOATS visit World Cafe. MICHAEL KIWANUKA visits Morning Becomes Eclectic.   THE STROKES…