Okkervil River Announce Tour Dates
After playing a handful of dates at this month’s SXSW, Okkervil River will take to the road throughout much of June in support of their upcoming release, I Am Very Far. Titus Andronicus, Future Islands, Julianna Barwick, New Villager will all perform in support of the Austin rockers on the trip. In addition to their monthlong North American headlining tour, Will Sheff and company will also open for the Arcade Fire on April 30.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsArcade Fire Announces Tour With The National, Okkervil River, Local Natives, More
In the wake of their unexpected Album of the Year Grammy win, Arcade Fire has announced a sprawling world tour. Starting in Broomfield, Colo. this April, the band will make its way through the United States before heading over to Europe with a few festival stops along the way. The tour will finish up with two UK performances after a show with U2 in Canada.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsOkkervil River Announces New Album, Plays Jimmy Fallon
Last week, we told you about the release of Okkervil River “Mermaid” single—the band’s first new music since 2008. Apparently, however, that was just the tip of the iceberg for the Austin rock outfit, which announced the release of its new album, I Am Very Far, this week.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsOkkervil River Plans New Single for February
Will Sheff has kept himself rather busy with a variety of interesting projects over the past year. He produced and played with his band Okkervil River‘s collaboration with psych-rock progenitor Roky Erickson the long-awaited True Love Cast Out All Evil, as well as producing the upcoming debut record from Brooklyn rock group, Bird of Youth. Sheff even left his mark on The New Pornographers’ latest record, Together, contributing vocals to the track “Moves.” But on Feb. 8, Okkervil River will release their first new material in a while with the recently announced “Mermaid” single.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe 18 Best Concept Albums of the 21st Century (So Far)
Ziggy Stardust. The Wall. Sgt. Pepper's. The Red-Headed Stranger. The 20th Century set the bar pretty high for concept albums. But 21st is off to a decent start. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayOf Montreal, Janelle Monae, Built to Spill Kick off Pygmalion Music Festival Tonight
There’s nothing like a killer music festival to make your displaced Midwesterner correspondent yearn for the flatlands of Illinois. If you happen to find yourself in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. tonight with no plans, do yourself a favor and check out the Pygmalion Music Festival.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Will Sheff Play a New Okkervil River Song
Last week, Okkervil River vocalist Will Sheff played a solo show at New York City’s Living Room, a set that included an acoustic version of a brand new Okkervil River song, “Lay of the Last Survivor.”... read more
Found in: Music, News50 New State Songs For the 21st Century
I live in a state blessed with one of the greatest official state songs in our venerable republic—"Georgia On My Mind." But most states are stuck with outdated, cheesy themes. We thought it was time to see what the official state songs might look like if we limited ourselves to those written in the 21st century. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayLive at SXSW 2010: Roky Erickson and Okkervil River
Dubbed by Rachael Maddux as the "Best Unlikely Austin Musical Legend to Play With a Fairly-Well-Established Rock Band at a Paste SXSW Party Since The Wrens Backed Daniel Johnston [in 2009]" Roky Erickson and Okkervil River closed out Paste's Wednesday party. The band and the legend have an album coming out April 20, True Love Cast Out All Evil. Click the image to watch them rock "John Lawman."Related Links:True Love Cast Out All Evil... read more
Found in: Live at PasteSXSW 2010: The Absolute Best Of Everything So Far
At this relatively-early point in the evening of the very first day of SXSW 2010, having been awake since five o'clock this morning and quite close to taping my eyelids up just to edit this blog post, I feel absolutely qualified to award the following superlatives. read more
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