Gayngs played at The Cat’s Cradle on Wednesday night to a totally stoked crowd, rounding out their tour to promote their debut album Relayted. Check out the photo gallery below!
Oh, and Fend was lucky enough to catch Justin Vernon at the piano later that night at a bar down the street…
Photos by Elisabeth Vitale
I saw Bon Iver at Bonaroo last month. The show had an intense effect on me, I hadnt given Bon Iver a lot of attention before that day and I was pissed when I heard them play because I had been missing out.
Their sound: lyrics driven by life and love melt over your body with some help from Bon Ivers “rise and fall” folk ballads.
My favorite tunes: Flume, Skinny Love and The Wolves (Part 1 and Part 3). When they played The Wolves at Bonaroo they asked the audience to join in on the end when the band repeats the phrase “What might have been lost” the band/audience participation lasted only minutes but felt like centuries… All the struggles that I have faced came crashing to the forefront of my mind and all of a sudden tears began to stream down my face. What might have been lost, had I given up when I wanted to? It was all I could think of, over and over and over the band and everyone under the tent, “what might have been lost?” From very quiet to practically screaming it and then when you felt like your heart might burst….everyone was asked to scream as loud as they could. Never before have I been so deeply effected by a band I had barely give a listen to before seeing them play.
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival begins next Thursday, June 11th in Manchester, Tennessee. The lineup is vast and is sure to include at least one band you enjoy, in an attempt to preview the event we have picked out a few of the great bands playing on each day, for a complete lineup and schedule check out Bonaroo’s site.
Thursday- White Rabbits, Chairlift, and Passion Pit
Friday- Animal Collective, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tv on The Radio, Grizzly Bear, The Dirty Projectors, St Vincent, Santagold, Ani DiFranco, David Byrne, Gomez, Phoenix, Crystal Castles, Girl Talk and Pretty Lights
Saturday- The Mars Volta, Of Montreal, The Decemberists, Bon Iver, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Sunday- Citizens Cope, Andrew Bird, Band of Horses, Neko Case, Okkervil River, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
“The live music capital of the world”, known as Austin, Texas is home to indie rock band Okkervil River. Ten years ago they formed and released their first album, Stars Too Small To Use and a year later played their first gig at Steamboat, located in Austin itself. Four albums, two split albums, and five EP’s later, Okkervil RIver released yet another notable album on shelves this past September of 2008. The Stand Ins is a brilliantly planned second album to the group’s 2007 release of The Stage Names, which Pitchfork claimed as “one of the year’s best”. The album covers, if placed vertical to one another, complete each other. Will Sheff sings with such passion and the words sung are so eloquent that a book under their authorship would be necessary for your personal library.
To promote The Stand Ins, Okkervil River asked some of their friends to cover the band’s latest work. The list includes Bird of Youth, Jack Ladder and Carl Newman of The New Pornographers. My personal favorite is “Blue Tulip” performed by Bon Iver. Check it out below; the remaining tracks can be found on youtube.
