TWIN PEAKS dropped a video for "Holding Roses." LOCAL NATIVES stopped by WFUV's Studio A to talk about and play us some of their new songs. THE SECRET SISTERS play a Tiny…
Read MoreTY SEGALL & MIKAL CRONIN cover Neil Young's "Down By the River." HUMAN PEOPLE steams their second EP, Veronica. LOW CULTURE streams their sophomore album Places to Hide. VANITY streams Don’t Be…
Read MoreBEACH SLANG shares a video for "Atom Bomb." LOCAL NATIVES stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. THE HEAD AND THE HEART performs onstage at World Cafe Live and discusses…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE B-52s! The quirky combo from Athens, GA, has had a long and storied career, but we'll stick to the early stuff this weekend. So, from the self-titled…
Read MoreLIFE INTERVENED. But I do note the following light entertainment: MADONNA & GUY RITCHIE resolved the custody dispute over their teenage son, Rocco. JEREMY RENNER settled his child support dispute. HALLE BERRY…
Read MoreNICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS release "Jesus Alone." PANSY DIVISION advance streams Quite Contrary. ICE CHOIR advance streams the 80s-tinged Designs In Rhythm. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: Tracks from R.E.M., Sharon Van…
Read MoreEARTH WIND & FIRE: The fish, the barrel, the smoking gun. CASE/LANG/VEIRS plays a full set at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! festival. AMOS LEE has a chat and mini-set at World Cafe.…
Read MoreTHE LABOR DAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with CHEAP TRICK, live at ChicagoFest '81! Can you honestly tell me you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander, or the charisma of Rick Nielsen?…
Read MoreTHE GO-GOS said farewell at the Greek Theatre. The main set ended with "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got The Beat" because of course, but they encored with a cover of…
Read MoreSLEIGH BELLS drops a video for "It's Just Us Now" well ahead of Jessica Rabbit BETH ORTON plays WFUV's Studio A. BIG THIEF plays the Tiny Desk. SEX STAINS, fronted by Allison…
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