Gorilla vs. Bear — I mentioned the other day that Bosque Brown has been working on her upcoming record, Baby, for the past 15 months, but she also found time to contribute this starkly stunning rendition of "Silent Night" to I'll Stay 'til After Christmas, a new iTunes... more info

5 Acts — Portland, OR"Gold For Bread"Blitzen Trapper on MySpaceBlitzen Trapper on The Hype Machine more info

Rock Sellout — I’m not sure if age has anything to do with it or not, but I found my listening preferences gravitating towards the folkier releases this year: Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, The DoDos, and Blitzen Trapper being a few of the artists I held near and dear in... more info

JamBase — Words & Images by: Jesse Borrell Iron & Wine/Blitzen Trapper :: 11.17.08 :: Terminal 5 :: New York, NY Iron & Wine :: 11.17 :: NYC Some of the best moments of seeing live music occur when a specific artist takes you by surprise by varying the... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Blitzen Trapper’s Furr has turned out to be one of the year’s strongest albums, and the band is presently on tour supporting it with the Parson Redheads. Aquarium Drunkard is presenting both the hometown date, here in Los Angeles at the Echo, and... more info

The World Forgot — A few days back I finally snagged a copy of Blitzen Trapper’s latest effort Furr (amazon) (itunes) and amongst other things this album has made me realize that my blog is capable of time travel.  You see, just two days ago I wrote a post concern... more info

Pitchfork — Holiday-themed charity comps: truly, they are the gift that keeps on giving. I mean, you can purchase a copy of the digital-only I'll Stay 'Til After Christmas collection, plunk a burn of it in Junior's stocking (I mean, um, ask Santa to do it), and ... more info

Topix — As anyone lucky enough to catch Sam Beam for a solo show can attest, the man needs little more than a splintered Martin guitar and a microphone to put a lump in your throat. more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Free MP3 of the DaySpinner.com: Artist: Blitzen Trapper Songs: 'Gold for Bread'Album: 'Furr' [iTunes]Sounds Like: Wilco, Old 97'sDownload: 'Gold for Bread'(MP3)[Get Winamp] [Download Help] Next MP3... Read more more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by Kyle Dean Reinford When Iron & Wine announced a NYC tour stop at Terminal 5, I was up in arms (I wasn't the only one). Just a year after playing the acoustically gorgeous Town Hall, their... more info