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... and the news hasn't even made it to the official website yet. Oops. If you want to be at this historic event (!!!) tickets are currently available here: http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/ev |
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ARE PLAYING WITH THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN OCTOBER AND I'M GOING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! *ahem* Tickets are online here, though am sre will sell out fast: http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/ev Anyone else going?? |
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The good people of America can now stream the whole of Friday's Jimmy Fallon episode over here: http://www.hulu.com/watch/80029/late-ni Unless someone else already has a link, the rest of us will have to wait a little until it finds its way to youtube. |
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added to November European dates. The tour now stands as follows Nov 01 - Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street Nov 02 - Glasgow, UK - ABC Nov 04 - Manchester, UK - Cathedral Nov 05 - Leeds, UK - Leeds Metropolitan University Nov 06 - Bristol, UK - Anson Rooms Nov 08 - Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royal Nov 09 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Melkweg Nov 10 - Hamburg, Germany - Grunspan Nov 11 - Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof Nov 12 - München, Germany - Theaterfabrik Nov 15 - Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-Son Nov 16 - Wien, Austria - WuK Nov 17 - Basel, Switzerland - Volkshaus Nov 19 - Köln, Germany - Kulturkirche Nov 20 - The Hague, the Netherlands - Crossing Border Festival (Royal Theatre) Nov 21 - Paris, France - La Cigale Nov 24 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Lille Vega Got my ticket for Bristol :D |
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These badboys mostly go on sale tomorrow - Nov 01 - Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street Nov 02 - Glasgow, UK - ABC Nov 04 - Manchester, UK - Cathedral Nov 05 - Leeds, UK - Leeds Metropolitan University Nov 06 - Bristol, UK - Anson Rooms Nov 08 - Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royal Nov 09 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Melkweg Nov 10 - Hamburg, Germany - Grunspan Nov 11 - Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof Nov 12 - München, Germany - Theaterfabrik Nov 15 - Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-Son Nov 16 - Wien, Austria - WuK Nov 17 - Basel, Switzerland - Volkshaus Nov 19 - Köln, Germany - Kulturkirche Nov 21 - Paris, France - La Cigale Nov 24 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Lille Vega http://grizzly-bear.net/live/ Wheyyyy :D |
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Friday 26th June. Word. Ed's twittering appears to be reaching some kind of crescendo. Many entries and barely a post goes by that doesn't contain exclaimation marks. I wonder if this is on the verge of burning out. I wouldn't mind returning to a slower, more mellow blog service personally. Twitter can just get to be abit... frantic. |
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On the 30th of August Grizzly Bear and Beach House will be performing an extra date in Brooklyn - the free gig is at Williamsburg Waterfront. This just another reason why the people of Brooklyn are, at least musically, a lucky bunch of bastards :D Here is what the remainder of Grizzly's summer headline tour schedule looks like now - Jun 13, Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle (with TV on the Radio) Jun 15, Dallas, TX - Granada SOLD OUT: Jun 16, Austin, TX - The Parish Jun 18, Tucson, AZ - Centennial Hall (w/ Wilco) SOLD OUT: Jun 19, Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern NEW: Jun 20, West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour SOLD OUT: Jun 21, San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore NEW: Jun 22, San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore SOLD OUT: Aug 18, London, UK - Koko NEW: Aug 30, Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Waterfront (w/ Beach House! Free!) The guys also did a short session for World Cafe on Friday 12th featuring All We Ask, Dory, and While You Wait for the Others. I've uploaded this for your listening pleasure and its available over here - Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EC0JAV Also, if you missed it Chris Bear's roadtrip mixtape is still available over here - Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CXJ9IO Edit: Also just found this pretty good youtube of Feist questing with GB at the Toronto show the other day - Niiiiiiice. |
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 Yup, that's right, Veckatimest is currently number eight in the Billboard charts. I have no idea what to make of this, except for the fact that perhaps quite alot of people bought this based on Two Weeks and are now thinking "Wtf?". Or maybe the entire indie community has had a call of conscience and mostly paid for their copies for a change. Or maybe there's been a mass outbreak of good taste in America. I have no idea, but basically it's got to be good, yes? It's a work of uncompromising quality, one can only hope this trend continues. Incidentally, this is out next week  You know you want some. |
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June 21st at the Fillmore has sold out, and a second date has been added on June 22nd: tickets - http://www.livenation.com/artist/grizzl |
