Nialler9 — From a small blog buzz few years to a network TV debut on Letterman and two amazing albums in between, it’s been a pretty cool journey for Zach Condon and friends. The band appeared on Letterman to promote their March of the Zapotec EP and the Dark... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Natasha Ryan Beirut thrives on the indie-rock circuit playing music that has little to do with typical rock sounds or rhythms. On Friday its nearly all-acoustic lineup included accordion, trumpet, trombone, bass fiddle and drums; Mr. Condon... more info

New York Times — Beirut, the band led by the 22-year-old songwriter Zach Condon, traverses international styles and finds oompah, brasses, accordion and misgivings. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Cat Power @ Music Hall of Williamsburg on Thursday (more by Ryan Muir) today in NYC * DANCE * Matthew Dear @ Rebel * Beirut & Kaki King @ BAM * Bear in Heaven @ BAM Cafe * the English... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Little Boots @ Knitting Factory during CMJ (more by Chris La Putt) today in NYC * DANCE * Tunde @ the Stone * Little Boots @ Studo B * Kria Brekken @ the Stone * Beirut & Kaki King @... more info

Stereogum — Before Amrit headed out to see Beirut at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg the other night, we knew to be on the watch for Merrill Garbus, aka tUnE-YaRdS, which is why he showed up early with a notebook. On record, Garbus's one-woman DIY workshop concoc... more info

Stereogum — Irony at the outset last night. In the middle of her outstanding opening set (more on that later), Tune Yards' Merrill Garbus said, "I play a tenor ukulele. Zach plays a concert ukulele. I guarantee Zach's will sound better because he is a profess... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Last night's show (2/4) at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn was a solid bill from start to finish begining with headliner Beirut playing after Inlets who played after Tune Yards...For musician Merrill Garbus --... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Last night's show (2/4) at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn was a solid bill from start to finish begining with headliner Beirut playing after Inlets who played after Tune Yards...For musician Merrill Garbus --... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, ExclusiveSpinner.com: In his own words, Brooklyn-based trumpet player Kelly Pratt says likes to stay busy. He has every reason to: Pratt is a member of the indie rock band Beirut and has also performed live with Arcade Fire. But w... more info