Tina Fey kills in SNL Girls parody

Tina Fey's portrayal of Blerta in a rip on Lina Dunham's Girls was a highlight of SNL's season opener.

Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion @ The Drake Hotel, tonight

Having Jeff Tweedy produce Wassaic Way may not have been such a shrewd move after all.

Iron & Wine @ The Sound Academy, Saturday

Check out Sam Beam covering the Postal Service at Balzac's in Liberty Village below. 

One For The Weekend: Kuni Kawachi

Happy Birthday Blind Lemon Jefferson

Here are Blind Lemon's 1027 recordings followed by a link to a brilliant Michael Ventura essay.  

Track Listing
01 - Black Snake Moan
02 - Match Box Blues
03 - Match Box Blues (Version 2)
04 - Match Box Blues (Version 4)
05 - Easy Rider Blues
06 - Rising High Water Blues
07 - Teddy Bear Blues (Version 1)
08 - Teddy Bear Blues (Version 2)
09 - Hot Dogs
10 - Weary Dogs Blues
11 - Black Snake Dream Blues
12 - Right Of Way Blues
13 - Rambler Blues
14 - Struck Sorrow Blues
15 - Chinch Bug Blues
16 - Deceitful Brownskin Blues
17 - Gone Dead On You Blues
18 - One Dime Blues
19 - Where Shall I Be
20 - He Arose From The Dead
21 - See That Grave's Kept Clean
22 - Sunshine Special
23 - Lonesome House Blues

LINK
Michael Ventura's "Hear That Long Snake Moan" pdf

Jimmy Fallon scorched by Stephen Merchant in epic lip-sync battle

Jimmy Fallon and Joseph Gordon-Levitt were no match for Hello Ladies star Stephen Merchant.

See Chali 2na @ Adelaide Music Hall, Wednesday

Check out Chali 2na in the Jurassic 5 short film Power In Numbers, a flashback to 2002 below.