Took us a few weeks, but finally we hopped the L across the river and had ourselves a night at Bowery Presents' renovated-Northsix digs. Actually, we had ourselves two of 'em -- on account of the National's drawing power,... CONTINUE READING MARLA HANSEN/THE FORMS/DOVEMAN/ELVIS PERKINS/THE NATIONAL @ MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN 10/12-13/07»
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Unlike "All The Night Without Love," there's no sign of Mr. Perkins's backing band, Dearland -- this one's meant just for Elvis, casting him as a throwback folkie with full moon eyes, mismatching socks, and excellent penmanship. In the end... CONTINUE READING NEW ELVIS PERKINS VIDEO - "WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING"»
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If Friday's 'Roo music trolling left something to be desired, Saturday's lineup was more than just compensation. Of course it was all about the Police, but seeing the Lips' laser-pointered psych carnival and a triumphant, hippie-conquering blowout from the... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO: SATURDAY 6/16/07»
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Not sure what the contributing factors were, but it seemed like everybody was a little frustrated yesterday down at SouthBy; people showing up to the right day party at the wrong time, jumbling their schedules, taking wrong turns in what's... CONTINUE READING SXSW: THURSDAY IN AUSTIN»
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Artist To Watch Elvis Perkins just saw the re-release of his debut gem Ash Wednesday, a must have for fans of contemplative folk and morose, acoustic dirges. Not to say there's no levity to Elvis's tunes, but the pall of... CONTINUE READING ELVIS PERKINS LIVE MP3S»
Posted on February 23, 2007 (5 comments)
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The instant-vintage cinematography of this clip for one of Artist To Watch Elvis Perkins's many shining Ash Wednesday moments suits the troubadour perfectly, distilling his blend of casual, boheme arrangement (how many songs can you name with harmonica and harmonium?)... CONTINUE READING NEW ELVIS PERKINS VIDEO - "ALL THE NIGHT WITHOUT LOVE"»
Posted on February 12, 2007 in (4 comments)
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Fuss-worthy folkies just don't come easy. But from the deep morass of capos and acoustics we have Elvis Perkins's Ash Wednesday, a stellar debut from a rising NY singer-songwriter. Double bass, harmonica, and strings color these lyrical laments, but the... CONTINUE READING ARTIST TO WATCH: ELVIS PERKINS»
Posted on June 20, 2006 in , (15 comments)
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