DUMPTRUCK: "Back Where I Belong." THE JOY FORMIDABLE is advance streaming Aaarth. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE perform a Microshow in the Forum at Minnesota Public Radio. WYE OAK plays KEXP. LEE RANALDO…

JON PRATT: Pate's frontman weaves "A Moon Spell" on a 1938 Vega C-66. RICHARD THOMPSON plays The Loft at City Winery. METRIC stops by The Current for a chat and mini-set. NATALIE…

THE FLIRTATIONS deliver slices of Northern Soul with "Nothing But A Heartache" and "What's Good About Goodbye My Love" for Twofer Tuesday. THE JAYHAWKS play a session for Paste. WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS also…

THE TEMPTATIONS: "Psychedelic Shack." That's where it's at. LEON BRIDGES plays solo acoustic for The Current. CONSTANT MONGREL streams Living In Excellence. THE PHILLY FOLK FEST included performances from Gina Chavez, Toronzo…

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!",…

LUCKILY, it was a pretty slow "news" day, even if it wasn't a slow news day. Anyway, Things: MAROON 5 will be the halftime performers at the 2019 Super Bowl. JULIE CHEN,…

O'JAYS: "Backstabbers." DAVID BYRNE plays Forest Hills Stadium. TUNE-YARDS also plays Forest Hills Stadium (opening for Byrne). RYAN CULWELL streams The Last American. CLOUD NOTHINGS share "Leave Him Now." J MASCIS shares…

STEELY DAN: "Josie" and "My Old School" for Twofer Tuesday. PHOEBE BRIDGERS plays KEXP. NONAME streams Room 25. MARY LATTIMORE covers Hiroshi Yoshimura, Juliana Barwick and Brian Eno for a Lagniappe Session.…

THE PRIMITONS play "Seeing Is Believing" at an in-store appearance from 1985.  Proof positive that the Internet makes the "Where Are They Now?" file bottomless.  Background at Trouser Press. DAWN LANDES visits…

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…