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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »