You know something's going well when you can get a room full of drunks to shut up and watch David Letterman at 12:20AM. At the viewing party last night at Hi Fi, it was pretty much silence and smiles. Doveman's... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY BEAR BRING "TWO WEEKS" TO LETTERMAN»
Posted on July 24, 2008 in MP3, Video (47 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Doveman | Grizzly Bear
Doveman, aka Harlem-based musician Thomas Bartlett, proved his cover chops when he took on Radiohead's "Airbag" for OKX. He's spent the last year proving himself a popular sideman playing/recording with David Byrne, the National, Martha Wainwright, Antony, Bebel Gilberto. (I... CONTINUE READING DOVEMAN COVERS THE FOOTLOOSE SOUNDTRACK»
Posted on June 27, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates (9 comments)
Tags: Doveman
This weekend we witnessed the further Nationalization of Doveman, watching Thomas play a slowly swelling set of Acrobat + new LP With My Left Hand... tunes, with a backing band partially comprising Andrew, Bryce, and Bryan of the National. Beautiful... With My Left Hand I Raise The Dead Video Project)'">CONTINUE READING NEW DOVEMAN - "TENDER MERCIES" (AND DOVE TALKS WITH MY LEFT HAND I RAISE THE DEAD VIDEO PROJECT)»
Posted on October 16, 2007 (1 comments)
Tags: Doveman
Took us a few weeks, but finally we hopped the L across the river and had ourselves a night at Bowery Presents' renovated-Northsix digs. Actually, we had ourselves two of 'em -- on account of the National's drawing power,... CONTINUE READING MARLA HANSEN/THE FORMS/DOVEMAN/ELVIS PERKINS/THE NATIONAL @ MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN 10/12-13/07»
Posted on October 15, 2007 in Concert (3 comments)
Tags: Doveman | Elvis Perkins | Marla Hansen | The Forms | The National
You may remember our write-up on "Chasing Clouds," the first single from With My Left Hand I Raise The Dead, the new album by Thomas Bartlett, aka Doveman, aka OKX "Airbag"-er. Now the Dove has a sorta chilling Fastboy-directed video... CONTINUE READING NEW DOVEMAN VIDEO CLIP - "CHASING CLOUDS"»
Posted on September 26, 2007 in MP3, Video (1 comments)
Tags: Doveman
No question, Thomas Bartlett is one of the most impressive figures in music right now. Although his erudite track reviews for the now defunct Salon Audiofile column are sorely missed, Dove's compensated by contributing one of the most celebrated OKX... With My Left Hand I Raise The Dead Album Art)'">CONTINUE READING NEW DOVEMAN - "CHASING CLOUDS" (AND WITH MY LEFT HAND I RAISE THE DEAD ALBUM ART)»
Posted on July 27, 2007 in MP3 (10 comments)
Tags: Doveman
They're all grows up! We're just getting over having seen the National on MTV with Aziz, Rob, and, Paul (and Ashlee Simpson looming over Matt's shoulder, no less), but seeing 'em with Dave Tuesday night? With Doveman? Sorry, we're a... CONTINUE READING THE NATIONAL (W/ DOVEMAN) BRING "FAKE EMPIRE" TO LETTERMAN»
Posted on July 26, 2007 in Video (12 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Doveman | The National
There's no way Pablo Honey or even The Bends could have prepared us for OK Computer. This isn't a new thought, but it is worth mentioning that in just over four years Radiohead graduated from "Creep" to visionary status. It's... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM PRESENTS... OKX: A TRIBUTE TO OK COMPUTER»
Posted on July 10, 2007 in MP3 (219 comments)
Tags: David Bazan | Doveman | Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble | John Vanderslice | Johnny Greenwood | Marissa Nadler | Mobius Band | Radiohead | Slaraffenland | The Decemberists | The Twilight Sad | Thom Yorke | Vampire Weekend
We savor any opportunity Thomas Bartlett allows us to glimpse at his much-anticipated follow up to The Acrobat. We loved "Happy," an immediate standout from the sessions we've listened to, and were psyched when Doveman let us know about some... CONTINUE READING DOVEMAN DOES THE ROUNDS»
Posted on September 27, 2006 (0 comments)
Tags: Doveman
One thing to know about Oslo: Most people are honest (except cabbies), friendly (except customs agents), extremely beautiful (no exceptions), and obsessed with the export of their arts. So Øya is ostensibly an international festival, drawing on credible, on-the-rise indie... CONTINUE READING NOR-WAVE GOODBYE TO OSLO: STEREOGUM @ ØYA 2006»
Posted on August 15, 2006 (27 comments)
Tags: Band Of Horses | Beck | Cold War Kids | Doveman | Hot Chip | Les Savy Fav | Liars | Love Is All | Midlake | Morrissey | Snow Patrol | Spank Rock | The Smiths | The Twilight Singers | The Whitest Boy Alive | The Wrens | Yoko Ono
Doveman interviews Sufman for Salon.com:THOMAS BARLETT: Why so many versions of "Chicago"? What is it particularly about that song that it needed so many incarnations? SUFJAN STEVENS: It's just a pop song. You know how sometimes there'll be this great... CONTINUE READING SUFJAN ADMITS HE'S FULL OF SHJIT»
Posted on July 13, 2006 (46 comments)
Tags: Doveman | Sufjan Stevens
Stereogum fave Doveman is embarking on its first real tour. Thomas bought a van and everything! They're touring as a trio (Thomas, Sam, and Shahzad) except for the New York dates, which will be full band. I got a sneak... CONTINUE READING NEW DOVEMAN - "HAPPY"»
Posted on June 13, 2006 in MP3 (4 comments)
Tags: Doveman
Two of our favorite '05 discoveries tide over fans with under-the-radar releases, both of which include interesting takes on synth-heavy '80s megahits. First up: Grizzly Bear's cover of Yes' "Owner Of A Lonely Heart," from the forthcoming Sorry For The... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY BEAR & DOVEMAN STRIP DOWN EIGHTIES HITS»
Posted on March 23, 2006 (23 comments)
Tags: Doveman | Grizzly Bear | Sam Amidon | Tears For Fears | Yes
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