VAMPIRE WEEKEND, ALBUM COMING JANUARY 2008

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Song of the Day - Vampire Weekend: "A-Punk"
Published 9/27/2007 by Ivan Juarez-Mrazek at The Fertile Crescent
... Anytime someone tries to tell you today's Pop music isn't as good as that of past eras just point them in the direction of NYC quartet Vampire Weekend. I can't say that I know a whole lot about these guys (after all, I would still be in the dark had it not been for my friend Erin's glowing recommendation), other than they barely made their debut this year and only have only released one ...

Shock of the Week: Preppy White Guy Likes Vampire Weekend
Published 10/3/2007 by laura at The Modern Age
... Imagine that, a preppy, lit loving dude, who loves wearing ties ALSO loves listening to Vampire Weekend! I never would have guessed it. ...

News: Vampire Weekend to Open for the Shins
Published 10/18/2007 by Dave Maher at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Columbia University grads Vampire Weekend will gives fans the chance to study them abroad this fall when they play their first live shows in the UK. Also featured on three of these dates (and another one in France) are life-changing profs ...

Holler-ween Week
Published 10/29/2007 by krapylime at Pretty Much Amazing! The Music Blog
... Their website. ...

News: Tokyo Police Club, Vampire Weekend Play Charity Concert in Memory of Ra Ra Riot's John Pike
Published 11/7/2007 by Paul Thompson at Pitchfork Media - Today
... December 15 at Cambridge, Massachusetts' Middle East Downstairs, Vampire Weekend and ...

News: Vampire Weekend Reveal Debut Album Details
Published 11/8/2007 by Matthew Solarski at Pitchfork Media - Today
... was already taken, NYC's Vampire Weekend-- already the subject of considerable buzz and backlash, a full 18-odd months and zero albums into their career-- have gone the self-titled route for their debut full-length release. ...

Vampire Weekend add 2nd NYC show, new Ghostface, Lupe
Published 11/28/2007 at brooklynvegan
... Lupe We don't have many releases left to look forward to in 2007 (hence the appearance of so many end-of-year lists ), but in the world of on-the-indie-rock-radar hip hop, there are actually two potentially (I haven't heard the leaks ) awesome albums still coming out (and one of them is not the new Daft Punk ). They are: Ghostface Killah 's The Big Doe Rehab (out Dec 4), and Lupe Fiasco 's The Cool (out Dec 18). Vampire Weekend added a 2nd NYC show at Bowery Ballroom (Jan 30). Tickets go on sale Friday. ...

The bands of 2008 - your predictions, please
Published 11/29/2007 by Caroline Sullivan at Music: Music blog | guardian.co.uk
... I don't understand why, of all the tight-panted guitar acts on the London toilet circuit, Joe's crew are currently the subject of love and ecstatic reviews. But I can see them making a dent in 2008. 3. Vampire Weekend: New Yorkers with a plan. The single Mansard Roof is one of the oddest things around at the moment. Now for your own predictions, three apiece. But make it interesting - instead of the three you think will make it big in 2008, make it three who deserve to break through but won't, because they're too arty, obscure or unlistenable. ...

My Old Kentucky Blog : Dodge' Favorite 50 Albums Of 2007
Published 12/10/2007 by Dodge at My Old Kentucky Blog
... - and his covers are grrrreat! Jose Gonzalez - Down The Line #16. The Broken West : I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On These new kids on the MERGE block are going to be making great pop/rock songs for a long time to come. This was an excellent debut. The Broken West - Down In The Valley The Broken West - Back In Your Head (Tegan & Sara Cover) #15. Vampire Weekend : Blue CD-R I listen to this cd a lot. I don't know if ...

News: Vampire Weekend Plot North American Tour
Published 1/7/2008 by Paul Thompson at Pitchfork Media - Today
... As you attempt to shake the cobwebs from your head following your own blood-curdling, stomach-churning respite from the working world, sink those Monday fangs into this: nifty new New Yorkers (and, full disclosure, our buddies) Vampire Weekend have plotted tour dates enough to wear down even the starchiest Dockers. ...

Vampire Weekend’s “A-Punk” Video
Published 1/10/2008 by laura at The Modern Age
Watch the video for Vampire Weekend’s catchy tune, “A-Punk.” Directed by Hammer & Tong. I’m assuming the entire video was just one shot? Y/N? Vampire Weekend’s self-titled first full-length album will drop on Beggars and XL Records (UK) at the end of the month. The VW boys will play two sold out shows at Bowery Ballroom on the 29th and 30th to celebrate the release. Oh, BTW the Hammer and Tongs guys were the dudes responsible for this ...

Shorties
Published 1/11/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
... Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig talks to the Manchester Evening News. Having formed at Columbia University in February 2006, they're smarter than your average indie band. "We're interested in avoiding rock and roll cliches," says Koenig. "I think our lyrics give you an idea of what we're interested in: like grammar, places, and historical facts. We went to college and are interested in intellectual pursuits." SF Station interviews the band's bassist, Chris Baio. SFS: Are you worried about constant Paul Simon ...

