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TAS in Session: Hey Marseilles |
Seattle septet Hey Marseilles self-released their vivacious, chamber pop debut To Travels and Trunks in December 2008. For over a... |
11-1-10 |
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TAS in Session: The Low Anthem |
Just before heading off to Lollapalooza and the Newport Folk Festival, folk rockers The Low Anthem dropped by Studio A for a very special live session... |
8-19-09 |
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Man Man: TAS In Session |
You have to expect the unexpected with Philadelphia's Man Man. The offbeat, experimental rockers, whose love of eclectic instruments informs their wild... |
10-24-11 |
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TAS In Session: Mountain Man |
The sweetly harmonizing trio of Mountain Man - Molly Erin Sarle, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig and Amelia Randall Meath - began singing together in dorm rooms... |
2-7-11 |
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TAS In Session: Magic Bullets |
San Francisco's Magic Bullets have no qualms about admitting their love of 70s and 80s pop, from the croon of Orange Juice's Edwyn Collins to the... |
11-8-10 |
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People Get Ready: TAS In Session |
It's hard enough sustaining any rock band, but what if a group manages to weave two creative disciplines into one cohesive whole? The theatrical split... |
1-28-13 |
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TAS in Session: Phoenix |
Thomas Mars and Christian Mazzalai from the French band Phoenix stopped by The Alternate Side the other day to talk about their new album Wolfgang... |
5-14-09 |
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TAS In Session (Glastonbury Preview): The Naked And Famous |
It's Glastonbury Festival week and one of many bands making a prestigious Worthy Farm debut is The Naked and Famous whose debut album, Passive Me,... |
6-20-11 |
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TAS in Session: Delta Spirit |
Delta Spirit return with a second album, History From Below, on June 8, produced by My Morning Jacket's Bo Koster and Eli Thomson. Recently,... |
4-10-10 |
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TAS In Session: Passion Pit |
Likely the American buzz band of 2009, Passion Pit recently visited FUV's The Alternate Side studio for a rare, sublimely intimate interview and... |
8-27-09 |
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TAS in Session: Basia Bulat (SXSW Preview) |
The Canadian singer-songwriter, who will be playing this week at SXSW in Austin, dropped by The Alternate Side not long ago to play songs from her new... |
3-14-10 |
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Sleeper Agent: TAS In Session |
The kinetic, rambunctious sound of Kentucky's Sleeper Agent is cleverly tucked into the title of their debut album, Celebrasion; it's an... |
10-17-11 |
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TAS in Session: The Dears |
Canada Day is fast approaching on July 1, and one of Montréal's most notable bands is The Dears, who released their fifth album, Degeneration... |
6-27-11 |
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Listen And Watch: The Shivers On TAS In Session On WNYE 91.5 |
Local New York band The Shivers has survived an array of lineup changes, but its current core duo of Keith Zarriello and Jo Schornikow seems a steadfast... |
7-27-11 |
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TAS in Session: The Postelles |
An in-studio video performance and visit from The Postelles on The Alternate Side. |
1-15-09 |
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TAS In Session: The Mountain Goats |
Did you miss The Alternate Side's session with the Mountain Goats on TAS on 91.5 NYE last Friday?... |
10-8-12 |
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TAS In Session: Rain Machine |
TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone drops by The Alternate Side's Studio A for an exclusive live performance. Video after the jump. |
11-2-09 |
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TAS in Session: Lawrence Arabia |
New Zealand's punchy popsters Lawrence Arabia, who will be touring with Crowded House this summer, dropped by Studio A during a recent stop in New York... |
5-24-10 |
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TAS in Session: Top 10 Studio A Videos of 2009 |
We made it through 2009! On the first day of 2010, let's take one last, sentimental look at some of the great guests who visited The Alternate Side in... |
1-1-10 |
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TAS In Session: Phantogram |
Saratoga Springs' dark, quirky electronic rockers Phantogram, the duo of Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel, originally recorded their debut album Eyelid... |
6-14-10 |
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TAS in Session: Longwave |
Check out Longwave's acoustic in-studio performance of "Sirens In The Deep Sea" on The Alternate Side. |
1-8-09 |
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TAS In Session: Asa |
Asa performs "Jailer" and "360 Degrees" in-studio on The Alternate Side, live from Studio A. |
2-10-09 |
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TAS in Session: The Drums |
Purveyors of the perfect pop song, Brooklyn's The Drums drop by The Alternate Side to chat with Alisa Ali about their songwriting credo ("be... |
3-8-10 |
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TAS In Session: Flashback 2011, Part 1 |
Over the past twelve months, The Alternate Side, alongside our sister station WFUV, has hosted dozens of live sessions in our studio with a vivid,... |
12-19-11 |
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The Fling: TAS In Session |
Add The Fling to that select circle of bands — like Megafaun and Gomez — which alternate lead singers. The Long Beach, California,... |
4-16-12 |
