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And bloGOD said let there be Beirut | Tour Dates, MP3s, Album
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"Who the f*ck is Lily Allen? I take one week off from the Internet, and three (3!) f*cking bands pop up as the next greatest thing ever. Beirut? Lily Allen? At least I knew I didn't care about Cold War Kids before I left for LA." [Central Village, post-Coachella]
"Beirut is the brainchild of Brooklyn-based musician Zach Condon, but his sound is more Prague than Park Slope. And don't be fooled by his weary voice: Condon is only 19. With assistance from members of A Hawk and a Hacksaw and Neutral Milk Hotel, Beirut's inventive Gulag Orkestar conjures up Old World sights and sounds: Parisian street cafes, Gypsies, silent movies, marching bands, funeral dirges. Created without guitars, Gulag Orkestar instead incorporates an orchestra full of mandolins, ukuleles, violins and glockenspiels." [Kathryn Yu for NPR]
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electric boogaloo: soundz : : beirut (believe the hype)
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Stereogum: The Inevitable Beirut Post
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Gorilla Vs Bear: Best of April
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Yeti Don't Dance: Beirut at the Top of the Charts
Pitchfork: Track Review
BrooklynVegan: And bloGOD said let there be Beirut
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BEIRUT - 2006 TOUR DATES
May 10th 8pm - Knitting Factory, NYC w/ Irving and Group Sounds (TONIGHT)
May 22 8:30pm - Mercury Lounge, NYC w/ Frog Eyes and Sunset Rubdown
June 8 7pm - Joe's pub, NYC w/ The Wiyos
"Expect an east coast summer tour with dates starting in NYC"
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Posted on May 10, 2006 11:57 AM
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I noticed on ticketweb, and the knitting factory website that Boulevard, was added to the lineup.
Has the Beirut set been pushed back?
I'll be at trying to make the Pinbank show after, and I don't want to miss it. (and i'm sure the other half of the audience will be trying to make the phoneix show)
Does anyone have set times??
Posted by Pete | May 10, 2006 12:16 PM
and according to the Ba Da Bing Website, he's on the Bowery Ballroom bill with Jens Lekmen, July 21.
Posted by jerry | May 10, 2006 12:21 PM
8-23 - Washington DC - Warehouse Next Door w/Get Him Eat Him
8-24 - Philadelphia PA - The Khyber w/Get Him Eat Him
8-26 - Somerville MD - P.A.'s Lounge w/Get Him Eat Him
Posted by Ryan Catbirdseat | May 10, 2006 12:25 PM
These bloGod posts are great.
Posted by Nate | May 10, 2006 1:04 PM
they mentioned him in timeout last week...that coupled with pitchfork singles review = blogod.
Posted by sam | May 10, 2006 1:12 PM
set times anybody?
Posted by steamer | May 10, 2006 1:20 PM
FYI, the inevitable Beirut Hater's thread has shown up on ILM:
http://ilx.wh3rd.net/thread.php?msgid=6981259
Posted by Ryan Catbirdseat | May 10, 2006 1:24 PM
i dunno, i am not a hater by any means, but after listening to as many tracks as i could find on the various blogs, i felt very lukewarm about the songs. nothing stood out as spectacular, but maybe that will change in time. has anyone seen a live show? is that good?
Posted by brian | May 10, 2006 1:38 PM
tonight's set times from the knitting factory
8:00 - boulevard
8:45 - beirut
9:30 - group sounds
10:30 - irving
Posted by justin | May 10, 2006 1:50 PM
beirut at 8;45
Posted by Anonymous | May 10, 2006 1:50 PM
fun fact: he's named after the drinking game, not the place.
Posted by skinnyslim | May 10, 2006 2:02 PM
there's a place?
is there a place called flipcup?
Posted by jerry | May 10, 2006 2:06 PM
Seriously, how is this different from Devotchka? Save the fact that the singer's voice isn't as good?
Posted by Elisabeth | May 10, 2006 2:19 PM
Seriously, how is this different from Devotchka? Save the fact that the singer's voice isn't as good?
Posted by Elisabeth | May 10, 2006 2:23 PM
since the knitting factory website says that doors are at 8pm, i highly doubt that boulevard will go on exactly at 8...
Posted by nora | May 10, 2006 6:42 PM
I'm so excited about Beirut. I haven't heard any Devotchka recordings except for How it Ends, but I did see them open for m ward, and I love Beirut a thousand times better.
And all this blog "hype" is bullshit. I never heard of them until I read the Other Music newsletter.
Posted by Anonymous | May 10, 2006 8:14 PM
I'm so excited about Beirut. I haven't heard any Devotchka recordings except for How it Ends, but I did see them open for m ward, and I love Beirut a thousand times better.
And all this blog "hype" is bullshit. I never heard of them until I read the Other Music newsletter.
Posted by Anonymous | May 10, 2006 8:14 PM
I just couldn't resist, you like Beirut better but you never heard Devotka?
I had a good laugh when i heard the Neutral Milk Hotel comparison!
Blogs are funny! Very, very funny!!!
Posted by Chris | May 11, 2006 7:24 AM
"I had a good laugh when i heard the Neutral Milk Hotel comparison! Blogs are funny!"
A member of Neutral Milk Hotel played on the album and the band compares themselves to Neutral Milk:
http://www.beirutband.com/bio.htm
Posted by Anonymous | May 11, 2006 11:03 AM
Chris- I saw Devotchka live. How does that not count?
Posted by Anonymous | May 11, 2006 12:22 PM
HEY BRIAN ~
yeah unlike any other band Beirut is surprisingly much better live.
LOVE LOVE THEM
Posted by Anonymous | May 11, 2006 1:26 PM
7.7, recommended
http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/b/beirut/gulag-orkestar.shtml
Posted by brooklynvegan | May 12, 2006 12:47 PM