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Published 1/16/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
... KEXP features Vampire Weekend with a performance and interview. The Futurist recaps the WOXY Lounge Act performance by Jukebox the Ghost and offers a couple of in-studio mp3s. also at Largehearted ...

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Published 1/20/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
... The Times Online interviews Vampire Weekend. Yet maybe it’s a sign of progress that, for these New Yorkers, Africa isn’t a special case. Pilfering influences and owning up to it is, after all, creativity at its most honest and collegiate. “We don’t set ourselves up as authorities in any way,” Koenig says. “Our music is a product of how we listen to music, which is, like, taking everything in.” Turning more people onto soukous is a “side benefit”; he wants Vampire Weekend’s album to be “taken on its own terms”. So, in a world without prefixes, the ...

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Published 1/22/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
... La Blogotheque's Take Away Shows features three live videos from Vampire Weekend. The Futurist recaps the WOXY Lounge Act performance by Mason Proper with a couple of in-studio mp3s. The New York Times ...

New Take-Away Show with Vampire Weekend
Published 1/23/2008 at HYPEFUL
... , which currently features Vampire Weekend playing around the French capitol. Although vampires are typically adverse to light, Vincent has captured Vampire Weekend performing at their best in the City of Lights. Check out the clips below! VIDEO: #80.1 - VAMPIRE WEEKEND - “Mansard Roof” #80.2 - VAMPIRE WEEKEND - “The Kids don’t stand a chance” #80.3 - VAMPIRE WEEKEND - “Walcott / One”

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Published 1/24/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
... Jambands.com interviews Vampire Weekend drummer Christopher Tomson. JH- The first time I saw Vampire Weekend was in a small literary society townhouse at Columbia a little less than a year and a half ago. Since then, you’ve caught the eye of David Byrne, shared the stage with Animal Collective, and just got off a European tour with The Shins. How has that transition been? CT- I’ve never done this before with a band that’s tried to be a capital “B” Band so it hasn’t felt that weird. It seems like maybe we haven’t spent as long at each step as ...

Pop Dee-Lite : Vampire Weekend
Published 1/29/2008 by Dee at My Old Kentucky Blog
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Vampire Weekend’s self-titled, debut album is out today on XL Recordings. They have or will be featured on pretty much every music magazine and blog on the planet now and in coming months. (Dodge already gave them his seal of approval on his 50 Favorite Albums of 2007 list). I also realize that as a result of all of this coverage, there is plenty of backlash and head scratching to go along with the rave reviews and head bobbing. This, too, will ...

Single Minded: Shelby Lynne, Joe Jackson, Mars Volta, Vampire Weekend and Protest the Hero
Published 1/29/2008 by J. Edward Keyes at Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily
Every Tuesday Single Minded highlights new tracks hitting stores (or the Web) this week. On Fridays, come back for rarities, remixes, mash-ups and more. Vampire Weekend, “Oxford Comma,” “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” [Official Site] Vampire Weekend’s songs are bright and bouyant, so it’s a shame that by the time you finish reading this everyone you know will already hate them. Joe Jackson, “King Pleasure Time” [MySpace] After ...

News: Vampire Weekend Kick off Big Tour Tonight
Published 1/29/2008 by Paul Thompson and Amy Phillips at Pitchfork Media - Today
... As you know, we've fallen pretty hard for Vampire Weekend here at Pitchfork. (Full disclosure: one of us knows these dudes from college.) And, heck, maybe you have too, in the handful of hours you've had to have and hold their ...

Vampire Weekend in the UK
Published 1/30/2008 by Jason Tate at AbsolutePunk.net - News
... Vampire Weekend will be doing a short tour in the UK. Tour DatesWolverhampton, Civic - February 22 Oxford, Academy – 23 Brighton, Audio – 24 Manchester, Academy 2 – 27 Glasgow, Classic Grand - 28 ...

Shorties
Published 1/30/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
... New York magazine's Backlash blog charts the career of Vampire Weekend and predicts the inevitable future backlash. ...

Langerado 2008 Preview
Published 1/30/2008 by Guest at Live Music Blog.com
... this band will hit the stage on Saturday. Their musical sound varies on each track demonstrating the band’s taste for multiple inclinations. One song will be straight “ass” kicking rock and roll, another layered with guitars and electronic beats and sound effects, and yet a third will hit you with a “twangy” feel of southern rock/country. Already beginning to receive critical acclaim from multiple publications, this band is one not to miss. Vampire Weekend (http://www.vampireweekend.com/) Langerado outdid themselves by stealing this band from ...

News: Photos: Vampire Weekend [New York, NY; 01/29/08]
Published 1/30/2008 by Pitchfork Staff at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Vampire Weekend, perhaps you've heard of them? The Columbia-educated quartet took to the stage at New York City's ...

LISTEN UP: Vampire Weekend - The Buzz, The Band, The Movie
Published 1/30/2008 by Alex Blagg at Best Week Ever
Vampire Weekend - one of the Internet's favorite indie bands for, like, years now - has a debut album coming out this week that you are expected to buy if you still want to try to seem hip and cool even though the rest of us heard about these guys forever ago. You should also buy the album so their musical careers don't fail, which could possibly result in the creation of more student films like the one below, which came to us via the ...

