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