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My Morning Jacket's Jim James Announces Solo Shows In February

Posted 1-16-13 by

Tags: Jim James, My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket's Jim James releases his solo debut album Regions Of Light And Sound Of God on February 5 and the hirsute singer has announced a tiny handful of shows, including stops at New York's McKittrick Hotel on February 20, on sale now, and Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg on February 19.

My Morning Jacket And Shabazz Palaces Four-Pack Ticket Giveaway

Posted 7-31-12 by

Tags: My Morning Jacket, Shabazz Palaces

The Alternate Side is giving one lucky winner a four-pack of tickets — for you and three of your friends — to see My Morning Jacket and opening act Shabazz Palaces at Brooklyn's Williamsburg Park on Sunday, August 19. Enter by Sunday, August 5 at 5 p.m, EDT.

My Morning Jacket Announce More Summer Tour Dates, Brooklyn Stop In August

Posted 4-30-12 by

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In addition to a batch of festivals beginning this month, My Morning Jacket will extend their tour into August. They'll bring along Band of Horses for most dates and Shabazz Palaces, Trampled by Turtles and Trombone Shorty for other selected dates, including a stop at Brooklyn's Williamsburg Park (with Shabazz Palaces) on August 19. Tickets go on sale for the shows, many of them benefitting charities, for fanclub members on Wednesday with sales for the general public beginning this weekend. The band is also giving away a free MP3 of "Wonderful (The Way I Feel)" featuring Band of Horses' Ben Bridwell.

Jack White, My Morning Jacket, MGMT Salute Public Radio Music Month

Posted 4-11-12 by

Tags: Chairlift, Fleet Foxes, Jack White, MGMT, My Morning Jacket, Passion Pit, The Roots

April marks Public Radio Music Month, an event that's not gone unnoticed by musicians and bands like Jack White, My Morning Jacket, MGMT, Best Coast, the Roots, Passion Pit and Wye Oak or indie labels like Jagjaguwar and Sub Pop. They have all signed an open letter thanking public radio stations for "taking chances" and "asking intelligent questions" about music.

The Black Keys, M83, PJ Harvey And More On TAS Staff's Best Of 2011

Posted 12-13-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Bon Iver, Elbow, Holy Ghost, M83, Metronomy, My Morning Jacket, PJ Harvey, The Black Keys, tUnE-yArDs, Wild Flag

The Alternate Side staff both loves — and dreads — the annual rush of ubiquitous end-of-year lists, sifting through the best albums and singles of the twelve months gone by. There are usually far too many records or songs we'd like to mention, so consider the following just a start of what we really enjoyed in 2011, leaping from The Black Keys to tUnE-yArDs to Elbow to Little Dragon. And feel free to add your comments on what you liked too — we'd love to hear from you.

Win Tickets To My Morning Jacket And Band Of Horses At MSG On December 14

Posted 12-5-11 by

Tags: Band Of Horses, My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket, freshly nominated for a Grammy for best alternative album for Circuital, joins forces with Band of Horses for what promises to be a memorable show at Madison Square Garden on December 14. The Alternate Side is giving away tickets to see those hirsute rockers of MMJ with South Carolina-based Band of Horses, still supporting last year's Infinite Arms.

My Morning Jacket Hit The Road This December

Posted 9-19-11 by

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My Morning Jacket are off to Europe this fall, but return in the beginning of December for a brief, two-week swing through the States with guest openers that includes the Head and the Heart, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Delta Spirit and Band of Horses. The latter will join MMJ for a show at New York's Madison Square Garden on December 14. The band has even made a weird little video announcement which you can watch after the jump.

My Morning Jacket, Andrew Bird Salute The Muppets and Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks Streaming Now on NPR Music

Posted 8-15-11 by

Tags: Andrew Bird, My Morning Jacket, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Weezer

Two excellent new albums are available for your streaming pleasure right now on NPR Music First Listen series. The first, Muppets: The Green Album, features My Morning Jacket, Andrew Bird, Weezer and more saluting Jim Henson's crew with covers of Kermit-and-Elmo classics. The second record streaming is Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks' Mirror Traffic, out on August 23 on Matador (and August 22 on Domino in the UK).

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending July 31

Posted 7-26-11 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Bon Iver, Cults, Elbow, Handsome Furs, My Morning Jacket, Shabazz Palaces, Sleeper Agent, The Antlers, Washed Out

Kentucky's Sleeper Agent have a "celebrasion" on the TAS Top 20 while Bon Iver fends off The Antlers and Shabazz Palaces for world domination.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending June 26

Posted 6-21-11 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Elbow, James Blake, My Morning Jacket, Okkervil River, the Beastie Boys, The Raveonettes, The Rosebuds

My Morning Jacket's Circuital makes its TAS album chart debut while the Arctic Monkeys defiantly prove they that they don't suck, seeing their way to the top spot.

TAS And WFUV Bonnaroo Coverage 2011

Posted 6-9-11 by

Tags: Arcade Fire, Big Boi, Florence and the Machine, Mumford & Sons, My Morning Jacket, The Drums, The Strokes

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival weekend is here at last and it's hot as hell in New York, just like Manchester, Tennessee. Can't make it down south this year to follow the likes of Arcade Fire and The Strokes? If you follow Team TAS and Team WFUV's coverage, plus check out Bonnaroo's own Vevo stream, you'll have all the coverage you'll need in the air-conditioned comfort of home (and you won't have to snooze in a muddy tent either). After the jump, all you'll need to know about The Alternate Side's Bonnaroo coverage 2011.