Best Picture Quint Feature, Marjane Satrapi comic-terview and some music news
Published 1/30/2008 by karen at Cinecultist
... , record release performance of Vampire Weekend at Bowery Ballroom. We trotted out our snarkiest remarks and our most cutting observations about the super enthusiastic 16+ crowd, but the fact of the matter is this young foursome plays a catchy, danceable tune. The nostalgia for ...

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Published 1/31/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
The Phoenix examines the "cuteness surge" in popular culture. What happens when you distill Chuck Klosterman, FOUND magazine, and Miranda July down to their artistic essences? At their core, they’re pretty much the same thing: offbeat, but just so; eccentric, but not too; awkward, but self-aware; quirky, but formulaic in their quirkiness. Each embodies a sensibility that slowly, with great purpose, has been morphing from cult-status to mass-appreciation. It’s now hitting upon an explosive convergence in the mainstream. ...

Talk Talk: Paris Hilton, Artie Lange, Allen Covert
Published 2/1/2008 by Bob Sassone at TV Squad
Filed under: Late Night, TV Royalty, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show Here's who's on the late night shows tonight. Charlie Rose: a preview of the Super Bowl The Late Show with David Letterman: Paris Hilton, Artie Lange, and Vampire Weekend Jay Leno: TBA Jimmy Kimmel Live: TBA Tavis Smiley: Senator Hillary Clinton ...

Much Ado About Something: Vampire Weekend Haunt The Bowery Ballroom
Published 2/6/2008 by schultz at EARVOLUTION
... Hailing from the hallowed halls of Columbia University, Vampire Weekend are tailor made to bear the brunt of the slings and arrows that outrageous fortune brings upon any buzzed-about band. On their self-titled debut, released last week, the Ivy Leaguers precociously dive into all sorts of African rhythms and sing about the thrills of fleeing Cape Cod and rail against punctuation. It’s as if someone took the Arctic Monkeys, housetrained them and had them brainwashed by Emily Post. If they weren’t so damn good, you would probably stand in line to punch them in ...

Teenagers Review
Published 2/6/2008 by Greg Dona at AbsolutePunk.net - News
... Hipsters rejoice! A review of the Teenagers' Reality Check is here! Vampire Weekend coming soon. ...

Bittorrent Brunch (Vampire Weekend, Sons and Daughters, and more)
Published 2/6/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
Today's free and legal recordings of live shows, rarities, demos available via bittorrent: Allison Moorer: 2008-01-31, Amsterdam & 2008-02-02, Gent [flac]* other Allison Moorer music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws Husker Du: Warehouse: Songs and Stories rehearsal [flac]* other Husker Du music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws Jason Isbell: 2008-02-04, Boulder [flac] other Jason Isbell music blog posts: @lhb @hype ...

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Published 2/6/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
Several eBay auctions of music memorabilia (including a signed test pressing of John Vanderslice's Emerald City album) are ongoing that will benefit Callum Robbins, son of Jawbox founder J. Robbins. ...

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Published 2/9/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
The Globe and Mail profiles the city of Austin Texas and the SXSW music festival. The Vancouver Sun reviews Charles Bock's novel, Beautiful Children. The novel has been called Dickensian in its grasp and scope, but I prefer to think of it as high-definition ...

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Published 2/10/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
The Chicago Sun-Times handicaps the Grammys. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reviews Lee Siegel's new book, Against The Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob. "Culture needs authoritative institutions like a powerful newspaper," he writes. "It needs ...

News: YACHT to Open for Vampire Weekend
Published 2/12/2008 by Paul Thompson at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Much (too much?) has been made of the affluence of the Ivy league-rooted, crunk-trusting upper crust-ers of Vampire Weekend. Shucks, even they poke fun of their image a bit in the video for ...

News: Vampire Weekend, Times New Viking Join ATP vs. P4k
Published 2/20/2008 by Matthew Solarski at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Today we present three more reasons not to miss out. All in the Pitchfork corner, they are: totally obscure newcomers Vampire Weekend, hook-inclined noisemakers ...

News: Vampire Weekend Axe Two UK Shows, Add Many More
Published 2/27/2008 by Paul Thompson at Pitchfork Media - Today
Vampire Weekend's current mood? BUMMED! So says the band's most recent MySpace blog post anyhow, which explains the cancellations of tonight's gig in Manchester, England and tomorrow night's in Glasgow, Scotland. The reason? That towering beast, illness. But frontguy Ezra Koenig promises, "at least we'll be back in May." So, how's about a bunch of new Vampire Weekend dates in the UK come May? The band have added a whole slew of shows to their itinerary across the pond, centered around their recently ...

Vampire Weekend Hit the Glossies
Published 2/29/2008 by laura at The Modern Age
New York City homies Vampire Weekend are quickly becoming as ubiquitous as MacBook Air commercials– currently gracing the cover of the music magazine for the “blawg-rockers”, SPIN and now they are featured in the new issue of Nylon magazine: (Bigger photo on Vorrasi.com .) The shots were taken at Tom & Jerry’s bar in the East Village by TMA friend Vorrasi . We were lucky enough to be on hand for the shoot. Here’s a behind-the-scenes shot : VW are currently in the UK, but according to their MySpace blog post, ...

