PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2011: There I was again. I started Friday by splitting sets from two arty, yet different combos. tUnE-yArDs is all about the vocal loops and jazzy flourishes, as you can…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE BOX TOPS! Before tackling the power pop of Big Star and becoming an icon of proto-indie rock, Alex Chilton cut his musical chops as the singer for…
Read MoreLES SAVY FAV takes on Alice Cooper's "School's Out" for The A.V. Club Undercover's Summer Break. THE GENERATIONALS stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session. THE ROSEBUDS stopped by KEXP for…
Read MoreOVER 12 MILLION SERVED: Thanks for stopping by! YELLOW OSTRICH plays Mungo Jerry's "In the Summertime" for the A.V. Club Undercover's Summer Break, giving it all the respect it deserves. BEN SOLEE…
Read MoreBANANARAMA: "Cruel Summer" and their cover of the Shocking Blue's "Venus" makes for a timely Twofer Tuesday. A friend suggested that the former is lifted from Clan of Xymox's "Phoenix of My…
Read MoreTHE STROKES are "Taken For a Fool" in their new video. CULTS played the World Cafe Live on Friday; you can stream the gig on demand. THE SMITHEREENS played the World Cafe…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE ENGLISH BEAT! Why? Mostly because they cranked out great ska-pop. My personal fave may still be "Best Friend," but you might prefer more signature songs like…
Read MoreTHE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART see themselves as kids in "The Body." THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA played a Tiny Desk Concert at the offices of NPR. JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD…
Read MoreTHEY MIGHT BE GIANTS brings in The Onion office staff to play Chumbawumba's "Tubthumping" for The A.V. Club Undercover. And it is terrific. NEW RELEASES from Memory Tapes, Robert Ellis, Federico Aubele…
Read MoreTHE JAYHAWKS played Taste of Chicago over the weekend and I went when the storms foretold failed to materialize (though a few minutes of rain was a welcome respite to a baking sun…
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