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Phosphorescent: Live For WFUV From SXSW

Posted 3-28-13 by

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Brooklyn's Phosphorescent, the singer-songwriter Matthew Houck, took advantage of sunny Austin during his live performance for WFUV during SXSW earlier this month, warming up the Hotel San Jose crowd with a set that included "Nothing Was Stolen" and "The Quotidian Beasts." Watch videos of Phosphorescent's set and an interview with Houck. WFUV's South by Southwest 2013 music coverage is graciously supported by TuneIn. Funding for WFUV’s ongoing coverage of live concerts and festivals comes from The Agnes Varis Trust.

Iron And Wine: WFUV And The Alternate Side SXSW 2013

Posted 3-20-13 by

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The man best known as Iron and Wine, Sam Beam, performed as part of the Public Radio Rock Day Stage show at SXSW on Friday, March 15. Watch videos of his live performances of "Naked As We Came" and "Winter Prayers" and listen to Iron and Wine's entire set here. Iron and Wine's new album, Ghost on Ghost, is out on April 16 on Nonesuch in the States.

Watch Vampire Weekend And Divine Fits At SXSW's Public Radio Rocks

Posted 3-17-13 by

Tags: Divine Fits, Vampire Weekend

WFUV and The Alternate Side's Public Radio Rocks from the SXSW Day Stage on Friday featured strong performances from Vampire Weekend, Divine Fits, Iron & Wine, Emmylou Harris, Dawes, Charles Bradley and Pickwick. Watch Vampire Weekend rock the new "Unbelievers" and Divine Fits take on "Shivers." WFUV and The Alternate Side's South by Southwest 2013 music coverage is graciously supported by TuneIn. Funding for WFUV’s ongoing coverage of live concerts and festivals comes from The Agnes Varis Trust, supporting affordable access to the arts, education and healthcare.

WFUV And TAS at SXSW: Mount Moriah At Hotel San Jose

Posted 3-15-13 by

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Mount Moriah's Jenks Miller and Heather McEntire met working in a record store in Chapel Hill, NC. The folky band's new album, Miracle Temple, is out now on Merge Records. Watch an exclusive WFUV/TAS conversation and live performance with Mount Moriah from Austin's Hotel San Jose.

Watch Toro Y Moi Play 'Studies' In Studio A

Posted 2-21-13 by

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Yes, Chaz Bundick of Toro Y Moi is burdened with that chillwave label, but his sleekly produced new album, Anything in Return, displays a more dance-infused, eclectic palette of funky production and breezy angles. Last week, Bundick and his Toro Y Moi bandmates visited The Alternate Side's Studio A. Watch an exclusive TAS video of one of the songs performed day — "Studies" — and we'll post the entire Toro Y Moi session next month.

Listen To Dinosaur Jr. Play 'Watch The Corners' Live For The Alternate Side

Posted 12-27-12 by

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Earlier this month, Dinosaur Jr. took over Terminal 5 in New York for a fiery, joyfully loud, unforgettable show celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band's sophomore album, You're Living All Over Me — which they performed in its entirety — and invited a dazzling array of friends, from Johnny Marr to Kim Gordon to Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew, to play with them. The trio also dropped by WFUV and The Alternate Side for a session which airs on FUV's Words and Music in Studio A on January 7 at 9 p.m. EST, also streaming online, but here's a sneak peek of Dinosaur Jr. ripping masterfully through "Watch The Corners" in Studio A.

Watch The Helio Sequence Perform 'Downward Spiral' At The Alternate Side

Posted 11-30-12 by

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No, the Helio Sequence didn't quite experience "a slow-motion train wreck," as observed in the duo's song "Downward Spiral," but on the path towards their fifth album, Negotiations, the duo faced some significant obstacles. Brandon Summers and Benjamin will embark on a U.S. tour with Shabazz Palaces in January and they recently dropped by The Alternate Side's Studio A for a session. Here's a tease: an exclusive video of the Helio Sequence performing "Downward Spiral" for The Alternate Side.

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

Posted 11-29-12 by

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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."

Watch The Antlers Perform 'Drift Dive' in Studio A

Posted 11-15-12 by

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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.

Watch: Daughter Perform 'Tomorrow' Live in Studio A

Posted 10-29-12 by

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.

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

Posted 10-24-12 by

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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.

Watch Mumford & Sons Perform Live At WFUV's Studio A

Posted 9-24-12 by

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Mumford & Sons are back with a second album, Babel, out today in the UK and Europe and tomorrow, September 25, in the States. The banjo-wielding band played "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend, but recently Marcus Mumford and his compadres made their way to the Bronx and stopped by WFUV's Studio A for a hearty, acoustic performance and interview with host Rita Houston. Listen to the session tomorrow night at 9 p.m. EDT on 90.7 WFUV (and streaming), right before TAS on FUV. Too impatient to wait? Watch videos of Mumford & Sons' three-song set from Babel after the jump.

