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Feature // Elvis Perkins: An Elvis by any other name -
As he does every show, Elvis Perkins takes to the stage in St. Louis alone. His long, gangly legs beat his bearded chin to the stage but his chin wins the race to the microphone. Backstage, he has changed from one Elvis into another in what seems like seconds. Private,...
Elvis Perkins : Elvis Perkins in Dearland -
Singer/songwriter Elvis Perkins tiptoed onto the Indie scene in 2007 with the achingly beautiful and critically acclaimed Ash Wednesday. Joined by his touring band, Dearland - Brigham Brough, Wyndham Boylan-Garnett, and Nick Kinsey on a seemingly endless array of instruments - Perkins builds on the quiet beauty of his promising...
Elvis Perkins, With New Tourdates and An Upcoming Release, Will Also Help Dress You -
Among the list of notable musicians with the first name Elvis, we have Presley, Costello... and now, Perkins. With his debut release, 2007’s Ash Wednesday, Elvis Perkins shared with his listeners a certain contemplative melancholy (his lyrics emoting the tragedy of losing both his parents). After touring...
Elvis Perkins :: Fond Regards To Lonelyville -
On March 10th Elvis Perkins returns to the fold with his sophomore album, Elvis Perkins In Dearland, and this time there is little need to wax on his storied pedigree and biography. Like his debut, Ash Wednesday, Dearland sews a similar thread with the welcome addition of his eponymous band...
Okkervil River: I Am Very Far -
Few bands are more acclaimed than Austin, Texas’ Okkervil River. Rock critic clichés like “hyper-literate lyrics” and “atmospheric indie-rock” abound"but that never seemed to matter on the 2005 breakthrough Black Sheep Boy and its follow-ups The Stage Names and The Stand Ins as Okkervil scrawled out gothic folk rock tales...
Newport Folk: Jim James, Sharon Jones, Andrew Bird -
The lineup for the 51st annual Newport Folk Festival has been announced, and like last year, it's shaping up to be an excellent weekend: My Morning Jacket's Jim James (a.k.a. Yim Yames), Andrew Bird, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Calexico, the Avett Brothers, the Felice Brothers, the Swell...
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