Tag Archives: Tegan and Sara

2.18.2024 History of Alternative

2.18.2024 History of Alternative

R.E.M., The Cure, Oasis and Our Lady Peace in this set along with Alice In Chains, Alkaline Trio, Against Me! and Veruca Salt, album anniversaries for Jimmy Eat World and The Postal Service, plus U2, Nine Inch Nails, The Ting Tings and Soul Coughing.

1.14.2024 History Of Alternative

1.14.2024 History Of Alternative

Radiohead, The Cure, STP and The Stone Roses in this set along with Depeche Mode, Paramore, Siouxsie And The Banshees and Garbage, album anniversaries for Spoon and They Might Be Giants, plus U2, 311, Nine Inch Nails, Our Lady Peace and Orgy’s cover of “Blue Monday”

10.29.2023 History Of Alternative

10.29.2023 History Of Alternative

The Smiths, Social D, Depeche Mode and Soundgarden in this set, album anniversaries for U2, Foo Fighters and Dinosaur Jr., plus Halloween-themed tunes from The Ramones, Oingo Boingo, Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, Bauhaus, Siouxsie And The Banshees and more..

Riot Fest 101 playlist

Riot Fest 101 playlist

The playlist from tonight’s two hour preview of the music you’ll hear next weekend in Douglass Park + listen to Riot Mike talk about all things Riot Fest with Brian Phillips here.

9.10.2023 History Of Alternative

9.10.2023 History Of Alternative

Depeche Mode, Weezer, Veruca Salt and New Order in this set, album anniversaries for Muse, Jet, Arcade Fire, Barenaked Ladies, The Black Keys and Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus Riot Fest bands Foo Fighters, The Cure, Queens Of The Stone Age, AFI, The Used, Death Cab For Cutie, The Gaslight Anthem and Flogging Molly.

9.3.2023 History Of Alternative

9.3.2023 History Of Alternative

Blink-182, Nine Inch Nails, Veruca Salt and Social D in this set, album anniversaries for Bad Religion, R.E.M., Hole, System Of A Down and Everlast, cool covers from STP and Smashing Pumpkins, plus Riot Fest 2023 bands The Cure, Queens Of The Stone Age, Death Cab For Cutie and Tegan And Sara.

7.30.2023 History of Alternative

7.30.2023 History of Alternative

Weezer, The Cure, Garbage and Sinead O’Connor in this set, album anniversaries for The Strokes, Sublime, Sponge, Sheryl Crow and Silversun Pickups, plus music from the first day of MTV (8/1/81) Split Enz, The Vapors, The Pretenders and The Buggles’ “Video Killed The Radio Star” (watch the video here)

6.25.2023 History Of Alternative

6.25.2023 History Of Alternative

Weezer, Oasis, Beastie Boys and The Breeders in this set, album anniversaries for Sonic Youth, Rancid, Cage The Elephant and The B-52’s, plus 311, XTC, The Stone Roses, Garbage and Against Me!

5.21.2023 History Of Alternative

5.21.2023 History Of Alternative

Beastie Boys, Garbage, 311 and Nine Inch Nails in this set, album anniversaries for Radiohead, Soundgarden, The Cure, Gorillaz and A Perfect Circle, plus Riot Fest bands The Cure, Death Cab For Cutie, Foo Fighters, The Breeders, The Mars Volta, Frank Turner and The Breeders.

3.19.2023 History Of Alternative

3.19.2023 History Of Alternative

Weezer, Jimmy Eat World, Blondie and Cake in this set, album anniversaries for Depeche Mode, Bloc Party, The Pixies, Our Lady Peace and Semisonic, cool covers from The Lemonheads and Love and Rockets, plus Veruca Salt, Rise Against, Pulp and Smash Mouth!!

11.27.2022 History Of Alternative

11.27.2022 History Of Alternative

Beck, Beastie Boys, Blondie and Blink 182 in this set, plus Primus, Eve 6, Nine Inch Nails, Cake and Weezer (WATCH the awesome “Pork And Beans” video here) along with Rancid, The Smiths, Elastica and Echo And The Bunnymen.

9.4.2022 History Of Alternative

9.4.2022 History Of Alternative

Beck, Nine Inch Nails, Weezer and The Breeders in this set, album anniversaries for R.E.M., Bad Religion, Hole, System Of A Down, Sugar and Everlast, plus Jimmy Eat World, Tori Amos and Wall Of Voodoo’s catchy 80’s earworm “Mexican Radio”.

7.17.2022 History Of Alternative

7.17.2022 History Of Alternative

Beck, The Cure, Green Day and Oasis in this set, album anniversaries for Candlebox, Catherine Wheel, The Flaming Lips and The Hives, cool covers from Pearl Jam, Siouxsie And The Banshees and No Doubt, plus U2, Juliana Hatfield 3 and “Steal My Sunshine” from Len.

5.1.2022 History Of Alternative

5.1.2022 History Of Alternative

Green Day, Beck, Soundgarden and The Smiths in this set, album anniversaries for Nine Inch Nails, Violent Femmes, Sonic Youth, Snow Patrol, Faith No More and Fall Out Boy, plus Social D, The B-52’s and “Sure Shot” from the Beastie Boys!

1.2.2022 History Of Alternative

1.2.2022 History Of Alternative

STP, Green Day, U2 and Nine Inch Nails in this set along with Alice In Chains, Weezer, Siouxsie And The Banshees and Face To Face, cool covers from Cowboy Junkies and Dynamite Hack plus The Smiths, Sublime, Beastie Boys and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

10.17.2021 History Of Alternative

10.17.2021 History Of Alternative

Blink 182, Beastie Boys, 311 and The Cure in this set along with album anniversaries for Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, Jimmy Eat World and Fatboy Slim, plus New Order, Veruca Salt, The Replacements and “Popular” from Nada Surf.

9.12.2021 History Of Alternative

9.12.2021 History Of Alternative

Beck, Blink 182, Cake and Green Day in this set along with album anniversaries for Nirvana, Muse, Arcade Fire and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus bands playing Riot Fest next weekend: Rancid, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Smashing Pumpkins, Alkaline Trio and the Dropkick Murphys.

6.6.2021 History Of Alternative

6.6.2021 History Of Alternative

Oasis, Beastie Boys, Beck and Bjork in this set along with Social D, New Order, Radiohead and The Cure, plus U2, “3 Strange Days” from School Of Fish, 4 Non Blondes and Baz Luhrmann dispenses timeless life advice with “Everybodys Free To Wear Sunscreen”.

4.25.2021 History Of Alternative

4.25.2021 History Of Alternative

The Cure, Janes Addiction, U2 and Nine Inch Nails in this set along with Depeche Mode, STP, O.M.D. and Our Lady Peace, plus Garbage, Joan Jett, The Smiths and Queens Of The Stone Age.

3.14.2021 History Of Alternative

3.14.2021 History Of Alternative

Jane’s Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Green Day and The Pixies in this set along with Weezer, Spoon, Beck and Paramore, plus in the spirit of St Paddy’s Day, music from U2, The Pogues, Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys.