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Grizzly Bear (Band)

  • Music

    February 22, 2012

    Soft Hills' European Gambit

    How an unknown Seattle band found a home in the Eurozone.

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Going to the Crossroads: Ten Musicians in Need of a Jack White-Style Career Makeover

    When I heard the news a few weeks back that Tom Jones would be working with Jack White for White's "Blue Series" singles, I was initially baffled. But then it started to make sense. First of all, as I learned from a recent reading of Keith Richards' autobiography Life, Jones wasn't always the smarmy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Despite Peaks And Valleys, The Soft Hills' Debut Transcends Fuzzy Folk

    The Soft Hills This Bird Is Coming Down To Earth 2/14, Tapete Records: The Soft Hills are a Seattle based four-piece rock band who have found a home in Germany on Hamburg based Tapete Records, a venue devoted to their rich, rockin', harmony-heavy sound. On their debut, the group brandishes great so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Today Reverb Recommends Listening to the Debut of a New Piece by Composer Nico Muhly

    Rising composer Nico Muhly has packed a lot into his 30 years. His is a dream career, spanning many genres and mediums with seemingly no effort. He wrote the scores for The Reader and Joshua. He's worked with Benjamin Millepied (aka Natalie Portman's husband) on several ballet performances, and his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Why Is the Twilight: Breaking Dawn: Part I Soundtrack So Terrible?

    We all know the Twilight movies are terrible--they're either just flat-out terrible, or, if you're like me, they're so terrible they're amazing. I spent last night at the Big Picture drinking beers and watching the latest installment, Breaking Dawn: Part I, while a pack of feral cougars behind me sc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends Checking Out CANT at The Triple Door

    There's no sign that Grizzly Bear will release a new album anytime soon, but in the meantime, producer and bassist Chris Taylor has gone in a completely different direction with his solo project, CANT, releasing his debut album, Dreams Come True, on Sept. 13. Taylor trades in Grizzly Bear's folk rev ... More >>

  • Music

    September 28, 2011

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    There's no sign that Grizzly Bear will release a new album anytime soon, but in the meantime, producer and bassist Chris Taylor has gone in a completely different direction with his solo project, CANT, releasing his debut album, Dreams Come True, on Sept. 13. Taylor trades in Grizzly Bear's folk rev ... More >>

  • Music

    August 31, 2011
  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Through @ 2: Andrew Vait on a Young Fabio, an Even Younger Jewel, and Shushing the Crowd

    Jason Tang​The situation I'm sitting outside Cyclops CafĂ© & Lounge in Belltown with singer/guitarist Andrew Vait. With us are Daniel Nash (bass/synth) and Brent Rusinow (drums), who play in Vait's retro-rock band, Eternal Fair. Vait, 27, has a lion-like mane of wavy hair, which makes him look ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Do Right Woman, Do Right Man: The Top Ten Gender-Bending Covers of All Time

    At Tuesday's Fleet Foxes show, Robin Pecknold covered the folk ballad "Silver Dagger," popularized in the 1960s by Joan Baez. As I listened to him sing from the perspective of a young maiden turning away a suitor, I got to thinking about other artists who have covered songs without changing the gend ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Tomorrow Night: Lights! Lasers! Beat Connection! USF! New Music! All Ages!

    Angel Ceballos / robotangel.com​Do you love flashy electronic things like lasers? Are you too old for laser tag but too young to fully appreciate the Pink Floyd laser spectacular? Tomorrow night, the Pacific Science Center Laser Dome has a beautiful night in store for you. UW's favorite sons, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Derek Trucks Susan Tedeschi: Sasquatch! Weekend's Best Band Isn't Playing Sasquatch!

    Chris KornelisDerek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi are bringing the Tedeschi Trucks Band to the Moore on Sasquatch! eve, Thursday, May 26.​Once upon a time, the Tedeschi Trucks Band would have been something the Sasquatch! brass had foamed at the mouth over. In its infancy, Sasquatch! was more gran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Robin Pecknold Tweets Three Free New Songs, Including a Duet With Ed Droste

    ​No, it's not Helplessness Blues. In fact, Pecknold specifically states, via Twitter, that he doesn't even categorize these as Fleet Foxes songs. Instead, Pecknold's new EP, basically titled Three Songs, is composed of what he describes as "pretty mellow songs" that he recorded in L.A. a coupl ... More >>

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    January 26, 2011

    The Soft Hills

    ​No, it's not Helplessness Blues. In fact, Pecknold specifically states, via Twitter, that he doesn't even categorize these as Fleet Foxes songs. Instead, Pecknold's new EP, basically titled Three Songs, is composed of what he describes as "pretty mellow songs" that he recorded in L.A. a coupl ... More >>

  • Music

    January 26, 2011

    Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

    From Sean Lennon's The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger to Daniel Lanois' Black Dub.

