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Ted Leo And The Pharmacists To Play Kick Off Gig For 4Knots Music Festival On July 9

Posted 5-24-11 by
Tags: Ted Leo and The Pharmacists

The Village Voice-sponsored  4Knots Music Festival at South Street Seaport, which takes the place of the long-lived Coney Island's Siren Festival this year, will mark the fast-approaching July 16 event with a "kick off" show featuring Ted Leo and the Pharmacists on July 9. The line-up for the actual festival a week later includes Black Angels, Davila 666 and Oberhofer thus far.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending June 27

Posted 6-22-10 by
Tags: Arcade Fire, Blitzen Trapper, Broken Social Scene, Foals, Freelance Whales, Goldfrapp, Gorillaz, Kele, LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, Phantogram, Sleigh Bells, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Apples in Stereo, The Black Keys, The Dead Weather, The Morning Bender, The National, The New Pornographers

Arcade Fire, who just added a second show at New York's Madison Square Garden on August 4, jump onto the TAS Top 20 album chart this week with The Suburbs, while The National and The Black Keys battle on for number one. Russ Borris has your weekly update.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending June 13

Posted 6-8-10 by
Tags: Beach House, Blitzen Trapper, Broken Bells, Broken Social Scene, Foals, Freelance Whales, Goldfrapp, Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, Phantogram, Shout Out Louds, Sleigh Bells, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Apples in Stereo, The Black Keys, The Dead Weather, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers

Foals trot onto the TAS Top Twenty album chart with Total Life Forever while Brooklyn bands, The National and LCD Soundsystem, still arm wrestle for that number one spot. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has this week's stats.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 23

Posted 5-18-10 by
Tags: Beach House, Broken Bells, Broken Social Scene, Freelance Whales, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Joanna Newsom, LCD Soundsystem, Local Natives, MGMT, Phantogram, Shout Out Louds, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Apples in Stereo, The Black Keys, The Dead Weather, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers, Yeasayer

The Dead Weather and The Apples in Stereo travel through space and time to debut on this week's TAS Top 20 album chart while Broken Social Scene break their way to the top. Our assistant music director Russ Borris rounds up this week's chart climbers and crashers.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 16

Posted 5-11-10 by
Tags: Beach House, Broken Bells, Broken Social Scene, Freelance Whales, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Joanna Newsom, LCD Soundsystem, Local Natives, MGMT, Phantogram, Shout Out Louds, Spoon, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Black Keys, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

Everything is nearly broken as Broken Bells and Broken Social Scene challenge the seemingly unbreakable Gorillaz for the top spot. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has this week's album chart rundown.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending May 9

Posted 5-4-10 by
Tags: Beach House, Broken Bells, Broken Social Scene, Freelance Whales, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Joanna Newsom, LCD Soundsystem, Local Natives, MGMT, Phantogram, Shout Out Louds, Spoon, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Black Keys, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

While Saratoga Springs' buoyant duo Phantogram make their TAS debut, this week's eclectic album chart is a zoo of Gorillaz, Freelance Whales and LCD Soundsystem's battalion of "Drunk Girls." Our own Russ Borris has the stats.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending April 18

Posted 4-13-10 by
Tags: Basia Bulat, Beach House, Broken Bells, Broken Social Scene, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Freelance Whales, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Joanna Newsom, Local Natives, MGMT, Midlake, Shout Out Louds, Spoon, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Black Keys, The Magnetic Fields, The New Pornographers, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

The Black Keys debut on the chart this week as Broken Bells crack the top slot. Assistant music director Russ Borris has your highest ranking albums getting spins on The Alternate Side.

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending April 11

Posted 4-6-10 by
Tags: Basia Bulat, Beach House, Broken Bells, Broken Social Scene, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Freelance Whales, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Joanna Newsom, Local Natives, MGMT, Midlake, Shout Out Louds, Spoon, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Editors, The Magnetic Fields, The New Pornographers, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

As Gorillaz, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists and Broken Bells make their way to the top four, Yeasayer and Vampire Weekend arm wrestle for the top slot. Russ Borris has this week's Top 20 album chart. M

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The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending February 28

Posted 2-23-10 by
Tags: Animal Collective, Basia Bulat, BlakRoc, Broken Bells, Built to Spill, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Cold Cave, Devendra Banhart, Hot Chip, Massive Attack, Midlake, Shout Out Louds, Spoon, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Tegan and Sara, The Magnetic Fields, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists debut on this week's TRL Top 20 album chart, but the top slot is owned by a Spoon-ful of Austin pride. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has your stats.

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