Okkervil River's kicking off a new series of performances, to be added over time to their YouTube channel, featuring songs from the prematurely approved The Stand Ins as performed by various guests you've probably heard of. The first album track to get the Stand In Sessions treatment is the excellent "Lost Coastlines ," with New Pornographer A.C. Newman Standing In for the Shearwater-bound Jona...
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Another one from The Stand Ins Sessions. Chapter Four brings us Justin Vernon, wearing a shirt with sleeves for the first time all summer, applying the upper reaches of his internet-famous falsetto to Okkervil River's "Blue Tulip." Like the others we've posted (Carl Newman's "Lost Coastlines" with Will Sheff, and David Vandervelde's "Singer Songwriter," if you're keeping score), it comes sans ...
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Photo by Steve GullickTo build up anticipation for the release of The Stand-Ins on September 9, Okkervil River have set up a YouTube channel wherein they'll be posting videos of various artists covering songs from the new record. Two are up so far - one featuring New Pornograper Carl Newman handling Jonathan Meiburg's parts in a duet of "Lost Coastlines" with Will Sheff, and one with David...
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Okkervil River are channeling hip-hop and releasing their own lo-fi mixtape -- for FREE via their Web site. The Golden Opportunities mixtape is a compilation of live cover tracks recorded on tour between 2006-2007. Joni Mitchell's "The Blonde In The Bleachers," Serge Gainsbourg's "I Came Here To Say I'm Going Away" and John Cale's "Antartica Starts Here" are among the cover songs on the nine-tr...
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Okkervil River's new album titled The Stand Ins is taken literally in the video for their track "Lost Coastlines." You can see what I mean towards the end.
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Published first at Harp Online (http://www.harpmagazine.com)Okkervil River and Damien Jurado Live in NorthamptonPearl StreetNorthampton, MA USASeptember 26, 2007by Jennifer Kelly Okkervil River, the Austin-based band fronted by Will Sheff, switched things up dramatically with this year’s The Stage Names, splicing big beats and a pop exuberance into their hyper literate, hyper sensitive sound. A.
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Great Interview with Okkervil River at http://www.daytrotter.com/article/1068/forcing-them-to-talk-all-of-them-scene-stealing-what-comes-of-it
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Will Sheff of Okkervil River taught a workshop to a songwriting class at Austin's Bat Cave, a non-profit that teaches offers free writing programs to young students. He also performed my personal favorite OR song, "Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe." Check out those indie kids lovin' it! Jealous.Okkervil River songwriting workshop at Austin Bat Cave from Austin Bat Cave on Vimeo.
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Photo by Steve Gullick The shore may appear familiar, but the waters run deep on "Lost Coastlines ", the lead single from Okkervil River 's upcoming The Stand Ins (you can check out the video trailer for the release here ). If the new record is the second part of a double album begun with last year's great Black Sheep Boy follow-up The Stage Names , it's possibly significant that th...
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Catch a live webcast of Okkervil River playing at the Paradiso in Amsterdam this Saturday, February 9th.Okkervil River8:00 PM (local time)09-02-2008Paradiso, AmsterdamFabchannel.com webcast:http://www.fabchannel.com/okkervil_river
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--- - |- For those about to rock to new Okkervil River album The Stand Ins next month, we present you a temporary, um, substitute in the meantime. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, which last week brought us a "Take Away Show"-style acoustic video of Lykke Li's "Hanging High", here does much the same with first The Stand Ins single "Lost Coastlines". Will Sheff, seated on a picturesq...
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Okkervil River are to mark the release of their forthcoming album The Stand Ins with an eight video Youtube series...
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MUSIC NEWS- Just back from an Australian tour, Okkervil River head home to the USA in the midst of the summer festival season to tape their first Austin City Limits performance (June 18). Also in store for the band this summer are performances at this year's Bonnaroo Festival, Ottawa Bluesfest, Winnepeg Folk Festival, and a number of dates with Wilco (tour itinerary below the break)
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I don't know about you, but I needed this record. I've been thinking a lot lately about August Brown's stunning essay on Bright Eyes and maturity -- both his and Conor's. The numbing affects of age on hearts and minds and ears. I'm 23; in the brief decade of my active participation in American popular music, it has become both priceless and free, the master of ceremonies to seemingly spontan...
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After finishing up a successful Australian tour, Okkervil River are gearing up for a busy summer. First off is the band's first ever taping for the legendary Austin City Limits concert program on June 18. The band is also still touring behind last year's The Stand Ins, the companion to 2007's The Stage Names. Besides a bunch of dates supporting Wilco, Will Sheff and crew will be at Bonnaro ...
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