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Videos of the Day – week of 8/22/16

8/22 – the NFL season starts 9/8 and it turns out Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) grew up a big Dallas Cowboys fan!  See above for the story & see below for her full rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” for the NFL

p.s. the college football season starts this Saturday in Australia of all places (??), with Cal vs. Hawaii

8/23 – Katy Goodman (La Sera/Vivian Girls) & Greta Morgan (Springtime Carnivore/Gold Motel) have a new covers album out Friday.  We’re playing their version of The Replacements’ “Bastards of Young” tonight on TFR…here’s their Buzzcocks cover…

and for 8/24, how bout their Gun Club cover…

8/25 – Since we’re playing the Eddie Vedder & The Shins covers of The Beatles on Two For the Road tonight, here’s the trailer for Beat Bugs!

8/26 – in honor of Lockn, here’s some live My Morning Jacket for ya!

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