Stereogum — Okkervil River figurehead Will Sheff dug into his family’ own archives for the “Your Past Life As A Blast” clip, appropriating his father’s Super 8 footage. Sheff explains in the press release, in case you want some proper context: The lyrics... more info
Guardian Music — This week's a scorcher of sun-blushed songs with a splash of blues from Hendrix and white-hot metal from Judas PriestThe ruby wedding anniversary of sonofwebcore, one of our readers, and his wife prompted us last week to solicit your suggestions for ... more info
LargeHeartedBoy — Salon reviews Davis Guggenheim's U2 documentary, From the Sky Down. The Christian Science Monitor offers a literary Brooklyn quiz. OffBeat interviews Okkervil River frontman about the band's new album, I Am Very Far. You wrote that piece about Viking... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Okkervil River - Your Past Life as a Blast (MP3) Okkervil River at Terminal 5 in June (more by Amanda Hatfield) After the Soundtown Music Festival and a few shows with The Decemberists and Fruit Bats this month, Okkervil... more info
Stereogum — Okkervil River put out their latest LP I Am Very Far in May, but the Austin outfit just freed up another MP3 in honor of “Your Past Life As A Blast”‘s proper single release. Okkervil River – “Your Past Life As A Blast” The 7″ is backed ... more info
KEXP Seattle — Membership has its rewards, and KEXP is no different. Those donors who contributed $500 or more during the KEXP pledge drive are awarded membership to the KEXP VIP Concert Series, where a select number of KEXP members and staff are invited to attend ... more info
Altsounds — *Okkervil River* have announced details of a *UK headline tour in November*, along with more info on the new single and b-side stream. Full details of the tour are below, culminating in a show at *London's Koko*.
*New single 'Your Past Life As A ... more info
DrownedInSound — Okkervil River have announced a few tour dates in the UK and Ireland for later in the year, in November, to be precise. You could call it a tour and it perhaps is one. The dates for that are listed here, kicking off in Ireland.
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Brooklyn Vegan — The 2011 Truck America Festival, set to take place in the Catskills from Septeber 9-11, has been CANCELLED. The Hold Steady, Okkervil River, Ra Ra Riot, Wye Oak, The Felice Brothers, and many more were set to play what... more info
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