The Fling: TAS In Session

April 16, 2012|Kara Manning

Add The Fling to that select circle of bands — like Megafaun and Gomez —  which alternate lead singers. The Long Beach...

Lost In The Trees: TAS In Session

April 09, 2012|Kara Manning

The powerful, tender bond between Lost in the Trees' singer and songwriter Ari Picker and his late mother has informed both...

Yellow Ostrich: TAS In Session

April 03, 2012|Kara Manning

An evolution from laptop-in-bedroom dabbling to full-fledged, fast-rising band seems to be the biographical trajectory of...

Dry The River: TAS In Session

April 02, 2012|Kara Manning

Although the genesis of British band Dry the River was rooted in Americana, folk and gospel, there's a muscular, harder...

Waters: TAS In Session

March 26, 2012|Kara Manning

When Port O'Brien fell apart in 2011 after a six-year run of three critically-praised albums, fans — like M. Ward who cited...

Michael Kiwanuka: TAS In Session (SXSW Artist)

March 12, 2012|Kara Manning

Michael Kiwanuka's first trip this week to SXSW in Austin marks one of the higher-profile debut appearances at the festival...

Perfume Genius: TAS In Session

March 05, 2012|Kara Manning

The raw, devastating intimacy of the music of Mike Hadreas, who works as Perfume Genius, first garnered the Seattle-based...

The Shins' James Mercer: TAS In Session

February 27, 2012|Kara Manning

For nearly five years, The Shins' return seemed unlikely. Frontman James Mercer had disbanded The Shins' lineup in 2009...

Peter Wolf Crier: TAS In Session

February 21, 2012|Kara Manning

One of the many hundreds of bands headed to SXSW in a few weeks is Minnesota-born band Peter Wolf Crier, which began as the...

TAS In Session: Laura Gibson

February 16, 2012|Kara Manning

Laura Gibson's first two solo albums, If You Come To Greet Me (2006) and Beasts of Seasons (2009),  were noted for their...