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Win Special Ticket Package To 70th Birthday Tribute To Curtis Mayfield At Lincoln Center On July 20

Posted 7-11-12 by
Tags: Aloe Blacc, Curtis Mayfield, Mavis Staples, Sinéad O'Connor, The Roots, TV on the Radio

It has been 13 years since the great Curtis Mayfield, one of the world's most influential artists in soul, rock, funk and R&B, passed away, nearly a decade after a tragic 1990 accident left him paralyzed. Poignantly, Mayfield would have marked his 70th birthday this year and that celebratory occasion will be marked by an all-star concert, "Here But I'm Gone: A 70th Birthday Tribute To Curtis Mayfield," on July 20 at Avery Fisher Hall, part of the Lincoln Center Festival. Special guests include The Roots, TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone, Aloe Blacc, Sinéad O'Connor, Mavis Staples, Bilal and Mayfield's former band The Impressions. The Alternate Side is giving one lucky winner a four-ticket package to attend the concert; enter by Sunday, July 15 at 5 p.m. EDT.

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Mavis Staples, The Head And The Heart, Dawes, Josh Ritter Shine At WFUV's Holiday Cheer

Posted 12-6-11 by
Tags: Dawes, Josh Ritter, Mavis Staples, The Head and the Heart

By the time Mavis Staples had transformed New York's Beacon Theatre into a sultry New Orleans gospel tent, carrying the show home with a spirited — and often spiritual — hour-long set, WFUV's 7th annual Holiday Cheer concert had already proved the invaluable bond between artist, radio station and audience. Dawes, The Head and the Heart and special guest Josh Ritter played powerful sets, both ruminative and rowdy, and declared their affection for The Alternate Side's sister station, WFUV, during the station's benefit event on Monday night, December 5. After the jump, photos and setlists.

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Josh Ritter Joins WFUV's Holiday Cheer As A Special Guest

Posted 11-30-11 by
Tags: Dawes, Josh Ritter, Mavis Staples, The Head and the Heart

Folk rocker Josh Ritter has been tapped to be a special guest at WFUV's Holiday Cheer benefit at the Beacon Theatre next Monday, December 5. He'll be playing an abbreviated set alongside the previously announced lineup of Mavis Stapes, The Head and the Heart and Dawes (who just made Paste magazine's list of the 50 Best albums of 2011, landing at an impressive #8 for Nothing Is Wrong). All Holiday Cheer ticket holders are eligible to win a $500 Fairway shopping spree.

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Benefit Holiday Cheer Concert For WFUV Offers Chance For A Fairway Shopping Spree

Posted 11-29-11 by
Tags: Dawes, Mavis Staples, The Head and the Heart

The Alternate Side's sister station WFUV is gearing up for its 7th annual benefit Holiday Cheer concert on December 5 at New York's Beacon Theatre — with Mavis Staples, The Head and the Heart and Dawes. Now, one lucky person attending the show has the chance to win a $500 shopping spree at Fairway Market. Everyone who buys a ticket to the concert is eligible for the drawing. Details after the jump.

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Mavis Staples, The Head And The Heart, Dawes Set For WFUV's Holiday Cheer Concert On December 5

Posted 11-9-11 by
Tags: Arcade Fire, Dawes, Mavis Staples, The Head and the Heart

Legendary soul singer Mavis Staples, Seattle's fast-rising folk rockers The Head and the Heart and LA rockers Dawes will take over New York's Beacon Theatre on December 5 for WFUV's 7th annual Holiday Cheer concert, a fundraiser that benefits The Alternate Side's outstanding sister station. Tickets are on sale now for this very special evening. After the jump, check out a great video of Mavis Staples with Arcade Fire at Outside Lands this year.

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Mavis Staples, The Head And The Heart, Dawes Set For WFUV's Holiday Cheer Concert On December 5

Posted 10-25-11 by
Tags: Dawes, Mavis Staples, The Head and the Heart

Legendary soul singer Mavis Staples, Seattle's fast-rising folk rockers The Head and the Heart and LA rockers Dawes will take over New York's Beacon Theatre on December 5 for WFUV's 7th annual Holiday Cheer concert, a fundraiser that benefits The Alternate Side's outstanding sister station. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 28 at 10 a.m., but after the jump, more information on the WFUV Listener pre-sale, going on now.

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Lollapalooza 2010 Lineup: Soundgarden, Arcade Fire, Green Day, The Strokes, Lady Gaga And Phoenix

Posted 4-6-10 by
Tags: 2ManyDJs, AFI, Arcade Fire, Blitzen Trapper, Chromeo, Cut Copy, Cypress Hill, Deer Tick, Devo, Digitalism, Dirty Projectors, Empire of the Sun, Erykah Badu, F**k Buttons, Felix Da Housecat, Freelance Whales, Frightened Rabbit, Green Day, Grizzly Bear, Health, Hockey, Hot Chip, Jimmy Cliff, Kaskade, Lady Gaga, Matt & Kim, Mavis Staples, Metric, MGMT, Minus he Bear, Mumford & Sons, MUTEMATH, Phoenix, Raphael Saadiq, Social Distortion, Soundgarden, Spoon, Stars, The Antlers, The Big Pink, The Black Keys, The Cribs, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers, The Strokes, The Temper Trap, The xx, Tiga, Wild Beasts, Wolfmother, X Japan, Yeasayer

The folks behind the Lollapalooza festival have revealed the event's 2010 lineup with the reunited Soundgarden, Broadway's Green Day, Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga, Phoenix and The Strokes as headliners. Other bands and artists include MGMT, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Grizzly Bear, Devo, The National and the recently arrested Erykah Badu. The festival takes place August 6-8 in Chicago

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