Bowerbirds Visit La Blogothèque Near Bowery

Bowerbirds' CMJ set cemented the trio as favorites around here, and it looks like Vincent Moon nabbed the trio right around that high time for a LES-based, four-song La Blog session. The taping starts in an original and as yet untapped location: Economy Candy on Rivington, which is where you wanna go when you need a sugar fix or, apparently, literate North Carolinian folk music. (The resolution on this first one may be a little lower than usual, but the harmonies make up for it.)

"Bur Oak"

"We're called the Bowerbirds ... Bower, without the y." We give you a pass, Lower East Sider -- when you're two blocks away from Bowery, that's a fair mistake. The rest of the afternoon was less original, taping wise -- inside a car, stationary busking, sidewalk strolling -- but well worth a watch (better resolution, too).

"Dark Horse"

"The Ticonderoga"

"In Our Talons"

Download the videos at La Blogothèque, grab a couple of the studio MP3s here:

Bowerbirds - "Dark Horse" (MP3)
Bowerbirds - "In Our Talons" (MP3)

Hymns For A Dark Horse is out via Dead Oceans.

Posted at 9:37 AM in MP3, Video
Tags: Bowerbirds

4 Comments

I'm not familiar with this band, but that song and video was amazing.

Posted by: jonny q at 04/21/08 7:07 PM | Reply
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I am familiar with this band, and I agree with you.

Posted by: Jonis at 04/21/08 8:12 PM | Reply
Score = 2

that was great.

Posted by: ben at 04/21/08 11:22 PM | Reply
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I am a space explorer
in orbit around and around you
I am a rocketship boy

Posted by: I have a VIVID memory... at 04/21/08 11:23 PM | Reply
Score = -1