News: Vampire Weekend Drummer Injured in Hit-and-Run
Published 2/29/2008 by Matthew Solarski at Pitchfork Media - Today
... to injury, Vampire Weekend's winning streak seems to have hit a few snags. Drummer Chris Tomson was struck by a car outside a London hotel last night (February 28), according to an ...

News: Vampire Weekend Cancel Shows to Play "SNL"
Published 3/3/2008 by Dave Maher at Pitchfork Media - Today
Vampire Weekend drummer Christopher Tomson has returned from the hospital to deliver some VW news via MySpace blog. It's not purely positive news, but it's certainly good for the band: They accepted an invitation to play live on the March 8 episode of "Saturday Night Live". To do so, however, they were forced to cancel a quartet of sets in Florida, including a couple of shows opening for the Walkmen, and their appearance at Langerado on March 7. (Hey, this ...

News: Bon Iver, Girls Against Boys Complete ATP/P4k Lineup
Published 3/5/2008 by Matthew Solarski at Pitchfork Media - Today
... the epic lineup for this May's ATP vs. Pitchfork weekend blowout is now complete. ATP and yours truly go head to head for the betterment of music lovers everywhere May 9-11 at Camber Sands Holiday Centre near Rye in Sussex County, England, as you may very well know by now. Come, let us behold that lineup in its pristine, finalized form: Chosen by Pitchfork: Bon Iver Vampire Weekend Times New Viking Jay Reatard ...

Bittorrent Brunch (Vampire Weekend, British Sea Power, and more)
Published 3/7/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
Today's free and legal recordings of live shows, rarities, and demos available via bittorrent: Bob Dylan: 1978, The Rundown Rehearsal Tapes [flac]* other Bob Dylan music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws British Sea Power: 2008-03-04, KEXP [flac]* other British Sea Power music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws Built to Spill: 2008-02-25, San Francisco [flac]* other Built to Spill music blog posts: @lhb @hype ...

Vampire Weekend Perform On SNL
Published 3/10/2008 at HYPEFUL
... behind them, Vampire Weekend continued their white hot trajectory to super-mega buzz band with an appearance on this past weekend’s ...

News: Pitchfork Music Festival 2008!
Published 3/10/2008 by Matthew Solarski at Pitchfork Media - Today
... July 19, and Sunday, July 20. We'll spare you our usual bombast and bad puns and take you straight to the initial lineup: Friday, July 18: Pitchfork Music Festival and All Tomorrow's Parties present "Don't Look Back" Public Enemy performing It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back + more, to be announced Saturday, July 19: Animal Collective !!! Vampire Weekend Dizzee Rascal No Age ...

News: Pitchfork Music Festival Tickets ON SALE NOW
Published 3/12/2008 by Pitchfork Staff at Pitchfork Media - Today
... for all they're worth with the $65 three-day full festival pass. In case you need a reminder, here are 13 reasons to get your tickets RIGHT NOW: Friday, July 18: Pitchfork Music Festival and All Tomorrow's Parties present Don't Look Back Public Enemy performing It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Saturday, July 19: Animal Collective !!! Vampire Weekend Dizzee Rascal No Age ...

2008 SXSW Live Music Downloads & Streams
Published 3/14/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
This year's SXSW is filled with showcases, day parties, and non-showcase music performances. Many of these shows were taped, I will post these recordings as they appear online so you can relive what you enjoyed or see what you missed. If you find or know of a show online, please e-mail me and I will add it to the list. I will update this list daily, so bookmark this page and check back often. Downloads & Streams: A.A. Bondy: 2008-03-13, Austin [streaming audio] Bon Iver: 2008-03-13, Austin [streaming audio] ...

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Published 3/17/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
Yesterday's additions to the list of 2008 SXSW streaming and downloadable music performances: MP3 downloads of performances by Kevin Barnes (Of Montreal) solo (including a Grateful Dead cover), Vampire Weekend, and Lightspeed Champion. Bittorrent download of a performance by Duffy. ...

News: Vampire Weekend, YACHT Sail Away on Tour Tonight
Published 3/19/2008 by Paul Thompson at Pitchfork Media - Today
We ran through all our jokes last time, so now we'll just lay it all out for you: Vampire Weekend and YACHT-- who, all gags about recreational boating vessels and social standing aside, are both great bands-- will kick off their joint tour tonight in San Diego. The two will match wits just about every night from now through April 6, when they'll part ways in Chicago. Probably over a fancy dinner at a wine bar overlooking Lake Michigan. (Ack, sorry.) Both bands have plenty of other dates besides, with YACHT hitting New ...

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Published 3/20/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
Yesterday's addition to the list of 2008 SXSW streaming and downloadable music performances: MP3 set by Sons and Daughters. Bittorrent downloads of shows by Vampire Weekend, Dixie Witch and Super Heavy Goat Ass. ...

