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Beirut & The Vassar Orkestar @ BAM, Brooklyn 2/6/09

Seeing as this has already been Beirut week on Stereogum.com, I'll save my trademark purple prose in dissecting this show for the Year's Best Concerts post in December. Except for the next bunch of graphs because, really, it seems this week was a graduation of sorts for Zach. These shows and recent EP releases were the next big down-payment on the potential we'd been looking for all along, positioning him as an uncanny melodist and deft cultural appropriator, with all the charm of a legend le...

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06:25 on February 9 2009

Music Review | Beirut: Loneliness and Sorrow With an Exotic Oomph

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

13:34 on February 9 2009

Beirut played Letterman (video) & BAM w/ Kaki King (pics)

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... more info

Kaki King Beirut

13:44 on February 9 2009

Video: Beirut - A Sunday Smile (Letterman)

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 ... more info

23:25 on February 9 2009

Beirut & The Vassar Orkestar @ BAM, Brooklyn 2/6/09

Stereogum — Seeing as this has already been Beirut week on Stereogum.com, I'll save my trademark purple prose in dissecting this show for the Year's Best Concerts post in December... more info

16:37 on February 9 2009

Beirut Played "A Sunday Smile" For Letterman, New Song "East Harlem" For Brooklyn

Stereogum — Who had the better week: Beirut or college-band geeks? Well Zach played three sold-out shows in Brooklyn (including a secret gig in Greenpoint to kick it off) and made... more info

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16:14 on February 9 2009

Beirut at Music Hall of Williamsburg

Big Apple Music Scene — Beirut played two shows at BAM this weekend, but on Wednesday night they played at the more intimate Music Hall of Williamsburg. Although the usually very full band was s... more info

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