My Morning Jacket, The Black Keys, Modest Mouse On All-Star Buddy Holly Tribute Album

Posted 4-28-11 by

Tags: Cee Lo Green, Florence and the Machine, Karen Elson, Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, She & Him, The Black Keys

Bespectacled rock 'n' roll legend Buddy Holly is the subject of an all-star tribute album, called Rave On Buddy Holly, marking what would have been the late singer's 75th birthday this September. The auspicious lineup of bands and artists doing Holly-inspired covers includes My Morning Jacket, The Black Keys, Modest Mouse, Florence and the Machine, The Strokes' Julian Casablancas, Cee Lo Green, She & Him, Karen Elson (produced by husband Jack White) and Justin Townes Earle. The album will be released this June.

Lollapalooza Taps Foo Fighters, Eminem, Muse and Coldplay

Posted 4-26-11 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Bright Eyes, Cold War Kids, Coldplay, Eminem, Foo Fighters, Muse, My Morning Jacket

This year's lineup for Chicago's Lollapalooza Festival was announced last night, April 25, and while Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay and Muse might not be the most creative of headlining choices, the presence of bands like My Morning Jacket, Bright Eyes, Arctic Monkeys, Cults, Friendly Fires, Cold War Kids, Beirut, The Kills and Crystal Castles should make for an interesting weekend. Lollapalooza takes place from August 5-7 and three-day passes are still available.

My Morning Jacket Tease Spring Release Of New Album With Free Downloads

Posted 3-4-11 by

Tags: My Morning Jacket

Seems that My Morning Jacket's multi-day stand at New York's Terminal 5 last October will pay off twice for fans. The band, which releases its sixth studio album Circuital this spring, will be giving away six weekly downloads starting this week. Five of the six songs will be drawn from the T5 shows; the first track, "Butch Cassidy," is available now on MMJ's website. The final download will be a track pulled from the new album. The band also kicks off a handful of festival gigs this April, including a Bonnaroo stop.

CMJ Flashback: Phoenix, Sherlock's Daughter, Suuns And More

Posted 10-29-10 by

Tags: Dirty Projectors, My Morning Jacket, Phoenix, PS I Love You, Random Recipe, Rooftop Vigilantes, Sherlock's Daughter, Suuns, Ty Segall

The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali has been thinking about her CMJ Music Marathon experience over the past week and reports back on the highs (Suuns), lows (missing Massive Attack), earaches (Dirty Projectors) and ecstasy (Sherlock's Daughter) of this year's festival madness.

My Morning Jacket Go Live On Letterman

Posted 10-14-10 by

Tags: My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket prepared for their five-day residency at New York's Terminal 5 next week with a special "Live on Letterman" webcast on Tuesday night. The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali, our resident My Morning Jacket aficionado, was in the audience. Plus, you're not shut out of the MMJ shows if you haven't snagged your tickets yet - there are tickets left for two of the five nights.

My Morning Jacket, Nine Inch Nails, Billy Bragg Join Arizona Boycott

Posted 6-28-10 by

Tags: Billy Bragg, My Morning Jacket, Nine Inch Nails

More bands join Sound Strike, an organization urging fellow artists to boycott Arizona in light of the state legislature's passage of SB 170, legalizing racial profiling. The law is set to go into effect on July 29. The list of musicians and comedians refusing to play the Grand Canyon State, unless the law is repealed, includes Massive Attack, Conor Oberst, Yeasayer, Rage Against the Machine, Ben Harper, Chris Rock, Maroon 5, Sonic Youth, Kanye West, DJ Spooky and more.

TAS Interview: Toby Leaman of Dr. Dog

Posted 5-10-10 by

Tags: Deer Tick, Dr. Dog, My Morning Jacket, Neil Young, The Growlers

Philadelphia's own grass roots rockers Dr. Dog released their sixth album Shame, Shame last month and the quintet is currently in the midst of a North American tour. They arrive in New York this Saturday, May 15 to play Terminal 5. The Alternate Side caught up with bassist and co-founder Toby Leaman in Austin and he revealed what he thinks is part of the group's appeal and longevity. "We've always looked at ourselves sort of romantically as an underdog band," says Leaman. "We've never been hip, we've never had a [hit] single and we've never been part of a scene."

TAS in Session: Delta Spirit

Posted 4-10-10 by

Tags: Delta Spirit, My Morning Jacket

Delta Spirit return with a second album, History From Below, on June 8, produced by My Morning Jacket's Bo Koster and Eli Thomson. Recently, band members Matthew Vasquez and Kelly Winrich dropped by The Alternate Side to chat with our own Alisa Ali and play three songs from that upcoming release: "Ransom Man," "Vivian" and "St. Francis."

My Morning Jacket's Jim James and Johnny Quaid Launch New Digital Label

Posted 1-7-10 by

Tags: My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket's hirsute frontman Jim James has teamed up with his cousin and former MMJ guitarist Johnny Quaid for the online label Removador Recordings and Solutions. Look out for three releases this winter, including Quaid's band The Ravenna Colt.

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