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TAS In Session Flashback 2012: Part Two

Posted 12-31-12 by
Tags: Alt-J, Daughter, Exitmusic, Geographer, Gold Fields, Icky Blossoms, Perfume Genius, Poliça, The Antlers, The Tallest Man On Earth, The Walkmen, Twin Shadow

Throughout the last year, The Alternate Side staff has chatted with dozens of up-and-coming and established bands in our live sessions, spanning the globe from Dalama, Sweden (The Tallest Man On Earth) to Toronto, Canada (Metric) to San Francisco, California (Geographer). The first part of our TAS in 2012 retrospective was published last week, and as we dive into 2013, we're revisiting more of those sessions — and live performance videos — that we liked. We'll also report on what's coming up for those bands in 2013. We also offer up another big round of applause for the intrepid WFUV/The Alternate Side engineering and video teams too.

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Gold Fields: Tour Diary

Posted 11-28-12 by
Tags: Diamond Rings, Gold Fields

When Australian quintet Gold Fields visited The Alternate Side's Studio A earlier this year for a session, they had just released a self-titled EP. Fast forward six months, and the band is on the brink of releasing its debut album, Black Sun, on February 26. The Ballarat group is currently touring North America — they play New York's Bowery Ballroom on December 4 — and TAS asked Gold Fields' frontman, Mark Robert Fuller, if he'd keep a blog of their travels earlier this fall and he did, noting everything from a first Stateside Halloween to an encounter with a peeved police officer in New Mexico.

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Gold Fields: TAS In Session

Posted 5-29-12 by
Tags: Gold Fields

Looking for a sparkling summer anthem? A good place to start is the intoxicating single "Treehouse" from Australian newcomers Gold Fields who have a self-titled EP out now. The Ballarat-bred quintet will release its debut album on Astralwerks later this year and shortly after SXSW, they visited The Alternate Side and played the Gold Fields EP in its entirety. Watch the performance videos after the jump, including the effervescent "Treehouse," and listen to Gold Fields in session on TAS on 91.5 WNYE  this Friday, June 1, at 11 a.m. EDT (and streaming online).

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