Two Gallants, photo by Eric Ryan Anderson

Take Five with The Alternate Side: Two Gallants

January 18, 2013|Kara Manning

Two Gallants is back after a five year hiatus with a new album, The Bloom and The Blight, and a new record label, ATO...

The Helio Sequence, photo by Pavlina Summers

Take Five with The Alternate Side: The Helio Sequence

January 11, 2013|Kara Manning

The flood that severely damaged The Helio Sequence's studio and equipment a few years ago also afforded the Portland, Oregon...

Freelance Whales with Russ Borris

Take Five with The Alternate Side: Freelance Whales

December 21, 2012|Kara Manning

Since Freelance Whales released its 2009 debut, Weathervanes, the local indie pop band has gone from busking on Brooklyn...

Daughter photo by Claire Lorenzo

Take Five with The Alternate Side: Daughter

December 14, 2012|Kara Manning

There is a brutal undertow to Daughter's deceptively gentle songs; vocalist/guitarist Elena Tonra's confessional lyrics...

Icky Blossoms and Russ Borris, photo by Claire Lorenzo

Take Five with The Alternate Side: Icky Blossoms

November 30, 2012|Kara Manning

Add Omaha's Icky Blossoms to the formidable stable of Saddle Creek bands. The brash, sexy and fun electronic trio — which...

Husky

Take Five with The Alternate Side: Husky

November 16, 2012|Kara Manning

Some albums get tagged as "autumnal" in nature and Husky's impressive debut Forever So fits that bill; there's a dusky...

Diamond Rings (and Alisa Ali) photo by Andrew Arne

Take Five with The Alternate Side: Diamond Rings

November 09, 2012|Kara Manning

Canada's John O'Regan, who goes by the moniker Diamond Rings, has been prolific over the last couple of years, releasing his...

Django Django photo by Mikael Gregorsky

Take Five with The Alternate Side: Django Django

November 02, 2012|Kara Manning

The Mercury Prize, the apotheosis of Britain's prestige music awards, was handed out yesterday in London to Alt-J, but also...

Wintersleep photo by Scott Munn

Take Five with The Alternate Side: Wintersleep

October 19, 2012|Kara Manning

Wintersleep's amusingly named Hello Hum, the Canadian band's fifth album, finds the quintet at its most expansive, incisive...