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Arctic Monkeys, Modest Mouse, Best Coast Tapped For New Metallica-Founded Festival

Posted 2-7-12 by
Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Best Coast, Cage the Elephant, Metallica, Modest Mouse, The Gaslight Anthem

Arctic Monkeys, Modest Mouse, Best Coast, Avenged Sevenfold and Cage The Elephant are among the diverse bands slated to kick off Orion Music + More, a new music and arts festival founded by, surprise, Metallica. Hard rock's  heavyhitters will headline both nights of the two-day festival, which takes place the weekend of June 23-24 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tickets go on sale to the public on Saturday, February 11 at 10 a.m. but pre-sale for Metallica club members begins Wednesday, February 8.

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Sleeper Agent: TAS In Session

Posted 10-17-11 by , Russ Borris
Tags: Cage the Elephant, Sleeper Agent

The kinetic, rambunctious sound of Kentucky's Sleeper Agent is cleverly tucked into the title of their debut album, Celebrasion; it's an abrasive, celebratory and smart fusion of 60s-era, girl-group insouciance laced with Southern-slanted, punk-fanged garage rock. The sextet is in the midst of a North American tour, but recently they visited The Alternate Side's Studio A and not only discussed their almost-accidental formation — singer Alex Kandel "pestered" guitarist Tony Smith until he let her join the band — but played several songs off of their rousing debut, including their single, "Get It Daddy." You can hear the session on TAS on 91.5 WNYE this Friday, October 21, at 11 a.m. EDT and streaming on The Alternate Side.

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Cage The Elephant Kick Off Starry Nights Music Festival

Posted 9-16-10 by
Tags: Cage the Elephant, Daniel Johnston, Freelance Whales, Ghostland Observatory

Industrious rockers Cage The Elephant have set up their own Kentucky music festival, October 1-2 in their hometown of Bowling Green. The 30-band lineup includes Ghostland Observatory, Freelance Whales, Daniel Johnston, Keller Williams, Colour Revolt and many more.

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