Boston rockers Buffalo Tom are assembling a compilation disc of alternate

versions and mixes of their work. The album, tentatively titled The A-Sides, is

slated for fall release on the Beggars Banquet label in the U.K., according to the band's

official website (www.buffalotom.com). The group is slated to play the Kahlua Boston

Music Awards on Thursday (April 22) and the WFNX-FM "Best Music Poll Festival," also

in Boston, on May 17 along with Elliott Smith, Mercury Rev and others.