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Ticket Giveaway For Dirty Projectors And Wye Oak At Celebrate Brooklyn! On July 10

Posted 6-11-12 by
Tags: Dirty Projectors, Purity Ring, Wye Oak

Two of The Alternate Side's favorite bands, Dirty Projectors and Wye Oak (who knew that New York Times columnist Paul Krugman was a fan?), play a benefit concert for Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park Bandshell on July 10 and we've got tickets to give away. The show also marks the release date of Dirty Projectors' new album, Swing Lo Magellan, so we suspect it will be a memorable night. Purity Ring is also on the bill. 

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Ticket Giveaway For The National With Wye Oak At Beacon Theatre On December 15

Posted 11-28-11 by
Tags: The National, Wye Oak

The National take over the Beacon Theatre in December for a splashy one-week stand —  with a little help from their musician friends. This week, The Alternate Side is giving away tickets to see the ambitious New York band's December 15 gig with support from TAS faves Wye Oak, the duo of Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack, whose 2011 album, Civilian, is definitely one of the best of the year. 

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The National Tour Again With A Four-Night New York Stand

Posted 9-13-11 by
Tags: Local Natives, Neko Case, Sharon Van Etten, So Percussion, The National, The Walkmen, The War On Drugs, Wye Oak

The National, joined by friends like The Walkmen and Wye Oak, are gearing up for a November through mid-December world tour with stops in Asia, Australia and, happily, North America. Even better, they've plotted a four-night stand at New York's Beacon Theatre in December - with a different opening act each night. Tickets go on sale for that this Friday, 9/16, but pre-sale begins tomorrow, 9/14.

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Okkervil River, The Hold Steady, Wye Oak Tapped For Truck America Festival

Posted 6-23-11 by
Tags: Okkervil River, Ra Ra Riot, The Hold Steady, Wye Oak

The UK-born Truck Festival will make its second appearance Stateside this summer, with Okkervil River, The Hold Steady, Wye Oak and Ra Ra Riot among the first bands announced for the event, which takes place September 9-11 in the bucolic Catskills.  Early bird tickets for the Truck America Festival are on sale now.

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Wye Oak Line Up More Tour Dates With The National And Yo La Tengo

Posted 6-16-11 by
Tags: Explosions in the Sky, The National, Wye Oak, Yo La Tengo

Wye Oak, riding high on what the duo believes (and critics agree) is their best album to date, Civilian, have announced additional summer tour dates opening for The National and Yo La Tengo. They're set to start their previously-announced road trip with Explosions in the Sky in September.

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Siren Festival Adds Cymbals Eat Guitars, Wye Oak, Screaming Females and More

Posted 5-26-10 by
Tags: Cymbals Eat Guitars, Screaming Females, Wye Oak

The Village Voice-sponsored Coney Island music festival, which takes place on July 17, adds The Night Marchers, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Wye Oak, Screaming Females and Earl Greyhound to their already announced lineup of The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Surfer Blood, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and more.

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SXSW 2010 Blog: Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak

Posted 3-19-10 by
Tags: Titus Andronicus, Wye Oak

Andy Stack and Jenn Wasner of the excellent duo Wye Oak were nice enough to blog about their SXSW experiences to The Alternate Side (and we'll have more from them later this week and next). Wye Oak's brand new EP My Neighbor/My Creator is available now on Merge.

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