Okkervil 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, NewsOkkervil River - "Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe"
Click above to watch "Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe" from Okkervil River's new record The Stage Names out now on Jagjaguwar Records.... read more
Found in: Video of the DayOkkervil River announces tour, releases video
Okkervil River is flowing across the continent like some kind of ultimate watermass, one that began in Albuquerque and will make it all the way up to Quebec before hooking back down for a Texas terminus. Afterward, instead of dispensing into the ocean like the second-to-last step in every fifth grade water cycle poster, this River will chill out for a month before suddenly springing up in the United Kingdom. The Austin-based band is on tour to promote its latest release, The Stage Names, which premiered last month on Jagjaguwar. Embedded below is a video of the album's first single,... read more
Found in: Music, NewsOkkervil River: The Stage Names
Acerbic Austinites bring dynamism and sentiment to their indie-gothic fables read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsOkkervil River tours a lot
Sometimes we presents you with a news headline so succinct, concise, and utterly elegant that to add anything else would seem like overkill. But you know, the word “overkill” sort of looks like the word “Okkervil,” as in “Okkervil River,” as in the Austin-based band whose new album The Stage Names will be released on August 7 on Jagjaguwar Records. Did you see what we just did there? A long list of tour dates: August: 30 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad 31 - Phoenix, AZ - The Brickhouse September: 3 - San Diego, N.M. @ Casbah 4 - Los Angeles,... read more
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