Devendra Banhart has announced additional dates for his forthcoming North American tour.Banhart, who is currently supporting his latest album ‘What Will We Be‘, will kick off the jaunt on November 16 in Chicago.Among the dates announced are shows in Boston, New York, and Toronto.Devendra Banhart Tour dates:Chicago, IL Vic Theatre (November 16)Ann Arbor, MI The Ark (17)Burlington, VT Higher Gro
Devendra Banhart has added an extra date onto his November American tour, rounding out his total time on the road to nine nights in all. The man starts his travels in Chicago, Illinois on November 16th, playing in in New York on the 22nd and then Brooklyn on the 23rd.
all of the good feelings that devendra banhart is so accustomed to sharing in his previous albums is here again. this new album is glorious in many different aspects. his array of instruments and languages makes all of these songs unique and wonderful. He put a new twist of soul in these songs, but you can definitely hear all of the beautiful inspiration that is in his previous albums.get it!bu.
Angelika has to be one of the strongest tracks off of Devendra Banhart's new album What Will We Be. The instantly catchy song features vintage Banhart drenched in rays of sunshine that kind of makes you wanna put a flower in your hair and fall asleep on a hammock until it transitions until a [...]
Hot on the heels of announcing tour dates, Devendra Banhart has gone and streamed his latest effort, What Will Be. The album sounds more like a streamlined version of his previous efforts, a more perfect distillation of his varied and eclectic influences wrapped in quirky pop. Check out the stream below as well as his [...]
“I know I look high," Banhart sings on his new album, “but I’m just free-dancing." If only we could join him.Though it wasn’t that well-received by the critics, I quite enjoyed Devendra Banhart’s last album. Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon found the singer in jovial good form -- from the goofy comedics of “Shabop Shalom” to the Charolastra-worthy “Seahorse”, the album had a slac
I reviewed Devendra's latest album Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon last week for Dusted -- and also did an interview with him (which isn't finished yet and won't run for a while). Here's a bit from the review:Over the last few years, Devendra Banhart has evolved from a fragile outsider artist, recording on other people's answering machines (Oh Me Oh My), to a favored protégé of Swans/Young Go.
MOGstars: 9 out of 10Forged in Topanga Canyon, one time playground of all of hippie-folk royalty, Devendra Banhart’s latest offering sees him lose some of his more extreme idiosyncrasies and mix a more accessible sound with retrospective overtones that hark back to Stills, Mitchell and Young.Opening track _Cristobal_ glides past with gravely vocals and gentle guitar plucks with the Spanish voca.
In the past few years, Devendra Banhart seems to have become the indie world's pet hippy, a benign prankster who radiates love for music, spiders, humanity, his beard, and the vast array of fine artists he has nurtured, played with and championed over the past five years. I can't think of many other musicians in that time who have informed my taste so much, whose proselytizing have turned me on...
Devendra Banhart's artwork is currently being displayed at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) through February 24, 2008.Banhart's artwork will be displayed alongside works from renowned Swiss painter Paul Klee in 'Abstract Rhythms: Paul Klee and Devendra Banhart'.The ??new weird American?? created several drawings as an accompaniment for his recent album ??Smokey Rolls Down Thunder...
Devendra Banhart has added an extra date onto his November American tour, rounding out his total time on the road to nine nights in all. The man starts his travels in Chicago, Illinois on November 16th, playing in in New York on the 22nd and then Brooklyn on the 23rd.
Devendra Banhart has been writing and recording a full-length album with his side project the "crunk, jazz, pop" Megapuss. The new album entitled Surfin features Priestbird drummer Greg Rogove, reports NME. Banhart also made a guest appearance in Brazilian songstress Cibelle's video for 'London London', in which the pair ride through the streets of Londonin a horse-drawn carriage and dance on b...
Wow! What a way to kick off a Tuesday! Maharishi-tastic Banhart with his A-list squeeze Natalie Portman acting out some made up Hindu prophecy in art direction that screams your nearest Taj Mahal Indian restaurant calander art. (Mmm...Chicken Tikka Saag). You know what's coming next? A Banhart-produced Portman album of Warren Zevon covers. (I kid.)Devendra Banhart, "Carmensita" off Smokey Roll...