The show's officially sold out, but a very limited amount of tickets were held back and go on sale for $50 at Housing Works Bookstore this coming Wednesday (4/15). They'll be sold in pairs by lottery at noon that day.... CONTINUE READING THERE ARE A FEW REMAINING TICKETS FOR BJöRK & DIRTY PROJECTORS»
Posted on April 10, 2009 (0 comments)
Tags: Björk | Dirty Projectors
Bitte Orca standout "Stillness Is The Move," which briefly graced YouTube on Tuesday, is now a free MP3 via Domino for limited time. Enter an e-mail address here and it's yours.... CONTINUE READING FREE DIRTY PROJECTORS MP3»
Posted on April 9, 2009 in (0 comments)
Tags: Dirty Projectors
You should be bracing for everyone to lose their shit to Dirty Projectors' Bitte Orca LP, so maybe hearing the studio treatment of the SXSW show-stopper "Stillness Is The Move" will help with that. While the track sees the outfit... CONTINUE READING NEW DIRTY PROJECTORS - "STILLNESS IS THE MOVE"»
Posted on April 7, 2009 in , (46 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Dirty Projectors | Free Energy | Volcano Choir
We told you about the Björk and Dirty Projectors collaboration taking place on May 8th at Housing Works. On 4/15, a very limited number of $50 tickets will be available at Housing Works Bookstore in SoHo and two Brooklyn locations... CONTINUE READING CHEAPER BJöRK & DIRTY PROJECTORS TICKETS AVAILABLE VIA LOTTERY»
Posted on March 31, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: Björk | Dirty Projectors
We'll pass along the rest of the information soon, but for now we wanted to announce the most relevant details because we're excited (and tired of keeping it a secret): Björk and Dirty Projectors are joining forces for a one-time... CONTINUE READING LIVE FROM HOME: BJöRK WITH DIRTY PROJECTORS»
Posted on March 26, 2009 (13 comments)
Tags: Björk | Dirty Projectors
Amber Coffman isn't the only one of Dirty Projectors' sirens exploring R&B. Pair the DPs' "Stillness Is The Move" with Angel Deradoorian's "You Carry The Deed," from her solo EP Mind Raft. ... CONTINUE READING NEW DERADOORIAN - "YOU CARRY THE DEED"»
Posted on March 24, 2009 (1 comments)
Tags: Deradoorian | Dirty Projectors | Sondre Lerche | Sufjan Stevens
By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy The last day at SXSW is always tinged with a depressing end-of-the-summer vibe. (Or maybe end of the school year?) However you want to frame it, once the Saturday sun sets, the remaining hours... CONTINUE READING SXSW 2009: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS»
Posted on March 23, 2009 in , (4 comments)
Tags: Common | Dirty Projectors | Erykah Badu | Ganglians | Girls | Grandaddy | Jason Lytle | Kanye West | King Khan | Little Boots | Natalie Portman's Shaved Head | Peelander-Z | Perez Hilton | Real Estate | Rye Rye | Solange | SXSW | Theophilus London | Thom Yorke | Thunderheist | Victoria Legrand
Dirty Projectors have been playing only Bitte Orca tunes in their SXSW sets, and Amrit tells me yesterday's performance at Emo's Jr. was unreal (his pics adorn this post). The crowd apparently cheered so loudly, Dave Longstreth had to plug... CONTINUE READING SXSW 2009: DIRTY PROJECTORS' "STILLNESS IS THE MOVE" FTW»
Posted on March 21, 2009 in , , (22 comments)
Tags: All Points West | Deradoorian | Dirty Projectors | Nat Baldwin | SXSW | Thom Yorke
This past Friday (3/5) Dirty Projectors performed at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, where they stripped things down here/there and performed some Bitte Orca material, including an acoustic take on previous live favorite "Temecula Sunrise" and Bitte opener "Cannibal... CONTINUE READING NEW DIRTY PROJECTORS - "CANNIBAL RESOURCE" (LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS)»
Posted on March 10, 2009 in , , (6 comments)
Tags: Dirty Projectors | Phoenix
An exciting year for independent music releases just got another infusion of awesome. Most bar chats and twitter RTs have cited the Grizzly Bear/Animal Collective axis for 2009's likely blockbusters, and for good reason, but reserve a slot near the... CONTINUE READING DIRTY PROJECTORS' BITTE ORCA: ALBUM ART, TOUR DATES, LIVE SONGS »
Posted on February 27, 2009 in , , (28 comments)
Tags: Black Lips | Deradoorian | Dirty Projectors | Nat Baldwin | Weezer
As Dave Longstreth's Dirty Projectors has metamorphosed, so has the project's lineup, becoming both a magnet and revolving door for noteworthy avant indie talent (Nat Baldwin, Larkin Grimm, Charlie Looker, etc. and etc.). Two years ago he rung in the... CONTINUE READING NEW DERADOORIAN (ANGEL FROM DIRTY PROJECTORS) - "HIGH ROAD"»
Posted on February 18, 2009 (15 comments)
Tags: Deradoorian | Dirty Projectors | Neon Indian
Twenty-six years after debuting her epic modern opera United States: Part I-IV, Laurie Anderson returned to the Brooklyn Academy of Music last night to launch the venue's Next Stage Campaign. The legendary avant-garde performance artist curated the evening with performances... CONTINUE READING LAURIE ANDERSON & FRIENDS (DIRTY PROJECTORS, BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT) @ BAM 1/21/09»
Posted on January 22, 2009 in (1 comments)
