New Grizzly Bear Snippet - "Blackcurrant Jam" (And Lots Of "Knife"s)

All we've got to go on is a snippet here (53 seconds at that), but for fellow Grizzly fanboys and girls, it's the best way to spend less-than-a-minute today. The song's called "Blackcurrant Jam," and it's set to appear on... CONTINUE READING NEW GRIZZLY BEAR SNIPPET - "BLACKCURRANT JAM" (AND LOTS OF "KNIFE"S)»

Austin City Limits '07: Hot Freaks! Afterparties (Grizzly Bear, Art Brut, The Rosebuds, Sparrow House, St. Vincent)

After navigating the throngs of Fest folks looking for transportation from Zilker Park (pedicabs were the order of the weekend, though we had good cab karma), downtown afterparty options were plentiful. But few were free, and fewer still exclusively... CONTINUE READING AUSTIN CITY LIMITS '07: HOT FREAKS! AFTERPARTIES (GRIZZLY BEAR, ART BRUT, THE ROSEBUDS, SPARROW HOUSE, ST. VINCENT)»

New Grizzly Bear (Feat. Dirty Projectors & Beirut) - "Alligator (Choir Version)" (Stereogum Premiere)

Folks rolled up their sleeves 'n' split into camps for Feist's made-for Late Night choir. OK, maybe those outfits were a bit much, but it's gonna be difficult griping about this bouyant remake of "Alligator" from Grizzly Bear's quiet-is-the-new-loud 2004... CONTINUE READING NEW GRIZZLY BEAR (FEAT. DIRTY PROJECTORS & BEIRUT) - "ALLIGATOR (CHOIR VERSION)" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on September 12, 2007 in Album Art, Tour Dates (20 comments)
Tags: Beirut | Dirty Projectors | Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear/Kevin Drew/Feist @ McCarren Pool, Brooklyn 8/29/07

Didn't get around to posting pics from the final installment (for now) of the roving, BSS-based indie sweep that's been working its way through NYC this week. The first chapter came at the Bookeaters benefit, where the Feist/Kevin Drew... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY BEAR/KEVIN DREW/FEIST @ MCCARREN POOL, BROOKLYN 8/29/07»

Feist Gets Folks From Broken Social Scene, The National, Grizzly Bear, The New Pornographers, Mates Of State, And Nicole Atkins To Dress In White And Perform "1234" On Letterman

While our tech people are determining if that is the most post-title-characters in Stereogum history, set aside a few minutes and enjoy the spectacle: Feist and friends, on Letterman, doing "1234." Leslie sounds better than she did on Conan and... CONTINUE READING FEIST GETS FOLKS FROM BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, THE NATIONAL, GRIZZLY BEAR, THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, MATES OF STATE, AND NICOLE ATKINS TO DRESS IN WHITE AND PERFORM "1234" ON LETTERMAN»

Revenge Of The Bookeaters 2007: Literally Awesome

Just like last year, last night's Bookeaters benefit was one of those all-time classic events, custom tailored for indie nerds and charitable lit geeks alike. Carl Newman, Grizzly Bear, Britt Daniel, Feist, Kevin Drew, Jim James, Demetri Martin ...... CONTINUE READING REVENGE OF THE BOOKEATERS 2007: LITERALLY AWESOME»

Jeff Tweedy Likes Animal Bands (And Battles)

“I’m probably the only person that wanted to be a rock critic and failed at it and started a band" is the crux of Jeff Tweedy's shot at a music crit column in yesterday's New York Times. Pretty sure Jeff's... CONTINUE READING JEFF TWEEDY LIKES ANIMAL BANDS (AND BATTLES)»

Let's Get Literal: Revenge Of The Book Eaters 2007

The lineup's just been announced for this year's party for literacy, going down at the Beacon Theatre in NYC. It's the Revenge Of The Book Eaters, in which:A.C. Newman sings alone Grizzly Bear is a band Feist reads from a... CONTINUE READING LET'S GET LITERAL: REVENGE OF THE BOOK EATERS 2007»

Posted on July 19, 2007 (1 comments)
Tags: Carl Newman | Demetri Martin | Feist | Grizzly Bear | My Morning Jacket

Pitchfork Music Festival 2007 [Saturday; 7/14] Rating: 8.1

No classic albums played in their entirety, but any fest day during which your mind is blown thrice is indeed a good fest day. As noted, there's a hipster agenda at play at Pitchfork Music Festival (duh), but the... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007 [SATURDAY; 7/14] RATING: 8.1»

New Grizzly Bear Video - "Central And Remote"

The second clip from the still-incredible Yellow House LP sees Grizzly Bear opt for a new director (Jesse Ewles), while keeping somethings constant: namely, bizarre, adjective-defying characters amidst interactive, sentient elements of nature. Last time rocks formations sprang to life... CONTINUE READING NEW GRIZZLY BEAR VIDEO - "CENTRAL AND REMOTE"»

Posted on July 6, 2007 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Grizzly Bear | Sufjan Stevens

Beirut Cover Grizzly Bear

A note of warning before you watch this clip: While the footage you are about to see is indeed brought to you by the folks behind the ever-awesome La Blogothèque, it is NOT an official "Take Away Show" (Beirut's proper... CONTINUE READING BEIRUT COVER GRIZZLY BEAR»

Posted on June 18, 2007 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Beirut | Grizzly Bear

Bonnaroo: Saturday 6/16/07

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»

Feist & The Sky Choir (Feat. Grizzly Bear) Do Conan

For those that couldn't be at Town Hall for Feist's feel-good romp through "1234" with the "Sky Choir" (the name she gave to a group of kids + Grizzly Bear that night), this performance on Conan, recorded earlier that day,... CONTINUE READING FEIST & THE SKY CHOIR (FEAT. GRIZZLY BEAR) DO CONAN»

