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Old School Freight Train Birthed in Virginia as a "new grass" combo, OSFT has evolved into a somber and jazzy Americana and roots unit. Creating gentle rock mingled with antique bluegrass, country and roots flourishes, OSFT is touring in support of the new disc Six Years. The recording includes a damn intriguing, slo-mo Americana version of Blondie's "Heart of Glass," creating a mellow, shuffling vibe throughout that won't leave from your ears so easily. The Evening Muse (Shukla)

Fleetwood Mac In 1987, Santa Cruz weirdo rockers Camper Van Beethoven holed up in a mountain cabin, ingested titanic doses of painkillers, and recorded their own front-to-back take on Fleetwood Mac's 1979, double-disc mega-flop Tusk. I mention this because CVB's stoned-out-of-our-skulls-version (only released in 2002) turned out to be way more interesting, though like most things Mac-related, it's the back story – like the two cocaine-fueled relationship wars played out among Mac members on their 1977 chart-topping staple, Rumours – that's more compelling than the actual music. Bobcats – that's right, "Bobcats" – Arena. (John Schacht)

Duo Thon Great things that come in pairs: Salt & pepper shakers, dice, lovebirds, chopsticks, headphones, kidneys, lips, breasts, handcuffs – and these acts highlighting the first Duothon. All have their own twists on the form, from the slow-burn pop crescendos of the brothers Faircloth (a.k.a., The Houstons) to the thundering-herds/fever-delirium-sampling of 2013 Wolves and their new one, Sinners Get Ready. Another pair-ful reason your presence is requested: A rare (these days, anyway) David Childers sighting, with guitar wizard Randy Saxon providing color. Also duo-ing on the bill: The Have and the Have Nots, Battle Beasts, and The Holy Smokes. Milestone (Schacht)

Watch Fleetwood Mac perform "Go Your Own Way," the ultimate cocaine-fuled break-up song:

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