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Published 3/21/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
Yesterday's addition to the list of 2008 SXSW streaming and downloadable music performances: MP3 sets by Wye Oak, the Kills, Fastball, and Heavy Pets. Bittorrent downloads of shows by the Cribs and the Ting Tings. ...

News: Vampire Weekend Reveal Record Store Day 7"
Published 3/26/2008 by Dave Maher at Pitchfork Media - Today
Indie rock newcomers Vampire Weekend will join indie rock AARP member Stephen Malkmus in boosting the cause of Record Store Day with the release of a single. Vampire Weekend's single is a 7" with the album version of "A-Punk" on the A-side and the "rehearsal version" of "Oxford Comma" on the B-side. It will come out on April 19, aka Record Store Day. In keeping with the Record Store Day M.O. (holding special events and offering exclusive merchandise at ...

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Published 3/27/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
Yesterday's addition to the list of 2008 SXSW streaming and downloadable music performances: MP3 sets by Peter Moren and Birdmonster. Jason Collett talks to the Winnipeg Sun. You might notice we've steered clear of assigning the usual "indie-rock" or ...

News: ATP vs. Pitchfork Sells Out!
Published 3/27/2008 by Matthew Solarski at Pitchfork Media - Today
... email to feedback@atpfestival.com with "WAITING LIST" as the subject line. Good luck! We'd also like to welcome two late additions to the festival lineup. Apart from their full-band set, Hot Chip will also DJ at ATP vs. Pitchfork, while the mysterious Various Production (aka Various) will make a rare DJ appearance. Here's that lineup one more time: Chosen by Pitchfork: Bon Iver Vampire Weekend Times New Viking Jay ...

News: Dinosaur Jr., Jarvis Cocker, Ghost and Rae, Mission of Burma to Play Pitchfork Music Festival
Published 3/28/2008 by Matthew Solarski at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Friday, July 18: Pitchfork Music Festival and All Tomorrow's Parties present "Don't Look Back" Public Enemy performing It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back * Mission of Burma performing Vs. * + one more to be announced Saturday, July 19: Animal Collective * Jarvis Cocker * !!! Vampire Weekend Dizzee Rascal Fleet Foxes ...

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Published 3/29/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
In the Guardian, Margaret Atwood celebrates Anne of Green Gables. Anne of Green Gables was first published in 1908, a year before my mother was born, so when I first grinned and snivelled my way through it at the age of eight, it was a youthful 40. I revisited it through the eyes of my own child in the 1980s, when it was approaching 80. Then our family actually went to Prince Edward Island, and stayed in Charlottetown, and saw the sprightly, upbeat Anne of Green Gables musical that's been running there continuously since 1965. I enjoyed it a lot, but watching a show about an ...

Vampire Weekend (XL Recordings, 2008)
Published 3/29/2008 by smg58 at The Armchair Critic
The members of Vampire Weekend met while studying at Columbia University in New York City, and took their name from a B-movie they all worked on. Describing their sound as "Upper West Side Soweto," Ezra Koenig (vocals and guitar), Rostam Batmanglij (keyboards, guitar, producer), Chris Baio (bass), and Chris Tomson (drums) combine rock and punk with reggae and township jive. It's an intriguing combination to say the least, and despite some reservations I have, they pull it off fairly well on their self-titled debut album. Given lyrics making multiple references to Cape ...

Vampire Weekend - 2008 Tour Dates (CP Summerstage)
Published 4/12/2008 by brooklynvegan at brooklynvegan
... , Vampire Weekend will be playing Central Park Summerstage in NYC on July 14th. Thast's two days after the play Bonnaroo and five days before the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago. Other bands playing Summerstage this summer are listed ...

Morning Wood: Vampire Weekend
Published 4/17/2008 by C. Brahkowski at Brahsome - Care To Get Nice?
... As I mentioned in yesterday’s Laters, Vampire Weekend is a new band that I’m digging on these days. They kind of have a Paul Simon/warm-spring-day sound going on and I could not be more ready for the cool winds of Winter to take their toys and go home. ...

News: Spoon, Les Savy Fav, Dodos Added to Pitchfork Festival
Published 4/18/2008 by Scott Plagenhoef at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Friday, July 18: Pitchfork Music Festival and All Tomorrow's Parties present "Don't Look Back" Public Enemy performing It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Mission of Burma performing Vs. + one more to be announced Saturday, July 19: Animal Collective Jarvis Cocker !!! Vampire Weekend Dizzee Rascal Fleet Foxes ...

Talk Talk: Judi Dench, Seth Green, Radiohead
Published 4/23/2008 by Bob Sassone at TV Squad
... A.G. Lafley The Daily Show: Howard Fineman The Colbert Report: Mitch Albom The Late Show with David Letterman: Danica Patrick, Russell Brand, and Tokyo Police Club Jay Leno: Patrick Dempsey, Ed Begley, Jr., and Tegan and Sara Jimmy Kimmel Live: Eric Dane, Bill Hader, and Vampire Weekend Tavis Smiley: Judi Dench ...

