Beirut & The Vassar Orkestar @ BAM, Brooklyn 2/6/09

Seeing as this has already been Beirut week on Stereogum.com, I'll save my trademark purple prose in dissecting this show for the Year's Best Concerts post in December. Except for the next bunch of graphs because, really, it seems this... CONTINUE READING BEIRUT & THE VASSAR ORKESTAR @ BAM, BROOKLYN 2/6/09»

Posted on February 9, 2009 in Concert, Photo (15 comments)
Tags: Beirut | Kaki King | Kings Of Convenience | Real Estate

Takka Takka Cover Phil Collins

The second installment of Guilt By Association comes out in February. In case you don't remember Vol. 1, the compilation featured contemporary indie bands covering so-called "guilty pleasures." Of course, the problem with these sorts of things is that the... CONTINUE READING TAKKA TAKKA COVER PHIL COLLINS »

New Mountain Goats & Kaki King - "Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is In Another Castle"

In this Heretic Pride era, John Darnielle's getting involved in some interesting collaborations. His work with Aesop Rock might have felt more left-field, but despite knowing the Mountain Goat's a big fan of Kaki King, a collaborative EP was unexpected.... CONTINUE READING NEW MOUNTAIN GOATS & KAKI KING - "THANK YOU MARIO BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE"»

Posted on September 8, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates (2 comments)
Tags: John Darnielle | Kaki King | SXSW | The Mountain Goats | The Thermals

New Kaki King Video - "Air And Kilometers"

Dreaming Of Revenge has definitely been a big step for Kaki King -- as illustrated on tracks like "Pull Me Out Alive and 2 O'Clock," she's moved beyond the "guitar prodigy" thing to a straight-up solid, inventive songwriter. (Remember, she... CONTINUE READING NEW KAKI KING VIDEO - "AIR AND KILOMETERS"»

Posted on May 2, 2008 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Kaki King

Newport Folk Festival Announces 2008 Lineup

Maybe some of the festivals we've been announcing are too loud for the folkier souls out there (Devendra). If that's the case, the Newport Folk Festival just unveiled their '08 lineup and new Dunkin' Donuts-free name. The longstanding fest's 49th... CONTINUE READING NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2008 LINEUP»

SXSW: Kaki King Performs At PASTE/Stereogum Party

Indie rock has collectively returned from its annual pilgrimage to Austin which, lucky for your eyes, means seeing the letters S, X, and W a whole lot less. But as you may have noticed over the past few days, we... CONTINUE READING SXSW: KAKI KING PERFORMS AT PASTE/STEREOGUM PARTY»

Posted on March 17, 2008 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Kaki King | SXSW

SXSW: Friday Party Picks

We saw a lot yesterday, but more on that later. (For now: Islands, you rule.) Shaking off the cobwebs and the Shiners, we're getting ready to head back outside, so here are suggestions for what to catch today. Of course,... CONTINUE READING SXSW: FRIDAY PARTY PICKS»

New Kaki King Video - "Pull Me Out Alive"

Like the Polyphonic Spree before her, STD awareness crusader/six-string master Kaki King strings together thousands of still photographs to form a beautiful music video. (In the Spree's case it was 70,000 while Kaki's working with around 5K, but then DeLaughter's... CONTINUE READING NEW KAKI KING VIDEO - "PULL ME OUT ALIVE"»

Posted on March 11, 2008 in Tour Dates, Video (10 comments)
Tags: Kaki King | Tegan And Sara

Carrie Brownstein Angling For A Job At Maxim

After citing Maxim's no-listen review of the new Black Crowes LP, blogger-Kinney launches into a couple of her own. Carrie goes deep on Kaki King's Dreaming Of Revenge: "'Life Being What It Is' is King at his best, while 'Open Mouth' is King even better than he usually is. 'Air and Kilometers' is a beautiful song about traveling in a plane in a country that uses the metric system and 'Montreal' is about a city in Canada." Also she notes that Wye Oak's If Children is "Whitney Houston's 'The Greatest Love Of All' except angrier and totally against mid-wives."

We'd hire her! But both Maxim and Carrie need to remember that when it comes to phony reviews David Cross is not afraid of you and will beat your ass.

