If you’re in the New York-area, you’re in for a big treat. Kevin Barker’s amazing documentary about what is quite possibly the 2000′s most amazing tour will finally be unveiled at 92Y Tribeca. A nice little taste of sunshine in the dead of winter, especially if you weren’t able to score the Joanna Newsom tickets that sold out in about 8 seconds.
Click the poster for tix and info!
Photo by Alissa Anderson
The Emerald Triangle Tour 2009 is a special line-up featuring Farmer Dave Scher, Andy Cabic of Vetiver, Jonathan Rice and Jonathan Wilson! The tour starts November 1st and surely is one not to miss.
Tour Dates:
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EMERALD TRIANGLE / Caspar Inn | Mendocino, California |
Thank you to Sarah over at Amoeba for giving me the heads up about this exclusive Devendra Banhart in-store performance at the Berkeley store. Video features a great interview and performances of “Sea Side,” “Been So Long,” “Samba Vexillographica,” “The Other Woman,” “So Long Old Bean,” “This Beard is for Siobhan,” “Little Yellow Spider,” and “Carmensita.”
Click the image to watch!
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Photography by Chad Eaton
The Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock is one of those undiscovered venues in Los Angeles that inspires everyone to ask, “Have you been here before?” as if seeking out the one true hipster king. Few of us had. The rest were left to feign an indirect, 3rd party knowledge of its past shows or, otherwise, admit ignorance and pontificate on Eagle Rock’s gentrification. The venue / community center / public space resembles an art deco Spanish mission or Coca plantation house that’s been gutted of religious and/or narcotic paraphernalia and replaced by a fresh coat of paint, a stage, and a projector screen. It was the perfect environment to sip some Tecate, talk to old friends, and of course see Vetiver play their new songs.
Vetiver’s set ebbed and flowed between bittersweet summer-day melancholy and darker midnight-drive music; Andy’s vocals were right on, Otto’s drumming was tight, and Sanders’ electric gave each song the pulse it needed to push idlers out of inertia. The movie Benji screened behind the stage. The elements were odd, I suppose — a Spanish mission, Vetiver, and Benji — but everything coalesced into a special, low-lit whole. A Vetiver performance is a reunion of sorts: a gathering of friends acquired over years of shows and shared taste, separated by responsibilities, and united by a feeling that there are no kings, just people.
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remaining dates after the jump…
Park Life and Noise Pop are proud to present the third annual group show featuring original fine art created by members of the music community. This year’s show features an eclectic line up of musicians that make art. Confirmed thus far: Alissa Anderson (Vetiver), Joseph Arthur, Bianca Casady (CocoRosie), Harrison Haynes (Les Savy Fav), Jesse Michaels (Operation Ivy), Nate Manny (Murder City Devils), Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo) , Sara Sanger .
Park Life Store/Gallery
220 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
www. parklifestore. com
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Hugs and kisses to the WhenYouAwake blog for putting this amazing mixtape together for this loveliest of holidays, Valentines Day. If you look closely, you’ll see that even we naturalismo boys got a tune in the mix – does that mean that we’ll be able to put it to good use? Here’s to hoping.
From the gals:
In honor of the love fest that is Valentine’s Day, we bring you a very special gift. Following last year’s V-Day mixtape, we decided to continue on with our “Music For the Morning After” theme, but with a lil’ twist this time around. In addition to entries submitted by the usual players over at When You Awake, we asked some of our favorite bands and bloggers to pick a song that represents that warm feeling you get when you wake up in your lover’s arms. We are very proud and excited to offer you “Music For The Morning After 2009: A Two Volume Collection of Love Songs”. Volume One contains songs chosen by musicians like Dr Dog, Beachwood Sparks, Vetiver, Howlin’ Rain and The Bees. Volume Two features tracks chosen by our esteemed blogger friends like Aquarium Drunkard, Setting The Woods On Fire and Arthur Magazine.
From all of us here at When You Awake and the many lovely folks who contributed to this project, Happy Morning After Valentine’s Day!!
