Showing All "Vampire Weekend" Posts
Apr 26th, 2008 21 Comments
By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy
You know what sucked for every band following Les Savy Fav yesterday? The fact that they had to follow Les Savy Fav yesterday. Under intensely blazing Indio heat,… Read Story »
Apr 26th, 2008 5 Comments
Greetings from Indio. We saw lots of stuff yesterday: Les Savy Fav, The National, Cut Copy, The Verve (!), Aphex Twin (!!), Jack Johnson (!!!). And so far one celebrity (does Whitney Port count?).… Read Story »
Apr 24th, 2008 9 Comments
All four original members of Jane's Addiction performed together for the first time in too long at the El Rey last night. The occasion was the NME Awards USA, where the legendary LA band accepted a… Read Story »
Apr 24th, 2008 17 Comments
Here's "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" live from the Pontiac Garage.
After appearing on SNL, Letterman, Blogothèque, and a condom PSA, is there anywhere we haven't yet seen these guys this year?… Read Story »
Apr 24th, 2008 10 Comments
Local event guide L combines two of our favorite things to blog about (NYC bands and lists) in a feature for the current issue. The publication's criteria? "Bands that have written a bunch of songs… Read Story »
Apr 18th, 2008 34 Comments
When's the last time you want to an actual record store? Like where you have to walk through a door and can't just click "download"? Yes, we live inside a blog, but record stores are pretty great.… Read Story »
Apr 17th, 2008 51 Comments
There's an interesting interview with Islands' frontman Nick Thorburn over at Merry Swankster (thanks for the tip, Kelli). In it, Thorburn gives his two cents on Graceland -- wow, that album's on… Read Story »
Apr 16th, 2008 9 Comments
We all need one more festival, right? Guess nobody sells records these days, so live shows are where it's at, etc. Anyhow, if you're in the Seattle area, you can just about ride SP20 into the… Read Story »
Mar 31st, 2008 16 Comments
The signs of a hipster reappraisal for Paul Simon have been apparent. Now with Paul's Byrne/Grizzly Bear-powered BAM residency, the moment is in full bloom. And Time Out New York is all over it for… Read Story »
Mar 11th, 2008 12 Comments
This is the second time the Carleton Singing Knights from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota have shown up here doing their a cappella thing. A ways back we saw them taking on Grizzly Bear's… Read Story »
