Gigs Reflex

Jane’s Addiction’s first live performance in three years was a two-song set of “I Would For You” and “Stop!” during the virtual Lollapalooza 2020.

Ben Folds debuts “2020″ live on Colbert -- the soundtrack to the year we’re living. 

A newspaper photo from a late ‘70s Ramones concert happens to capture one notable fan, Guided By Voices’ Robert Pollard in the top right. 

Chris and Rich Robinson of Black Crowes (aka “Brothers of a Feather”) were joined by R.E.M.’s Peter Buck for a beautiful cover of “7 Chinese Bros.” in Portland.

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Billy Duffy of The Cult invited longtime friend Johnny Marr to join the band for “Rain” off the band’s 1985 album, Love, at the O2 Apollo Manchester.

Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes puts on a stellar performance of her new solo track, “Stay High,” for @colbertlateshow

Spoon’s brilliant cover of John Lennon’s “Isolation” for the Howard Stern Show.

As this 1978 Brazillian TV special will show, João Gilberto will be truly missed.

Colorized video of The Velvet Underground performing at an Oct. 14, 1969, rally in Dallas has been discovered in a Southern Methodist University archive.

Courtney Barnett offers her take of “Handshake Drugs” during Wilco karaoke at the seminal band’s Solid Sound Music Festival. 

Metallica offered up a cover of  The Stone Roses’ “I Wanna Be Adored” during their rainy night set at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, 

Rockpalast has shared Kraftwerk’s full-length Soester Concert from 1970,

Morrissey wrapped up his residency at New York’s Lunt-Fontanne Theater by including his first performance ever of The Smiths’ “I Won’t Share You.” 

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Josh Klinghoffer covers Radiohead’s “Pyramid Song” at the Great Pyramids in Giza. 

Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers’ super collaboration, Better Oblivion Community Center included a cover The Replacements’ “Can’t Hardly Wait” at the kickoff of their first tour in Tuscon, Ariz.

Mumford and Sons paid tribute to Nine Inch Nails with a cover of “Hurt” in Trent Reznor’s hometown of Cleveland.