XM Satellite Radio and the Knitting Factory have teamed up to create the alternative music performance series called "Live From The Knitting Factory on XMU" which will premiere on March 2nd on XMU (ch 43).

The weekly concert series will feature performances from both up-and-coming and established alt bands recorded at Knitting Factory clubs in New York and Los Angeles. XM and the Knitting Factory first announced their partnership back in April of last year.

Art Brut, Beauty Pill, Chin Up Chin Up, Georgie James and Portastatic, among others, will be featured during the first season of the series. The British duo, The Boy Least Likely To, will kick off the new series on Friday, March 2nd at 10pm ET on XMU.

Here's the schedule for "Live From The Knitting Factory on XMU" for March (all performances are on Fridays at 10pm ET):

March 9 - Art Brut
March 16 - Mazarin
March 23 - The Broken West
March 30 - Portastatic

To coincide with the launch of "Live From The Knitting Factory on XMU," music fans will have access to XMU throughout March on the AOL Radio Network.

XM Satellite Radio's Grammy Radio has begun on XM Live (ch 200) starting today through Sunday night.

In addition to the Grammy coverage on XM Live, XM's 20 on 20 (ch 20) is now broadcasting live from Los Angeles through Sunday. You’ll also get to hear reports from Grammy events on Ethel, Squizz, Watercolors, The City, Suite 62, Flight 26, Hitlist, Raw, and other channels.

Plus, tune in as XM Raw (ch 66) will have full coverage of the Post Grammy Party with Ludacris and Queen Latifah on a special edition of Ludacris’ weekly XM show “Open Mic with Ludacris” on Sunday night.

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It's a road trip! XM Satellite Radio is headed down to Durham, North Carolina, to broadcast live coverage of the Duke-UNC men’s basketball game from the Duke University campus on February 7th. Wednesday’s game will mark the latest chapter in one of the fiercest rivalries in sports.

Starting Wednesday at 6am ET, XM Sports Nation (ch 144) will broadcast live from an XM booth in front of the Duke's athletic center, next to the tent city “K-ville” where students camp out for game tickets. XM’s T.J. Rives will tip off the broadcast in the morning, and Ed Forcey will take over the booth for the afternoon and the post-game show. This 'round-the-clock programming is dubbed "XM Sports Nation Total Access."  

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K) will host a special edition of his weekly XMSN show at 2pm. His guests include ESPN analysts Hubert Davis, who played for UNC, and Jay Bilas, who played for Duke.

But this isn't just about sports coverage. XM's indie-rock channel XMU (ch 43) will also be broadcasting live from the athletic center starting at 4pm ET. XMU on-air host Tobi will interview students and take requests on the air. I dig the cross-channel programming concept (more please?).

The two teams’ local broadcasts of the game will air on separate radio channels at 9pm ET. The Duke broadcast will air on XM 191, and the UNC broadcast will be on XM 192.

As part of XM’s coverage of Duke/UNC on Wednesday, XM is also running two blogs - one by a UNC junior, the other by a Duke senior - providing a student's perspective on the rivalry and the week’s game.

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