LET'S FACE IT, WITH A MID-WEEK HOLIDAY, "news" is likely to be soft in general, but I have a few Things. WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom repeats atop the chart…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with POWER POP (REDUX)! For whatever reason, I have considered Summer the ideal season for gems like Badfinger's "No Matter What" (which Pate covered on occasion) and…
Read MoreTHE BLACK HOLLIES with the grainy, garagey "Tell Me What You Want". FATHER JOHN MISTY plays Morning Becomes Eclectic. DAVE MATTHEWS plays a Tiny Desk Concert. LILY KONIGSBERG streams 4 picture tear.…
Read MoreSOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES play "Love on the Wrong Side of Town" for OGWT. THE RUEN BROTHERS stop by the World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. KISSISSIPPI stops by…
Read MoreTHE YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS, cranking out "I Don't Let The Little Things Get Me Down" and "Rock & Roll Pest Control" raw for Twofer Tuesday DEREK SMALLS (Spinal Tap) stops by the…
Read MoreTHE POLICE: "Next To You," an early Pate staple. PAUL McCARTNEY's Carpool Karaoke through Liverpool is a thing. With James Corden playing the role of Chris Farley. NINE INCH NAILS is streaming…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL! The obligatory "Summer in the City" because of course. But let's do the other big hits: "Daydream," "Do You Believe in Magic," and "You Didn't Have…
Read MorePOP MUSIC: Let's hear M talk about it. MATTHEW SWEET plays a stripped-down Stereogum Session. BETTYE LaVETTE stops by World Cafe to chat and sing Dylan tunes. THE MESSTHETICS: Fugazi's Brendan Canty…
Read MoreTHE MUSIC EXPLOSION: "Little Bit O'Soul." BERMUDA TRIANGLE stops by World Cafe. MODERN RITUALS streams The Light That Leaks In. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: Listeners' favorite new artists of 2018 (so far). SAINTSENECA shares…
Read MoreGARY WRIGHT will always be known as the "Dreamweaver," but add "Love is Alive" (with More Cowbell) and you have Twofer Tuesday. BELLY stops by World Cafe. JADE BIRD plays a MicroShow…
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