"2.3.05 Sat in with Arcade Fire, the Montreal band, last night at Irving Plaza ... apparently a video of me singing with them is already up on the web..." Read the full Arcade Fire post at davidbyrne.com. (AF pic via... CONTINUE READING DAVID BYRNE BLOGS ABOUT ARCADE FIRE»
Posted on February 8, 2005 (23 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | David Byrne
Montreal's big buzz band did a sweet set on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic yesterday, reworking some of their more bombastic funereal anthems into gentle, chugging ballads. Highlights included a Magnetic Fields cover... The Arcade Fire - "Born On A Train"... CONTINUE READING ARCADE FIRE BECOME ECLECTIC, COVER MAG FIELDS»
Posted on January 18, 2005 (32 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | The Magnetic Fields
As usual I was unable to narrow down my favorite releases of the year to just ten. So here are Stereogum's 14 favorite discs of 2004. To make it easier for myself, I arbitrarily disqualified compilations, reissues, and Brian Wilson.... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S TOP CATORCE OF 2004»
Posted on December 23, 2004 in List, Year-End List (62 comments)
Tags: Air | Aloha | Annie | Arcade Fire | Drive-By Truckers | Dungen | Joanna Newsom | Lambchop | Madvillain | of Montreal | RJD2 | Sufjan Stevens | The Go! Team | Wilco
Saw Sufjan Stevens at Southpaw Sat night; I got there so early, I caught the end of the early show (Robyn Hitchcock) -- thank you stranger who gave me the free ticket. More on Sufjan here, and Robyn love here.... CONTINUE READING THIS MUST BE THE PLACE»
Posted on November 15, 2004 (11 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Arcade Fire | David Byrne | Heidi Montag | Panda Bear | Robyn Hitchcock | Spencer Pratt | The Hills
"Flavor of the month" Arcade Fire were fantastic last night. Win claimed it was the band's first time playing New York; he loves to fuck with his fans. Anyway, I've already dedicated enough posts to Arcade Fire. In lieu of... CONTINUE READING DAVID BYRNE WANTS TO DANCE WITH ARCADE FIRE»
Posted on November 12, 2004 (35 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | David Byrne | Whitney Houston
We're finally done with the rock and roll hangover known as CMJ. For four nights, every cool venue in the city was filled with hipster college kids dying for VICE internships. but Stereogum managed to sneak in to a few... CONTINUE READING CMJ 2004 WRAP-UP»
Posted on October 18, 2004 (20 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | CMJ | Sufjan Stevens
"Hi, we're Flavor Of The Month," joked Arcade Fire's Win Butler before the Montreal sextet launched into an electrifying set at Mercury Lounge last night. The CMJ kids pumped their fists in rapt admiration and ate up every second. They're... CONTINUE READING ARCADE FIRE AT MERCURY LOUNGE»
Posted on October 14, 2004 (25 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | CMJ
Bowery Ballroom SOUNDTEAM 7:00 pm MIHO 7:45 pm HIDDEN CAMERAS 8:45 pm THE FRENCH KICKS 9:45 pm THE DECEMBERISTS 10:45 pm DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS 1:15 am THE DONNAS 2:00 am Irving Plaza THE HEAD SET 7:45 pm MOVING... CONTINUE READING CMJ PICKS TONIGHT»
Posted on October 13, 2004 (14 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | CMJ | French Kicks | The Wrens
Catbirdseat's October playlist is one of his best yet. White Magic, Earlimart, Arcade Fire, Joanna Newsom (beautiful cut, but I stupidly bought this LP on vinyl, which means it's not on my iPod; no more buying new albums on vinyl!).... CONTINUE READING INDIE ROCKTOBER PLAYLIST»
Posted on October 7, 2004 (24 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Joanna Newsom | Robyn Hitchcock
This gem appeared on my desk last week and instantly blew me away. Arcade Fire is a new Montreal six-piece you should be hearing a lot about. Their debut Funeral packs heartfelt, punchy pop anthems in the vein of Modest... CONTINUE READING BAND TO WATCH: ARCADE FIRE»
Posted on September 9, 2004 in Band To Watch (24 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire
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