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TAS Live Review: Governors Ball Music Festival 2013

Posted 6-10-13 by

Tags: Azealia Banks, Beirut, Dinosaur Jr., Feist, Foals, Guns N' Roses

If you attended this past weekend's Governors Ball Music Festival on Randall's Island, you're likely still waterlogged. Friday's tropical storm made festival attendance a misery as fans braved delayed ferry service, windswept rain and shin-deep mud slicks. The dramatic weather even forced the postponement of sets by Kings of Leon and Pretty Lights. Saturday and Sunday were still muddy, but far brighter. Still, FUV and TAS' Alisa Ali pulled on her boots, slogged through the puddles and had a wonderful time, catching Foals, Beirut, Azealia Banks and more.

Win Tickets For Beirut's Sold-Out Show At Central Park's Rumsey Playfield On August 29

Posted 7-23-12 by

Tags: Beirut

Beirut's new string of summer shows includes a stop at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield on August 29, a show that quickly sold out. Happlly, The Alternate Side is giving away tickets to see Zach Condon and his bandmates, who visited WFUV and TAS in session last year, play songs from the brassy, breezy and peripatetic The Rip Tide.

Jack White, Bon Iver, Beck, The Roots Lined Up for Sasquatch! Music Festival

Posted 2-3-12 by

Tags: Beck, Beirut, Bon Iver, Jack White, Pretty Lights, The Roots, The Shins

Yes, the summer festival season is just around the bend and Jack White, Bon Iver, Beck, The Roots and The Shins are among the many acts announced for the Sasquatch! Music Festival over Memorial Day weekend in Gorge, Washington. Passes go on sale February 11 at 10 a.m. and after the jump, the full lineup.

The Antlers, Elbow And James Blake Sessions Noted As Faves Of TAS Engineering And Video Staffers

Posted 12-30-11 by

Tags: Active Child, Beirut, Elbow, Feist, Fruit Bats, James Blake, Man Man, The Antlers, The Naked and Famous

Behind every one of 2011's TAS or WFUV sessions in Studio A was an engineer who handled the mix, charged with the responsibility of making notable bands and artists like Feist, James Blake, Elbow, The Naked and Famous, The Antlers, Fruit Bats and more sound as good as possible for on-air broadcast. The bulk of the sessions are also taped by a video team, who are learning to capture performances in a visually exciting way. As the year comes to an end, the TAS video and engineering teams, most of them students at Fordham University, chose the most rewarding or meaningful sessions they worked on over the last year.

TAS In Session: Flashback 2011, Part 1

Posted 12-19-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Cults, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Laura Marling, Man Man, The Antlers, The Naked and Famous, The Radio Dept., The Raveonettes, The Vaccines

Over the past twelve months, The Alternate Side, alongside our sister station WFUV, has hosted dozens of live sessions in our studio with a vivid, inspiriting array of musicians and bands. We've had the chance to shift from The Antlers' luminous introspections to the muscular, shambolic rock of Man Man and end up at the gentle-but-lethal songwriting of Laura Marling. We wanted to revisit some of our favorite performances from many of those sessions, like The Naked and Famous' stirring "Young Blood" or Beirut's accordion-spurred anthem "Santa Fe," and give you updates on what's coming up in 2012 for many of these artists and bands.

The Black Keys, M83, PJ Harvey And More On TAS Staff's Best Of 2011

Posted 12-13-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Bon Iver, Elbow, Holy Ghost, M83, Metronomy, My Morning Jacket, PJ Harvey, The Black Keys, tUnE-yArDs, Wild Flag

The Alternate Side staff both loves — and dreads — the annual rush of ubiquitous end-of-year lists, sifting through the best albums and singles of the twelve months gone by. There are usually far too many records or songs we'd like to mention, so consider the following just a start of what we really enjoyed in 2011, leaping from The Black Keys to tUnE-yArDs to Elbow to Little Dragon. And feel free to add your comments on what you liked too — we'd love to hear from you.

Beirut: TAS In Session

Posted 10-18-11 by , Alisa Ali

Tags: Beirut

Beirut's Zach Condon and his bandmates are touring North America through November 13, then head across the Pacific for a sweep through Australia and Japan in December and January. According to the band's site, they're excited about the trip down under; a sense of wanderlust defines Condon. It's a restlessness that's eloquently explored in Beirut's excellent third album The Riptide. Recently Beirut joined WFUV/The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali for a very special session which can be heard on NPR Music now, but after the jump, check out exclusive videos of the band's four-song set in Studio A, including "Santa Fe," "East Harlem" and "Goshen."

