Sainthood is out today, and the guitar teachers of Tegan & Sara celebrated by performing the entire album at Los Angeles's Orpheum Theatre last night. Aside from a creepy moment where a female stagecrasher jumped up during "Nineteen" to hug... CONTINUE READING TEGAN & SARA/LAURA VEIRS @ THE ORPHEUM THEATRE, LOS ANGELES 10/26/09»
Posted on October 27, 2009 in , (5 comments)
Tags: Laura Veirs | Tegan And Sara
Laura Veirs' seventh album July Flame is out January on her Raven Marching Band imprint. The collection includes appearances by Karl Blau, Jim James, and Eyvind Kang, among others. It also includes 13 gorgeous songs. Like standout "Wide-Eyed, Legless." When... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP CX: HEAR NEW LAURA VEIRS, WIN LACIE SOUND2 SPEAKERS»
Posted on October 14, 2009 in , (2 comments)
Tags: Laura Veirs
We posted last week about Portland singer-songwriter Laura Veirs offering music lessons out of her Oregon home. Anyone sign up yet? (Me, I'm sorta hoping the "I like turtles" zombie kid throws his pick into the ring ... he's from... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: LAURA VEIRS»
Posted on December 5, 2007 in , (13 comments)
Tags: Laura Veirs | The Best Show
Now you too can learn to be a treasured troubadour of the Portland singer-songwriter ilk. Learn from one of the bespectacled best, right there in Oregon's 97211. Laura sent out this little note to her newsletter list (thanks fanboys and... CONTINUE READING MUSIC LESSONS FROM LAURA VEIRS»
Posted on November 30, 2007 (11 comments)
Tags: Laura Veirs
Now entering its 33rd season, the Austin City Limits PBS show's been mandatory viewing for all of us here at Stereogum for years -- impeccable curation, legendary performances, an A/V treat always. It's been a thrill getting to actually attend... Austin City Limits)'">CONTINUE READING NEW DECEMBERISTS (FEAT. LAURA VEIRS) VIDEO - "YANKEE BAYONET" (LIVE FROM AUSTIN CITY LIMITS)»
Posted on October 12, 2007 (7 comments)
Tags: Chris Funk | Laura Veirs | The Decemberists
Following up on the amateur awesomeness that was the cartoonish "Timebomb" clip, we have another homegrown, stop-motion stunner. Only this one's a true winner, in that it was named Champion Of Laura Veirs's Fan-Made Video competition. Doug Savage lets Laura's... CONTINUE READING NEW LAURA VEIRS VIDEO - "PHANTOM MOUNTAIN"»
Posted on September 24, 2007 in , (2 comments)
Tags: Laura Veirs
Last time we sampled Saltbreakers, we heard Laura get Soof-y with jazz-great Bill Frisell and the Cedar Hill Choir. Now you can hear three more of the album's tracks -- "Don't Lose Yourself," "Cast A Hook," and "Pink Light" --... CONTINUE READING HEAR LAURA VEIRS»
Posted on April 13, 2007 (7 comments)
Tags: Laura Veirs | Phoenix | Saturday Night Live
Stereofave Laura Veirs has put the finishing touches on her third record for Nonesuch and the first track, recorded in Johnny and June Carter Cash's Tennessee cabin studio, is a gem. Producer/bandmate Tucker Martine (The Decemberists) keeps it spacious, building... CONTINUE READING NEW LAURA VEIRS - "TO THE COUNTRY"»
Posted on February 28, 2007 in (14 comments)
Tags: Laura Veirs
Another cut from The Crane Wife (out 10/3), for your streaming pleasure: WIN MEDIA And we thought we couldn't love Laura Veirs any more.... CONTINUE READING NEW DECEMBERISTS - "YANKEE BAYONET"»
Posted on September 22, 2006 (18 comments)
Tags: Laura Veirs | The Decemberists
Decemberists' The Crane Wife (out 10/3 on that hot new indie Capitol) gets its name from a Japanese folk tale for children. The press release says: "The instruments chart a far-flung course through multiple musical genres into a full-blown masterpiece."... CONTINUE READING THE CRANE WIFE WATERCOOLER»
Posted on August 17, 2006 (33 comments)
Tags: Beirut | Laura Veirs | The Decemberists
Artist To Watch Laura Veirs has some news. She joins Colin Meloy and his thesaurus for a song on forthcoming Decemberists album The Crane Wife. But first that performance of French kids singing her songs will get a limited-edition official... CONTINUE READING FRENCH YOUNG RAPTURE CHOIR»
Posted on July 24, 2006 in (2 comments)
Tags: Laura Veirs
I've long championed Laura Veirs, and at her Mercury show I even met Sufjan! So she can do no wrong in my book. Laura posted an interesting story on Nonesuch's blog.About a year and a half ago during a tour... CONTINUE READING FRENCH KIDS LOVE LAURA VEIRS»
Posted on June 14, 2006 in (12 comments)
Tags: Laura Veirs
I've wanted to see Laura Veirs live since Carbon Glacier. Now that the indie folk artist is touring, with a new band, in support of the even better Year Of Meteors, I wasn't gonna miss out. Mercury Lounge 10:30: "Fire... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM MEETS SUFJAN»
Posted on May 16, 2006 (79 comments)
Tags: Laura Veirs
Wolves, horses, and Moz, oh my. Last week Austin gave music fans everything short of Hasidic reggae rap. In its 20th year, SXSW may not be "what it used to be," but we wouldn't know about that. It was Stereogum's... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S ST. PATRICK'S DAY @ SXSW '06»
Posted on March 20, 2006 in (24 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Art Brut | Aziz Ansari | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Laura Veirs | Snakes On A Plane | SXSW
The "indie rock hottie" poll took forever 'cause none of you spell the same way. And then I had to research who was in what band. So that's why I'm listing the ENTIRE tally before revealing who won. Plus, some... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM READERS POLL: MISS INDIE ROCK 2005»
Posted on December 22, 2005 (156 comments)
Tags: Ashlee Simpson | Avril Lavigne | Björk | Fergie | Gwen Stefani | Jenny Lewis | Joanna Newsom | Kelly Clarkson | Laura Veirs | Lindsay Lohan | Norah Jones | The Cardigans
Last year I told you to buy Laura Veirs' Carbon Glacier, but judging by the comments only gambling spambots were interested. To my surprise the Seattle alt-folkie remains fairly unknown. That'll change when the blogosphere hears Year Of Meteors, out... CONTINUE READING NEW LAURA VEIRS - YEAR OF METEORS»
Posted on August 15, 2005 (25 comments)
Tags: Laura Veirs
Best indie folk album of the year. Recommended for fans of Mirah, Cat Power, Suzanne Vega. Download... Laura Veirs - "Cloud Room" MP3 Laura Veirs - "Rapture" MP3... CONTINUE READING ARTIST TO WATCH: LAURA VEIRS»
Posted on May 20, 2004 (4 comments)
Tags: Fredrik | Laura Veirs
