My Morning Jacket, Andrew Bird Salute The Muppets and Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks Streaming Now on NPR Music

Two excellent new albums are available for your streaming pleasure right now on NPR Music First Listen series. The first, Muppets: The Green Album, features My Morning Jacket, Andrew Bird, Weezer and more saluting Jim Henson's crew with covers of Kermit-and-Elmo classics. The second record streaming is Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks' Mirror Traffic, out on August 23 on Matador (and August 22 on Domino in the UK).

Win Tix To See John Wesley Harding's Cabinet Of Wonders With Andrew Bird, Josh Ritter, More

John Wesley Harding's eclectic round-up of musicians, writers and comedians - the Cabinet of Wonders - holds its second show of the year on March 11 at City Winery and the lineup is a knockout: Andrew Bird, Josh Ritter, Kristin Hersh, Tift Merritt, David Wax Museum, Eugene Mirman, Jonathan Coe and Paul Muldoon.  TAS is giving away ten pairs of tickets - but you have to enter to win by Thursday, March 10 before 5 p.m.

Animal Collective Release Video For "Bluish"

Animal Collective has released a new, gently dreamy video, replete with a dancer twirling like whirling dervish, for their song "Bluish" off of 2009's Merriweather Park Pavilion. Check it out  after the jump. Plus, the band has signed on for a Congolese covers album.

Extensive Newport Folk Festival Coverage On The Alternate Side's Sister Station, WFUV

The Alternate Side's sister station WFUV, in partnership with NPR, will be broadcasting live this weekend from George Wein's Newport Folk Festival on Saturday (July 31) and Sunday (August 1) from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. with mainstage performances from Andrew Bird, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Blitzen Trapper, The Avett Brothers, The Low Anthem, Calexico, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, The Swell Season and many more.

TAS in Session: Andrew Bird at Electric Lady

We've got video of Andrew Bird performing live at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York. Check out Andrew performing "Tenuousness", from his new album Noble Beast.

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