Hope and Fury (earMusic ). Review by Judy Craddock.

In his shiny new edition of Garage Sale Vinyl, author Christopher Long finds himself on the receiving end of an enormous FREE love gift from his nail tech — crates FULL of her no longer desired vintage vinyl records — including a super-clean copy of Armed Forces, the classic 1979 LP from Elvis Costello.

Joe Jackson brought his Two Rounds of Racket tour to the Lincoln Theatre in Washington D.C. on Monday. Bob Pomeroy was in the area and caught the show.

Rifling through a boxful of ravaged old records, Christopher Long locates a flea market LP copy of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils Don’t Look Down — for a quarter — and speaks with the band’s co-founding bassist, Michael “Supe” Granda, about his amazing discovery.

If you got The Nude Party to perform at your next get-together, it would be the kind of shindig that produces two marriages, three break-ups, and gossip for years to come.

The latest configuration of this chart-busting ’90s combo played a concise set to an intimate Florida crowd.

Twenty years of hard rocking leads to a nice home in the suburbs, a stable marriage and a beautiful daughter.

Akanthena (Sassy Boy). Review by Linda Tate.

Cinematic (). Review by Kyrby Raine.

Volcano, I’m Still Excited (Polyvinyl Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Volcano, I’m Still Excited (Polyvinyl Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

fakebook (Hyena). Review by Ben Varkentine.

Oh Honey, We’re Ridiculous (Le Grand Magistery). Review by Ben Varkentine.

The Labor Day EP (). Review by Ben Varkentine.

Vast Low Cities (Angrymoose). Review by Sideshow Ben.

The Awful Truth (Grafton). Review by Ben Varkentine.

Daniel Mitchell discusses Nair, tennis, and Indian food with Rob Suchan of Koufax.

Hearts Of Oak (Lookout!). Review by Julio Diaz.

Volume 4 (Restless/Ryko). Review by Ben Varkentine.

Joel Dorn has “been there, done that” in jazz for over 40 years. Ben Varkentine finds out about Fathead, Les McCann and… Michael Jackson?