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Watch Boards Of Canada's New Video 'Reach For The Dead'

It has been a surprising year of long-awaited returns, daft and otherwise, and Boards of Canada will release its first album in eight years, called Tomorrow's Harvest, on June 11 (June 10 in the UK) on Warp Records. Watch the Scottish duo's first video and single from that record, the sun-bleached, fantastically eerie "Reach for the Dead."

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Posted 5-23-13 by Kara Manning
Tags: Boards of Canada, Video

Win Tickets For Small Sins At Santos Party House

Posted 2-21-11 by TAS Staff
Tags: Small Sins

Toronto indie popsters Small Sins make a long overdue New York return next month, supporting their new album, Pot Calls Kettle Black, which came out last fall. Win tix to see the group's first local stop in three years when they play Santos Party House on March 10.

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Win Tickets For mike watt + the missingmen At Mercury Lounge

Posted 2-21-11 by TAS Staff
Tags: mike watt + the missingmen

Mike Watt might be re-releasing his third  "opera," Hyphenated Man, on March 1, but don't expect Italian arias when Watt, storied veteran of Minutemen and fIREHOSE, and his missingmen cohorts hook up for a 51-date tour ... done in an astonishing 52 days. You can win tickets to see the indefatigable, lower-case loving, legendary Watt and his bandmates when they play Mercury Lounge on April 4.

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Tom Morello Heads To Wisconsin On Monday For Workers Rally And Concert

Posted 2-20-11 by Kara Manning
Tags: Rage Against The Machine, The Nightwatchman, Tom Morello

Heeding Facebook requests to come to Madison, Wisconsin to join protesters converging on the state capitol, the political activist, musician and former Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello will play a concert this Monday, February 21, in Capitol Square called "Rally for Wisconsin's Workers."

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TAS SXSW Preview: Sharon Van Etten

Posted 2-18-11 by Kara Manning
Tags: Sharon Van Etten, The National

Singer and songwriter Sharon Van Etten quietly released one of the more extraordinary albums of the last year, the mutable and deeply moving Epic. Currently opening for The National in Europe and preparing for a lengthy North American tour beginning this March, an admittedly jet-lagged Van Etten chatted with The Alternate Side over email while in London and updated us on her road trip, her work with The National's Aaron Dessner on her next album and how she plans on surviving SXSW in a month.

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Radiohead Move Up Release Of New Album To Friday 2/18

Posted 2-18-11 by Kara Manning
Tags: Radiohead

The band has pushed up the digital release The King of Limbs to today, Friday, February 18.  The so-called "newspaper" special edition of the album, available for pre-order, won't ship until May 9, with regular CD and vinyl versions available at retailers beginning on March 28. Plus the band has released a new video, "Lotus Flower."

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Mogwai, Ultramagnetic MC's, More Added to Portishead-Curated ATP

Posted 2-17-11 by Kara Manning
Tags: Jeff Mangum, Mogwai, Neutral Milk Hotel, Portishead, Ultramagnetic MC's

Mogwai, the classic lineup of Ultramagnetic MC's, The Pop Group, The Horrors, Silver Mt. Zion and others have been added to the inaugural ATP I'll Be Your Mirror US event in Asbury Park this fall. The event, curated by Portishead, is sold out of three day passes, but single day passes are now available. But you're out of luck if you were hoping to catch Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum at the Paramount Theater.

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