1. Van Morrison- “Sweet Thing” chosen by Akron/Family
2. Lionel Hampton- “Sunny Side Of The Street” chosen by Langhorne Slim
3. Aretha Franklin- “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man” chosen by Reno Bo
4. Nick Cave- “The Ship Song” chosen by Howlin’ Rain
5. Waylon Jennings- “Freedom To Stay” chosen by Morning Pages
6. Dolly Parton- “Last Night’s Lovin’” chosen by The Hymns
7. Built to Spill- ‘In The Morning” chosen by Bowerbirds
8. Steve Miller Band- “Circle of Love” chosen by Biirdie
9. Lefty Frizzell- “Treasures Untold” chosen by Beachwood Sparks
10. Nick Drake- “Saturday Sun” chosen by Strand Of Oaks
11. Aphex Twin- “Rhubarb” chosen by Vetiver
12. Vincent Gallo- “Hunny Bunny” chosen by The Bees
13. 10cc- “I’m Not in love” chosen by Benji Hughes
14. Gram Parsons- “Hearts On Fire” chosen by Golden Boots
15. Curtis Mayfield- “So In Love” chosen by Richard from Robert Francis
16. The Zombies- “This Will Be Our Year” chosen by Dr Dog
1. Ron Wood- “Mystifies Me” chosen by The Leather Canary
2. Donovan- “Colours” chosen by Naturalismo
3. Pat Whelan- “Down The Back Roads” chosen by Lonesome Music
4. John Hartford- “Because of You” chosen by Setting the Wood On Fire
5. Wilco and Billy Bragg- “Remember The Mountain Bed” chosen by Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right
6. Gene Clark- “Where My Love Lies Sleep” chosen by When You Awake
7. Tallest Man on Earth- “The Gardner” chosen by Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers
8. Little Joy- “Brand New Start” chosen by When You Awake
9. Townes Van Zandt- “Fare Thee Well Miss Carousel” chosen by Halycon
10. Kate Wolf- “Early Morning Melody” chosen by Arthur Magazine
11. Band of Horses- “Part One’ chosen by When You Awake
12. George Jones – “Walk Through This World With Me” chosen by For the Sake Of the Song
13. Vetiver- “Been So Long” chosen by Little Radio
14. Animal Collective- “My Girls” chosen by NewsHour Art Beat
15. Stars- “Ageless Beauty” chosen by Buzz Bands
16. Juice Newton- “Angel of the Morning” chosen by Aquarium Drunkard
17. Honeybus- “Fresher Than The Sweetness In Water” chosen by When You Awake
A special thanks goes out to Ms. Clara Jungman for the beautiful mixtape cover. To tell her what you think of her artwork and/or declare your undying love, you can email her at clarajungman@gmail.com.
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For many years, Lauren Dukoff has photographed close friend and musician Devendra Banhart and an extended, loose-knit international family of artists who share inspiration variously from folk, Tropicalia, and each other, as well as a range of other musical influences.
Family collects 100 of Dukoff’s striking portraits and candid images of Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Entrance, Bat for Lashes, Feathers, Espers, Vetiver, Bert Jansch, Vashti Bunyan, and many others individually and together, in performance and more private spaces.
Complementing the photographs are a foreword by Devendra Banhart, text and artwork by the musicians, biographies, and a digital download of music by artists featured in the book.
Artists in the book:
Matteah Baim
Vashti Bunyan
Bat For Lashes
Kevin Barker
Devendra Banhart
Cibelle
Entrance
Feathers
Eliza Douglas
Ariana Delawari
Espers
Ruthann Friedman
Benjamin Oak Goodman
Hecuba
Noah Georgeson
Jana Hunter
Michael Hurley
Bert Jansch
Little Joy
Megapuss
Joanna Newsom
Pete Newsom
Linda Perhacs
Priestbird
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Luckey Remington
Rio en Medio
Spleen
Becky Stark
Adam Tullie
Vetiver
Warpaint
Jonathan Wilson
Chronicle Books will release Family in July 2009. Amazon has it for sale at 34% off. However, if you pre-order from Chronicle Books they will send it out May 20th. Enter “Noise Pop” at checkout, you can get 15% off your order and free shipping.
