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Watch The Kopecky Family Band Play 'Heartbeat' For The Alternate Side

Posted 11-29-12 by Kara Manning
Tags: Kopecky Family Band

Yes, Nashville's Kopecky Family Band might have a wholesome-sounding name, but this sextet of friends are ferocious road warriors, touring steadily for nearly five years before releasing a debut album, Kids Raising Kids, in October. They recently came by The Alternate Side's Studio A for a session that we'll post this winter; in the meantime, check out this TAS  live performance of the Kopecky Family Band with "Heartbeat."

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Watch The Antlers Perform 'Drift Dive' in Studio A

Posted 11-15-12 by Kara Manning
Tags: The Antlers

One of The Alternate Side's favorite local bands, the Antlers, visited Studio A not long ago for a session which we'll air in early December. The trio will be playing the National-curated (and sold-out) All Tomorrow's Parties in Camber Sands, England from December 7-9, along with Sharon Van Etten, Wild Beasts, Local Natives and more. Watch the Antlers' live TAS performance of "Drift Dive," the title track of their most recent EP.

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Watch: Daughter Perform 'Tomorrow' Live in Studio A

Posted 10-29-12 by Kara Manning
Tags: Daughter

London-based trio Daughter has only released two EPs thus far, but the band has generated the same sort of feverish post-CMJ buzz as the one that accompanied the xx several years ago. Daughter visited The Alternate Side a couple of weeks ago for an interview and four-song set which we'll run later this autumn, but as a sneak preview, check out Daughter performing "Tomorrow," live in Studio A.

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Watch Little Green Cars Perform 'The John Wayne' Live At The FUV/TAS CMJ Showcase

Posted 10-24-12 by Kara Manning
Tags: 2012 CMJ Music Marathon, Little Green Cars

Little Green Cars, the young Dublin band that closed out the WFUV/TAS CMJ showcase on October 16 with a rousing set, just released their debut single, the anthemic stomp "The John Wayne," back in July. Watch them perform the song live at our CMJ showcase which was supported by TuneIn. Listen to the world.

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Savoir Adore At The WFUV And TAS 2012 CMJ Showcase

Posted 10-18-12 by Kara Manning
Tags: 2012 CMJ Music Marathon, Savoir Adore

Brooklyn's Savoir Adore, a synth-pop quintet led by best friends Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro, self-released its sophomore album,Our Nature, the same day as WFUV and The Alternate Side's first CMJ showcase on October 16 — a perfect confluence of celebratory events. We'll rebroadcast our CMJ showcase on TAS on FUV tomorrow, October 19, from 10 p.m. to midnight, or find the entire concert  in the WFUV archives.

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Indians Join WFUV And TAS At The 2012 CMJ Music Marathon

Posted 10-18-12 by Kara Manning
Tags: 2012 CMJ Music Marathon, Indians

Copenhagen's Søren Løkke Juul, who goes by the moniker Indians, recently signed to 4AD after releasing a spate of well-received singles. His debut album, Somewhere Else, is due on January 29 (January 28 in the UK/EU) and you can listen to his solo appearance at WFUV and The Alternate Side's CMJ showcase, taped on October 16, when it airs on TAS on FUV tomorrow, October 19, from 10 p.m. to midnight. Or listen to the show in WFUV's archives here.

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First Listen: Tame Impala, 'Lonerism'

Posted 10-2-12 by guest
Tags: Tame Impala

Not a collection of psychedelic freakouts so much as a collection of controlled psychedelic slow-burns, Tame Impala's Lonerism makes alienation and introversion sound both alluring and, ironically, inviting. Listen to Lonerism streaming now via WFUV and NPR Music prior to the album's October 9 release.

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