ICYMI: This Week in the Video Vault

The wealth of content in the Paste Video Vault is always available, but every weekday we choose a new video to feature as the prominent performance on the site. In case you missed one, here are this week’s picks. . . . Friday, Nov. 9: Aretha Franklin – “Eleanor Rigby” Live from The Fillmore West in San Francisco, Calif. Thursday, Nov. 8: Old 97’s – “I’m A Trainwreck” Live from Lincoln Hall in Chicago, Ill. Wednesday, Nov. 7: Iron & Wine – The Daytrotter Session Live from the Daytrotter Studio in Rock Island, Ill. Tuesday, Nov. 6: Fleet Foxes –...  read more

The 25 Best Paste Live Videos of 2011

From inside a historic military fort to on board a Ferris Wheel, from the shores of Lake Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico to our offices in Decatur, Ga., we captured hundreds of videos. Here are our 25 favorites.  read more

Old 97’s: The Grand Theatre, Vol. 2

Last year the Old 97’s released what amounted to a comeback album. The band workshopped the songs on The Grand Theatre Vol. 1 at the titular venue in Dallas and recorded in Austin. Perhaps due to the luxuries of the setting or the renewed vigor of the band, that album captured the raw energy of their ‘90s output and re-emphasized the power-quartet democracy between the musicians, placing Murry Hammon’s shambling sideman charisma and Ken Bethea’s elegant guitar licks on equal footing as Rhett Miller’s witty lyrics and exasperated vocals. It was the best thing the Olds had done in a...  read more