THE DOG DAYS OF AUGUST are generally slow for "news" as well as actual news, BUT: ODDLY, Louis CK, Aziz Ansari, and Matt Lauer were all back in the news in the…
Read MoreCROWDED HOUSE, which hit the Top Ten twice in 1987 with "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong," are your Twofer Tuesday. SANDY DENNY + RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON, Live In…
Read MoreTHE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE may have ultimately divorced, but here's "Love Will Keep Us Together" for Daryl Dragon's birthday. SHANNON SHAW visits Morning Becomes Eclectic. DERMOT KENNEDY stops by the World Cafe.…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: SLY & THE FAMILY STONE rip through a medley of "Everyday People" and "Dance to the Music," plus "Hot Fun in the Summertime," "Don't Call Me N*gger, Whitey," and "I Want…
Read MoreFATBOY SLIM: When your "Weapon of Choice" is Walken. BERMUDA TRIANGLE: Brittany Howard, Jesse Lafser, and Becca Mancari play the Newport Folk Fest. RAYLAND BAXTER stops by World Cafe for a chat…
Read MoreTHE MONKEES: The TV version of "You Just May Be the One," which differs from the LP version and has more cowbell. THE DECEMBERISTS play a full set at the BRIC Celebrate…
Read MoreTHE CHESTERFIELD KINGS cover the Moving Sidewalks' "99th Floor" (introed by Martha Quinn) and psych up even more on "Sunrise (Turn On)" for Twofer Tuesday. PHOENIX plays a full set at Brooklyn Steel for…
Read MoreFORTUNATELY, BY SUNDAY EVENING, the problem seems to be resolved. Knock on wood. Anyway: WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Crazy Rich Asians tops the chart with 25.2MM — and 34MM since it's Wednesday debut,…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with ARETHA FRANKLIN, universally acclaimed as the “Queen of Soul” and one of America’s greatest singers (and best sellers) in any style, who died on Thursday at her…
Read MoreTHE BUGGLES: "Video Killed the Radio Star," live in 2004. Because they helped launch MTV in August 1981. OH SEES advance stream Smote Reverser. ERYKAH BADU plays a Tiny Desk Concert. MOUNTAIN…
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