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TV on the Radio

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Jane's Addiction Announce Concert at the Fillmore Miami Beach on May 18

    ​Even after 27 years, four albums, and a few line-up changes, Jane's Addiction is holding on strong. In fact, Perry Farrell and company's latest album, The Great Escape Artist, made it to the third spot on Billboard rock chart. So rather than kick the habit in 2012, these '90s alt-rock gods are k ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2012

    Bruise Cruise 2012, Day One: A Totally Drunk Tweetcap With Pictures!

    ​See the full 68-photo Bruise Cruise 2012 slideshow. We here at Crossfade are total fucking pros. So while we openly admit to being dangerously dependent upon both (1) the internet and (2) alcohol, it is exceedingly rare that either addiction discernibly screws with our ability to produce high- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2011

    Art Basel Music: TV on the Radio Brings All the Energy to Ricochet Miami, December 2

    ​TV on the Radio Spotify's Music Loves Art Ricochet Bar & Lounge Thursday, December 1, 2011 Better Than: A Big Mac. Last night, eating a double cheeseburger, drinking a Perrier, and considering trying Spotify's Kool-Aid, about two hundred people took iPhone pictures of TV on the Radio at R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Friday's Best Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 Events

    ​At long last, it's Art Basel weekend: two glorious days when Miami's poor nine-to-fivers finally get to fully experience the art, the parties and the insanity that the rest of us have been soaking up since Wednesday. But that's not the only reason things are about to get even more crowded. The we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 Music Guide: All the Acts Announced So Far

    ​Right now, Miami is being swarmed by art fairs, galleries, and artists from across the globe. Of course, we're talking about Art Basel Miami Beach. A side benefit to all this arty international activity is the influx of awesome music to entertain all the jetsetters. And naturally, Crossfade is k ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Art Basel Miami Beach: Ten Places to Spot a Celeb Listening to Music

    ​Art Basel Miami Beach is a horrible, crippling beast. It stands, hovering over the first week of December, forcing free drinks down your throat, making you listen to terrible music and look at bad art. Sometimes, though, every once in a while, it takes a step back and shows you the light, somet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Art Basel Miami Beach Parties You Are Not Invited To

    FacebookIt's all about the Benjamins, baby. ​Whether you're an affluent jet setter or an artistic street kid, Art Basel Miami Beach and the plethora of satellite fairs, gallery exhibits, and public instillations attached to the four-day festival offer a little something for everyone. For Crossfade ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    You Are Not Invited to Spotify's Basel Concert Series With Nas, TV on the Radio, Sharon Jones

    ​Over the last couple weeks, we here at Crossfade have become total Spotify addicts. Our habit began last week after learning that the free on-demand music service had teamed up with Midtown's Ricochet Lounge to put together a Basel week concert lineup that's packed with more superstar names than ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Nas, TV on the Radio, Sharon Jones: Schedule Revealed for Spotify's Art Basel Concert Series

    ​ Seven days ago, we here at Crossfade got word that Spotify and Midtown's Ricochet Lounge were putting together a four-day Art Basel Miami Beach concert series, dubbed Music Loves Art, starring Nas, Theophilus London, TV on the Radio, and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. At the time, there weren' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Art Basel Miami Beach: Nas, TV on the Radio, Sharon Jones Announced for Art Loves Music

    Nas is all about that Art Basel.​Question: If you log onto Spotify and search for "Art Basel Miami Beach," do Nas, Theophilus London, TV on the Radio, and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings pop up? Answer: No, the system just gets cranky, asks the user to check his or her spelling, and suggests tryi ... More >>

  • Music

    November 10, 2011

    Tinariwen at Grand Central November 10

    Nas is all about that Art Basel.​Question: If you log onto Spotify and search for "Art Basel Miami Beach," do Nas, Theophilus London, TV on the Radio, and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings pop up? Answer: No, the system just gets cranky, asks the user to check his or her spelling, and suggests tryi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    TV on the Radio Flickers and Flashes at the Fillmore Miami Beach, October 25

    Photo by Marta Xochilt PerezTV on the Radio vocalist Tunde Adebimpe.​TV on the Radio With Sorne Fillmore Miami Beach Tuesday, October 25, 2011 Better Than: Being blinded by Nine Types of Light. On the one hand, this past year's been a really tough one for arty Brooklyn indie band TV on the Radio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Who Wants Free Tickets for TV on the Radio at the Fillmore Miami Beach?

    ​When Brooklyn's TV on the Radio revealed plans to surf all the way to South Beach upon Nine Types of Light, we  warned all you weak-eyed, sensitive-eared indie kids about arriving unprepared. Next Tuesday's TVOTR blast at the Fillmore Miami Beach will be blindingly brilliant. So if you have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Tinariwen Brings Desert Rebel Rock to Grand Central November 10

    ​​While there's reason to rage against the media saturation inherent to the internet (e.g. too many chill/witch/triangle clone bands uploading from their bedrooms), you've got to celebrate the World Wide Web for the incomparable access it grants to musical worlds previously impossible to connect ... More >>

  • Music

    October 20, 2011

    TV on the Radio at the Fillmore Miami Beach October 25

    ​​While there's reason to rage against the media saturation inherent to the internet (e.g. too many chill/witch/triangle clone bands uploading from their bedrooms), you've got to celebrate the World Wide Web for the incomparable access it grants to musical worlds previously impossible to connect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe Talks Occupy Wall Street and Impersonating Prince

    ​Even if Tunde Adebimpe has never been a household name, TV on the Radio, the band he formed with David Sitek in 2001, has persevered and thrived longer than many of their more conventional brethren. By putting out one fully realized musical art project after another, the New York group kept criti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Underground Rebel Bingo Club Takes Over the Fillmore Miami Beach This Friday

