Dig That Underground Sound! CD collection

Dig That Underground Sound! is a 3-CD collection of 45 garage-rock and psychedelic tracks from the 1960s and 1970s sold exclusively at PopMarket.

If you're familiar with the Nuggets series of releases by Elektra Records and Rhino Records, you have a good idea what you'll get in this set. The tracks on this collection, which sells for $25.99, were mined from the vaults of Elektra, Warner Bros. Records and Atlantic Records.

A lot of these songs have appeared in Nuggets and other similar compilations. But Dig That Underground Sound! does have a handful of rarities -- Vamp's "Floatin'" and The Waphphle's "I Want You (To Be My One and Only Girl)" among them.

Higher-profile bands represented here include Love, Flamin' Groovies and the Beau Brummels. You can find a complete track list on the set's product page.

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Here's a taste of Dig That Underground Sound!, from a 1964 episode of American Bandstand:

Les Gruff and the Billy Goat album preview

Battle #2 co-winner Les Gruff and the Billy Goat has posted the first track from its upcoming self-titled album.

"River Road" will be on Soundcloud for a few days before it's replaced by another new track from the album, the band announced on Facebook.

Les Gruff and the Billy Goat is scheduled for release Sept. 25. The band plans a release party the following day at Off Broadway Music Venue in St. Louis.

The Goats are scheduled to appear at Sun Valley Jams on Sept. 6 for the season's Battle of the Bands Finale. They will be joined by other previous winners Lunar Levitation, Macrobliss and Slick Ice Blues. An invitation will be extended to the band that wins the Battle #4 competition Saturday.

Countdown to Battle #4: Alternate Route

The Chets will take the stage for Battle of the Bands #4 after all.

Brothers Stephen and Michael Chedester -- the bass player and drummer, respectively, for Jimmy and the Chets -- will appear Saturday with their new band, Alternate Route. The Chedesters formed the band in the past couple of days with a couple of friends they have jammed with in the past.

Jimmy and the Chets dropped out of the Battle a few days ago when singer and lead guitarist Jimmy Rohlfing learned he wouldn't be able to appear. Michael Chedester told us about 24 hours later that he and his brother could step up and appear with their quickly assembled new outfit.

So there you have it. Battle of the Bands #4 is set. Eight bands, eight hours, great weather, great scenery ... it's going to be a great Saturday. Gates open at 2 p.m., and the music will start at 3 p.m.

We'll see you there.

Countdown to Battle #4: The cover bands

The music of three of the bands scheduled for Battle of the Bands #4 on Saturday will be familiar to you even if their faces are not. Come on out to Sun Valley Jams from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. and you're bound to hear a rendition of one of your favorite songs.

Making their second Battle of the Bands appearance will be Jam Central Station, seen here a few years ago knocking out the 1970 Sugarloaf standard "Green-Eyed Lady:"

Jimmy and the Chets cancels Battle #4 appearance

Blues-rock cover band Jimmy and the Chets had a change in plans Wednesday evening and cancelled their Saturday appearance at Sun Valley Jams.

Lyn is trying to find another band to fill that slot in Battle of the Bands #4. We'll update here and on our Facebook page as soon as we find a replacement.