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2011

    Grizzly Bear Is Releasing Kind of, Sort of Not Really New Music on January 25

    ​Grizzly Bear originally planned to write an original score for the Ryan Gosling/Michelle Williams flick Blue Valentine, but when they ran out of time, Plan B was to include instrumental versions of their existing material. The Blue Valentine soundtrack album will be released digitally on Janu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    My Latest Jive Time Haul: Used-Like-New Joanna Newsom and Neon Indian

    ​Generally when I shop for vinyl, I'm looking out for classic rock and soul -- stuff that came out in the 50s, 60s, or 70s. Every now and then a new album will come out that I want to have on vinyl and am willing to shell out $20 or so for a new LP, but you don't really find used copies of con ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2010

    Neighborhood News With Drew Victor

    Lighthouse, the 5, and My Mother the Pacific.

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Through @ 2: Neighborhood News with Drew Victor

    Caleb FergusonDrew Victor plays Columbia City Theater this Saturday, October 16 at 9pm. Tickets are $8.​The situation: It's 11 p.m. on a Tuesday and I'm at my favorite of all bars, Ballard's Hazlewood, with the singer-songwriter Drew Victor, a local who recently moved back to Seattle after six ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 15, 2010

    The Family Dog

    With a new album and world tour on the horizon, the Moondoggies' frontman retreats to Everett.

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Album Review: Miniature Tigers' Fortress Is Part Annoying, Part Promising

    This album cover is seriously heinous.​Artist: Miniature Tigers Album: Fortress Label: Modern Art Release date: July 27 Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Stream Download: "Egyptian Robe" Local show: September 27 at the Showbox at the Market opening for Neon Indian Fortress is the lightest, airie ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2010

    The Beach Boys

    This album cover is seriously heinous.​Artist: Miniature Tigers Album: Fortress Label: Modern Art Release date: July 27 Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Stream Download: "Egyptian Robe" Local show: September 27 at the Showbox at the Market opening for Neon Indian Fortress is the lightest, airie ... More >>

  • Music

    June 16, 2010

    Do You Feel Indie?

    What the state lottery wants with your favorite band.

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    In Case There Was Any Question, Grizzly Bear Wrote That Song Specifically For the WA State Lotto Commercial, Not An Upcoming Album

    I know, I know, the lyrics for Grizzly Bear's song they lent to the above Washington State Lotto ad should have given it away immediately: "Dreaming of something more/My thoughts began to soar/And these are days I'm ready to sail away/It could happen on a lucky day." But there was some question ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2010

    Tonight: Owen Pallett at the Crocodile, Jimmy Gnecco at the Tractor

    Hedi Slimane​Owen Pallett, with Snowblink, Cataldo. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $13. The Toronto musician and producer Owen Pallett has been best appreciated for his behind-the-scenes work - a former classical music student, he's written string arrangements for Grizzly Bear, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2010

    Owen Pallett

    Hedi Slimane​Owen Pallett, with Snowblink, Cataldo. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $13. The Toronto musician and producer Owen Pallett has been best appreciated for his behind-the-scenes work - a former classical music student, he's written string arrangements for Grizzly Bear, ... More >>

  • Music

    May 5, 2010

    The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

    Hedi Slimane​Owen Pallett, with Snowblink, Cataldo. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $13. The Toronto musician and producer Owen Pallett has been best appreciated for his behind-the-scenes work - a former classical music student, he's written string arrangements for Grizzly Bear, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Tonight: The Morning Benders at the Crocodile Philip Glass in Kirkland

    Weston Walker​The Morning Benders, with Miniature Tiger, BOAT. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $10. The Morning Benders' new record, Big Echo, is garnering praise for its sunny and sparkly-clean sound, a palpable shift from their dinning, jangly 2008 debut, Talking Through Tin Ca ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2010

    The Morning Benders

    Weston Walker​The Morning Benders, with Miniature Tiger, BOAT. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $10. The Morning Benders' new record, Big Echo, is garnering praise for its sunny and sparkly-clean sound, a palpable shift from their dinning, jangly 2008 debut, Talking Through Tin Ca ... More >>

  • Music

    March 31, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    Weston Walker​The Morning Benders, with Miniature Tiger, BOAT. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $10. The Morning Benders' new record, Big Echo, is garnering praise for its sunny and sparkly-clean sound, a palpable shift from their dinning, jangly 2008 debut, Talking Through Tin Ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    San Francisco's Papercuts is Sub Pop's Latest Signee

