New Music, New York

Hear us Weekdays on WNYE 91.5 FM

Band Of Horses Announce Last Minute Gigs After Kings Of Leon Cancellation

Posted 8-3-11 by
Tags: Band Of Horses, Kings of Leon

Need a quick fix of Band of Horses? You're in luck. The band was left stranded when Kings of Leon suddenly cancelled their remaining tour dates which scuttled BOH's plans to open for the group. Ever perseverant, Band of Horses have announced some last minute club gigs across the country, including one at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom next Wednesday, August 10. Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 5 at 12 noon, EDT.

More...

Coachella Posts Set Times, Will Stream On YouTube

Posted 4-13-11 by
Tags: Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Kanye West, Kings of Leon, PJ Harvey, Tame Impala, The Strokes

Lucky enough to be heading out to Indio, California for this weekend's Coachella Festival? Set times and stages have been posted today, but you might have to make some anxious sprints and hard decisions, like Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti vs. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart vs. Tame Impala. What to do? If you won't be there, performances will be streamed via YouTube.

More...

Kings of Leon, Kanye West, Arcade Fire, The Strokes To Headline Coachella

Posted 1-19-11 by
Tags: Arcade Fire, Kanye West, Kings of Leon, The Strokes

The Coachella Music and Arts Festival has unfurled its huge lineup and Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Kanye West and The Strokes will take on the mantle of headliners. The Black Keys, Interpol, Animal Collective, Mumford & Sons, PJ Harvey, Bright Eyes, Duran Duran, The National, the Chemical Brothers and even Ms. Lauryn Hill (the Ms. prefix is hers) will also appear along with dozens more. The festival will take place in Indio, California the weekend of April 15-17.

More...

Bonnaroo 2010 Recap: Rita Houston's Whole Wide World

Posted 6-18-10 by
Tags: Jay-Z, Kings of Leon, The Dead Weather, The Flaming Lips, The National, The xx

Team WFUV and The Alternate Side spent last weekend at Bonnaroo and tonight at 7 p.m. on 90.7 WFUV and via WFUV's online stream, Rita Houston, Alisa Ali and Sarah Wardrop will review their remarkable, muddy weekend in Manchester, Tennessee on a very special edition of "The Whole Wide World."

More...

Bonnaroo Festival Launches YouTube Stream

Posted 6-11-10 by
Tags: Carolina Chocolate Drops, Chris Thile, Damian Marley and Nas, Dave Matthews Band, Gaslight Anthem, Jay -Z, Jimmy Cliff, John Butler Trio, John Fogerty, Julia Nunes, Kings of Leon, LCD Soundsystem, Mayer Hawthorne and the Country, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Mumford & Sons, Neon Indian, Norah Jones, Punch Brothers, Regina Spektor, Rise Against, Saturday, Tenacious D, The Avett Brothers, The Dead Weather, The Dodos, The National, The Temper Trap, Tori Amos, Trombone Shorty, Umphrey's McGee, Ween, Weezer, Zac Brown Band

If you're determined to catch a few Bonnaroo appearances via YouTube, the festival's official channel is open for business. The quality of the stream isn't always great, but if you're willing to withstand a few glitches to see Jay-Z and Norah Jones (not together, though that might be intriguing), we have the link and schedule after the jump.

More...

Bonnaroo Festival 2010: Live Concert Broadcasts, Exclusive Interviews And More

Posted 6-11-10 by
Tags: Jay-Z, Kings of Leon, LCD Soundsystem, Local Natives, The Black Keys, The Dead Weather, The xx

The Alternate Side and NPR is giving you an all-access pass to the Bonnaroo Festival, right from your living room. Throughout the weekend, TAS and NPR will offer continuous live streams and on-demand performances from dozens of bands, including Jay-Z, The National, The Dead Weather, Kings of Leon, The Flaming Lips, the xx, Local Natives and LCD Soundsystem. Plus, The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali and WFUV's Rita Houston, Sarah Wardop and Laura Fedele will keep you in the Tennessee loop, webcasting from the Manchester festival grounds. After the jump, find out how you can link to all festival coverage and download NPR's free 11-song iTunes download of Bonnaroo artists.

More...

TAS in Session: The Walkmen

Posted 4-30-09 by
Tags: Kings of Leon, Led Zepplin, The Morning Benders, The Walkmen, Total Hound

Paul, Walter, Matt, Peter, and Hamilton from The Walkmen recently stopped by our studios in the Bronx to perform a few tunes off their latest record You & Me. The once native New Yorkers are currently on tour with Kings of Leon.  

More...

The Alternate Side is a proud part of WFUV Public Radio from Fordham University,
90.7 FM on your New York dial and online at wfuv.org.