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…

THE FOUR TOPS: Levi Stubbs works up a sweat on live French TV, belting out a supercharged "I'll Be There." NELLIE McKAY plays the Mountain Stage. DOROTHY stops by The Current for…

RAY CHARLES plays "What'd I Say" live; he recorded it on Feb. 18, 1959. SUNFLOWER BEAN stops by The Current for a chat and miniset. AIDA VICTORIA plays the World Cafe from…

I WANT CANDY from The Strangeloves and a super-charged Bow Wow Wow for Twofer Tuesday. THE ELVIS '58 COMEBACK SPECIAL got an all-star anniversary tribute on NBC. The Current notes how it set…

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Alita: Battle Angel tops the chart with 27.8MM (and 36.5MM since opening), which is both better than some projections and yet not good against a 170MM production budget. It's…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with ARETHA FRANKLIN, Live in Stockholm, 1968! The "Lady Soul" concert was broadcast on Swedish TV, including: "There's No Business Like Show Business," "Come Back To Me," "Satisfaction," "Don't…

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…

PAUL COLLINS & PETER CASE, formerly of The Nerves, play "Hanging On The Telephone" in-store. CHERRY GLAZERR visits Morning Becomes Eclectic. MAGGIE ROGERS hits WFUV's Studio A. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features Amanda Palmer,…

PEZ BAND play "Baby It's Cold Outside" and "Close Your Eyes." UNEARTHED, VOL. 4: Jerry Garcia & Friends at the Matrix, 1966-71. BONNY DOON covers Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch, and B Boys…

JOHN HIATT: It's been a "Slow Turning." LCD SOUNDSYSTEM is streaming the Electric Lady Sessions. JULIA JACKLIN stops by World Cafe. GUSTER visits Morning Becomes Eclectic. LAURA STEVENSON shares “Living Room, NY."…