Showing All "Dirty Projectors" Posts
May 20th, 2011 4 Comments
That's Nat Baldwin pictured above clutching a basketball, as he is wont to do when not clutching an electric bass behind David Longstreth in Dirty Projectors, or an upright one performing under his…   Read Story »
Mar 8th, 2011 10 Comments
Michael Azerrad's Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From The American Indie Underground 1981-1991 is a great book, an essential read for folks who were there from the beginning, came in a little…   Read Story »
Dec 14th, 2010 Comment
The Belle & Sebastian-curated ATP Bowlie 2 took place earlier this week (December 10-12) at Butlins Holiday Centre, Minehead. (In 1999 B&S curated The Bowlie Weekender, which ultimately…   Read Story »
Dec 2nd, 2010 2 Comments
New Jersey's Delicate Steve is the solo project of 23-year-old multi-instrumentalist Steve Marion (he's got a band for live shows). It's an instrumental project with some genius twists. For example,…   Read Story »
The Forms Return With EP Featuring The National, Dirty Projectors, Pattern Is Movement, Craig Wedren
Nov 17th, 2010 5 Comments
The Forms, now the duo of vocalist/keyboardist Alex Tween and multi-instrumentalist Matt Walsh, are releasing a new "remix" EP, Derealization, in February. The six-song collection features…   Read Story »
Sep 29th, 2010 1 Comment
The expanded version of Bitte Orca came out yesterday. The 2-CD package comes with a few bonuses, like unreleased acoustic tracks from their performance at Other Music, b-sides, and this cover of Bob…   Read Story »
Sep 8th, 2010 1 Comment
This stripped down "Temecula Sunrise" comes from the forthcoming Bitte Orca Expanded Edition, a double CD collection that includes additional "Live At Other Music" acoustic tracks, B-Sides, and a…   Read Story »
Aug 7th, 2010 8 Comments
As much as Lolla's undercard is varied, and vast, it's a headliner's ball this year. Because this deep into the festival season we've seen nearly all of these bands plenty, and because Lolla has…   Read Story »
Jun 30th, 2010 5 Comments
Following up on last week's announcement of a studio-recorded iteration of the unlikely collaboration between Dirty Projectors and Björk -- initiated by DPs cover of "Hyperballad" for our tribute to…   Read Story »
Jun 23rd, 2010 8 Comments
Last Spring I asked Björk and Dirty Projectors to perform a benefit show at Housing Works. They said yes. I knew the Projectors thought highly of Björk's work (David Longstreth mentioned this when…   Read Story »

































