The Alternate Side's sister station WFUV, in partnership with NPR, will be broadcasting live this weekend from George Wein's Newport Folk Festival on Saturday (July 31) and Sunday (August 1) from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. with mainstage performances from Andrew Bird, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Blitzen Trapper, The Avett Brothers, The Low Anthem, Calexico, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, The Swell Season and many more.

Rita Houston and Claudia Marshall will host the two-day extravaganza which also includes live sets from Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Justin Townes Earle, The Felice Brothers, Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore, John Prine and others. For more information and on-site coverage, backstage chatter and photos, visit WFUV's detailed and fact-filled Newport Folk Festival page.

Sets will be archived on NPR Music, selected sets will be available in the Live Concerts podcast, and you can follow the entire day's broadcast on 90.7 WFUV, on our player or stream it here.

Plus, Rita and The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali have conjured a bountiful Newport Folk Festival 2010 Mix which you can check out online, as you slip into that relaxed, Rhode Island frame of mind. Lobster roll, anyone?

Interpol, whose summer tour plans were derailed when their tourmates U2 were forced to cancel a slew of dates following Bono's back surgery, have announced additional fall tour dates here in the States. They are currently on tour with Twin Tigers and The Postelles and will join U2 for an array of European dates in September and October.

The fashion-conscious New York rockers, down to a trio following the departure of bassist Carlos Dengler earlier this year, release their self-titled fourth album on September 7 on Matador Records.

According to the label's blog, the band will perform their new track "Barricade" on "The Late Show with David Letterman" tonight, July 29.

Interpol aficionados will be pleased to know that if they pre-order the album on iTunes, they'll instantly receive a free download of that very song as well as another track, "Crimewaves," that isn't on the album and is only available if you order Interpol prior to its street date. Plus, there are assorted deluxe pre-order configurations available Interpol's own website. If you show the guys a little pre-order love, the band will shower you with posters, t-shirts, vinyl pressings, videos - everything except Paul Banks' phone number.

Interpol North American Tour Dates

7/29 Richmond, VA – The National with The Postelles and Twin Tigers

7/30 Norfolk, VA – The NorVA with The Postelles and Twin Tigers

7/31 Atlantic City, NJ – House of Blues with The Postelles and Twin Tigers

8/4 Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theatre with The Postelles and Twin Tigers

8/5 Boston, MA – House of Blues with The Postelles and Twin Tigers

8/6 Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights with The Postelles and Twin Tigers

8/9 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis with Twin Tigers

8/10 Toronto, Ontario – Kool Haus with Twin Tigers

8/11 Pontiac, MI – Clutch Cargo with Twin Tigers

8/13 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave with Twin Tigers

8/14 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue with Twin Tigers

8/15-16 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre with Twin Tigers

8/18 Charleston, SC – The Music Farm with Twin Tigers

8/19 Lake Buena Vista FL – House of Blues with Twin Tigers

8/21 Miami Beach, FL - The Fillmore with Twin Tigers

10/18 Oakland CA, Fox Theater

10/21 San Diego CA, Soma

10/22 Las Vegas NV, The Joint

10/23 Los Angeles CA, The Greek

10/25 Denver CO, Ogden Theater

10/27 Dallas TX, Palladium

10/28 Austin TX, Stubb’s

10/29 Houston TX, Verizon

10/31 New Orleans LA, Voodoo Festival

11/01 Atlanta GA, Tabernacle

11/03 Washington DC, Constitution Hall

11/04 Philadelphia PA, Tower Theatre

11/05 New York NY, United Palace

We'd like you to win tickets for three amazing shows in August and September: Crystal Castles at Terminal 5 (August 21), The Soft Pack at Bowery Ballroom (September 10) and Panda Bear at The Beach on Governor's Island (September 11).

Toronto's Crystal Castles are known for their incendiary, even obnoxious live performances (vocalist Alice Glass allegedly punched a fan who groped her during their Latitude Festival set earlier this month) and their ferocious, yet strangely beautiful dance music, as evidenced on the duo's second album Crystal Castles which was released in May. Expect that something either brilliant or brazen will happen when when the over-the-top Glass and partner Ethan Kath take over Terminal 5 on August 21.

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The Soft Pack's bright, pop-leaning garage rock and crafty live shows earned them a lot of early buzz (back when they called themselves, regrettably, The Muslims) and their self-titled debut album finally dropped late last winter. It's a scrappy mix of short, sharp, buoyant songs, ripe with lean guitar licks and Matt Lamkin's coolly playful, but thoughtful vocals. The Alternate Side saw them play this past March at SXSW and we were impressed; we're pretty pleased that they're returning to New York to play Bowery Ballroom on September 10.

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Animal Collective's Panda Bear, aka Noah Lennox, is finally following up on his tremendous 2007 release Person Pitch with his fourth solo album, Tomboy, due out this fall. The title track, backed with the B-side, "Slow Motion," was released via Paw Tracks earlier this month as a limited edition 7-inch single and on iTunes. In the weeks and months leading up to Tomboy's release, other 7-inch singles will follow on a variety of record labels, like Domino and Fat Cat. And yes, Lennox's appearance at The Beach on Governor's Island on September 11 is a perfect way to say goodbye to summer and segue to fall.

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Monty Python alumnus Terry Gilliam, whose unorthodox directorial credits include movies like The Fisher King, Brazil and Monty Python and the Holy Grail, will be overseeing Arcade Fire's live webcast of their August 5 show at New York's Madison Square Garden.

The Associated Press reports that the webcast, which will be streamed on Arcade Fire's VEVO page beginning at 10 p.m. EDT next Thursday night, is part of a new online series called "Unstaged," sponsored by American Express, VEVO and YouTube. The series will bring bands together with notable directors and five streamed concerts are slated thus far, including one with The Roots and John Legend.

Back in May, The National worked with Oscar-nominated documentary filmmakers D.A Pennebaker and his wife/partner Chris Hegedus (The War Room, Jimi Plays Monterey) for a live webcast.

As for the match between Gilliam and Arcade Fire, our fingers are crossed for a robust cover of "Month of May" by the Knights Who Say Ni.

As The Alternate Side reported last week, Gorillaz will kick off their "Plastic Beach" world tour in North America on October 3 in Montréal. After floating a few dates around, like a stop at New York's Madison Square Garden on October 8, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlitt have finally confirmed all of the dates and venues.

Tickets for some of the dates, like Boston, New York and Detroit, go on sale via Live Nation on August 6, but Gorillaz' own fan club, Sub-Division, will have a 48 hour pre-sale prior to the general sale.

Gorillaz Plastic Beach North American Tour Dates

October 3 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre - On sale August 14

October 5 - Wallingford, CT - Oakdale Theatre - On sale August 13

October 6 - Boston, MA - Agganis Arena - On sale August 6

October 8 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden - On sale August 6

October 10 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center - On sale August 6

October 11 - Washington, DC - Patriot Center - On sale August 13

October 13 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre - On sale August 6

October 14 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre - On sale August 13

October 16 - Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion - On sale August 27

October 17 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center - On sale August 13

October 19 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center - On sale August 6

October 20 - Dallas, TX - Verizon Theatre - On sale August 13

October 22 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center - On sale August 13

October 24 - Denver, CO - Wells Fargo Theatre - On sale August 13

October 26 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre - On sale August 6

October 27 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre - On sale August 6

October 30 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena - On sale soon

November 2 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena - On sale August 20

November 3 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena - On sale August 13