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Posted on February 28, 2008 (2 comments)

Stereogum & PASTE Present The Dell Lounge @ SXSW 2008

So, we're pretty excited. Three days, great bands, free drinks all day, new club on 6th St. (right next door to Emo's). There go all your excuses not to be there. More info? This way...... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM & PASTE PRESENT THE DELL LOUNGE @ SXSW 2008»

In The Studio With Kaki King

Yesterday we premiered Kaki King's expansive Dreaming Of Revenge closer "2 O'Clock," which she told us she wrote from the point of view of an ex-girlfriend who took care of her during a particularly "awful time" of bad dreams and... CONTINUE READING IN THE STUDIO WITH KAKI KING»

Posted on January 10, 2008 in Video (14 comments)
Tags: Kaki King

The 'Gum Drop Volume XVIX: Hear New Kaki King, Win Radiohead's In Rainbows Discbox

This week's Drop debuted "2 O'Clock," a new tune from guitarist extraordinaire, Drive XV participant (with Sara Quin), and Golden Globe-nominated Into The Wild soundtracker Kaki King, who returns with her fourth album Dreaming Of Revenge in March. The new... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP VOLUME XVIX: HEAR NEW KAKI KING, WIN RADIOHEAD'S IN RAINBOWS DISCBOX»

Posted on January 9, 2008 in Giveaway (0 comments)
Tags: Kaki King | Radiohead

Stereogum Presents... Drive XV: A Tribute To Automatic For The People

After OKX, our 10-year cover tribute to the Radiohead classic OK Computer, we soon began narrowing the list of prospects for our next celebratory project: sifting, sorting, debating, etc. But when we realized we were approaching a decade and... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM PRESENTS... DRIVE XV: A TRIBUTE TO AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE»

Kaki King Crusades Against STDs

When she's not busy proving her six-string divinity, Kaki King is fighting the good fight to raise awareness for HPV vaccinations. Kristian alerts us to a commercial he helped cast for Gardasil, which innoculates females against the Human papillomavirus, a... CONTINUE READING KAKI KING CRUSADES AGAINST STDS»

Posted on March 27, 2007 in Commercial Appeal (5 comments)
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An Eruption Of Virtuosity In Indie Rock

There's an aesthetic shift brewing in indie rock, or so says a great piece in the New York Times exploring the virtuoso guitar accumen of a couple of indie ladies on the rise, Marnie Stern and Kaki King. They write:Which... CONTINUE READING AN ERUPTION OF VIRTUOSITY IN INDIE ROCK»

Posted on March 12, 2007 in Video (54 comments)
Tags: Kaki King | Marnie Stern | Van Halen

How Indie Rockers Spent Their Summer Vacation

Some of our favorite artists took on the "essay topic everybody hates" for The Onion's AV Club: Avery Tare (Animal Collective) "I spent a lot of summer in Iceland. Some of my wife's family lives on a sheep farm right... CONTINUE READING HOW INDIE ROCKERS SPENT THEIR SUMMER VACATION»

Posted on September 11, 2006 (4 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Kaki King | The Rapture

New Kaki King Video - "Yellowcake"

I've been a longtime fan of Kaki King (the best guitarist to emerge from NYC's subways), but her new album Until We Felt Red took me by surprise. By now we know to gawk at her percussive guitar acrobatics, but... CONTINUE READING NEW KAKI KING VIDEO - "YELLOWCAKE"»

Posted on August 16, 2006 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Kaki King

Raul Midon On Letterman

Yes, I do read (some of) your e-mails!-----Original Message----- From: Claudia Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 1:12 PM To: Stereogum Subject: Performance on Letterman Last night Hey Scott - I check out your site everyday and appreciate all the music... CONTINUE READING RAUL MIDON ON LETTERMAN»

Posted on June 30, 2005 (29 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Kaki King

The New Soundtrack Of Our Lives

Stream Origin 1 here. Other streaming goodies (via Slatch)... Joseph Arthur Calexico Camper Van Beethoven Duran Duran Kaki King Elliott Smith UPDATE: Stream the whole Elliott Smith here.... CONTINUE READING THE NEW SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES»

Posted on October 12, 2004 (14 comments)
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