Grizzly Bear are back from a tour supporting TV On The Radio, and Ed's ranked the gigs in a "Best Of" list inspired by the V.Voice. Kudos to Minneapolis, Fargo, Chicago, Canada... But, c'mon Detroit -- show some respect!Least Attentive... CONTINUE READING YELLING HOUSE»
Posted on October 23, 2006 (14 comments)
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Last night we wasted a half hour on line for the Strokes/Kanye show at Capitale. We were on the list, we think, but we are not models, so ... denied! Like Brandon Davis at Hyde! Whatever, the Strokes and Kanye... CONTINUE READING CRASHING COOKIE MOUNTAIN»
Posted on October 18, 2006 (9 comments)
Tags: Grizzly Bear | TV On The Radio
An interesting double bill for adventurous show hoppers last night: Of Montreal brought their song-and-dance to Irving Plaza while, on the other side of 14th Street (and way on the other side of the sonic spectrum), Grizzly Bear brought their... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL & GRIZZLY BEAR DO NYC»
Posted on September 27, 2006 (11 comments)
Tags: David Byrne | Final Fantasy | Grizzly Bear | of Montreal
Last week, Grizzly performed some stripped down renditions of Yellow House favorites for KEXP. We asked Ed about these alternative takes on the tunes. His thoughts:Like our live show, we always are sort of trying to recreate the songs, for... CONTINUE READING LIVE GRIZZLY BEAR @ KEXP 9/14/2006»
Posted on September 19, 2006 (29 comments)
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We know these Inside the Rockers things are getting old, but they're an excuse to talk about bands we like and, in case you haven't noticed (or read on banner ads), Stereogum thinks Yellow House is going to be one... CONTINUE READING INSIDE THE ROCKERS STUDIO: GRIZZLY BEAR»
Posted on September 4, 2006 (24 comments)
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Yellow House is going to be one of your favorite albums of the year. Grizzly Bear's new one delivers heart-tugging folk via endlessly inventine off-kilter arrangements. Friday was an unfortunate night for the boys to hit the Bowery (they competed... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY BEAR @ BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC 6/30/06»
Posted on July 7, 2006 in , , (23 comments)
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You guys heard hints of Animal Collective in "On A Neck," the first track leaked from Yellow House. I think you'll hear some Sung Tongs in this ethereal ballad too. I'm lovin' it... Grizzly Bear - "Knife" (MP3 Link Expired)... CONTINUE READING NEW GRIZZLY BEAR - "KNIFE"»
Posted on May 24, 2006 in (49 comments)
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Every Friday (not true) Stereogum brings you two of the strangest concert clips on the web. Today via reader Magnus, you can watch Fergie from BEP doing her best Axl Rose (TMZ Video). Pretty pathetic, but then again, who hasn't... CONTINUE READING FERGIE DOES AXL, FINAL FANTASY DOES MARIAH»
Posted on May 12, 2006 in (12 comments)
Tags: Fergie | Final Fantasy | Grizzly Bear | Guns N' Roses
It's new label, new album, new website time for the Grizzly Bear on the road. Stereogum and the band go way back (to when it was Grizzly Cub) so whenever we write about 'em, we make Ed do a little... CONTINUE READING CHECKING IN WITH GRIZZLY BEAR & FINAL FANTASY»
Posted on May 10, 2006 in (10 comments)
Tags: Bruce Springsteen | Grizzly Bear | Rivers Cuomo | Super Bowl
As discussed here last week, BoC have filmed their first-ever music video ... and it includes surfers! Great song, and here's the much-anticipated clip in all its trippy glory. MP4 | WMV | MOV In other Warp news, the label... CONTINUE READING NEW BOARDS OF CANADA VIDEO - "DAYVAN COWBOY"»
Posted on April 13, 2006 in , (19 comments)
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Two of our favorite '05 discoveries tide over fans with under-the-radar releases, both of which include interesting takes on synth-heavy '80s megahits. First up: Grizzly Bear's cover of Yes' "Owner Of A Lonely Heart," from the forthcoming Sorry For The... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY BEAR & DOVEMAN STRIP DOWN EIGHTIES HITS»
Posted on March 23, 2006 (23 comments)
Tags: Doveman | Grizzly Bear | Sam Amidon | Tears For Fears | Yes
I've listened to this track a few times now, and all I can say to introduce it is, "How great is the new Grizzly Bear album going to be?" Tentatively titled Yellow House, if it's anything like this live track,... CONTINUE READING NEW GRIZZLY BEAR - "ON A NECK, ON A SPIT"»
Posted on January 15, 2006 in (21 comments)
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That "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" video got Lindsay quoting my favorite Mr. Show sketch, "Monster Parties: Fact or Fiction."Dracula ... The Wolfman ... The Mummy ... Would these monsters ever assemble as a group in a party setting, to... CONTINUE READING DO WE KNOW IT'S HALLOWEEN?»
Posted on October 28, 2005 (19 comments)
Tags: Grizzly Bear | The Mountain Goats | Trailer Trash Tracys | Wavves
Last night, The Bowery Ballroom hosted a Salvation Army benefit concert to help hurricane victims in LA and TX. There were 6 bands/artists on the bill, and they managed to all fit in 4 hours. Other Passengers opened, and apparently... CONTINUE READING HURRICANE BENEFIT SHOW AT BOWERY BALLROOM»
Posted on October 4, 2005 (17 comments)
Tags: Akron Family | Grizzly Bear
A couple highlights (with MP3s) for the *real* first fall weekend in New York. CONTINUE READING THINGS TO THINK AND DO»
Posted on September 30, 2005 (17 comments)
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Best part of this interview with Grizzly Bear in Prefix Magazine:PM: I didn't realize Sufjan Stevens was Christian. Grizzly Bear: Yeah, he's a hyper-Christian. I really like his music a lot. He kept singing about "he" and "him," and I... CONTINUE READING ONE SWAN, MAYBE- BUT SEVEN? COME ON!»
Posted on September 26, 2005 (41 comments)
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