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Grizzly Bear/Final Fantasy With The Brooklyn Philharmonic @ BAM, Brooklyn 2/28/09

Well, that was wonderful. On Saturday night at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music, Final Fantasy and Grizzly Bear experimented with full sets of material accompanied by the Brooklyn Philharmonic. The results were masterful, obvs. Final Fantasy's material is inherently symphonic, so the orchestral interpretation was a natural step. For Yellow House, the reinterpretation was more of a leap, although really just as logical: that album's dynamic and harmonic richness was begging for a night like this. La...

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06:00 on March 2 2009

Music Review | Final Fantasy and Grizzly Bear: Two Bands Have a Night in the Orchestral Realm

New York Times — This concert fleshed out an idea, in a few different ways and with varying degrees of success. more info

16:15 on March 2 2009

Photos: Grizzly Bear/Final Fantasy [New York, NY; 02/28/09]

Pitchfork — Photos by Kathryn Yu; Above: Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear The Brooklyn Academy of Music was once again indie rock central on Saturday night, as Grizzly Bear and Final Fantas... more info

08:40 on March 2 2009

Grizzly Bear & Final Fantasy w/ The Brooklyn Philharmonic @ BAM - pics, setlist, video

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Grizzly Bear Thursday night (2/26), Sufjan Stevens and Shara Worden joined members of The National (Clogs) and Arcade Fire (Bell Orchestre) o... more info

Grizzly Bear Sufjan Stevens

15:33 on March 2 2009

Grizzly Bear/Final Fantasy With The Brooklyn Philharmonic @ BAM, Brooklyn 2/28/09

Stereogum — Well, that was wonderful. On Saturday night at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music, Final Fantasy and Grizzly Bear experimented with full sets of material accompanied by the Br... more info

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17:05 on March 1 2009

Video: Grizzly Bear - “Deep Blue Sea” (Live at BAM, 2.28.09)

Rawkblog — Last night, Grizzly Bear debuted a number of Veckatimest songs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, along with the able backing of the Brooklyn Orchestra. From the looks of ... more info

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