The Alternate Side Video Podcast

Local Natives - Heavy Feet

Local Natives perform "Heavy Feet" live in WFUV's Studio-A.

Smith Westerns - Varsity

Earlier this summer, Smith Westerns arrived at WFUV and The ...

Earlier this summer, Smith Westerns arrived at WFUV and The Alternate Side prepared to play an acoustic session of songs from Soft Will, an unplugged gesture that mirrored the subtle sonic adjustments that the rakish Chicago rockers have made since...

MS MR - Hurricane

Lizzy Plapinger and Max Hershenow are the NYC duo known ...

Lizzy Plapinger and Max Hershenow are the NYC duo known as MS MR. They recently released their full length debut, Secondhand Rapture, and stopped by The Alternate Side and FUV's Studio A to play some of their new songs and chat with Alisa Ali about...

Junip - Walking Lightly

Although Junip, the Sweden-based trio of Jose Gonzalez, Tobias Winterkorn ...

Although Junip, the Sweden-based trio of Jose Gonzalez, Tobias Winterkorn and Elias Araya, got slightly sidelined a decade ago as Gonzalez saw his solo career taking off, the band has more than made up for the delay. Junip's second, self-titled album...

The National - Sea of Love

The National has steadily held our attention ever since their ...

The National has steadily held our attention ever since their 2001 self-titled debut. Over the years, the band has developed a uniquely somber yet lush style. The musical arrangements ebb and flow like tides and often have an eerie and tense feel to...

Still Corners - All I Know

As adrift in moody atmosphere as a Jane Campion film, ...

As adrift in moody atmosphere as a Jane Campion film, Still Corners' second album, Strange Pleasures, takes a nocturnal journey through London, reflecting the romantic evolution of a relationship. Before their show at Music Hall of Williamsburg last...

John Grant - GMF

John Grant hasn't let personal travails and heartbreak foil his ...

John Grant hasn't let personal travails and heartbreak foil his creative output. A recovering drug addict and alcoholic who, newly sober, suddenly faced an HIV positive diagnosis, Grant found that honesty freed him, fueling his artistic voice. For his...

Villagers - Nothing Arrived

For Villagers' second album, Awayland, Conor O'Brien says that he ...

For Villagers' second album, Awayland, Conor O'Brien says that he was more "open-minded," delving into electronic ambience, fresh instrumentation and a robust collaboration with his bandmates. The result, much to O'Brien's satisfaction, is a more...

Portugal The Man - Evil Friends

Portugal The Man perform "Evil Friends" live in WFUV's Studio-A.

Foals - My Number

Foals' kinetic live shows have viscerally anchored the Oxford band ...

Foals' kinetic live shows have viscerally anchored the Oxford band artistically, as aptly described by the title of the quintet's powerful third album, Holy Fire. There's an emotional grandeur and confidence to the new album, reflecting Foals'...