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Ticket Giveaway For Wild Flag At Webster Hall On April 1

Posted 2-13-12 by

Tags: Wild Flag

It's no joke — The Alternate Side is giving away tickets to see the effortlessly cool Wild Flag, the super quartet of Carrie Brownstein (also moonlighting in "Portlandia"), Rebecca Cole, Mary Timony and Janet Weiss when they play Webster Hall on April Fool's Day.

The TAS Top 20 Albums For 2011

Posted 12-27-11 by

Tags: Bon Iver, Elbow, Feist, Girls, James Blake, Lykke Li, M83, PJ Harvey, Real Estate, The Mountain Goats, Wild Flag

Many albums, artists and bands have clambered up and down the TAS Top 20 chart over the past 12 months, but Bon Iver, PJ Harvey and M83 were tough to unseat in 2011. After the jump, The Alternate Side's 20 top-charting albums of the past year.

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.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending November 20

Posted 11-15-11 by

Tags: Atlas Sound, Björk, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Girls, M83, Mates of States, St. Vincent, The Drums, Wild Flag, Zola Jesus

Moonlighting Bradford Cox breaks into the TAS Top 20 with his latest Atlas Sound release while M83 hurries up the chart to its dreamy apex.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending November 13

Posted 11-8-11 by

Tags: Björk, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Girls, M83, Megafaun, St. Vincent, The Drums, The War On Drugs, Wild Flag, Zola Jesus

Zola Jesus makes a gothic TAS Top 20 debut while The Drums fill in the #1 spot

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending November 6

Posted 11-1-11 by

Tags: Björk, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Girls, M83, Mates of State, Mister Heavenly, St. Vincent, The Drums, The War On Drugs, Wild Flag

Women reign on this week's TAS Top 20 with Wild Flag, Feist and St. Vincent rising to the pinnacle of the chart.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending October 30

Posted 10-24-11 by

Tags: Björk, Blitzen Trapper, Clap Your Hands, Deer Tick, Feist, M83, Megafaun, Neon Indian, Say Yeah, St. Vincent, The Drums, The Rapture, Wild Flag

M83's dreamy double album debuts on the TAS Top 20 while six strong women — and a band of male Girls — reach for the Number 1 spot.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending October 23

Posted 10-18-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Björk, Blitzen Trapper, Deer Tick, Dum Dum Girls, Fool's Gold, Girls, Megafaun, Mr. Heavenly, St. Vincent, The Drums, The Rapture, Wild Flag

Björk's Biophilia and Deer Tick's Divine Providence debut and St. Vincent and Girls' Father, Son, Holy Ghost battle for the top spot in a strangely spiritual-sounding TAS Top 20.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending October 16

Posted 10-11-11 by

Tags: Blitzen Trapper, Dum Dum Girls, Feist, Fool's Gold, Girls, Mates of State, Megafaun, Real Estate, St. Vincent, The Horrors, Wild Flag

Mates of State and Real Estate conflate with the TAS Top 20 fête (we couldn't resist a little rhyme) while Girls fend off a real girl, St. Vincent, for another week at Number One.

TAS Picks The Songs Of Summer 2011

Posted 9-8-11 by

Tags: Battles, Bombay Bicycle Club, Bon Iver, Foster the People, Holy Ghost!, SBTRKT, Sleeper Agent, Washed Out, Wild Flag

The TAS staff has been having a hard time accepting this week's unofficial end of summer 2011 - and we're really dreading the official dénouement of all of that hot fun on September 23. After the jump, the list of singles that made our personal playlists for the last three sultry, way-too-humid months.

The TAS Top 20 for The Week Ending September 11

Posted 9-5-11 by

Tags: Beirut, Girls, Milagres, St. Vincent, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, The Horrors, Washed Out, Wild Flag

Washed Out cleans up the TAS Top 20 while St. Vincent, Girls and Wild Flag debut on the album chart with a little girl - and guy - power.

Wild Flag Serves Up Album Trailer And Download Of "Romance"

Posted 8-2-11 by

Tags: Wild Flag

Wild Flag, the cool-girl supergroup of former members of Sleater-Kinney, Helium and Minders, release their vivacious debut album on September 13 on Merge and even made an album trailer with delectable morsels from a generous handful of tracks like "Glass Tambourine" and "Something Came Over Me." There's some archery and bare chests involved too, but it's all SFW. Catch Wild Flag play Williamsburg Waterfront on August 12 and download the band's first single, "Romance."

Wild Flag Prepare Debut Album, Set Tour Dates

Posted 6-17-11 by

Tags: Wild Flag

The super ladies of supergroup Wild Flag - Carrie Brownstein, Mary Timony, Rebecca Cole and Janet Weiss - will release their self-titled debut through Merge Records on September 13 with a first single, "Romance," to precede the release. Tour dates are also set for the summer and fall, with Wild Flag opening for Sonic Youth on August 12 at Brooklyn's Williamsburg Waterfront.

WILD FLAG, Karkwa And Polock Among SXSW Standouts

Posted 3-23-11 by

Tags: Karkwa, Polock, Wild Flag

Bands like 'supergroup' WILD FLAG, Montréal's Karkwa and the summery-sounding Polock were among the SXSW highlights for The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali, who recaps her personal adventures at the festival.

SXSW Weekend Broadcast/Stream Schedule For TAS/WFUV

Posted 3-18-11 by

Tags: Bright Eyes, Middle Brother, The Antlers, The Joy Formidable, tUnE-yArDs, Wild Flag

The Alternate Side and its sister station WFUV continue SXSW coverage tonight, March 18, and throughout the weekend with performances from The Joy Formidable, The Antlers, Bright Eyes, WILD FLAG, Smith Westerns, Yuck, Middle Brother and more.

Hear Bright Eyes, The Antlers, The Joy Formidable, Smith Westerns And More On TAS/WFUV SXSW Broadcasts

Posted 3-15-11 by

Tags: Bright Eyes, Bun B, James Blake, Middle Brother, Raphael Saadiq, Smith Westerns, The Antlers, The Joy Formidable, tUnEyArDs, Wild Flag

The Alternate Side and WFUV team is in Austin, Texas this week for the SXSW Music Festival for four non-stop days of bands, burritos and a serious lack of sleep. Festival coverage on both stations (plus NPR Music programming) begins on Thursday, March 17 with broadcasts of performances from Bright Eyes, The Antlers, Smith Westerns, The Joy Formidable, Yuck, Raphael Saadiq, James Blake, Wild Flag, Middle Brother, Emmylou Harris and many more. After the jump, the full schedule.

The Alternate Side is a proud part of WFUV Public Radio from Fordham University,
90.7 FM on your New York dial and online at wfuv.org.

TAS Top 20

1. The National
Trouble Will Find Me

2. Daft Punk
Random Access Memories

3. Vampire Weekend
Modern Vampires of the City

4. Savages
Silence Yourself

5. Kurt Vile
Wakin on a Pretty Daze

6. Daughter
If You Leave

7. Deerhunter
Monomania

8. Queens of the Stone Age
…Like Clockwork

9. Chvrches
Recover EP

10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Mosquito

11. Phoenix
Bankrupt!

12. James Blake
Overgrown

13. !!!
Thr!!!er

14. Caveman
Caveman

15. Palma Violets
180

16. Atoms For Peace
Amok

17. My Bloody Valentine
m b v

18. Yo La Tengo
Fade

19. Phosphorescent
Muchacho

20. Mikal Cronin
MCII

Mikal Cronin's summer-friendly power pop slips onto the TAS Top 20 as The National deflates Daft Punk's bid for another week at No. 1.

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