News: Hold Steady, Sebadoh, Caribou Complete P4k Fest Bill!
Published 4/25/2008 by Matthew Solarski at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Festival and All Tomorrow's Parties present "Don't Look Back" Public Enemy performing It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back * Sebadoh performing Bubble and Scrape * Mission of Burma performing Vs. Saturday, July 19: Animal Collective Jarvis Cocker * The Hold Steady * !!! Vampire Weekend Dizzee Rascal Fleet Foxes ...

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Published 4/26/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
Kimya Dawson talks to the San Francisco Bay Guardian's Noise blog about the success the Juno soundtrack has brought her. SFBG: How has the recognition changed your life? KD: I'm the same person. I think a lot of the times when that happens, its with people who decide one day they want to be a musician, and they train and practice. I don’t know. I think I popped out of rehab and I was depressed and on medication, and I didn’t know how to function on this planet, and I picked up a guitar and it made me feel better. The first Moldy Peaches show was two weeks after I got out ...

Patricia Zohn: CULTURE ZOHN: Kenna Guest D.J.s
Published 5/2/2008 by Patricia Zohn at Huffington Post Entertainment Blog
... Vampire Weekend: Punk/New Wave/ Classical Songs: Mansard Roof APunk These guys are a classic. There is not too much too say other than that they are official and have molded a great sound and must have been influenced by the Talking Heads and Paul Simon... Amazingly simple and fresh. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XC2mqcMMGQ Sites: www.myspace.com/vampireweekend www.vampireweekend.com Santogold: ...

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Published 5/8/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
The University of Wisconsin's Daily Cardinal lists an assortment of study break songs. The Georgia Strait profiles El Perro del Mar's Sarah Assbring. Assbring acknowledges that El Perro del Mar seems tailor-made for May days when the world seems colour-saturated with ...

News: Indie Rock Hits the Funny Pages, Again
Published 5/14/2008 by Paul Thompson at Pitchfork Media - Today
Gosh, it sure seems like every Tom, Dick, and Harry in a button-up and a vest is talking up Vampire Weekend nowadays. Right? Sally Forth might seem like the world's least likely source for left-field indie rock references, but check this out: for roughly the last decade, the strip's been penned by one Francesco Marciuliano, who looks like a dude who digs Vampire Weekend and Trail of Bread. Man, what a strange gig to have. Thanks to Phil Bucska for the tip. As for Vampire Weekend, they've added a ton of ...

News: Pitchfork Music Festival Three-Day Passes Sold Out!
Published 5/16/2008 by Dave Maher at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Music Festival and All Tomorrow's Parties present "Don't Look Back" Public Enemy performing It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Sebadoh performing Bubble and Scrape Mission of Burma performing Vs. Saturday, July 19: Animal Collective Jarvis Cocker The Hold Steady !!! Vampire Weekend Dizzee Rascal Fleet Foxes ...

Who the Hell are Vampire Weekend?
Published 5/29/2008 by Gerard McGarry at Unreality Music
... a short 2:20 tune that’ll give you an idea of Vampire Weekend’s sound. Here’s a live performance of Oxford Comma - watch out for them there expletives… You can find more live performances by searching YouTube and other great Internet video stockists. More Vampire Weekend Links Than You Can Shake A Stick At …well, just the important ones… Official Vampire Weekend website Vampire Weekend MySpace page Fake DIY’s interview ...

Shorties
Published 6/6/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
The Times Online interviews Bob Dylan, who gives his endorsement of Barack Obama for the US presidency. "Well, you know right now America is in a state of upheaval,” he says. “Poverty is demoralising. You can't expect people to have the virtue of purity when they are poor. But we've got this guy out there now who is redefining the nature of politics from the ground up...Barack Obama. He's redefining what a politician is, so we'll have to see how things play out. Am I hopeful? Yes, I'm hopeful that things might change. Some things are going to have to.” He offers a parting handshake. “You ...

News: Sufjan Reviews the New Cryptacize Record
Published 6/9/2008 by Matthew Solarski at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Parse Mr. Stevens' words further and you may catch a whiff of indie rock beef. As he puts it: "Sometimes I worry that the ever-increasing trend toward excessive innovation has pushed the art and music world into a slapstick exhibition of dog breeding, generating increasingly newer, more contemporary fashions: gothic folk, for one. Or Afro-beat Ivy League pop." Uh oh, you guys gonna take that? ...

Shorties
Published 6/11/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
The Hold Steady is streaming its new album, Stay Positive, on the band's MySpace page. The San Antonio Current profiles North Caroina's Bellafea. Appearances by John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats and classically trained violinist Daniel Hart, among ...

Vampire Weekend | The Fillmore, Miami 6/9/08
Published 6/14/2008 by Justin at Live Music Blog.com
Here's another review from our friend down in Florida, Drew Gerlach. The other night I got to catch the most blogged-about band of 2008 so far, Vampire Weekend, at the recently renovated Fillmore at Jackie Gleason Theater in South Beach. The theater itself had millions of dollars of renovation with brilliant chandeliers hanging over the orchestra seating and amazing, refurbished acoustics. I thoroughly enjoyed the ambiance of this theater and will definitely not think twice before heading back. In my humble opinion, this theater is the premier venue for music in South ...