    Courtesy of Rebel BingoB-I-N-G ... Oh.​"It's bingo, sort of, but not like you've seen it before. We made up our own rules, because we don't know how to play ACTUAL bingo. This is Rebel Bingo. It's not nice and it's not fair. Do not bring your grandma." That's the way the cryptic press release for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Sirens and Sealions Release New EP at The Stage Tonight

    When a band chooses a name as romantic and whimsical as Sirens and Sealions, you might expect a stage show that leans heavily on harps and incense. But this Miami band isn't really a gang of hippies. So while tonight's album release party at The Stage will involve lots of live music and plenty of go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    TV on the Radio Announce Miami Show at the Fillmore October 25

    ​Have you've seen (or, well, heard) Nine Types of Light? It's the new-ish album by Brooklyn's TV on the Radio and it's so blindingly brilliant that if a weak-eyed, sensitive-eared indie kid such as yourself isn't very, very, very careful (i.e. UV-shield sunglasses and silicone), he or she could e ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    Banging Royalty

    ​Have you've seen (or, well, heard) Nine Types of Light? It's the new-ish album by Brooklyn's TV on the Radio and it's so blindingly brilliant that if a weak-eyed, sensitive-eared indie kid such as yourself isn't very, very, very careful (i.e. UV-shield sunglasses and silicone), he or she could e ... More >>

  • Music

    August 26, 2010

    The Glitch Mob plays at Revolution August 30

    ​Have you've seen (or, well, heard) Nine Types of Light? It's the new-ish album by Brooklyn's TV on the Radio and it's so blindingly brilliant that if a weak-eyed, sensitive-eared indie kid such as yourself isn't very, very, very careful (i.e. UV-shield sunglasses and silicone), he or she could e ... More >>

  • Music

    May 13, 2010

    Synthesis Festival with Prefuse 73

    ​Have you've seen (or, well, heard) Nine Types of Light? It's the new-ish album by Brooklyn's TV on the Radio and it's so blindingly brilliant that if a weak-eyed, sensitive-eared indie kid such as yourself isn't very, very, very careful (i.e. UV-shield sunglasses and silicone), he or she could e ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2010

    Synthesis Antithesis

    ​Have you've seen (or, well, heard) Nine Types of Light? It's the new-ish album by Brooklyn's TV on the Radio and it's so blindingly brilliant that if a weak-eyed, sensitive-eared indie kid such as yourself isn't very, very, very careful (i.e. UV-shield sunglasses and silicone), he or she could e ... More >>

  • Music

    April 15, 2010

    Sweat Records Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary With Sweatstock This Saturday

    ​Have you've seen (or, well, heard) Nine Types of Light? It's the new-ish album by Brooklyn's TV on the Radio and it's so blindingly brilliant that if a weak-eyed, sensitive-eared indie kid such as yourself isn't very, very, very careful (i.e. UV-shield sunglasses and silicone), he or she could e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Concert Review: Holly Miranda (Opening for Tegan and Sara) at Sunset Cove Amphitheater

    Photo by Ian WitlenTo view a slideshow of photos from the show, click here.Holly MirandaWith Tegan and SaraSunset Cove AmphitheaterFebruary 21, 2010Better Than: Having to brave a bunch of Brooklyn hHipsters for some true New York cool    The Review:Had Holly Miranda heard that I came ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Q&A With Holly Miranda, Opening for Tegan and Sara This Sunday

    Photo by Sebastian MlynarskiHolly MirandaVocally, Detroit-born, Brooklyn-based neo-pop folk songstress Holly Miranda might bring to mind Chann Marshall. But mood-wise she's got much more in common with, say, American dream pop duo Azure Ray. Both find solace in sleep, and the things that go bump in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Art Basel Music: Avant-Pop Duo Telepathe Plays at the Vagabond Friday

    ​Brooklyn's Telepathe has been creating a stir for a little over a year now. Made up of Melissa Livaudais and Busy Gangnes, the duo's synth-heavy, atmospheric pop is reminiscent of TV on the Radio, just really girly and not as full-sounding. (TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek produced Dance Mother, Tel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Village Voice Releases its Annual Pazz & Jop Poll

    via www.villagevoice.comTV on the Radio's win for best album was not exactly a stunning upsetNew Times' sister paper, the Village Voice, has been running its annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll since 1971. And while it's among the last in the "best-of" national roundups, it's been one of the most i ... More >>

  • Music

    December 25, 2008

    Best Indie Albums of 2008

    America's rock and roll nerds got put back in their place, and we all benefited.

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    Top Indie Rock Albums of 2008

    In 2008, independent rock returned to the underground, where it belongs. Given the grand catastrophe that is today's record industry, most major-label executives don't have the time or energy to convince music fans they might like something a little out of the ordinary. They're too busy recycling v ... More >>

  • Music

    October 9, 2008

    TV on the Radio

    Dear Science (DGC/Interscope)

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2007

    Album Review: Matthew Dear

    Dear Science (DGC/Interscope)

  • Music

    December 28, 2006

    Independence Day

    What's indie rock? Who cares? Ten great CDs that will blow you away, no matter your definition.

  • Music

    December 21, 2006

    It Was Free Cuz I Stole It

    The year in unfair shares

  • Music

    December 23, 2004

    Best of 2004

    The year in unfair shares

  • Year End

    December 23, 2004

    Smells Like Indie Spirit

    Music that made the world safe for the word "alternative" again.

  • Music

    December 9, 2004

    Basshead

    Chairs Missing

  • Music

    October 21, 2004

    Heave Ho

    TV on the Radio break through the tedium to release one of the year's best albums

  • Music

    March 18, 2004

    TV on the Radio

    Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (Touch and Go)

  • Music

    March 18, 2004

    90 Day Men

    Panda Park (Southern)

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