Posted on June 14, 2007 (10 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | Feist | Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear/Feist @ Town Hall, NYC 6/12/07

The only thing our text-buddies asked as soon as Feist's charming, mostly superb set at Town Hall concluded last night was "Did anybody from Broken Social Scene turn up like last night?" The answer was no (although had Kevin Drew... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY BEAR/FEIST @ TOWN HALL, NYC 6/12/07»

Posted on June 13, 2007 in Concert (14 comments)
Tags: Feist | Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear's "Knife" Continues To Be Students' Cover Of Choice

The rate at which school kids are covering Yellow House jam "Knife" is alarming; a couple of months ago it was just some kids down in Atlanta, and now the amount of student cover love has gone and doubled courtesy... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY BEAR'S "KNIFE" CONTINUES TO BE STUDENTS' COVER OF CHOICE»

Posted on June 4, 2007 in Video (18 comments)
Tags: Carleton Singing Knights | Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear's Gilmore Girls Moment

Last night we got word that our OMG fave band received some casual, inevitable namedrop love on indie-talk overloading dramedy Gilmore Girls. From the Grizz's MySpace:May 1 2007 8:36P I believe it was in this context: (girl is talking about... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY BEAR'S GILMORE GIRLS MOMENT»

Posted on May 2, 2007 (19 comments)
Tags: Gilmore Girls | Grizzly Bear | Tokyo Police Club

Born Ruffians Cover Grizzly Bear (Studio Version), Ed Droste Reveals His Ideal

Last year we posted about Warp Records' Born Ruffians in-studio performance at KEXP, covering Grizzly Bear's "Knife," giving the standard-in-the-making a pepped-up, jangly-guit R&B shuffle. The track got the Ruffians' some well-deserved blog love, and now they've memorialized their take... CONTINUE READING BORN RUFFIANS COVER GRIZZLY BEAR (STUDIO VERSION), ED DROSTE REVEALS HIS IDEAL»

New Department Of Eagles - "No One Does It Like You"

While Ed Droste was catching ears as (mostly) one-man band Grizzly Bear with his Stereogum-beloved 2004 debut Horn Of Plenty, the other songwriting-half of present-day GB, Dan Rossen, was an album into an awesome project of his own: Department Of... CONTINUE READING NEW DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES - "NO ONE DOES IT LIKE YOU"»

Posted on April 4, 2007 in MP3 (20 comments)
Tags: Department Of Eagles | Grizzly Bear

A Grizzly Solution To Post-Nasal Drip

Yes this is what it has come to; solving sinus congestion the Grizzly Bear way! Actually, this is a fun clip of the guys looking hella disheveled as a camera crew wakes the bunking Bears and discovers their secret to... CONTINUE READING A GRIZZLY SOLUTION TO POST-NASAL DRIP»

Posted on March 6, 2007 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: Grizzly Bear | Post-Nasal Drip

New Grizzly Bear Video - "Knife" (Stereogum Premiere)

Well, we've been drooling over this one for awhile, and it's finally here: the world premiere of the video for "Knife"! And all we can say is, buckle up for some weirdness. From our first taste of Horn Of Plenty... CONTINUE READING NEW GRIZZLY BEAR VIDEO - "KNIFE" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on February 8, 2007 in Video (47 comments)
Tags: Grizzly Bear

Three Little Grizzly Bears

It's been awhile since we've heard a good Clipse mash-up. Well, not since MySplice, anyway. Then, it was "Flaming Clipse,"; today, P4K's got Girl Talk's remix of Grizzly Bear's "Knife," which works the Thornton brothers' rap into a dancefloor-ready, "Shout"-sampling... CONTINUE READING THREE LITTLE GRIZZLY BEARS»

Posted on January 12, 2007 in MP3 (7 comments)
Tags: Clipse | Girl Talk | Grizzly Bear | Tears For Fears

Stereogum's Favorite Live Shows Of The Year

While we're almost done with thinking about the year that was, we can't let it go by without recapping the year in our favorite concerts. Most of the shows we saw were in the LES ('cause it's closer than say... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S FAVORITE LIVE SHOWS OF THE YEAR»

Born Ruffians Cover Grizzly Bear

This year was a great one for Grizzly, and you sorta know shit's going well when you start getting the cover treatment. And so it goes for the Bear, as XL/Warp Records' Born Ruffians taking the doo-wapalicious "Knife" out for... CONTINUE READING BORN RUFFIANS COVER GRIZZLY BEAR»

Posted on December 4, 2006 in MP3 (7 comments)
Tags: Born Ruffians | Grizzly Bear

Behind The Scenes: Grizzly Bear's "Knife" Video

Not sure what direction we'd go visually were we to direct the nostalgic, doo-wop style of Yellow House fave "Knife" -- but it sure as shit wouldn't approach the left-field awesomeness that the Grizzly guys have gone for the song's... CONTINUE READING BEHIND THE SCENES: GRIZZLY BEAR'S "KNIFE" VIDEO»

Posted on November 29, 2006 (5 comments)
Tags: Grizzly Bear

Smash Mouth A Cappella

If you were legitimately excited by that title, please seek help. But if you were hoping for laugh, head over to the Grizzly Bear blog, scroll to the bottom, and listen to the isolated vocal track for the unreleased Smash... CONTINUE READING SMASH MOUTH A CAPPELLA»

Posted on November 22, 2006 (23 comments)
Tags: Grizzly Bear | Smash Mouth