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The Alternate Side Hangs The Mistletoe With A Very Merry Xmas Special

Posted 12-20-11 by
Tags: Camera Obscura, Gruff Rhys, Johnny Marr and The Healers, Sonic Youth, Sufjan Stevens, The Raveonettes, The Roots

So, this is Christmas and what have you done? Well, The Alternate Side has pulled together a pretty sweet holiday playlist. that's what we've done! We've rustled up some cool Yule tunes from Sufjan Stevens, The Kills, The Roots, Johnny Marr and The Healers, The Raveonettes, Gruff Rhys, Sonic Youth, Camera Obscura and many more. Check out The Alternate Side's very merry holiday special, hosted by Russ Borris and Alisa Ali, this Friday, December 23, at 10 p.m. ET on our sister station, WFUV, or streaming on The Alternate Side. Can't wait that long? After the jump, find out how you can listen this very minute.

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Reunited Guided By Voices, Pavement, Belle & Sebastian Aboard Matador Records Anniversary Show

Posted 6-29-10 by
Tags: Belle and Sebastian, Cat Power, Guided By Voices, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Spoon, Superchunk, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, The New Pornographers, Yo La Tengo

The influential indie record label will be celebrating its 21st birthday in Las Vegas this October with a three-night mini-festival that includes Pavement, Belle & Sebastian, Spoon, Sonic Youth, The New Pornographers, Superchunk, Yo La Tengo, Cat Power and, significantly, a reunited Guided By Voices (the so-called "classic 1993-1996" lineup)

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Muse, The Strokes, M.I.A., The Flaming Lips Booked For Austin City Limits Festival

Posted 5-18-10 by
Tags: Band Of Horses, Beach House, Bear in Heaven, Deadmau5, Foals, LCD Soundsystem, Local Natives, M.I.A., Manchester Orchestra, Matt and Kim, Midlake, Monsters of Folk, Muse, Sonic Youth, Spoon, The Black Keys, The Flaming Lips, The Morning Benders, The National, The Soft Pack, The Strokes, The Temper Trap, The Very Best, The xx, Two Door Cinema Club, Vampire Weekend, White Rabbits, Yeasayer

The Texas festival, which takes place October 8-10, will feature headliners The Eagles, Muse, Phish, The Strokes, M.I.A. and Flaming Lips as well as LCD Soundsystem, Vampire Weekend, Spoon, The National, Sonic Youth, Monsters of Folk, Deadmau5 and dozens more

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