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Pygmalion Festival: Roky Erickson w/ Okkervil River, Caribou, Ted Leo, Cap’n Jazz

5294 days ago

Music For Ants — The last time I saw Ted Leo was at Pitchfork Fest, where he swung a microphone into his forehead and had blood streaming down his face for the last song. There wasn’t any bleeding this time around, but Ted Leo did put on a solid opening set to the... more info

[mp3] Old Canes – Little Bird Courage

5299 days ago

We All Want Someone To Shout For — “Little Bird Courage” is a song taken from Old Canes 2009 album Feral Harmonic. I couldn’t help but hear a little bit of Okkervil River in the upbeat organic rootsy pop-rocker. Weirdly enough, Old Canes sits right under Okkervil in my iTunes. T... more info

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The National Add New Tour Date

5345 days ago

Pitchfork - Tours — 09-03-05 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic 09-09-10 Vancouver, British Columbia - Malkin Bowl + 09-11 Redmond, WA - Marymoor Amphitheater > 09-12 Portland, OR - Musicfest NW 09-24 Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theatre * 09-25 Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie... more info

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Will Sheff – “Lay Of The Last Survivor” Live Video

5352 days ago

Stereogum — Our last look at Okkervil River was via their collaboration with Roky Erickson. In this video shot at the Living Room in NYC, main man Will Sheff performs a new song, “Lay Of The Last Survivor.” He introduces it as “incredibly depressing,” bu... more info

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[video] Will Sheff Plays New Okkervil River Song

5352 days ago

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Last Tuesday Will Sheff of Okkervil River stopped by NYC’s The Living Room to play some new songs. One of the new songs that he played was “Lay of the Last Survivor”. Someone recorded the songs for us, and you can watch the performance below:... more info

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more saturday evening updates

5360 days ago

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Roky Erickson schedules more shows, Will Sheff & others playing w/ Bird of Youth @ Living Room (Charles Bissell too)

5362 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — Roky w/ Okkervil River @ Webster Hall in May (more by Kurt Christensen) Austin songwriter Roky Erickson will be touring again in November. That includes at least two NYC-area shows. Those happen November 10th at the Bell House (tickets on... more info

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FESTIVAL/CRUISE: 2010 Pygmalion Festival

5385 days ago

All About Jazz — The Pygmalion Music Festival has just added of Montreal, Janelle Monae, Cut Chemist, Plastician, Darren Hanlon, Unwed Sailor, Turbo Fruits and Light Pollution to this year's lineup, solidifying 2010 as Pygmalion's most exciting year to date. As previ... more info

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Introducing: Our Orthodox

5405 days ago

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Our Orthodox is the project of 26 year old L.A. native, Neal Harris. He just released his first album, which is a self titled effort. It’s really easy to try and compare Neal to other artists. The obvious choice is Okkervil River. Then you can go f... more info

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