Minor Alps

Why we left Nada Surf off our list of underrated '90s bands

Nada Surf at Webster Hall in 2012 (more by Eric M. Townsend) Last week we posted “9 of the best ’90s bands you didn’t think were the best ’90s bands and the awesome stuff they’re doing now,” and encouraged you guys to leave comments of who you think we should have included and who we should have left off…

Minor Alps' LP out now; Sylvan Esso opening for them on tour (updated dates & video)

Sylvan Esso, the new duo of Mountain Man’s Amelia Meath and Megafaun’s Nick Sanborn, recently hit the road with Volcano Choir, and they’ll soon head back out with another new duo, Minor Alps (aka Juliana Hatfield and Matthew Caws of Nada Surf)…

Willis Earl Beal, Phantogram, John Vanderslice, Sebadoh, and more tickets

Willis Earl Beal @ House of Blues, April 2012 (more by Ben Rodig) Tickets to see Willis Earl Beal at Schubas go on sale today (Friday, August 16) at noon CST…

Barsuk Records 15th Anniversary Lineup + Cymbals Eat Guitars tour dates

Seattle label Barsuk began its life as a way for This Busy Monster to put out their 7″ singles, but began in earnest in 1998 with the release of Death Cab for Cutie‘s Something About Airplanes…

Juliana Hatfield & Nada Surf's Matthew Caws are Minor Alps, album and tour this fall (dates)

Juliana Hatfield and Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws have been friends for a long time, and have sung on each other’s records. But now the two have formed a new group, Minor Alps, who will release their debut album, Get There, via Barsuk Records on October 29…

Minor Alps = Juliana Hatfield + Nada Surf's Matthew Caws; prepping debut LP, playing Schubas on fall U.S. tour

Minor Alps is the new project of Juliana Hatfield (Blake Babies, Some Girls) and Matthew Caws (Nada Surf). The pair, who have been friends for close to a decade, will welcome their debut album, Get There, on October 29 via Barsuk Records…