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Watch The National Perform 'Graceless' In Session With WFUV

Watch The National play "Graceless" off of its new album, Trouble Will Find Me, for FUV at the Cutting Room Studios in Manhattan, on NPR.org now. And tonight, listen to the session on WFUV tonight at 9 p.m. ET, also streaming online and available now.

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Posted 5-21-13 by TAS Staff, Russ Borris
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First Listen: Tricky, "False Idols"

Posted 5-21-13 by guest
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The producer's best album since the mid-'90s, False Idols is one of 2013's biggest surprises so far. His signature mix of menace and seduction still sounds contemporary after Tricky's more than 20 years in (and out of) the spotlight. Listen to Tricky's False Idols streaming now via FUV and NPR Music prior to its release on May 28 (May 27 in the UK). Tricky plays New York's Webster Hall on June 13.

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The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending May 26

Posted 5-21-13 by Russ Borris
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Deerhunter and Caveman make TAS Top 20 debuts while the James Blake juggernaut continues at the peak of the album chart.

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Daughter: TAS In Session

Posted 5-20-13 by Kara Manning
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When London's Daughter visited FUV and The Alternate Side last October, the band members — three self-professed perfectionists — were still working on their debut album, If You Leave. The album was finally released in March. Daughter wraps its first lengthy North American headlining tour this week, but the bandd returns this August to tour with The National. Late last month, Daughter's Igor Haefeli and Remi Aguilella stopped by for a conversation with The Alternate Side (Elena Tonra was battling a cold). Listen the interview, including performance highlights from Daughter's fall TAS session, this Friday, May 24, on TAS on 91.5 WNYE at 11 a.m. ET, also streaming online.

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Ticket Giveaway For The National At The Barclays Center On June 5

Posted 5-20-13 by TAS Staff
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Doing a home-borough Brooklyn gig for the first time in 2010 — and not playing "The Sorrow" for six hours straight as they did in Queens a couple of weeks ago — The National play the Barclays Center on June 5 supporting the brand spanking new Trouble Will Find Me. The Alternate Side is giving away tickets to the show which includes opener Youth Lagoon. What a nice way to spend a balmy June night; just enter by May 26 for a chance to win tickets to see The National.

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Win Tix to Low At Music Hall Of Williamsburg On June 19

Posted 5-20-13 by TAS Staff
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Low marks its 20th anniversary this year and the band's new album, The Invisible Way, brings an interesting twist into the group's quiet mix. Connecting with Jeff Tweedy of Wilco as producer, Low has made one of the strongest albums of their long career, deftly reflecting the uneasy beauty of their music. The trio will tour this summer and The Alternate Side is giving away tickets to Low's show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on June 19.  

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Win Tickets To The Heavy At Webster Hall On June 12

Posted 5-20-13 by TAS Staff
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Soulful, funked-out British rockers The Heavy, riding on last year's release The Glorious Dead, are very much alive, kicking and touring North America this summer. They'll be taking over Webster Hall on June 12 with support from The Silent Comedy and The Skins. But of course, TAS is giving away tickets to The Heavy's return; simply enter by May 26.

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