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Women Guitarist Chris Reimer Dies At 26

Sad news. Guitarist Chris Reimer of the Calgary band Women died in his sleep on February 21 at the age of 26. Pitchfork reported Reimer's passing which was confirmed by the band's label, Jagjaguwar, this morning. Women, which released two albums, had cancelled their European tour in November 2010 citing stress after a public onstage brawl between band members. 

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Posted 2-22-12 by Kara Manning
Tags: Chris Reimer, Women

tUnE-yArDs Set Summer Tour Dates

Posted 2-22-12 by Kara Manning
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tUnE-yArDs' Merrill Garbus and bandmates have announced an additional string of summer tour dates (well, technically late spring) through North America with stops at New York's Terminal 1 on June 1.

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Peter Wolf Crier: TAS In Session

Posted 2-21-12 by Kara Manning, Alisa Ali
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One of the many hundreds of bands headed to SXSW in a few weeks is Minnesota-born band Peter Wolf Crier, which began as the duo of Peter Pisano and Brian Moen. The group's sophomore album, Garden of Arms, dropped last autumn via Jagjaguwar. Peter Wolf Crier open for Damien Jurado on the West Coast this April following their Austin stopover in March. Pisano, Moen and new member Kyle Flater visited The Alternate Side not long ago and discussed their unconventional recording techniques (and even treated us to a surprising cover of INXS' "Never Tear Us Apart"). Listen to the session when it airs on TAS on 91.5 WNYE this Friday, February 24 at 11 a.m. and streaming on The Alternate Side.

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Beck, Passion Pit, Modest Mouse, Santigold Among Acts Set For Governors Ball Music Festival

Posted 2-21-12 by Kara Manning
Tags: Beck, Chromeo, Duck Sauce, Explosions in the Sky, Governor's Ball Music Festival, Modest Mouse, Passion Pit, Sanitgold

New York's Governors Ball Music Festival has announced a pretty stellar lineup for this summer, including Beck, Passion Pit, Modest Mouse, Santigold, Built To Spill, Explosions in the Sky and Special Disco Version, featuring LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy and Pat Mahoney. Tickets for the festival, which takes place June 23-24 on Randall's Island Park, go on limited pre-sale tomorrow, February 22 and general sale on Friday, February 24.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 26

Posted 2-21-12 by Russ Borris
Tags: Air, Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Hospitality, Howler, Los Campesinos!, Mark Lanegan Band, Nada Surf, Perfume Genius, Sharon Van Etten, Tennis, The Big Pink, The Roots

Contemplative new albums from Sharon Van Etten and Perfume Genius step onto The Alternate Side's album chart while Tennis sails to the very top.

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Win Tickets To Miike Snow At Terminal 5 On April 26

Posted 2-20-12 by TAS Staff
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Swedish-American electro-pop trio Miike Snow are on the brink of releasing their second album Happy To You, the follow-up to its immensely successful debut, on March 27 via Downtown/Universal Republic. The band has lined up three gigs at New York's Terminal 5 this April and The Alternate Side is offering the chance to win tickets to the April 26 show.

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Ticket Giveaway For Fanfarlo At Webster Hall On March 6

Posted 2-20-12 by TAS Staff
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London pop quintet Fanfarlo releases its sophomore album, Rooms Filled With Light, on February 28 in the States via Canvasback Music. The band is offering fans a free download of its new single, "Shiny Things," remixed by Yeasayer, on its website. Fanfarlo kick off a UK tour on February 22, but will make their way to North America in early March. Win tickets to the band's stop at Webster Hall on March 6, supported by Philly's dreamy Nightlands.

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