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Paste On the Issues: Tegan and Sara, Okkervil River, Colour Revolt and More Discuss Campaign Songs
Click the image to get the "straight talk" from artists on their picks for a presidential campaign theme song. read more
Found in: A/VAustin City Limits 2008, Day 3: Nicole Atkins & the Sea, Okkervil River, plus the Swell Season's Austin City Limits taping
For me, the last day of a festival can go either way: I've either hit my stride and am entertaining delusions of being able to keep up the pace for another few days, or I'm dragging my feet through the dust, struggling to make it from tent to tent and ruing the fools who thought hosting an outdoor music event in [insert Southern state here] in [insert summer month here] was a good idea.... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusOkkervil River goes green for tour
Do you know how hard it was to avoid making a CCR pun in that headline? Almost as difficult as drinking, driving and smoking simultaneously. But not nearly as difficult as it's going to be when we hit peak oil and our fossil fuels slowly dwindle into lifeless trickles!... read more
Found in: NewsRiver of Screams
Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff wrote “Westfall,” a chilling murder ballad about the slaying of a young girl, more than six years ago. Yet even now, Okkervil audiences scream every word... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesOkkervil River: The Stand Ins
The cover of 2007’s The Stage Names featured a... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsOkkervil River films stand ins covering Stand Ins
It's almost too much, really. As anticipation builds for The Stand Ins, Okkervil River's follow-up to last year's The Stage Names, the Austin band has begun to fan its fans' desires by opening up a YouTube channel with covers of all the album's songs. Covers, that is, before the Sept. 9 official release of the originals—crazy.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsOkkervil River re-ups tour dates, appears on soundtrack
You could call the members of Okkervil River "a band." You could call them purveyors of music for people with "ears" and "brains" and occasionally "hearts (black and/or blood-red)." Maybe you could even say they're nearly-tireless touring machines. The one thing you can't call them, however, is stingy.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsOkkervil River announces tour, details of The Stand Ins
Maybe you've heard something about this band with the awkward name—Okkervil ("ocker-ville") River—in the last 12 months. It is, after all, one of the most engaging live acts around, able to... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSasquatch 2008: Day 1
Welcome to The Gorge, y'all. Sasquatch 2008 is here and it's overwhelming. So, in an effort to trim it down to something semi-manageable, I'm going to be posting photos and blurbs of my experience in Washington this Memorial Day Weekend. Enjoy... Kathleen Edwards rocked with an immaculate band, spitting bile at the sun, particularly on set closer "The Cheapest Key." Edwards sang "B is for bullshit and you fed me some," but I'd argue that "B" is actually for "badass." She is just that.... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusOkkervil River announces cover EP, new video, tour
With the “spend, spend, spend” mentality of the holidays, many folks might be finding their pockets lined with little more than old gum wrappers and crumpled gift receipts. How do you go about treating yourself after graciously giving to all your loved ones? Well, there’s always the self-appointed pat on the back, but, if you are itching for something that’s more substantial, yet not a wallet breaker, Okkervil River is here for you. Last week, the Austin-based band released a cover EP, Golden Opportunities. With retooled songs from the likes of John Cale, The Fugs and Randy Newman, the nine... read more
Found in: Music, News
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