Blitzen Trapper in Studio A

TAS in Session: Blitzen Trapper

August 02, 2010|Kara Manning

Well, no one has ever said that Blitzen Trapper's singer and songwriter Eric Earley is a loquacious guy; in fact, he ranks...

Josh Ritter (photo by Sam Kassirer/PR)

Josh Ritter - Words and Music - 2010

August 02, 2010|Claudia Marshall

It's been some time since Josh Ritter was fresh out of college and was discovered at an open mic by Swell Season and The...

John Prine at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival (photo by Laura Fedele/WFUV)

John Prine: Newport Folk Festival 2010

August 01, 2010|Rita Houston

The songs of John Prine have been out in the world a lot this year, with the release of his live album (In Person & On Stage...

A day to remember

August 01, 2010|Claudia Marshall

Just had to say ‘hey’ from Newport and tell y’all that something magic happened here on Day One of the folk festival. Well...

Photo by Don Adkins

The Rescues - Words and Music - 2010

July 28, 2010|WFUV4dm1n

All respected LA singer-songwriters in their own 'write,' The Rescues came together after a wedding jam session, and have...

Falcon Ridge in Retrospect

July 28, 2010|John Platt

Falcon Ridge 2010 won’t go down as the most exciting festival in its 22 year history...no big name headliner like Arlo or...

Friday On My Mind

July 28, 2010|Sarah Wardrop
Thinking about Friday? How 'bout making it a Free Form Friday?

We played David Bowie’s cover of “Friday On My Mind” last Friday. What’ll you hear this week?

Well, FUV’s Free Form...

Raul Malo - Words and Music - 2010

July 27, 2010|WFUV Staff

TAS In Session: Fyfe Dangerfield

July 26, 2010|Kara Manning

Fyfe Dangerfield, the frontman for the Mercury Prize-nominated Guillemots, released his own critically-acclaimed solo 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...