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TAS In Session: Flashback 2011, Part 2

Posted 12-27-11 by
Tags: Art Brut, Elbow, Fool's Gold, James Blake, Low, Megafaun, Milagres, The Shivers, Twin Sister, YACHT

Last week, The Alternate Side posted the first part of TAS in Session: Flashback 2011 featuring artists like The Drums, Laura Marling and Real Estate. This week, round two of some of The Alternate Side and our sister station WFUV's favorite performances from the last year, including the pensive wizardry of James Blake, the stirring poetry of Elbow and the sprawling pop boulevards crossed by Fool's Gold.  In addition to revisiting highlights, like Low's far-from-somnolent "Try To Sleep," or YACHT's incendiary "Dystopia," we'll also link to the original sessions and update you on what's coming up in 2012 for many of TAS' notable artists and bands.

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TAS In Session (Bumbershoot Preview): YACHT

Posted 8-29-11 by
Tags: YACHT

Portland's YACHT, who've been touring the globe, return to the Pacific Northwest to shake up Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival next Monday, September 5 after playing L.A.'s FYF Fest on Saturday. The duo of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans released their edgy, erudite and groove-a-licious new album Shangri-La, a dance album of heavenly and hellish duality, earlier this summer. When they dropped by The Alternate Side along with their touring band The Straight Gaze, they played a generous set of songs from that album. You can catch the entire interview with YACHT airing this Friday, September 2 on TAS on 91.5 WNYE at 11 a.m. EDT and streaming on The Alternate Side's site.

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Exclusive TAS Video: Yacht Plays "Paradise Engineering" Live In Studio A

Posted 6-29-11 by
Tags: YACHT

YACHT visited The Alternate Side last week and here's a sneak peek of their full session, which TAS will post later this summer:  an explosive version of "Paradise Engineering" from their outstanding new album Shangri-La. Even better, it's the first time the band has done the song for a radio or television performance. Video after the jump.

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Win Tickets For YACHT At Webster Hall on April 27

Posted 3-14-11 by
Tags: YACHT

Paranormal aficionados and performance art electro-popsters YACHT, led by Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans, launch their "Road To Utopia" tour next month with support from Brooklyn duo Light Asylum. The entire crew lands at Webster Hall on April 27 and The Alternate Side is giving you the chance to win tickets. 

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