Alaska! Explained

Alaska!
Origin:	San Francisco, California, United States
Genre:	Indie rock
Years Active:	–
Label:	B-Girl, Flying Nun, Altitude
Past Members:	Russell Pollard Imaad Wasif Lesley Ishino

Alaska! is an indie rock trio from the United States. The band was formed in San Francisco by Russell Pollard (formerly of Sebadoh and later of the Folk Implosion), Imaad Wasif (also later of Folk Implosion), with Lesley Ishino (formerly of the Red Aunts) later joining as drummer.^{[1] [2]}

Discography

The band released their debut album, Emotions, in 2003, and a second, Rescue Through Tomahawk in 2005.^{[3] [4]}

• Emotions (B-Girl Records, February, 2003)
• Rescue Through Tomahawk (Altitude Records, 2005)
• "Kiss You" (Single) (Altitude Records, 2005)

Further reading

• "Creative Alaska! One Heck of an Icebreaker." Pioneer Press.
• Gold in Alaska! – Page 1 – Music – Dallas – Dallas Observer

Notes and References

1. Wilson, MacKenzie "Alaska! Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-11-20
2. Deusner, Stephen M. (2005) "Rescue Through Tomahawk Review", Pitchfork Media, August 4, 2005, retrieved 2011-11-20
3. Cramer, Stephen "Emotions Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-11-20
4. Prato, Greg "Rescue Through Tomahawk Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-11-20