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WFUV and TAS 'Feastival' Of Live Concerts Begins On Thanksgiving

Posted 11-21-12 by
Tags: Alabama Shakes, Indians, Magnetic Fields, Nada Surf, Poliça Sigur Rós, Regina Spektor, Savoir Adore

Alabama Shakes, Sigur Rós, Poliça, Nada Surf, Indians, Savoir Adore, Wilco and Magnetic Fields are some of the bands set for WFUV's annual "Feastival" marathon of some of the best live concerts broadcast on the station in 2012, beginning Thanksgiving morning at 10 a.m. EST and continuing until Friday, November 23, at midnight. After the jump, the full lineup of live performances.

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Stephin Merritt Of The Magnetic Fields Plays An Acoustic Session For WFUV And The Alternate Side

Posted 5-1-12 by
Tags: Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt

Stephin Merritt's sense of humor is so deliciously dry that cactus could happily thrive in its prickly embace. The droll Magnetic Fields frontman recently dropped by WFUV and The Alternate Side's Studio A to discuss the band's new album, Love at the Bottom of the Sea, out now on Merge. Merritt played a generous, acoustic, five-song set of new tracks ("Andrew in Drag") and old favorites ("The Book of Love'). After the jump, check out exclusive videos of that memorable afternoon and listen to the session with TAS host Russ Borris on 90.7 WFUV at 9 p.m. tomorrow, May 2, also streaming on WFUV. 

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