Tags: Arturo O'Farrill | Brightblack Morning Light | Dirty Projectors | James Hall Worship And Praise | Laurie Anderson | Nona Hendryx | Poor Baby Bree | Sarah Michelson | Ted Leo
Folks didn't necessarily agree that the forthcoming Red Hot compilation Dark Was The Night included your favorite bands, but it does include a lot of bands (31 exclusive tracks), many of whom you'll likely enjoy. See, for instance, the previously... CONTINUE READING NEW DAVID BYRNE & DIRTY PROJECTORS - "KNOTTY PINE"»
Posted on January 15, 2009 in (9 comments)
Tags: Dark Was The Night | David Byrne | Dirty Projectors
I'm not the only one at Stereogum who goes out to see live music, but I'm the one who goes out to see the most live music. And then I'm the one who sits around anally cataloging and indexing it... CONTINUE READING 20 GREAT CONCERTS FROM 2008»
Posted on December 29, 2008 in , (83 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Apes And Androids | Dirty Projectors | Fleet Foxes | Franz Ferdinand | Gang Gang Dance | Joanna Newsom | King Khan | Krallice | Lightning Bolt | Marnie Stern | My Bloody Valentine | My Morning Jacket | of Montreal | Portishead | Radiohead | Robyn | Saul Williams | Sigur Rós
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 »
Posted on December 19, 2008 in (257 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Antony And The Johnsons | Antony Hegarty | Beirut | Black Lips | Blikk Fang | Dan Deacon | Dirty Projectors | Grizzly Bear | Kings Of Convenience | Lightning Bolt | Lily Allen | M. Ward | Mastodon | MGMT | Morrissey | of Montreal | The Dead Weather | The Decemberists | U2 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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»
Posted on December 15, 2008 in , (5 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo | Dan Deacon | David Byrne | Dirty Projectors | Green Man Festival | Jarvis Cocker
NAME: Dirty Projectors PROGRESS REPORT: Mixing Dirty Projectors' sixth studio LP, recorded at the Rare Book Room in Brooklyn, NY and in Portland, OR "The album is related to Plaxico Burress," says Dirty Projectors' Dave Longstreth. It sounds like bullshit,... CONTINUE READING PROGRESS REPORT: DIRTY PROJECTORS»
Posted on December 11, 2008 in (11 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Dirty Projectors | Green Man Festival
Not like live television debut, I mean like they had never before played as a band in public until last night, when they did so before a nationally televised audience. No pressure, guys. And yes that came pretty fast, but... CONTINUE READING DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES MAKE THEIR LIVE DEBUT ON CONAN»
Posted on October 2, 2008 in , (42 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | Dan Rossen | Department Of Eagles | Dirty Projectors | Grizzly Bear | Holy Fuck | Louis C.K. | Menomena | Nat Baldwin
By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy Aaaaand we're back. Quite a weekend in Chicago, and this is the post to put a Fork in our coverage of this year's party in Union Park. For day last, the threat of... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008: SUNDAY IN PHOTOS»
Posted on July 21, 2008 in (20 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Boris | Cut Copy | Dinosaur Jr | Dirty Projectors | Ghostface Killah | HEALTH | High Places | King Khan | Les Savy Fav | Pitchfork Music Festival | Raekwon | Spiritualized | Spoon | The Dodos | Wu-Tang Clan
Everyone's got go-to tracks for the summertime. Even pretty much brilliant Everyones like Dave Longstreth. This week's NY Mag asks artists what songs would make their summer muxtape, and then NY Mag puts those songs together on a summer muxtape.... CONTINUE READING DIRTY PROJECTORS SUMMER MIXTAPE: JOHN MAYER > RADIOHEAD»
Posted on June 26, 2008 (24 comments)
Tags: Dirty Projectors
David Byrne has a post over at his blog (thanks for the tip, Jen) about collaborating with hyper balladeers Dirty Projectors for an upcoming Red Hot compilation. You've likely seen these collections in the past: Starting with 1990's Red Hot... CONTINUE READING DAVID BYRNE AND DAVE LONGSTRETH GET RED HOT»
Posted on May 22, 2008 (4 comments)
Tags: Dave Longstreth | David Byrne | Dirty Projectors
Longstreth's making moves, everybody. And because Rise Above transformed us from casual admirers of The Glad Fact, The Getty Address, New Attitude et al to raving Dirty Proselytizers -- both on the blog, and off -- we are celebrating. Billboard... CONTINUE READING DIRTY PROJECTORS: WORKING ON TWO NEW ALBUMS, SIGNING WITH DOMINO, REMAINING AWESOME»
Posted on April 23, 2008 (0 comments)
Tags: Dirty Projectors
It's entirely possible you don't check Stereogum as often as we do, so drag your mouse to this link and click to download our tribute to Björk's Post. It's essentially a list of our favorite bands right now -- Liars,... CONTINUE READING ENJOYED: THE REVIEWS ARE IN!»
Posted on April 2, 2008 (40 comments)
Tags: Atlas Sound | Bell | Björk | Dirty Projectors | El Guincho | Evangelicals | Final Fantasy | Grizzly Bear | High Places | Liars | No Age | Pattern Is Movement | White Hinterland | Xiu Xiu