Okkervil River news

Released on Valentine's Day by Sub Pop, Animal Joy was recorded in Austin by Danny Reisch , who has tracked albums for Spoon, What Made Milwaukee Famous, White Denim, Okkervil River, and many more local favorites. Sunday night marks the homecoming show of Shearwater's first 2012 tour, at Antone's. [ more › ]

MUSIC: Flavorpill paints an intriguing picture of the come-back of Roky Erickson , '60s psychedelic rocker whose struggles with schizophrenia stalled his music career: "Tonight, revel in Erikson's gravelly, whiskey-soaked voice mingling with Okkervil River's harmonies, and witness the return of an Austin rock legend on the road to recovery." (8 p.m., Slim's, 333 11th Street) [ more › ]

Okkervil River's "I Am Very Far": after lots of thought and dozens of plays, my single favorite album of 2011. Yesterday was President's Day, and I finally found time to write up and post my big list of the best...

Destroyer and Okkervil River finish a close second and third.

The upbeat sunniness of The Shins with the personal, earnest folk of Okkervil River. by Andrew Crisp Portland, Ore.'s Blind Pilot is no stranger to Boise. The band has performed at the Linen Building on two occasions and delivered shows at various small locales prior to its now-widespread success.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

-- This week, Accidental releases Micachu 's reworkings of tracks from Matthew Herbert 's album One Pig on a remix EP . The album tells the life story of a pig, from birth to plate. Hear her remix of "December" here . -- Graveface has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new art book by William Schaff, who has done work for Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Okkervil River, and more. It features ...

A dreamy music video visualizes a couple's experience together from both perspectives

Former LCD Soundsytem frontman, Okkervil River singer star in Sundance comedy. Photo Credit: Josh Keppel

Abbey Road Studios has started its own talent competition – and it beats the heck out of the X Factor, reckons Chris Salmon Early in 2011, Abbey Road Studios launched a contest for unsigned composers as part its 80th anniversary celebrations. Entrants were asked to submit an anthem, with the winners getting to record their composition in the studio, with the London Symphony Orchestra and the ...

Back in 2007 Okkervil River released a free mixtape called Golden Opportunities , made up of songs recorded on the road, when touring their album The Stage Names . Now, four years later, they're releasing Golden Opportunities 2 , also for free. You can download it in mp3 or lossless M4A format from the band's official website .

Brainy alternative outfit Okkervil River has always boasted some rather arcane influences. Their name, for instance, was inspired by a short story by obscure Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya. And now they’re proudly announcing their influences via “Golden Opportunities 2,” a free download available at their website, www.okkervilriver.com . Operative word here: “free.” It follows an earlier ...