Watch Husky's Cover Of Leonard Cohen's 'Lover Lover Lover' Live In Studio A

Posted 9-13-12 by

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Folk rockers Husky are a long way from their Melbourne, Australia base these days; the band toured the States this summer supporting its debut album, Forever So, and they'll return in late October for headlining dates. The harmonizing quartet dropped by The Alternate Side recently to perform a set; we'll post that session later this fall, but we loved the band's acoustic, three-vocal version of Leonard Cohen's 1974 song "Lover Lover Lover." Check out the video — an early preview of Husky's excellent session — after the jump.

Watch Everything Everything's New Video For 'Cough, Cough'

Posted 8-28-12 by

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Mercury Prize-nominated band Everything Everything has been working on its sophomore album, Arc, and on Tuesday, the Manchester-based group released the video to "Cough Cough," the first song from that upcoming record, due out this January.

Watch Purity Ring's New Video For 'Fineshrine'

Posted 7-11-12 by

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The deceptively upbeat debut from Purity Ring, Shrines, comes out on July 24 on 4AD (July 23 in the UK) and the Canadian duo has released their first video supporting it, a dreamily creepy, dripping-wet clip for "Fineshrine." Purity Ring, touring this summer with Dirty Projectors, will also mark its official release day with a special "immersive in-the-round" gig at New York's Le Poisson Rouge. Check out the video too.

Listen To Blur's New Songs 'Under The Westway' and 'The Puritan'

Posted 7-3-12 by

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If you had better things to do yesterday than await the livestream of Blur debuting new songs "Under the Westway" and "The Puritan" on a mysterious rooftop in west London, check out videos of the "official" lyric videos after the jump.

Watch Daniel Radcliffe In Slow Club's Video For 'Beginners'

Posted 6-19-12 by

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Sheffield's clever folk-rock duo Slow Club have a devoted fan in actor Daniel Radcliffe. The Harry Potter star is so besotted with the band (he's even interviewed Charlie Watson and Rebecca Taylor for a magazine) that he agreed to star in Slow Club's new video for "Beginners." Watch Radcliffe's solo, lip-synching turn through the clip, playing an anguished guy drunkenly reeling around a deserted Finsbury Park pub. Slow Club's excellent sophomore album Paradise is out now on Moshi Moshi.

Watch: Poliça Live At TAS And WFUV Performing 'Lay Your Cards Out'

Posted 5-22-12 by

Poliça, fronted by the beguiling Channy Leaneagh (and featuring Gayngs gang leader and producer Ryan Olson on its debut album, Give You The Ghost), came by The Alternate Side and WFUV's Studio A last week for a vibrant live session. We'll post the session in its entirety in the not-too-distant future, but check out a video of the band playing "Lay Your Cards Out" from Give You The Ghost, out now on Totally Gross National Product. Poliça play the Sasquatch! Music Festival this Friday, May 25.

Built To Spill: SXSW 2012 Interview With Doug Martsch

Posted 3-20-12 by , Alisa Ali

Tags: Built to Spill

Yes, Built to Spill, as their one-sentence SXSW bio stated, is still a band. The Idaho quartet, which marks its 20th anniversary this year, helped arrange a SXSW showcase on March 14 for fellow Boise bands and also played a few more gigs in Austin, including South By San Jose at the Hotel San Jose on March 17. Right before the band's Saturday night set, The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali caught up with singer and guitarist Doug Martsch who revealed recording plans for the next Built to Spill album, possibly due out by the spring of 2013, and a not-so-secret fondness for felines. Built to Spill play New York's Governors Ball Music Festival on June 24.

Poliça: SXSW 2012 Interview

Posted 3-19-12 by , Alisa Ali

Poliça, just a year old, was born out of Gayngs, a collective known for its shifting lineup of two dozen musicians — including Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and Megafaun. Gayngs member and singer Channy Leanagh is the heart of Poliça, ably supported by her bandmates, like Gayngs' Ryan Olson, who produced Poliça's debut Give You The Ghost, and Bon Iver's own Mike Noyce. Riding high on an NPR Music's free day party last week, plus seven other Austin gigs, Leanagh took some time out on Saturday morning, right before the band's Hard Rock showcase at Cedar Door, to chat with The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali about the genesis of Poliça, which actually began at last year's SXSW festival.

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TAS Top 20

1. James Blake
Overgrown

2. Palma Violets
180

3. Shout Out Louds
Optica

4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Mosquito

5. Kurt Vile
Wakin on a Pretty Daze

6. Chvrches
Recover EP

7. My Bloody Valentine
m b v

8. Savages
Silence Yourself

9. Depeche Mode
Delta Machine

10. Phosphorescent
Muchacho

11. Atoms For Peace
Amok

12. Yo La Tengo
Fade

13. Foals
Holy Fire

14. Chelsea Light Moving
Chelsea Light Moving

15. Phoenix
Bankrupt!

16. Guards
In Guards We Trust

17. Thao and the Get Down Stay Down
We the Common

18. Daughter
If You Leave

19. Vampire Weekend
Modern Vampires of the City

20. Jamie Lidell
Jamie Lidell

Crawling into the light of day, Vampire Weekend's Modern Vampires of the City debuts on the TAS Top 20 while James Blake remains atop the album chart.

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