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MTK Festival Is Cancelled Due To Low Ticket Sales

Posted 8-6-11 by

Tags: Bright Eyes, The Naked and Famous, Vampire Weekend

The curse of New York area music festivals has struck again. The promoters of the inaugural Music To Know (MTK) Festival in East Hampton, Long Island have announced that they're pulling the plug on the entire event due to low ticket sales. The festival, which had a strong lineup of Bright Eyes, Vampire Weekend, Ellie Goulding, The Naked and Famous and more, was to take place next weekend, August 12-14.

Vampire Weekend, Bright Eyes Headline MTK Festival in East Hamptons

Posted 5-10-11 by

Tags: Bright Eyes, Chromeo, Cold War Kids, M. Ward, Matt & Kim, Ra Ra Riot, Tame Impala, The Naked and Famous, Vampire Weekend

Okay, a fine reason to endure the Hampton jitney this summer: Vampire Weekend and Bright Eyes will headline the MTK: Music To Know Festival on August 13-14 in East Hampton, Long Island with Cold War Kids, Chromeo, Tame Impala, Matt & Kim, Ra Ra Riot, The Naked and Famous, M. Ward and more joining the lineup. Tickets go on sale today, May 10.

Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend Among Grammy Nominees

Posted 12-2-10 by

Tags: Arcade Fire, Broken Bells, Florence and the Machine, Gorillaz, The Black Keys, Vampire Weekend

The nominees for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards were announced last night in a splashy ceremony with Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend, The Black Keys, Florence and the Machine, Broken Bells, Gorillaz - and even Laurie Anderson - receiving nods.

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

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

Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Dum Dum Girls Set For A Late Summer Tour

Posted 5-17-10 by

Tags: Beach House, Dum Dum Girls, Vampire Weekend

It's official. There are just too many good shows to see this summer. Now Vampire Weekend, Beach House and Dum Dum Girls have teamed up for a North American tour starting in August, including a previously announced three-night stand at Radio City Music Hall in September. Plus, Vampire Weekend have been tapped for that ubiquitous vampire franchise, The Twilight Saga.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending March 7

Posted 3-2-10 by

Tags: Spoon, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

Another Spoon-ful of album chart sugar for the Austin band, but New York's Vampire Weekend and Yeasayer are challenging the incumbent Texans for the top slot. Russ Borris has the details.

Demos Dish: Beck, BRMC, Grizzly Bear On 'Hear To Help' Benefit Album For Haiti

Posted 2-27-10 by

Tags: Beck, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Grizzly Bear, Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend, Camera Obscura, Surfer Blood, Julian Casablancas, Air and Of Montreal are also on the charitable compilation which will benefit Oxfam America and Haitian relief efforts. Demos has more details.

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.

Vampire Weekend's "Giving Up The Gun" Video Features Jake Gyllenhaal, RZA, Lil Jon ... and Joe Jonas?

Posted 2-19-10 by

Tags: Joe Jonas, RZA, Vampire Weekend

Gyllenhaal, RZA, Lil Jon and The Jonas Brothers' Joe Jonas star in Vampire Weekend's latest video oeuvre, co-directed by White Stripes documentarian Emmett Malloy.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending February 21

Posted 2-16-10 by

New albums and tracks from Broken Bells, Charlotte Gainsbourg and the Shout Out Louds jump onto this week's chart and it has been a three-way struggle for number one over the last few weeks. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has all of the details.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending February 7

Posted 2-2-10 by

Tags: Alec Ounsworth, Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, Basia Bulat, Beach House, BlakRoc, Built to Spill, Cold Cave, Devendra Banhart, Editors, Hot Chip, Massive Attack, Midlake, Spoon, Tegan and Sara, The Magnetic Fields, The xx, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

Cold Cave gives Vampire Weekend the chills, while Hot Chip heats up this week's album chart. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris gives you the Top 20 lowdown.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending January 31

Posted 1-26-10 by

Tags: Air, Alec Ounsworth, Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, Basia Bulat, Beach House, BlakRoc, Built to Spill, Cold Cave, Devendra Banhart, Editors, Massive Attack, Midlake, Spoon, Tegan and Sara, The Magnetic Fields, The xx, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

Vampire Weekend might still be the boy kings of The TAS Top 20 album chart, but watch out - here comes the Spoon men and fresh sounds from Basia Bulat. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has your weekly chart.

Vampire Weekend To Make U.S. Album Chart History

Posted 1-20-10 by

Tags: The Very Best, Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend's Contra breaks all sorts of indie-rock records and, cleverly timed, The Very Best release a video for "Warm Heart of Africa" at long last, feature Ezra Koenig.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending January 24

Posted 1-20-10 by

Tags: Air, Alec Ounsworth, Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, Beach House, BlakRoc, Built to Spill, Cold Cave, Devendra Banhart, Editors, Massive Attack, Midlake, Spoon, Tegan and Sara, The Black Hollies, The Magnetic Fields, The xx, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

Vampire Weekend takes a bite from the chart while Beach House and The Magnetic Fields make their debut. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has this week's champs

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending January 17

Posted 1-12-10 by

Tags: Air, Alec Ounsworth, Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, BlakRoc, Built to Spill, Cold Cave, Devendra Banhart, Editors, Fanfarlo, Generationals, Massive Attack, Midlake, Spoon, Tegan and Sara, The Black Hollies, The xx, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

Nearly-released albums from Massive Attack, Yeasayer and Midlake climb up the chart, but there's no surprise that a certain New York band dominates this week. The Alternate Side's Russ Borris has the rundown.

The TAS Top Twenty Album Chart For The Week Ending January 10

Posted 1-5-10 by

Tags: Air, Alec Ounsworth, Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, BlakRoc, Built to Spill, Cold Cave, Devendra Banhart, Editors, Fanfarlo, Generationals, Midlake, Spoon, Tegan and Sara, The Black Hollies, The Flaming Lips, The xx, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer

A new year and a new TAS Top Twenty Album Chart. Midlake and Yeasayer jump aboard and the xx finally make it to the top slot after weeks on the chart

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TAS Top 20

1. Poliça
Give You the Ghost

2. Beach House
Bloom

3. Jack White
Blunderbuss

4. Santigold
Master of My Make-Believe

5. Zeus
Busting Visions

6. Best Coast
The Only Place

7. White Rabbits
Milk Famous

8. Sleigh Bells
Reign of Terror

9. Silversun Pickups
Neck of the Woods

10. Django Django
Django Django

11. Spiritualized
Sweet Heart, Sweet Light

12. Miike Snow
Happy to You

13. Lost in the Trees
A Church That Fits Our Needs

14. The Shins
Port of Morrow

15. Islands
A Sleep & A Forgetting

16. Bear in Heaven
I Love You, It’s Cool

17. The Walkmen
Heaven

18. Shearwater
Animal Joy

19. Chromatics
Kill For Love

20. Here We Go Magic
A Different Ship

Poliça haunts the peak of the TAS Top 20 with Give You The Ghost while Here We Go Magic and the Walkmen sail onto the album chart with two exceptionally good albums.

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