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Sam Beam

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    February 1, 2012
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    September 12, 2011

    Iron & Wine's Large Band Brings an Intimate Show to the Paramount, Saturday Night

    Dave Lake​Iron & Wine The Paramount Saturday, Sept. 10 Sam Beam may have started small with his personal folk songs and low-fi production, but with January's Kiss Each Other Clean, he continued the trend that began on The Shepherd's Dog, adding more instrumentation and more complicated arrang ... More >>

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    September 7, 2011

    Whisker Tones: What the Hair On Your Face Says About Your Music

    ​As the saying goes, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but you can discover plenty about a band or celebrity by looking at nothing more than the follicles of their face. Don't believe me? Read on for proof. Or see for yourself in person. Fleet Foxes (Wednesday), Iron & Wine (Saturday), ... More >>

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    May 29, 2011

    17 Things I Learned About Iron & Wine, Oversized Cinnamon Rolls, and Conor Oberst's Questionable Politics, Saturday at Sasquatch!

    Renee McMahonAloe Blacc's fans.​We're out at the Gorge for Sasquatch! all weekend. See the 19 thing we learned on Friday, and check back for our musings through Monday night. 1. The surprise of the day came after we'd barely made it through the gates. The Alabama country duo Secret Sisters dr ... More >>

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    October 12, 2010

    Silent Artists Can't Help Sell a New Business Model for the Music Industry

    Sam Beam, aka Iron & Wine, happy to be on a major label.​Oh, thank God the week of public radio fund-drives is over. Now we can finally go back to listening to public radio and KEXP without our favorite programs being interrupted by reporters and DJs barraging us with reminders about why we li ... More >>

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    October 11, 2010

    Iron & Wine Leave Sub Pop, Sign With Warner Bros. for the Release of Kiss Each Other Clean

    Jim BennettIron & WIne at Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary celebration, SP20, at Marymoor Park, in 2008.​The folks over at Pitchfork are reporting that Iron & Wine -- the vehicle for silk-voiced folkster Sam Beam -- is leaving its longtime Seattle label, Sub Pop, for a major-label deal with Warner B ... More >>

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    May 5, 2010

    Watch Live Video of a Brand New Iron & Wine Song, "Half Moon"

    Sam Beam debuted a beautiful, falsetto-heavy new song called "Half Moon" last night at a concert in Charlottesville, Virginia. Beam apparently also told the audience that he's finished recording a new album. No word on a release date, but it'll be his first full-length of new material since 2007's ... More >>

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    April 9, 2010

    Sasquatch! Is a Little On the Sold-Out Side, So Get Yourself a Poster Instead

    ​The chilly Gorge nights aren't the only reason Sasquatch! schwag seems to get snatched up in such a hurry. The festival folks always seem to do a good job with their art. They haven't fully embraced the hipster as a Sasquatch yet (at least that I've seen). And they haven't had any fun turning ... More >>

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    December 31, 2009

    My Favorite Show of 2009: No Depression Festival

    Gillian Welch, the love of my life​I forced myself only to pick one Marymoor Park show for this list, because I had such a jolly good time at all of them that they probably would've comprised half my list otherwise. But it seemed unfair to do that, because the venue is so obviously superior to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    New J. Tillman MP3 On Stereogum

    Kyle JohnsonJ. Tillman, Seattle's other somber folk troubadour​It's called "Though I Have Wronged You" and is equal parts Sam Beam and Fleet Foxes (you know, that one totally obscure band in which J. Tillman plays drums.) Check out the post on Stereogum, or just head straight to the goods.

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    No Depression in My Rearview Mirror

    The effortlessly awesome Jeff Fielder. Complete slideshow is over here. Despite the fact that I warned everyone via my column last week to get out to Marymoor Park early to catch the local all-star revue, I walked through the gate just as they finished. By all accounts, they knocked it out of said ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Win Tickets to No Depression Festival This Saturday

    Iron & WineThat's right: We have two more tickets to give away for this unbelievably exciting festival, which features roots goddess Gillian Welch and a man I consider to be the finest folk songwriter on Sub Pop's roster, Sam Beam (aka Iron & Wine). If that doesn't toot your horn, you can also catch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2009

    Listen to "The Trapeze Swinger" from Iron and Wine's Around the Well

    Not that you need any encouragement to buy something masterminded by the brilliant songwriter Sam Beam, but as you may know, his new B-side collection Around the Well comes out today, and so I'm posting this song, "The Trapeze Swinger," brought to you courtesy of Sub Pop. It is the very last one on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    No Depression Festival Announced!

    Damn! This is awesome. Talk about No Depression for the Great Recession...Gillian Welch, Iron & Wine, Patterson Hood, Jesse Sykes & more...all for $45! Per ND's press release: All-Day Event In Seattle Area Also Features Patterson Hood & The Screwtopians, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, Justin ... More >>

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    May 6, 2009

    Last Night: Iron & Wine and Alela Diane at the Triple Door

    I knew last night's show was going to go well when I walked up to the Triple Door a few minutes late, hoping someone would be outside, smoking, and find it in their heart to give me one, bum that I am. And there was just one person: Sam Beam (who has cut his hair since the photo here was taken). He ... More >>

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    May 5, 2009

    Live Music Round Up: Cinco De Mayo Edition

    Yes, I know the Iron & Wine show tonight has been sold out for months (not to mention the Vera Project show last night), but good news: if you have no ticket, you can still go see Iron & Wine folk poet Sam Beam at Sonic Boom Records in Capitol Hill tonight at 6 p.m. for free (and it's all ages, of c ... More >>

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    February 18, 2009

    Iron & Wine Book Vera, Triple Door Shows for May

    Iron & WIne May 4, Vera Project, $25 ($20 for members), all-ages, on sale Friday May 5, Triple Door, $25, all-ages, on sale Friday Make that one show for the kids, and one for their parents. Sam Beam, who last Seattle show was at The Paramount if I'm not mistaken, is playing a couple considerably s ... More >>

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    October 2, 2008

    Show Recommendations For A Gloomy Thursday

    Iron & WIne May 4, Vera Project, $25 ($20 for members), all-ages, on sale Friday May 5, Triple Door, $25, all-ages, on sale Friday Make that one show for the kids, and one for their parents. Sam Beam, who last Seattle show was at The Paramount if I'm not mistaken, is playing a couple considerably s ... More >>

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