MAVIS STAPLES covers The Band's “The Weight” with guests including Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer, Eric Church, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Gregg Allmann,…

PWR BTTM shares a video for "Answer My Text." THE HEAD AND THE HEART played the Turf Club for The Current. THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND: Radio Unnameable, NYC 1968. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED,…

SPARKS shares the title track for Hippopotamus. WIRE streams Silver/Lead. REGINA SPEKTOR stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. MARGO PRICE performed live at the Turf Club for The Current.…

SPIRAL STAIRS shares some "Emoshuns." THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN is streaming Damage and Joy via Spotify. JESCA HOOP stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. DELICATE STEVE plays a…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with THE BYRDS!  Pretty much because I dig them as we turn into Spring (or Fall).  Let's start with a rare 1965 clip of their breakthrough smash…

FEELING MARGINALLY BETTER, thank you.  Let's get to it. STRAND OF OAKS goes electric at World Cafe Live. DANIEL BACHMAN plays a Lagniappe Session at Aquarium Drunkard. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: A Best…

AFTER YESTERDAY's SICK DAY, I am trying to get back to full speed. Let's get to it: THE ORWELLS stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. STRAND OF OAKS plays…

CHUCK BERRY was the main reaon I did't take one yesterday, though in hindsight, I should have.  Andhe only "news" of the sort found here is this: WOODY HARRELSON has quit smoking…

LITERALLY THE END OF AN ERA: CHUCK BERRY, who with his indelible guitar licks, brash self-confidence and memorable songs about cars, girls and wild dance parties did as much as anyone to…

THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with JOE STRUMMER and THE POGUES!  People will be getting their drink and dance on, so enjoy Joe, Shane and the band putting a Celtic spin on…