THE MUPPETS get mashed-up with the Beasties' "Sabotage." THE PIXIES played a mini-set for World Cafe Live. REAL ESTATE played a mini-set at the 2017 NON-COMMvention in Philadelphia. ALLISON CRUTCHFIELD stopped by…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THREE DOG NIGHT! Once again, I'm enjoying the guilty pleasure of enjoying "Eli's Coming" with fellow fans of the late, lamented SportsNight. That, along with memories of…

  FOO FIGHTERS debuted "Dirty Water" in Paris. REAL ESTATE played a mini-set at at the 2017 NON-COMMvention in Philadelphia. THE KILLS are streaming their Echo Home – Non-Electric EP. THE WEAK…

  THE XX shares a video for "I Dare You." BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE advance streams Hug Of Thunder. PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING advance streams Every Valley. SARAH JAFFE advance streams Bad Baby. TRISTEN…

THE FOURTH of JULY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE BEACH BOYS!  It's Pate Reunion Weekend and time to "Do It Again."  Because folks my age will always remember their mammoth July 4th concerts at the…

  WAND shares a video for "Plum." PHOENIX stopped by World Cafe for a chat and a five-song mini-set. SUN KIL MOON is streaming Yellow Kitchen, a collaboration with Parquet Courts bassist…

  XIU XIU covers ZZ Top's "Sharp Dressed Man." U2: Watch three songs from their set at MusiCares, the charity arm of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. ANI DiFRANCO…

BEACH FOSSILS skateboard (presumably on their own branded decks) in the video for "Sugar." JASON ISBELL plays three songs on CBS This Morning.  BONUS: Isbell also covered "Whipping Post" with Gregg Allman…

THE 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…

  ARIEL PINK drops a video for  "Another Weekend." SUMMERTIME: World Cafe kicks off the season with a Summer playlist on Spotify.The World Cafe Tumblr listed a variation on the theme,with a…