Showing All "Beirut" Posts
Oct 25th, 2011 2 Comments
Beirut just appeared on Letterman about a week ago, and they didn't wait long before making another trip to late-night TV. Last night, the band were musical guests on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.…   Read Story »
Oct 5th, 2011 Comment
Touring in support of their third album The Rip Tide, Beirut escaped earlier inclement weather to play a gorgeous set at the Greek Theatre. Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab performed her whimsical songs…   Read Story »
Sep 9th, 2011 6 Comments
The video for the bouncy, synthed-up single from Beirut's new album The Rip Tide is shot like an old spaghetti western, but it doesn't tell a spaghetti western type of story. Instead, it tells the…   Read Story »
Sep 7th, 2011 1 Comment
Last week, the UK's Larmer Tree Gardens hosted a hilariously deep bill for the End Of The Road Festival, a lineup that featured Joanna Newsom, Kurt Vile, Tinawiren, Lykke Li, Best Coast, the Walkmen…   Read Story »
Jul 25th, 2011 4 Comments
Zach Condon joined the National for a performance of "Fake Empire" at the Paleo festival in Nyon, Switzerland last week (7/19). Here's some professional looking footage of the moment:
(Via…   Read Story »
Jul 5th, 2011 12 Comments
On first listen, Beirut's third full-length, the first since 2007's The Flying Club Cup, glides by almost too easily. The more time you spend with it, though, the more it becomes clear The Rip Tide's…   Read Story »
Jul 5th, 2011 5 Comments
How did you celebrate July 4th? On a rooftop BBQ listening to our summer mix? Maybe you stayed in and watched old episodes of Hoarders on Roku? Maybe I stayed in and did that. There is no way to…   Read Story »
Jun 20th, 2011 Comment
This year was the L Magazine's third stab at its Williamsburg-based, CMJ-reminiscent Northside Festival. And from all accounts and perspectives, it was its most successful. It was the most Northside…   Read Story »
Jun 7th, 2011 3 Comments
You heard "East Harlem" a couple days back. Now we've got details on the tracklist for Beirut's upcoming album The Rip Tide. It'll be out 8/30 via Pompeii Records and Revolver in the U.S. The…   Read Story »
Jun 3rd, 2011 7 Comments
In today's post teasing Blondie's Beirut collab, we mentioned "East Harlem” b/w “Goshen,” a new single that marks Beirut's first new songs since March Of The Zapotec. Zach Condon wrote the uke…   Read Story »





