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TAS In Session (NYC and Glastonbury Preview): Noah And The Whale |
Britain's thoughtful popsters Noah and the Whale are currently swinging through the States, landing at New York's Irving Plaza on June 18, their last... |
6-6-11 |
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Lost In The Trees: TAS In Session |
The powerful, tender bond between Lost in the Trees' singer and songwriter Ari Picker and his late mother has informed both of the band's albums, the... |
4-9-12 |
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Caveman: TAS In Session |
The members of local band Caveman have gauged their process wisely, opting to gig diligently around New York City rather than setting... |
4-22-13 |
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TAS In Session: El Guincho |
Pablo Díaz-Reixa, better known as El Guincho, made his mark with 2008's gleeful mélange of textures and rhythms, Alegranza!, but... |
11-22-10 |
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TAS in Session: Calexico |
Exclusive! Listen to Calexico's "Two Silver Trees," live from Studio A |
12-9-08 |
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TAS in Session: Low |
Those mighty Minnesota masters of quiet rock, Low, recently released their ninth studio album, C'mon, the followup to 2007's politically... |
5-2-11 |
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Father John Misty: TAS In Session |
Josh Tillman has been on a mission to discover his "real" voice as a musician, singer and songwriter for a while, trying on the guise of J.... |
7-23-12 |
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TAS In Session: Jupiter One |
Brooklyn synth-popsters Jupiter One, who kick off the next leg of their tour opening for Regina Spektor tonight in San Diego, visited TAS' Studio A for... |
10-26-09 |
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Michael Kiwanuka: TAS In Session (SXSW Artist) |
Michael Kiwanuka's first trip this week to SXSW in Austin marks one of the higher-profile debut appearances at the festival. The soft-spoken Londoner,... |
3-12-12 |
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Local Natives: TAS In Session |
Hands down, my favorite act at the CMJ Music Marathon this year was the Los Angeles-based quintet Local... |
12-14-09 |
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TAS in Session: The Antlers |
Thanks to the success of their critically-acclaimed, deeply moving debut album Hospice, Brooklyn trio The Antlers have been spending more time... |
3-29-10 |
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The Tallest Man On Earth: TAS In Session |
The prolific Kristian Matsson, better known as the Tallest Man on Earth, released his third full-length album, There's No Leaving Now, earlier... |
10-22-12 |
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The Barr Brothers: TAS In Session |
Brothers Andrew and Brad Barr of the trio The Slip, credit a serendipitous encounter during a Montréal gig as the catalyst behind not only a life... |
2-13-12 |
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Beirut: TAS In Session |
Beirut's Zach Condon and his bandmates are touring North America through November 13, then head across the Pacific for a sweep through Australia and... |
10-18-11 |
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Doomtree: TAS In Session |
The Twin Cities hip hop scene has local luminaries like Atmosphere and Har Mar Superstar, but the rap collective Doomtree claims a strong mix of that... |
4-30-12 |
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TAS In Session: One eskimO |
London's One eskimO might be cloaked behind animated characters - giraffes, penguins and penguins figure into it - but the quartet surprised The... |
9-14-09 |
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TAS In Session: Erland And The Carnival |
Psychedelic folk rockers Erland and the Carnival release their second album Nightingale this March and recently the London-based band - which... |
1-3-11 |
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TAS In Session: Stars |
Montréal's heartbreak kids, Stars, are marking their tenth anniversary and have just released their fifth album, The Five Ghosts. The... |
7-19-10 |
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Dinosaur Jr.: Words And Music In Studio A |
In early December, Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph played an all-star, sold-out show at New York's Terminal 5. A few days... |
1-11-13 |
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TAS in Session: Great Lake Swimmers |
Every now and then, we get a little reflective on The Alternate Side. Sometimes we want to sit by ourselves on the train and just look out the window... |
5-16-09 |
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TAS in Session: Field Music |
Despite the remarkable strengths of David and Peter Brewis' excellent solo projects released under the monikers School of Language and The Week That Was... |
5-3-10 |
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TAS In Session: Hockey |
The Portland, Oregon pop rockers - who first broke in the UK - prove that they'e not "Too Fake" for the mainstream and unfurl that track plus... |
12-7-09 |
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TAS in Session: Jenny Owen Youngs |
Montclair, New Jersey. Not only the home of arguably the coolest suburban music venue, The Wellmont Theatre, but also to a talented singer-songwriter... |
6-2-09 |
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TAS In Sesson: Tennis |
Tennis, the married duo of Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore and drummer James Barone, released their handsome debut Cape Dory earlier this... |
5-16-11 |
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TAS In Session: Flashback 2010 (Part One) |
Over the past twelve months, The Alternate Side has hosted dozens of live sessions in our studio with an eclectic array of musicians and bands, segueing... |
12-20-10 |
