TAS Interview: Dave Sitek of Maximum Balloon

October 06, 2010|Kara Manning

Dave Sitek, guitarist for TV on the Radio and producer for not only that band, but the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars, Scarlett...

TAS Interview: Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy

September 22, 2010|Kara Manning

It's been 21 years since Northern Irish singer and songwriter Neil Hannon founded The Divine Comedy, a band which, over the...

Bumbershoot 2010 Blog: The Moondoggies

September 08, 2010|TAS Staff

The summer festival season always ends on a breezy Pacific Northwest note with Seattle's long-running Bumbershoot Music and...

TAS Interview: Greg Edwards of Autolux

August 26, 2010|Kara Manning

Fans of the taut, cerebral music of Los Angeles trio Autolux have reason to celebrate. The band, which released their debut...

Siren Festival 2010: Cymbals Eat Guitars Blog About Their Dreamy, Sweaty, Diamond-Studded Saturday

July 22, 2010|TAS Staff

The Alternate Side reached out to a few of our favorite local bands performing at last Saturday's Siren Festival, asking...

Siren Festival 2010: Screaming Females Blog About Their Coney Island Adventure

July 20, 2010|TAS Staff

The Alternate Side asked Screaming Females' intrepid drummer Jarrett Dougherty if he'd blog about the New Brunswick band's...

TAS Interview: The Middle East

June 23, 2010|Kara Manning

Instrumentally precocious, folk-kissed rock septet The Middle East made their much buzzed-about North American debut at SXSW...

TAS Interviews: Casiokids

June 08, 2010|Kara Manning

Whimsical synth-pop funksters Casiokids might sing in Norwegian, but that doesn't prevent their groove-driven debut album, T...

TAS Interview: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

June 02, 2010|Kara Manning

Brooklyn's melodic, crafty shoegazers, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, kick off a short summer tour with Surfer Blood and...

Tracey Thorn

TAS Interview: Tracey Thorn

May 13, 2010|Kara Manning

Tracy Thorn's supple, patient contralto and smart, insightful lyrics have earned her an ardent fanbase through a nearly 30...