DIAMOND KNIGHTS: "Destination Diamonds".  For the 70s vibe in the heat of July. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Low Cut Connie, Madonna, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Mary in the…

MY FOURTH of JULY VACATION STARTS HERE: …with THE BEACH BOYS!  It's time to "Do It Again."  Because folks my age will always remember their mammoth July 4th concerts at the Washington Monument — as…

QUESTION MARK & THE MYSTERIANS: "96 Tears" and "Girl (You Captivate Me)" for Twofer Tuesday. TODD RUNDGREN talks about his formative days in Philly on World Cafe.  LAURA VEIRS shares "Pulse."  TWIN…

TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS: "Here Comes My Girl." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Beth Orton, Atta Boy, and more.  BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has The Hobknobs, the Woodentops, and more. …

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL! The obligatory "Summer in the City" because of course.  But let's do the other big hits: "Daydream," "Do You Believe in Magic," and "You Didn't Have…

ROGER McGUINN performs "King of the Hill" — a song about "Papa" John Phillips — for Carson. CABARET VOLTAIRE plays KEXP. PJ HARVEY shares "Voyager."  LE REN shares "Gold In California."  NICOLE…

THE NASHVILLE TEENS, with a stompin' cover of "Tobacco Road." PATRICK WILSON plays Le Blogotheque.  THIS IS LORELEI shares "Billy Came Back." Oh yeah.  THE TUBS shares "Who's Gonna Love You Now?" Oh…

THE KINKS: "Last of the Steam Powered Trains" and "Picture Book," circa 1969, from the album The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, for Twofer Tuesday. MAYA HAWKE palys KEXP.  WILD PINK shares…

BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS: "Billy, Don't Be a Hero," from the Summer of '74. Workin' the Elvis jumpsuit look. NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you to Tucker Zimmerman's final record and…

THE LONG JUNETEENTH WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with the wicked, wicked WILSON PICKETT and his band, live from Germany, circa 1968! Your setlist includes: Soul Finger;  I'm in Love;  In the Midnight Hour; …