The Music Tapes

Watch the trailer for the 'Elephant 6' documentary ft Neutral Milk Hotel, Apples in Stereo, more

This documentary follows the ’90s Athens, GA collective that gave us Neutral Milk Hotel, The Apples in Stereo, Olivia Tremor Control and more. It makes its premiere at DOC NYC fest and will hit streaming soon.

The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle playing 'Cabinet of Wonders' after book tour

The paperback edition of Danielle’s Universal Harvester is just out. Meanwhile this week’s edition of the “I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats” podcast features The Music Tapes’ Julian Koster covering “Jeff Davis Country Blues”

The Music Tapes taking 'The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air)' on tour

Neutral Milk Hotel member Julian Koster’s band The Music Tapes often go on very unique tours. Their latest is the ‘The Orbiting Human Circus (of The Air) featuring The Music Tapes’ tour…

Merge 25 fest full lineup: Teenage Fanclub, David Kilgour, Mikal Cronin, Mount Moriah, Imperial Teen & more added

Teenage Fanclub @ Williamsburg Waterfront, 2010 (more by Amanda Hatfield) As mentioned a couple times, Merge Records is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, culminating in the Merge 25 festival in Carrboro, NC from July 23 – 26…

The Music Tapes doing a week of free, final Traveling Imaginary shows in NYC before Neutral Milk Hotel tour

The Music Tapes in Chicago in 2011 (more by John Yinging) Julian Koster’s The Music Tapes project had been doing their Traveling Imaginary tour this year, and they’ve now announced that they’ll do one final (and f…

The Music Tapes playing two shows at Bottom Lounge this week on their 'Traveling Imaginary' tour

The Music Tapes @ Bottom Lounge, September 2011 (more by John Yingling) Julian Koster and his Music Tapes have been playing “shows” for many years now…

Jeff Mangum on tour; some Northeast dates postponed due to weather (Hartford included)

As mentioned, Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum is on a tour now with The Music Tapes and Tall Firs which passed through New York for shows this past week in Clinton (2/14) and Poughkeepsie (2/15)…

The Music Tapes released an LP, touring in 2013 (with and without Jeff Mangum)

The Music Tapes, the project of Elephant 6 collective member Julian Koster (ex-Neutral Milk Hotel), released their newest album, Mary’s Voice, this past September via Merge…

watch Elephant 6 members pay tribute to Bill Doss @ 40 Watt

A memorial service for Olivia Tremor Control’s Bill Doss, who passed away on July 30, went down at the 40 Watt in Athens on August 4th. Friends and family, like Jeff Mangum, Julian Koster, Robert Schneider, Bryan Poole, Jason NeSmith, Derek Almstead, and Eric Harris, gathered to tell stories and perform songs in tribute to their Elephant 6 brother…

Jeff Mangum begins BAM run w/ the Music Tapes tonight, auctioning off art & tix to 1 show (info & updated tour dates)

Jeff Mangum kicks off his sold out three-night run at BAM with The Music Tapes tonight (1/19). The Brooklyn shows are part of a longer tour for the two Neutral Milk Hotel bandmates…
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