THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND STARTS (EARLY) 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…

THE GODFATHERS: "Birth, School, Work, Death." NANNA (Of Monsters and Men) visits World Cafe. WILL BUTLER + SISTER SQUARES shares "Stop Talking." TEENAGE HALLOWEEN shares “Getting Bitter.” AMANDA PALMER & THE RIGHTEOUS BABES…

GREASE is the word marking the start of a new school year, with "Summer Nights" and "You're the One That I Want" marking Twofer Tuesday. WAR celebrates 50 years of 'The World is a…

DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW: "Cover of the Rolling Stone." A fairly deranged live version. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Ratboys, Be Your Own Pet, and more. BILL'S INDIE…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE BANGLES!  Live in Pittsburgh, circa 1986.  Your setlist includes: 1 Let It Go; 2 Restless; 3 Walking Down Your Street; 4 James; 5 Going Down to…

LaBELLE: "Lady Marmalade." I coulda used a little more cowbell. DAVE GROHL joined CHEVY METAL (the late Taylor Hawkins' covers band) for songs by the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Spinal Tap, Led Zeppelin,…

SHOCKING BLUE: She's your "Venus." MARGO PRICE shares three songs from Strays II. ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVERS IN THE DARK returns with "Bauhaus Staircase." BLACK PUMAS returns with "More Than a Love Song." THE ROLLING…

THE RASPBERRIES crush "Go All The Way" and "I Wanna Be With You" for Twofer Tuesday. ST PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES at KCRW. AL GREEN covers Lou Reed's "Perfect Day." BLUR…

EVERCLEAR: "A.M. Radio." Because my brother's Pinto said so. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Rhiannon Giddens, Margaret Glaspy, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has OHSEES, Diners, and more. DOLLY, PAUL & RINGO…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with GRAM PARSONS! As a member of both The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and as a solo artist, Parsons anticipated the so-called country rock of the…