News: Photos: Vampire Weekend With Andrew W.K. / Kid Sister / A-Trak / Born Ruffians [New York, NY; 06/14/08]
Published 6/16/2008 by Pitchfork Staff at Pitchfork Media - Today
Photos by Kathryn Yu; Above: Vampire Weekend with Andrew W.K. A little rain couldn't dampen the spirits of those who gathered to catch Vampire Weekend, Kid Sister, Born Ruffians, and special guest A-Trak play a free Central Park SummerStage show Saturday afternoon/evening-- especially when said show was emceed by none other than Captain Anti-Gloom himself, Andrew W.K. Indeed, the hard-partying rocker even joined the drenched Vampire Weekend ...

Hype Machine watchlist 1
Published 6/18/2008 by mersenne_twister at undomondo
... on Motel de Moka. Is Vampire Weekend really worth the hype? Don’t have the album but I’ve hunted some songs on Hypem, and they’re really fun. Check them out on ...

Franz Ferdinand + Madden '09 = "Katherine Kiss Me"
Published 6/30/2008 by Variety.com * at The Set List
... poses "afro pop" as a possibility, but it seems that publication is still suffering from a severe case of Vampire Weekend fever (glancing through the reviews page I spotted a suspiciously large helping of references to afro-pop and world beat) ... so the legitimacy is suspect. ...

Vampire Weekend Extend Tour
Published 7/16/2008 by Paul Thompson at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Were any other weekend to stretch on this long, there would be bottles strewn everywhere, ever-flimsier excuses for missing work, and maybe even some talk of rehab. But this is, of course, a Vampire Weekend. And when those boys get together to keep that Saturday/Sunday vibe alive for a few more months on the road? Well, I think we can all raise a glass to that. ...

The 10 Commandments Guidelines of Concert Behavior III
Published 8/8/2008 by Luftmensch (noreply@blogger.com) at My Old Kentucky Blog
... personal freedoms. In a perfect world, everyone could do whatever the hell they wanted to at any time, but we need rules because so damn many of us can't help but act like animals. Some of you evidently think that by lighting up in a non-smoking venue you're striking a blow for personal freedom; thumbing your nose at society and making a significant statement. Who are you sticking it to? Security? They make minimum wage and supplement their income with blowjobs from underage Vampire Weekend fans. The venue owner or promoter? Too late, you've already paid ...

Vampire Weekend, Devo Dude Team for Movie Song
Published 8/8/2008 by Matthew Solarski at Pitchfork Media - Today
... But hey, that's not why we're here today. We are here today because, like a lot of films, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist will have a soundtrack. And not just any soundtrack: a soundtrack that includes an exclusive new jam from indie rock heartthrobs Vampire Weekend! And not just any exclusive new Vampire Weekend jam: this is one they recorded in cahoots with ...

White Williams Joins Vampire Weekend on Tour
Published 8/12/2008 by Dave Maher at Pitchfork Media - Today
Vampire Weekend and White Williams are teaming up for what is sure to be the best-dressed tour of the year. The sartorially savvy bill comes to Midwestern and West Coast cities in September, capped by two L.A. performances with equally rad dudes Abe Vigoda. Both VW and WW have solo dates before and after their tour together. Vampire Weekend's next show is August 22 in Reading, England, and Williams' next one is August 15 in NYC. On the recording front, Vampire Weekend contribute the new song "Ottoman" ...

Shorties
Published 8/20/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
The A.V. Club interviews Woody Allen. The New Orleans Times-Picayune profiles author Bill Loehfelm, who won the first Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Prefix calls Vampire Weekend "the most punk band of 2008." The Waterloo Record ...

Download: Vampire Weekend - ‘Everywhere’ (Fleetwood Mac cover)
Published 8/22/2008 by webmaster@zmemusic.com at ZME Music
... Boys and girls, Vampire Weekend is back! No, chill, not with a new album, but a new MP3, in which the NY quartet masterfully cover Fleetwood Mac’s “Everywhere.” The song was recorded on a Australian Radio show and let me say they’ve done a terrific job, especially on the vocals department, where Ezra Koenig virtually made the cover stand out. The MP3 is bellow thanks to ...

Daily Downloads (Claire and the Reasons Sing About Obama, Monsters Are Waiting Cover the Stone Roses, and more)
Published 8/25/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Clare and the Reasons: "Obama Over the Rainbow" [mp3] other Clare and the Reasons posts at Largehearted Boy Geographer: two tracks [mp3] other Geographer posts at Largehearted Boy Golden Bloom: "Fight at the End of the Tunnel" [mp3] other Golden Bloom posts at Largehearted Boy Hacienda: "She's Got a Hold on Me" [mp3] from Loud Is the Night (out September ...

Hot Chip Cover Vampire Weekend With Peter Gabriel?
Published 9/11/2008 by Matthew Solarski at Pitchfork Media - Today
... to record a cover of the Peter Gabriel-namechecking track "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" by Peter Gabriel-influenced popular indie rock combo Vampire Weekend. Talk about a case study in postmodernism! ...