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending October 23

Posted 10-18-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Björk, Blitzen Trapper, Deer Tick, Dum Dum Girls, Fool's Gold, Girls, Megafaun, Mr. Heavenly, St. Vincent, The Drums, The Rapture, Wild Flag

Björk's Biophilia and Deer Tick's Divine Providence debut and St. Vincent and Girls' Father, Son, Holy Ghost battle for the top spot in a strangely spiritual-sounding TAS Top 20.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending September 25

Posted 9-20-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Blitzen Trapper, Fool's Gold, Girls, Milagres, St. Vincent, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, The Drums

The Drums and Blitzen Trapper wing their way onto the TAS Top 20 while a Brooklyn band makes a miracle leap to the apex of the album chart.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending September 18

Posted 9-13-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Girls, Milagres, Sleeper Agent, St. Vincent, Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks. WILD FLAG, The Horrors, The Rapture, The War On Drugs, Washed Out, We Are Augustines

We Are Augustines, The Rapture And The War On Drugs march onto the TAS Top 20 while Beirut fends off Washed Out and Milagres to triumph at Number One.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending September 11

Posted 9-5-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Girls, Milagres, St. Vincent, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, The Horrors, Washed Out, Wild Flag

Washed Out cleans up the TAS Top 20 while St. Vincent, Girls and Wild Flag debut on the album chart with a little girl - and guy - power.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending September 4

Posted 8-30-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Bon Iver, Handsome Furs, Milagres, Mister Heavenly, Shabazz Palaces, Sleeper Agent, The Antlers, The Horrors, Washed Out

The Horrors' Skying soars to the peak of the TAS album chart while Beirut and Washed Out make a quick charge to the top five.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending August 21

Posted 8-16-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Bon Iver, Fool's Gold, Handsome Furs, Shabazz Palaces, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, The Antlers, The Horrors, The Shivers, Washed Out

It's a Pacific Coast takeover on the TAS Top 20 as L.A.'s Fool's Gold and Portland-based Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks debut while Seattle's Shabazz Palaces finally become kings of the chart, dethroning Bon Iver.

Stream Beirut's New Album The Rip Tide on NPR Music

Posted 8-9-11 by

Tags: Beirut

Beirut's new album The Rip Tide doesn't come out until August 30, but NPR Music is streaming the record now, which includes the previously released "East Harlem" and the gorgeous "Santa Fe." Beirut play New York for two dates at Terminal 5 this September.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending August 14

Posted 8-9-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Bon Iver, Elbow, Holy Ghost!, Milagres, Mr. Heavenly, Shabazz Palaces, Sleeper Agent, The Antlers, The Horrors, The Shivers, Washed Out

Beirut floats onto the TAS Top Twenty with The Rip Tide while the "indie supergroup" trio of Mister Heavenly also debut. And guess who still reigns as king of the album chart?

Northside Festival Coverage: Beirut, Grouplove, Eleanor Friedberger

Posted 6-19-11 by , Joe Grimaldi

Tags: Beirut, Eleanor Friedberger, Grouplove

TAS photographers Joe Grimaldi and Bailey Baffert have spent the last few days running between gigs at the Northside Festival. After the jump, check out coverage from Friday night's Beirut gig and Saturday's Grouplove and Eleanor Friedberger shows.

Beirut Is Back With The Rip Tide This August

Posted 6-7-11 by

Tags: Beirut

Following the release of the single "East Harlem" on Monday and a slew of tour dates, Beirut has finally revealed the name of its first album in four years, The Rip Tide, which is due out in late August. Track listing after the jump.

Beirut To Release New Single This Monday

Posted 6-3-11 by

Tags: Beirut

Beirut fans don't have much longer to wait for new music from Zach Condon and company; the band will release the single "East Harlem" this Monday, June 6. After the jump, listen to the song.

Long Island's Twin Sister Signs To Domino Records

Posted 5-23-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Twin Sister

Long Island's Twin Sister, whose strong 2010 EP, Color Your Life, showed off a knack for both discoball anthems ("All Around And Away We Go") and more ethereal walkabouts ("Lady Daydream"), have signed to Domino Records for their debut album, set for release later in 2011. They embark on a tour beginning June 3, accompanying Beirut on several dates, and landing at Brooklyn's Northside Festival on June 18.

Theophilus London, Surfer Blood, Sharon Van Etten Added to Northside Festival

Posted 4-27-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Guided By Voices, Sharon Van Etten, Surfer Blood, Theophilus London, Wavves

Theophilus London, Sharon Van Etten, Surfer Blood, Dom, Twin Sister, Frankie Rose & The Outs and the Stateside debut of Iceage have been added to the ever-growing lineup for the Northside Festival this June. Previously announced headliners are Guided by Voices and Beirut.

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1. The National
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2. Daft Punk
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3. Vampire Weekend
Modern Vampires of the City

4. Savages
Silence Yourself

5. Kurt Vile
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6. Daughter
If You Leave

7. Deerhunter
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8. Queens of the Stone Age
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9. Chvrches
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10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Mosquito

11. Phoenix
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12. James Blake
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13. !!!
Thr!!!er

14. Caveman
Caveman

15. Palma Violets
180

16. Atoms For Peace
Amok

17. My Bloody Valentine
m b v

18. Yo La Tengo
Fade

19. Phosphorescent
Muchacho

20. Mikal Cronin
MCII

Mikal Cronin's summer-friendly power pop slips onto the TAS Top 20 as The National deflates Daft Punk's bid for another week at No. 1.

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