Treasure Island Fest 2009 In Photos

This past Saturday and Sunday was the third annual Treasure Island Festival, on San Francisco's Treasure Island. We sent Josh Bis to capture the weekend in photos. sounds of buzz... CONTINUE READING TREASURE ISLAND FEST 2009 IN PHOTOS»

New Dan Deacon Video - "Paddling Ghost"

Yes, this finger-puppeteered clip for "Paddling Ghost" features a cutely expressive puppet paddling ghost, but it also has a few moments of a scaled-down and fingered Dan Deacon, and that is really something special. Bromst's symphonically blipped standout serves as... CONTINUE READING NEW DAN DEACON VIDEO - "PADDLING GHOST"»

Posted on August 21, 2009 in MP3, Video (5 comments)
Tags: Dan Deacon

Lollapalooza 2009 Wrap-Up

If you weren't talking about the weather in Grant Park this weekend, you weren't in Grant Park this weekend. And really that would've been a shame. It was oppressive at times, but despite -- or as these things go, perhaps... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA 2009 WRAP-UP»

Dan Deacon Is Not On Acid

But hopefully he really is in love with seahorses. Whatever the case, after Sarah Silverman Tweeted about he and Liam Lynch's 2006 video "Drinking Out of Cups" with the note that "Dan Deacon trips on acid" and the clip was... CONTINUE READING DAN DEACON IS NOT ON ACID»

Posted on July 10, 2009 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: Dan Deacon | Japanther

Old Folks Review Dan Deacon, Bon Iver

On a whim I checked in with Breakfast At Sulimay's, the amusing Web video series in which three elderly music fans review indie and hip-hop singles over coffee at a Philadelphia diner. Turns out another episode was uploaded just yesterday.... CONTINUE READING OLD FOLKS REVIEW DAN DEACON, BON IVER»

Dan Deacon's Old Ska Band

Maybe you already knew about Dan Deacon's old Long Island ska crew Channel 57, but we've never seen so many Channel 59 or childhood Dan photos in one place (Thanks, Gena). Skank to www.channel59.tripod.com.... CONTINUE READING DAN DEACON'S OLD SKA BAND»

Posted on April 6, 2009 (8 comments)
Tags: Channel 59 | Dan Deacon | Lollapalooza | Ra Ra Riot | The Decemberists

Stream Dan Deacon's Bromst

Despite an expanded instrumental palette and album-art allusions to the contrary, the first single from Bromst wouldn't have sounded out of place on Spiderman Of The Rings. Hear how the rest of it stacks up at NPR. ... CONTINUE READING STREAM DAN DEACON'S BROMST»

Posted on March 3, 2009 (5 comments)
Tags: Dan Deacon | Japandroids

Behind The Scenes Of Andrew W.K.'s New TV Show

Over a career that's seen him evolve from outsider musician to outlandishly infectious personality, Andrew W.K. has covered his pop cultural bases: writing and producing his way through a master list of musical genres, appearing on talk shows and his... CONTINUE READING BEHIND THE SCENES OF ANDREW W.K.'S NEW TV SHOW»

New Dan Deacon - "Get Older"

Yesterday we took a look at Dan's shady forest/bright tent album art for his forthcoming Bromst, compared in turns by you guys to past covers from Gossip Girl-fave Department Of Eagles and cannabis-fave Phish. You guys have a lot of... CONTINUE READING NEW DAN DEACON - "GET OLDER"»

Posted on January 6, 2009 in MP3 (14 comments)
Tags: Dan Deacon | Leeds

Dan Deacon's Bromst Album Art

Mr. Deacon's forthcoming Bromst LP landed in our list of 20 albums we're most excited for in 2009, a placement based on Spiderman Of The Rings' screwball electro-adrenaline rush as much as the promise of a thematic and aesthetic shift... CONTINUE READING DAN DEACON'S BROMST ALBUM ART»

Posted on January 5, 2009 in Album Art (33 comments)
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The 20 Albums We're Most Excited To Hear In 2009

There a few more days of pretending to look busy at work ahead, but as far as our iTunes are concerned 2009 can't get here soon enough. We're done with the lists. It's time for the new. We pored over... CONTINUE READING THE 20 ALBUMS WE'RE MOST EXCITED TO HEAR IN 2009 »

Dirty Projectors/Dan Deacon @ Masonic Temple, Brooklyn 12/11/08

Photos by Ben Shapiro The big news, and ostensibly the big draw, for the show last Thursday at Brooklyn's Masonic Temple was Dan Deacon's headlining, public reinvention from banana-iPod-armed hipster pied piper to conductor of a 14-piece ensemble, with the... CONTINUE READING DIRTY PROJECTORS/DAN DEACON @ MASONIC TEMPLE, BROOKLYN 12/11/08»

Dan Deacon Is A Crayola Man

Crayola's already discovered the childlike wonder of Animal Collective, so it's not surprising they chose the sounds of the hypercolorful, banana-iPod toting hipster cheerleader Dan Deacon for their latest campaign. (Also, the product is The Glow Station and Dan loves... CONTINUE READING DAN DEACON IS A CRAYOLA MAN»

Posted on November 18, 2008 in Commercial Appeal, Video (4 comments)
Tags: Dan Deacon | Flight Of The Conchords | Japandroids