    Jason Quever--aka Papercuts--is the latest artist to join Sub Pop's roster.​Sub Pop Records announced this morning that they've signed San Francisco songwriter Jason Quever, who goes by the stage name Papercuts. Quever's brand of pop music is a lovely blend of strong vocals and atmospheric mel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    A.M. Music News: A New Label for OK Go, Another Cell for DMX, and a Free MP3 From Neon Indian

    Neon Indian​-- NME: Looks like Amy Winehouse is gonna re-marry Blake Fielder-Civil. -- Arizona Republic: DMX is back behind bars for violating probation. Sheriff Joe Arpaio--who seized several abused dogs from the DMX's home in 2007, and moved them to a safe shelt-- says, "The irony is that t ... More >>

  • Music

    February 10, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    Neon Indian​-- NME: Looks like Amy Winehouse is gonna re-marry Blake Fielder-Civil. -- Arizona Republic: DMX is back behind bars for violating probation. Sheriff Joe Arpaio--who seized several abused dogs from the DMX's home in 2007, and moved them to a safe shelt-- says, "The irony is that t ... More >>

  • Music

    February 10, 2010

    Q&A: Aham Oluo on Kind of Blue, Generic Jazz, and the State of the Seattle Jazz Scene

    The local chameleon apes Miles Davis, digs Radiohead, and has a history with that guy from Grizzly Bear.

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Q&A: Aham Oluo on Kind of Blue, Generic Jazz, Radiohead, and the State of the Seattle Jazz Scene

    Ahamefule J. Oluo performs his interpretation of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue at the U District's Lucid Lounge at 9:30 p.m. on Friday.​The first time Ahamefule J. Oluo ever heard Miles Davis' Kind of Blue was in a family dorm at the University of Washington. He was 6 years old and the 1959 LP was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    A.M. Music News: Hype, Dirty Projects, and Lynyrd Skynyrd's New Boss: Sean Hannity

    ​-- New York Magazine: Citing bands like Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, and MGMT, NY Mag says New York is "America's music capital again." Seriously? Dirty Projectors? -- The Oklahoman: Jack White will produce the next LP for rock hall of famer/onetime Elvis squeeze Wanda Jackson. -- NME: S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Friday Night: SDRE Brings Reunion Tour to Seattle

    Sunny Day Real Estate ended a 21-show tour Friday night at the Paramount in Seattle.​Halfway through Sunny Day Real Estate's set on Friday night, guitarist Dan Hoerner started talking to the audience. "I have to ask myself--is this really happening?" he wondered out loud. It's a valid question ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Tonight: Grizzly Bear, Sunny Day Real Estate, Digital Leather

    Digital Leather​Sunny Day Real Estate, the Jealous Sound at the Paramount Theatre, 8 p.m., $15 Any Sunny Day Real Estate fan knows the details already: The Seattle band that launched the '90s emo movement has reunited with its original line-up, 15 years after an acrimonious breakup. There's p ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 14, 2009

    Grizzly Bear

    Digital Leather​Sunny Day Real Estate, the Jealous Sound at the Paramount Theatre, 8 p.m., $15 Any Sunny Day Real Estate fan knows the details already: The Seattle band that launched the '90s emo movement has reunited with its original line-up, 15 years after an acrimonious breakup. There's p ... More >>

  • Music

    October 14, 2009

    The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows

    Digital Leather​Sunny Day Real Estate, the Jealous Sound at the Paramount Theatre, 8 p.m., $15 Any Sunny Day Real Estate fan knows the details already: The Seattle band that launched the '90s emo movement has reunited with its original line-up, 15 years after an acrimonious breakup. There's p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    Pop Quiz: Hippie or Hipster?

    After spending two straight weekends at the Gorge -- first experiencing The Dead/Allman Brothers (May 16), then Sasquatch, with bands like Grizzly Bear, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Monotonix -- we couldn't help but notice the difference in the crowds that turned out for each show. Can you??? Think you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Sasquatch 2009 Wrap Up: Nine Inch Nails, Erykah Badu, Kings of Leon, and Plenty of Peeps

    Renee McMahonWatch a slideshow of Saturday at Sasquatch 2009 featuring Kings of Leon, Animal Collective, Saturday, May 23 Jonathan Cunningham on King Khan and the Shrines: "There aren't a lot of lead singers that can perform at a music festival dressed in solely underwear, a gold cape, Airwalk sh ... More >>

  • Music

    September 10, 2008

    Hipsters, Love Your Beach Boys

    You already love their copycats.

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    March 19, 2008

    Born Ruffians

    Saturday, March 22

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    January 2, 2008

    Seattle Laserdome

    Saturday, March 22

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    December 19, 2007

    Walking in an Indie Wonderland

    Welcome to the Doug Fir Lounge, Portland's compound for hipsters.

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