If you are in the bay area, be sure to check out Lauren’s gallery show, Noise Pop Presents Lauren Dukoff- Family, at the Eleanor Harwood Gallery in San Francisco. It opens February 20th at 7 PM.
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This is Larkin Grimm’s first ever real-deal, holy-smokes-it’s-really-happening official United States tour. She’s zig-zagging the country with some zigzags in tow, playing with the likes of Akron/Family, Vetiver, Sleepy Sun, Michael Gira, and more, AND playing some pretty amazing music too. If you look closely for a wide-eyed dude swaying back and forth at the Echo on March 8th, there you’ll find me. Can’t wait.
Wed 2/4/09, Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA
Thu 2/5/09, Talking Head Club, Baltimore, MD
Fri 2/6/09, Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, PA
Sat 2/7/09, Cafe Bourbon Street, Columbus, OH
Sun 2/8/09, Big Ears Festival @ Bijou Theatere, Knoxville, TN w/ MICHAEL GIRA
Tue 2/10/09, 21C Museum Atrium Gallery, Louisville, KY
Wed 2/11/09, Bear’s Place, Bloomington, IN
Thu 2/12/09, Mojo’s, Columbia, MO
Fri 2/13/09, Record Bar, Kansas City, MO
Sat 2/14/09, Gardner Lounge at Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
Sun 2/15/09, Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA
Mon 2/16/09, Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
Tue 2/17/09, Frequency, Madison, WI
Thu 2/19/09, Stonefly Brewery, Milwaukee, WI
Fri 2/20/09, Turf Club, St Paul, MN
Sun 2/22/09, Aquarium, Fargo, ND
Tue 2/24/09, The Hyve, Spearfish, SD
Wed 2/25/09, Oriental Theater, Denver, CO
Fri 2/27/09, Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
Sat 2/28/09, Neurolux, Boise, ID
Tue 3/3/09, Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR w/ MICHAEL GIRA
Wed 3/4/09, Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA, w/ MICHAEL GIRA
Fri 3/6/09, Swedish American Cultural Hall, San Francisco, CA, w/ MICHAEL GIRA
Sat 3/7/09, Crepe Place, Santa Cruz, CA
Sun 3/8/09, Echo, Los Angeles, CA, w/ MICHAEL GIRA
Tue 3/10/09, Echo, Los Angeles, CA w/ Sleepy Sun
Wed 3/11/09, Bar Pink, San Diego, CA, w/ Sleepy Sun
Thu 3/12/09, Modified, Phoenix, AZ w/ Sleepy Sun
Fri 3/13/09, Plush, Tucson, AZ, w/ Sleepy Sun
Sat 3/14/09, Atomic Cantina, Albuquerque, NM
Wed 3/18/09, Emo’s Inside Room- Leafy Green showcase SXSW, Austin, TX
Thu 3/19/09, tba- SXSW Austin TX
Fri 3/20/09, tba- SXSW Austin TX
Sun 3/22/09, Back Booth, Orlando, FL w/ Vetiver
Mon 3/23/09, Cafe Eleven, St Augustine Beach, FL, w/ Vetiver
Tue 3/24/09, 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, w/ Vetiver
Wed 3/25/09, Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall, Asheville, NC, w/ Vetiver
Sun 3/29/09, Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY, w/ Akron/Family
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cover design by Nathaniel Russell
From Vetiverse:
“In about a month from now, Feb. 17 to be precise, our new album Tight Knit will be available in stateside stores on our new label, Sub Pop. Shortly thereafter it will make its debut across the pond at our new home abroad, Bella Union. However, the foresighted folk at Sub Pop have enabled you to pre-purchase the album right now, and by doing so, you receive immediate access to a stream of the new record! What a very modern and appealing feature.”
Edvard
