DUMPTRUCK: "Back Where I Belong." THE HEAD AND THE HEART play unpluggedy at The Current. ROSEANNE CASH plays a Tiny Desk Concert. JON PARDI advance streams Heartache Medication. CATE LE BON &…

GREASE is the word marking the start of autumn, with "Summer Nights" and "You're the One That I Want" marking Twofer Tuesday. BRITTANY HOWARD, Live at the Palace in St. Paul. JOSEPH visits…

THE TEMPTATIONS: "Psychedelic Shack." That's where it's at. MOTOWN UNRELEASED: 1969 is a 60-track, digital-only release now streaming online.  NEW RELEASES: Paste can point you to Brittany Howard, Hiss Golden Messenger, Liam…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with THE BYRDS! To everything there is a season, and when the leaves start turning, my thoughts turn to this rare live threefer of "Turn! Turn! Turn!",…

O'JAYS: "Backstabbers." CHARLY BLISS visits KEXP. AMANDA  PALMER visits KEXP. BEN LEE shares “Divine Hammer” by the Breeders and “Speeding Motorcycle” by Daniel Johnston, from an upcoming collection of 90s covers. VAN…

THE BEATLES: "You're Gonna Lose That Girl." "Yes, yes" from the "Yeah, yeah yeah" guys. OF MONSTERS AND MEN plays unplugged for The Current. MAC DeMARCO visits Morning Becomes Eclectic. JADE BIRD,…

JULIANA HATFIELD: The autumnal "My Sister" and the Blake Babies' cover of "Temptation Eyes" for Twofer Tuesday. TALKING HEADS, Live at CBGB, May 31, 1977. RHIANNON GIDDENS plays a Tiny Desk Concert. BRUCE HORNSBY…

RIC OCASEK, the idiosyncratic songwriter, singer and guitarist for the Cars and producer for bands like Weezer, Bad Brains, No Doubt, and Guided by Voices to name a few, has died. He…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with T.REX! Marc Bolan died on September 17, 1977, so here's a few items off the beaten path, like this working version of "Get It On (Bang A Gong)," which…

THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS are "Standing Next to Me." SEBADOH visits KEXP. SIVERSUN PICKUPS visits KEXP. SUPER FURRY ANIMALS' Gruff Rhys covers Kevin Ayers, Cardinal, and Jenny Sorrenti. for a Lagniappe Session. THURSTON…