Raleigh, North Carolina's lovebirds Bowerbirds have given us one of the year's best songs in "Northern Lights." Download it. That track's sadly absent from this string of live clips, although there's still plenty of gentle balladry herein to spend some... CONTINUE READING BOWERBIRDS DO THREE IN A PARK IN VIENNA»
Posted on July 8, 2009 in (10 comments)
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With their debut, Bowerbirds emerged as a great new hope for tree-hugging folk, melodies strong enough to count Bon Iver a fan and mate, prose pithy enough for John Darnielle's endorsement. The culmination of their aesthetic then was this devastatingly... CONTINUE READING NEW BOWERBIRDS - "NORTHERN LIGHTS"»
Posted on May 13, 2009 in , (13 comments)
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Warning: If you hate the environment, animals, and/or crying, please don't watch this. So, Bowerbirds. So good. The earthy folkers have always deeply impressed in concert, song, vocation, and now in video. They strike me as an authentic sort, hearts... CONTINUE READING NEW BOWERBIRDS VIDEO - "IN OUR TALONS"»
Posted on August 12, 2008 in (10 comments)
Tags: Bowerbirds | Chris Taylor | Grizzly Bear | TV On The Radio
Scott and I were just about to run out and get our Grant Park on here in Chicago, but hey here's a thing. You might have heard when Mr. Lapatine made my buffoonery a national joke, I spent a good... CONTINUE READING BON IVER & BOWERBIRDS COVER SARAH SISKIND»
Posted on August 1, 2008 in (1 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Bowerbirds | Estelle | SXSW | The Ting Tings
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... CONTINUE READING BOWERBIRDS VISIT LA BLOGOTHèQUE NEAR BOWERY»
Posted on April 21, 2008 in , (4 comments)
Tags: Bowerbirds | SXSW | Young Widows
On a night that didn't really offer much by way of new-band-discovery options, ForceFieldPR and Aero Booking represented with the best bill of bands we liked but had yet to see live: Band To Watch Speck Mountain, Band To... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: SPECK MOUNTAIN/LE LOUP/PAPERCUTS/BOWERBIRDS @ KNITTING FACTORY, NYC 10/18/07 (FORCE FIELD/AERO SHOWCASE)»
Posted on October 21, 2007 in (6 comments)
Tags: Bowerbirds | CMJ | Le Loup | Papercuts | Speck Mountain
Just because folks (and Mountain Goats) are buzzing about your band doesn't mean you can blow off work. Bowerbirds are suddenly everywhere, and each member of the North Carolina trio holds a paying job. Frontman Phil Moore freelances web design... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: BOWERBIRDS»
Posted on July 11, 2007 in , (8 comments)
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