New Music: Vampire Weekend: "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (the Teenagers Remix)" [MP3/Stream]
Published 9/16/2008 by Marc Hogan at Pitchfork Media - Today
Vampire Weekend's "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" is arguably the most talked-about song from one of the year's most talked-about albums, covered by everyone from Lykke Li to Esau Mwamwaya to (possibly?) Peter Gabriel with Hot Chip, and the recipient of much critical acclaim. As electro-house's self-aware pop prophets, the Teenagers are interested in anything buzzworthy, and their Reality ...

Shorties (The Fall, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy new book, and more)
Published 9/17/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat interviews Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend. Q. If I’m sick of hearing the Paul Simon references, I know you are. To me, it really only applies to one song. A. I agree with you, I think there are some things we share in common with “Graceland,” but if you look at our album from track to track and that album track to track, it would be kind of ridiculous to say our album is like a rip-off, which I think some people have said. I think the connections between our album and that album have definitely been overstated. ...

Monolith Festival Recap : Kickoff & Day One
Published 9/23/2008 by Dee (minnydee@gmail.com) at My Old Kentucky Blog
... Dee : Vampire Weekend took the main stage at 7:15 to another large crowd. The set was as advertised: Fun, light, easy to digest. Shimmying and shaking were the order of the evening. Great crowd reception (but not as great as Cut Copy). Their performance felt like the last ode to summer. The band had a school-kid giddiness about them and seemed genuinely enthusiastic. I don't know what I was expecting with their show, really. I've read good and bad reviews of previous shows, but I felt like their Monolith set was pleasant enough. Didn't blow ...

New Music: Vampire Weekend: "Ottoman" [Stream]
Published 9/23/2008 by Marc Hogan at Pitchfork Media - Today
... has a soundtrack full of bands that the demographic that might also read said website might also totally like. And I remember a fresh-faced young guitar-pop group called Vampire Weekend singing the words, "This feels so unnatural, Peter Gabriel, too"; on new song " ...

Vampire Weekend Tour With El Guincho, Do Obama Gig
Published 9/29/2008 by Dave Maher at Pitchfork Media - Today
Cape Cod will meet Palmitos Park when Vampire Weekend and El Guincho team up for a UK and European tour this fall. It's the band everyone ragged on for having nebulous world music influences and an actual world musician. Hey, how about that. While VW's self-titled disc has been out for most of the year, Guinchie's Alegranza! gets a worldwide release via Young Turks/XL on October ...

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.
Published 10/2/2008 at GreenCine Daily
... in the San Francisco Bay Guardian. "But all the madcap piling in and out of cars and motoring around in search of Fluffy begins to look like work, and so, at times, does Nick and Norah's inch-by-inch romantic progression. A soundtrack packed with signifiers like Vampire Weekend and ...

Vampire Weekend Obama Show Canceled
Published 10/3/2008 by Paul Thompson at Pitchfork Media - Today
... have been forced to cancel an event in Pittsburgh this Saturday (October 4), the very same event Obama supporters Vampire Weekend were ...

Daily Downloads (Alejandro Escovedo, Ryan Adams, and more)
Published 10/25/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Alejandro Escovedo: 2008-09-13, Portland [mp3,ogg,flac] "Chelsea Hotel '78" [mp3] other Alejandro Escovedo posts at Largehearted Boy Cracker: 2008-09-13, Pioneertown [mp3,ogg,flac] "Seven Days" [mp3] other Cracker posts at Largehearted Boy Grace Potter: 2008-10-17, Asheville [mp3,ogg,flac] "Jet Airliner (Steve Miller Band cover)" [mp3] other Grace Potter posts at Largehearted ...

Vampire Weekend Perform With Chromeo at Woodies
Published 20 days ago by Paul Thompson at Pitchfork Media - Today
After gathering more than five million votes from college students all over the place, the winners of this year's mtvU Woodie Awards will be honored at a ceremony taking place Wednesday, November 12 at New York City's Roseland Ballroom. As you know, in addition to the showering of boner jokes upon oh-so-fortunate artists in categories like "Woodie of the Year", there will be performances from the likes of Lykke Li, Santogold (who is apparently calling herself by her first name, Santi, now? More on that later) and DJ interludes throughout the evening from A-Trak. But ...

Vampire Weekend Issue New Single, Chat With Times
Published 12 days ago by Paul Thompson at Pitchfork Media - Today
... , a single for Vampire Weekend's "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance" will hit brick-and-mortar stores December 9. The white vinyl 7" single for the closing track from the band's ...

Shorties (Deerhunter, National Book Awards, and more)
Published 11 days ago by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy

Photos: Vampire Weekend / Peter Gabriel [New York, NY; 11/20/08]
Published 9 days ago by Tyler Grisham at Pitchfork Media - Today
... Two-thousand eight has in some ways been the year of the weekend-- the Vampire Weekend, that is. Last night, however, found the breakout band giving back, taking the stage at NYC's ...

Shorties
Published 3 hours ago by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij talks to Diamondback Online about the band's next album. "I think we want to have a clear break in terms of a new sound, but also an evolution," he said. "I think, ultimately, the goal is that you know it's our band, but … after we put out like five or 10 albums, you can say, 'Oh, that was the sound of their second album' just by hearing one song. I think that's the goal." ...

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