Dan Deacon Banged On A Can @ World Financial Center, NYC 6/1/08

Along with Apes & Androids and Wire, this weekend's barrage of live music in the city featured another year of the Bang On A Can marathon, stretching over twelve hours at the World Financial Center from 6PM Saturday to 6AM... CONTINUE READING DAN DEACON BANGED ON A CAN @ WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, NYC 6/1/08»

Posted on June 2, 2008 in Concert, Video (6 comments)
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New Dan Deacon Video - "Okie Dokie"

This image shuffling David Hughes-directed video for Dan Deacon's "Okie Dokie" does a good job shifting the energy of his live shows into a stream-of-conscious kaleidoscopic mindfuck. OK, instead of "mindfuck," let's say art-school project. We kid! If you try... CONTINUE READING NEW DAN DEACON VIDEO - "OKIE DOKIE"»

Posted on April 18, 2008 in Video (6 comments)
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Dan Deacon Gets Hipsters To Dance At The Whitney

Dan Deacon lugged his duct-taped Casio electronics and Sally Jessy specs to NY's Whitney Museum of American Art this past Friday as part of the Whitney Live series, getting the kids to do the famed "Ethan Hawke!" and "Gattaca!" countdown.... CONTINUE READING DAN DEACON GETS HIPSTERS TO DANCE AT THE WHITNEY»

Posted on February 11, 2008 in Video (19 comments)
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Stereogum's 30 Favorite Live Shows Of 2007

We saw a lot of concerts this year! You probably did too, if you're the sort to be checking music blogs on your downtime over holiday break, so let's all trade notes. Stereogum's Amrit Singh kicks things off with a... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S 30 FAVORITE LIVE SHOWS OF 2007»

Your Friend, Andrew W.K. & Our CMJ Superlatives

CMJ 2007 will be remembered for ... not a lot, sadly. And not just 'cause everybody was boozed up. Folks will probably hold on to how it was every bit as exhausting as years past but not every bit as... CONTINUE READING YOUR FRIEND, ANDREW W.K. & OUR CMJ SUPERLATIVES»

CMJ Party School! With Stereogum And Andrew W.K. (Part Two: Backstage At Bowery)

With the help of Andrew, we've already uncovered what partying at CMJ's like for the fest folks parading around the Lower East Side; for the second and final installment of the Stereogum + Andrew W.K. Study of Partying at CMJ,... CONTINUE READING CMJ PARTY SCHOOL! WITH STEREOGUM AND ANDREW W.K. (PART TWO: BACKSTAGE AT BOWERY)»

Stereogum Does CMJ: Dan Deacon Parts The Party At Bowery Ballroom

At last night's Windish Showcase Dan Deacon got our sweaty selves hyped with group shouts of "Ethan Hawke!" and "Gattaca!" then screwed our minds with his signature strobes, green skull, and iPod-taped-to-a-banana (this has made Dan a person of interest... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: DAN DEACON PARTS THE PARTY AT BOWERY BALLROOM»

Posted on October 18, 2007 in Video (24 comments)
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Stereogum Does CMJ: Ponytail/White Williams/No Age/Dan Deacon/Deerhunter @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 10/17/07 (Windish Agency Showcase)

Left to right: Andrew W.K., Bradford Cox. Right, so let us explain. When the CMJ scheds first came out, the Windish Agency showcase at Bowery immediately stood out as the night with most party potential. Band to watch No... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: PONYTAIL/WHITE WILLIAMS/NO AGE/DAN DEACON/DEERHUNTER @ BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC 10/17/07 (WINDISH AGENCY SHOWCASE)»

Tay Zonday/Dan Deacon/Girl Talk @ First Ave, Minneapolis 10/9/07

Difficult to do anything aside from IM and email about here on what feels like Christmas morning, and it makes us feel dirty to post anything when all we're thinking is In Rainbows ... but we've gotta start the non-Radiohead... CONTINUE READING TAY ZONDAY/DAN DEACON/GIRL TALK @ FIRST AVE, MINNEAPOLIS 10/9/07»

Posted on October 10, 2007 in Concert, Video (12 comments)
Tags: Dan Deacon | Girl Talk | Tay Zonday

Girl Talk Talks Tay Zonday

All it takes these days is telling a newscaster that you like turtles, and a few clicks later, your internet ubiquity has been cemented: Welcome to your 15 megabytes of fame! And just maybe, once you cross the 5 million... CONTINUE READING GIRL TALK TALKS TAY ZONDAY»

Posted on August 14, 2007 (8 comments)
Tags: Dan Deacon | Girl Talk | Tay Zonday

Dan Deacon/Deerhunter @ A Warehouse In Chicago 7/16/07 (& Pitchfork Festival Pics)

Still tired from our Chicago trip this weekend, and really it's all this 2AM show's fault. Word floated through the Pitchfork Festival on Sunday that a warehouse at Wolcott and Walnut (mnemonic device of the day: "Think 'Wall' ... then... CONTINUE READING DAN DEACON/DEERHUNTER @ A WAREHOUSE IN CHICAGO 7/16/07 (& PITCHFORK FESTIVAL PICS)»

Posted on July 18, 2007 in Concert (20 comments)
Tags: Dan Deacon | Deerhunter | Pitchfork Music Festival

Pitchfork Music Festival 2007 [Sunday; 7/15] Rating: 6.2

Wouldn't be a series of Pitchfork scores without at least one bearing little-to-no relation to the verbiage that followed, right? Well, day last of this year's P4K party in Union Park was another fine one, bringing two more mind-bending... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007 [SUNDAY; 7/15] RATING: 6.2»