TAS Exclusive Podcast: Alisa Ali Chats With Monsters of Folk's Jim James and...
Monsters of Folk - My Morning Jacket's Jim James, M. Ward and Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis - recently wrapped their first North American tour. The Alternate Side's own Alisa Ali had a...
View ArticleBright Eyes Set Late Winter Tour In Anticipation Of Seventh Studio Album
Bright Eyes' seventh studio album, The People's Key, drops on February 15 and the trio of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott (joined by four touring musicians) has set a slew of late winter...
View ArticleBright Eyes Give Away "Shell Games" From Their Upcoming Album
Bright Eyes don't release their seventh studio album, The People's Key, until February 15, but the band is offering up their first single, "Shell Games," for free on the band's label website, Saddle...
View ArticleSXSW Lineup Includes Bright Eyes, Surfer Blood, Bombay Bicycle Club, Chromeo,...
Throngs of musicians, fans and music industry types will descend on Austin, Texas from March 16-20 for SXSW and the overwhelming list of bands includes Bright Eyes, Surfer Blood, the much buzzed-over...
View ArticleThe TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 6
1. WarpaintThe Fool2. The Twilight SingersDynamite Steps3. Smith WesternsDye It Blonde4. TennisCape Dory5. Matt and KimSidewalks6. Cut CopyZonoscope7. Belle and SebastianWrite About Love8....
View ArticleThe TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 20
1. PJ HarveyLet England Shake2. RadioheadThe King of Limbs3. The Twilight SingersDynamite Steps4. Smith WesternsDye It Blonde5. The VaccinesWhat Did You Expect From The Vaccines?6. James BlakeJames...
View ArticleHear Bright Eyes, The Antlers, The Joy Formidable, Smith Westerns And More On...
The Alternate Side and WFUV team in Austin, Texas this week for the SXSW Music Festival and four non-stop days of bands, burritos and a serious lack of sleep. Festival coverage on both stations (plus...
View ArticleSXSW Weekend Broadcast/Stream Schedule For TAS/WFUV
The Alternate Side and its sister station WFUV continue SXSW coverage tonight, March 18, and throughout the weekend with performances from The Joy Formidable, Bright Eyes, The Antlers, WILD FLAG, Smith...
View ArticleThe TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending April 3
1. RadioheadThe King of Limbs2. The VaccinesWhat Did You Expect From The Vaccines?3. James BlakeJames Blake4. PJ HarveyLet England Shake5. Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx We’re New Here6. The...
View ArticleBright Eyes and The Mountain Goats Team Up For A Tour
No, The Mountain Goats don't often open for other bands, but they're making an exception for Bright Eyes. John Darnielle and his cohorts will team up with Conor Oberst and his merry men for a batch of...
View ArticleLollapalooza Taps Foo Fighters, Eminem, Muse and Coldplay
This year's lineup for Chicago's Lollapalooza Festival was announced last night, April 25, and while Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay and Muse might not be the most creative of headlining choices, the...
View ArticleVampire Weekend, Bright Eyes Headline MTK Festival in East Hamptons
Okay, a fine reason to endure the Hampton jitney this summer: Vampire Weekend and Bright Eyes will headline the MTK: Music To Know Festival on August 13-14 in East Hampton, Long Island with Cold War...
View ArticleMTK Festival Is Cancelled Due To Low Ticket Sales
The curse of New York area music festivals has struck again. The promoters of the inaugural Music To Know (MTK) Festival in East Hampton, Long Island have announced that they're pulling the plug on the...
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