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Ticket Giveaway For Mogwai At Webster Hall On June 15

Posted 4-23-12 by
Tags: Mogwai

Mogwai is part of on Music For Occupy, the upcoming album benefitting Occupy Wall Street due on May 15, contributing the brand new track "Earth Division." Even better, their gorgeous wall of sound returns to the New York area on June 15 and The Alternate Side is giving away tickets to the Scottish rockers' Webster Hall show. 

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Portishead And ATP Offer Free Mixtape To Mark Asbury Park Shows

Posted 9-14-11 by
Tags: A Hawk And A Hacksaw, Battles, Mogwai, Neutral Milk Hotel, Portishead, Swans

The Portishead-curated All Tomorrow's Parties' sister festival, I'll Be Your Mirror, takes place September 30-October 2 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. To mark that auspicious occasion, the band and ATP are offering up a free mixtape download of some of the bands and musicians appearing, like Neutral Milk Hotel, A Hawk And A Hacksaw, Mogwai, Swans, Battles, The Album Leaf, Anika and - of course - Portishead. More details on how to download the two-and-a-half hour mixtape after the jump.

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Mogwai Hits Visa Issues, Postpones Shows

Posted 4-19-11 by
Tags: Mogwai

Nothing like a visa processing hassle to muck up a North American tour. Scotland's noise rockers Mogwai have hit a snag trying to make it Stateside and will have to postpone five shows, including their gig tonight, April 19, in Washington D.C. and their two New York appearances at Webster Hall on April 21-22.

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Win Tickets for Mogwai At Webster Hall On April 22

Posted 3-14-11 by
Tags: Mogwai

Glaswegian instrumental rockers Mogwai have a cheekily-titled, critically-praised and muscular-sounding new album, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will, the band's first with the Sub Pop label. They kick off a North American tour next month and will take on Webster Hall on April 22 with another terrific Scottish band, Errors, who happen to be signed to Mogwai's own label, Rock Action Records.  And yes, we're giving away tickets.

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Mogwai, Ultramagnetic MC's, More Added to Portishead-Curated ATP

Posted 2-17-11 by
Tags: Jeff Mangum, Mogwai, Neutral Milk Hotel, Portishead, Ultramagnetic MC's

Mogwai, the classic lineup of Ultramagnetic MC's, The Pop Group, The Horrors, Silver Mt. Zion and others have been added to the inaugural ATP I'll Be Your Mirror US event in Asbury Park this fall. The event, curated by Portishead, is sold out of three day passes, but single day passes are now available. But you're out of luck if you were hoping to catch Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum at the Paramount Theater.

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Mogwai Make A Hardcore Return This February With Album And World Tour

Posted 10-27-10 by
Tags: Mogwai

Mogwai, those bruising Scots who manage the near-perfect alchemy of ear-bleeding decibels and incomparable melodic beauty, will release their wryly-titled new album Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will this February on new Stateside label Sub Pop. The band will launch their world tour next year with New York dates in April.

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