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Edit: these Interface videos are so good I thought I'd embed them. Enjoy - ( More: Cheerleader, While You Wait for the Others, Two Weeks ) Wow. Probably my favourite GB live recording since Live at the Bowery. I just can't believe how good Dan's singing is these days as well... Ed looks like he could drop to the floor at any moment but he and the rest of them all sound BEAUTIFUL. This is why I get up in the morning! |
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Audio interview of Ed talking to Phoenix: http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4136 ALSO, the band talk though each track on Veckatimest: Ed: Imagine me in a cheerleader outfit, that would be chill.' http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4136 |
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Today for GB week on Drowned in Sound a small selection of correspondance that Daniel's mom has sent to him when GB have been on the road - http://drownedinsound.com/lists/grizzly Lovely. Ed has also posted a recipe for his favourite chicken salad on Twitter. I may start a campaign for them to write a cook book :D |
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Continuing GB Week, DiS have posted Ed&Bear's recipe for Gumbo: http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4136 I love the idea that they spend all day in the studio creating something as beautiful as Veckatimest and then go home and sit round a table and eat something as good as that. I love scallops :D There's also a roadtrip mixtape by Chris Bear which is temporarily available here: EDIT: Cailet from Fine For Now has re-uploaded this: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CXJ9IO It's called The North Wind Blew South, here's the tracklisting 1. Fly - JK & Co. 2. Welcome To The Rain - Mid Day Rain 3. One Way Glass - Manfred Mann 4. A Family Affair - Television Personalities 5. I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape - Teenage Filmstars 6. How To Be So Real - Jim Noir 7. What the Driven Drink - Thee Oh Sees 8. You Showed Me - The Turtles 9. The North Wind Blew South - Philamore Lincoln 10. I Am Not Willing - Moby Grape 11. Wichita Lineman - Glenn Campbell 12. Poison - Som Imaginario 13. Sleepy Hollow People - Paper Fortress 14. Cherry - JJ Cale 15. It's the Way - Pete Dello 16. Shouting In A Bucket Blues - Kevin Ayers 17. All Night Radio - All Night Radio This is going down a treat with my revision :D If the link expires I can re-upload it. |
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Yes, its now finally, completely, officially OUT, EVERYWHERE (I think). And, as if you needed any more proof of why Drowned in Sound is better than Pitchfork, it's currently Grizzly Bear Week over at the UK-based website: Click! DiS have collected together their previous in-depth pieces, the new review of Veckatimest and if Ed's Twitter is anything to go by, a new interview should be up there soon. Pitchfork have also given Veckatimest a 9/10. Good for them. Recent journalism on the band also includes Dan being interviewed for FasterLouder (click!), Ed being interviewed for Rose Quartz (click! - credit to Dory), and an article on the band for the New York Times (click!). A large selection of printed journalism, including the new Spin article, is currently available to read in full in the press section of the GB website, see here: click!. There has also been a tiny flash of life on the Department of Eagles website to mark to release of Veckatimest. One assumes it's Fred posting, saying go out, buy it, it's great. All wise words. Judging by the FasterLouder interview, there is a quite significant possibility that the release of the No-One Does It Like You video was the last major manouvre of the Dept. of Eagles project, and we may not see any more output from them for several years, if at all. I very much hope this is not the case. I maintain they should do a double-headline tour with GB, if Dan can cope. But if it is, it was great while it lasted. Thanks guys, it was beautiful. |
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Also, a selection of UK Listening Parties have been added to the extensive list of ones in the US in celebration of the formal release of Veckatimest on next Monday/Tuesday. Full list over here: Click! |
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Are now available online over at GorillaVsBear: Click! GvsB have also posted an acoustic version of All We Ask featuring the guys in the back of a black cab: Click! Alternative downloads are also being posted on the Fine For Now Forum: Click! Also, if you fancy it, the session is being streamed over at WNYC: Click! My copy of Veckatimest only just shipped today so I personally won't be listening to any of these until it gets here, :D Also, over at the GB Newspage there's just been posted a list of Veckatimest Listening Parties happening this Monday at a large number of locations across the US, with quite a few including freebies and giveaways, etc. Even if you've already heard the record, I'm sure it'd be fun. Full list (it's looong) over here: Click! |
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but the blog is back: woop! However, since we now have the five-times-daily Ed Tweet feed, maybe some of the other guys should start blogging it up more often, otherwise the two media are just going to be duplicating information. Blog entry, Mr. Taylor? |
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Tomorrow (Thurs 21st) Grizzly Bear will be doing a live session for WNYC Radio for their 69th Annual Music Festival, broadcasting at 7pm, more info here: Click!. Also, this evening at 11.35pm they will be playing a song which isn't 'Two Weeks' for Letterman 0.0 :D |
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 NEXT WEEK !!! I'm so excited I might explode :D |
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