U2 cover "Merry Christmas, Baby (Please Come Home)." MY MORNING JACKET visits World Cafe.  THE LEMON TWIGS share  “I’ve Got A Broken Heart” and “Friday (I’m Gonna Love You).”   THE NOTWIST returns with…

THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE:  …with FAVES 2025!  I occasionally hear from folks who want to know what music — from among all of the posts I do here — I recommend.  To some…

FLEETWOOD MAC: "Go Your Own Way," live circa 1979. Sounded great, fellas, but I coulda used a little More Cowbell. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to De La Soul, Lou Salome,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE PAISLEY UNDERGROUND!  A two-part (Part 1, Part 2) feature from the Old Grey Whistle Test on L.A.'s psychedelic-flavored, West Coast scene in the mid-80s. Bands featured include the Long Ryders, Prime Movers,…

COUSTEAU: "The Last Good Day of the Year." Or past it, really. GEESE, From The Basement.  THEE HEADCOATEES share Man-Trap.  SYLVAN ESSO shares "Keep On."  GRACE CUMMINGS & JIM JAMES share "Times…

THE WHO: "I'm A Boy." GEESE covered Leonard Cohen, The Stooges, and more at an intimate Blue Note Jazz Club show.  YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS returns with "I'm A Prison." Their hardest since…

THE SMITHEREENS: Pat DiNizio sings "In a Lonely Place" with Suzanne Vega and "Blue Period" with Belinda Carlisle. A duo of duets for Twofer Tuesday. DAVID BYRNE visits World Cafe.  MAN/WOMAN/CHAINSAW shares "Only…

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS play "Birdhouse In Your Soul" with the Doc Severenson Orchestra. NEW RELEASES: Paste points to Colter Wall, Home Front, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has The Mary Onettes,…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE REPLACEMENTS! The original quartet, opening for X in Mpls in October '83.  Your setlist includes: "I'm In Trouble," "Kids Don't Follow," a lounge version of "F***…

BILLY PAUL: "Me and Mrs. Jones." Got a thing going on. WET LEG plays KCRW.  LA PESTE shares “I Don’t Know Right From Wrong.”  THE FORMAT shares “Shot in the Dark.”  VALERIE JUNE plays…