Ever since David Bowie’s first live U.S. radio broadcast hit the airwaves, it’s remained a highlight of both his discography and the bootleg circuit, appearing in convoluted editions such as double vinyl, gold disc with keychain, CD plus 7-inch, and even in an engraved wooden box. But this CD marks its first legitimate release on a major label. Recorded midway through his first ever U.S. tour, this concert finds Bowie and band (or rather Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars) to be tight, high on their own mythos, and crackling with energy; even when Bowie strips things to just himself and guitarist Mick Ronson on acoustic, they perform electrifying takes on “Space Oddity” and “Andy Warhol.” From the furious opener “Hang On To Yourself” through Hunky Dory classics and singles like “John, I’m Only Dancing,” they cast an incandescent glow the exact ruby hue as Ziggy’s mullet.

Hometown: Shawnee, Okla.

Fun Fact: At the tender age of 17, Samantha Crain debuted at her hometown's now-defunct coffeehouse, Bean and Berry, performing a set chock full of Radiohead and Creedence Clearwater Revival covers.

Why She's Worth Watching: Vocalist/guitarist Crain, along with her band The Midnight Shivers [drummer Jacob Edwards, bassist Andrew Tanz and guitarist Nate Hendricks], delivers a refreshing brand of indie-folk that fuses accessible, narrative lyrics with a home-grown wholesomeness reminiscent of her rural origin.

For Fans Of: Martha Wainwright, Pete Seeger, Neko Case, Feist

Samantha Crain is not your stereotypical Southerner.

With its third album, Ghost Rock, Detroit, Mich. band Nomo sets itself apart from the Afrobeat masses. For much of this decade, dozens of austere instrumental bands have copied scratchy '70s funk styles, often demonstrating a high degree of respect to their homage but, unfortunately, little real imagination. So it’s nice to hear that after two nominal albums, Detroit, Mich.’s Nomo has separated itself from the revivalist pack with a few remarkable tricks, incorporating flickers of Krautrock (on the Can-influenced “Ghost Rock”) and Chicago post-rock (as on the seemingly Tortoise-inspired “Brainwave”) into its usual Afrobeat mix.